Chapter 88

Susan watched her wearing his pants. She was still tied to the headboard. "Open my hands," she said, still stark naked.

Ralph turned his head and arched a brow. "Say please, first."

This was getting too far for her liking but knew he wouldn't open her hands till she plead with him. "Please, open my hands."

Ralph nodded and opened her hands. Her skin was sensitive from the continuous turning and twisting of her body. She glanced at the mark on her wrist and a weird feeling erupted in her heart. "I want to leave."

Ralph nodded. "I will ask my driver…"

Susan snapped her head and looked at him. "I can go by myself, I don't need a babysitter."

Ralph couldn't allow that, not until he got to know the reason for that Irish following her. If she gets into trouble it would affect his brother's conquest of Ethan's brat. "You will do as I say from now on because from today, I am keeping you."

Susan stood up with lightning speed. "Keeping me? Am I a whore who needed to be kept," she snapped, angered at his words.

Ralph stood up too and grabbed her neck. "You like what we did, you begged for it. I know you want more but I will give it to you on one condition only if you agree to be my submissive."

Susan grunted. "You have lost your mind, I don't even know what to do with you. I have watched you a few times in my office only and every time we fought."

He leaned into her face. "You work in my company, I am your boss, Ralph Knight but after office hours you will be my submissive."

She swallowed. Ralph Knight? He was Liam's brother. She needed to be close to him so that she could keep an eye on her friend and not to mention the sex was great too. "What if I don't agree?"

Ralph left her neck. "Do you want to deny? A dominant and submissive relation depends on trust and acceptance. I won't force you. It's your loss only."

Susan nodded. "I want to think about it." She replied. "I am calling the driver, do your hair," saying that he walked out of the room to call the driver but found thirteen missed calls and five-voice messages on his phone from his brother. His eyes went to Susan coming out of the room. He skipped calling his brother and called the driver to take her to her home.

They both decided to be with each other for the sake of Aurora and Liam, the only thing was, they didn't know that about each other.

Meanwhile, Liam opened the door of his car for Aurora who settled inside after giving him a soft kiss on his cheek.

Liam sighed in irritation but forced a smile and kissed him back just like her when his cell phone buzzed.

He immediately checked the Caller ID and his body relaxed seeing Ralph's name on the home screen. He raised a finger at Aurora, gesturing for a moment and answered the call. "Where the hell have you been, I have called you thirteen times, Ralph?"

"I was busy," he answered with a sigh and added, "I have bad news."

Liam already knew what news he wanted to share. "I know about the Irishman. I talked to one of your Crewmen. "

"This is getting out of hand, we can't afford a war from everywhere, Liam."

"I have talked to dad about it. He will talk with Ronan and find out about his interference in our territory."

"Did she say yes?" Ralph asked about Aurora and then received a long irritated sigh from the other end. The answer was clear, no!

"We don't have time, Liam. Do something please. Don't forget the commission meeting is in two months."

"You think I don't know that, the girl is a spoiled brat!" He inhaled sharply, "I will talk to you later." He snapped and ended the call.

Liam started the car, Aurora could feel he was tense about something and she wanted to calm him. She smiled, held his hand and kissed it, softly.

Liam glanced at her from the corner of his eyes, she wanted to cuddle with him. He pulled her closer to himself and hugged her with one arm while driving with one hand. "I am loving it, you want to know something?"

"Hmm!" He hummed while focussing on the road. "Whenever I used to watch some romantic movie and watched the couple cuddling like this in the car I wanted to do the same thing and today, being with you like this I feel giddy."

Liam rolled his eyes mentally and kissed her hair, "anything else you want to do little one?"

"Yes, there is only one thing missing, actually, two."

"And what's that?"

"First is, I want to eat ice cream while you drive and second is…" Aurora started party music in his car, full volume. "...this."

Liam wanted to bang his head in the car seat. He was going to lose his shit if this time didn't get over soon. He stopped the car when he saw an ice cream parlour. "Which flavour do you want, little one?" He asked over the high beat music as she was singing the lyrics with the singer, enjoying the music to the fullest.

Liam lowered the volume to get her attention. "Liam?" She whined like a child. "What flavour do you want, Aurora?" He asked again.

"Oh, Vanilla," she said, kissing him.

Liam never liked PDA. He hated it, for him, sex was a way of releasing stress he enjoyed it. He never saw it more than that but this girl was doing everything he hated and she was doing it continuously.

Liam node and went to take it. He would have to do something to make Aurora marry him. Liam came back with a cone of Vanilla ice cream. Aurora was talking to someone over the phone.

"Is she fine?" Aurora asked Emily about Susan.

"Yes, she came back early, I was right she was doing another nightstand."

"Alright, you told her?" She asked.

"Yes, Aurora, think about it again, it's clear you both are hurting each other."

Aurora gulped. She didn't have the energy to talk about this anymore." goodbye," she said and ended the call abruptly.

Liam didn't ask her anything this time, he didn't want to fight her again. At least the damn music was off, he could enjoy this silence till she started speaking again. "Don't you want to ask who I was talking to?"

Liam gazes at her for a brief moment. "No, you told me last night that you needed a little space, I am giving you that. If you want to share I won't stop you but from now on I won't force you to tell me anything."

Aurora peeked at him through the lashes of her eyes. She was lucky to have him. She didn't want to think about Gabriel anymore and only wished him the best in his life but the memory of how he used to ask her about her conversation with Susan poked in her memory and once again her love for Liam increased.

"I fought with Susan and broke up with her."

Liam scowled. "Your best friend?"

Aurora gave him a small nod, painful tears perked in her eyes as she told him everything. Liam was impressed by the girl, she helped him unknowingly. "I don't like when my loved one betrays me, Liam. I love a person wholeheartedly but when that person hurt me I couldn't forgive him easily." She raised her eyes and met his gaze.

"Never betray me Liam or you will lose me forever."

Something twisted in him. His heart stopped for a moment hearing her. "I can't even think about it, little one."

In the evening Aurora asked Liam to drop her at her home. Liam agreed, he was eager to talk to his brother about the incident too. They said goodbye to each other and Liam sighed when she went inside the door. He could finally focus on his work now.

Meanwhile, Emily hugged Aurora from behind. "Welcome, Mrs Knight!" She teased Aurora who rolled her eyes and teased her back. "Thank you, Mrs Kyschove."

Emily gasped. "How did you know?" She demanded.

Aurora frowned. "Know what?"

Emily bit her lip. She didn't know how to tell friends about her engagement. But she didn't have anyone else to share the happy news with, she already shared it with her parents after Alexandrio proposed to her last night.

"I will tell you when Susan is present with us."

Aurora swallowed. "Call her then," she whispered.

Emily patted her hand and went to Susan's room to call her in the living room. Once they all were settled Emily held their hands. "Thank you for always being with me, my beauties. I love you both and wanted to…" before she could finish, Aurora's eyes went to the big rock on her finger.

She screamed in joy, "oh my God! Alexandrio proposed to you, EM?"

Emily nodded, raising her hand and wiggling her fingers, "he did. We are engaged now."

Aurora hugged Emily, kissing her on the cheek in happiness, "I am so happy for you Emily, so very happy!"

Susan eyes the laughing and happy face of Aurora. She was happy seeing her like her old self, carefree and confident.

"Thanks…" Emily said. Susan hugged her too, "congratulations, Emily. I am happy for you but don't you think it's too soon?"

Emily shook her head. "No, I am sure about his feelings and mine too. Why wait when I know he is the right one for me."

"Still…"

"Why do you have a problem with everyone's happiness, Susan? If she is sure of her decision then you are no one to interface in her life," Aurora cut her in between.

"I am showing my genuine concern about my friend, not interfering in her life. Just because I am saying something doesn't mean I am against something. I just don't want her to do anything in a hurry to regret late," Susan snapped.

Emily rolled her eyes and sighed. "Alright, both of you! It's my happy day and I don't want it to make a ground for world war three," she turned to Aurora. "She is right, Aurora. Susan is not interfering, she is worried about me and raising a genuine question. Even my mom asked me the same thing."

Aurora shrugged her shoulders. Emily patted her hand and turned to Susan. "And yes, I know it looks like I am doing it in a hurry but I have thought about it thoroughly, Susan. I love Alexandrio and we don't want to wait anymore. He made me feel like a princess, he cared about every little thing about me. I am happy to have him. He is perfect."

Aurora's mind flashed with the time she spent with Liam. A small smile erupted on her lips and her cheeks turned crimson. Liam is perfect too!

She bit her lip in shyness.

"I am happy for you," Susan said.

Aurora was in her room looking at the sky, her hand was on her necklace. "Mom, He is perfect for me," she chuckled. "Wish I could share this with you, mom."

Aurora sighed and dialled her father, he accepted the call immediately. "Are you alright, Love?"

Aurora smiled. "Yes dad, I am absolutely fine. I am sorry I couldn't call you. I was busy and didn't get the time."

Ethan King eyed the almost dead man in front of him who was moaning in pain. He put his shoe on his mouth to stop the sound, "Is there something you want to share with your old man, love?" He asked, putting on pressure on the man.

Aurora pouted. "How do you always find out dad?"

Ethan chuckled, "because I know you, love. Better than yourself. Come on now, share the happy news with your old man."

Aurora once again looked at the sky, as if her mother was looking at her. "I know it may come as a shock to you, but I broke up with Gabriel dad. I am no longer engaged with him."

Ethan knew it but hearing it from his daughter, he was satisfied. "Why love, is that something he does? You fought with me for him."

Aurora regrets it now. "I know how much I hurt you dad, but things happen. I guess we were not meant to be together. I…" she didn't know how to tell her father this, she was scared too because just like her mother, her father was a one-woman man. She had never seen her father going on dates after her mother.

"Dad, I am in love with someone else."

"Who?"

"The man you chose for me, Liam Knight!"