Elijah's POV

It is time to meet Lara's boyfriend. He will be at my residence at any time. I hope that he would be nothing like her previous boyfriends, or I wouldn't hesitate to kill him. Sitting in the living hall, I'm talking to my dad and Sin. Mom and Lara are preparing dinner in the kitchen.

Suddenly, there is a knock on our door. Sin gets up from the couch and opens the door. Mom and Lara also come from the kitchen.

As soon as the door is opened, I shift my gaze toward the door. My eyes widened in disbelief. He is her boyfriend. The guy, who was dancing with Avery in my Club. So, Avery's best friend is my sister's boyfriend.

“Dalton!!” Lara squeals in excitement, and goes in his direction.

“Hey, Baby, How are you?” Dalton smirks, pulling my sister for a hug.

“Bambina, let us meet him too,” Dad says, glaring at both of them.

“Yeah, Dad.” Lara giggles, as she pulls herself away from Dalton's embrace. Then, she holds her hand and goes closer to Dad.

“Dad, Meet Dalton Lockwood, my boyfriend.” She says, holding his hand. “Dal, meet my Dad, Blade.”

“Nice to meet you, Sir...” Dalton says nervously, raising his hand in the direction of Dad for a handshake.

“Nice to meet you too, Dalton,” Dad says, accepting his handshake.

“Dal, meet my mom, Elysia,” Lara says, pointing in mom's direction with a smile.

“Nice to meet you, Ma's.”

“Dalton, You are like our family now. Don't use formal words. Just call me Elysia.” Mom chuckles.

“Now, meet my brothers...” Lara smirks, grabbing him towards me and Sin. “This is my twin, Elijah and This is my younger brother, Sin.”

“Nice to meet you, Dalton. You know what, I'm your biggest fan. I've seen all of your races.” Sin says, staring at Dalton happily.

“Thank you, Sin...” Dalton replies, but his anxiety would not fade away.

Then, I go towards him and hug him.
“Hurt my sister, and I'll dispose your body in a coffin at the North Pole.”I slowly whisper in his ear.

His heartbeat becomes intense. He gulps under his throat. “Ok... Elijah.” He says slowly, still with fear.

“Well, Dinner is ready. Let's go and eat in the dining room.” Mom says, breaking my encounter with Dalton. Of course, she would do that. She saw me whispering in Dalton's ears.

*After Dinner*

All of us are sitting together in the dining room. We are talking and laughing with each other.

At this unexpected moment, Dad says, “Dalton, What are your intentions about my daughter?” He looks too serious and curious.

“Umm... Sir, It's not only about Lara's witty and sassy humour, but also her breathtaking beauty. I love Lara for her every perfection and flaw. I can't even live without her. It's like, She is living in each breath of my body. My coronary heart will always beat for her, and I'll always treat her like a Queen, she is.” At this answer, I notice that a little blush comes over Lara's face.

Dad also seems very satisfied with this answer. Yeah, his answer was nice. I can see his love for Lara in his eyes. This means that he will in no way come between me and Avery. Good Job, Dalton Lockwood!

“You seem certainly trustworthy to me, but I may not change my words for you, Dalton. If you ever try to hurt my princess, then I'll break every bone of your body and your flesh would be eaten by stray dogs. You will even regret your birth on this planet.” Dad says with a stern look.

“You don't have to be to worry, Sir. Your daughter is in safe hands. I'll by no means harm your daughter.” But still, a sign of terror and uneasiness look is crawling over Dalton's face due to Dad's threat.

“One more thing...” Dad says getting up from his place at once and then goes towards Dalton. Dalton also gets up from his place. “Welcome to the family. Also, don't call me Sir. Call me Blade.” Then, Dad pulls Dalton into a hug.

Now, Everyone is happy. The stress of Lara's boyfriend being no longer appropriate to have left my mind. I don't have to worry about Lara anymore. At first, I wanted to kill him for being Lara's boyfriend because he used to be too close to Avery that night in the Club, but now I'm satisfied. He even told me that Avery and he consider each other as Brother and Sister.

Now, I'm laying on the bed in my bedroom. Thinking about my new plan, I take out my phone and call Cole for updates.

“Hey Cole, did you send those papers to Avery?

“Yes, Elijah. I've sent those papers to her. She will receive it the next morning in her office. I've fixed your appointment with her. You need to talk to her in person.”

“I know that. I also know that she will do like we want. She won't reject my proposal.”

“Whatever you say, Mr Cocky Bastard.”

“You know what, I can feel you rolling your eyes.”

“WTF! Are you stalking me or something? It's very creepy.”

“Come on. I know you since we have been in diapers.”

“Yeah, Sure. But are you sure that it will work?”

“Yes, I'm a hundred per cent sure.”

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Avery's POV

I'm so tired. Today was  When I went to the office, the media surrounded me outside in the lane. They were throwing questions like “Miss. Bennett, Will you tell us something about your sudden engagement?” or, “Miss, Bennett, we found that it's your love marriage. How are you feeling?” They even asked me “Why did you hide your loving relationship from the world?”

I was just so angry that I wanted to kill all those reporters for asking me stupid questions, but somehow my guards threw them off my company.

Now, I'm laying on my bed deep in my thoughts. Dalton must be having fun with his girlfriend at her family's dinner. Everyone has someone special in their life, but in my life, there is no one special except my friends. My parents have already betrayed my trust. I can't expect anything more from them.

I used to think that “Until you get comfortable being alone, you'll never know if you're choosing someone out of love or loneliness.”

But now, It sucks to be alone. Will I be able to find someone who is made only for me? What am I thinking? This is wrong. I should stop thinking like this! Maybe, it's just my sexual frustration. I need to get laid soon. With these thoughts, darkness surrounds my eyes and I fall asleep.

*Next Morning*

A ray of light leaks through the blinds and assaults my eyelids. I turn my body, breaking the seal of my warm imprint on the bed. A looming glow invades the room; darkness turns to soft shadows. A low-level crisis begins. The day is about to break free. I scramble. Take hold of my majestic blanket. Envelop me in it like a warm hug.

Suddenly, my alarm clock starts groaning. Fuck it! I wanted to sleep more, but now I can't. Now, It's my time to get equipped for work. Thinking this, I go inside the bathroom and take a warm shower. After a hot shower, I come out of the bathroom wrapping a towel around my body.

I go inside my closet and wear a single zipper belted skirt and teal rolled collared bib blazer with brown stilettos. Then, I approach my dressing desk and brush my hair into a banged ponytail. For makeup, I apply a little foundation, black eyeliner with purple lip gloss. Now, I seem perfect.

After eating breakfast, I take my car keys and drive towards my company. When I reach my company, then I park my car in the parking lot and entered my office.

As soon as I am about to enter my cabin, Emma stops me and hands me a file with some papers. I raise my eyebrows in confusion.

“Elijah has sent this...” She says and goes back to her work.

It must be about our new project. Thinking this, I go inside my cabin and take my seat. As soon as I open that file, my eyes widen in shock at this sudden notice. My phone's notification sound also pops up this time. I take out my phone and see that it was Elijah's message.

“We are leaving for Italy tomorrow. Our new brand's investors wanted to meet us in their conference meeting regarding our new project. We will stay there for a week due to some more extra work. I know you must be angry, but it was their decision, and you can't back out!”

I don't want to go there, but I need to leave for a week alone with him. Fucking great!

At this very unexpected moment, someone barge into my cabin. It is that fucker, Maxim Petrova.

“What the fuck are you doing here?” I ask him in irritation.

“I'm here to meet my beautiful fiancé.” He smirks, sitting on a couch.

“I don't want to waste my time with you during work. I'm very busy at the moment. So, you can gladly fuck off!”

“TSK. TSK. TSK. You don't need to be angry, Kitten. I just came here to tell you good news.”

“What? Just fucking tell me, and go.”

“We are getting engaged in three days.”

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WTF! It can't happen. Avery and Maxim's engagement is in three days and at this time, she needs to go to Italy for a week with Elijah. She is in dilemma.

What will Avery do now? Will she go to Italy? Or, will she attend her engagement party?

Who do you think, my devils?

A) Elijah
B) Maxim

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