My Broken Billionaire

Chapter 19: Useless Threats

Isabella POV

His comforting, welcoming and amazingly inviting arms wrap around me like a Christmas present. He's holding me like I am a fragile piece of glass, my heart approaches a throbbing pain that continuously reminds me of our ridiculously trivial incident.

" Nick....forget about t-that. I-I know you don't like me as your secretary anyway, but I was just trying to comfort you, which didn't really go to plan." Nikolas' eyes twist into a hurt expression, his perfectly sculptured lips drooping into a vague frown. His soft hand gradually slides down my face, leaving a trail of tantalizing tingles. " W-What....? Who told you that, Bells? That's nonesense, okay? " Nikolas' vibrant blue eyes spark up like a firework, it seems as if there are currents of electricty circulating relentlessly in his eyes because they reflect an energetic image.

" N-Nobody...it's just by the way you acted at first. You know how you were very closed off and easily irritated...? I thought that it was because of my terrible working skills...." Nikolas chuckles, and I swear I feel his chest vibrate as he does this. Nikolas begins to breathe heavily as he examines my unstable condition, his eyes softening as they crawl over the bruises on my body. When he stops his staring contest with my bruises, he looks at me directly in the eye, and it is as if his beautiful eyes enchant me miraculously.

" Bells...has anybody told you that you are the most beautiful person in the world? " Although Nikolas hasn't comfirmed these words about me, a blush creeps up to my cheeks, planting itself there for the next few seconds. My throat feels as if there is a ball of phlegm blocking my oesophagus, preventing my voice to be released so I can't answer Nikolas' unexpected question. As an alternative, my head shakes vigorously, the blush still ridiculously masking my heated face. " Well you are the most beautiful person in the world, Bells. There's no way doubting that fact."

At this endless moment, I'm not sure if I should thank him for complimenting me or to just smile brightly at him. And so it results in an everlasting staring contest. His sparkling eyes almost feel as they are electricuting my whole body with irresistable tingles and shocking buzzes. Although this feeling is foreign to me, it seems as if I have known it my whole life, and I am beginning to grow a liking to it. Grow a liking to the feeling that Nikolas is giving me. What he is making me feel.
" Umm....Nick...." His hand curls under the shape of my chin, lifting my head higher so it is level with his. Now we are only two irritating inches apart, my heart urges me to close the space between us, like it's the right thing to do. And I do believe that. His breaths become heavy and short, as if he is out of breath. Who knew that Nikolas would turn out like this? Breathless. His lips inch towards mine, ludicrously slowly, like his intention is to tease me in a playful manner. Our lips lock. And that is the moment my world hazes into a blur. A time-lapse.

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Nikolas POV

" Good afternoon, Isabella." His icy voice penetrates through the almost hollow room, it creates an unstoppable echo, which causes his voice to sound more alarming than it really is. The mystery man's thick voice instantly tells me who he is, without the need to study his face. Bells' enticing eyes divert to mine, carefully, like if she made a single movement, she would be in her grave before she would know it. This causes a fiery sensation to brew up in my blood, to know that this man was the one who hurt my Bells, I am furious.

" Don't you dare talk to her. If you want her, you have to go through me first...and it's not easy."  You may be thinking I am being cocky, but no, he won't find a way to get to Bells because I have my ways. I'm Nikolas Taptiklis. Out of instinct, my arm shoots out towards Bells' waist, and curls around the perfectly defined shape of her hips. In a protective manner. The ruthless monster narrows his eyes at the unexpected position of my arm, examining it as if he can read Bells and I's relationship. He may be able to read Bells, but not me, it's impossible, only my mother could do that. She was the only one.

" She's hanging around with a player like you? Eh? I shouldn't be surprised, she's always been a sl*t, anyway."  His cold voice is soaking with venom, like he's already grown an unreasonable dislike to me. That's not what I am going to argue about though, it's the issue that he just called my Bells something that completely contrasts her personality and character. " You f*cking b*stard, Bells is the completely opposite of that horrid name. You of all people should know that considering you are her father. Or maybe you just have that title to show that you are more powerful than her, which in reality, you aren't."

The irritating, buzzing vibe floats around the room, sending me a disturbing yet useless message. He is angry. You can hear his heavy, yet slow breaths, attempting to calm him down. I do not care. If this means protecting Bells from harm, then I am up for it any day, no matter how agitating he could be. " Nick....forget him.......let's go,"  Bells whispers cautiously, afraid that he may hear her. Vulnerable Bells is really adorable, but not in this situation, not when she is so scared that she would trade her life for it. Like now.

" Leave my house this instant....or I shall call the police and inform them that a stranger is in my house without my permission. Leave my worthless daughter alone and be gone. I don't want to see you here again. You understand, rich boy? "  The devil's eyes dazzle evily, a daunting glint lights up in his eyes. My fists clench into balls, fists that may break because of the anger I am attempting to swallow. " Bells is everything but worthless, and you don't have the right to call her your daughter. What kind of father abuses their daughter? Answer that? "

Bells shakes her head and shoots me a warning glance, her pupils dilating as she stares at me. Although I want to beat the living day lights out of her father for abusing her, she puts a defensive arm in my way, preventing me from going out of control. In some way I am glad she does this, but my inner voice bellows to get my hands around his neck. " Leave him, his threats are useless, Nick. And you know better not to fight back."  Her velvet voice seeps through my skin, like I am absorbing her presence.

" His threats are useless."

#Ash

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