God of Strength (Light of Obsession #1)

Chapter 6

Alicia

      The evening has been nice so far. I've learnt quite a bit about Vaughn and him me, seems I've made the right decision in trusting him.

His eyes bear into mine, squinting every so slightly. I rub my thumb and index finger, blushing softly. Staring gets me nervous.

We're nearing the end of the night as Vaughn orders the check, he gives me a sly smile and I give a shy one back.

"It's been a pleasure getting to know you better, Alicia. Next time, I'll know to get chocolates." He says with a wink.

"So, there's a next time?"

"Isn't there?" He says. Gaze intense. I nod with a soft smile.

"Yes, I suppose there is." At my response, his eyes flutter for a moment and a vicious grin appears on his face. He pays the check and leads me out the restaurant, holding my hand as he guides me gently.

       There's a certain sense of calm I feel when around Vaughn, or even texting him. The jumble of thoughts in my head die down and my rapid heart for once; takes a second to relax.

       On the ride home, he hands me the AUX chord with an expectant look. I take it hesitantly.

       "Are you sure you want me in control? I have very girly tastes." I inform him.

       He turns to me with a smirk. "Whatever you like, I like, Kukolka. Play as you wish."

       I take that and absolutely run with it. Immediately blasting my Taylor Swift playlist; starting with New Romantics.

     He chuckles the second he hears her sing. "Why am I not surprised you listen to Taylor Swift?" He says, an eyebrow raised.

     "Why wouldn't I? She's an icon, thank you." I reply, singing along to the words as I do so.

     The rest of the ride is calm, I sing and every once in a while, I catch Vaughn look over at me. And every single time; it brings a heat to my face.

      As we near the dorms, Vaughns hand snakes over and grabs my thigh almost possessively. As if he doesn't like the fact that I'm nearly leaving him.

      His thumb gently caresses my thigh and my face turns red. I look away, trying to hide the obvious flush.

      "Shy, are we?" He teases, I turn back to look at him and he has a vicious grin on his face.

      "I- uhm... just have never had someone do something like this." I manage out, I swear I can hear him mumble a 'cute' but I'm probably just hallucinating.

        His hand stays there the entire ride, thumb continuously caressing in a slow and affecting movement. We reach my dorms and I practically stumble out the car.

      He exists with me and grabs my hand, albeit tightly. Holding eye contact, he brings it up to his lips and kisses it then pulls away.

     "It's been a pleasure, Kukolka. I'll be seeing you soon." He rumbles, fuck, I forget how attractive his voice is every time he speaks.

      "Y-Yes, thank you. I had a wonderful time." I nod, he gives me a grin. One that turns my legs into jelly and I rush inside. Only until I'm safely in the building, do I hear his engine turn on and his car back away.
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       My nightmares weren't as bad tonight, I almost made it through the whole night without one. What a nice surprise.

        I've finished classes for the day and am sat in my dorm, looking over a script my agent sent me. The director wants me as the lead but I'm not sure if I want to take it yet.

        My phone rings and I look over at the call, of course. Daddy's calling. He calls me everyday after he finishes work. He was always very protective and careful with me but it definitely increased after the incident.

       "Hi, daddy!" I answer, a smile on my face. I usually amp up my enthusiasm, he worries quite quickly.
  
       "Hello, little angel." He answers, daddy's remained the same as the high school photos mum showed me. Now he just has a stubble. "How're you?"

        "I'm alright, looking over a script." I answer, my eyes scanning the pages.

        "You don't seem very excited about it." He comments, immediately noting the shift in my tone.

         "Yeah, well... I don't think I want to take it, it's just so blah." I shrug.

          "If you don't want to, then don't. You're already a huge name, there's no point in doing projects you have no interest in."

           "You think so?" I ask, cautious.

           "I'm certain, I don't want you to do anything that doesn't make you happy, little angel." He says, a rare small smile on his face. That smile only arrives around me and mum, sometimes with my brothers too.

          "Thanks, daddy, you always help." I say, smiling at him. We talk for a bit, I ask about mum and he asks about every detail of my life.

         Y'know, regular daddy.

         I leave out the part where I went on a date with Vaughn, no one knows and it's better to leave that can of worms closed for now. I strongly doubt daddy would be happy about me going out with a mafia heir. Yeah, I can only imagine that reaction.

        After hanging up, I throw that script in the trash. No point in looking it over anymore, only for a text to arrive from and unknown number. Huh, how weird

       "You have been invited to the Heathens initiation ceremony. Please show the code at the gate upon arrival."

      The Heathens? The rival club at The Kings U? What the hell could they want from me? I never applied. I don't know why I got this, but I have a feeling that I'm going to go and it's not going to be a good idea.

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A/N:
Hello!!!! It's Aya, the author. Sorry I haven't updated in a while, everything's been stressful!! But i'm back and will be updating a lot more cause I'm so excited to get into Vaughn and Alicia.

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