The HeartBreaks

Chapter 9

Quotes:

This world suffers a lot not because of the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of good people.

~Napoleon Bonaparte~

Chapter 9: Erica's mother.

I had finished getting dressed, grabbing my perfume bottle spraying it all over my body before walking out of the bathroom. (Outfit on top) I walked past Xander in silence grabbing my phone as the maid was fixing our bed.

I turned around and headed towards the door opening it walking out with Xander behind me. I froze when I saw Erica coming out of the guestroom holding her head. She looked at me and froze the same time I did, before her eyes drifted to Xander who was beside me.

I turned around going down the stairs not wanting to see anything, I knew I had feelings for him but i'm not going to let myself get attached. I'm going to block out everything. But the question is how did I catch feelings for him after he had been so cold to me? I shook out of my mind.

"Athena." I heard Xander call my name, turning around to see him walking down the stairs heading towards me. "I'm heading to work if you need anything call me." I nodded my head, pushing my hair away from my face nervously.

He nodded, walking towards the front door and leaving the mansion. I huffed, walking towards the kitchen until I heard a knock on the front door. I paused for a second before hesitantly walking towards it, slowly opening the door to see a woman standing there with teary eyes,

"Hello." I greeted, looking at her curiously, her eyes widen when she saw me.

Clearing her throat. "I-I'm her-here for my daughters. Erica and Kelly." She stuttered out.

I opened the door wider for her. "Please come in." I replied, softly. She smiled walking in, I shut the door after myself turning around to see Erica freezing at the bottom of the stairs.

"Mother." Erica started.

Her mother stared at her with daggers as her eyes drifted to me sending me a sympathy look. "You're still with him?" She questioned looking between the two.

The door opened behind me revealing Ryder who stepped in but he froze beside me. "Holy shit." He whispered, I glanced at him before looking back at the poor woman who looked like she was going to burst into tears.

"I'm in love." Erica said, making my heart squeeze as I closed my eyes tightly reopening them to see the woman looking at me.

Her head snapped to her daughter. "He is married." She snapped. "He is married, Erica! I didn't raise you to go after married men!" She shouted in anger, tears were running down her face.

Kelly walked down the stairs, as she rolled her eyes. "She was in the relationship first until that bitch came, mother." She spat. Ryder put his hand on my shoulder in comfort.

"I don't care!" She shouted. "It was her father's dying wish, she completed it." She stomped on the ground hard in anger.

"We're in love, please accept it." Erica snapped, making another dagger jab me in the heart.