Destinies Entwined

Chapter 4

Adelrik's pov

Eighty six
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Eighty eight

My arms were burning but it did not stop me. Because pain was good. It reminded you that you were still alive. Still living.

But no I wasn't living. I was surviving. Many people would say that this was a joke and I was being an ungrateful, selfish bastard. But they wouldn't understand my demons. They wouldn't understand the hollowness inside me. They wouldn't understand the beast inside me which was slowly breaking its confines and threatening to resurface again. They wouldn't understand my past which haunted every second of my existance.
They wouldn't, because even I couldn't.

I myself did not understand the person I had turned out to be. This money, fame, power, authority all felt so superficial. I wasn't always like this. I wasn't always a mean, selfish, power hungry, man whore. But I guess all changed after that night.

That night

12th October. How could I ever forget that night. That was the night I sold my sould to the devil and let go of the only best thing that had ever happened to me.

Charlotte

I never wanted her. I needed her. She was like my oxygen. When I used to spent time with her, in those moments it was just us and nobody else. It was our very own bubble and none of us wanted to come out of it. She was all I ever needed. But life was cruel. Destiny was wicked. We were not meant to be together. She was my drug, I was addicted to her and no rehab could fix it. She was my life source, I needed her and nothing could replace this.
She was my salvation.

Every night I think back that maybe I could've done things differently. Maybe I could've been able to fight for her. But no, I was a coward back then. I did not fight for her. I let her go. And now it was too late. I couldn't get her back. I did not deserve her. She probably hates me. And who wouldn't?
Hell I hate myself too.
Now I have everything money can buy. I am the uncrowned King of the business world. People fear me and admire me. But still I am helpless.

"Hey rikki!! Bayybee you in there?" An irritating voice called out from the hall outside my gym.

WHO THE FUCK WAS SO ANNOYING EARLY IN THE MORNING.
Was it Natalya, Chloe, Jenny or........I don't even remember the names of half of the girls.
Godd! Which one did I bring in last night.

I was brought out of my trance when a pair of hands came around my naked torso from the back and started rubbing my nipples in what was supposed to be a sensual manner. She whispered in my ear, "lets continue where we left off sugar" and then her hands started moving downwards. She literally made me cringe. I wonder how drunk I was, that I shagged her.
I ripped off her hands from my bodyand turned around to face her.
God she looked like a plastic barbie doll with fake platinum blond extentions and blue doe eyes encased with fake lashes and flawless taut skin. Her silicon boobs were spilling out of that pathetic excuse for a bra. It was skimpy lingerie .I don't know what I saw in her. Must've been the booz.
With a straight face and stone cold voice I asked her, "Who are you?"

For a minute she seemed perplexed, but after a minute a grin brome out on her face, as if I hadasked for her hand in marriage.
The thought alone made me shudder.
"Well?" I was getting impatient now.

"Oh baby! Looks like we fucked each other's brains out so thoroughly that now you can't even seem to remember my name." She all but shouted in that highly obnoxious voice of hers.
Jeez this girl was giving me a headache.

"Look I don't give a shit about who you are or what your name is, so I better suggest that you see yourself out in the next 5 minutes. The gaurd at the main gate will arrange for a taxi for you."

That stupid grin vanished immediately and was instead replaced with a very furious look.

"YOU BLODDY BASTARD, HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT"

"Its very simple Miss-Whatever-The-Hell-Your-Name-Is. I can because its my house. And unless you don't see yourself out, then I'll make my gaurds personally escort you out and that also not very politely. Our business is done here.

She stood there with her mouth agape and fluttering those fake lashes of hers while contemplating whether I was human or a monster. It was actually quite funny to watch her comical face. With that said I turned around heading to take a shower, and left her there.

This is how I was. Cold, calculating, ruthless and indifferent.

On entering my room I was about to enter the bathroom whe n my phone started ringing. I checked the called id and it was dad. This was very unusual of him. He never called so early in the morning. It must be something urgent.
"Hey dad! Good morning."
"Good morning son. Listen I have some very important matter to discuss with you, so you need to meet me as soon as possible."

"What is it dad? Can't we discuss it over the phone itself. My schedule is kind of packed today with the Department Meetings and all."
"No Adelrik its not something which can be discussed over the phone. If you don't have time then I'll come visit you."

"Okay dad whatever fits you"

I hung up the call but I was very confused about it. What was so important that couldn't wait and had to be immediately heeded to. Whatever it was, my gut-feeling was saying it wasn't something that I would be very estatic about.