Darkness Finds You (The Darkness Finds You Chronicle- Aleister Black)

Chapter 11: Pressure

NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2- November 17, 2018. 

Tonight is NXT TakeOver: WarGames in LA- I'm in Aleister's corner during his match with Gargano tonight, who has been revealed as Aleister's attacker in the parking lot and the main reason why I was working alongside Nikki Cross, which was so much fun. 

For my outfit tonight, I will be wearing a Killstar crop top with the words "Loving her was like shaking hands with The Devil" and a pair of faux moto leggings from Nasty Gal. As I'm getting my makeup done, my phone starts ringing and I answer it. 

"Hello?" I say. 

"Stay the fuck away from Aleister, you little cunt," I narrow my eyes and I realize now that it's Zelina Vega on the line, Aleister's ex. 

"Excuse me?" I retort and I see Aleister walking over towards me- his brows raised. 

"You heard me. Stay. Away. From Aleister. He's mine now. It's only a matter of time before he crawls back to me. You'll have nothing left." 

"Babe, hand me the phone," Aleister mouths to me as he gestures for my phone after he hears her voice. I nod and hand it over. "Thea?" 

"Tommy? W-What are you doing?" Zelina stammers. 

"I could ask you the same question," Aleister says. "What the hell are you doing harassing my girlfriend?" 

"I-I'm just setting some stuff straight--" 

"You have nothing to set straight," Aleister growls. "You have no business contacting my girlfriend, Thea and if I remember correctly, you cheated on me. I also just so happen to know that you haven't met Lyra so you purposefully stalked her to get her phone number and you've threatened her, which won't go unnoticed. Now, stay away from Lyra or I will not hesitate to call the police." 

"I-Aleister, I was--" Aleister rolls his eyes and hangs up the phone before going back through to block Zelina's number. I sigh and I rub my temples because she gave me a headache. I look up into his eyes after opening up my eyes. 

"Thank you, Shadow," I say. Aleister chuckles then- the kind that makes his chest rumble. 

"I would do anything for you, Little Crow," Aleister murmurs. "Don't hesitate to ask next time, liefde." 

He kisses my temple softly- trying to soothe my headache and then he had a realization. 

"Since we're on the subject of this," Aleister says. "I wanted to give you something." 

I watch as he reached into the pocket of his flannel that he was wearing and he sets it in the palm of my hand. I look to see a necklace with a crow's skull as the pendant. My jaw drops and my other hand covers my mouth. 

"Oh, Aleister," I say- my voice a small whisper. "It's beautiful." 

His smile brightens and my heart melts. "I found this when I was home in Amsterdam," He explains. "I bought it because it made me think of you and it was hidden from Zelina when we were together. She had no clue I had this." 

"And you kept it all this time?" I tell him. He nods. "Aleister. That's so sweet. Thank you. Really."

"Of course, Lyra," Aleister spoke softly. I hand him back the necklace and move my hair aside so he could put it on. He moves to stand behind me and with the work of his fingers, the necklace is on, the crow skull shining under the light. He kisses the back of my neck, making a chill run down my spine. 

"Well, if you're this serious about giving me jewelry," I tease after a moment of blissful silence. "Why not consider putting a ring on it?" 

Aleister is taken completely off-guard and I raise a brow at his actions. It takes him a few moments before he brushes it off with a smile.  He nuzzles against my neck.