Along With The Night (The Billionaire's Love #5)

Chapter 14

Family above all

The ball was few hours away and I haven't talked to Violet properly in last two days. I even had to cancel all my dates with her because of the work schedule. She too had been behaving like a good secretary. She didn't complain a bit about my attitude towards her. She didn't complain about my negligence at all. In fact, she didn't talk much to me in two days.

I am now looking at her as she slowly ran the brush along her hairs. She looked beautiful in the dress her sister chosen for her. It should have been me. But I wasn't present here for that. I should have. Now she wont even talk to me properly.

"I want you to wear something for me, will you?" I asked. "yes, sure" See? She isn't talking to me even I am right here. That means she is angry, but she isn't going to tell she is. She is going to ignore me this way. "querida," I said holding her hand. "Are you angry? Please say something to me. Why aren't you talking to me?" I asked her. "It is nothing. We were just busy doing official work. And I didn't wish to be a burden" What is she talking about.

"baby, you are anything but a burden, in fact I quite like to carry you around in my arms. Like right now, why don't we just do something, we still got plenty of time don't we?" I asked looking at the clock. Yes, three hours more than enough to impress my girl. She took my hand away rejecting me. "Lucian Myra would be here any moment. I don't wish her to catch us again." Something is very much wrong with this picture and I can sense it very well. "So what? Are you not my girlfriend?" I asked. "Yes, but you are someone my sister doesn't approves of."

I was shocked. What just happened to us? If she is angry, she should tell me that, but why she is pushing me away? I don't like this at all. Someone knocked at the door. "Can I come in?" "Yes" Violet said. Myra entered her room. "Is everything alright Violet?" She asked. "Yes, fine Myra." Violet said. No, nothing is fine Myra. Just because you think this cannot happen nothing is fine here. Because now in her eyes too we are doing something wrong.

I kissed Violet's forehead thankfully she didn't pull back. "I will see you in few alright, baby" I told her leaving her alone. I changed into my suit, she picked it up when we came here for today. I cannot imagine how happy we were then. And four days in I cannot even cry. It feels so bad. I heard her footstep. "Can I come in?" Since when did she needed my permission to come in here. It is her and I am hers too. When she will realize that? When she will understand that I am not playing her. I never did.

"Come on in Violet, why you were asking for permission, you know you can always come in without knocking. You know that don't you?" She didn't look at me. I can see her eyes were damp. What is happening to her? And why she doesn't talk to me about all this? "Querida, can you help me with my tie?" I asked. She nodded and stood on her toes tying my bow-tie in place. I held her waist to keep her from falling.

Once she had done, I didn't let her go. Instead I pulled her closer. "You have been crying, haven't you? What I have done please tell me. If I am wrong, I will amend it. If I am wrong, I will apologize' She touched my cheek. "You were never wrong Lucian, you never lied or cheated with me. I was the one who been lying to myself. I thought I could do it. But I cannot Lucian. I cannot look and pretend that..."

Pretend what? "V, are you ready we all are waiting for you." I heard his annoying voice. "Coming Jace" She called. My hold tightens on her and she gasped a little. "Querida, Last time I had stopped myself from claiming you, but if he didn't stop trying to take what is mine, I am going to kill him. You are mine, just mine." Her eyes watered and I loosen my hold over her.

"Sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you, just don't go near him, it makes me mad. So much mad. Please just don't let him come anywhere near you ok baby?" I asked her. "Lucian, we are getting late. Can we talk about this later?" She asked. Not good. Why cannot she talk now? What is that she cannot talk about now? "Please Lucian. Just leave it for now." She told me.

I left her hand and moved back. "Alright, we will talk later Violet, but we will talk. This will not end here ok? Baby we will never go to bed until we resolve all that needed to be resolve. Never ok? This is only rule you need to know for now and forever ok Baby? "I took a coat and covered her. "here it is a bit chilly outside. Come on let's go" I walked out of the room holding her to me in front of everyone, in front of Jace, Myra. Everyone who had opposed us, her and me. She is mine and I am not letting her walk away.

The car stopped in front of the mansion. The car ride was silent. She didn't talk or looked at me. "We are here." I announced. The valet opened the door and I got out first. Then I held my hand for her to take. She didn't know this, but this estate belongs to me. Whole place is mine. But I never flaunted it ever because I never thought I needed to. She took my hand and the camera's flashed. This is going to make the newspaper headlines. And today everyone will know who she is to me. They will know Violet Elizabeth Washington is mine.

"Smile baby," I said pulling her closer. She smiled but still it didn't reach her eyes. "Come, we need to meet many people today." She followed my pursuit. We walked in and everyone stopped to look at us. My father was the first one to greet us. He shook my hand and I shook his. My mother followed afterwards. "Lucian, my baby. It had been long since I have seen you." She hugged me.

"I am sorry mother; I have been busy." I told her. She smiled, "we all know Lucian why you really don't want to come here. We have to meet you through these galas. Is it so Lucian have we became this much foreign to you?" I hugged her tightly. "No Mumma, you will never become foreign to me, not for anything." I told her. "Mumma, I want you to meet someone you probably already know but..."

She looked behind me and saw Violet. "Little Violet. How beautiful you look today," She kissed her cheeks Violet did the same. "Mom, she is my..." "So, you have returned aren't you brother? Dared to show your face around where no one wants you back? I give you a suggestion why don't you returned to the hole you crawled out of?"

I hate this voice, I hated it since that day, since her. He loves to show it off. What he have and what I can never have. But he doesn't know me. I have something that is precious to me My Violet. "Respect you brother Peter." "Father you and I both know he can never become a night; he is always will be an orphan, a sad miserable orphan"

I laughed all this time he is only trying to rile me up this way. This is not going to work. Not anymore. At least being with Ezra taught me one thing that is patience. "Oh brother, brother still upset that I have the estate? Or you are upset that I am much more successful than you are? Which one it is Pete? "He smirked.

"Oh, brother I already have won, long time ago, when I took what mattered most in your life." "Not anymore brother it was a long time ago and I have someone in my life who is worth me." I told him, "Really Lucian?" he asked. And then I heard her voice "Babe, is everything alright?" She is here. I do not want to be here with her.

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