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William's P. O. V
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It was Saturday and I was getting ready for my meeting with Arthur. Surprisingly, I've been thinking less of Winter since my mind has been occupied by Arthur.
I mean, what does Arthur want from me!??
I sighed and entered the café where we were supposed to meet. It was exactly 14.00 and I searched for Arthur, finding him on the phone. As I walked towards his table, I could hear him talk and he sounded kind of angry
"I don't fucking care, Either tomorrow or never" He said in a low tone making me shiver.
Without saying anything, I sat at the table, crossing my arms as he stared at me in deep thought.
"Nice to meet you too! Mind paying attention to me? You asked me to come here, don't you think that you should focus on me?" I asked in annoyance and without saying a word, he hung the call.
"I don't mind giving you all my attention. You look quite sexy today" He 'complimented' and I rolled my eyes
"So are you but you know it already, don't you?" I asked
"Hm, I don't think of myself as sexy. I'm just like most guys. Money makes a big difference" He said and just at that moment, the waiter arrived
"Hello, what would you take?" the man asked
After ordering our food, Arthur unbuttoned his blazer and placed it on the chair. He was wearing a tight white shirt and damn, he looked so fucking hot.
I gulped and forced myself to stare at his amused face.
A pretty face isn't everything William!! A PRETTY FACE IS.NOT.EVERYTHING.
"Can I ask why I'm here? What does my father owe you? What deal were you talking about? " I asked straight to the point. If I keep talking to him, I feel like I'll get carried away
"Oh that, I lied. I don't have a deal with your dad. It was just to make sure you would come today!! It's a date" He said quite happily and I stared at him blankly
"Bye" I replied, getting up but Arthur caught my hand
"Awe come on, sit down!! Don't be like that on our first date" He complained quite childishly and I narrowed my eyes
"Or else what? You'll rape and kill me if I do not what to be here with you?" I said bluntly and he tensed
"So you heard about it" He mumbled.
He was staring at the table with a pained expression and he looked quite disturbed
I sat back down and thought about how to adress things further. Maybe I'll try to listen to him first..
"Let's talk about something else before eh... This. Why do you like me? Was it because of when we met when I was 16? I asked
What did he see in me?
How did he even fall for me? If he indeed fell for me because of that....then I should add pedo on his list of crimes
"No, of course not! I just like how you aren't scared to face me. You don't fear me because of stupid rumours! You're also not interested in me because of my money or power. You're feisty, you don't let someone look down on you and you know how to defend yourself. Plus you're hot and sexy when you act badass. I saw you last month while you were fighting and you look so pretty and attractive!! You also make me hard every time I see you and all I think is-"
"Woah woah woah! Calm down mr horny ass!" I said in disbelief yet, I couldn't hide the blush on my cheeks
This man!!!!
"You see, that's what I like about you. You dared to interrupt me while others don't even utter a word, not even after I stop talking!!! It's like I'm a tyrant in a lonely world, talking to puppets. I do not want someone who is scared of me! I need a partner, a second leader who is capable of managing my gang. I'm 25 and well I need to find a proper partner" He said and I frowned
"What about my gang? They need a leader and we're family" I replied
"Your gang can merge with mine. We'll form one big gang and I'll make sure to pay for the education of every gang members' children. Your gang has 1200 members and I can afford to take care of every single one of them" He said and I hummed, staring at the table
The last attack had quite an effect on our gang. We lost men and we're financially unstable. We don't have enough money to take care of all these people....
"So all I have to do is become your partner, that is, marry you?" I asked with a raised eyebrow and he nodded
"However, I will not tolerate cheating. I won't force you to love me, I won't force you to have sex with me but I don't want you to have an affair with someone else. You should be loyal to me and I'll do the same. Another condition is that, You will have to sleep in the same bed as me and you'll let me take care of you or spoil you....... That's all I ask for, not for sex or your body but for your affection. Even if it's fake, I still want it" He said quite sadly and I could feel my heart squeeze in pain for him
How desperate was he?
This man was hurt badly in the past, I can tell that his heart is still broken.
He only wants love but.... I want that too.
Wasn't this what I was looking for?
I don't love him but till now, he has not yet hurt me and neither did he force me to marry him.
Rather, He gave me the choice to decide whether I wanted a relationship with him or not.
He could have threatened my family to 'gain' me but he didn't.
"I will but I have a condition" I said and he nodded
"I don't want our marriage to be based on lies and secrets. I will only decide if you tell me the truth of what happened. Arthur, should I be afraid that you will kill me in anger? Should I be afraid to tell you what's on my mind for fear of pissing you off, for fear that you will threaten to kill my dad because I didn't obey you?" I asked softly and he immediately shook his head
"I don't have anger issues!! I'm not a violent person, nor am I cruel, I swear. No one fucking believes me!! I tried you know? I tried but they refused to. They just labeled me as a monster when all I did was protect myself" He replied, his eyes kind of teary
"So, you didn't kill your lover?" I asked
"I did" He replied coldly and I noticed his finger nails digging into his flesh.
I placed my hand in his and his body relaxed. I slowly opened his palm and gently rubbed the imprint of his nail formed in his palm.
A little more and he would have bleed!
"I'm still waiting for the truth, I will listen to you. Do not blame me for not believing you...but I will you a chance to tell me the truth" I said in determination
After realizing I was still holding his hand, I quickly let it go and I noticed a small smile on his lips
"There was this boy named Ares. I met him at a charity event and he worked as a waiter. He had brown hair with gorgeous blue eyes. He won my heart with just a sweet smile and I loved him very much. I took him on dates, took care of him and made sure to be really gentle with him. Our sex life was a bit weird and complicated. He wanted me to cuff him and I just thought he wanted to spice up things. He would also hurt himself 'accidentally' by biting his lips too hard or scratching his thigh. One day, he even begged me to stop because I was hurting him. When I did, He would just tell me that he was role-playing or some shit like that" He said and I frowned in confusion
Was he a masochist or something?
Oh god, did Arthur kill him while having sex?
No Will, stop thinking of such things!!
"Three months after us staying together, I heard one of my men say that I rape Ares almost everyday and I was confused. When I questioned him, in fear, he admitted that Ares always looked pained and hurt. He said that they would hear Ares beg me to stop but I never did. Ares would wake up in the middle of the night and cry outside. He would flinch when someone would touch him and always told them to not tell me anything. The guards said that Ares also had an affair with another man because I don't give him anything but pain" Arthur said before continuing,
"He said that according to Ares, I forced him to have sex with me and apparently, I take my anger on him. I immediately went to find Ares only to see that he disappeared with 10 million £ missing from my account. He stole my fucking money and got help from my men to escape. He told them to help him get away from me. When I asked my men to catch him, after a week of them not finding him, I got pissed. When I watched the cctv camera with audio, there was a scene where some of my guards talked about not letting me find Ares in case I killed him. Then another thing happened" He said, clenching his fist and I rubbed his hand once again to calm him down which kind of worked as he took deep breaths
"It turned out that my dad was helping Ares by giving him a place in his house. I went there and saw Ares cuddle with his boyfriend in MY house. My dad glared at me and told me that I was no longer his son. He said that he regretted giving birth to a monster like me and behind him, Ares was smirking at me. To show my dad how much of a monster I was, I removed my gun and shot Ares in the heart without pity or guilt. He ruined my relationship with my dad. He made everyone scared of me! Ever since that day, my dad disowned me. People feared me and didn't dare disrespect me. I was only 21 years old....21. I lost my everything since that day, my father's trust, my friends and all I gained was pain and loneliness. " Arthur finished and I could feel myself get sad for him
"No one believed you? Absolutely no one?" I asked
"My cousin, that is, my uncle's son did. We have always been close and he told me that he trusted me more than anyone. But I can't marry him, can I? He can't be my life partner. I was feeling down until 16 years old you stood before me. You talked to me like I was just an annoying human, not a monster. I do not take members under the age of 18 so, I was thinking of getting back to you when you turned 18. I wanted to have an equal partner, a sworn brother to be precise but when I saw you last year, I think fell for you. I saw you hit one of my men.....again" He said and I chuckled nervously
"Sorry about that" I apologized and he shook his head
"No, he deserved it. I have been kind of stalking you ever since but I learnt about your obsession over the other dude. Oh and you just turned 18 so I felt like a pervert. There's that too. Now, I feel like I have a chance and I do not want to let this go. This is all I have to say and whether you believe me or not....it's now up to you" He finished and I nodded slowly, now sure of my decision.
"Ok Arthur, I will marry you because I believe in you. I do not not trust you yet but I do believe your story. However, keep in mind, the moment you raise your hand at me, I'll fucking kill you! Don't ever fuck with me, I don't talk shit for the sake of talking, I talk shit and actually do it. I won't hesitate to shoot you in the dick if you ever hit me or humiliate me. If you still want to marry me, you're welcome to do it" I said sweetly and Arthur gulped, his expression kind of nervous
"Never, I will never hurt you William, trust me. You also scare the shit out of me to be honest. I feel like everyday can be my last day if I ever piss you off " He mumbled, taking my hand in his and I chuckled
"If you're expecting me to say I love you, keep dreaming. I don't love you or like you in the slightest. I'm doing this for my gang and not for the sob story you just told me. However, I appreciate you and that's a big start. I don't really appreciate anyone since I spent 4 years loving someone who loves someone else. If you're thinking of making me love you, It will take time, Arthur. Are you prepared to wait that long?" I asked
"I'm not old, William. I have all the time in the world to make you fall in love with me" He said with a smirk and I rolled my eyes
Cocky asshole.
"But please, don't wait until I'm 60 years old to confess, I'm gonna be ugly" He exclaimed and I laughed.
We had lunch together after that and we talked about our hobbies.
I told him about Winter even if probably knew about it since I basically forced him to tell me his secret. It would be unfair for me to not tell him about me.
In the middle of our conversation, a tall guy suddenly sat next to Arthur. He was like an inch taller than me and well, he was glaring at me.
Excuse you?
He quietly removed a checkbook and threw it on the table, still looking at me in hard
"How much money did you give Winter? Tell me, I'll give you the double of it for you to forget about him" He suddenly spoke in a cold tone and I wanted to tease him
"Why? Are you scared that I'll take him away from you?" I teased and he clenched his fist, his brows furrowing hard
"No. Winter is afraid that you'll take him away from me. He doesn't trust people easily and even if he appreciates what you did, he is still scared that you'll come to ask for money or force him to marry you" He replied and I stiffened
Damn, that just hurt.
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