Chronicles of a Tribrid - Anna

Set up

Casper

Earlier that day

“Ohhhh hey man, that was a really crazy one out there tonight, you know,” Richard, whom I fondly call Rich, said the minute we staggered into my apartment.

“Oh, you think? Wait until you see what I have installed for myself tonight,” I replied with a chuckle as we walked in.

“Oh…. Okay…. I can't think of any other way for a soon-to-be married man to enjoy his last days of being a bachelor,” he said.

“Oh come on now, Rich, you know this marriage was only arranged for formalities. Plus, you know your guy isn't one who's ready to be tied down by some b*tch all for that godforsaken title ‘marriage’,” I shot back at him, my voice firm as I spoke.

“You know what, man, maybe you're right, but don't you think Anna at least deserves to know about this side of you - you know, given the history between you two?” he retorted.

I paused for a while, feigning a supportive look, before turning back to him. “You know what, Rich, you're right; she does deserve to know…” I said, pausing for a while.

“Finally, you're seeing things from my side…” Rich tried to speak, but I was quick to interrupt before he even completed the words.

“But… there's a but, Rich,” I began. “But she only deserves to know after I say those fake words at that altar, because I ain't ready to f*CK up the plans my parents have for me and this city…” I added sternly.

“Come on, man…” he tried to speak, but I immediately raised my hands up in the air with a stern look on my face.

“That's enough talking, Rich. I mean, do you know how f****d up this whole thing is going to be the minute I let her know I'm never satisfied by one woman, and on top of that - that I’m sterile? That would mean thousands and thousands of dollars plus half of Hawkins, which my parents and I have always dreamed of, going down the drain?” I said, taking a minute to catch my breath.

“I can't let that happen, Rich,” I said firmly, placing my hands firmly on my waist.

“So do you seriously think your parents would be satisfied after getting hold of half of Hawkins? You think they aren't going to crave more? Huh? Think, man!” he retorted.

“Oh, you're right, Rich; we definitely want more than just half, and that's why my next target is her best friend Gabrielle. Her father is the mafia king who owns the remaining half, so the plan is to take out the billionaire and mafia king through their daughters, and of course with my charm, and then my family and I can be the ones to f*****g rule this city,” I replied with a menacing laugh, followed by a loud disgusting belch which reeked of alcohol due to the amount of drinks I had taken all night.

“Also, do you know the bonus point, hmmm, Rich?” I asked with a smirk on my face, but he just shook his head negatively. “Oh, I'll tell you; my medical condition is actually a blessing in disguise because none of these girls will be able to have any children to pin me down with, so I'm a free man in the end with lots of money to control and spend,” I added.

“Uhm…. Man, I think you should lower your voice; your employees might hear you,” he said, holding me from falling as the drink seemed to take its effect on me.

“You know what, man, I'm good… really… I just have to do this for my parents in order to get the one thing I've ever wanted…” I said, my eyes narrowing sadly as I stared at him.

“And what could that be, brother?” he asked, concern etched in his voice.

But I just stared at him, my heart heavy with that one desire, knowing I could share everything about my life and plans with my parents, but I can't share this one thing - not even with my so-called best friend.

I chuckled lightly, patting his shoulders as I stood upright, and with a loud voice, I yelled, “Listen, everyone, I need the house to myself, so I'm gonna need every one of you to take the day off… including you, Rich," I added with a smirk.

“Really, man? What are you up to this time?” he asked.

“Nothing much?...” I said.

“Drinking yourself to stupor throughout the night, banging random chicks, giving your employees the day off, blabbing about your family—oh, you're definitely up to something, Casper,” he replied.

“Well… I may be up to something, or maybe just maybe I might have invited some chicks over to help me take out this alcoholic state with some good rounds of steamy s*x,” I replied.

“Oh s**t… I knew you were up to something…” he said with a tight jaw.

“Okay, now that's enough parenting for one day, Rich. You also had quite a few drinks, so why don't you go right ahead to take care of yourself, and I'll text you later when I’m ready to talk, hmm?” I said, patting his shoulders lightly. “You can join them,” I said, pointing to the workers as they all went out in a single file while I staggered my way to the kitchen.

I let out an audible sigh as I took out a chilled bottle of water from the fridge and gulped it down in one go, followed by the cool silence I had in the house the minute everyone left.

But just as I was about to head into my room, the doorbell rang. “Urgh,” I growled in frustration; that's probably Rich being his stunning self, I thought.

I made my way to the door. “What part of ‘I'll text you’ don't you under…” I said, but the minute I swung the door knob open, my mouth dropped as I stared at the last person I expected to see.

Wait a minute, did I summon her or something? I wondered.

“Gabrielle?” I mumbled softly, trying to keep my cool and maintain my charm. “What a pleasant surprise,” I said softly, with a smirk on my face.

“You can cut the s**t out, Casper; I know your secret!!” she sneered, her voice matter-of-fact.

I stared at her with widened eyes the minute she said those words, making me immediately pull her inside the house, making sure there was no one close by before shutting the door behind us.

“What the hell are you talking about, Ms. Michaelson? Huh?!” I retorted at her.

“Oh…. This should be interesting, you know, with your actions. I already got the answers I need. But be assured that I'm never letting you get married to Anna. I'm sure she wouldn't want to see your despicable face by the time I tell her this!” she spat at me before trying to leave, but I immediately grabbed her by her arm, pulling her back to where she stood.

“Listen, young lady, I don't know whatever it is you think you know, but I assure you that nobody’s going to believe whatever crap you say from that mouth of yours, not even Anna, so I'd suggest that you keep whatever little discovery you think you have to yourself and do not - I repeat, do NOT do anything to mess with my marriage to Anna!” I sneered, my countenance changing immediately as I closed in on her, every single expression I had reeking of danger if she dared ruin my life with her stupid mouth.

I could already see the fear in her eyes as she took several steps backward, forcing a lump down her throat as she stared at me.

“L… L… Let me go!” she managed to speak.

“Oh… I'd love to, but instead, I'd like to do that in a unique way…” I said, as I traced my hands down her cleavage, which were already saying hello to me from the minute she rang the doorbell. “I'm going to let you go, right after I put you in a great place, Gabrielle; what do you say, huh?” I whispered in her ears, placing a light kiss on her neck, which made her close her eyes in pleasure as she didn't resist.

“Oh, of course, there it is - girl… I knew you had eyes on me the minute you saw me at that gala, but it got you mad that I chose your friend over you, didn't it? Hmm?” I asked softly, breathing down her neck before lifting my gaze to her sexy brown eyes.

“Oh come on now, Gabrielle, don't tell me you've never fantasized about getting just one taste of the most handsome man in the city…” I said softly.

“Hmm… Uhm… G…” she tried to speak, but before she could finish, I caught the words from her mouth by shutting her up with an intense kiss.

One kiss that said a lot of things even without using words, one kiss she didn't resist, she didn't pull away from; the kiss that she welcomed with her whole heart, or should I say lips, as we both savored each other's bodies in the moment. And in a matter of minutes, we had clothes flying all over the place, breath spiking through the roof, as we ate each other up like it's all we've ever wanted to do in ages.

And with that, we landed in the room, going on a marathon, with one round after another until we were on our fourth round when the door burst open, revealing Anna with shock in her eyes, and to my greatest surprise, she did the unspeakable and knocked me out afterward.

Minutes later, or should I say, after what felt like minutes later, I woke up to the deafening sounds of sirens all over the compound and my room flooded with cops, with one of them towering over me like a bee.

“Ouch…” I groaned as I tried to stand up amidst the excruciating pain I was feeling in my head. “What happened to me?” I asked in confusion.

“We were hoping you could tell us, Mr. Casper Marcello,” the cop who was staring down at me said with a firm voice.

“What?!” I asked with furrowed brows. "What are you talking about?” I asked again as flashes of what transpired flew into my memory.

“We came in after a neighbor of yours heard screaming from your apartment and found Ms. Gabrielle Michaelson dead on your bed, with all evidence pointing to you… It does seem she fought hard for her life, seeing the amount of broken things we found here, including the cameras,” he said.

“Wait, what?!” I exclaimed. “No officer, you've got it all wrong; it wasn't me… It was that beast of a girl… Anna…” I rushed my words, trying to convince them that I didn't do this, but they just weren't ready to listen to anything I had to say, as anything coming out of my mouth right now sounded stupid.

I mean, how was I supposed to explain that my supposed fiancée literally turned into a monster right in front of me? That daughter of Jezebel set me up!! I yelled inside my head as the police placed me in handcuffs, dragging me out of my apartment where my parents were with disappointment on their faces as they watched the police take me into their van, but not after receiving a hard punch from Gabrielle's father.

“You're so lucky the police chose to handle this young man, but be assured that your days are numbered for murdering my little girl,” he said with venom in his voice.

“f**k!!! I'm going to get you, b***h!!” I yelled inside my head.