HIS TO LOVE

Chapter 3

Aria was seated in the conference room, beside her was her step mother, Antonio, and few board members. Today was the day her father finally announced who was taking over his multi billion dollar business. Work was her life, it was her sanctuary and safe haven, it was all she had and cared about. But there was Antonio too, he had always wanted to head the company , it would hurt and sting if her father were to choose Tonio. She watched as he smoothed out his suit, his shoulder lifted up in pride, his mother was grinning proudly at him, as if she knew he was going to be the next chairman.

Aria sat up immediately her father walked into the office flanked by his bodyguard. He grinned at everyone’s greetings before sitting at the head of the table. He was silent for a while and so was everyone at the table. He soon began his long speech of how he had founded the company, became broke, put his tears and sweat in and how he wanted to see it in the right hands. He talked about how long it had took him to make this decision and how sure he was that this person was the right person to head over the company.

“ So congratulations Aria Marie Lawson, my daughter, you are the next Managing director of the company”

Aria was shocked, just like Antonio and his mother, but the table had erupted in claps and congratulations. She almost cried tears of joy, this was what she had always wanted. That memory seemed so distant as Aria began to slowly recover her consciousness, her head was still spinning and it took her a while to get used to the light.

But when she finally opened her eyes, she jumped back in shock at the tattooed man staring down at her.

He gave a sigh of relief “ O thankfully, I thought for a second that you were going to cross over to the other side”

She blinked in shock “ Please, let me go, i-I have money, lots of it, I will give you any amount” she cried

“That wouldn’t be necessary” a voice in the dark said and she looked up, making eye contact with the blue eyed guy from earlier. He had changed from his dark suit and was in a comfortable grey sweat shirt and black pants. He looked so handsome with his dark ebony hair, muscle popping out of his grey-- she frowned mentally slapping herself, what the hell am i thinking? She asked herself.      

This man napped her, the the last thing she had to be thinking was how hot and handsome he looked, it was probably the drug they used to sedate her she told herself.

“Let me go” she let out in clenched teeth “ the police and chief of police would be looking for me soon and when they realize you took me against my wish, you will be dead”

Stefan sighed, lowering himself so he could be at this same level as she was on the chair “ The chief of police works for the bad guys” he told her and she leaned back in shock, so her instinct were right.

“ and have you considered the fact that I might have saved you life?”

She looked down, she wasn’t tied up or anything but she was in a dark room and she had remembered them holding guns too. She looked back on him, there was no way she would trust him, ever. What if he was one of the bad guys.

“Then let me go!” she snapped in anger

He looked surprised at her tone and turned smiling at the tattooed guy who was grinning while shaking his head “So ungrateful huh?”

Stefan rose up “ you caught something on video, what was it?”

“ I am not talking till you all let me go”

“ No one is holding you against your wish ma'am, what is your name”

She bit her tongue, remaining silent.

“ Listen the moment you step out of here, you are dead, so do you really want to leave?”

She glared at him, she had to find tonio, and Sheila and get out of here, her father had a lot of money, he would help her once she gave him a call, sitting up she let out confidently “ I want to leave”