The Drowned

" 6 "

Aran got out of the car after Nathan left and sneaked into the garden. Although he could not see, his sense of hearing and smell were strong. Nathan's guards stood around the two cars and there were five of them, while the remaining three accompanied Nathan to the restaurant.

Aran does not know how he managed to pass and get away from him even though he was blind, but this was just bad luck. When Nathan returned, he was mad, as Aran was not in the car. Aran got out of the car from the side guarded by only two guards, and they did not notice him. The guards began searching, along with Nathan.

They searched inside the temple, in the garden, and near the river. There were many people and they did not know if Aran had been kidnapped. All that occupies Nathan's mind is if Aran had slipped through the guards, how could this have happened without him seeing? They returned to the cars and Nathan stood scolding his guards. His phone rang and he answered Casper, who spoke quietly

(I'm late, is there something wrong?)

Nathan answered angrily

(Aran disappeared from the car. I don’t know if he was kidnapped or infiltrated. These idiots did not monitor him well.)

Casper spoke after opening his computer inside the car

(Wait a minute, Nathan)

For a few moments, he was pressing the buttons on his laptop, then she spoke to him

(Haha, he's not that far away. He's close to you.)

Nathan turned his head as he noticed the eyes of most of the passersby, most of whom were girls, smiling at him and laughing. He went back to talk to Casper

( where exactly ?)

Casper answered

(On your right. In the garden, ten steps away from you.)

Nathan walked with his guards and found Aran leaning on the trunk of a tree that had been planted in the temple garden. Nathan stood staring at him, and when Aran recognized Nathan's scent, he got up intending to run away, so the guards caught him. Nathan turned around and returned to the car angrily, with guards behind him walking, holding Aran and forcing him into the car. Aran did not argue after that because he felt Nathan's anger, so he remained silent.

All the way, Aran was shrinking around himself. Nathan did not feel his braid opening because of his concern for Aran, and his hair scattered over his shoulders. The two cars arrived at the house, and Nathan got out and waited for Aran to come down. After Aran came down, Nathan closed the door forcefully and stepped inside, ignoring the twins' questions. He stood in the living room and shouted.

(Go get me my damned coat and white gloves, they're on the bed)

The maid ran quickly, as she now knew that her master was very angry. She brought them to him and stood respectfully. The twins stared at their angry brother as he was screaming and braiding his hair, then he got into the car alone and left, then they looked at Aran, who was bowing his head in fear every time Nathan shouted at him before leaving.

Aran asked the twins to take him to his room, then asked them to leave him alone. The twins quickly went downstairs and spoke to the guards and asked about Nathan's anger, so the guards talked about everything. They did not want to talk to Aran, and at the same time they were worried about Nathan, who left without speaking.

Nathan went to the bar, took Casper, and headed towards the public library in the middle of the city. The streets are quiet, even though the weather is cold, and Nathan is calm, as Casper drives instead of him. They prayed and walked down to the library. Casper was surprised by the library employee because he had not visited this library with Nathan the last time.

He was packing the books for the missus and handing them to her with a gentle smile. Then he looked at Casper and Nathan, who raised his hand as a greeting, but the information officer returned it and went back to wearing his glasses and looking at his book. His hair was long and untidy. He looked less than normal to Casper, who remained standing in his place, watching him, and left Nathan searching. About his book.

Nathan returned and handed the books he had chosen to the information employee, who smiled at him and put the books in a bag with a sticker for the library and a brand for the rest of the branches and spoke.

(I hope you like our books, Mr. Nathan)

Nathan spoke

(Thank you, Arthur)

Arthur looked at Casper and spoke

(Since you entered and you have been staring at me, sir, how can I serve you?)

Casper looked at him from head to toe and then spoke. He was trying to tease him

(You?!! You serve me??!! Haha, at least my servants are tidy and do not resemble the mess you are in)

Arthur felt insulted, but he remained silent only out of respect for Nathan. Nathan pulled Casper by the hand and left, reprimanding him for his rude words to Arthur. Nathan returned home and stayed in his office and asked one of the guards to stand at the door and prevent anyone from entering it except his father and mother.

The twins entered Aran's room and spoke to him, but he did not speak and remained silent while thinking about his behavior. He wanted to leave for Nathan's sake, because his presence would cause a problem, and Aran knew that his heart had not forgotten his love and attachment to Nathan. Jonathan spoke

(We told the guards what happened. Do you know now that Nathan is angry? Why did you try to run away? Where do you want to go?)

Aran finally shouted

(To hell. Don't you know that my heart still loves him? I tried to convince myself and you that I didn't feel pain, but I did. Jonathan, I loved him. I loved your brother and wanted to get away from him. I'm afraid I'll forget my place and go too far.)

Tears were falling from his eyes, and after he finished speaking his sentence, he covered his eyes with the backs of his hands and sobbed. Jonathan approached, hugged him, and patted his back as he looked at Joshua, who swallowed his stomach and walked outside.

Lunchtime was silent, only the sound of spoons, forks and knives hitting plates. Nathan didn't come to lunch and Arran didn't eat anything. And there were tears in the corners of his eyes. He got up and apologized to Nathan's parents and walked, but he was confused and tripped on the rug, so Joshua quickly grabbed his hand and took him walking towards the stairs. They climbed the stairs, but they stopped at the sound of Nathan talking to Sky, the chief guard.

(I want ten guards now. Sky, I want your best ten guards.)

Sky bowed his head and left, followed by Nathan without speaking anything to anyone. Aran's tears silently slid from his eyes onto his cheek and he continued his ascent with Joshua and asked him to speak with Nathan so that he might forgive him. Aran stayed in his room until midnight.

When Nathan went out with the ten guards, Casper met him on his way and headed towards the headquarters where Nevad was located. They arrived, the guards surrounded the place, and the attack began. Nathan was the most violent in killing. He did not leave anyone alive without receiving a bullet from Nathan's weapon in the middle of his head.

They arrived inside, but they did not find Nevad, and this means either he discovered the matter and fled, or the report was false and Nevaad is not here. The sound of laughter came from the speakers in the place. The sound was familiar and Nathan knew it well

(Roco Dinero)

Casper knew who Nathan said to speak next

(Why are you looking for Nevad, son of Ferro?)

Nathan answered him as he placed the weapon on the table, sat next to him, looked at his gloves, and spoke with condescension and pride

(I have a grudge with him, and if I don’t kill him, I will kill his son in the future. If you have it, give it to me Rocco)

Rocco spoke

(Let's make a deal Nathan, give me Aran and I'll give you Nevad)

The calm Nathan changed and became the angry Nathan. He quickly pulled out his weapon and shot the hanging cameras, then left, followed by Casper quietly. He returned home at midnight, entered the house quietly, and went up to his room. Aran was awake and heard his steps, so he went out and held on to the wall and walked towards the door, then knocked on it and waited for an answer for a few moments, but he did not get it, so he decided to return to his room.

But Nathan opened the door and stood in front of it. Nathan's hair was loose on his shoulders, his eyebrows were furrowed in annoyance, and an expression of anger and annoyance appeared on his face. The difference in height and shape is very clear between them. Nathan spoke

(What do you want, Aran?)

Aran answered with a broken voice

(I want...to talk...with you, P'Nathan)

Nathan moved away from the door and allowed him to pass into the room, then he saw him stop in his place, so he passed him and entered after closing the door. Nathan sat on the bed, staring at him, then spoke

(Didn't you say you wanted to talk to me? Come here)

Nathan remembered Jonathan's speech when he stopped him in the middle of the stairs

(Aran did not eat his lunch or dinner and asks for your forgiveness for what he did this morning. And remember well, my brother, Aran is nervous. He cannot remember the place around him or even the number of his steps.)

Nathan looked at Aran and then spoke

(There is nothing ahead of you, follow my voice and come to me)

Aran walked, following the sound, and when he reached a step away, Nathan grabbed his hands and pulled him to sit on his lap, holding him tightly. Aran tried to escape, so Nathan whispered to him

(If you want me to forgive you for what happened in the morning, be obedient and stay seated.)

Aran's body was trembling, he was afraid of recklessness and going too far. The whole time he was trying to stay away from Nathan but ended up sitting on his lap with Nathan's hands around his waist. Aran spoke stammeringly

(Does...does this...does this mean you forgive me?)

Nathan replied, staring at his face and touching his cheek with his fingers

(Not yet, why did you try to run away from me this morning?)

Aran bowed his head without saying anything, but in the end he spoke

(I have a reason)

Nathan asked, holding his jaw and turning his face towards him

(Why? What is your reason?)

Aran answered while closing his eyes

(I don't want to talk, I'll keep my reasons to myself)

Nathan sighed, then spoke, moving his fingers away

(I will find out the reason for your escape attempt sooner or later. The important thing is, do you know someone named Rocco Dinero?)

Aran answered, opening his eyes and raising his head to Nathan

(No, I don't know anyone by that name at all. Why?)

Nathan answered, gently holding his jaw

(I'm the only one asking here)

Aran asked him

(Why? Is this because I tried to escape in the morning?)

Nathan answered as he moved his hand away and picked up his ringing phone, and the caller was Casper

(Yes, this is punishment for you. Now I will answer Casper. Do not make any sound.)

Aran hummed to him and remained silent as he heard him talking to Casper without hearing Casper's voice

(Yes.... No, I'm fine... I told you I'm fine. Tomorrow I'll tell you what we'll do.. Yes..........)

Nathan stopped speaking when he felt Aran's fingers on his neck and moving towards his jaw, so he tried to speak without showing his confusion.

(Yes, Casper... I'm going to sleep now... You're annoying me, you idiot... Good night)

Nathan hung up the call, took Aran's hand, and spoke

(What do I call this behavior, Aran?)

Aran slowly pulled his hand away from Nathan's and placed both his hands on Nathan's cheeks and whispered

(I want to remember your face by heart, will you allow me?)

Nathan looked at Aran for a long time, then lowered his hand to hold Aran's waist and hummed to him as he closed his eyes. He felt Aran's hands on his forehead and hair, then his temples, then his eyebrows, then his eyes, and he felt Aran's fingers on his nose, then towards the tip of his nose, then his cheeks to the sides of his lips, but he stopped and touched his jaw from both sides with both hands.

Aran slowly raised his body and kissed Nathan's lips, who quickly opened his eyes, surprised by Aran's kiss on his lips or by his behavior in general. It was not a deep kiss, just Aran's lips on Nathan's lips. Aran felt a soft touch, then he moved away and realized what he had done when he heard Nathan's voice

(What did you do now, Aran?)

Aran moved away from Nathan's lap as he spoke quickly and apologized, his eyes shining and filled with tears

(I'm sorry, P'Nathan. I swear I'm sorry)

Nathan's fingers cover his lips, trying to comprehend Aran's behavior, as this is the first time he has behaved this way with him. He raised his head when he saw Aran opening the door and leaving the room, then he remembered that Aran tripped on the chair and fell to the ground before he got up and left.

As Aran left the door, Nathan noticed his tears, so he got up to follow him, and when he arrived at the door, he heard Aran lock it with the key. He spoke to him, asking him to open the door, but Aran did not say anything and remained silent. Nathan knocked on the door hard and shouted

(Aran I told you to open the door, now)

At his screams, the twins woke up and left their room from the right side and headed towards Nathan, asking him why he was screaming. He shouted at them even before they reached him, so they turned and went down the stairs. Nathan kept knocking on the door while Aran sat on the other side, hugging his legs as he scolded himself

(This is what I was afraid of. Are you happy with what I did now, Aran?)

Vero shouted from the ground floor

(NATHAN)

Nathan moved and walked and stood leaning on the railing of the stairs and stared at his father without saying a word. He was surprised by his father’s words and his twin brothers hid behind him.

(Why are you screaming? What did Aran do to make you shout at him? When will you stop your tyranny over those who are weaker than you?)

Nathan laughed sarcastically

(Ha ha ha, look who is talking about domination. You old man, stop sticking your nose into what does not concern you so that you do not receive what does not satisfy you, okay?)

Then he left him and walked and stood near the door of Aran's room, then knelt on one knee and whispered

(I want you to open the door so we can talk. I'm not angry with you. I swear to you. Open the door so we can talk. Just tell me why you ran away? Be brave and confront me for a reason...)

He sighed and leaned his forehead against the door and whispered

(Okay, rest now, but tomorrow you will have to confront me)

Nathan left for his room, and Aran remained in his place, sitting with his back against the door until he got tired and fell asleep in his place. As for Casper, he was sitting in the car in front of the door of the house, and then after calling Nathan, he decided to go to the library, so he started the engine, turned the steering wheel, and took the public road, laughing after remembering Arthur’s angry appearance.

He arrived at the library and saw that its lights were still working, but the sign on the door was upside down, reading the word (Closed) instead of the word (Open). He stared from behind the glass and saw Arthur working, moving books from the tables to their places between the shelves and listening to music. Casper was distracted by his appearance, his beauty, his beautiful clothes, and even his hair, braided into a braid, hanging down his back.

Casper shook his head and smiled as he decided to annoy him. He entered the library and walked towards him. Arthur was surprised by his presence, but he sighed and decided to treat him kindly, asking, but before the words came out of his mouth, he noticed that Casper was circling around him. Arthur is like Arran, his mother is French, but his father is Italian, and he took all his characteristics from his mother.

He has long blond hair, honey-white eyes with a slight golden sparkle, white skin, long, beautiful fingertips, a sharp jaw, prominent eyes, thick eyebrows, lightly full cheeks, thick eyelashes, and full, prominent cherry-colored lips. Casper lifted Arthur's braid with his hand, pulled it and shouted at him

(What do you want from me? Why did I come here at this time? Do you think you will take advantage of no one being with me?)

Casper laughed and then spoke

(Nice braid, neat look. Then why were you so messy when you came that day?)

Arthur shouted at him

(None of your business)

Casper continued turning around Arthur and spoke

(Let's see who has nothing to do with you)

Casper left laughing and returned home, and Arthur remained angry, but his anger disappeared and he smiled badly, then he picked up his phone and called the owner of the bookstore and asked him for leave, and after he hung up the phone, he spoke.

(Let me see your reaction when you see what I'm about to do to myself, Mr. Casper)

He stressed Casper's name between his teeth and then continued his work, placing his headphones back on his ears. In the morning, the twins opened the door with the spare key and pushed it gently. They were surprised by the weight placed behind the door. Jonathan was able to enter first, only to gasp in horror and move to carry Aran.

He put him on the bed and they sat thinking about what their older brother had done to make Aran sleep behind the door like this all night. Aran woke up and sat up, then he was startled by Joshua's voice because he thought he was sitting alone and he did not even ask how he got to bed.

(Aran, what did my brother do to you to make you so afraid and stay asleep behind the door all night?)

Aran remained silent, and Jonathan stood up and said

(I will call him and ask him and I will scold him)

Aran stopped him screaming as he tried to get down, but he stumbled and fell to his knees, then hugged his right knee in pain. Joshua lifted him up and sat him on the bed, pulling his pajamas away from his knees. He stared at his brother, who sighed and left to get the first aid kit. On his way down, he decided to call Nathan and spoke to him angrily.

(Tell me, brother, what did you do to Aran? He was sleeping at the door with an injured knee and his face was pale as if he had been crying for decades.)

Nathan did not speak and remained silent. He remembered Aran tripping over the chair and knew well why he was crying and why he was sleeping behind the door. Nathan sighed and answered

(What happened between us has nothing to do with you. I will come back and talk to him.)

Jonathan hung up the call and sighed as he returned to his room. He was surprised by the appearance of his brother, shocked by what he heard, with his hand covering his mouth, so he asked.

( What happened ?)

Aran answered

(I...I kissed your brother yesterday)

Jonathan screams

( What????!!!!)

Simultaneously with his screaming, the first aid box fell on his foot, so he started screaming in place, then closed the door and sat treating Aran’s knee and listening to his conversation.

(I told you before that I feared being reckless in my behavior with him. What happened yesterday was more than a word of recklessness. Without taking his permission and without even thinking, something clouded my mind when I was close to him.)

Joshua asked him

(How were you so close to him? I don't understand.)

Aran replied, lowering his head in shame

(When I went to his room to talk to him, he sat me in his room and said, “If you want me to forgive you, be obedient.” And what happened next happened. Now you know the reason for my attempt to escape yesterday. There are things about me that no one realizes. I cannot even face him.)

Aran was silent when he heard the sound of Nathan's steps in the corridor and then heard him talking

(How did this happen Sky? Are you idiots? You really are a bunch of idiots)

Nathan went into his room and pulled out some of his things and then left, but he stopped at the door of Aran's room and spoke

(Don't think too much about what happened yesterday. I will consider it something that did not happen. You also try to forget it.)

Then he left running. Nathan did not return that day and the twins spent it with Aran teaching him how to play the piano, then they were surprised by the steps of a heel hitting the floor tiles hard and heading towards them. Aran got up and turned around, landing a strong slap on his cheek, causing him to fall to the ground. He got up to sit and put his hand on his cheek and felt the twin supporting him to stand and heard Liliana's voice speaking as she tried to slap him again, but Joshua prevented her and stood as a separator between her and Aran.

(You nobody. Who allowed you to kiss Nathan? Nathan is my husband, do you understand? He is my property? This is a slap on your face so that you remember to stay away from Nathan.)

Aran lowered his head, as she was right in every word she said. Joshua spoke

(If Nathan finds out what you did, he will not forgive you)

She spoke sarcastically

(Haha, and does he like it when a dirty, slutty man kisses him?)

She turned and left. The twins stood in front of Aran, who spoke

(She's right. Jonathan, Joshua, can you get me out of here or hide me from Nathan until the matter is resolved with my uncle and then I can leave silently without him knowing)

The twins did not say anything and remained silent. Three days passed and Aran did not leave his room. The twins come to him to convince him to go out, but he refuses to go out. As for Nathan, he was busy injuring his father and taking revenge on those who attacked his father. He returned on the fourth day, supporting his father and his worried mother, who hurried towards them. She supported her husband and took him to his room, while Nathan sat tiredly on the sofa and closed his eyes tiredly as he asked

(Hey, you two, where is Aran?)

They did not answer him, and he stared at each other anxiously. He got up and looked at them, feeling somewhat anxious. He went up and passed them towards Aran's room. He opened the door and stood and saw him sitting on the sofa, resting his arms on the table, resting his head on his arms, and falling into a deep sleep. Nathan approached and stared at him.

Even though four days have passed, the effect of the slap is still clear. When Liliana slapped him, her fingernails scratched his cheek, and this was her intention. He went out quietly and stood in front of the twins and asked in a whisper so as not to wake Aran. But the twins did not speak, so their mother spoke for them while looking at the sleeping Aran.

(Liliana slapped him)

His mother looked at him and saw him clench his fist tightly, so she asked him

(Why are you angry? She was right in what she did. How did you let him kiss you? Just tell me what are you hiding from me?)

Nathan relaxed his hand and looked at his mother, then spoke calmly

(I'm the one who should ask you. Mom, the day Aran came down from my room to greet you, why were you so nervous?)

She looked at him, then at the twins, then back to Nathan's face when he spoke

(I will tell you why you were nervous. Because you knew Aran and remembered him, and you knew that I was looking for him, but you did not tell me that.)

She answered quickly

(I didn't want you to know. Your life was perfect)

He gently pulled his mother by the hand and put it down while he connected the flash to the screen and said while browsing the pictures

(What a perfect life, my mother? She was cheating on me with men. Even Casper, my mother. She went to the same bar with him and he kicked her out, saying that he would not cheat on me. She thought he would not talk. I would just wait for the contract to end and I would break off that damned engagement.)

His mother tried to calm him down, but he did not calm down and spoke angrily

(I will repay that slap many times over. I will break off the engagement. For your sake, my mother, and only for your sake, I agreed, but now I don’t want it anymore.)

He was silent and went up, then stopped and called the maid

(Laurie, Laurie. The ointment I asked you to put in the drawer. Bring it to me.)

Laurie quickly brought it and gave it to him so he could walk quietly towards Aran's room. He entered quietly and closed the door. He approached and sat near him and touched his cheek very gently. Then he removed his bangs and opened the packet of ointment. He took a little and began to wipe it on Aran’s cheek. He felt pain and woke up, so Nathan whispered to him.

(Stay still, don't move)

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I hope you like this chapter, see you next week, bye bye.