Loving my Former Enemy

Chapter 5

Tristan POV:

Every single second that passes, brings the next day closer towards me. It brings me even more closer to insanity as I know that it had been too many days since I’ve held Alina in my arms. Since I’ve seen her, held a conversation with her.

I had been looking in every corner possible for her and my investigator had already went through security cameras around her house. But nothing was revealed to me.

I had looked around and asked around like a desperate person, including going through the threatening phase. All for nothing. Still not a single thing revealed to me.

So, I am now currently sitting down on my chair in my study room, with a bottle of scotch in my hand.

All I wanted to do at this point was forget. I wanted to forget everything that happened in the past few days, but I couldn’t. No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t.

Everything felt in vain, as if everything I was doing to get her back was all for nothing. I continued to doubt this entire situation.

I couldn’t stop doubting if this was all just a sick game. Me going around like a desperate heartbroken man looking for his lost love. How pathetic that sounded.

I couldn’t stop thinking if I was really doing all this to get her back and she didn’t even want to be with me. According to her letter she left for me — and Claire — it had to be that she left because of me. But why would she do that?

The entire situation didn’t even make any sense. I couldn’t wrap my head around it or anything.

Every single second, the thought came to mind that she did all this on purpose. But then the note had me feeling otherwise.

Whomever left the note and ran away with her, had to have known me and had to have known she was mine.

Millions, maybe even billions of people knew me, but not many people knew about me….and Alina.

That brought me to a starting point where I ransacked my brain for any suspects or people I could start with, but I couldn’t think straight.

With a heavy sigh, I took a big swig of alcohol from the bottle and shut my eyes closed, letting the burning sensation fill me fully.

The more I drank, the more I became less focused on everything, but the pain….the unbearable pang in my heart was still there. It felt even more strong as I drank more.

I refused to shed any tears, I refused to throw myself in a hole where I couldn’t function without her. Of course, I wanted to shed one or two, of course I couldn‘t do a damn thing without thinking of her. But neither did I give into either one of them. I didn’t cry, nor did I give up. I continue to try, because somewhere I know it isn’t for nothing.

As I was caught inside my thoughts, I started to hear an annoying buzz nearby, causing me to open my eyes and glare at nothing in particular.

Sitting up in my chair, I looked around and then finally found that it was my phone ringing on the desk.

I sighed and picked it up, looking at the caller ID. At first, I thought it was one of my men informing me of anything regarding Alina’s whereabouts, but I was sadly mistaken. Instead, it was Arthur.

Not feeling like answering the phone, I pressed decline and sat the phone back down on the desk.

No long than 5 minutes passed, the buzzing starting again. I picked back up the phone and found that Arthur was calling once again.

I groaned loudly and finally answered the phone, bringing it up to my ear and starting off my introduction to him.

”What the hell do you want, Arthur. If I didn’t answer the first time, that clearly states I am not available.”

Silence occupied the other line for a few moments, before he responded.

”Jeez, man! I didn’t mean to….disturb you or anything. Though, I can’t help but point out that you’re obviously not too unavailable, hence you did pick up the phone eventually.” He replied back.

I narrowed my eyes at where my phone rested in my hand, visualizing his annoying face smiling through the phone.

”Still, I’m busy….”

Arthur snorted through the phone, making my narrowed eyes turn into a deep glare.

”Are you really? What are you busy doing? Wait…..don’t tell me I just interrupted a f**k session of yours?”

My face scrunched up as I replied. “No, I am not f*****g anyone. And to answer your question — which by the way I don’t have to answer, but you’ll continue to annoy me until I do — I am busy drinking away my sorrows.” I told him with utmost dread.

More silence went by after I finished speaking. I started to hang up the phone, but then he replied the next moment.

”Huh? What are you sad about?” Arthur asked with much curiosity. It wasn’t everyday he got to catch me in a state of…..whatever they call it when the person your heart beats for, just vanishes, though you know they’re alive….just somewhere you have no clue where.

”One, don’t me sound so pathetic. And two, why should I even tell you?”

I could hear a low sigh over the phone, making me roll my eyes.

”Just do it. It’ll most probably make you feel better to share you’re pain with someone.” Arthur replied.

I couldn’t help but scoff and proved how much I thought he was stupid even to suggest that. But even though I knew it wouldn’t work, I decided to tell him anyway.

”Don’t get your hopes high on that theory, but whatever. Alina left me a few days back, like completely decided to run away back to her home. The moment I get there, instead of finding her there, I find some note which pretty much sums up that she is with someone who has no good intentions for her and I have not one clue on how to find her. I’m literally feeling hopeless and detached from everything.”

”Whew. Well that is a lot to take on!“ He decided to say next, out of all the things he could’ve said to me.

”But wait…..she left you? Why?”

I sighed once again and explained. “She left a bullshit letter for me that made absolutely no sense. So you know what…..I am asking myself the same question over and over, but still haven’t got my answer.” I said to him.

”Well that sucks.” Arthur‘s choice in words made me regret telling him. Of course it sucked, and all he did was making me even more aware of the fact that this entire situation f*****g sucked.

“No s**t, Sherlock.” I decided to say back.

He laughed a little and let out a weird noise that sounded close to an exhausted sigh.

“So….what are you gonna do about all this?“

I felt like I was getting nowhere in this conversation with him and it only annoyed me more. All I wanted to do right now was drink until I felt numb and completely unaffected by my emotions.

”How in the hell am I supposed to know, Arthur? Please do tell me what sense are you making, asking me these stupid goddamn questions that aren’t helping me solve my case!” I snapped at him.

”Woah, calm down, alright. I don’t mean to get you…..upset with me. All I’m trying to do is understand everything a little better. It doesn’t make any sense to me either.”

Another sigh came from my side. “Well, it’s completely useless to even try. Literally, it doesn’t make sense and it never will.”

”Well…..how about we make this a little easier for you?” Arthur said, causing me to raise my brow.

”Oh really? And how are you going to make any of this easier for me? Please do explain.” I said back with interest.

A little more silence…..

”So, I have a good idea in mind. How about we like, partner up. It’ll make the process of finding her Easier.” He finally said.

I laid back in my chair, tapping my foot against the wooden floor. “I hate to say this, because you’re related to me, but You’re pretty much a dumbass for saying that.”

”How am I a dumbass?” He proceeded to ask me in disbelief. I was in disbelief myself, seeing that he hadn’t figured it out yet.

”Don‘t you think I’ve had all my men on that duty already?  They are way more qualified and smarter at this than you….and they haven’t even found anything. Partnering up with you will do nothing but waste my time and annoy the hell out of me.”

“Maybe, but I am totally good at finding people. I can look around myself and investigate more into the matter. I’ll even look at the letter and try to decipher it to you. And maybe it might be a waste of time, but who knows? Are you really that hopeless and ready to give up that you wouldn’t even a give a thought to it?”

I wanted to reply with a big fat “Yes, I am that hopeless and ready to give up that I won’t even give it a thought…”, but I didn’t. Instead, I thought about it for a moment.

Even though I was close to positive that it would be a waste of time, it was still a chance. I promised myself that I wouldn’t leave no stone unturned, and that I’ll find her.

“You know what….fine.” I told him.

”What, really? You’ll actually give it a try?” Arthur asked me in shock.

He was really getting on my last nerve. “Yes, you dumbass. I actually am giving this bullshit of an idea of yours a try.” I said back to him.

”Hey! Stop calling me a dumbass, you asshole! I am not stupid by far and I got straight A’s…..well mostly straight A’s, in school.” He said back, loudly.

I refrained from snorting at him, and decided to ignore his reply.

”Look, I am not about to deal with you right now. Just look into the matter as much as you can and come by tomorrow. I’ll show you the letter she left me, including the letter that was left at her house. You try and decipher it, got it?” I said in a serious tone.

”Sounds like a plan, my man!” He said back.

I glared again, forgetting he wasn’t actually here. “Cut the playfulness out, I hate it.”

With those last few words, I cut the call and placed the phone back on the desk.

I picked back up my bottle of scotch and downed the last of its remaining‘s, while leaning back in the chair and thinking over everything.

Oh, how much of a bad idea this was gonna be. Though, who knows….? Maybe this would turn out to be actually beneficial. I guess we’ll see.

And it would be, in ways he wouldn’t even be able to imagine at that moment…..

Hello, lovely readers! How was today’s update? What do you think of the story so far and how it’s progressing?

Better question! What do you think of Tristan and Arthur working together on finding Alina?

If you’ve forgotten who Arthur is, he is Tristan’s distant cousin whom had helped him in getting Alina to him. He is also the one who will find out her secret.

But will he be able to keep it?

We’ll see……

See you guys soon! All love ~

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