(Warning: Mature content 18+) Xander's P.O.V. “Why are we here?” Eve asked me confusingly as I stopped the car near a cafe. “I have heard that they give good breakfasts.” I answered her nonchalantly while loosening my seat belt. She looked at me in shock. “But I had my breakfast.” “But I didn't.” I chuckled looking at her confused face. I then unbuckled her seatbelt and opened the door. She also came outside. “Shall we go?”, I asked while extending my hands for her to take it. Eve smiled and I intertwined my fingers with her and led her inside the cafe. I pulled the chair for her to sit. “Ladies first.” Eve chuckled and sat down. I also sat beside her. “Why didn't you have your breakfast?” “Hmm? Just think I wanted to have it with my beloved.” I winked at her. Her eyes widened in shock. “B-Beloved?” I nodded while smiling cheekily. She pouted and smacked my right arm. “Ahh!!” I put my palm on my arm and whined dramatically. She laughed. “Queen Bee, if you're done with the drama, shall we order now?” She then took the menu card and started checking it. I kept staring her all the time. 'She is so beautiful!' 'So simple yet so elegant!' I have seen a lot of girls drooling over me as I know I am way too handsome. But what disgusts me that they used to dress up like a slut, wearing excessively short mini-skirts with deep neckline tops and would sway their hips around me seductively. But Eve is different. She always wears decent clothes yet she looks gorgeous. She is so modest, kind and a sweetheart. So naive and innocent. Her simplicity and generosity had bewitched me. I won't lie but she had captured my heart the day I first saw her. Her shyness is so cute. But. I am 100% sure that behind this sweet and cheerful soul, she is hiding a dark secret. She won't tell anyone but the pain in her eyes and agony in her tears is the proof that she is suffering inside. But what is the cause of this pain? What is the reason of her sorrow? I may not know the entire truth but I am guaranteed that it is something related to Dylan. I have seen the bitterness between them and the discomfort she feels when he is around her. The way Dylan gets jealous when he sees her with me or Brandon. The way Eve gets anxious when she sees him. They both are hiding something from me. But the problem is what is it? "Xander?" I got pulled from my trance when Eve snapped her fingers in front of my face. “Huh?” “What do you wanna eat?” She asked me softly while staring me with her beautiful eyes. I smiled at her. “Cheese sandwich, you?” “Same.” I nodded and then ordered the food for us. End of Xander's P.O.V. One week later Black Estates 10:00 a.m. Evelyn's P.O.V. I was piling up all the documents properly when all of a sudden Lily called me. “Hey Evie! Heading to Rose's office?” I looked at her and nodded, “Yeah, I need to give these files to Rose.” “Wait for me then. I also need to submit my papers to her. We both will go together.” “Okay. I smiled and then we both left for her office. We were walking in the hallway after submitting the files to Rose while gossiping with each other when suddenly... "Cutie pie" A shrilling sound grabbed both of our attention. I turned back and the next moment, whoosh I was floating in air as Brandon lifted me in his arms and started spinning me around. “I missed you, I missed you, I missed you.” He kept swivelling me in air. I started feeling dizzy. “Bear, put me down please.” I screamed in fear. “IDIOT!! She is getting dizzy you rascal. Put her down this instant.” Xander yelled fiercely. Brandon immediately put me down and hugged me tightly. “God, I missed you so much. I can't even describe how much I had missed you.” He kept tightening his grip while moving my body left and right making me suffocate. Xander separated us and smacked his head. “Ow!!” “Thus, is not your home. It's an office, behave yourself.” Xander spat angrily. Brandon grinned. “Really, but I thought it was as I saw my girlfriend waiting for me.” Lily, Xander and Evelyn, “WHAT?” All of them screamed in unison making Brandon flinched. “Oh God!! Apocalypse.” He spoke while putting his hand on his heart. Xander shot him a glare. “How come she became your girlfriend?” His voice had a pinch of anger and jealousy which didn't went unnoticed by me too. “Why? What's wrong in that?” "Everything" Suddenly a deep raspy voice echoed in the foyer. I looked behind only to be met with two raging obsidian orbs. I gulped in fear as I am very well aware that it was definitely not a good sign. 'Dylan' Brandon quickly rushed to him and hugged him tightly. “Oh! Bunny, I missed you.” 'Bunny?' Unknowingly a smile crept on my face as I found the name so cute. I averted my gaze down and started smiling silently. “What's up bro?”, Xander smiled which Dylan returned back. They both then hugged each other. “Good. Actually, I wanted to talk to Evelyn.” My body immediately turned stiff. I looked up and threw him a questioning gaze. Brandon also frowned at him, “For what?” Dylan instantly shot him a glare making him baffled. He then shifted his gaze towards mine and smiled. I internally rolled my eyes at his disgusting behaviour. Well Dylan had been annoying the hell out of me since the past one week. He was trying his best to achieve my forgiveness but I kept giving him a cold shoulder. He sends me gifts, cards, flowers and always begged for my attention. He left no stone unturned to irritate me because the more he tried the more I became frustrated. He was being way too clingy and I guess I have slapped him around hundred times. He would come in my room every day and will try to talk to me. And I would have to shout at him and threw him out of my room. But surprisingly he wouldn't say a word but would simply give me a sad smile in return. After getting heavily insulted by me he would quietly exit the room only to barge in the next morning and this cycle would go on and on. “Come to my office.”, he spoke softly and left leaving us dumbfounded. “Is he on drugs today?”, Brandon whispered to Xander but it was clearly audible to me. Xander narrowed his gaze at him. “Leave that first tell me why did you called her your girlfriend?” Brandon rolled his eyes in annoyance. “Because my heart said so. And the heart knows what it wants..w-wa-wants... w-wa-wants.” He started singing while throwing his hands in air dancing with the rhythm. Lily chuckled watching their banter. “Excuse me, I need to go.” I excused myself and headed towards his cabin. Inside CEO's office I knocked on the door gently. "Come in" I entered inside and closed the door behind me softly. I turned around but got started when Dylan pressed his lips on mine and started kissing me. “Mmmff- Wha-“ I couldn't speak as he pushed me on the door gently and caged me between his muscular arms. He wrapped his left arm around my waist while with his right hand he started caressing my hair. He was kissing me softly. I don't know what happened to me but I also melted in the kiss and slowly started moving my lips against his soft ones. End of Evelyn's P.O.V. As soon as Evelyn responded, Dylan lost his mind and cupped his face deepening the kiss. They both kept kissing each other passionately. Evelyn held his biceps for support as she reciprocated the kiss with the same intensity. They both started savouring their lips fulfilling their yearns and pleasure while binding their souls together. Evelyn herself didn't know how she melted by his touch and got carried away. But regardless of all this tension, Dylan was busy relishing her soft petals hungrily as if he has been famished for years. His hands slowly started going down her waist under her skirts making her jolt up. He groped her rear and started squeezing her butt cheeks. Evelyn gasped in pleasure. Dylan took the opportunity and slide his tongue in her mouth devouring it hungrily. She kept responding him slowly. She coiled her small hands around his neck pulling him more deepening the kiss. Dylan smirked watching her desire for him. He started running his hands sensually all over her body. Evelyn moaned in pleasure as he left a trail of kisses over her neck and jawline. But a frown etched on his face as soon as his eyes landed on a maroon scarf that was wrapped around her neck. Dylan pulled off and stared at her confusingly. “Why have you wrapped this scarf Baby doll?”, he whispered in a husky voice near her lips to which she immediately got pulled off from her daze. Evelyn looked at him in shock and started pushing him. “I-I am sorry, l-let g-go.” She spoke nervously while pushing him off but Dylan grabbed her wrists and pushed her more into the wall. She looked at him fearfully while he stared in her eyes deeply. “Why are you resisting your heart Eve? Why can't you accept my feelings? What's stopping you, tell me?”, Dylan begged helplessly while his eyes started moistening up. Evelyn looked at him in shock as this was the first time, she had seen him crying. That too because of her. Dylan looked at her. He then pressed his forehead on hers as he whimpered with closed eyes. “I have admitted my fault but let me amend my mistakes. I am desperate for your love Eve. I eagerly want you back. I know I don't deserve your forgiveness but please for once forgive me. Give me a second chance, I beg you.” He implored with closed eyes while tears kept trickling down his orbs. Dylan got startled when he felt two small hands wiping off his tears gently. He opened his eyes and saw Evelyn staring at him softly. “Dan.” She sobbed. His gaze darkened as his heart burned with intense desire hearing that endearment from her cherry lips. Dylan instantly pulled her towards himself and captured her lips in a sweet kiss. He pulled off and pecked her forehead softly. “Yes, Sweetheart.”, he whispered in her ears while caressing her cheeks gently. “I am scared Dan.” Evelyn spoke in a broken voice making him frown. He looked at her and found her crying hard. “Eve?” Dylan lifted her chin up with his index finger making her whimper. “I am scared Dan. Scared that you will again betray me, you will again leave me, you will again break my heart and leave me to suffer alone, you will- “ Before Evelyn could finish Dylan slammed his lips on her and started kissing her madly. He entangled his fingers in his hair and kissed her hungrily as if his life was dependent on it while with his other hand, he pulled her closer to himself if that was possible though. Evelyn sobbed in the kiss making him broke the kiss and look at her painfully. “Don't cry, please.” Dylan spoke in a broken voice and hugged her tightly. Evelyn cried her heart out in his embrace as she hugged him back. “I know you are scared but please give me a chance. I will make everything right, trust me.” Evelyn cried more hearing his words as she started recalling what he had done to her. Dylan tightened his grip to assure her that she is safe. After sometime Evelyn calmed down. Dylan then broke the hug and stared at her. He wiped off her tears and pulled her swollen lips in a soft kiss. “I promise you Evelyn, I will never make you cry. I am truly sorry. Just for once forgive your stupid Dan. I beg you please. Please give me a chance?” He said softly while his eyes kept shedding tears like a waterfall. Evelyn looked up at him. His bloodshot eyes were begging her for mercy. She stared him for some time to find the truth in his eyes. Her mind kept reminding her to not act stupid. But her heart kept forcing her to believe him. After contemplating with her heart and mind, she chose her heart. She looked at Dylan and smiled at him. "Okay" Dylan was Evelyn's first love, the man whom she had loved for so many years. It was not an easy task for her to completely eradicate those feelings from her heart, to destroy all her love and care that she felt for him. She was hurt, broken, shattered by his cruelty but deep down her heart she wanted him. She longed for his presence, yearned for his love. She knew that for her sanity, for her own sake she should never forget him but she also wanted someone to make her feel secure and safe. She wanted someone to rely on, a shoulder to cry on and for her the only person was Dylan. Her mind kept scolding her for being a love sick teenager, a dumb and foolish person but she ignored all the feelings. It is because when a person had gone through so much pain and heartbreaks in the past those brutal incidents make him so weak and tired that unknowingly he gives up. His mind keeps on reminding him to fight, renegade but his body betrays him. His weak heart allows himself to get defeated, to get ruined, to give up as his shattered soul start craving for peace, love and happiness. After staying in the world of darkness and despair for so long when one day his teary-eyes glistens with a single beam of sunshine he start running to catch that ray of hope not caring about those thorns and stones which are bruising his already scarred feet. He only wants to get out of that hellhole and to achieve that he won't even hesitate to hold the hand of the person who is the root cause of his misery. And that's what happened with Evelyn. Evelyn was indeed a headstrong woman. She continued fighting like a warrior but everyone's patience has a limit and she had completely become exhausted of fighting with her life. Now she wants serenity and happiness. But did she make the right choice? Will Dylan achieve in winning her heart back or... Her haste decision will put her back in a new trouble again? *****