Aria looked at him startled. “What? Where?”
“I want you to meet someone” he replied calmly while looking around the area suspiciously.
“Why? I’m good here, I don’t like socializing” Aria tried to deny, she had a lot more questions for Sylvia. And if she just went around meeting people with Abigor Hayes, surely people would notice.
What if he saw me?
“Is there a reason you do not want to go?” Abigor snarled grabbing her arm in a tight grip as she winced lowly and shook her head.
“I-It’s n. . not-”
“You are nervous” he commented as his eyes bore through her soul “Tell me what’s wrong and I’ll protect you. They are all afraid of me”
Aria shivered at the intensity of his tone and the look in his dark hazel eyes. It looked so real. As if he was actually ready to fight the whole world if she said the word.
Is he that attached to me?
It made her feel worse. She knew that if he knew the truth he’d hate her forever.
What if he never wanted to see my face again after finding out the truth?
What if he . . . left me?
Aria would never admit it but she had grown used to him. She liked his pestering presence around her, she liked his small smiles which he only ever gave to her, she liked his rugged hands which held her ever so gently.
She had started to like him. A lot.
She casted her gaze down, not being able to hold his unwavering attention on her. She kept her silence, she didn’t utter a word like she always did and left him waiting for her reply.
“Aria” he called warningly as his hands slipped down her arm and held her hand “That’s it, let’s go”
He dragged her through the ocean of many people as she slightly struggled in his hold. The small nerve popping out from the side of his head and his clenched jaw gave away how angry he truly was.
Anyone would be annoyed if the person you care about the most constantly tried to hide away a part of herself.
“Fix your mask” Abigor grumbled under his breath as his pace slowed down, indicating that they had neared their destination.
Aria quickly fixed her mask. She wasn’t sure if he was talking about the mask on her face or the permanent invisible mask she put in front of others.
Abigor stopped walking abruptly, resulting Aria to bump into his wide back. She hissed lowly and glared up at the back of his head. But the next words that came out of his mouth, left her frozen.
“Hello again, Mr Silverio Paulo”
She broke down in cold sweat as her throat dried up in nervousness.
“Mr Hayes” the deep voice she dreaded to hear spoke up followed by a low laughter. She stood still, gaurded behind Abigor’s huge body.
“I thought you were going to introduce me to your girlfriend?” Silverio spoke up as Abigor smirked and nodded.
He turned around to face her. The smirk remained still, it was almost as if he was punishing her for not telling him the truth.
Aria bit her lower lip and glared at his hazel eyes in distaste, she knew that he would have guessed it by now that she didn’t want to face Silverio Paulo.
And he was enjoying every bit of it.
“What’s wrong baby?” Abigor asked mockingly, still shielding her from Silverio’s gaze as he lightly tucked a stray strand of golden hair behind her ear.
“Nothing” she replied confidently, stepping out from his protection and facing the man head on.
“Hello Mr Paulo” she greeted ignoring Abigor as Abigor’s smirk fell. An emotionless look appeared on his face and Karl, who was standing beside Silverio, knew all too well what that look meant.
He was beyond livid.