ALESSIA’S POV
The art gala party came to an end soon, and I needed nothing more than to return home and explain the situation to Nathaniel.
I can’t accept his proposal no matter how hard I tried to convince myself.
Cassius doesn’t deserve me. He is douchebag, a psychopath, a Mafia lord whom I was supposed to stay away from.
I hate that I’m pathetic and head over hills for a walking red flag like him.
” You’ve been quiet, Alessia. Is there a problem?” Nathaniel who was driving teacher his left hand to hold me, and I flinched at his touch.
” I’m fine.” I replied and bit my lips, until it was a bit swollen, before speaking up. ” I have something to say to you, Nathaniel. And I hope you won’t take it the wrong way.”
” Okay, what is that? I’m all ears.”
” I will tell you when we are alone.” I replied and leaned back on the car’s seat.
I know that I might regret not accepting a good man like Nathaniel, but my heart was already made up.
Cassius or no one.
Moreover, he is the father of my unborn baby, I don’t want to be a cruel mother.
Soon, Nathaniel pulled up in front of my apartment.
We stepped down and so did CeCe. I nodded at her and she went into my apartment but came back.
” You have a visitor!” She said and I frowned.
I wasn’t expecting anyone, so who could that be?
” We can talk tomorrow, Alessia. Go attend to your guest.” Nathaniel said, but I shook my head.
I won’t be able to sleep if I don’t reject his proposal.
He deserves someone better.
” Nathaniel, you’re a good man and you deserve someone better. I’m not good for you.” I started and took of the necklace he gave me at the Art gala and placed it in his hand. ” I have to reject your proposal, because I’m already in love with someone else.”
I dreaded myself for saying this to someone like Nathaniel.
I never knew my college crush would be getting heart broken by me.
I once liked him in college, but now, I was in love with someone else.
” I….. I… don’t understand what’s going on.” He dug his fingers into his wavy hair.
” I’m already dating someone else.” I added.
” So why did you lead me on? Why didn’t you tell me about it?” Nathaniel asked, his voice trailing off with hurt cutting through his every words.
” You didn’t give me the chance to. I never knew you liked me until tonight when you proposed!” I announced.
” You should have told me, Alessia. So who is he? The person you’re dating.” He asked and I swallowed hard.
It felt like I was gut-punched.
I couldn’t even bring myself to say his name.
It was ridiculous to think that the boyfriend I’m fighting for, would be getting married to someone else.
” Cassius.” I said in one breath.
It’s now or never.
” Is it that Cassius I know or someone else?”
” The Cassius at the Art gala.”
” Are you kidding me, Alessia? Cassius is getting married to Adeline, so what makes you think you have a chance with him?”
My eyes snapped back at him at his last words.
His words hurt, but they were true. Still, I didn’t expect it from someone like him.
” I just wanted to make you mine. Yo prove to everyone that I can make my college friend who had a crush on me fall in love with me all over again. I should have won the bet!”
I was taken aback by his words.
What bet was he talking about?
” What are you talking about?” I muttered.
” I made a bet to make you mine, but because of your stupidness, I will be losing the bet!” Nathaniel hissed in annoyance.
I have never seen him this way. It was like another personality took over him.
” You bet on me? So if I had accepted your proposal, you’d have made a mess of me, just for a bet, Nathaniel?” I was trying not to cry. Not to shed tears in front of this loser, but it was almost impossible.
Why did all three men in my life took advantage of me?
Why did they make a mess of me?
” You’re not worth to be my girlfriend, and moreover, I have a fiancee over in Australia, just wanted to make you a fling, to warm my bed, while I’m still here in Italy.”
I couldn’t withhold my anger as I raised my hand to his face.
The slap cut through the silence of the apartment.
” How dare you slap me, bitch!” Fury flared in his eyes.
” You’re a trash bag and I pray you wrath in hell, asshole!” I raised my leg to his dick, kicking him so hard that he had to coil to the ground in pain.
I walked into my apartment and slammed the door.
” You said I have a visitor, who is he?” I raised a brow and CeCe pointed towards my room.
What visitor has the right to go into my room without my permission?
I pushed the door to my room open, and found him by the window.
Cassius fucking Riven.
I wanted to rush into his arm, but I stopped myself.
” Why are you here?” I asked, my hands folded under my breasts.
” I have missed you, so I came to see you.”
My eyes twitched. Cassius never made his personal feelings known to me, and moreover, we saw at the Art gala just an hour ago.
” Didn’t we see at the Art gala?” I raised a brow and he flashed me a nervous smile.
Second of all, Cassius never smiles.
I was beginning to feel an uncomfortable itching feeling all over my skin.
It was taking the last strength in me not to begin to itch my skin.
” I have missed you.” He walked towards me and pulled me into a hug.
Third of all, Cassius doesn’t use such kind of perfume, and he scent like cigarettes mixed with whiskey, but here, he was smelling like lavender mixed with baby oil.
My brows arched in confusion, as I tried to wrap my head around what was happening.
” Did you change your scent?” I asked, breaking the hug.
” Yes. I changed it.” Cassius replied and I nodded.
My phone dinged in my hand bag, so I took it and clicked on the message.
‘ Did you get home safely, Bunny?’
I was confused, why would he message me when he is already here with me, in my room.
Scratch that, if it was Cassius, he should be typing on his phone now, but he was going through my stuffs like it was the first time coming into my room.
” Aren’t you the one in my room now?” I sent him a message, which he replied instantly.
” No, does he look like me?” Cassius sent another message.
” Yes, there’s no much difference, under than your voice and scent.”
” Shit!” He sent, and my heart raced.
” What happened?” I asked.
” That’s my twin brother, Russius Riven!”
My heart almost jumped out of my mouth.
Cassius had a twin brother? An identical one at that?