CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 31 – 40
BY ANNY’S LIBRARY
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“First off, don’t ever call me beautiful again, and what the fúck do you want from me?” Amelia scowled immediately Elzra got closer to her.
“What’s up with the attitude?, What did I do?” Elzra questioned, his confusion becoming evident.
“What did you do?….. are you fucking kidding me right now?” Amelia thundered, backing away from Elzra as he tried touching her.
The actual fúck!?.
“Why are you yelling at me?, You know, I should be the one mad at you right now?” He asked and she scoffed, crossing her hands together.
“Oh yeah?, You should be the one mad at me?” She retorted, the anger in her eyes becoming clearer by each passing second.
“Yes, I got injured and you didn’t even bother to check up on me, not even a phone call or text, I thought we were close!?” He asked, feeling dejected.
Emotional drama?, It’s definitely not working on her this time.
“I also thought we were close, but I was wrong!” She shoots and he tilted his head backwards.
“What did I do?” He asked, the confusion on his face is making Amelia more angry.
“Why didn’t you tell me you were engaged!?, You had a girlfriend, she came here to threaten me!, What was your plan for hiding it from me!?” She growled, stepping closer.
“I don’t know what you are talking about?, Sure yes, I do have a girlfriend and we’re engaged but I didn’t think it was important to tell you” he shrugged his shoulders.
“You didn’t think it was important!?”
“Well yeah…”
“Oh really!?….. she literally threatened my life!, You think that’s funny?” The pains in Amelia eyes didn’t go unnoticed.
“Look, I’m sorry okay?, I should have told you” he relaxed his shoulders and she raised an eyebrow, staring at the cast on his arm and back to his face she once thought is adorable.
It’s not adorable!….. it’s very disgusting right now!.
“What are you planning Elzra?.” She asked, her eyes turning seren as she moved closer, he noticed the movement of her eyes and started backing away.
“I don’t know what you are talking about, I’m not planning anything” he replied with an unesy look.
“You had a girlfriend right?”
“Yes…..”
“But you didn’t tell me, rather you were literally hitting on me” she pointed out, her voice dropping into a dangerous whisper.
“Amelia…. you have to calm down”
“What are your plans?, Who sent you to me?, What do you want from me?” She asked, by now, they are at the edge of the school building and no way out.
“I just want to be your friend, look, I really like you”
“You are lying”
“No I’m not!”
“Yes you are” she retorted.
“I swear to God I’m not lying to you!” He half yelled and she stopped moving.
“Oh really?”
“Yes, I swear” he breathed out and she eyed him up and down before slowly leaning forward.
“Liers say what?”
“What?”
“Ha ha!, You fucking lier!” She yelled, grabbing the cast off his hand and dragged it off, the shock on her face as she stepped backwards……
Elzra wasn’t expecting it, damn she tricked him!.
Tension, shock, disbelieve, betrayal……..
Amelia held the ripped cast as she stared at Elzra, her heart squeezing as she couldn’t believe her eyes, she has been such a fool to never notice, what the fúck!?.
“A… Amelia, it’s not what you think” Elzra breathe out and Amelia’s mouth couldn’t form a single word, her head becoming lighter as she stared at the cast she’s holding.
“Elzra, you are faking your injury?” She managed to ask, the sudden wave of emptiness crawling around her.
“I can explain….” He trails off.
“You’ve been lying to me all these while!?” She sounded hurt, her fist clenching onto the cast as her emotions went bizzer.
“You have to calm down and listen to me, it’s not what you think.” He stuttered, his heart almost dropping.
“How could you?” She suddenly melted instantly, her anger weavering into thin air as betrayal took over her.
“I’m sorry….”
“No you are not!, You are not sorry!, Stop lying to me you sly snake!” She yelled, throwing the cast at his face in anger.
He slowly grabbed the cast off his face as he stared at her, his cool and remorseful demeanor morphing into a sinister glint.
“You are right, I’m not sorry, infact I never was” he growled, and her eyes widened as it’s his turn to start moving closer to her and she backed away.
Byron was right!?…… Roxy was right too!?.
Elzra…. Elzra is not to be trusted.
“Elzra?…..why?” She asked unbelievably.
“You know, I was this close to killing you, Byron was being a bîtch so it wasn’t hard to get closer.” He whispered and her heart skipped a thousand beat.
“You wanted me dead?” She asked with shock.
“Byron and I wanted you dead but for some reason….he changed his mind, but I never changed my mind” he furthered and she felt her head spinning in circles.
She did know Byron wanted to kill her before but Elzra?….. she’s shocked.
“Why are you doing this?, For Christ sake, I don’t even know what happened” she yelled and he scoffed.
“I don’t care, as long as her blood is still flowing inside of you, I will exact my revenge so watch your back because you will never know when I’m going to get you, Pinky” he snarled with a devilshly smile and she froze.
This is the first time he’s referring to her as pinky?, He truly hates her!.
No way, this is way too much for her to take, she might faint.
“I don’t know what happened or how I offended you, but I just want you to know that I really considered you a friend” she voiced out and he paused walking and turned to her.
“I never considered you a friend, not in this life and certainly not in the next” and with that, he walked away, strapping his helmet and zooming off the school premises.
She watched him leave.
It wouldn’t have hurt her so much if she hadn’t trusted him.
Trust.
She did trust him…. she was blinded, she was stupid enough to think Byron was the one after her life while all this while it was….. Elzra.
Byron showed his true intentions from the beginning, he was ruthless, he was mean, he broke her, he almost ruined her once, but he never hid his true personality from her.
He was open, he was raw, he was ruthless.
While Elzra was the complete opposite of Byron, he was nice, calm, understanding and very very supportive of her interests, but he wanted her dead.
What an irony?.
“Never trust anyone who acts nice” she whispered calmly to herself.
CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 31 – 40
Rico Queen’s Mansion
“Silver?” Rico, her Dad muttered as Silver steps into the huge living room, her nose is till a little bit sore but no longer hurting as before and the bandage has been removed.
“Father, I’m sorry for coming unannounced” she mumbles silently as her Mother climbed down the stairs, her rich brown eyes landing on Silver immediately.
“Silver?….. you are home again?” She asked not missing the hint of scolding in her voice.
“Yeah Mom, I want to tell you both something very important” Silver voiced out and her Mom stood right in front of her, the resemblance between them blossoming like a flower.
“What happened to your nose?, Did someone hurt you?” Her Mother asked worriedly while touching Silver’s face.
“Technically I wanted to hurt someone and it backfired” Silver mutters nervously.
Her parents may be rich and arrogant but they have never for once condoned Silver’s troublemaking.
“Angel, what have I told you about mischievous schemes?” Her father retorted immediately and she pulled away from her Mother’s hold and sat beside her Father.
“Well, I’m sorry…..I guess?” Silver’s sarcasm didn’t go unnoticed as both parents glared at her.
“What brought you home this time?” Her father finally stopped glaring.
“I know you guys are going to freak out but I don’t want to be Byron anymore” she announced and both parent’s jaw dropped instantly.
Her Mother’s bulging eyes didn’t help matters as she stared at Silver as if she had grown horns.
“What did you just say?” Her father almost snapped and Silver scotted away from him.
“You heard me, I want to call off the engagement, I don’t want to have anything to do with him anymore” Silver stood her ground.
“You must be joking, you can’t possibly be serious” her Mother waved her off with a laugh.
“Do I look like I’m joking?….. I’m damn serious!” Silver retorted and her Dad glared at her.
“You know the implications of what you are about to do, right?” He asked in agitation and Silver rolled her eyes.
“Yes, but it doesn’t affect me, you guys just want me to get married to Byron because of your stupid business and name, you just want to grow your legacy and extend your regions, it’s all for your sake!” Silver yelled, standing up.
“It’s not for our sakes, you are our daughter too and we can’t let you end up with someone of no value.” Her Mother chimed in and Silver laughs mockingly.
“Wow, how great?, It’s for my sake, I’m your daughter, I need to be in an influential family, I need get married to Byron so you guys can keep getting richer but nobody is talking about my happiness! ” Silver yelled.
“Silver!” Her Mother voiced out angrily, the tension in the living room rising immensely.
“What!?, Am I wrong!?, What is wrong with you guys!?, Byron doesn’t even care about me, he doesn’t love me and he never will!, I can’t keep forcing myself on him!, I have tried for years but nothing has changed!” She thundered and all this while her Dad remained quiet.
“You both have been engaged since you were sixteen, nothing can change that now!, You don’t have to make him fall in love with you, you don’t have to do anything” her Mother retorted and Silver digs her nails into her hair frustratedly.
“You think I don’t know that?, You guys don’t even care about my happiness”
“Shut up”
“I’m not going to shut up”
“I said shut the fúck up!”
“And I said I’m not going to shut up, Queens!” Silver fires back and her Mother lips screws shut, staring at her with disbelieve.
Her father’s patience running thinner by each passing second as he slowly rised to his feet.
“You are getting married to Byron and that’s final” his cold voice breaks the tension between Silver and her Mother.
“I’m not getting married to him” Silver deadpan, making a U-turn, her heels clicking agressively.
“Defy me and end up in the streets, I won’t hesitate to shred you off the family name, the choice is yours to make” her father’s voice stopped her dead in her tracks.
She felt her stomach tightening up as she stared at her parents, the anger and disappoinment in their eyes, and without saying a word……. she walked away, not sparing any of them a second glance.
“Ric, don’t you think you went a little bit overboard?” Her Mother asked as she stared up at him.
“She wouldn’t dare go against us, in as much as she hates it, she possibly can’t survive without the family’s name” he said and a small smile played on his lips as her Mother nods in agreement.
But….. was Silver right?, What about her happiness?.
CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 31 – 40
The general class ended and most students were leaving, Amelia noticed Byron staring at her from the corner of her eyes and she shakes her head a little, focusing on the girls.
“I’m hungry” Maya yawned tiredly and Mia almost rolled her eyes.
“You eat like a glutton and still you don’t get fat” Mia muttered under her breath and Maya shoots her a glare.
“It’s none of your business, besides am I the only one who’s hungry?” Maya asked and Roxy looks up at her.
“Probably” she mutters and Maya almost gasped.
“Amelia, aren’t you hungry too?” Maya faced Amelia and she smiles, she made to answer when Byron sneaked up behind her, wrapping his large arms over her completely.
Everyone paused for a minute before giving each other a knowing look.
“Ugh!, What do you want?” Kimberly asked and Byron smriked, his chin resting on Amelia’s shoulder. The small smile on her face didn’t go unnoticed.
“To take Amelia away” he replied point blank and Mia almost chuckled at the priceless expression on Kimberley’s face.
“You guys should tone it down a notch” Maya huffed and Amelia chuckles.
“Why?, Are you jealous?” Byron teased with a delivish smile on his face.
“Jealous?….oh please” Maya scoffed.
“But you sound jealous”
“I’m not jealous”
“So you wouldn’t mind if I start kissing her in front of you?” Byron teased further and everyone’s eyes widened, Mia just had a poker face on.
“Of course not!, I won’t be jealous!, Are you crazy!?” Maya rasped unbelievably as Kimberly laughed.
“You see, I knew you were jealous, you should totally kiss me, wild one” Byron pouted, trying to get Amelia to face him but she hits his chest playfully, the atmosphere becoming lighter.
“Stop being a jerk, Bry” she laughed as Byron played with her ponytail, swinging it from side to side with this playful glint in his eyes.
“As I was saying, Melia, aren’t you hungry?” Maya asked.
“No, she’s not” Byron responded before Amelia got the chance to.
“Why?” Maya glared at him.
“Because she’s coming with me, you girls can survive without her, right?, because I can’t” Byron pointed out, grabbing Amelia’s hand and dragging her towards the class exit.
“Byron, where are you taking me?” Amelia tried putting on a frown but it’s not working.
“I told you I had a surprise for you, don’t you want to see what it is?” He asked and Amelia’s eyes lit up in excitement.
“Bye girls!….” Amelia faced the girls and waved excitedly, tugging on Byron’s hand as well as they left the class.
Just great!.
“Amelia wait up……” The words died down in Maya’s throat as she looks at the girls.
“Byron has successfully stolen our friend, just great!” Kimberly grins, she’s very happy that Amelia and Byron are getting along pretty well.
“I’m so happy for her, she deserves it” Roxy grined as well.
“I’m also happy for her, but Byron can be a jerk sometimes” Maya rolled her eyes playfully, grabbing her bag and heading out of the class.
“I’m coming with you” Mia muttered, walking behind her twin sister.
“Me too…” Kimberly jumps off her seat and joined the girls.
“I will just stay here for a while” Roxy mumbles under her breath.
“Don’t stay back late, okay?” Kimberly smiles and Roxy nods lightly, watching the girls leave as Maya wouldn’t stop grumbling about Byron being a jerk.
A soft exhale escaped her lips as she focused on her books, Roxy isn’t the reading type but she just had to, she can’t afford to repeat another year in this boring school.
She was so engrossed in what she was doing that she didn’t notice when someone else sat beside her, she startled a bit looking at her side and a pair of beautiful eyes matched with her’s.
“Octavia?….. what are you doing here?” Roxy’s voice almost broke down the edge and Octavia stared at her from head to toe, taking in her outfit.
“You have been avoiding me, Rox” Octavia finally replied her, resting her weight on the table.
“No I haven’t” Roxy defended immediately.
“Yes, you have, what did I do?” Octavia asked, trying to read the look on Roxy’s face.
“You didn’t do anything” Roxy mutters almost inaudibly.
“But why do I feel like I did something?” She asked and Roxy finally looks at her.
“You didn’t do anything I just…. wanted to keep some distance between us” Roxy mutters and the smile on Octavia’s face vanished.
“B…. but why?” Octavia sounded really confused.
“Can you just stop asking me questions?, It’s annoying”
“You are the one being annoying right now”
“I’m not the one asking weird questions”
“But you are the one giving weird reasons for keeping distance between us”
Roxy paused, she wanted to say something but decided to keep shut, focusing on her books instead.
“I missed you, do you know that?” The question threw Roxy off gaurd as she slowly looks at Octavia.
“Stop being creppy” Roxy mumbles, the small smile on her lips quivering.
“I was expecting you to say it back, don’t you miss me too?” Octavia pouted, leaning forward on the table she’s sitting.
“What makes you think that I would”
“Because you do!” Octavia grined, poking Roxy’s side and they both laughed.
“You are distracting me, I’m trying to read” Roxy said, her laughter dying down a little.
“I will keep quiet if you promise not to avoid me anymore” Octavia pointed out firmly.
“Fine, just shut up and stop talking” Roxy grined in agreement and the smile on Octavia’s face grew wider.
“Good girl..”
“Don’t you fùcking dare….” Roxy’s voice made Octavia burst into a huge laughter.
CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 31 – 40
Kimberly and the girls stepped out of the cafeteria as they head for the dorm.
“You think Roxy is still in class?” Maya asked no one in particular but Kimberly answered anyway.
“It’s 4 already, she should be in her room by now” Kimberly mutters, checking the time on her phone.
“So, did anyone notice the weird look on Roxy yesterday?” Mia initiates a Convo and Kimberly grins.
“I thought I was the only one” Kimberly mutters.
“I noticed it too” Maya grined mischievously swiping through her phone.
“I just hope it’s not what I think it is” Mia smiles to herself.
“Come on, we all know Roxy is gay, she might joke about being straight (Str8). sometimes but we all know what her true sexuality is” Kimberly voiced out and the girls nods in understanding.
“But why Octavia though?…..I mean it’s not like she’s not pretty but is she straight? (Str8)” Mia wondered out loud.
“She’d better be, this is the first time in three years since I’ve seen Roxy bothered about a girl, I don’t want her getting hurt by rejection” Maya voiced out firmly, the smile on her face weavering a little bit.
“Maybe they both like each other, you’ve seen the awkwardness in Octavia’s face too, right?” Kimberly grins.
Over the years they usually tease Roxy for being the only girl amongst them without any love interest and finally she got one, it’s kind of a big deal to them.
It’s a huge deal.
“Yeah, yeah whatever, I just don’t want her to break Roxy’s heart, this is the first time Roxy would ever be interested in anyone in this school.” Maya furthered, fiddling with her phone as a serious expression cloud her face.
“I support Maya’s opinion, Roxy deserves the best and I don’t really like that Octavia of a girl” Mia rolled her eyes.
“Mia, you hardly like anyone plus I really think Octavia is a sweet girl, she’s super nice too, I’m pretty sure she won’t jinx it” Kimberly mutters, her green eyes glistening with hope.
“I just hope you are right” Maya retorted as they got to the dorm.
“Berly?….” Kimberly paused immediately as she turned around, her eyes meeting with Xander’s as Mia and Maya walked in without noticing.
She hasn’t seen him for some days now and she doesn’t get why her stupid heart skipped a beat at the sound of his stupid voice.
“Xan, what are you doing here?” She asked and he climbed up the stairs that leads to the dorm, stopping right in front of her.
“You look terrified, have you been messing around again?” He narrows his eyes at her and she shakes her head.
“No, I haven’t done anything since that day” she mutters and he looks at her for a minute.
“Can I see?” He pushed further and she nods, pulling out her hand as he slowly pushed her sleeve shirt upwards, revealing her beautiful wrist with healing marks on them.
“You see, I haven’t done anything to myself” she pulled her hand away.
“I’m impressed” he chuckles lightly and she frowned.
“I didn’t stop to make you impressed” she retorted immediately.
“It’s what it seem like” he pushed further and her eyes rilled up with embarrassment.
“No it’s not, why would I want to impress you?” She rolled her eyes.
“Because you love me” he taunts and she almost choked on her saliva.
“Hell to the fùcking no, I don’t, you are being delusional right now” she shoots and he held his chest feigning disappointment.
“Ouch, that’s harsh” he retored and she almost smiled, but Byron’s car exiting the school made her furrowed her eyebrows.
She thought he left with Amelia some hours ago, but obviously they’re just leaving.
“I wonder where Byron is taking Amelia this time” Kimberly didn’t know she said it out loud and Xander smiles.
“It’s a surprise” he whispered.
“You know about it?” Kimberly looks up at him for a response.
“Sure, he’s been planning it for days now” Xander voiced out and Kimberly didn’t know when the smile on her face widens.
“But I…….”
“Hey…” Xander interupts her immediately, gliding her chin upwards with his index finger as she stared at him in the eyes. “When I’m around, you don’t worry about someone else, got it?” He asked and she nods lightly and that earned her a kiss on the corner of her lips as she felt her heart about to explode.
Now we’re definitely getting somewhere.
CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 31 – 40
Amelia can already feel the cool evening breeze colliding with her blindfolded face and she doesn’t need anyone to tell her where she is, even though she can’t see anything right now?, She knows Byron brought her to the beautiful green field beside the highway.
Byron guided her towards what he had planned for her and the excitement bubbling inside of her knew no bounds.
“Where is the surprise?” She asked impatiently and she heard him chuckle.
“You are almost there” he whispered as he continued leading her forward, their steps slow and steady, guiding her to what feels like a maze of twist and turns.
“Hurry up” she cooed and after a few moments of walking, they both come to a stop, his presence surrounding her.
“Are you ready?” He asked as he slowly unties the blindfold.
“I was born ready!” She joaked and a small laugh escaped his lips. Amelia is really something else and it’s funny how it’s rubbing off on him.
“Well, it’s not much but I hope you like it” he mutters, untying her completely and she slowly opened her eyes.
The sight in front of her almost making her heart drop as she soaked in the beautifully decorated area of flowers of different colors filled with their sweet fragrance. A small picnic area has been set up, with a blanket and food laid out in a romantic display.
Did he really went through all the stress of setting this place up just for her?.
“Well, do you like it?” He asked with a bit of nervousness and she slowly walked up to the area, sitting down on the beautifully laid out blanket.
“Are you kidding me?, I love it!” She grins happily as her eyes scanned the different healthy dishes laid out in front of her.
“Phew, I’m glad you like it” he grins, clearly pleased by her reaction.
“Why did you do it?” She asked with curiousity and he walked towards her, sitting on the bare ground in front of her.
“You kept saying I haven’t asked yet out so I thought of taking you on a date instead, it’s a start, that’s what people do before popping the big question right?” He asked, and she smiles.
“This is a date?” She asked with a surprise look.
Exactly the reaction he has been waiting for.
“Yes, this is our first date, I plan on taking you out on more before finally asking you out, you are special and should be treated exactly like that” he said and her mouth dries up instantly.
Different rollercoaster of thoughts running through her mind as she watched him dished out her favorite food, he didn’t miss a single thing, all of her favorites are right in front of her.
She looks at him and for the first time she sees something different, a different Byron, behind the dangerous monster lays a really caring man, he’s been sweet without even realizing the effects it has on her.
“Open up” he gestured, bringing spoon full of her favorite berries and she did just that, he watched her chew gently before noticing the pouting look on her face.
He knows she wants to ask him a question, if not a thousand.
“Byron…..”
He knew it!.
“Why are doing this?, You are being way too nice” she protested and he sighed, keeping the berries aside as the beautiful sight surrounding them made the atmosphere lighter.
“Isn’t it obvious?” He retorted and she raised an eyebrow.
“What’s obvious?”
“You are important to me, wild one and just because I don’t say it much doesn’t change the fact that it’s true” he said and her heart raced uncontrollably.
He slowly released her hair from the pin keeping it in place and it falls all the way down, brushing it backwards with the tip of his fingers as she closed her eyes to the feeling.
This is the side of Byron she can never get used to, no matter how hard she tries, he just keeps pushing her buttons and she’s slowly losing it.
“You don’t hate me anymore?, You don’t want to kill me anymore?, Elzra said you wanted to” she sounded pained as he leaned forward and once again their faces are almost touching.
“I have said this more than a thousand times, I’m nothing like Elzra” the words left his mouth and she felt his hot breathe on her face.
That’s it!, She has had enough of the emotional and physical torturing.
“How am I sure that you aren’t faking as well?” She whispered, the heat between them intensifying.
“Because…” His right hand sneaks up behind her and grabbed her nape, pulling her closer as their lips brushed against each other, sending a tingling sensation down her spine. “I’m ready to burn down the entire world just to keep you close to me”.
Is he?.
Oh yeah, he sure is!.
Her eyes widened as the feeling of their lips touching slightly made her inner thighs tingles in a familiar sensation, how can she be so turned on with a single mild touch?.
“Byron…..” Her shaky words comes to an abrupt halt as a warm feeling englofs her. Shoving the remaining words down her throat.
READ ALSO : THE BILLIONAIRE’S SON : CHAPTER 1 – 10
CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 31 – 40
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