NICKLAUS THE MASTER
Chapter 26
Written by: Racheal Dennis
Anastasia’s pov ?
“What do you mean? Can you say it clearly?”
“Listen, I don’t wanna force you into anything… but you must sleep with me tonight!”
My mouth slowly drops open as I wonder what kind of sleeping together he’s talking about.
It better don’t be what I’m thinking.
“Are you kidding me?!” I asked.
His eyebrows knit together, he folds his arms on his chest and leans back on his chair.
“Why do you sound so surprised?” He asked.
I scoffed.
“You’re asking me to sleep with you because I saw you nked?!”
“Yeah…we both agreed before that you’re gonna sleep beside me on my bed..until I fall asleep!” He said looking at me seriously.
I frown.
“Wait…you were asking me to sleep beside you?”
“Yes! What were you thinking?”
My cheeks suddenly heat up at his reply.
“But you said I should sleep with you, so I was thinking you mean we should….”
I swallow my words and my cheeks heat up more, making my cheeks go red.
My dirty mind was thinking of something else…why did I even think he was referring to sx?!
“What do you think I mean? What came to your mind?” Klaus asked me.
I shake my head and slaps my cheeks softly to make my blush go away.
“It was among the conditions I gave you, that you’re gonna sleep beside me until I’m deep in slumber….”
He pause and stares at me with a frown.
“…did you forget?”
“No! No! No!” I chuckle. “I didn’t forget!”
He nods, he drops the glass of water on the table and gestures at the chair next to him…where I was sitting.
I sit down and wait for him to speak…he clears his throat.
“I did some thinking..I don’t know if you’ll think I’m being too strict with you…”
I did a mental eye roll, thank God he knows about his pompous behavior!
“…you may be wondering, why I always need you on my bed before I fall asleep…I wanna tell you why, then it’ll be your choice…wether to sleep on my bed or not!”
Finally, he’s gonna tell me why he’s paying me to sleep on his bed.. I’ll know why he’s addicted to my scent.
“I don’t want you to feel like I’m forcing you into doing things for me…”
Wait… what’s come over him? Why is he suddenly speaking to me in such a calm tone?
“…I was kidnapped when I was twelve years old, no, I wasn’t kidnapped…I was sold out to a human trafficker by our housemaid…”
He pause and stares at me as if he’s expecting to get some reaction from me, actually, I’m shocked to hear this.
But I simply stare back at him to continue, because I wanna listen quietly till the end before making any comments.
“I spent seven months with the human trafficker.. everyday, she’d try to give me a drug, but I always end up throwing it away somehow”
I frown but still doesn’t make any comments, like I said, I’ll listen to the end before saying something.
“Everyday, I pray for my mom and dad to come find me, but they didn’t come…right in front of me I see other kids taking the drug and pass out before they’re taken out…”
I can picture the kids being carried out by some muscle men, their limp bodies dangling over the men’s shoulders.
“Then one faithful day, a little girl who was passing by heard me crying for help…she walk closer to the door and listened closely… luckily, she knew me..she called my name and I answered…”
He trails off and smiles, my eyes grows wide. OMG! The arrogant and gruffy Mr Statham do smile?
“I told her to go get help, she said I should wait..then she ran off, few minutes after she’s gone, that female human trafficker came back with another bowl of medicine…”
I cringe while picturing the woman coming towards him with the bowl of medicine…she must look like Cinderella wicked step mother.
No! Snow white’s evil stepmother!
“I was so scared, I’m too weak to fight her now… because of my stubbornness, she had starved me for days… I thought I was gonna drink that medicine and pass out like the other…”
His sad expression makes me sad too.. I don’t understand why I’m mirroring his expression.
“…I had lost all hope, but at the last minute..the door burst open and that little girl ran in to play the hero…she pushed the bowl of medicine away and stood in front of me in a protective stance….”
He smirks and shakes his head, he stares at his food blankly…as if he’s reminiscing a past.
“…she puts her hands on her waist and beats her chest! She said… don’t be afraid, Klaus, I’ll protect you!”
I almost laughed at that statement, if not for the circumstances Klaus is telling me…imagine that little girl trying to save Klaus…how brave!
“The lady pushed her aside and glares at me, she pours another medicine on another bowl…but before she could force me to drink it, the little girl bites the lady’s hand very hard…the lady pushed her to the ground…just then the police came and arrested the lady….”
That lady was so horrible, how can she do that to kids?
“Then my parents took me home, later I found out that where the lady kept us wasn’t that far from my home!”
Oh no! Poor Klaus!
He’s been so much…I have always thought he’s an arrogant b*stard that doesn’t have respect for humanity.
“Since then, I became allergic to women..I don’t let them touch me because I always see them as that human trafficker!”
But what about his PA? Isn’t she a woman too?
“I have been allergic to women except you, rather, I love your scent and I can also touch you!”
What am I now? His master? His God??
“I don’t wanna force you into anything or make you feel like I’m forcing you…so, now that I have told you my story…what do you say.. are you gonna sleep with me or not?”
I blush and wave him off.
“Can you stop putting it that way?”
“Anastasia, answer me…are you gonna or nah?”
I sigh, well after hearing his story, I feel sorry for him. I mean, locking up a kid up for seven months is so unfair.
“Fine, I’ll sleep beside you!” I said.
“Really?! I’m not forcing you, right?!” He asked in a somewhat eager tone.
I nod. He smiles..or smirks, I can’t tell his smiles and smirks..they both look the same!
“Well, I guess I created a bad image of myself in our first meeting…how about we get to know each other again?” He said.
I frown.
“Get to know each other again?”
He nods.
“I figured..since we’re both benefitting from each other, why not just be friends?”
Thinking about it, he’s right… it’s only right if I’m in his good book, I don’t know where I’ll get 12million to pay if he withdraws his donation.
“Also..I have forgiven you for blaspheming me yesterday!” He said.
“So… you’re not gonna withdraw your donation?”
He shakes his head.
“Really?!”
“Yeah!”
The happiness in me is too much when he said that…I didn’t realize when I jumped into his arms…though he’s still sitting down.
“Thank you! Thank you! Thank you so much Klaus!” I chant and kssed his cheek.
I feel him tensed before his arm wrap around my waist, that’s when I notice our position…my breasts are pressed against his head.
I quickly move away from him and clears my throat.
“I’m..I’m sorry about that…I was just too excited!”
He nods, he doesn’t look angry as I expected, he’s not glaring at me too…what on earth happened?
Why is he being so gentle and calm right now? Is he planning to make me fall in love with him?
I swear it’s working…bah! bah! I was just kidding!
He bangs the table gently to get my attention, I turn to him.
“Our agreement still stand though, you’re gonna continuing being my contract girlfriend!” He said.
“Fine by me!”
He nods and picks his spoon.
“Sit down let’s eat, I’ll go to bed early, I have stuff to do in the office!”
“Office?!”
He nods.
“Tomorrow is Saturday!”
“I know…oh, you’re bringing lunch over!”
Humph! What a workaholic! I mean, who goes to work on Saturdays?!
Wait…why do I sound like I’m already missing him?!
Eww! Gross!
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Authoress’ pov ?
Matilda was surprised to see the lights in her apartment on, she frowns and wonders who’s inside.
She had just finished speaking with Anastasia and she’s with Nicklaus.. then who could have access to their apartment?
She quickly steps into the porch, not wasting any time, she grabs the door handle and opens.
There’s a baseball bat resting by the door side, she grabs it and take cautious steps inside.
Eyes in wide circles, glancing around not focusing on anything… her eyes are widen in alarm as she grips on the bat tighter.
She steps into the living room, she sees someone sitting on a couch.. seems like guy, his back facing her.
Matilda gulps slowly, her breath becomes ragged.
“H-hey, who are you?! What are you doing in my apartment?!” She asked.
Although, she tries to make her voice sound bold.. but it’s obvious, her voice is shaky.
The guy turns to face her and the bat falls off her hand as she takes a deep breath.
Her hand flies to her chest.
“God! Jack! You scared me!” She said.
She walks closer to a couch and sits down, Jack looks at the door, hoping he’d see Anastasia coming in too.
“How did you get in?” Matilda asked.
Jack points at a key on the table.
“I saw this spare key under the doormat!” He said.
Matilda nods, she kept this key there in case of emergency.
Jack glances at the door again and meets with another disappointment.. Matilda notice this and shakes her head.
“Jack, what are you doing here?” She asked.
“I came to see Tasia….”
“Why?” She cuts him off.
Jack looks down at his fingers in shame.
“I just wanna tell her sorry, I just wanna apologize!”
Matilda scoffs.
“Hm! Tasia isn’t here and she’s not coming back tonight… Besides, if she’s here, she wouldn’t listen to you.. neither will she forgive you!”
“Where did she go?”
Matilda stares at Jack, she shakes her head at his pitiful expression.
“She’s with her boyfriend!”
“Boyfriend?!” He exclaimed.
Matilda gets up.
“Yes, boyfriend.. just give up Jack.. you’ve already lost your chance!”
“But…. ”
Matilda places a finger in her lips, shushing him.
“Shh, I wanna go get ready for some clubbing… You can see yourself out when you’re done waiting!”
Without saying another word, Matilda flips her hair and head for her room.
Jack pulls his hair angrily, he sighs deeply..his eyes red as if he’d burst into tears soon.
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Nicklaus’s mansion… 9:17pm….
Nicklaus groans and snaps his eyes open, as he feels Anastasia drops her leg on him.
He gently removes her leg and lays on his part of the bed.. he turns and notice the pillows dividing the bed are gone.
His mind flashes back to the conversation he had with Anastasia, before they went to bed.
flashback
“What are you doing?!” Nicklaus asked.
Anastasia ignores him…. continue arranging the pillows in the middle of the bed while humming a tone.
“Anastasia Lopez, what in goddmn name are you doing?!”
She stops and turns to him with a smile.
“I’m making a pillow wall”
Nicklaus frowns at the strange word.
“A pillow wall?!”
“Yeah, this part is mine….”
She points at the side she’s kneeling on.
“.. that part is yours…”
She points at the side Nicklaus is and smile.
“You’re not allowed to cross the boundary!”
“Is there really any need for this?” Nicklaus asked.
Anastasia gasp dramatically and hugs herself, as if shielding herself from him.
“There are needs for this… what if you try something later at night?”
“Try something? What do you think I’ll try?”
She stays silent, just opening and closing her mouth as no words comes out.
“Well… All I know is, you shouldn’t cross the boundary!”
Nicklaus looks at the pillow wall and back to Anastasia, he finds this childish and ridiculous.
“What if you are the one that cross the boundary?”
Anastasia scoffs and laughs.
“I won’t, I don’t toss around in my sleep.. I have a very decent sleeping posture!”
Nicklaus didn’t say anything more, he simply nods.. he sighs and went to sleep.
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Nicklaus covers himself with the duvet and closes his eyes..
Just when he’s about to sleep off, Anastasia’s hand lands on his face… slapping his cheek.
He removes her hand, she turns and takes Nicklaus’s duvet with her.
Nicklaus sits up, he turns to straighten her and make her lay properly… but before he could.
Anastasia throws her leg kicking him off the bed, he lands on the floor in a loud thud!
“Nina!!” He growls lowly.
He gets up, rubbing his butts.. he glares at her sleeping form.
She spreads on the bed, throwing her arms and legs everywhere.. Nicklaus couldn’t help but laugh.
“Who said she has a very decent sleeping posture?!” He mutters to himself.
He combs his fingers through his hair and sighs.
“I should go drink some water!”
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