Raven

I stuffed the last of my books into the trunk of my car. They are the reason I came back home actually.I need my books and thank goodness I did or I would not have found out about Holly.

“ Bye mummy?” Leah waved at me and I picked her up.

“ I'll be back soon ,okay.” I placed a kiss on her cheeks and put her down.

Maya didn't make a move,she's the bubbly type ; always wanting hugs and cuddles now she's looking reserved.

I ignored her resistance to my picking her up and placed a kiss on her cheeks.“ I'll visit often.” I told her hoping to make her smile but she just remained blank.

A pained smile spread across my lips as I put her down. She'll get over it, hopefully. I bid my family goodbye one more time before hitting the road.

By the time I got to my dorm ,the maple tree was being cut down . I was so relieved to see that the security finally heed my pleas. Now,I just need to change my lock.

I pressed in my passcode and the door clicked open. I had my earpods on to block out the loud noise coming from the chainsaw.

I paused as the familiar and dreaded cologne hit my nostrils. Why was the scent hear,it's fucking broadday light!

I wanted to back out of the room and call security but the next moment I heard a click behind me.

My breath got caught in my throat as I remained rooted to the ground. I could feel the menacing presence behind me ,even with Charlie Puth's music blasting in my ears.

My windows were locked,the curtains were drawn,the door was locked and he was behind me. Even if I screamed, no one would hear me over the blaring chainsaw.

I felt his presence come closer,the smell of sandalwood filling my nostrils again. My stomach twisted in horror and my survival instincts kicked in.

I bolted towards the window,if I could open the curtains and yell then someone should see me but I hadn't even made three steps when my feet lifted off the floor with a gloved hand pressed over my mouth ,muffling down my screams.

I was thrown roughly on the bed,and a huge figure towered above me. Tears trickled down my cheeks as my whole body thrashed about trying to free myself.

He held me in place and for the first time I could see his eyes clearly. They were grey like smoke,He had only his eyes exposed,a hoodie over his head but a mass of black hair peeking through.

Slowly ,he let go of my mouth and straddled me,kneeling on my palms on both sides of the bed.

“ Please….” I groaned,pain ripping through my arm muscles.

I couldn't move an inch. He brought his arm to my face,grazing a finger along my cheek. I tilted my face away,a sob escaping my lips.

“ Let me go…..is it money you want? I can give you any amount, just name your price!” I stuttered desperately as I started to panic.

He started trailing his fingers down my neckline. I gasped for breath as he moved further downwards.

“ Stop!…..I'm going to tell the cops. ” Then I started yelling but my voice got muffled by the noise coming from the chainsaw and falling branches.

He removed the glove from his right hand and the moment his bare hands touched my skin ,I shuddered. His fingers were cold . He dipped his hands into my button up shirt and into my bra.

“ Fucking stop!.....please.” I screamed,my heart hammering so loudly against my chest.

His fingers grazed my nipple and it sent waves of electricity to my brain mixed with fear of what he was going to do to me.

He continued rubbing circles on the bud,his grey eyes never leaving mine. I fought it,I fought hard to not feel the sensation of pleasure but I'm only human.

“Get your hands off my breast ... .you pervert. I'm reporting to the cops ,I'm telling my husband….I'm…” He suddenly chuckled.

The first sound he made was raw and terrifying. He bent forward,our forehead almost touching as he continued his assault.

My body shouldn't be reacting this way,like his touch was familiar,like I was enjoying this because I wasn't . He was harassing me without my consent and I hate it. I hate that I was helplessing letting my body respond.

It's not right .

His breath fanned my cheeks as he bent closer and then he spoke. Barely audible but I heard him clearly.“I bet he doesn't touch you like this.”

My cheeks burned and the next instant ,I forced my head forward,head butting him in the nose. He let out a low growl,massaged his face with the other hand on my breast turning still.

“ Get.Off.Me!” I snarled,gathering what courage I have left.

He stared at me briefly and then continued with his movement,this time removing the gloves in his other hand and reaching for my second breast.

A cry left my lips as his cold fingers pinched on both nipples. He unbuttoned my shirt and took off my bra in a matter of seconds. My breast bounced free,his palm squeezing on the soft flesh.

I fought back a moan because this was so wrong. I know my body was reacting so quickly because Viktor and I haven't had sex in a long time. He's been busy with work and I've been busy with my internship.

“Don't….”I paused because he suddenly looked to the closed windows.I then realised that the loud chainsaw had stopped rattling.

This was my chance to scream for help. Our eyes jammed and a smirk appeared on my lips as I opened my mouth to scream.

He pressed his palm against my mouth before I could let out a sound and I bite down on it as hard as I could. He didn't let go but I saw his eyes narrowed.

His other hand came up to my neck,choking me. My voice died down as he lifted me off the bed and carried me to the door. He dropped me to the floor and left the room,shutting the door.

I coughed,trying to catch my breath and I trudged to the window.

I opened it and started yelling ,waving my hands at the security downstairs hoping they'll hear me and catch that lunatic. He can't make it out of the building in under five minutes.

The security heard me and looked up.

“ Thank God.” I gasped in joy. But they turned away the moment they looked up.

I kept yelling,waving my hand and wondering why they suddenly turned their backs until I realized that my tits were out.

Crap !

I just showed a bunch of men my nipples.

Killian

I'm disappointed.

She didn't recognize me. My eyes,my touch ,not even my voice,or my cologne.

I leaned back on my desk,looking at the grey ceiling and fighting the urge to break another vase. She has completely forgotten about me.

It's been eight years and I'm still obsessed with her. I still want her so badly,still watching her every damn day.

She made me a stalker and she only discovered four days ago that I had been stalking her when I'd been at it for eight years.

I lifted my fingers to my eyes. The feel of her skin on my fingers still lingered. I want more,I want all of her. I've watched from a far for too long.

I see it in her eyes,she's terrified of me and it thrills me.

I'm obsessed with her.

How the fuck is this going to work?

A knock on my door jolted me out of my thoughts and the door creaked open.

Scarlett,my assistant, walked in.“Good evening sir. The interns schedule for 6pm at St. Nova have arrived. The vice president is waiting for you to begin the tour .”

I smirked. “ I'll be there in thirty minutes.”

St.Nova would be mine soon and so would its employees including her. I'm buying the entire hospital since my plan to get her here as an intern failed.

St Nova was twenty minutes away from my lounge. I just came here to cool off before my surgery scheduled to start by 9pm.

Twenty minutes later,I walked into the building. A cigarette in my mouth,collars flying and both hands tucked into my pocket.

“ Forgive me sir but this is a hospital. You have to stop smoking .” Scarlett whispered by my side as we got into the waiting room.

I ignored her,slipped the cigarette in-between my fingers and puffed out a smoke.

The intern nurses were already lined up in the waiting area,wearing purple scrubs with hair pulled back in tight buns.All of them except one. She had her hair in a loose pony tail with several strands falling over her face and the rest cascading down her back.

“Killian, these are our new interns.” The vice president started and I let my eyes run over the twenty four of them,stopping at her.

My gaze lowered to her chest. The memories of this morning,how her breast felt on my fingers and how fucking aroused I was.

The heating came rushing back, filling my veins with dopamine. Fuck! I'm hard. I adjusted my pants to make the bulge less noticeable.

This is fucking embarrassing.

Our eyes met ,hers were irritated as she glanced at the cigarette in my mouth.

I smiled at her and she frowned,turning her eyes away.

She still doesn't recognise me.

The vice president led the tour ,and introduced them to the patients.

“ I need two nurses in the operating room , Miss Raven and another person. Tell them to prepare the patient for surgery.” I told Scarlett as I dumped the cigarette in a trash can and strolled to my office to get changed.

“ Umm…whose Raven?” Scarlett asked, scurrying over to me.

" Check their profiles.” That was the last thing I said before shutting the door.

An hour later I was in the operating room,my eyes never leaving her as she moved about ,preparing for the surgery.

She had noticed me staring a few times but looked away immediately. She's diligent and focused,I liked that.

I leaned in on the surgical table,enjoying the view untill she stepped up to me.

“ Excuse me…you shouldn't touch a sterile field.” She spoke,her voice firm and professional.“ Now I have to disinfect it all over again.”

I looked down and noticed that I had my hands on the mayo tray.“ I'm wearing gloves.” I raised a brow.

" It doesn't matter ... It's the same way you don't smoke in a hospital.” She snapped ,her lips twitching.

So That's it —the smoke pisses her off.“ My bad…” I removed my hands from the tray.

She turned to leave but I called her back. “ Get a skin antiseptic, chlorhexidine to be precise and get to work.”

Her jaw twitched but She returned a moment later with the bottle of antiseptic. I watched as she struggled to open it ,she was actually doing it wrongly.

“ Stop pressing the bottle. It's dangerous,it could burst ” I stated.

“ I know.” She hissed but didn't stop pressing it. She pulled the cover forcefully and it burst open,the fluid spilling out like a fountain and splattering on her face.

Fuck,she wasn't wearing goggles.

Her piercing scream filled the room as she collapsed to the floor,the bottle rolling to one side.

I cursed as I rushed towards her.“ someone get water.” I yelled at the staff.

Her face had turned red ,blistering in patches.

She sobbed, clutching at my arms“ I can't open my eyes…..i can't see.” She was trembling violently.

" Relax ….you'll be fine. Keep your eyes closed till I rinse it off .” I picked her up and carried her out of the operating room.

I sent for an opthamologist immediately as I placed her on the bed in my private room. I helped her rinse the liquid off and dried her face.

" Can you open your eyes now?"

She tired but a wail escaped her lips instead.“ I can't…it burns.”

The opthalmologist arrived just then and I gave way for him to do his job. I'm a cardiologist not a fucking eye doctor.

“ I have to rinse with sterile water ma’am ,so try to ope your eyes a little.” he said.

She winced as he flushed her eyes.

“ Open up and tell me if you can see.”

She blinked rapidly, slowly opening her eyelids,then another sob escaped her lips.“ I can't…it's all blurry.”

I cursed underneath my breath. I should have taken the bottle from her when I had the chance.

The eye doctor turned to face me.“ I have to conduct tests and see if her cornea has been damaged.”

I nodded and they left for the test. I stayed the whole time and at some point I pulled out a cigarette and lit it up. Cigarette had become my crutch over the years.

The opthalmologist finished the test and came to give me a report He sighed heavily.“ She can't see a thing….her vision is very blurred. I'm putting her on a four months medication,if nothing changes then…….”

I furrowed my brows.“ What do you mean four months?”

He handed me the test results.“ She's temporarily blind and I'm putting her on this four months medication to see if we can get her sight back…. hopefully it works.”

I scoffed and slipped past him. She was crying when I unscreened the bed.He must have told her.She had her eyes opened,staring at nothing in particular.

I called Scarlett immediately.“ Get another doctor to perform the surgery.”

" But sir….." I hung up before she could continue.

I helped Raven up from the bed but she slapped my hands off.“ You're smoking!” She sniffed,droplets of tears staining her blistered skin.

I chuckled.“ Apologies….” Then I tossed the cigarette in a nearby trash can.

“ Where are you taking me?" She inquired as I led her slowly through the hall way.

“ Away from here. You can't see ….you have to rest.”

She let out a Shaky breath.“ I left my phone in the nurses room,locker 015. It has a blue pouch, I need to call my husband. He'll pick me up and take me home.”

I stopped walking,gritting my teeth in irritation. I'd be damned if I let Viktor take her. I've put in too much effort to getting her here,I'm not letting it go down the drain.

“ Wait here ”

I went into the nurses room,got her phone and dialed the number. My number actually,then I watched my phone ring loud enough for her to hear.

"Why isn't he picking up?” She whined.

“ He's probably busy.” I grabbed her hand again and took her to the garage then helped her into the car.

“ Where are you taking me?” she asked as I started the ignition.

" You stay at the dormitory with the other interns right ?” I asked,like I didn't already know.

She stammered.“Yeah…but call my husband again. I can't stay alone if I can't see a thing.”

My lips twitched at the mention of ‘ husband'.“ You won't be alone .”

I stepped on the gas and in about half an hour ,we arrived at my place.I carried her inside and dropped her gently on the couch.

I noticed how her muscle tensed.“ Umm…excuse me sir.I might be blind temporarily but my senses are still intact. This is not my dorm room,this place reeks of cigarette.”

I poured myself a drink and gulped down the liquid before speaking.“ No It's not your dorm….”

She jumped to her feet.“ You said you would take me to my dorm!” She jeered,her tone clipped.

“ I didn't say that.”

She took a step forward in the direction opposite me,facing the window. She really can't see.“ Excuse me? I thought you were going to help me ,not bring me here against my will. I need you to call my husband….right now!”

My fingers tightened around the phone.“ You're husband?” I scoffed,letting the anger get the best of me. “ Let's call him then.”

I dialed Viktor's number without a second thought and tossed it towards her. It was by sheer luck that she caught the phone.

The phone kept ringing but no answer. It went on for another two minutes then she began to panic. She called again and after the third ring,he finally picked up but a woman's voice echoed through the phone.

She tensed,her fingers trembling around the device.

I snickered…I guess she's about to find out what kind of man Viktor was.

Raven

“ Holly?” My chest tightened.

" Oh her,Raven." She answered ,giving me a small laugh.

I stuttered as various thoughts ran through my head.“ Why the hell are you answering my husband's phone?”

“ Oh ..he's in the bathroom,I saw your name and thought to pick it up !" her tone was disgustingly casual.

I clenched my fists so tight until my nails dug into my skin.

I heard the sound of the bathroom door opening and Viktor's voice" Babe who's that?”

My stomach twisted violently as silence lingered on the other end of the phone and then Viktor spoke.“ Uhh…Rave?”

“Babe?" A bitter laugh escaped my throat as pain shot through my heart. He called her babe ,she's at my house again.“ What's Holly doing there?”

" Oh…Maya caught a cold so she came over to watch over her.” He phrased.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I want to believe what he says but I can't.“ A cold?"

“ Yeah,you're not here, you look after her so Holly filled in.” He explained."It's not a big deal right ?"

My legs gave out and I collapsed on the couch.“ There's a reason we have a nanny ,Viktor. You promised me that she only comes on Fridays.” My voice broke at the last word because at this rate,I don't know what to feel anymore.

It's not even up to a day yet and she's already back. Even after he promised me.

Viktor sighed heavily." I sent Julie away for a break….look don't get mad about this, Rave…”

Anger was sipping into my veins little by little.“ “You sent the nanny away and brought your ex? Are you out of your fucking mind, Viktor?”I yelled.

He snapped back at me." What do you expect me to do?….you are not here, Rave. Someone has to look over our daughters.”

My emotions overwhelmed me and a sob broke out of my lips.“I got into an accident ,Viktor. I'm blind , temporarily.”

Silence

More silence .

" You're what ?”

I sniffed,as tears flowed down my cheeks.“ I can't see …..I need you to come pick me up and take me home.”

He scoffed.“ “You’re blind? Then how the hell will you take care of our kids?Thank goodness I trusted my guts and brought Holly over.”

I froze at his statement , unable to believe that he just said that to me.“ Viktor…..”

He continued,his voice sounding nonchalant."You are at the hospital ,right? Get yourself treated ,tell me if you need more money for it. It's not going to be easy taking care of a blind person along with the twins so get a drug or something to cure your blindness .”

My hands trembled at his words,I blinked rapidly to prevent the tears from falling.“ Viktor you….”

The phone was snatched from me the next moment and I heard the beep sound as the line died.

" Have some dignity.” Killian snapped.

I sprang to my feet. I can't tell where he was but I knew he was standing close to me.“ I was speaking to my husband.” I shouted.

He chuckled.“ yeah right….sounds to me like you're bothering me.”

I reached forward trying to see if I could get a hold of him. “ You have no right to end the call….give me back my phone!”

I stepped forward,trying to use my sense of hearing to detect his exact location but I heard nothing over the loud pounding of my heart.

“ The fucker clearly just dumped you….what more humiliation do you want? He's with another woman, isn't he?” His voice came from the right and I turned in the direction it came.

His words hit me like a boulder but I refused to accept the fact.“ He ….he didn't dump me.” My voice broke at the last word.

Killian kept talking. “He wasn't concerned enough to be bothered when you told him you were blind. If he loved you,then he would have come running down immediately. You wouldn't even have to tell him to come pick you up.”

My lips quivered as his words hit.“ He…he loves me.” I whispered , like saying it could make it true.

Killian snorted.“ Yet he's with another woman.”

I gasped for breath as my chest tightened violently. I know what I've put into our relationship, I know what I've been through over the years.

“ Stop!" I screamed.

But he didn't. “ Let's face it…..he should have called back by now if he loved you but he's too occupied with another woman.”

I fell to my knees as I stared at the darkness before me. Deep down , Killian is speaking the truth but I want to give Viktor the benefit of the doubt.

I want to believe that all this is a joke because it's too much.“ No ….He loves me….I know he loves me.”

I felt him crouch down to my level.“ Then take the phone,call him back and ask him to come pick you up a second time.”

He placed the phone in my palm as it rang. It kept ringing,the tension eating up my flesh. He didn't pick up and I called again but it kept ringing.

Another sob escaped my lips as I let the tears flow freely. I had given all I had to Viktor.

This can't be happening to me.

He can't betray me like this. I stood by him when he had nothing ,I sacrificed all my inheritance so we could rebuild his company and start a family together.

I left my family for him.

Killian placed his hands on my shoulders ,giving it a gentle squeeze.“ Are you seriously crying over him? What the fuck? Quit it!”

He forced me to my feet,I had my eyes down. I don't even know what to feel.

“ You have an internship to finish and your life to focus on.” Killing snarled.

My life ?

My family is my life .

" No…I have to see him.” I shook my head. I can't just let it go like that ,I at least deserve to know if he finally chose her over me and what we've built together.

I looked up,a new resolve in my eyes.“ I want you to take me to him…. please.” Holly must have done something to him,maybe brainwashed him.

Besides Maya is sick ,she needs me.

“ Fuck no….” He snapped.

I reached forward and finally managed to grab a hold of his sleeve." Please…I can't drive in this state but I have to go. I know Viktor …he'll come back to his senses the moment he sees me. Holly must have done something to him.”

He grabbed my elbow and forced me to sit on the couch.“ Can you hear yourself right now?….I'm not taking you anywhere. You're going to stay here till you come to your senses.”

" But ….."

“ I said no!” He hissed and I flinched.“ If he can be so easily swayed by another woman then he was never committed to you.You're acting too desperate. Stay here and ponder on what that man you call a husband just did to you.”

And just like that,I heard his footsteps retreating and the door clicked shut.