♥ Chapter 26♥
Axel Knight.
Two days later.
Things are going really well between Elara and me. After I returned from the trip, I went to the hospital, where Dr. Trevy took care of my injuries. I almost killed Lorenzo for hitting on me, but thankfully, he stayed in Mexico. The girls from Zefinópolis went home, and Diana took care of the others.
I won't lie, I was very scared that Elara might not want to be with me after learning about my past. Just the thought of it filled me with a mix of anguish and desperation. What would she think of me once she knew everything? My inner demons were lurking, ready to ruin everything good that had happened.
And when I saw that bastard kissing my girl, an uncontrollable fury took over me. I wanted to rip his head off with my own hands, make him suffer for what he did. The anger bubbled inside me, an explosion of emotions I could barely contain.
My father, that bastard. He’s in the warehouse, receiving the best treatment for the day I’m going to torture him. Just thinking about him brings a wave of hatred and bitterness over me. He turned my childhood into a living hell, blaming my mother for everything that went wrong in his life. I just wanted to be loved, and he deprived me of that right. The news of his supposed death was a relief, but revenge is still a burning flame inside me, ready to consume him. I can hardly wait to end him, to take out all my anger and pain on him.
****
"Axel?" I hear Elara's voice.
"Bathroom!!" I shout.
"We’re waiting for you, hurry up before Orion does something to you." I grunt.
"I’m just peeing, I’ll be right out." I say and hear her delightful laugh.
"Okay, see you downstairs." I hear the door close.
Elara and I are not dating yet. I want to ask her to be my girlfriend, I just don’t know how to do it. I dry my hands, trying to push away the insecurity threatening to overwhelm me, and leave the bathroom, heading out of the bedroom. I go down the stairs, each step feeling like an eternity, and see Orion staring at me seriously, his expression as if he’s going to kill me.
"I’m only not messing with you because it’s my birthday today." I roll my eyes.
"If you do anything to me, you won’t get any presents." I say, and he looks at me challengingly.
"Try it and see what happens." We exchange challenging looks.
"Enough of you two, for God’s sake." Thalia says, appearing out of nowhere.
"Your son is on my case." I mutter.
"Anyway, let’s go." She says, and we soon leave the mansion.
We approach the Chevrolet Spin. I get in, sitting next to Elara, and give her a gentle kiss on the cheek.
"It’s already starting." We both roll our eyes at Orion.
"Stay out of it, didn’t you want me and him to admit we liked each other? Now deal with it." She says, and I look at her confused.
"He said that?" I ask.
"Yes, many times."
"Alright, buckle up." Mr. Dante says, with a somewhat bitter tone.
He really doesn’t like going to the park, even if it’s the zoo. But I know he’s making this sacrifice for Orion.
"Ready, everything in place. Let’s go, Dad, I want to see the animals." Orion says excitedly.
Mr. Dante starts the car and heads toward the zoo.
I rest my head on her shoulder.
I confess that I feel good; it’s as if a part of me is coming back. I thought I would never love anyone, feel this warm feeling inside me. A broken person like me, being loved by my boss’s daughter—what an irony.
There’s something interesting I loved, that Struk guy. He completely distanced himself from my Elara, he doesn’t even come close to her at college. He told the professor that he didn’t want to be paired with my beautiful girl. Elara was happy about that; she prefers to present the work alone.
But I still feel like killing him for kissing what’s mine.
****
"We’ve arrived." Thalia announces, and we soon get out of the car.
"So many people, for God’s sake." Mr. Dante complains.
"Dante, don’t start with your stuff. We’re going to have a nice family outing. FAMILY. Got it?" Thalia looks at him seriously, and I understand what she means by family.
We have to act like a normal family, without getting involved in anything.
"Understood, Queen. Let’s enjoy our youngest’s birthday." He picks up Orion. "Which animal do you want to see first?"
"I want to see the goats." Orion really loves goats.
"Then let’s go see the goats."
I intertwine my hand with Elara’s and we move forward.
"I’m thinking of giving him a snake as a gift." I whisper to Elara.
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