RELENTLESSLY PURSUE HER

' Little Kitten!' Ken called out.

Arianna froze.

Ken hugs her from behind inhaling her soothing scent.

' Little Kitten let's go back to the way we were before. We can strive towards our happiness. Me, you and Arian.' Ken says.

Arianna felt her heart skipped several beats.

Arianna regains her composure and breaks free from his grasp.

' That was in the past Mr Khurana. I was naive and immature then.' Arianna replies.

' But we can still try to fix it. I want us to be just like old times.' Ken says.

' It's impossible now.' Arianna replies.

' Why?' Ken says, hurt etched on his face.

' Why? There was a time I thought that even if you walked into a room and saw a dead body in my arms with a knife on the ground, you would refuse to believe I did such a thing. Even if my fingerprints was identified you would still refuse to believe it, I thought that you would only believe it when I said so myself. I trusted you so much that I ended up overestimating our "relationship". When I needed you to open your arms and welcome me, you scorned me and demeaned my self worth.' Arianna says.

' I am really sorry Little kitten. If only I could change...'

' But sadly we can't change what has happened. Now I want to focus on being a good person, mother, sister, daughter, career woman and friend. I do not want to pursue any romantic relationship now. After tonight, Let's go out separate ways, let's not be friends. Let's stay clear of each other's path.' Arianna says.

She had thought it through.m. She didn't have the time to be romantically involved with anybody. She just wanted to spend time with her family, advance her career to be better than Oliver Havana's and find a way to liberate the treasure hunters from the monotonous responsibility of protecting the mountain.

Arianna stood up and left the room.

Ken was startled for a while till he chuckled self depreciatingly.

He was three years old when he lost his mother and then he lost the attention of his father. At five, his brother was all about parties, girls and sports and unknowingly isolated his little brother. At 17, his brother's family died in an accident and his dad who had been coming out of his shell was forced back into it.

Destiny always had a way of playing games with him. Not this time. He will unite with Arianna one way or another. Destiny can take the backseat for the moment.

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' Rub harder! Don't you have any strength in you. Yes yes. Move a little higher.' A woman in her late thirties commanded. Her voice was nearly baritone and her muscles alone were intimidating not to mention when combined with the grotesque tattoos and scars all over her.

A haggard younger looking woman was massaging the older ones shoulder.

The younger woman was none other than Sage Thompson.

Her hair was standing out on her head, her body was drenched in sweat and she even had a bruised lip.

A few hours ago,

Sage looked down on her inmates and dissociated herself from them.

She haughtily told them they were far beneath her class. She has firmly believes her dad would save her..

One could who only imagine her shock when Mr Thompson told her she would have to stay there for a month because she offended somebody powerful. She immediately threw a tantrum and tried to emotionally blackmail Mr Thompson but nothing could be done.

She was sent back to her cell where her inmates stared at her viciously.

It was later that night her suffering began.

She had just managed to fall asleep, barely ignoring the mosquito bites and the stench, when someone kicked her.

She tried to scream but her mouth was gagged by what smelt like dirty socks.

Her inmates dealt with her brutally.

Apparently the others were here as sacrificial lambs for some rich kids so they despised rich people. They had longed planned to deal with Sage Thompson under the cover of darkness.

Not only did they beat her up but they successfully tamed her haughty nature and now she was giving massages to the ring leader in that cell, Rocky.

Sage Thompson gritted her teeth as she swore she would make everyone suffer once she left this place.m especially that b*tch Arianna Havana.

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Arianna returned to her room and sat down calming her turbulent heart. Yes, She had done the right thing. She didn't have time for any relationship. She already had a big family, she didn't need anything.

Her ringing phone interrupted her thoughts.

She glanced at the screen.

Grandmother.

She took a deep breath and answered the phone.

' Greetings grandmother.' Arianna says.

' I want you to come to the Graceland as soon as possible.' Rosalind says.

' Yes Grandmother.' Arianna replies and Rosalind hangs up.

What could her grandmother possibly want?