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💌₍₁₎ chapter two achieved

Clicking my nails on the wooden table, trying and attempting to distract myself from my parents chewing me out about my long disappearance since Christmas. I was only gone a couple of weeks.

"You knew this meeting was important to us?!" My mother screams her blood vessels at me
Snapping my head at her I give her a smug look "important for your wallet, not for me, tell me dear ol mother" I smirk cracking my knuckles ever so smoothly

"How is marrying me to a boy I hardly even know is going to benefit us, not in the financial way" I raise one eyebrow
"Maybe you can finally get out the house, do more young adult things" she argues

"Hm?" I ask spinning in the chair "young adult things such as? Smoking? Drinking? Having sex? Oh dear I do all of that" I giggle "but, I can do that all on my own without marrying a man, listen I'm not your pawns, I'm your daughter for crying out loud" standing up the maid walks in smiling at me, I smile back she's the only one in this house I care about. Wish she could adopt me.

"How are you Reyna?" She says while putting the drinks down , when she's done putting the drinks down I hug her around her waist and smile, bigger than I've ever did today. "Oh, I love you more Reyna"

"I'm better now" I answer her honestly and truthfully. Gaining looks from my parents. Last time I was this friendly with a maid, they fired her. Which was stupid because If they wanted me to become close to them, they wouldn't push me away. Use me as a poker chip. They make me feel like I'm being sold to the highest bidder as they invest in my sufferings.

"Is there anything else I can get you Mrs. and Mr Vaughan?" Violet smile brightly
"No that'll be all thank you dear" my mother fakes her politeness, violet kisses my head and I let go of her only to try and follow her to the kitchen to help with food. But my mother stops me.

"Cmon Rey, we still have many topics to discuss" my mother pushes through her smile. Sighing I sit back in the insanity chair, picking away at my chipped nail polish.

My mother waits for violet to leave then puts on her almighty beast face, "Reyna, do you not understand the deal you messed up for us?"

"Do you realize I don't care?" I imply, before my mom could reply I feel the chair being pulled back and my back hitting the cold floor. Groaning at the wind that was stolen from me, I see my father hovering over me.

Securely he wraps his hands around my throat pressing his thumb on my wind pipe, cutting of my oxygen. I try kicking him away from me but he has my legs pinned down. "You think you run everything in this house huh?!" He yells while shaking my body as well "you think you're fucking grown and bad huh?! Think again sweetie, you're not you live under our rules, our roof, you're nothing without this house or me becoming mayor, cause you never were anything"

"Stop honey you're hurting her!" My mom pleas
"Shut the fuck up!!! I do whatever I want to her!!" He yells, my vision begins to come foggy by the seconds, I begin to choke on the little bit of air I have. My eyes feel like they're rolling back I can't control my body.

Is this how I'm gonna die?

I hear my mom cursing my father out in the distance, so vague. Like a dark tunnel. My eyes blanking out every couple of seconds. Why? Why? Why am I always mistreated and misunderstood?

My thoughts become ajar when I feel his hand slowly leaving my neck, inhaling in the new air, my throat vibrates with every cough my lungs let out. Feeling the scratchy feeling against my esophagus. Trembling like a naked tree, I roll on my sides slowly. Then press myself up to stand up.

"you're going to listen and obey, next time I won't be so forgiving, now get the fuck out and get ready for this evenings event, it's a party for opening the new apartments" he switches his tone at the end.

"Need help sweetie?" My mother asks, I avoid grabbing her hand, holding my throat in my own, pushing the door open with the other, I cough all the way up to my room. Lying on my bed I feel the tears brewing. What did I do to deserve this? My phone buzzes with spam texts from alyn. They were sent minutes ago. My dad must've turned it off.

[from alyn]:
Rey?
[from alyn]:
Angel? Talk to me
[from alyn]:
Please answer me I'm getting worried I hope you're okay.
[from alyn]:
Angel, I really don't want you there. I wish you could stay with me but that would get you even more hurt I'm sorry it has to be this way. But you know you can talk to me alright? Love you.

Sighing heavily with the phone in my hand I debate should I talk to him or not. He already has enough drama in his life. Why should I press mine on him? He doesn't deserve it. But nor do I right?

[to alyn]:
Hey devil, I'm doing fine. Someone's catching old feelings huh ?🤪
[from alyn]:
Hm....
[to alyn]:
What's up?
[from alyn]:
Are you sure you're okay? You kind of took a while to reply
[to alyn]:
Yeah, why wouldn't I be? Just getting ready for the party you know how they are🙄
[from alyn]:
I'm coming over.

My heart literally stops. What is he going to do? Or say? What will he accomplish by coming here?

[to alyn]:
Oh, okay then look handsome you're my date🥵🤍.

Oh shit. What did I get myself into?

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Luckily I had a dress that was turtleneck and long sleeve. Not that I've ever bought dresses without sleeves. But today was my lucky day. Tying my oxfords up. Spraying on some perfume I open the door. Seeing everyone already chatting and drinking downstairs. "Reyna?" I hear my mothers voice turning around I see her wearing a all white silk dress hanging off her shoulder, with white faux fur around her forearms hanging low to the ground. "Heels would've be appreciated" she smugs.

"Don't own any" I answer truthfully, I run downstairs greeting everyone who spoke to me or looked my direction. Then I saw alyn walk through the door with flowers.

My favorite flowers. Ageratums.

"Did you really have to?" I ask smiling harder than I achieved to
"I'm your date right?" He hands them to me and winks with the shiny smile of his. Kissing my teeth I take them from him smelling them, everytime I smell them I think of lavender which is my second favorite flower. I feel his lips attach themselves to my temple and I just let my body fall into his arms with his hands placed slightly on my lower back.

"This party is pretty packed" alyn mumbles
"Yeah, packed with snobs, and corrupt councilmen" I sigh back, alyn looks down at me with his crisp green eyes, the way it shines with concern and worries. Just proves my theory that his eyes are indeed emeralds.

"Is everything okay?" He ponders
"It is now jagger" I bump him softly, earning a cheeky grin and a scoff. Walking over to the kitchen with alyn right behind me, I find a vase for my flowers. My room has been needing some color to it. It feels so dead and frigid in there. It seems that by the minute the house is getting larger and larger. Snobs and their running nose kids, my father and his friends. The governor and his kids along with his self- conceited wife. Some of his police officers men and women. The air smelling of whiskey and wine, with the hint of vanilla lit candles and caramel inscents.  Laughter and conversations about everything and anything.

Surrounded but I'm still alone.

As I'm filling up the vase I feel a hand grab my wrist pulling the vase from my hand I look at alyn confused. Sighing he points at the vase that I have literally filled to the top. He pours some out sticking the flowers in the vase.  "We need to talk privately angel" he growls, but not an anger tone, just very worried.

"Fine" not even finding the strength to argue with him I comply, holding my vase dear to my chest, alyn and I walk upstairs to my room, passing all the strangers going in and out of the bathrooms. Kids running up and down the velvet stairs. After this is all done, I'm the one stuck with the Cinderella job.

A young woman by my room door smirks at me while twisting her hair in between her index finger "well, well I guess everyone wants a piece of the mayors daughter, must be nice to have men crawling at your feet" her tone sounds seductive but jealous. Kissing my teeth I want to walk over and argue I haven't argued with someone around my age in a while. But alyn puts his arm out in front of me.

"And you're any better? Flirting with the bodyguards hoping they'll date you so you can get closer to the mayors daughter? Must be sad living so bitter and unloved" alyn sarcasticly replies in the same tone she spoke, his cocky little grin as he twists my room door open grabbing my hand in the process. Once we're in the room he locks the door leaning up against it.

"What do you wanna talk about alyn?" I sigh waiting for him to chew me out. Why doesn't anyone ever listen to me first before yelling at me. Alyn puts one finger up signaling for me to wait. I frown up at him and he presses his ear against the door. It seems like he's listening to someone outside.

"Hm" is all he implies, then unlocks the door. Pacing over to me , his hand flies up to my jawline caressing it ever so softly. "You didn't wear those earrings I bought you today?" He mentions feeling my earlobe I realize I only have my gauges in. "Someone doesn't appreciate me" I frown my eyes up at him ready to fight him.

"Shut up alyn" I say in a low husky tone,
"Why don't you make me angel?", my heart stops beating for a moment, where is this all coming from? What is he doing right now? I thought he wanted to talk. My brain clicks back into reality.

"You're so goddamn flirty today"
"Cause I'm your date duh angel, you look beautiful by the way" which ultimately makes me giggle, but I wanna punch him. just as I'm about to hit him, the door swings open with the same girl and another guy with their camera pointed at us.

"Thought you were going to get some publicity?" Alyn smirks,with his hands stuffed in his pockets. Oh? So this was just a ruse? Alyn you sly devil. Alyn turns his body fully towards them. "And what was the mission afterwards? Blackmail her? Expose her? Sell it to TMZ? , what lowlife scums you are, all the money in the world and you can't be happy"

Alyn chuckles very manic "it's because you believe you have power. You believe this power can put you higher than others, or you'll have people that will look up to you" he chuckles he then walks over to them leaning his body against the door frame.

"That power just makes you look pathetic and disgusting, makes you look desperate and frail, and that so called power makes people look down upon you" grabbing the phone out the guys hand he deleted the pictures permanently. "With that power can also get you fucked up, unless you want me to do right now, I'll turn in my application" alyn smirk pierces through his thick sunkissed lips, those fangs almost poking his lower lip.

"Now go do something better with your life" alyn growls at them, I hear their footsteps scurrying down the steps back to the party, alyn peeps around to make sure no one else is here to spy on us. Alyn makes his way back into the room shutting the door ever so slightly then locking it.

"Hm so I was just your ruse?" I joke with him, Alyn scoffs sitting on the edge of my bed rolling up the sleeves of his leather jacket.

"If you think I did all of that to get their attention you're mistaken angel" his eyes shine on me, even in this golden hour lightening his eyes glow so shiny.
"So...what did you want to talk about?" I ask cluelessly
Alyn rolls his eyes leaning his arms behind him his jawline giving me more definition. "You know what I wanna talk about" his voice is husky, even deeper than before.

"Reyna, your energy is off, what's going on around here?" He speaks more calmly
"I..um.. remember when I spent those days at your house?"
"Couldn't forget, you ate all my snacks" alyn jokes under the serious tone, stepping forward in between his legs I place my hand on his chest fiddling with his fabric.

"Go on angel" he whispers one hand pushing my hair behind my ear, his golden honey fingertips, melts me everytime. Still in love with something you once had. But you're scared. Patience is not my virtue.

"They claim I'm the reason the deal didn't go right" I spit out, his eyebrows knit into a frenzy, confused and maybe slightly angry by my statement "they were going to get an investment from another company, and become joint together to invest more money"

"Explain what that has to do with you angel?" Alyn hands soft placed on my thigh
"They want me to marry the son, that was part of the deal" I whisper

₍ ⌨ ᶻᶻᶻ Author note is typing ...

Whew chile, Reyna is just in it for the ride man, I feel bad for the baby. Anyways are you guys enjoying this series so far? Don't worry I know you're patiently waiting to see jimin pop up and what'll all happen. But I want y'all to get to know the main character. Get to know Reyna and her life and shit. What do y'all think about her? What do y'all think about alyn?? Hmm lol anyways thank you for reading this Story and voting on it. Means a lot to me🤧 you guys are beautiful!!

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