The Traps of Black Swan

Aaron sensed Aarvi changes listening about a girl's suicide due to Leon. He gently pulled her up from his lap and embraced her. He didn't mean to remind her of the past. When she had asked about Roach once, he had brushed off for the same reason.

He had to continue to tell her about Roach's family when she was expecting him to complete. "The cops pretended to be serious when Roach's brother went to complain and passed the information to Leon." Just like what happened with her.

"The same night their house caught fire in an explosion. The case was closed with a fake report as Roach's brother couldn't take his fiancee's death.

Leon's men tried to assassinate Roach when they got to know one is alive and knew about the message. Roach escaped but he held no power to teach Leon a lesson. He left the military to kill Leon but he was convinced by Uncle Louis and followed me around while trying to gather proof against Leon."

Aarvi understood Roach had no proof to state his family was destroyed by Leon. Aaron looked at her face snuggling against his chest, "Roach stopped looking for evidence when he got to know you are dealing with Leon." Roach had high hopes for her that she would put an end to Leon.

Aaron tapped on her nose to get her attention, "So many are in the hopes that my Cupcake could finish what she started." He was proud of her.

He saw her emotional eyes turn sharp. He knew she was thinking of some plan and there it was, "I will give Leon to Roach."

Yes, she had been through a nightmarish, hellish experience, she has post traumas too. Nevertheless, she is living well, she got her love, she has so many people who care for her expecting nothing in return.

Whereas Roach lost everything. Likewise, many lost everything and some lost their loved ones. So more than her, she felt they had right over Leon's life and to decide his fate.

Aaron could read why she made some more changes in her plan. He pecked her forehead, caressing her head. He will support her no matter what she decides, excluding letting Leon live freely.

After it, Aarvi again started thinking about who must have attacked her or Aaron or both with fake bullets. Was it Leon's enemy to provoke her? Or is it somebody warning them?

Aaron studied his research-related materials while he gently caressed her head on his lap, putting her to sleep.

It had been an hour when Karsen rushed inside after visiting the police station. "Aa-" He paused looking at Aarvi sleeping.

Aaron read the worry on Karsen's face. Leaving his book aside, he carefully laid Aarvi's head on the cushion. Karsen pointed to the adjacent room and went there to avoid waking her up. Aaron followed him.

Karsen handed a tiny piece of paper and informed Aaron, "Somebody is warning you or Aarvi or both. Those men met a man in some dark alleyway. They were instructed to follow any one of you. Fire only if they are caught. They saw you in a dessert shop and followed you guys hence the Shadow team wasn't able to notice before."

Aaron read the message, [Beware.] Aaron guessed the paper was inside the fake bullets and the cops found out.

Aaron glanced at sleeping Aarvi. She was right. Somebody wants to warn them. More like, alert them about the existence of the man in the dark. A foe in the dark, preying on them.

As per Karsen's words, that foe knew well, Aron and Aarvi security would find those men and the message would be passed to them. It wasn't an attack on them but notifying them about the coming danger.

Karsen asked in a dilemma, "Could that man be one among the people Aarvi was dealing with?" He was worried about how Aarvi and Aaron might do in the country S. The dangers would be more.

Aaron paused his train of thoughts. Shawn and Dax were thinking the last man was Sebastian. Aaron and Zain knew well it wasn't Sebastian. In Aarvi's hit list, Sebastian was like a dead rat. So there still exists a person who was yet to face his wife.

As far as he could remember, Aarvi wished a favor from Jaxon. She had told Aaron that favor was to deal with the last person. That favor wasn't granted yet so the last person was still left.

If that person was stronger than Leon, the latter could have taken his help or already attacked Aarvi to avoid getting destroyed by her. Aarvi would never stay quiet and risk her life or all of them. If that person had attacked them, she would have guessed immediately. Thus that man wasn't strong and he wasn't behind today's incident.

Aaron responded to Karsen, "No, Uncle Karsen. Cupcake wouldn't have been so confused if it was one of those men."

Karsen sighed in resignation. The business field always gave them enemies. As time moved, those enemies grew and became dangerous and evil enough to threaten their life. He felt helpless to see Aaron and Aarvi struggling to have a normal life between all the fuss.

If he was in their position, he would have lived, breathed, slept thinking about troubles. He was amazed how these two yet made some time for each other and tried to live.

He patted Aaron's shoulder, "You are beyond my belief." He felt the struggles in their life made them strong. He wished them to be stronger and live happy life.

Aaron: "..."

Aaron could only track the thoughts of his Cupcake. He was clueless about what was running in Karsen's mind.

Karsen entered Aaron's office and was leaving when his heart leaped to his throat at a sudden blow.

"Ronron." Aarvi jerked up from her sleep, uttering loud enough to stop one in their tracks.

Karsen swallowed his heart back and turned around patting his chest. He wanted to confirm she wasn't speaking in a dream or screaming in a nightmare.

However, Aaron ran out of the next room. Aarvi often had nightmares if anybody violated her personal space as simple as a touch. Leon had crossed her space and he was the one who left deep scars in her.

He was about to hold her but she was calm. She wasn't crying. There was no irregular breathing. She wasn't scared. Instead, she was blinking, falling into deep thought. For a moment, he doubted the same as Karsen. Speaking in sleep with open eyes.

He lifted his hand to wave in front of her face but Aarvi clutched it down, "Ronron, I think I know who is behind the attack."

"You gave me quite a shock," Karsen exclaimed and breathed deep as he went to sit.

Aaron who just had an emotional roller coaster itched to smack her head. He sat next to her, covering her legs with a knitted blanket.

Aarvi turned to the door hearing the voice, "I am sorry, Dad. I was just a little eager for his opinion." She pointed at Aaron.

Aaron fetched water while making fun of her, "Weren't you sleeping, Cupcake? Who thinks in their sleep?" Karsen chuckled realizing Aaron was right.

Aarvi pouted. She was thinking about the loopholes and possible foes. Her bad luck, her thoughts became a dream. A dream of chess.. She had flawless moves on each one excluding one pawn that was in the corner.