The Traps of Black Swan

Sean Harmon was hanging out with his friends in Mocon's famous shopping mall - Mall of Mocon.

The Mall of Mocon was celebrating the grand 3rd year anniversary with huge discounts, like the previous year he went with his friends to enjoy hoping his brother Leon will get him the details of his 'Beauty in Black.'

A cutesy girl sweetly smiled at him and asked, "I see you don't have a date for tonight. Shall I be your date?"

Sean smiled flirtatiously even for rejecting, "My heart aches to turn you down Sara, I am already taken by my pretty little lady. Mike is free tonight. Why don't you join him?"

Mike: "..."

The girl's eyes filled up hearing him but his buddies were shocked. Jet black-haired, third-generation heir asked, "Woah, when did that happen? Aren't you showing her to us? We can..."

Sean snapped instantly startling the girl in front of him, "Don't you dare think saucily about her. She is just mine. Call her sister-in-law."

Four boys looked at each other and burst into laughter without believing him. Sean Harmon who changed girlfriends like shirts going to sticking up to a single girl, it is really hard to believe for them.

Sean's face was dark as coal and his face never looked so serious glaring at them warningly. It wasn't long four boys and their girls for the day quieted down under his burning gaze.

The cute girl asked enviously through her clenched teeth, "Is she beautiful?"

Sean's gaze returned to normal and glanced at the girl. His hazy voice sounded remembering the 'Beauty in Black'. "She is unparalleled. She isn't only beautiful, she is such a sweetheart." 'She saved me putting her life in danger. I can't get a better one than her.'

That cute girl stamped her foot away mumbling to herself, "Another bitch seduced my love."

Sara Dawson, a very cute, slender, egoistic, rich girl who loves Sean from school days and followed him all the time using the relationship of the Dawson and Harmon families who are business partners of the chemical manufacturing Industries.

Other than flirting, Sean never touched her even once due to her complex behavior of 'I'm innocent' look. Well, if she loves Sean or his family background is still a question to be mulled over.

Sean was almost bored, thought of leaving the mall to a club but he got a glimpse of a girl who was biting her lower lip, holding her right-hand forearm, and forcefully smiling at a lady who seemed to be apologizing.

Sean's eyes sparkled like a thousand watts lightbulb identifying the girl. 'My Beauty.' He pushed his friends aside and ran towards her sliding, dodging, bumping, jumping and he reached the girl finally.

He was blown just by seeing the real beauty in a simple black dress without any luxuriant in it. Halter neck with a cold shoulder short sleeves, short flared dress accentuated her curves that felt like it was designed especially for her. Her scarlet lips gave him an urge to kiss them but he controlled not to scare her away if she wasn't open to all that.

On her heels, she was just two or three inches shorter than him. Standing in front of her, Sean felt giddy finally getting a chance to see her, meet her and talk to her.

Aarvi saw his face in confusion then identified him almost immediately, "You- How are you now? You better be careful from next time." The same canorous voice and how she quickly identified him was enough to push him on the clouds in a beautiful sky.

Sean saw her hand and something clicked in his head, 'She was bleeding yesterday. How can I forget?'

He tried to hold her hand, "How is your... ... ...hand?" His voice trailed off when he saw her avoiding his hand standing away from him but her faint smile eased his heart.

"It's nothing. Just a scratch." Aarvi smiled harmlessly but her face was showing a hint of pain.

Sean saw red color on the white bandage and he knew a scratch can't bring blood. He was sure she was obviously hiding her pain without showing. "You don't have to lie to me. I am responsible for your wound. Did you visit the hospital? Let me take you there."

Aarvi glanced at the forearm wrapped in white gauge by Aaron, "It's really alright. I'm fine." She didn't lie. The red mark on it was fake blood which she dabbed personally.

Sean Harmon didn't disappoint Aarvi.

She wanted him to identify her - Checked.

She wanted him to know she was hurt due to him - Checked.

She wanted him to show little fondness - Double-checked.

Sean didn't accept her words thinking she was being reserved, "I can't rest at ease. Why don't we drop by the hospital once for me?"

'For you? Excuse me! I'm the one who is hurt. Self-obsessed creatures.' Aarvi showed a guilty expression.

"I wish I could help you ease up your worry but I need to reach a place real quick. I'm sorry." She sweetly smiled again, "Take care. Be careful."

Sean saw her taking steps away, "Hey, wait wait..." He started searching for mobile in all the pockets of his stylish jacket and jeans.

'Crap, where did this go?' He lowered his head checking his jacket which had lots of pockets. "Got it!" He happily said and raised his head to see she was gone.

He looked around quickly and spotted her near a cafe. He ran towards it but failed to get her. Due to the discount festival in the mall, there were a lot of crowds hindering his speed and sight towards her.

Then he saw her on the escalator. "Hey, Be..." He realized they hadn't introduced themselves to each other.

'Crap crap crap...' He cursed himself and ran towards her but bumped to a middle-aged man who pulled him back by the collar. "Young man, don't you have manners? You bumped me and also tried to run away without an apology..."

Sean missed his 'Beauty in black' again so he was enraged and started arguing with the man without apologizing.

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Aarvi sat in her SSC tuatara ready to leave but her mobile rang. She answered as she drove out of the mall towards Highlands Bar and restaurant instead of Skylar.

"Dum Dum, your prey is cursing everyone in the waiting room and saying you are unprofessional. I want to break his face Sweetie."

Aarvi didn't know whether to scold him or not hearing him sound like a weeny wife, "Dax, Relax. He will meet me soon." but not in Skylar.

She heard him say, 'Hmph' leaving her speechless. "You are meeting him, I'm not liking it."

"Dax, stop hanging out with those stupid girls, please. You are behaving like my spoiled wife."

"Be my sugar mommy please..."

Aarvi: 😶

"We got the project and I got my baby. Sugar mommy, you are really sweet. Mwa. See you soon... Yeah, if I break his face, I will call you." Dax hung up the call.

Aarvi: 😑

She wanted to thank god for keeping Dax serious about business.

A very few people treated her the same after her wedding dropped. Dax was one of them. Before working for her or after her wedding fiasco, he stood by her side.

...

Aarvi was sure that Aeon wouldn't disappoint in her plan and meet her.