The Traps of Black Swan

Dax didn't want to bring back her memories of those times so he changed the main subject and questioned, "But you had agreed that their end will be by my hands."

Aarvi slapped his arms next movement, "You had promised me that you will not get hurt. I want to break your face now. Hmph."

Shawn chimed in, "I want to make him my punching bag. I almost got a heart attack back then."

Dax slowly took the ice pack away from her hand as he quickly in fast pace uttered everything out before those two jointly attacked him, "I wanted to give him a short term victory to raise his confidence, sending him to heights of the sky before breaking it and throwing him where he belongs..." Then he pointed to the dustbin and announced like a decree by a king, "And he belongs inside that bin."

Aarvi poked his head and chuckled while Shawn still cursed Dax, "Brainless boor." She knew it was his method just like her but it wasn't required to get hurt for that.

Dax flipped the plate back, "Ms. Evans, will you speak now?"

She breathed and corrected whatever Dax thought, "I had agreed that you will crumble Hays business because Vance Hays had insulted you in the engagement party."

Three years back, hearing Dax as CEO of Skylar which was newly acquired, Vance had openly and sweetly mentioned that Dax wasn't capable of handling and he should start as a simple employee. He wasn't suggesting in his sweet words, he clearly looked down on Dax and Aarvi was dumb to think Vance as worried. The respect Dax was giving to Vance due to Aarvi had tarnished the same movement.

Aarvi's voice turned to tease to divert the attention, "You pretty boys, don't think about my games."

'Pretty boys?'

Dax framed Shawn for it, "She is calling you pretty." While he sighed helplessly. He wanted to stand for her, share her problems just like Shawn and Aaron's wishes but she always kept them away.

Aarvi: "..." Shawn hates exclamations of pretty or cute at him.

She turned to Shawn who pulled his sleeves up and started chasing after her, "Little Prince, Pretty Boy? Aarvi Evans, do I look like your son?..."

Dax smiled and watched them running all around in the studio. What they were with each other was only reserved for themselves and he had missed it for a very long time.

Aarvi entered the Gym trying to escape from Shawn. Running, sliding, jumping she didn't care about the eyes on her or Shawn. The latter saw his brother stretching and Aarvi running towards him.

He waited till she ran near Aaron and groaned in pain sitting down, "Ahh..."

She tried to stop herself to turn behind but the mat under her feet slipped and fell back on Aaron. "Ahh..." She let out a shriek before she could know and felt Aaron move away letting her fall, she almost sobbed crunching her eyes shut ready to feel the pain.

Shawn grinned ear to ear looking at Aaron holding Aarvi right on time. The former quickly left the mat on the floor which he had pulled before anybody could catch him doing it. Stepping closer to his brother who was bent watching the dainty petite face of Aarvi, he pushed Aaron down and ran away.

Aaron lost the balance by the push while he was standing up and fell on Aarvi who hadn't opened her eyes but they shot open when a thin pair of lips crashed on hers.

Aaron had seen Shawn chasing after her so he knew who created this encounter pushing him down. 'Only accidental kisses are fated to me.' He thought looking at her widened eyes and stiffened look.

A deep and husky tone, seductive gaze to tame his beauty, he spoke against her lips pulling his head up, "Ask me directly if you want more. You don't have hurt yourself."

Aarvi's eyes wandered around but not his eyes, she was feeling her cheeks burn when their breaths continued to collide. She wanted to say his tricks don't work on her but she was already feeling the results of it. She could feel how many wanted to kill her and replace her place, "Get off..."

Aaron controlled his expression hearing her whisper in the air which hardly reached his ear despite being so near. "Nope" He haughtily said to bargain it with something.

Aarvi raised her brows in amusement composing herself with that response. She felt bad for Aaron for thinking her as helpless in that position. Pulling him lower, her saccharine voice sounded next to his ear, "I don't think you want to be kneed, do you?"

Aaron cursed himself in mind realizing her slender legs were between his legs and her right leg moved indicating he doesn't have time. He chose to behave instead of regretting later.

Didn't he want a honey-dipped voice of hers? He got it but as a threat and reminded him that he doesn't have a sweet little cupcake now to dumbly follow him.

Aarvi sat on the mat and chuckled seeing him glaring at her. He was standing up when Aarvi pinched his cheeks with a wide smile that created her eyes to crescent, "I still like the dominant President."

Then she left his cheek and casually went towards the restroom without checking Aaron smiling to himself looking at her. 'My cupcake is still sweet.' He got up and was about to grab the water bottle. A slender hand appeared in front of him with a water bottle.

His gentleness instantly replaced with aloofness as he raised his eyes to look at the girl who smiled a graceful one, her soft tone was like a feather to ears but not for Aaron. "Aaron, we haven't met in like a long time. I have never seen you here before."

Aaron didn't remember who she was hence he thought she was like the rest of the girls but a little braver for daring to talk without knowing the consequences. Her plastic face also failed to get his attention.

That girl waited for him to take the water bottle from her and talk in the same excitement but it didn't happen even after five seconds and saw his line of sight on the girl who had bumped into him.

Aaron furrowed his brows and took steps towards Aarvi who quickly reached his embrace and tightened her arms around him. She wasn't jealous or trying to mark her man.

Aaron caressed her head looking if anybody was there but none caught his eyes, he raised her head to see her eyes wet and asked carefully "What happened?"

Her lips trembled while saying, "Jo... Jose."

Aaron embraced her and raised his head to see Jose Kelly walking out from the restroom corridor holding the hand of a young girl.

Jose Kelly, Ava Kelly's younger brother who she loved dearly. His facial features match with Ava and he looked like a young man of many girls' dreams, lean, tall, fair, and good looking. He would look weak for mature girls or other men but his face doesn't look good for brawny physic either.

Aaron knew Ava, his cupcake loved his little brother and always tended to him whether it was his silly tantrums or his school works, or the blames on her for his mistakes. Aaron many times wanted to inform her that Jose wasn't as innocent as he looked or behaved. Jose was using her for his work acting sweet and cute at just the age of ten and eleven.

Aaron knew his dummy cupcake never knew Jose was a stain on the relationship as a little brother. Aaron hadn't told her in the past because she loved Jose. Aaron was trying to make her understand people's behavior so that she realizes herself without misunderstanding Aaron but before he could be successful, they had to part.

Nobody could know what Aarvi was feeling at that time controlling her tears. Even being his elder sister, she was sure he wouldn't identify her as Ava and call her an imposter if she stands in front of him. Only she knew how many times she had controlled herself from calling or meeting him. She didn't want to fall weak yet, she had to handle many people before revealing her identity.

The girl who was standing behind Aaron watched them with a dark face. Fiona Knox, a lady with doll features, could be called as a living barbie. Her every feature could be labeled as a standard beauty statement. Added with her style, it was hard not to notice her in the crowd.

She completed her MS in Plastic Surgery and returned to the country just a month before. A month and she already had a queue of men who wanted to date or marry her either for her doll figure or family but she wanted none other than Aaron.

'I will take back what belongs to me. Aaron is mine, only mine.' Fiona thought to play her trump card soon because she doesn't want to play tug of war. She wanted to make the man hers quickly.

This no-name girl or Naomi, Fiona won't let them succeed. If Aaron had forgotten about them, she was going to remind him and his family.. She wasn't going to let them break the promise they made to her.