"There are millions others , twinkling around me at night , but you are not just any other star in the sky.

You are my Sun.

From whom I borrowed light , To survive each and every second of my life."

- Aaron Reed.

.....

Ezra's body was trembling. Mind numb and senses lost. Gulping. She tries to feel the pain.

But nothing.

Is this the peace everyone talks about? Was she dead?

Scared. She opens her eyes. To only hear curses coming from in front of her.

" Fuc*! Fuc*! Fuc*! Ahhhhhhh! Sh*t!!!! Ahhhhhhhhh!

" Have you fucking lost it! What have you done!"

Ryan screams and Ezra looks up to only find those grey eyes of Aaron still fixed at her. Looking at her with a look she couldn't comprehend.

His arm extended with the gun held in his hands.Pointed to his left and she gulps. Following his aim.

Her stomach protested and eyes teared seeing it. A choked cry leaving her lips.

Blood. There was too much blood.

The bullet was rooted in Ryan's thighs. Making him scream in pain. Blood pooling around.

And Ezra felt light headed.

Wh-at was happening? Those grey eyes looked too dangerous.

She failed to recognise the man who stood in front of her.

" Have I lost my shit? Well I lost it years back. Don't you know?"

Aaron speaks. Still looking at Ezra. Blinking calmly. Not helping Ryan. And his voice alone was enough to send chills down everyone's spine.

It was emotionless. It sounded deadly.

" Aaron! See I am not your enemy. We planned to kill this girl and get her property. Remember?"

Ryan speaks struggling to get up. Holding his bleeding thigh. And Aaron lowers the gun.

To smirk.

Smiling to himself. Nodding.

" Oh yes. I remember. You wanted to kill this girl."

Stepping closer to Ezra. He looks at her blankly.

Moving his fingers to place her flick behind my ear. He speaks with coldness redefined.

" You wanted to kill Ezra? My Ezra, huh?"

Another bang is heard and Ezra closes her eyes. Flinching. To only hear Ryan's screams again.

" Ahhhhhhhhh! Fuc"! Nooooooo! Damn fuc*!!!!!!"

He has shot his other thigh. And Ezra was too scared to even open her eyes.

Who was the man in front of her?

She didn't recognise him.

He was not her Aaron.

" Shhhh doll. Don't be afraid. That bast*rd deserves it."

" He deserves it for hurting you."

Caressing her cheek. He smiles sadly at her. And his touch made her tremble.

" You asked me why I did all this? You wanted to know why right?"

" Well today I will show you why I asked you not to love me. Why I said I never deserved someone like you."

Getting up he moves back from her. And that's when the door opens and in walks Andriana.

Her anxious eyes stop at her father. Tears streaming down her eyes.

" Dad! Sh*t! What happened to you!"

She rushes towards Ryan. Placing his head in her thigh. To look at the blood and she almost has a fit.

Her vision going hazy.

" Andri! No my child. I umm fine. Nothing will happen-"

" But dad. The blood... it's too much! "

Aaron doesn't bother with the father daughter drama. Approaching the steel door he bolts it closed. Locking it.

Making everyone to look at him. Perplexed.

" Aaron! What the fuc*! Are you doing dammit! "

" How can you shoot my father like this! "

He smirks. Rubbing his neck to look at her in boredom.

To only point the gun next at Andriana. Tilting his head to a side. Questioning.

" How can I do it to him? Well, do you want to experience it as well Andri?"

Her eyes widen and she starts moving back. Raising her hands in defence.

" S-stop Aaron. You...you need to take the medicine. You are not in your senses. "

" Take deep breaths. Calm down."

" Here....take these."

She says. Taking out a medicine box from her pocket. Offering it to Aaron. And Ezra looks at her in shock.

Medicines?

What medicines?

Aaron chuckles. Like Andriana just cracked a joke. To shake his head in disbelief.

" Which Medicine Andri? The fake ones you changed my normal ones with?"

" Umm what were they for? Yah"

That humour loses from his features within seconds. As he completes his sentence. Speaking in a deadly voice.

" Yaa some Aphrodisiacs"

The medicine box drops from Andriana's hands as she looks at him in horror.

He knew! Since when?

" Got to admit Andriana. You played well."

" You thought you will change my medicine. I will loose my sh*t because of it and I will force myself on Ezra."

" And when she will not be able to satisfy me ,I will be filled with regret for hurting her. "

" And I will come running back into your arms."

" Bravo! What a plan!"

Aaron claps his hands.And Andriana lowers her eyes in shame. While Ezra looks at Andriana in disbelief.

That night.... despite taking them....he still didn't...he still kept his controls?

Andriana did all this? Why?

" I love you Aaron! I fuc*ing love you so much ! I did everything for you!"

" Yes....I am sorry for sleeping behind you."

" I regret my choices. I regret my decisions. Please forgive me... please!"

" Forgive?"

He steps closer to her. Making her heart to thump. She nods desperately. Her body trembling with fear.

" Yes. Please love. We are married now. We both will have a happy life."

Aaron chuckles again. Looking at the teary eyes of the girl . Mocking her.

" Marriage?"

" Hahaha you are too dumb Andri. You seriously thought I will marry you?"

She blinks. Her hand dropping from his shoulder.

" Yes. We are marri-"

" Ah huh. I don't remember saying ' I do'. Did anyone else hear?"

He speaks extending his arms. To look around. Chuckling to himself.

Narrowing her eyes. She asks him with disbelief.

" But we signed the marriage papers! I am now your wife dammit!"

" Marriage papers? Oh you mean this?"

Taking out few papers from his pocket. He shows it to her. And her heart stops beating.

Power of Attorney

I Andriana Richardson. In all my senses give my power of Attorney regarding all my properties and inheritance to Ezra Richardson.

From this day hence. I will have no say on them. And my sister can use them in whichever way she seems fit. This right will override all my decision making powers and they all belong to her.

" It's not just you. Who knows how to play games Andriana?"

" So tell me. How did you like my acting?"

" No ..no ! This is a lie! This can't happen!"

She pulls the papers from Aaron's hands to look at them more clearly. Reading each and every word.

To get more agitated.

Rubbing her head. She looks at him in anger. Tearing apart the pages.

" You fuc*er! How can you do all this! This bitc*! You did all this because of her right! I will kill her!"

Andriana leaps on Ezra. Ready to choke her. And Ezra moves back, afraid.

But before her fingers could even touch her. Her hair are gripped from behind and Aaron pulls her back.

To lock his arm around her neck. Seething in a low dangerous voice from behind

" Don't you fuc*ing dare to touch even a single strand of her hair."

" Aghh leave me dammit!"

She thrashes in his grip. Trying to prey his arms off. But who said he was going to leave her any sooner.

Instead his anger flares as he sees the bruises on Ezra's skin.

Tightening his grip.

Trailing his other hand down her arm. He grips her wrist. To ask her in mere whisper.

" You slapped her with this hand. Didn't you?

He tightens his grip and she screams in pain. Struggling to let go.

" A-Aron ! No ....I..no...."

" You have to pay the price for touching her."

" Nooooooo I am sorry Noooooooo!"

She screams but Aaron was not showing any mercy today.

A cracking sound is heard and she screams on top of her lungs. As she sees her displaced wrist.

"What next huh?"

" No please-"

His arm around her neck tightens and her face lost colour.

Her struggles seizing.

Ezra looks at the scene with anxiousness. Yes, she wanted to punish Andriana for what she did.

But she didn't wanted her to die.

Aaron was going to kill her. And that's when she speaks for the first time.

" No Aaron. Stop."

Listening to Ezra. That fire in his eyes subdued but only for few seconds. Leaving Andriana, he lets her limp body fall down and she starts coughing, holding her neck.

" Please stop it....this is not right."

She requests him. And that fire in his eyes returns when he sees her holding her leg which was bleeding.

" I will kill each and every person who dared to hurt you Ezra."

" I swear."

" No ..Aaron. No-"

He wasn't listening. Pointing his gun at Andriana's thigh. He speaks in an emotionless voice.

" Look at me Ezra. This is me."

" No Aaron. You are-"

" The real Aaron Reed"

" The sick beast of a man."

She flinches again. As he shoots Andriana's thigh. Making her scream to echo around.

And Ezra feels her stomach protesting.

Seeing so much blood. She felt nauseated.

Andriana's scream echo around. Her body thrashing. With her father's.

And Ezra just stares.

" No....you didn't...you just didn't"

" She stomped on your thigh. She drew blood. She deserves it doll. Don't feel bad."

" She should have known it before giving you pain."

" She should have known that Aaron Reed never leaves a person who dares to touch his Ezra."

Ezra looks at the man perplexed. What has happened to him? Why couldn't she ever see this side of him before?

Was this the real him?

" My....my daughter! Andri!!! My child! Are you fine!!"

" Dad......I..."

Andriana was loosing consciousness but Aaron didn't cared. To only have Ryan to scream.

"You bastard! You betrayed us! I will kill you! "

Aaron looks back at him over his shoulder. Scoffing.

Not caring. Ignoring him.

When a knock on the door interrupts them. Police sirens echoing.

" Open the door! State police here! I repeat unbolt the door!"

Ryan looks at the door in hope. Seeing his daughter loosing too much blood.

He knew only police could help him now. As this psychotic man here can shoot them any second now.

He drags his body towards the door. Crawling on the floor.

When Aaron approaches him.Folding his arms to lean on the wall.

" Are you sure Ryan? You prefer to die in hands of police than mine?"

" You insane sh*t! You don't have any evidence against me! I will tell them you did this kidnapping!"

" Who will trust a psychopath anyways."

Aaron chuckles synically. Nodding.

" True. Very true. But who said I don't have an evidence?"

Turning around to approach the broken window. Aaron picks up a small device showing it to Ryan. Smirking.

" Ahh technology. Isn't it a great thing?"

Pressing a button. He starts the recorder. Raising his brow.

" Do you recognise this voice?"

"I couldn't see him living , enjoying , smiling around. His happiness was making me suffocated."

" And then I decided to take that one thing he loves more than anything. To take away his very reason of everything."

" His money!"

" But your mother? She was a nosy bitc*. She just couldn't mind her own business. And look what happened then."

" I had to kill her."

" You were supposed to be dead as well. But what a luck my neice had."

" Your mother hid you somewhere. Where we couldn't find you. And fuc*ing decided to die than to give us your whereabouts."

" A dumpster. Creative isn't it? The bitch left you near a dumpster where no one could find you."

" And now?"

" It's time to throw you back from where you came my dear Ezra."

Ryan froze and so did everyone else in the room. His hand and struggles dropping.

" You...you knew it..since when?"

Aaron just smiles. Not caring to tell him.

And now Ryan understood well. Why Aaron Reed did all this. Pretending to love back his daughter. Coming back.

Making them trust him. To know their secrets.

To betray them.

He should never have trusted him.

He was a fool! He has been played!

" Aaron! Open the damn door! I am warning you! Don't do anything stupid Son! Please! Let Police take care of this!"

Albert screams from outside. And Ryan freezes. Looking at Aaron in disbelief.

Sh*t!

Fuc*! How can he be so stupid!

They were together!

Aaron was playing double crossing him? Or was he always loyal to Albert

" H..ow?"

" You think Albert came to know on his own that his daughter is alive?"

" Y ...ou told...him..."

" Well that was the first step. You wanted to kill her so that Albert never comes to know she is alive . Right?"

" Who was that sh*t...yaa John. You sent him as well didn't you?"

" To kill my Ezra?"

" You thought I wouldn't know?"

Ezra stills. Her eyes tearing. She didn't know anymore what to believe.

" But what a pathetic man. He told me about the organisation before I killed him."

" And that's from where I found out. Who gave the contract to assassinate Ezra to the organization."

" You. Her dearest uncle."

" Ryan Richardson."

Ryan couldn't say anything to defend him. The man was too cleaver. He knew everything.

He won't believe his lies

Looking at Aaron's blood red eyes and back at the door.Ryan knew one thing.

He didn't wanted to die by his hands. He was happy surrendering to the police.

Death by this man? It was going to be merciless.

And he didn't wanted to face his wrath.

" I am here. Please save-"

He couldn't complete. As Aaron places the nozzle of the gun in his mouth. Silencing him.

" Task task task not so fast."

" You made my Ezra an orphan. You took her family away from her. You killed her mother. And you thought you could escape from this?"

" But don't worry Ryan"

Pulling him up from his collar. Aaron seethes at him.

" I will make sure your death is instant."

" Just like you gave her. "

He moves his head in a no. Pleading. Andriana screams from behind.

" No please! Leave my dad!"

To only have her screams fall on deaf ears.

Aaron's eyes were blinded in unstoppable rage and vengeance.

He didn't cared of anything right now. He only needed to see blood.

His blood.

" Aaron no! Stop Aaron! You are not a murderer... please.."

It was Ezra who speaks this time. Tears streaming down her eyes.

And his grip on the gun tightens.

He looks at her. His red eyes meeting her teary soft ones.

" He killed your mother Ezra...he even tried killing you! "

" I am fuc*ing not going to leave him!"

" No Aaron! The police will handle it! Don't envolve in this mess. Please."

" I am way too down in this mess to come out now Ezra. My insanity has no coming back."

Her head was feeling heavy. Her vision blurring. As she moves her head in a no.

Struggling to speak.

" N-o... don't do this."

His eyes soften as he sadly smiles at her.

"I can be anything for you Ezra." . . . .

" A lover. A psychopath. And even a murder-"

" No! You are not! Stop this madness Aaron! Stop it!"

" I swear you on my life Aaron! You will leave him.....pl-ease"

Everything stills for a second. Aaron's eyes hardening on Ryan. Who looks between Aaron and Ezra.

Breathing heavily. Aaron takes a deep breath. Closing his eyes.And Ezra repeats.

" For me. Please Aaron. Leave him."

There is a deadly silence for a minute. When suddenly Aaron curses. Pushing back Ryan. And shooting a bullet.

"Agghhh fuc* it!"

" Nooooooooooo!!"

Andriana screams.

* Bang*

Ryan trembled near Aaron's feet. Holding his shoulder which was bleeding.

And Ezra had tears in her eyes. He listened to her...he didn't kill her.

Andriana crawls to reach her father. And hugs him, crying hysterically. When Ezra sadly smiles at Aaron.

Her eyes dropping as she was feeling heavy.

" Tha-nk you Aar-on"

He steps towards Ezra. Caressing her face. To suddenly move back his fingers ,looking down in shame.

His red eyes refusing to meet her brown ones.

" Everyone...that has ever hurt you....deserves to die Ezra..."

" But-"

Looking up back at her. He sadly smiles to himself. A tear drop leaving his eyes.

" I forgot that while trying to protect you ....to keep you safe from harm....I was the one that has hurt you the most..."

" I....In order to save your life...I ruined you emotionally."

" I ...broke you Ezra....and in return?"

Getting up. He moves back from her. Retreating his fingers.

To pick up the piston. Placing it on his head.

"Even I deserve to die...along with them ?"

Ezra's heart stops. As she struggles to move forward to stop him.

But with tied hands and legs. A heavy head and blurry vision. She couldn't even move.

" N-o...A-Aron....don-t!"

She manages to stutter. And Aaron again gives her that sad smile.

Opening the lock of the piston.

" You told me you hate me. You shouldn't Ezra? " . .

" Because a man like me? Doesn't even deserve your hate."

" You are too precious my stupid girl"

" Too precious fir a worthless man like ne."

" S-top don't ! Listen to m-e! W-e will s-it and discuss. Cal-m dow-n...Aaron....please... please...!"

Her body thrashes. Trying to move forward. Tears streaming down her eyes.

And that thudding in her head worsens. Her vision of his Beautiful face blurring.

Those grey eyes going hazy.

" You are too good for this world Ezra....too Selfless." . . . " I tried being like you...too love others to always protect you......but see where it got me?" . . . "I am sorry Stupid girl. I am sorry." . . .

" That I couldn't love you as selflessly as you loved me."

. . " If possible please forgive me."

He sadly smiles. Closing his eyes and a scream echoes around.

" Nooooooooooooooo!!!"

Ezra didn't even realise that the scream belonged to no one but her. She looses her vision. Darkness covering her eyes.

Blocking those stormy yet vulnerable grey eyes forever. She struggled to see. To stop him. But her body betrayed her.

Through her weak senses she hears a loud.

* Bang*

To be followed by a thud. And that's when she looses all her hope. Surrendering to darkness.