Sapphire's POV:

I came out of my apartment building and saw a car.

Ohh it was Nathan's.

He waved at me and I got into the car.

"Good morning. How are you, princess?" he said.

"Good morning. I am fine. You are here?" I asked

"Actually from now on, every day I will be here, to take you to your university. "

"It won't be necessary. " I added.

"It will give me pleasure. Don't say no." He made puppy eyes.

Smiling at him I looked before. In the side mirror, I saw a car following us.

After 15 minutes we reached.

"Baby, today I won't be able to pick you up after school. I have a small business meeting, " he said sighing.

"It's okay. I can go myself. "

I smiled at him and he gave me a flying kiss before driving away. I really was glad, finally, I started a relationship, after so many years. It didn't feel bad.

He seemed sincere to me. If he is good to me, then I will try my hardest too.

It feels good to think that I am not alone. Is this how feels when somebody is in a relationship?

He hugged me. I blushed remembering it.

I can go to the park again, as today I didn't have work. I thought.

I went to the park after university and went to a quiet part of it. Then I sat on a bench. People usually didn't come to this side of the park.

This part was a bit poachy and damp. sun rays couldn't come here thoroughly. As there were big old trees here spreading their huge branches, hugged with thick leaves.

People and children come this part rarely. Most of the time benches of here were empty but clean.

A cold breeze was running. It felt so good like the breeze was caressing my face.

Leaning my head, I closed my eyes.

"Good afternoon, my tigress." Someone whispered in my ear.

I jumped in surprise and opened my eyes. I saw the beast was sitting beside me, smiling widely.

His smile was a killer.

What am I thinking? He is a beast. I mentally slapped myself.

"It has become a bad afternoon now. Do you follow me everywhere?" I said with much annoyance.

He smiled again without answering.

"Who are you? Why do you follow me? What do you actually want from me? What do you do?" I asked in one breath, without blinking.

He chuckled, "One by one angel, don't tire yourself just by questioning. You have much to do to tire yourself later."

"I am in no mood for your stupid games. Answer me!" I snapped at him.

"Angel, what have I told you to watch your tone with me? "His voice was firm. All playfulness vanished instantly. The face became hard.

"What have I told about not to repeat myself?" I threw at him with the same strength. I wasn't someone to cower.

"You have the right to know about me, as you are gonna be my QUEEN." He stated.

He put emphasis on the queen word. I looked at him in irritation. He was impossible.

"I am Alexander Rodriguez. Owner of Rodriguez Group of Companies." He announced.

"So?" It still didn't interest me.

He handed me his iPhone and told me to search his name on Google.

I did. The result didn't surprise me even for a bit. He was a multi-billionaire. If my dad was alive and his business was well-running, I would be an heiress also. May be our company wouldn't be as large as their company chain, but it was being expanded by Papa a lot.

If my dad was alive... I sighed.

According to Google, he(A) was one of the most illegible bachelors, the youngest billionaire in the US.

He had few rumors of affairs with actresses, models or rich ladies. But he never acknowledged any relationship. But it was few comparing how rich and good looking he was.

I thought that.

I gave him his phone back and look at impassively. He seemed a bit wondered at my nonchalant expression.

I am sure he thought I would be surprised or amused.

"Angel, These are only my legal business. Google doesn't know all about me, but my queen should know". He spoke. I raised my brow.

He leaned closer and whispered to my ear, "I am the notorious, ruthless mafia, Alexander Rodriguez. My family is Rodriguez."

His statement made me marveled and scared. I was a bit shaken internally.

He was a mafia. This is why he was like a brute. I reasoned myself.

But whoever you are you can never get me down or scare me.

I looked at his eyes.

"So sweetest sweetheart have you broken up with your boyfriend yet?" He questioned. This made me enraged.

"Who the hell are you? You may be fucking rich to trap any girl or dangerous mafia but you can't scare me. I am not gonna break up with him." I told him.

My eyes were unwavering. Jaws were firm. I clutched my bag tightly.

His eyes blazed in anger, he balled fist and jaw clenched. He took a deep breath closing his eyes.

"Angel, I am mafia, I have my ways to get my work done. But I didn't want to do my ways with him. But you made me." He said.

His eyes were burning with fury.

He stared at me intensely.

I gulped, though I talked confidently, his words made me scared. But I didn't show it. Tried my best to hide my fear.

Suddenly my phone rang. It was Nathan. I picked up smiling ignoring the prick sitting beside me.

"Hello, princess. Where are you?"

"Nathan, I am at Rofdino park. Came here, then we can hang out." I said.

"Stay there, I am coming to pick you up."

"Hey, how was your meeting?"

"It was good babe, investors agreed to invest for my new company."

"Congratulations. It's really good. Where are you now?"

"I am in my car now, driving, near Mory Barbara Mello Mall." He replied.

"Hey, I am hanging then, talking on the phone while driving is dangerous. you..."

I was cut by hearing a huge bang sound from the other side of the phone. Few people were saying "accident " "accident"...

I heard a noise. Everything was unclear.

I repeatedly called Nathan but no answer came. My heart started beating faster.

He might get into an accident. God, please save him.

I decided to go there. He told me he was near Mory barbara mall.

"Hey. Don't bother me anymore. I have to go, my friend has got into an accident, I have to go now..." Saying, I turned and started walking.

"Are you sure it was an accident? What if someone did this to him intentionally?"

I heard him laugh evilly.

I halted my walking. His words hit me like thunder.

Then it was Alexander, who did this to Nathan?

"W-whh-att d-do you-u mean?" I stammered, turning to him.

"I believe my tigress is smart enough to understand what I meant." His face hardened with this sentence.

"Take this as a warning and break up with him, if you don't want to meet him at his funeral." He stood up and came to me and gripped my both hands.

I was so shocked and for a moment became dumb. I wanted to say but nothing was coming out of my throat.

How can anyone be this much selfish, cruel, brute? Just to get things in his way, how can he hurt others like this?!

He was not a human. My thought told me.

I was in a reverie, thinking how did I get myself before the eyes of this animal, beast.

What had I gotten myself into? Because of him, my loved ones were getting punishments.

"Don't test me, baby girl, I don't ever joke." With this, he pulled my face to him. Then licked my right cheek and kissed the other.

There was a dark evil smirk in his lips which was giving me a silent hint that he wouldn't let me leave so easily.

I snapped back to reality and wiped my cheek. I felt great distaste.

I grimaced my face and pushing him

Unchained my hands from him.

"Angel, go to your boyfriend for the last time, he needs you." He said mockingly.

"You bloody swine, you will rot in hell." Saying this with utter hatred and disgust, I left for Nathan's hospital.

I didn't even care to see his expression or reaction.

I again called Nathan's mobile and someone picked and said he was admitted into a hospital near the mall.

I rushed to the hospital, from the information desk, I went to his room. Nathan was lying in the bed. I talked to the doctor.

His both legs were fractured, needed two months of complete bed rest. A minor injury in his head.

I couldn't help crying standing in front of his bed.

Today he was lying here because of me. I was cursed.

My curse affected him too.

I sat in the stool near the bed. Nathan was unconscious.

My mind was restless, a storm was going on.

Alexander was a merciless beast. He knew everyone close to me.

He hurt Nathan today. There was no guarantee that he wouldn't use Bella, Uncle Fred, orphanage kids to tame me.

He would hurt them without any second thought.

I had to cut all my ties with them to protect them.

I could be back to a loner but couldn't bear them hurting because of me, by a psycho mafia guy.

I had to do something quickly.

I called the doctor, bought medicine and requested him to lend me his phone to make a call.

I lied to him that my phone got broken falling from the staircase.

I called uncle Fred to send me a new phone tonight, as my present phone may be tracked.

I was going to take a big decision.