Chapter 1:The first encounter

"Pleasantries of night are something which cannot be deciphered...But why is it you I can decipher?"

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The sun peaked through the sky brightening up the day and alarming everyone to be up from there slumber indicating a new day. The weather seemed to be rather good today but you can never underestimate the bipolarity of London's hazy weather. The birds as usual were busy being playful to the nature while the wind was giggling at there naughtiness. Some lazy bunnies were still in the dreamland and not ready to face the usual cruel world. Well the question is who is actually ready for all this hustle and bustle all along the day?

The delicious fragrance of freshly made soufflé pancakes has graced the whole kitchen and a bit of sneaky teasing smell was flaunting about there mouthwatering aroma to the folks sitting in the living room busy with the newspaper. Mrs Miller looked pretty satisfied with her work and looked at the clock to check the time. She suddenly gasped in horror as she noticed the absence of her daughter downstairs. The beautiful middle aged women scurried through the stairs to second floor and opened her daughters room with a bang only to be exasperated. She widened her eyes when she saw her daughter sleeping without any care of the world and also in the world's most awful weird position. Mrs Miller observed her daughter in daze but was soon broken out of her trance she she heard her muttering Black Forest ice cream in her dream and wetting the pillow with her drools. She inhaled a deep breath and shouted startling the poor soul to fall of her bed.

"PEARL MILLERRR!!WAKE UP THIS INSTANT OR DO YOU WANT TO BE LATE FOR THE FIRST DAY OF YOUR MASTER'S COURSE?!!"

Pearl woke up with a continuously muttering "what happened" with a panic stricken face.

"Oh hella MS. forever lazy sheep nothing happened but it will soon happen if you don't get up this instant!!"(Mrs. Miller replied with a huff which annoyed Pearl to no extent. Her mother overacting attitude made her frown in a genuine annoyance.)

"ok mama fine that you wanted me to wake up but couldn't you be more polite?...it's like who the hell wakes someone up scaring the daylights out of that person? Do you think it's appropriate to give a person a heart attack early at the morning and acting like someone had died?"

Pearl was startled would be a understatement to say but she was horrified. However as a typical mother her mom wasn't having her daughter's point rather she continued to lecture her for the past few minutes while Pearl yawned looking at her mom uninterested as if it's a normal routine. Nonetheless she smirked mentally when she came up with a plan to annoy her mom with a mischievous glint in her hazel orbs.

"So did you finally understand how much is waking up in the morning is important?!"

"No!!"came the vague reply of Pearl.

"Then what the hell were you doing standing here?!"

"Well mama actually I was counting your time,um like I wanted to see if you would breakaway your record today of morning lecture!!"( She said thoughtfully making Mrs Miller's jaw dropped and clench her fist ready to ravish Pearl, to which she already ran inside the bathroom laughing hard leaving her mom flaring with anger and got ready for the day.)

Time skip...

After getting ready for the day Pearl got down to find everyone waiting for her in the dining room except for her brother Lucas who has gone to Australia for some business tour. She noticed her mother grumpy face and went towards her hugged her from behind kissing her cheeks mumbling a small sorry. Mrs. Miller heart melted with a love from her daughter and she passed her a beautiful smile. While the others grinned at them. Pearl also kissed her father's cheek who was already pointing at him waiting with great anticipation to get a little affection from a daughter making her giggle. Pearl passed a beautiful smile towards Ryder and Rose greeting them good morning and settling beside little Mia after kissing her face lovingly to which the child just giggled. Ryder and Rose looked at them with adoration. They have always treated her like their own child.

Soon Pearl was done with her breakfast and she left for her university with her driver. Reaching her university Pearl looked at her friends at the entrance with a annoyed look plastered on there face probably tired waiting for her. She gulped inwardly and composed her walking towards them with a smile.

"Oh look who's here...the queen herself!! After a long decade she finally decided to present herself with her presence!!" Kerin the first one to notice Pearl exclaimed with sarcasm dripping from her voice.

"Hey guys look I am extremely sorry but I overslept and moreover we still have twenty minutes for the class to start...no big deal!" Pearl tried to reason herself only to get more remarks from her friends. At that moves he thought that friends can be sweet when in need but vicious in despair even tough she is at fault herself. But again which human being in this universe agrees with there fault?

"Oh I see the queen had overslept fir the 16th time this month. Wow honey do you ever plan to be punctual tough?!"said Sarah.

"Come on guys I was just tired!!"(Pearl said with her puppy eyes and a pout.)

"Yah don't you dare give that look,ok? We are not gonna melt and moreover what truck did you pull that you were *TIRED*??"(This time replied Jimmy irritated.)

"Hey-"(Pearl wanted to argue but was cut of by Zack.)

"Shut the heck with your goddamn bickering and let's go to the class,we are already late!!"

They all huffed but eventually went to there class.

Time skip...

The day couldn't get any better after all the orientation classes. The group got out leisurely because of there tiredness and decided to dine at the nearby cafe. They were hell tired and they really needed to get away from the university. The four walled classroom was causing them nausea. They all walked to the cafe which was one block away from the university and a cosy place and ordered there food.

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MEANWHILE...

The dark room was echoing with the sound of cry from the prisoner tied with rope in the chair beaten brutally. His continuous begging was deaf to his tormentors ears. They weren't showing a bit of mercy but instead they were beating him more after his every pleading. The room of the dark room flicked open revealing the mighty mafia king himself silencing the voice of his prisoner.

"Did he blurt out the information?"(Asked Shawn with his calm yet dominating voice.)

"No boss, this fucker hasn't sad a single thing even after getting tortured from the past 3 hours!"(John the most trusted body guard of Shawn replied)

"Cut his fingers and even if he doesn't blurt anything kill him in the most brutal way possible".(Came the stern voice of Shawn.)

"N-no please don't d-do this, I swear I d don't know anything!! P-please don't kill me I- I have a family!!"

The prisoner said with his shaky voice and the fear in his voice soothed Shawn making him proud of the power he had over this people. But the sadistic mind of this dangerous killer didn't had the word mercy in its library.

"Start with his thumb."(He commanded ignoring the pleading.)

On his command John his most trusted guard sliced down the finger of the prisoner. The room sauntered with his painful screams which seemed like music to Shawn's ears. He knew how to make his enemies blurt out their secrets. Right after John was done with slicing the thumb the prisoner cried vigorously telling them the information of the drug consignment. Shawn nodded and told his man to stop there torture and walked towards the entrance making his prisoner sigh in relief. Once he was half way through the entrance he turned around and shot his prisoner right across his forehead killing him. He smirked while his own man watched him in fear and then walked out telling John to dump his prisoner's body.

Shawn wasn't someone who would leave his enemy alive but he would torture them in the worst way possible. He was a monster in disguise behind that look of a Greek god. He went to his car and drove away to the nearest coffee shop to fetch a drink unaware of the surprise waiting for him.

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Pearl and her group were peacefully talking about there vacation and waited for the counter attendant to call for receiving there order. Soon enough there waiting came to an end and they heard their order was ready and they were being called. All of them were looking at each other expectantly but it seemed every one was enjoying their own leisure time. So Zack pointed out at Pearl to go fetch the order to which she so royally denied. However Zack twisted his words and told her that it's her punishment which she has to follow to compensate for being late. Pearl groaned and agreed anyway as she knew she have lost the argument.

She went to the counter and stood in line. After some moment finally her turn came. She was busy making the bill that she didn't notice someone standing behind her waiting impatiently for her to complete but still kept a neutral face.

Even the whole cafe has turned into a ominous silence but as if it concerns the innocent dove. The counter attendant was also looking at her nervously so she could complete her payment but Pearl who finally made the bill was now struggling with her order. The man behind finally lost his patience and started speaking in his deep cold tone startling Pearl.

"Excuse miss can you hurry, I have to place my order so move!!"

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Pearl's POV:

After paying my bill now I was struggling with my order as it was so many. I was about to turn when a cold voice boomed behind me startling the living light out of my day. And to my bad luck right at that moment the whole order fell from my hand making me gasp. I put my hand over my mouth and moreover what shocked me the most is a that the person in front was filled with the food looking pissed as hell. Not just any man but I must say a handsome Greek god. I felt shiver down my spine when the man looked up at me with his cold steel grey eyes. I must say those eyes were something enchanting but mysterious at the same time. To be honest I also didn't failed to notice the sudden hange in his eyes. He looked like he was stiffened when he looked at me but it wasn't the look you could say anger or something love at first site look rather his eyes held confusion in them. He was in a trance but soon he masked his emotions and glared at me making me gulp hard. I was in daze of how he was looking at me like a predator. And that's it for me to start blabbering.

"Oh my god sir !I am sorry I didn't see you!! Actually I was startled when you suddenly called me but don't worry I am ready to pay for your loss". (I so tried to keep my voice loud and confident to which it seemed so difficult for the look he was giving me. It was more like he was observing me. Like what dude are you mute or dumb why are you staring at me like a creep. I swear I so wanted to spat this words in his face but I know the situation is not on my support anymore.)

"It's fine don't bother...(he said and I sighed) but I will to settle my scores soon...so you can go now!"

Honestly I didn't understand the meaning behind his words but his last words which he husked near my ears with so much authority was enough to make me faint and I could not take so much in one moment so I walked away from there towards my friends more like ran. I could still feel him drilling holes behind me with his eyes but i ignored and left the cafe with my buddies. I internally thanked god that my friends didn't ask me more questions and quietly followed me understanding my discomfort.

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Shawn's POV:

I stopped my car in-front of the small cafe which seemed cosy and perfect to relieve my stress from work. I entered inside and saw everyone halt on there steps acknowledging my presence which made me proud of the power I had over others. I saw a middle aged man standing at the corner with his horror filled eyes which I was guessing would be the manager or owner. Probably thinking why the beast was there. I went to the counter to place an order the people before me moved automatically giving me space except one. I saw a girl was paying her bills with her back facing me without any care in the world. It was as if she was the only one in this cafe. She was taking more time than usual and I was getting impatient and amused at the same time with her behaviour. Even tough I didn't see her face but her mere presence was making my heart beat at an unusual pace. I grew desperate to see her and called her with my cold voice"Excuse me miss can you hurry, I have to place my order so move." She seemed to turn and startled at my voice for which her food spilled over me. I closed my eyes and clenched my fist to control my anger and looked at her.

I felt my world stopped at that particular moment when I saw her looking at me with her beautiful big hazel eyes. She had the same eyes as her and the girls face also resembled like her. She looked up at me and our eyes locked. It was like she was reading my emotions and confirming my thoughts while I looked at her with confusion and amusement. I observed her every act. The way she looked nervous, the way she bit her lips and her shaking voice and furrowed eyebrows. I was surprised with myself of how keenly I was observing this girl. I had never ever observed someone in such calculated way especially girls but it made me confused why was I looking at her like this. Is it because she resembled her? My trance was broken by her soft voice.

"Oh my god sir! I am sorry! I didn't see you!! Actually I was startled when you suddenly called be but don't worry I am ready to pay for your loss."

The girl started blabbering in her nervous voice which made me want to laugh at her but I controlled myself and kept looking at her with a stoic face. I guess she doesn't know me or else she wouldn't have offered to pay for the great "Shawn Kingston". For sometime I didn't say anything just observed her squirming before my burning gaze in her white T- shirt tucked in her jeans and khaki jacket making look adorable. She was in a simple attire but she looked like a seductress. Maybe her beautiful innocent face. After sometime I finally spoke which made her relieved and surprised at the same time.

"It's fine don't bother...but I will settle my scores soon...so you can go now!" I husked near her in my authoritative voice to which she visibly shivered only to make me smirk. I looked how she ran out of the cafe to escape me with a confused face. Heck even I didn't understand why I said that but one thing is for sure I am not leaving her soon. With this thought I made my way towards my car driving to my office while I called John to check the CCTV footage of the cafe and find out information of the girl who spilled her food on me. Oh baby we have I long way to go!! I said to myself thinking bout that girl and reached my office smirking.

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