The Encounter 2

“ Sir , Miss AriaHarrison is here?what is she doing here?” Carlos asked as he stood before Damien , who was sitting on the armchair in his office.

“ It's not quite surprising that she'll come to see me but I think she came at the right time !”

“ Sir, what do you mean, I don’t understand !”

“ Is it perhaps, any of your business?” Damien asked, darting a death glare at him.

" No, sir!" Carlos shriveled up .

" Then why should you understand it?"

" I'm sorry sir !" He swallowed hard.

Damien ignoring his apology, picked up his phone .

"You'll receive a message on your phone now, go to the address sent and pick up the item I've purchased .”

“ Ok sir, I'll go right away!” Just as carlos made to leave , he met Aria at the entrance.His eyes blinked faster as he adjust his glasses .

'Wow, shes really a beauty ! sir is really smart!' he thought to himself , bowing slightly as a manner of greeting .

Aria bowed back, a slight bow returing his greeting as she walked into Damien's office. Inside the broad office, her eye sighted a manly figure facing towards the glass wall a few distance from her right.

She took a step closer, trying to catch a glimpse of his face.

“ Mr Damien Salvatore !” she called out.

Damien turned slowly towards her , his amber narrowed gaze caught hers for a while. He walked up to her , his gaze held her frustrating glare as he grabbed her oval shapped face in an inspecting.

" Such great figure, slim but not skinny. Not bad for a Salvatore's wife … she's even more prettier than in photo!' he thought .

" Mr Damien!" She yelled pushing his hands off her face. Her face tensed up as she bit the inner corners of her mouth . He took steps back from her as she watched him wipe his fingers with a handkerchief .After taking silent deep breathes, " I'm Aria Ha_" she managed to speak , extending her hand for a handshake .

" I do not shake a woman that shows up in my office unannounced without an appointment. " Damien cut her off.

"Is that your reason for your lack of manners?" She withdrew her hand.

He smiled , a smile in form of a warning.

" The truth seldom suits the hearer." He looked away from her, ignoring her disrespectful question.

" So it's true what they call you, arrogant? insensitive? rude?"

" And you think I bloody care?" He laughed, a short piercing laugh.

" Of course, you wouldn't care. You enjoy being that way since you don't understand the effect it has on people around you." She snapped back.

" Did you come here to criticize my persona?"

“ I was curious..."

"Curious?"

" I wanted to see the man who managed to force a father into giving his daughter out !”

“ Well , you’ve seen him now , he is standing before you !” Damien raised his hands in air and dropped them down .

“ I knew that when I first set my eyes on you , you didn't even offer me a seat."

" You came unannounced, without an appointment and the fun fact is, I don't like you.." he smiled sinisterly. He was lying and he knew it.

" So I shouldn't have a seat ?"

" Please, you can now... I let you stand way longer than expected, I know your feet must be aching in those heels." He glanced at her heels .

" You don't have to worry about my feet,they are fine," she frowned,as she sat in the armchair facing the glass wall veiw.

"And why would you want to be involved with who you don't like?" She asked.

" It's a secret you shouldn't know of..." He gazed into her eyes.

Aria felt a bit uncomfortable by his daring gaze and looked down .

" Let's get down to business..."

" Sure!" Damien glanced at his watch," I'll give you thirty minutes of my time, time is very precious to me." he sat in the chair opposite her.

" I won't accept your proposal!" She was straight forward.

"Okay!" Damien stood from the seat.

"Okay?" Ariastared at him,taken aback by his reply.

" You know we cannot go back on it, the deed has been done!"

" What do you mean?"

" Whatever you say now is invalid."

" I cannot and will not marry you!"

As he narrowed his eyes , those amber eyes grew darker. Damien hated to be challenged but could also accept one. He walked over to her, crouching down to her level, he studied her face closely again.

Instant fear creeped over Aria's as she tried to hold his gaze.His wide palms reached for her chin, softly , which she tried to push away but couldn't as his grip was so strong .

" You cannot undo what has been done,even if it could be undone, if will destroy your father. Either way I win!" his gaze crept slowly over from her lips up to her eyes as he uttered those words in a low intimidating voice.

"No!" A feeling of frustration and helplessness burrowed in her heart.Her eyes were glossy as though she would cry any moment from now

" Yes! So be a good girl and help your bankrupt dad," he paused for a while, "you don't want to be the reason why your family will be homeless and dragged into the pit of poverty" he continued.

Aria pushed his hands off her , for some reason he loosened his grip. She stood immediately,filled with anger at how he talked down on her and her family.

" Why are you doing this to my family ?” She yelled.

"Don't yell in my office! He said in a scary coarse voice, “ You can go yell at your dad, it was his choice to come to me for help. “ he stood up . Aria inhaled deeply ,her fist tightened .

“ But you have nothing to worry about," he held her tightened fist up to his face, planting a lingering kiss on the back of her hand as she looked away in disgust.

" I will give you everything you need to be Mrs Salvatore,just as long as you continue to stay within my reach !” Damien moved closer to her left ear, his warm breath bathed against the skin of her face.

“ I am sure we would have a lot of fun , Mrs Salvatore!” he whispered in her ears .

Aria shut her eyes tightly at his words. It dawned on her that the more she tried to get away from the situation, the more she was caught up in it .

A moment ago, she had a glimpse of hope that everything will eventually return to the way it was but it was all gone. She now hated and despised this handsome soul wholeheartedly .

How is she ever going to be herself? But somehow, her dignity still remained with her . She involuntarily pushed him away.

“ I am doing this for my family , don’t think that i'll develop any sort of affection towards you … bear that in mind !”

"You never can tell ,baby doll!"

Aria rolled her eyes at him, picked up her purse but just as she could take a step away from him, he grabbed her wrist , pulling her so close to him, so close that they could both feel each-other's breathe.

“ What are you doing? Let go of me !” she warned, stunned by his action

“ You said you wouldn’t feel a thing for me, i would like to see if you really don’t feel a thing after this!” Damien grabbed her lips with his, sucking her tongue roughly as his lips lingered against hers.

Aria struggled with him, her hands hitting against his strong chest. All attempts to break free of his tight grip was in vain.

His attitude got her frustrated and angry and with all that emotion, she managed to pushed him a little distance away from her.

" You didn't actually think you were going to leave just like that, did you?" He mentioned beneath his ragged breathe.

“ Here's the result, the only thing I feel for you is extreme hate an anger ,you must be disappointed!” just then ,Carlos walked in.

“ Sir !” he called out, ing the tension in the room.

Aria walked away from him, her puffy angered face turned to Carlos , glaring at him before she left the room.Clueless Carlos glanced at her and back at Damien. "

“ Sir!” he said running to his boss .

“ Did you get it!”

“ Yes sir, here it is!” carlos handed it to him.

“ Place it on my desk." He ordered .

"Yes sir." He walked to the desk , wondering what had just happened between them.

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