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Natalia stood in the balcony of the mansion staring at the scenery in front of her. The garden of the house was so big and deep. All kind of flowers and trees were planted in the graden. Infact it was big enough to be a jungle. The spring season had arrived the flowers started to turn pink giving away a mesmerizing look.

She breathed heavily as she saw Ashton and his father on opposite sides of the garden. From where she could see Ashton didn't wanted any eye contact with his father while his father tried to talk to him. He's never going to change she thought in defeat

Later the night they had their dinner together while the ladies talked about everything and nothing and laughed out loud on the other hand Ashton was quite enjoying the view in front of him.

His carefree Natalia.

"Let's head to the game room we have some amazing 'Chinese Ghost Adventures' games" Allesia suggested

"Wow!! Let's go" Natalia crippled happily but Ashton stopped her by holding her hand

"Your not going anywhere we are going to the bedroom" He said in a demanding tone while both the ladies just made sad faces

"Ash please" she used her puppy dog eyes

"Nooooo!!" he confirmed and turned his face away

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"Ashton your so mean you didn't let me spend time with your family" Natalia crippled sitting on the bed turning her face away from him

"Natalia baby...." he coooed her but she pushed him away

"Don't baby me Ash" she pulled herself away from him and went and stood at the window still angry

"I thought we were going to spend time together" he whispered in her ear and encircled his arms around her waist

"But...." she was cut by her heavy breaths as Ashton travled his kisses from her shoulder to the crook of her neck

"I love you..." Ashton whispered in her neck and suck the sensitive area around there.

Natalia moaned as his assault increased on her neck and his hands started to move upwards to her breasts. She wanted him to touch her at places no one has ever touched. She wanted to feel things she had imagined had been told all her life but never experienced.

Ashton wanted to navigate every part every inch of her body. He wanted to mark every inch of her as his but he needs to take it slow. He didn't wanted her to get scared he wanted her to feel everything and nothing yet feel only him. He wanted her first time so beautiful that she remembers it all her life. Natalia saw his father going out of the house with his briefcase and white doctor coat.

"Ashton...." she called out his name

"Hmmm...." he was engrossed in her neck her scent was intoxicating yet allure

"Is your dad a doctor??" she asked

Suddenly he came to a hault and hugged her tightly. Not feeling his lips on her neck she opened her eyes and saw him thinking about something deeply. His eyes held pain and regret at the same time.

She whispered his name softly "Ashton" grabbing his attention. The minute she said his name all his pain -regret was turned into peace. She was his peace.

"Why do you hate your father??" she suddenly asked the always nagging question. He instantly left her and move to the side of the window looking outside of the window not meeting her eyes

"Ashton I'm asking something why do you hate him so much?? Why does it pain you to come at this place?? Why don't you just talk and solve the matter??" she asked him all the questions nagging her but he kept mum not even a single reply was given to her. She asked again and again but he didn't even utter a word.

She forcefully made him look at her and all she saw made her shiver in fear. He was cold, angry, bitter words can't describe what she saw. His body was rigid and stony while his icy-cold eyes pierced her heart. He entangled his fingers with her clasping their hand together with his, he headed out of the room.

"where are we going??" she asked as the corridor passed, his pace started to increase along with him he was dragging Natalia too she asked again but

No answer!!

He took her to the basement and opened an old rusty door that looked like store room. It was rusty and old just from outside, the insides were beautiful and clean. It was room filled with photographs, clothes rack, old toys everything in pink.

"What's all this??" she asked Ashton left her hand and sat in middle of the things. His eyes held sadness and tears.

"I don't hate my father" he said and looked up to her with tears filled eyes. She instantly hugged him and settled herself in his lap, in his warm embrace.

"What happened??" she asked resting her head on his shoulder rubbing his back trying to his soothe his pain

"I had a twin sister Anna" as the words came out of his mouth his body stiffen Natalia could feel his body getting rigid with every word he said "I loved her a lot. We were a happy family. In this entire world I loved someone more than myself it was my sister Anna and Nicholas" Natalia felt a tear drop on her shoulder she hugged him more tightly and let him take his time

"Allen and Anna loved each other, that night they both were prom partners. We three headed for prom from our house. Dad told us beforehand the weather conditions are not good there were several warnings on the news channel as well. But we were reckless kids we wanted our last year prom to be best. Rich kids are always the badass and Anna was the baddest"

Natalia broke the hug and looked at him his face covered with tears while his eyes held pain and agony remorse of so many years. It wasn't easy for him to remince his past not to forget a dreadful past.  "If it's hurting don't tell me" she whispered and kissed his forehead but he nodded in a no "let me. Your a part of me you should know my dark secrets" She smiled painfully and let him continue

"We were on our way there was minimal rain that night we thought we could just drive fast and reach before storm arrive. I was driving the car with full speed and suddenly the rain started falling heavily" Ashton stopped while his breath got caught in his throat. A replay was playing in his mind. He clutched her back tightly and took deep breaths "I still drove fast as the car speed increased the rain also increased it's speed. The strom arrived soon I couldn't see the road the wind and mud clouded my vision. I couldn't take hold of the car either, it was a heavy storm the trees were shaking few of them even broke down. I could hear screams of my sister and best friend I couldn't still handle the car. I tried my best the strom increased the wind, the rain, the trees, the mud, the coulds everyone witnessed us that dreadful night. Suddenly we got crashed with a fallen tree and our car...." he stopped saying as his past started to haunt him. Natalia wiped his forehead and stared rubbing his temple, his neck, his arms. He was a stone for a moment "Our car tripped on the tree and fell on the other side I and Allen were in the car the glasses broke down and hit our head, arms, legs but Anna....." there was a complete silence only the harsh breathing of Ashton was heard "Anna's side car door broke and she fell out of car and hit the tree. I saw my sister smile while she closed her eyes looking at me. She was right in front of me but i couldn't save her. I was helpless I tried to move out of car but I couldn't. The strom didn't stop and Anna too didn't stop breathing. I saw Allen as well watch Anna smile we both were helpless. he too tried to get away but his back didn't help he couldn't even move" Natalia too cried with Ashton. He had been through so much and here everytime she used to think bad about him. He has lost alot of things reason he's a stone.

"Why do you hate your father??" she asked

"I told you I don't hate him. Two days later in hospital when I woke up I found Allen beside me. I had an head injury operated, left hand fractured, right leg fractured and a few injuries on my back and shoulder but Allen was paralyzed for three months due to his back injury. I thought if I Allen are at such bad conditions how will Anna be. I asked nurses, doctor but none replied me. When dad came for my checkup I asked him about Anna but he didn't meet my eyes. I asked again he still didn't reply nor looked I shook his hand still no reply. I and Allen we both were shouting at my dad to look at us and reply but when he did his eyes said it all. Tears and pain weren't just seen he was broken, shattered. Allen tried to get up he couldn't he was crying loudly but I-I was numb. Why didn't you save her?? I asked my dad he said Dr Fernandez did Anna's treatment and he did mine and Allen's. I shouted at my father for leaving his daughter in someone else's hands. He said Dr Fernandez is one of best doctor he trusted him but Anna couldn't survive. I couldn't forgive my father for that. Anna was his daughter too" Ashton hid his head in her neck and cried. It's been a long time he hadn't cried for his sister, cried like this for his pain.

He had it all hidden his heart it was finally suffocating him. He couldn't bear the pain anymore he cried out loud and cried until he felt it was out of his chest. "Later we did the ceremony and buried her. A month later Dr Fernandez was arrested and sentenced for death in dealing body parts of the people. He was illegally selling kidney and other body parts to different countries and business. When we got to know about this I reopened Anna's file. She was alive breathing when Dr Fernandez was treating her but Dr Fernandez took out her heart and sold it on a big amount" Natalia gasped on the information while Ashton was shattered till he completed the story. "My sister was killed. I would never forgive dad for doing this. He could've treated her and saved Anna but he chose not to and he himself killed his Daughter"

"Ashton....." Natalia hugged him tightly and cried with him in his pain.

Next morning Ashton woke beside an empty bed. His eyes searched for Natalia in the room but couldn't find it. He heard the shower went off as his eyes went towards the bathroom door his angel arrived in all her naked glory drapped just in a towel. She wasn't aware of Ashton watching him.  Natalia walked towards the cupboard and started searching for her clothes.

Ashton walked towards her and open the knot of the towel. Her breath got hitched on sudden contact of his touch. She let the towel slip from her body. As her eyes met his the desire was seen. The raw desire to have her was seen in his eyes. She gulped her saliva and moved backwards and hit her back with the cupboard. Ashton moved closed and took his time to navigate her naked body. She felt aderline rush in her body as his eyes freely roamed on her body.

Her nipple straighten in attention, goosebumps risen in her body. She felt her lower abdomen wet as the need was building inside her. He wanted to touch her feel her but as he moved a little more forward something stuck in his mind and he backed off. Natalia watched him as his facial features started to change. Regret took over his face and his body started to deny his heart's command. She felt embarrassed and naked.

Before when he was watching her she didn't feel naked she felt loved. A kind of love she has craved all her life but his sudden backing off made her feel uncomfortable. Her hands instantly came upwards to cover her body. She was hurt as if she was self-conscious, undisguised. She took her clothes and ran into the bathroom.

Ashton saw the hurt in her eyes he knew she felt nude, uncovered but he himself didn't know what came into his mind and he pulled the towel. He needs to have his emotions in check.

A/N: Hello Lovies!! I know you guys are angry for not giving an update for so long but this is a very long chapter hope you like it. Lately I'm having a busy schedule please try and corporate. I'll try my best to give next update as early as possible. Till than Please Vote Comment and Share..