Is this destiny?

They were approaching the stables, and Sarah noticed that Aaron is slowing down his steps gradually.

While walking, she asked few questions with a goal to gauge how well Aaron knows Aiden but she got only some vague responses related to high school.

"So, you are a software developer?", Aaron asked Sarah while silently reconsidering his options.

"Yes. I work at White corp.", Sarah has no intention of hiding things which can be easily found out.

The more Aaron spoke with Sarah the more he admired her. She is definitely not a snobby socialite girl like most from their circle. While others try to look pretty and catch a rich husband, Sarah is modest, clever and has a job!

From Sarah\'s responses, Aaron can see that she is in love with Aiden and that she has no intention of cheating on him. With every word that came out of Sarah, with her every move, Aaron\'s jealousy of Aiden was increasing. How is it possible that Aiden has such an amazing luck to have this girl fall for him?

"Is that how you met Aiden, at work?"

Sarah was wondering why Aaron is so interested in her relationship with Aiden. He is just luring her so that he can use her against Aiden, right? But she sees no problem in answering his questions. "No. We were classmates at University."

"Did you two start dating the moment you met?"

Aaron knows that Aiden usually does not waste time with girls, and Sarah\'s response surprised him.

"No. We were friends for some time before things moved toward the relationship."

"I see…" From his talk with Sarah, Aaron confirmed that a playboy like Aiden was able to fall for a girl and become serious about a relationship. No wonder, Sarah is an amazing girl. Aaron\'s resolve completely shattered. He stopped walking. "I think this is far enough. We should head back. Aiden will notice that you are missing."

Sarah was surprised. It seems that Aaron gave up on his intention to use her against Aiden. But that does not mean that he gave up on attacking Aiden when he gets a chance.

"He is busy gaming, it will take more than this short walk for him to realize how much time passed." She pointed toward the dimly lit stable. "Look, we are almost there. I would like to see the horses, even if they are sleeping, we can be quiet, right?"

Aaron sighed while thinking how considerate Sarah is. She is letting Aiden have time for playing games. That lucky bastard! Aaron wished that any of his exes gave him time for gaming. He reluctantly nodded and continued walking.

…

At the event hall, Aiden is anxiously watching Aaron and Sarah while they are walking toward the stables. He knows that their end destination will be the shed on the side of the stables.

"Hi, Aiden…"

Aiden lifted his gaze and faced Thomas.

"Hi, Thomas.", Aiden dryly responded. "What brings you here?"

Thomas smiled. "I\'ve got an invitation."

Aiden sneered. "You know that is not what I meant. What brings you here in front of me?"

"I was wondering if we can have a word... outside?"

Aiden looked at Thomas and thought how this is not a part of their plan. Shouldn\'t all of them gather in that shed while holding Sarah as a hostage, and then call him to come? Maybe this is a change in plan that Sarah and he missed, and Thomas will take him to the shed… after all, Sarah and Aaron are almost there.

"Sure, lead the way.", Aiden responded while keeping his phone in the pocket.

…

Sarah is at the entrance of the shed, Paul and Henry are already inside, and there is one chair placed in the middle of the cleared space. Others are not there.

"Please… can you sit on that chair?", Aaron asked when Sarah stepped inside.

Sarah obediently sat, crossing her legs at the ankles and placing her hands in her lap. She observed her surroundings curiously without a word.

"If you promise to sit without trying to escape, we will not tie you up.", Aaron told Sarah, and she responded with a small smile.

Paul chuckled. "What is with sudden politeness?"

Henry was confused. "You know that you didn\'t bring her here to be nice, right?"

"Shut up!", Aaron snapped at Paul and Henry. "There is no need to scare or hurt her, if she does not cause problems."

"You must be kidding!", Paul could not hide his surprise.

Henry approached Sarah with a piece of rope.

Aaron pushed Henry back. "I said, there is no need for that!"

"How much did you drink?", Henry glared at Aaron. "You know why you brought her here, right?"

Sarah could not believe that Aaron would go against his buddies. Or maybe they are not buddies to begin with, and they only have a common hatred toward Aiden. Suddenly she got curious, what grudges they have against Aiden? But she knows that it\'s probably better if she does not get answers to that question.

She sighed and smiled faintly while extending her arms toward Aaron. "It\'s OK. You don\'t want to make your friends uncomfortable because of me."

Aaron hesitated for few seconds before taking the rope from Henry\'s hand.

Aaron kneeled in front of Sarah and started tying her wrists together. "I\'m sorry about this.", he mumbled. His discomfort was impossible to hide.

At that time, Noah entered the shed. He held his breath while staring at the scene of Aaron kneeling in front of Sarah. He completely missed the point that Aaron is tying Sarah\'s wrists.

Noah\'s mind was a mess. Sarah is his demoness, his vicious goddess, his Mistress… the woman who is haunting his dreams… the woman whose touch he craves for… just one hit from her will make him feel the heaven… Why is Aaron kneeling in front of her? Is he pledging his allegiance? Is Aaron about to take his place?

Without hesitation, Noah stepped next to Aaron and got on his knees. "My Mistress, it\'s been a while… This servant is at your service!"

Total silence engulfed the shed, and everything was still while everyone\'s attention got on Noah.

Sarah blinked few times. "What?"

Noah raised his head and looked at Sarah pleadingly. "Did you forget about me, my Mistress? I know, I took a while to heal. I am not worthy. Please forgive me. Don\'t discard me."

Sarah was not sure how this man\'s brain is wired up, but it seems that he has few loose screws inside. She decided to play along. "I didn\'t forget about you. Noah, right?"

Noah grinned while nodding rapidly. He was happy that she remembers his name.

"How is your arm?", Sarah asked Noah with concern.

He extended his right arm to the side and moved it few times vigorously. "It healed completely, and is ready to serve you, my Mistress.", Noah beamed.

Sarah gave a small nod of approval to Noah and wiggled her arms lightly, reminding Aaron to finish tying up her wrists. Since Noah kneeled next to him, Aaron was frozen, and he completely forgot that he was in the middle of tying up Sarah.

Henry glanced at Paul who only shrugged. Henry wondered, what the hell is going on? They were supposed to bully this girl, and first Aaron came in treating her like a princess, and now Noah is completely submissive. Liam said that he and Thomas will come later and not to start without them. And where on Earth did Patrick disappear? And why is this girl calmly sitting without asking for the reason they are tying her up?!

"Noah, do you care to explain yourself?", Henry impatiently asked.

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