Pure Perfection

TYBERIAS' POV

I repeatedly punched the punching bag in front of me repeatedly, imagining it was Aleksei's face.

It had been about a week since Juliana agreed for me to marry Mila and ever since then she had barely uttered a word to me. She had even moved to a separate room to sleep in, which had led to restless nights for me. Every time I try to talk to her, she busies herself with something else to do.

I felt like I was losing her as the seconds went by and all I could do was watch.

I steadied the bag and rested my head on it. If Adrian was here, I would've called him by now and asked him what the fuck to do.

He probably would've told me to get my head out my ass and go get my girl.

So that's exactly what I was going to do.

JULIANA'S POV

I scrubbed the counter even harder, trying to relieve some of the pent up anger within me. This past week I had told the maids they could take some time off because I wanted to keep myself busy in order to avoid Tyberias.

It may sound stupid but I thought that if I began to distance myself from him now, it would hurt less when he would eventually get married to Mila. However, this was proving harder that I thought it would be.

I saw him enter the kitchen and my heart began racing at the sight of his sweaty body.

"Juliana, we need to talk" he said.

I know.

"I'm busy."

"I wasn't asking you, I was telling you. We need to talk."

"Okay then, let's talk" I said. He looked surprised that I gave in this time.

"Oh... Oka-"

"Let's talk about how you're getting married to another girl in 3 weeks or about how your brother was kidnapped and his kidnapper threatened to do the same to my 3 year old sister. Or about how everything is a mess and I don't know how to fix it." I let out and tear began forming as all my pent up emotions were coming out.

"And what about how I'm going to have to sit there and watch as you promise someone else that you're going to love and cherish her until you die. Or about how no matter how hard I try, I'm never going to be able to fully let go of you, Tyberias." I said and broke down. His arms instantly came around me as I sobbed.

"Just let it out. You can be angry at me and curse at me all you want but please don't ignore me." He said and wrapped his arms tighter around me.

"I-I'm not angry at you. I'm angry that after everything we've been through, it's just going to get thrown away."

"It doesn't have to get thrown away. We could still be together."

"Be together in secret? So you want me to be the side chick?" I scoffed.

I just... I can't let

wife and sleep in the

won't be like that. I'll sleep in a separate room, I won't even talk to her. Please, Juliana. I'm begging you, don't

need to think about it" I replied and

"Okay." He sighed

•_• •_•

first place we met. Said the

and I had left to do some grocery shopping. When I returned, I saw that Tyberias wasn't

probably sleeping but on her bed I saw another

dropped her off at Leona's house. Now go

and went to do as

had bumped into Tyberias when I had run away from my

another note stuck to

to where we had our first

drove to the Empire State Building, not sure

when I saw Daniel, one of Tyberias' bodyguards, stood outside the entrance

me" he said emotionlessly and

another car and opened the door for me.

are we going?"

afraid I cannot

minutes now and I

see that we were in the middle of nowhere. I took my phone out to call Tyberias only to see

looked over to Daniel to see him text

It's done.

looked over to him anxiously. "Who are

put this on." He

began to get skeptical. Ever since Anthony, Tyberias' driver, betrayed him and helped my parents kidnap me, I had become much more

began to run as fast as I could. I wasn't going to wait around while

are you going?" Daniel said

felt something heavy tackle me to the grass below me. I looked up to see Daniel

but I kicked him in

yelled as I ran across the massive field trying to get away from the man who was trying

as

What was he doing

run!" I said as I

to kidnap you, I

and pulled away from him as if his touch had

food and a bottle of wine. He had picked a couple flowers from the grass and held the bunch in his hand before handing them to me.

Thank you." I said, overwhelmed