Livid Guardian's Endless Coddling

But both sides' attackers were failing due to Aria and Alan's combined security code. Except for the duo who knew the security architecture, nobody passed their network yet but Levi didn't let his guard. 

Aria's team and Alan's team both tried to track the attacker who was very intelligent on the network. 

Levi knew well if Alan and Aria sit together to catch the attacker, they could track him so he tried to record the attackers' pattern to submit to Aria for her analysis.

That night many tried to get Aria and Alan's state to know why both were staying in office but each one failed.

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In Vince's villa

After dinner, three were resting outside enjoying the cool breeze as Aria spoke to both men. 

"Arrie, did you practice fencing or forgot?"

Aria was trained by Finn and Vince on self-defense for five years but it was only using props because whenever they taught her hands-on, she would get hurt and even visited the hospital quite a few times to which Alan had reprimanded both Finn and Vince.

"Fencing?" 

Alan didn't know Aria learned it because he had ordered her to just focus on studies and her work to stop her from tiring herself.

Vince sold her off, "Aria knows to fence in foil sword and she is good at it. I even taught her shooting and stick fighting. Her marksmanship is commendable. Didn't she tell you?"

Aria facepalmed and forced a smile at Alan, "I was never hurt. Don't get angry, we met after so long. Please please please..."

Alan's face was grim knowing she hid those but hearing her she was never hurt and tried to learn it for self-defense, he could only nod remembering how fluently she had almost held his neck in the car as soon as he pulled in.

Aria breathed a sigh and responded Vince who was speechless seeing Aria placate Alan cloying up to him

"Brother Vince, Finn is busy and My prince? We don't even have time for each other, so I never asked."

Vince nodded. If he knew he would have arranged in the villa. "I will not disturb the couple then."

"Good night..."

Vince just waved his hand and went to a room. 

Aria went to Alan's arms, "Alan..." 

Alan hummed caressing her head on his chest. And the cycle repeated quite a long time. 

Both had missed each other and they needed no words than being together.

"Alan, can we show as we are again in a relationship?"

"Aria"

Aria pouted and became quiet. Until they managed to find out who wanted to kill her, he wasn't going to give up.

Alan took her inside after some time. Since there were only men's clothes, Aria wore a shirt before going to bed with Alan. 

He didn't want to do anything but he knew he wouldn't be able to control her fresh smell and just a thin layer of cloth on her.

Seeing her lay on the bed next to him, he checked the closet and found a hoodie. Aria confusedly let him make her wear before he pulled her to embrace.

Aria understood later, "Alan, It's okay. You don't..."

"I just want to cuddle you." He tightened his arms around her kissing her forehead.

Nobody knows him better than her, "What if I want?"

He bit her ear, "I didn't bring a protector. Be good." And nobody knows her better than him.

Aria knew Alan didn't want her to carry at the age of twenty-three. "I will take the contraceptive."

"No!" Alan firmly and instantly responded. "That will have side effects on your health."

Aria couldn't argue with her overprotective husband. She kissed on his cheek, "Then sleep, why do you want to torture yourself?"

But Aria rubbed her head receiving a hard knock. Alan pulled her back to arms sounding like a wronged one, "I want to hold you."

Aria smiled, "I love the fact that I'm petite in front of you fitting in your arms so well."

That made Alan smile and coaxed her to sleep soon. 

He had really missed her to the level he became an insomniac but he didn't want to compromise now and lose her later.

If it was just a company, he would never let her stay away, it was her life. According to his analysis, somebody who wants him was trying to kill her because killing her doesn't get anything to anybody, not even her company. 

But he couldn't understand why they were still waiting instead of going up to him which was leading others trying to get Aria like Focus International who had a crafty CEO, a son of a sly father or they could be behind...

Alan stopped his train of thoughts looking at Aria's faint smile in his arms. He didn't know how long he looked at her, he kissed her forehead longingly and went out to the study room where Vince was working.

Vince checked at the door after seeing Alan sit on the couch, "Little one?"

"Slept."

Vince nodded, "Why Focus International people are checking about Little one in the country S?"

Alan furrowed his brows.

The purpose behind Alan changing her name to study far away was to avoid people to reach her. In the name of Aria Cooper, they couldn't get any information from the immigration department or any college or country S.

Alan had a note that in the five years, nearly forty times 'Aria Cooper' details were checked in the B city's airport. 

Her different name was only known to a handful of people who never used that name anywhere so knowing her location was difficult.

The only things Aria faced were many trying to get her attention, proposing to her which was eventually solved seeing Finn around her. 

Finn also assisted her in the Skyline branch that avoided other men nearing her and a few had to visit the hospital when Finn had broken their bones when they tried to drug Aria in-office lunch or parties or creating unnecessary encounters with her when she had started as a white-collar employee.

Once her growth started solving things, getting projects, the successful client meets, nobody dared to get near her. Her full identity was only known to them when she took over Skyline.

Vince continued his work as he spoke, "My people stopped them and still it doesn't matter even if they know now. The question is why Focus International is interested to know about Little one?"