The Warmth In Her Heart

"Tristan..."

"Hmmm..."

Alicia looked at him who's now busying himself with sorting out all her clothes as well as her toiletries. It's like he knew he would be bringing her home today. They were now inside his humble house. She call it humble because considering his status and to compare her brother's grand mansion, it was way different. It's actually a normal semi D house. Situated in a normal neighborhood. There's not a trace of him being the ruthless President of Tri Czar. But the house is just perfect. Something that she always wanted to buy with her own money. Ralph would be willing to buy it for her but she wanted to do it herself. Plus she have her own job. Why would she want to rely on her brother. It's more satisfying to buy it with her own money. She smiled before she yelp when a finger flicked her forehead.

"Owwww.... Why you do that for? I have enough injuries with me." She said grudgingly as she look at the man who's now sitting on the bed just next to her. She received another flick. Although it wasn't that hard but she slapped it away like it hurt.

"Why are you in a daze? You were calling me a moment ago." He rubbed her forehead when she glared at him. He kissed it before smiling lazily by her side.

"Ah...i forgot. I still can't believe you have such a normal house. I thought your house would be like Ralph's ridiculous mansion."

"It's something that i'm interested in." He said nonchalantly. But what Alicia didn't know, he bought the whole neighborhood just recently and the other houses that she saw is for his friends and that include her brother. As for his real house, it's bigger than Ralph's mansion. It almost look like a castle and it's situated in The Tri Hill called Czar Manor. Basically, it's his land and a private property. Alicia didn't know and he planned to tell her after he successfully propose to her.

"Is it new? I don't see any neighbor's around and looks like just recently done."

"You could say that. What is it that you wanted to ask me just now?" He decided to end the topic as his lies will be sniffed out if she dug deeper.

Alicia turns quite as she fiddle with his hand considering her right arm is still plastered. She hesitate for a while before bringing up the topic that she dreaded for.

"They,,,the one that beat me. What happen to them?" She asked carefully. At the same time blocking the image from her past and what happen few days ago. It didn't help. She end up trembling. Her own father just brutally beat her up without caring where they were and easily broke her arm. What happen to her loving father when her mother was still around? When her mother didn't run away for some men. He was gentle and warming back then. But that night and the endless torture few years ago, she was met with a monster.

Tristan who heard her and saw her trembling all over again because of them couldn't help but bring out his murderous aura.

"They won't hurt you anymore. We got this." He said without any emotion.

"What will happen to them? My grandfather? Will he be fine?" She was worried for her grandfather. Thinking if they hurt or kill his son, she was worried her grandfather wouldn't be able to take it.

"You don't have to worry about them any longer. What they have done, is not human like. As for your grandfather, he gave us his permission to do whatever we want. No one can save your father. And no one will be able to hurt you nor locked you up anymore." He said as he hugged her gently. They have captured her father and her stepmother along with her stepsister and kept them in the dungeon the day they found out they are the culprit. He didn't waste any time as he ordered Daryl and Jason to bring them to the dark dungeon. No one is doing anything to them at the moment as he was busy with Alicia. He wanted to personally teach them a lesson that they will never forget before stuffing them into the prison and be sentenced for a lifetime with no parole.

"Okay. I don't want to see them anymore." She said softly in his embrace.

"You won't." She nodded and the warmth that she received from his embrace is making her heart racing. Looking up her safe haven, she was glad to have him by her side. Aside from his charming face, this man would be her place to go to aside from her brother.