The Traps of Black Swan

Dax probed the important question to Shawn and Zain, "Who are fourteen more?"

'Fourteen!?' Shawn couldn't believe Aarvi faced so much unfairness from the world when all she wanted was everyone's happiness.

Dax continued leaning on the rock nearby, "Leon Harmon, Vance Hays, Billy Craft. What about Hays family members? Dylan Harmon? Her parents? We only know three."

Zain shook his head and recounted, "Leon Harmon, Dylan Harmon, Billy Craft, Vance Hays, Madam Hays, Master Hays, President Hays. I don't know seven more."

The duo didn't find it amusing hearing Hays family members. They were the ones who framed her sl*t when they clearly knew she wasn't such a girl and Vance was the one who slept around with another woman.

"Aeon and Sean?" Shawn asked without understanding why she wasted time on them.

Dax answered to let Shawn know, "Aeon Harmon is to control Leon Harmon. She wanted Sean for the same but he turned out to be filthy like his elder brother." How could he forget the theory of vision she taught him.

Shawn: "..."

Zain again agreed to Dax's theory and added, "Actually she wants to make Aeon Harmon and Sean Harmon strong enough to run the conglomerate once Leon Harmon is dethroned. By the looks, Sean Harmon might join the bracelet if he goes rampage when Pumpkin reveals her identity."

Dax and Shawn looked at each other and chuckled. "Brother Zain, what did you feed her when she was growing up?"

"Her theory and ideas just go above my head."

"And she is working too."

"She helps my bro."

"And romancing too."

The duo continued to rant when Zain kept the bracelet in its place and stood up. Shawn realized something and changed, "Brother Zain, how did you know about this? Little Heart told you?" He pointed at the stone socket.

Zain shook his head, "I had heard water flow and stone movement when Pumpkin was talking to me on a call so I guessed."

Shawn and Dax: "..."

Both realized the attentiveness they should have to analyze the things as they followed Zain. The last one specified, "Pumpkin will know that we checked the stone socket so I will tell her."

Dax and Shawn displayed an OK sign and went towards the kitchen. They saw Aarvi sitting on the kitchen countertop and Aaron rubbing her cheek gently while her back was facing them at an angle.

Both paused hearing Aarvi's words, [... I want to give the vibe as I am living after death, an immortal without fear and might kill if provoked.]

'Who is her next target?' The four men had the same question.

Dax and Shawn hid aside to hear her reveal to Aaron and they also stopped Zain from entering inside.

Aaron tried to guess her next target, uncertain, he chose to ask, "Who is my Lioness's next prey?"

'My Lioness!! Not bad bro.' Shawn thought.

Aarvi pouted for going out of her main topic of looking scary. Since he asked, she pulled him near her and whispered in his ear about her plan, prey, and the end result of it. Aaron didn't know she didn't tell her goal of it.

Shawn and Dax waited and waited but the melodious voice they were expecting didn't reach their ears so they peeked in to see her whispering to Aaron.

Aaron was yet to react when a grim voice sounded from the door, "Little Heart, you are so wicked. How did you get to know that we are here?"

"Do you have eyes on your back of the head?" Dax hissed while Zain chuckled entering their vision.

Aarvi pointed at the reflective surface near the microwave oven and giggled. The timer was approaching so she was checking it repeatedly when the men's reflection passed on it.

Aaron understood why she whispered despite when only two were there. He connected many dots of the past two years and asked, "Are these the reasons you followed Milo's wife? You wanted to learn acting but not to spend time or interest in it."

She was learning irrelevant things and dropped them before moving to the next. Hence he had thought she was trying to find her interest in different fields and she might change her aim from being a businesswoman to another career. 

He had blindly supported her as Dax was there to complete her dream of Skylar. Now if he goes back to each event, her every action had a reason and she was silently preparing for the battle without uttering a word to them.

She was smart, talented to pick up the things she wanted. He wouldn't say it as easy for her because she had worked hard to get satisfying results. 

Aarvi shrugged, "Why will I waste time instead of focusing on my businesses? I needed to master acting too."

Shawn, Dax, and Zain: "..."

They looked at each other, 'Did they just ignore us?' They thought, then turned and went to the living hall to avoid being the third, fourth, and fifth wheel.

When Aarvi turned to the door, three weren't there and Aaron took back her attention, "What else do you want to master?"

Aarvi thought before sharing, "To seduce and to carry the feel of the inhuman creature. Sister Esme didn't teach me those. I will meet her soon and ask. "

'Beep Beep...' The microwave oven timer sounded before she ended her words so she got off from the kitchen counter moving him away. 

Aaron pulled her back swiftly, "Seduce whom? Don't dare to seduce others. Do you think others would let you off?" It takes his all self-control to stop himself from touching her, he couldn't even imagine other men pouncing on her.

Aarvi giggled hearing him. She had no plans to seduce anybody. She got that interest because Aaron always stays calm whenever she tries to seduce him, "Alrighty, I will only seduce you."

She stood on her toes and fondly pecked his cheek, "Now go, don't disturb my cooking else I will be late."

However, Aaron wrapped his arm around her waist pulling her too close causing her to instinctively move back, "Aaron..." She mumbled when their cheeks brushed.

His seductive tone sounded near her ear tantalizing her sense as she flinched by his warm breath on her ear, "I can teach you, you know."

Aarvi wanted to turn down but knowing the conversation growth, "Shawn!"

Aaron gritted his teeth and turned to see but caught no one. Aarvi took the chance and got away from his arms before pushing him out, "You were dead single before me. Hmph."

Since her common knowledge didn't work on him, she thought even his won't work by forgetting something doesn't need to be learned.

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In the living hall,

As soon as Aaron sat on the couch, "Her parents had motive and gain by Ava's death."

What Aaron meant was uncomplicated, her parents are her real foes and the main culprits who could do anything for money and fame. So why wouldn't they use Leon Harmon who was a womanizer?

Since none knew about her parents, they hadn't speculated it before, Aaron deployed a few men to check on her parents even though he could guess Leon would have cleared everything.

Even if he could get the smallest proof, he can take actions and control them before Aarvi stands face to face for confronting Leon Harmon.