Chapter 2

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Aurora Collins

"Hello? Mom we just landed. Where's the car?" I squint my eyes and speak into my phone. I put on my sweater. Its cold, pretty cold.

God I hate London.

This is Charlottes first time out of Florida and she looks like a baby with a lollipop. We're standing outside of the airport but we couldn't find our driver.

"We? Who's with you?" I roll my eyes, I'm freezing my legs off woman!

"My friend, now where's the car?" I grumble. I got absolutely no sleep and I feel like the Grinch.

"Just go outside, it should be there. Hold on I'll call." She cuts the line and I couldn't help but notice how she sounded so excited.

I groan loudly and lay my head on Chars shoulder. "What's she saying?" Char says tiredly

"She's gonna call to see where the driver is. I'm freezing." I whine and tug my sweater tighter.

"Water?" She offers holding up a cold water bottle. I immediately shake my head no.

Soon enough, a dark red Mercedes pulls up right in front of us. I glance at it but pay it no mind, a limo should be picking us up not a Mercedes.

The driver door pops open and out comes a tall young man with sleek hair and shades who's back was faced to me.

He turns around and takes off his glasses. My eyes widen and I feel my breath being knocked out of my lungs.

It's Daniel.

My mouth parts slightly and my body tenses over. I'm suddenly reminded of that day at the hospital two years ago. When Daniel and Seth stared at me with such hatred and pain.

"Aurora, how are you?" He speaks and stuffs his hands in his pockets. He changed very little. He has a little stubble now and he got taller.

"Daniel?" I whisper out and feel like no words are coming out. "W-what are you doing here?" I stutter.

Charlotte pinches my palms and I look at her.

"I'm fine." I say to her. She stares at me and hesitantly nods. I look at Daniel again.

"I'm here to pick you up. Mind if I take your bags?" He says and takes our luggage without even waiting for me to answer. While he loads the trunk, Charlotte tugs me to the corner.

"Who's that?" She asks and stares at Daniel.

"That's one of his best friends." I mutter and feel like I'm about to faint. "He's hot."

"Charlotte! The last time I saw him he hated me." I scold her. Daniel is a douche bag, and he will get nowhere near Charlotte.

I will go full Kung fu panda on him.

"Ready to go?" Daniel calls from the car.

"Wait, where are you taking us? And my mom said that a driver was going to pick us up."

"I'm taking you to your house and your driver is at the library with Parker." He explains calmly.

"Daniel I thought you hated me." I whisper.

"Lets get in the car, I'll explain everything." He says and holds open the back door. I decide whether to get in or not but before I can, Charlotte steps up.

"Let's get straight to the chase buddy, are you going to kidnap us?" Charlotte asks sweetly.

"Cause I'd be totally okay with that." She adds on.

"Char!" I scold and slap her arm.

"I believe we haven't met, I'm Daniel." Daniel smirks and holds out his hand. Charlotte shakes it firmly but Daniel flips it and places a kiss on the back of her hand.

They're bluntly flirting right in front of me.

"Daniel." I say in a warning voice with a glare and he immediately lets go of her hand.

"Let's get going huh?" He says and we load in the back. Daniel starts up the car and the engine roars to life's. He drives off and silence overtakes us.

"So.., hows Florida treating you?" He makes small talk.

"It's been fine." I end the conversation there. After a few minutes he asks the painful question.

"Aren't you gonna ask about Aaron?" He mumbles and keeps his eyes on the road.

"I don't wanna know." I'm here to see my father and for that purpose only.

He coughs awkwardly and scratches the back of his neck. Charlotte shrinks down into the seat and takes out her phone and starts playing some game.

"So, I have to talk to you about something. But first you have to promise you won't freak out." He says seriously.

"Why? What's wrong?" I sit up immediately.

"Promise first." He says again.

"Whatever I promise."

"Pinky promise." He says and holds out his pinky behind him but still keeping his eyes on the road.

Okay, now I'm worried.

I hesitantly pinky promise and he sighs in relief.

"Okay, Reinhardt Corp and Knight Corp is merging." He blurts out.

"WHAT?!" I yell.

"You promised you won't freak out!"

"Wait why?!" I grab and shake his shoulders.

"Because your fathers really sick and someone need to take over and Aaron proposed a offer to your father that he's thinking about taking." He says in one breath.

"Drive faster." I growl angrily.

"Look, you can't go and start screaming in your fathers face okay? The doctors said you have to be fragile with him. You don't understand Aurora, a lot happened in two years." Daniel says stressfully.

"Just step on it, I'll be careful with him."

I feel lightheaded at Daniels comment. Just how sick is my father? I lean back and take a couple of deep breaths.

Not even a day in and already I feel like crap.

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