Tiara Millicent Silvano is considered as one of the most famous and influential prima ballerinas.
She was at the top. There was no place to go. There was nothing more to reach for. Control, which had been the power she yielded from a very young age...
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CHAPTER EIGHT: TROUBLE
TIARA'S POV
I let out a sigh, and I closed my eyes when strings of Ukrainian took over the other line. I should have expected it, especially when I just told my mother, who hates being contradicted, that it was my decision to sign a contract with the Dawsons. As if it's that surprising that I made a decision for my own safety.
"You are not thinking about this clearly. The government is offering you protection, and you're going to trade that for what?"
"The bodyguards they gave me are in the mortuary as we speak, Mother. Protection? They didn't stand a chance. They didn't even manage to take out their guns before those men blew up their heads. I wouldn't be speaking to you right now if not for Dagger." I fixed my gaze on the pool I could see from the window where I am currently standing, marvelling for a second how the moon's reflection shimmered on the surface of the water. "I don't know why you're so against them. They're one of the top security and investigation companies in the country."
Sandaling hindi siya nagsalita. But when she did, the anger in her voice remained the same. "Naomi wouldn't allow this."
"She hardly gets a say on this. She might be my manager, but this is above her paygrade."
"Tiara! Why would you talk about her that way? What's the matter with you?"
I tried not to roll my eyes. My mother has always liked Naomi. It came as no shock to me. They act and think the same, they love money, they hardly care about anyone, they won't hesitate to offend other people as long as they get what they want, and they're both a nightmare when it comes to those that will dare breathe the same air they breathe.
The only reason I kept Naomi was because she was efficient and knew how to do her job. Other than that, she's a headache that is slowly becoming a tumor. "Dagger will coordinate with Naomi regarding my schedule. Some of my schedule will be pushed back."
"Great. Do you know what that would look like? You will look weak, dochka."
I inhaled a deep breath before I found myself screaming. Which would be a first. No matter how much she stressed me out, I tried my best not to lose it. But at this juncture, who wouldn't? People are dying around me. My safety is being constantly threatened.
"I don't care about looking weak. What I care about is staying alive so that I can attend to my commitments. I'm sure they would understand why I need to take a moment." I massaged my temple, which is beginning to throb. "I'm not saying that I'm going to cancel on them. They will just need to be delayed for the moment as Dagger does their primary investigation and so that they can take preventative measures to guarantee that it won't be my head that will be blown off next."
