The Traps of Black Swan

Nico went out to dial Vance's number, the latter stood in front of him with the gym bag, "Morning Nico."

Nico's hand raised and was ready to speak but paused, 'What if Shawn is close to her because she looks like Ava Kelly? What if Shawn introduced Dax to Ms. Evans?'

He has the doubt but it hasn't been confirmed whether Ms. Evans is Evans or Ava Kelly. he is well aware that he shouldn't act on impulse.

He looked at Vance's face, 'If Ava Kelly was a wanton girl, why will she take revenge on Vance when she is in the wrong? If she is a wanton girl, how can Shawn and Brother Aaron dote on her to this extent? If she is Ava Kelly, who was the one who got buried in her name?...' He had many questions without answers. He decided to watch her first and try to confirm her identity.

Vance shook his shoulder seeing him quiet as rock, "Where have you lost?"

Talon who reached commented on it hearing Vance, "Did Brother Nico finally caught by any beauty?"

Elliot added his remark following behind Talon, "Who can match Ms.Evans anyway?"

Blake yawned standing with them, "I am sleepy." He is a college student, he always woke up late but he had to wake up early for breakfast with Ms. Pretty lady. Other's laughed hearing him and went inside the gym.

--- Inside the cult fit---

Aarvi sent Aaron and Shawn for their workout and went to the boxing practice studio where Dax was striking the black big punching bag. It was a spacious studio with two rings in the center and other practicing equipment around. "Hello CEO Grant." She peeked at him to show her face to get his attention.

Dax faintly smiled but, "Where is my prey?"

Aarvi silently watched his face for a few seconds and turned to leave waiting for him to know to give attention to the right person.

Dax wanted to see his past Dum Dum and he got her. Aarvi Evans never cared about such silly things but his Dum Dum is a little petty and cheeky that he likes about her. "Oh, my Dum Dum finally has someone special." He quickly gave a shoulder hug pulling her back to him.

Aarvi raised her finger to get back at him. First, he spoke about her ex-fiance and now he was talking about the current one ignoring her. Shrugging his hand off her shoulder, she walked away from him saying, "He is near weights, go to him, hmph."

Dax chuckled without being able to control and pulled her back to him. He swayed her head without removing the gloves, "My honey bun is cute."

Without letting her speak, he signaled the gym manager to get her size boxing gloves and notified her, "Let me see if you forgot or remember anything you learned."

Aarvi wanted to test too so she didn't stop and helped him to wear the focus pad removing the gloves. She wore the small size gloves that fit her size of palms ignoring the manager who was curiously looking at her to know her relationship with Dax. As the latter is the world-known boss of the Skylar while the real owner is ambushed.

Since the boxing studio will be completely reserved for Dax whenever he visits, nobody was there. Dax instructed the manager before stepping in the boxing ring, "Remove the 'Don't Enter' board." Aarvi got on the square blue carpeted arena enclosed by four ropes joining the leather post at the corner of the square. 

Now Dax was serious and grave unlike the fun one. "Did you warm up?" Aarvi nodded as she stretched her limbs and neck.

Dax signaled as he directed, "Jab... Start easy and go harder." He positioned watching her footwork and arm movement.

'Pooh' Aarvi jabbed his right-handed pad and saw him word struck. Dax left like she was patting the focus pad. She obviously made her point without letting him laugh at her, "Let me get adjusted." 

Dax nodded without uttering a word. He knew her core strength is weak due to medication after the operation and catalepsy. She is only flexible and thanks to yoga.

Aarvi controlled her breathing with her moves and started the very basics of boxing, jabbing. It was just a swift, upright punch thrown with the leading hand. Dax kept encouraging her until he was satisfied with the little more force while the abandoned kid was glaring daggers inside dying to enter the studio.

"Jab... Cross... Jab... Harder... go hard... Punch... Harder... Harder... Watch your legs... Harder..." With Dax's words, there was the continuous sound of punching that started to garner the attention.

Aarvi's cross; a punch is thrown with the rear (left) hand isn't strong as the right hand. The hook is a semi-circular punch thrown with the lead hand. After these moves, Dax added defense moves for her; slip and bob.

Slipping is rotating the body slightly to miss the incoming punch harmlessly. Bobbing is moving the head laterally and beneath to avoid the incoming punch. Aarvi was good with defenses on how much ever the Dax increases the speed.

Both almost forgot Vance was coming, the four men who searched the whole gym, saw her in the boxing ring. They silently watched them in wonder how hard and dedicated she was while Dax kept pushing her to limits.

"Now kick..." From hands to legs, Aarvi's moves changed to side, push kicks. Dax noticed her balance on a single leg was commendable, she wasn't losing her balance even when he was pushing her leg away after the kick.

He commanded pushing her to the extreme, "Roundhouse kick.." She had never done it in the past hence he wanted to check if she could make it this time.

Aarvi swung around, raising her leg aiming at his head. Dax reacted quick enough, he took a step back missing her kick, and breathed a sigh before bursting out, "What the hell! why do you want to ruin my face?"

Aarvi chuckled hearing him breathing heavily, "I... I am tired..." Dax held her seeing her pressing the chest. Even though it was just ten minutes, he was happy that she could do that compared to the day she didn't even have the strength to walk on her feet.

Elliot who watched completely sipping his drink brazenly commented when she stretched her legs for the roundhouse kick, "I didn't know girls can spread their legs so wide. She seems flexible and can try many different positions on the bed."

Blake was admiring the pretty lady but scrunched his face in disgust hearing him. As a man, he knew how men change innocent and simple things to dirty and lewd.

Talon sniggered at Elliot, "If you go and try the position with her, she will just end you up in the orthopedic center."

Elliot awkwardly laughed while Vance stared at Aarvi, Nico watched Dax and Aarvi without missing Vance's reaction.

Nico asked in a low voice near Vance, "Did Ava Kelly know self-defense?" Since he decided to know the real identity of 'Ms. Evans' He has to acquire more knowledge about Ava too.

Vance had mixed emotions watching Ms. Evans with Dax Grant by remembering the Monday incident.

-- At the bid of Ebony project --

Vance and his team kept their head high, presuming they were going to win against the teeny weeny companies. Many could just pray to get the project although every year the project goes to Hays International.

It was only until Dax entered the hall with an officious air grabbing everyone's attention. All the company leads and representatives naturally stood up and greeted him respectfully while Vance's face started to pale.

Dax purposefully went to Vance and whispered, hugging him as though they were business partners. 

"F*cked your first ex-fiancee's best friend on the engagement day. Then f*cked another girl sending your second ex-fiancee to asylum. Oh my bad, actually, your third fiancee f*cked up your whole shitty life... Challenge me if you are a man because I am going to dump your business empire deliberately."

Vance gnashed his teeth fuming in rage. He couldn't believe Dax knew about his private life which he was trying to conceal.

--- Present ---

'Will Dax target Hays international and destroy us? Is he taking up this project to ruin me?'