The Traps of Black Swan

Shea pondered if she should ignore Shawn's invite for breakfast and leave before repeating in her mind, 'Behave like a grown-up.'

She will have to face Shawn if she stays in the Mocon so she didn't want to throw any childish acts. Keeping her complex emotions in check, she went towards him to hand the microchip.

She was just a few steps away from Shawn when she opened her palm stretching her hand toward him showing him the microchip.

Shawn's face darkened as soon as his eyes laid on the microchip. Several things ran in his mind including a flicker of doubt at the woman in front of him.

If she had any plan against him or Rivas, she wouldn't have shown him in the first place. Upon that she indeed looked clueless about it.

So how did the bug enter my villa?

Shea saw his gaze fixed on her palm so she wanted to tell him how she got that, "I got this on the floor. I don't…"

Shawn who knew it was a bug to overhear them didn't want her words to alert the person behind it. He rushed to her.

Shea gasped and stumbled back instinctively. Shawn's right had encircled her waist, his left hand flew on her lips as he twirled around and pushed her against the wall to keep her in check.

Everything happened so fast that Shea felt her heart drumming against her ribs, her eyes wide as saucers looking at the man.

It didn't take her long to realize her heart wasn't beating because of fright but because of the man who was holding her.

Shawn didn't let her speak and unwrapped her arm and opened her fist. His eyes glued on her hand and her eyes moistened realizing she was falling for him.

Falling for him? But why?

She was aware of the attraction and physical desire. She had felt those to him the previous night when she saw him in the bar counter, when she flirted and when they were physically intimate.

But her feelings had changed. Her desire wasn't physically anymore but her heart was yearning while her brain seemed to be shut off without functioning even when his eyes shifted on her face.

Shawn who signaled her to be quiet without talking didn't earn the response. He took the microchip from her hand and waved, his hand in front of her face.

'Why is she infatuated so much?' He thought in confusion.

Yet Shea stood frozen. Her moistened hazel eyes were shimmering and he didn't want to look at it for long. He preferred to focus on the problem.

He left her lips and uttered a low voice, "Shea…"

Shea who was lost in her thoughts sniffled unmindfully. She felt a tear trickle down on her cheek and froze.

Shawn: "..."

'Did I suffocate her? Did I press her hard on the wall?' Shawn was clueless behind her tears.

Looking at the chip and Shea, despite having the urge to ask her what's wrong, he had to take care of the chip.

He rushed towards the study but returned back to her. Shea almost shrieked when his face closed up but Shawn calmly whispered in her ear, "Stay here. There is a problem."

He swiftly went to the study without noticing Shea blushed when his hot breath fell on her neck.

It wasn't the first time a man was close to her. It wasn't the first time Shawn whispered to her but her naive reaction to it was the first time.

She started gently slapping her cheeks as she tried to think of a reason for his question without heeding his last words.

Shawn, who took the small glass tube, dropped the microchip to it and tightened the cap. Now the bug won't be able to capture their words.

He was trained about different kinds of devices used to spy on people, and also about security so he was able to grasp it quickly.

The main reason he didn't take over the Rivas Industries but stood behind Aaron was, he wanted to watch over and deal with the background things that could threaten any of their lives.

After learning, he used to brief it to Aaron. The latter was smart to understand everything easily but he didn't have time to go deep into it.

Shawn specifically told Shea to stay by because it is very important to know how the bug entered his place.

Or was it to track Shea Morris?

Even though she keeps a low profile, she was Morris, adored by all the generation of the Morris family.

Remembering about the previous night, a cold ran down his spine. 'Did that person hear us all night?' He wanted to pity that person.

It would definitely worse torture if that person doesn't release the body tension after hearing them.

He went out of the study with the glass tube. He saw Shea facing the glass wall at the dining hall. He went towards her and to the dining table before turning to her.

"Why were you crying?" He wanted to make sure he didn't hurt her unintentionally as she is Aaron's junior and Aaron's best friend's cousin.

Shea who was prepared with a lie, uttered in utmost nonchalance instead of showing the anger or pain, "You suffocated me."

Shawn pointed the chair for her to sit as he sat down. "Then why didn't you struggle?"

It was normal to struggle if his force was suffocating her. He was also trained in different kinds of fighting techniques too and the reaction of the opponent.

Being in defensive mode due to the bug, he was catching her lies easily, "You don't look hurt either."

Shea: "..."

Shawn saw her tongue-tied. Even though she lied, he deduced she can't act. He kept the glass tube on the table. He passed her toast and started eating.

He made sure to keep his voice in check so it wouldn't sound like he was interrogating her. "You don't have to lie to me." He felt there was no reason for her to lie to him unless she did something wrong.

Shea chose to divert her attention. She cut the omelet into the biteable size and started eating.

Shawn recalled the infatuated look of her face, "Did you perhaps think I was going to kiss you?" But still, why will she cry for that? He failed to get an answer.

Shea choked on her toast and started coughing. She really didn't think of a kiss. She would be really glad if she had thought of a kiss when he had gone closer to her. That would have at least told her she was just physically attracted to him.

But that wasn't the case. She wanted to cry for having feelings for the person she met less than twelve hours back.

Shawn almost stood up to help her. Anyway, he pushed the glass of water to her. 'Why is she embarrassed? We had gone far more…' He coughed lightly to disperse his thoughts.

Shea calmed herself down while thinking for an unrefutable response and threw the words ignorantly, "I was scared at your behavior."

Shawn merely glanced at her. He waited for her to bring up the topic of why he had reacted that way.

Shea appeared as she was wholly focused on their simple breakfast but in reality, her heart was crazily behaving in her ribs so she didn't dare to look at him.