Foreign Feelings

Several old, ancient buildings passed by when the car sped by. I couldn't enjoy the beautiful, breathtaking scene as the car was passing every monument at its full speed. Italy is one of the beautiful countries with ancient cities filled with history and art. I slid the window to let the brisk air fill my nostrils, the crisp autumn air came rushing in the car and filled it with its freshness. I looked at my boss sitting beside me and I just noticed that he was looking at me, From when?

"Mr Volkov, how far is your mansion?" I asked him.

"We will be reaching in less than ten minutes," he replied. As if on queue I could see a mansion in the far distance of the field we were going through recently. We reached the compound gates and the gates smoothly slid open by two guards. Then we drove through the compound for a minute or two till we were right in front of the mansion doors.

The minute the car stopped the car doors opened; I came out and so did my boss. The mansion was proudly standing on a bucolic landscape. I looked at it in pure astonishment. We walked through the pavement and on the porch of the mansion. The second we stepped on the porch the doors of the mansion opened. What is this? A paranormal sight? Everything is done by itself, I mean the people in here work like a machine, it looks like an automated mansion but everything is done manually.

Wow! That's what I can say. Enormous from outside, spectacular from inside with lush cream walls, every single thing in this mansion is a redolent luxury. Windows were as clear as a crystal, if not for the handle then I m sure no one would have noticed a glass partition in between. I was looking in awe, not that I haven t seen this before but I was astounded when looking at this luxury.

Never have I ever thought of living in such a luxurious mansion after… you know. I m here to do business with my boss. My days were as boring as paint drying. I had nothing to do except to do two end to end jobs and be attentive in both of them. I used to get tired to no extent but the desire for revenge is too much to stop me from doing anything silly. I hate admitting this but my boss is the perfect definition of handsome, he has a perfect jawline with a straight nose. Brown hair is always combed to perfection with unique coloured hazel eyes.

"Madison, the house helpers will show you to your room, follow them," my boss ordered. I walked through the flight of stairs and onto the second floor of the mansion behind the house helper. The room he entered with my suitcase in his hands was another piece of art, it was just amazing however, the room reeked of luxury. My sixth sense was warning me of some uncalled danger.

I m sure I can face it. I m here to start my first mission. I know why we are here, Austin needs to finalise a few contracts with other firms and he has a meeting with Romano regarding some very confidential matter. I m currently not aware of it but I will soon know…

When Austin had informed me of the business meeting in Italy it was nearly impossible to get a few days off. The head maid wasn't allowing me to take a leave. She had asked Briana regarding this matter and she had allowed me to leave for a few days.

It s already five in the evening and Austin asked me to get ready for the dinner/meeting with the other contractors. The meeting was at eight and so I have plenty of time to get ready. I just walked into the closet to have a look at what is in and to be honest I did not expect a huge variety of dresses in the closet. There were gowns to short dresses, full tops to tank tops, jeans to shorts, sneakers to sandals, high heels to flats, and undergarments.

Surprisingly, all the clothes present there were my size, the fitting was perfect. I chose an amber knee-length dress, it was a loose yet fitting dress with three layers of frilled sleeves and I matched it with contrasting heels. I was ready after I applied some makeup to look presentable. I read the clock. It was half-past six in the evening and so I went downstairs to sit in the living room.

When I walked down the stairs I caught my boss captivating my eyes. I was looking at him, he was looking at me. He, as always, looked handsome. He motioned me to follow him once I reached the bottom of the stairs. I followed him to the car and we drove off to the restaurant. As we were in a suburban area, it was a very long drive to the restaurant.

Finally, we reached the restaurant and as we entered we caught everybody's attention in the restaurant. I was looking around when I saw a young man looking at me lustfully. I felt self-conscious about my dressing and so wrapped my hands around me. I felt a hand sneaking behind my waist and pulled me to the person. Austin glared at every man in the restaurant and made me walk faster to the private dining room reserved by us.

We entered the private dining room and we both took seats opposite each other while the other two seats were empty. He was clenching and unclenching his jaw and hands. He looked agitated, "From now on you will not wear these types of dresses," he said, still angry about… I don t know what.

"Umm… sir? I have my own choices, and I would wear what I like to so please don t refrain from wearing what I like to wear and find comfort in," wow! From where did I get this much courage to speak like this? In an instant, he stood up and walked towards my side. He leaned down and trapped me in between the table and the chair with one hand on the edge of the table and the other on the back of the chair.

He looked at me angrily, I don t know why he is acting this way. "Listen Madison, I do not like to share anything which I possess, understand?" what? I m not his possession. What s wrong with him? I opened my mouth to speak but before I could utter a word there was a knock on the other side of the door. He straightened and looked behind him and found two people entering the room.

"Good evening, Mr Volkov," said an older man with a smile on his face.

"Good evening, Mr Knight," Austin said.

"This is my secretary Ronaldo, and Ronaldo this is Mr Austin Volkov, the owner of The International Volkov Corporation," said Mr Knight with a neutral expression.

"Nice to meet you, Mr Volkov," Ronaldo said.

"Likewise, this is my assistant Miss Smith," how rude, can he act like a gentleman for once.

"Good to see you," I said politely and forwarded my hand for a handshake. Ronaldo tried shaking my hand but before he could touch my hands Austin took my hand and pulled them down. I looked at him bewildered, what was he trying to do?

"Let s get down to business, shall we?" Mr Knight said to break the ice. This time Austin took his seat next to my seat. I sat down and Mr Knight sat in front of Austin while Ronaldo sat in front of me. He glared at Ronaldo and placed his hand on my thighs. I cleared my throat and pushed his hand away but he kept it back again on my lower thigh and now he was gripping my lower thigh firmly.

"Mr Volkov, the contract which we had negotiated over video conference will be signed and discussed one last time," Mr Knight said and motioned at Ronaldo to hand him the papers, Ronaldo handed him the papers immediately.

"I see, Mr Knight I know what I m negotiating on so if you want to go through the terms once again you can," he nodded and dived into the papers. After some time Mr Knight asked Austin to sign the papers and he did. We had dinner afterwards. Now, we were heading back to the mansion.

Austin behaved differently today and I wonder why? He said that I belong to him, indirectly. I hate to admit this, but I m attracted to him, but I should not forget my motto. We reached the mansion around eleven in the night and I was sleepy but when I was heading to my room Austin grabbed my wrist and stopped me. I looked at him and tried to free myself but he was holding it tightly.

"Mr Volkov-" he interrupted me.

"Austin, it is Austin for you," he said irritatedly. I tried to free my wrists but it wasn't helping. His grip was iron hard.

"Austin, please leave my hand, I am sleepy," I said irritated as well.

"Listen Madison, I do not like when you talk to other men and you mustn't do something which I don t approve of, "By this time he was angry. I looked at him, what s wrong with him?

"Austin, listen I m your employee in the office and a normal person after office hours so you CAN NOT ask me to do something which I don t want to or talk to me the way you are doing right now!" I emphasised a few words. I had raised my voice so my words echoed in the living room of this huge mansion. That was not what I was worried about, I was worried for myself at the moment as Austin was flaring. He looked agitated.

He pulled me towards himself and now I was caged in between his arms and his muscular body. He then said, "Madison, look I will tell you this once and you will listen to it carefully, understand?" I nodded, affected by the proximity between us. "I've known you for quite a long time now, I've been wanting you for a long time Madison, don t you dare think about other men in my presence or absence, do you understand?" I m stupefied, can t think straight and look at him with wide eyes.

"Austin, I have a boyfriend and- aah!" he started tightening his grip on my waist making it burn with excruciating pain. I looked at him and tried to free myself but he was too strong to fight with. I m sure that I will bruise later.

"Don t, I mean don t ever dare to lie to me Madison," he said piqued. He freed me by this time and just held my wrist. "Do you understand?" he asked me and I nodded vehemently. I ran up the stairs to my room before he could say anything else.

My heart was beating frantically when I reached my room. I lost the door and leaned on it trying to calm my beating heart. After a few minutes, I went to take a shower and freshen up. I laid on my bed and thought about the events that took place today. I suddenly realized that it would be easy for me to execute my plan. I think the first part is already done as he has noticed me and I can use my charms and tricks to make him come closer to me just so I can stab him.

I have to put up an act though, I can not just accept everything that s happening around me, at least a normal person without any intentions won't do. So, I will play with him for a while and then accept what I have to for my only purpose.