ISABELLA POVA purring sound from the outside garage indicated that someone was driving in. Hopefully, it wasn’t Edward. The house was empty now and I didn’t want him to see another excuse in pinning me to the bed and having his way with me. That’s just way too much torture I can handle after he heard me calling out Alexander’s name during my masturbating session.When a knock on the door came instead, I knew it wasn’t him or any of the family. Everyone had their own key, and sometimes they’d wriggle the handle to check if it was open first before coming in.“Isabella! Are you home?” Brianna’s voice called from outside. “Damn, I knew I should have texted her before coming. If only she could pick up her darn calls.”Smiling, I pushed my salad plate aside and opened the door. She was just about digging into her purse when I opened the door.“Yes, I’m home.”Brianna rolled her eyes and pushed past me as she entered the house. “Why can’t you pick up your phone when it’s ringing?” she comp
ALEXANDER'S POVI strolled into the revolving doors of the building that housed my father's company. I walked confidently, and I was fairly certain that on the outside, I looked totally in control.But on the inside, my nerves were tied in knots and my chest had become severely constricted. All of this had absolutely nothing to do with it being my first working day in my father's company after many yearsThe last time I had been this nervous was more than Eight years ago when I was fired from my last job.Since my last encounter with Isabella, I hadn't gone back to the house. After I left Madison's place, I stayed at a hotel, just to avoid seeing Isabella. Needing the space myself to think, to work out my own emotions- the turmoil slowly brewing in my heart.I was immediately met in the reception by half a dozen men in suits. I immediately recognized Tom Bradley, the current CMO of the company.The team of executives introduced themselves to me then we rode up to the three floors of t
ALEXANDER POVI stared at Madison in shock. My mind was blank for a minute, trying to process what she just said. First of all, that video had been taken in my office. The angle was lopsided but the hand that had captured it was steady. Worse, the view was from behind, which means someone had really taken that video from a secretive place in my window. Had they placed a small camera there or they used a phone? No. I would have noticed If it was a phone. It was a small, spy camera.The lengths that Madison had to go to just to get this on camera were astonishing. How long had she suspected me? How long had she planned this? What did she want?! I was running mad just thinking about all this, but I needed to keep a calm exterior. If she noticed that I was panicking, it would give her more avenue to string me dry.I walked back to my desk and leaned my butt on its edge. “So, what do you want?”She smiled, carefully patting her bag where the phone and evidence were. “I’m glad you asked tha
ISABELLA POVI held the phone to my chest and slumped to my bed. Everything had been so chaotic lately, telling Madison just a few minutes ago that I was okay breaking up with Alex was just downright painful. Not as painful as when I slapped him because I wanted to prove that I was serious with my decision, but painful regardless. I wonder what he thinks of me now, if Madison would get him to play her tunes or if he would just turn to her.Still, at the same time, there was no future for us. Lucas would have continued to exploit me if Madison hadn’t made that video, and our relationship would have been discovered one way or the other. It was wise to let him go, even though my heart was aching and hurting so badly that I could barely breathe.After gathering my emotions together for a while, I called Brianna. She was the only person I could talk to now who would understand me without judging terribly. She picked up immediately as if she’d been waiting for my call.“Are you okay?” she
ALEXANDER POVI blew out a breath and tried to unbutton my tie. Frustrated, I left it alone and focused on my computer. For the third time that morning, I thought of Isabella again. I’d been thinking about her a lot more now. Especially after last night.Should I have accepted her offer and eaten her food when she asked me this morning? The tension between us after the fight was still sizzling, and I’m not sure I’d be able to sit down at the dining table with her and not tear her clothes apart. She was gorgeous, truly. She was wearing a robe when she came down to make breakfast and her face was sort of rumpled from sleep. It took all kinds of self-control to be able to leave there without immediately rushing her with a kiss or pining my head in between her legs. It was hard leaving the house without giving her a hard kiss like I usually do.Sighing, I moved away from the table. How would I be able to concentrate when my sole thought process revolves around Isabella? She didn’t want me
Plan ExecutionALEXANDER POV“What are you talking about?” I asked Lucas.He simply shrugged, the smirk still lurking on his face. So many thoughts ran through my head as I watched him leave. He walked leisurely, as though he was giving me the time to process what I’d just heard.“Are you threatening me?” I called out to Lucas.Lucas turned very slowly to look at him. “Threat? Do you feel threatened by my presence, is there something else?”I said nothing. In all honestly, my mind was blank. When he left, I forced my brain to think about the recent events about the reason why Lucas would come into my office and give me a creepy look, like he knew my secrets and couldn’t wait to unlock them.I bit my lips as I subconsciously started to pace about. Was he and Isabella having an affair and he’d just recently found out that I was with her too? I shook my head at the thought. He and Isabella couldn’t be having an affair. It was just impossible; which means there was just about something el
ALEXANDER POVI watched as she quietly sat down beside me. Her smile twisted into something unsettling, a far cry from the pleading expression I had expected. Instead, she simply looked at me with a glint of mischief in her eyes. I would have given anything to know what Madison was thinking at that moment.Still smiling, she poured wine into the two glasses she held and extended one to me. When I didn’t take it, she shrugged, downed her glass, and then raised the other in a toast.“Cheers to our new partnership,” she said, her voice dripping with irony, before drinking it down as well.I stared in bewilderment. She seemed completely unfazed by the phone or the threat I had supposedly issued. It was as if none of it mattered to her at all. When she was done, she took off the robe she had put on earlier when going down to get the wine.“So Alex, shall we get down to it?”I flew up from the bed and held out a hand to her, my head spinning with so many questions. “What are you doing, Madi
ISABELLA POVI tossed and turned in bed, uncomfortable, upset, and unable to find peace. At some point, I almost pushed Edward to the floor, and he snapped at me so hard, I wondered where he even found the energy from in the middle of the night.“Just get out and let me be if you can’t sleep,” he snapped.That was a good idea, I decided. It was hard to sleep and it was even better to take a walk on the streets with slippers, rumpled hair, and my nightdress than sleeping beside a man I never loved.There were things I wished to attain, things that I wanted, people know that I loved. Now I was being controlled to do the bidding of one man just because he held a significant power over me. As if that wasn’t enough, a stupid girl called Madison had deemed it godly of her to ruin my life.A deep sigh escaped my lips, and just as immediately a sigh escaped someone else’s lips. I turned slowly and saw Alexander sitting on the porch, smoking a cigarette. He was in one of those chairs that coul