CHAPTER 18.ALCANTARA'S POV.Look at this man telling me to wear a mask over my red lipstick.The fuck?I told him plainly what was on my mind and went on ahead to prepare for what was ahead of us.When he had given me that ring, I felt suffocated for a second. It reminded me of Pascal. Everything I had to do up until now was of convenience and I loathed that fact.Yes I later developed feelings for Pascal then, but what happened in the end?.I sighed choosing to not let anything ruin this night, I JUST WANTED TO GET IT OVER AND DONE WITH.Just as the doors opened and we walked into the building, it took a lot of me to not be amazed by the Grandeur and decorations that met me.Everything was so beautiful and there was a ton of people all over cheering for us as I walked hand in hand with Alphonso.I remembered the words of the stylist who had done my hair."Everyone that has been invited to this Event where either multi-millionaires or billionaires, the least person in that room would
Chapter one. Alcantara Walters.I just marched angrily to the company’s building in annoyance and disgust. A security guard tried stopping me on sight but I was able to dodge his attempt to grab me relentlessly and used the elevator before he could get to me. Of course, due to my messy look and scattered hair, I looked like I didn’t belong in that environment, like a woman on drugs or something. Little do these people know that I am the secret wife of their owner and CEO, Pascal Danvers and Sadly, that was all going to change from today. While inside I could see the reddening of my face on the reflection of the mirror-like elevator walls. I gripped the Divorce papers in my hands. It was now or never. My heart kept beating fast but I consoled myself by remembering why I was doing this. When the doors opened up to the 25th floor which happened to be Pascal’s Office, I rushed past the receptionist and barged into his office, I could hear her yell at me to stop and that he was in
Chapter Two Alphonso ManuelThere were two kinds of people I hated. The first one were slow witted people and the second kind are the ones that lie to my face. And unfortunately, I was going to deal with the second kind of person right this instant. I am standing in the torturing chambers staring at one of the useless beings that used to work for the Manuel family, my family. A liar and a betrayer of the family, a snitch to the core. Ten of my guards joined me in this quest as his case was a very critical one. No one betrayed the family and let go easily. They were always made to face a slow and painful death. When we got to the room he was in.I took off my suit and passed it to the guard beside me. My little prisoner in question was tied kneeling and was shaking heavily as he saw me. I relished in this a lot. The fear in the eyes of this lousy betraying leeches. “Boss, please forgive me, it was the devils doing,” Now this is what got me so irritated, those that blamed th
Chapter three. Alcantara Walters.I opened my eyes and saw a golden ceiling before me, the room was spacious and huge and I started to wonder if I was in heaven already. I tried slipping out of the bed but I clumsily pushed down a little golden calling bell that was beside me and its loud noise began to echo in the room. Just then I started hearing a lot of footsteps. It sounded like people marching up the stairs, in a minute the door in the room flew open and seven women in maid uniforms carrying a lot of dishes came into the room. I opened my mouth in shock. As an older and friendly-looking maid of the seven came a bit closer to talk to me. “Good morning, Miss, it is a pleasure to serve you this morning, we have arranged a full-course breakfast which has been prepared by our very fine chef Sir Angus of great Ireland. We hope it will be to your liking” I stared mutely at the woman unable to say a word as I watched them bring a footed large tray on the bed and drop all the food
Chapter four Alphonso ManuelIt wasn't until evening that I was finally able to see my mother. I barged into her chambers to question her on the recent news I just heard. She was firm in telling me.“You will like her, Trust your mother” I sighed in frustration, I still enjoyed my single life, finding a wife now was a delay on my part. I don’t even like women past the bed stage, what would make this woman different? “What is her name?” My mother sat facing the mirror as she touched up her face.“Alcantara, she is not from these parts, I think she just relocated here from another country.” Okay, this seemed interesting, she was a foreigner. I began pacing front and back in thought. “If she doesn’t agree to be my bride, what would happen?” I and my mother knew very well that no one was supposed to know about our organization and what we truly are, the society knew only what The Manuel family wanted them to know, anyone asking to know more shall end up Dead.My mother paused as
Chapter five Alcantara My palms were sweaty as I stood in front of the mirror while the maids dressed me up in an elegant red dinner gown, I was sure I had never worn before. They saw the ruined curtains on the floor and just kept quiet about it, asking me nothing, except my choice of jewelry and other body accessories. When they were sure that I was all dolled up, the head maid comes in and tells me that I am already few minutes late for dinner and it would make the Bosses very annoyed. She urged me to get up and hasten for the dinning room as il Sovrano and her son must be waiting for me. I remember the words of the stranger I had met in that balcony; I would act when they least expect and escape from this place to see my brother. I couldn’t help but wonder who that man at the balcony was and if he was also kidnapped like me, I would really love to help him too. As I reached the Dining room, I was surprised by the very little table that only had Four chairs. For a ma
Chapter 6 Alphonso’s pov.I stared at her as she gracefully strode in front of me as we made our way to the garden. After having our dinner a few minutes ago. She looked good in the gown she wore that night, fucking good, too good. I wondered what I was going to tell her, just admiring her backside like this was beautiful.I waved at my guards who were walking behind us, to reduce their pace, I needed some alone time with my prospect.When they were far enough, I began.“You can talk freely now; the guards have given us enough space to…”Before I could finish my sentence, I saw her turn at a speed of almost lightning and point a small table knife to my neck.I wasn’t quick to dodge it so I just stood there staring into her hazel eyes with a knife held to my throat. My guards noticed that something was off but I asked them to stay back.An involuntary smile crept on my face. it was at this moment that I realized that Alcantara was bad news.Only this woman can stop my heart and sta
Chapter 7Alcantara WaltersI am now convinced that the people in this mansion are either psychopaths or non-humans, I mean how the hell was this man able to keep a straight face and tell me that I was going to fall in love with him after a month?What kind of challenge was that?“Can you even listen to yourself right now? How the hell is this a plan?”I watched the sly smug on his face disappear when he realized that I wasn’t going to buy his shit.“You do not understand it?”I nod affirmatively.“You are giving me two options and both of them entail that I stay here in your crazy mansion for more than a day? Hell 31 days, what do you want me to understand?”He releases his grip on me and I step further away from him so he doesn’t touch or grab me anymore.“I can’t stay here, I feel uneasy, as much as I don’t have a life out there, I sure as hell know that I don’t belong here either!”He looks unfazed by my pleas and responds.“Since you can’t listen to me, I think I will have to show
CHAPTER 18.ALCANTARA'S POV.Look at this man telling me to wear a mask over my red lipstick.The fuck?I told him plainly what was on my mind and went on ahead to prepare for what was ahead of us.When he had given me that ring, I felt suffocated for a second. It reminded me of Pascal. Everything I had to do up until now was of convenience and I loathed that fact.Yes I later developed feelings for Pascal then, but what happened in the end?.I sighed choosing to not let anything ruin this night, I JUST WANTED TO GET IT OVER AND DONE WITH.Just as the doors opened and we walked into the building, it took a lot of me to not be amazed by the Grandeur and decorations that met me.Everything was so beautiful and there was a ton of people all over cheering for us as I walked hand in hand with Alphonso.I remembered the words of the stylist who had done my hair."Everyone that has been invited to this Event where either multi-millionaires or billionaires, the least person in that room would
Chapter 17Alphonso's POVIt was time to punish her. Because if I hadn't slipped that bracelet with the tracker on her arm that day, I wondered if I would have ever found her in those woods.Alcantara needed to punished for the torment she caused my heart.She stared at me for a second and then at the desk before giving me that mischievous look of hers.At that moment, I knew she was up to no good because, before I could react, Alcantara had turned her back on me and dashed to my elevator, trying to press the buttons.I laughed.Well, because it was quite funny.I immediately ran after her to stop her from touching the button, but she was quick. So I was quicker. I rushed inside with her and stopped the elevator from going anywhere."Well, I think I prefer this, us pretending to be stuck in the elevator together," I said, teasing her.She moved back a little, huddling into a corner."Why do you want to punish me? Can we stop this nonsense now and get back to your office?"Oh, she was
Chapter 16Alcantara-How full of himself could this man be?"And what makes you think I would ever consider your offer?" He grimaces at my question and bites his lower lip."You have got to be fucking kidding me right now" I blinked"Well I'm not, you should just tell me why you would make such a ridiculous..." In a second and a half he cuts me short."Can't you see it, Tara, I fucking see you, No one else does but I do."He moves closer and takes my hands."You have been pushed in the shadow your entire life and never seen, I want to end that, I want to help you end that, to show you that you truly matter to me, that you actually matter, I want you." I tried to look away from his eyes but then he takes my chin and propels it to face him."I am not Trying to control you Tara, I am only trying to Support you and this is the only way I can" He seemed Genuine.At least he wasn't mad that I ran into the woods."I will think about it." He smiles."We start tomorrow Tara... Tomorrow"
Chapter 15 Alcantara pov. Earlier this morning I pretended to be asleep so that Alphonso wouldn’t have to wake me up. At least that was what I had in mind and it worked. He came into the room, touched my face for a weird number of seconds then proceeded to slip a silver bracelet on my arm. I remained as still as a log, not wanting him to start his nonsense with me that morning. I happened to be waiting for the right time. When he was gone and I saw that the coast was clear I sneaked into the maiden quarters and saw some uniforms. I immediately dressed up and disguised myself as a maid and realized that since I wouldn’t be able to pass through all three gates, I would just take the route to the woods which from Alphonso's mansion had no fence. This was roughly four hours ago. And I was still currently stuck in the woods. My heart was pounding in my chest and my breath became shallow, Fear started to cling to me as every rustle of leaves or snap of a twig set my nerves on edge
Chapter 14Alphonso’s pov.The devil have it.Now I have a boner.Earlier when I was in Blanco’s restroom with Tara I wanted to fuck her. when I saw her in that towel, I also wanted to fuck her.It took a whole lot to control myself in front of Tara as I wanted to take her there and then. To have my dick ramming inside her as she yelled my name like I was the only man on earth that she has ever known. I wanted so badly to fuck the living daylights out of her.Damm look at me, raving like a raging dog. What has this woman done to me?I find myself biting my lower lip as I get into my bed and lean on the head board.I try to stop the sly thoughts from creeping into my head as I closed my eyes.Remembering her trying to jump out of the balcony made me smile. No woman has ever amused me the way Alcantara has. Which is one of the most interesting things about her.I have been living in grayscale for a long time and really needed that color.She is the color and I can feel it.When I open
Chapter 13AlcantaraAs much as I tried to hide my emotions in the car when my legs couldn’t stop trembling, It was almost as if I could feel every inch of my body feel him in my head. It was so weird that I wondered if I could face him without feeling any odd sensations between my legs.I know what to do, and I will make sure to avoid him at all costs, there is no way that in just a day of one of his silly bets, I was already faltering. When we returned to the mansion, I immediately rushed to the dining room and saw a feast for me.Of course, my future husband will never disappoint. I hope I won’t get used to all this Madness and consider staying here for more than a day.He leaves me in the dining and I don’t see him till the evening when he pops into my room after I have just finished taking my bath and I am about to put on some clothes.“Hello...”He greeted me as he sat on my bed all smug-filled looking at me like he could use those eyes of his to take my Towel off.I roll my e
Chapter 12Alphonso…I was now bored watching Antonio be treated with him still not telling us the business we came for.I had to ask, I didn’t want my princess to be Uncomfortable.“We don’t have all the time in the world, so tell me what business proposition you have,”I said, trying to keep things moving. Blanco sat across from us, looking too relaxed now his wounds had been treated.He leaned back, still wearing that self-satisfied grin. “Okay”He pushed some documents to me and continued.“I recently bought a two-billion-dollar tourist hotel in Thailand—top location, luxury suites, the works extremely beautiful and I want you to invest with a ten percent interest rate. We could make a lot of money together.”I raised an eyebrow, unimpressed.“ Ten percent interest you say? And how do I know this isn’t some kind of trap?”Blanco started to respond, but then Tara’s flinching distracted me a bit. I noticed her squirming in her seat. She was tugging at the handcuffs, clearly irritate
Chapter 11AlcantaraWhy does the universe seem to be against me in this moment of my life?I can’t believe this man had just ruined my chances to escape and leave this place. I glare at him, as he just stands there, grinning at me like this is all some twisted joke.Even behind the sleek black nose mask that covered half his face, I could see that self-satisfied smirk of his.It’s funny how a person’s arrogance can seep through any barrier, no matter how hard they try to hide it.“There’s always a price for leaving the mansion Mami,”He says, his voice smooth and taunting, as though he’s relishing each word. His dark eyes glimmered with something I couldn’t quite name. It felt like a mix of amusement and cruelty that made my skin crawl.“You know I can’t help you run away from me, Alcantara. I mean, you are my princess, and as your prince, I have to stay by your side at all times.”The audacity of his words hit me like a slap.What the fuck does he think he is? I feel my pulse quick
Chapter 10Alphonso’s pov.-Five years ago-I had just walked into one of my favorite clubs and moved my way to the VIP spot made for me as I didn’t want to be disturbed.I watched the strippers there to entertain me with intent but at that time I wasn’t feeling too fuckery at the moment.Just then a message notification pops up in my phone.BOSS HE IS NOW IN THE CARI smiled and decided to call him about the business I had come for.By Him. I meant Antonio Blanco, the thorn in my flesh and the thief who dared to steal my billion-dollar deal.I dial his number and wait for his response.“Who is this?” I hear his voice ask and I speak.“Antonio Blanco, I see you must be having a wonderful evening.?”He must have been so irritated by my voice that I heard his exasperated sigh.“What do you want Mr Manuel?”I grin, it’s time to show the other card.“I’ve got a question for you.?”I say trying to rile him up a little bit.“Ride or die, Antonio?”I ask and he replies in confusion.“If you a