ALANNA“You are dead to me, Alanna,”Those words echoed in my ears as I tried to comprehend if this woman who I stood before was truly my mother. I took in a deep breath reminding myself that she was sick and dying and nothing I would say or do would change that. So I needed to show her sympathy. “I know you are going through a lot of pain Mum and….” I paused as soon as she rolled her eyes when I called her mum. I could see the gaze of disgust fall upon her. Did she really hate me that much? That it felt unbearable to her to hear me call her mum. I shrugged that thought away and continued, “I want to let you know that despite all our differences, I care about you a lot and I will be here for you no matter what,” I finally said in a low tone. “You think now that you have money, it can buy and erase all that you did, to me, to Brian,” she replied, glaring at me. “I am not trying to buy or erase anything, Mum,” and again she shrugged at the word. Tears began to well up in my eye
NOLANWhy would Alanna agree to go on a dinner date with Brad?Of all people, Brad is the worst kind of acclaimed good because he is not even great. I hope she is not being fooled by her seemingly good-guy act. Maybe he was lying and just using all this to taunt and get to me. But Alanna had agreed to go out with him right before my eyes. I was still caught up in my thoughts when I heard a knock coming from the door.It better not be Brad. I was prepared to send him to hell this time if he comes back to say more. “Come in,” I called out and immediately the door swung open, it wasn't Brad but on the sight of this other person, I began to wish it was Brad. “Mum,” I said in a low tone. “You don't seem excited to see me,” she responded with a smile as she approached me and I placed a soothing kiss on her cheek. I wasn't excited to see her, my mum didn't really concern herself directly with the office matters, she was involved but not directly, she was more of a supervisor oversh
ALANNAHow can one hate someone so dearly and still get so wet just thinking about the person? For a week, all that had been on my mind was the weird encounter I had with my father and the possibly awkward date I was going to have with Brad today.I had to push forward my date with Brad last week because I had to go on a business trip outside the country. I also used the trip as a means to buy myself time. But right now, all that didn't matter, I was seated directly opposite Nolan, silently exchanging glance with one another and seven of the shareholders. Brad wasn't present, because apparently, it was executives only.“The profit margins between the last four months and the previous had an increase of sixty-eight percent which also means the number in figures has well surpassed six hundred million in profit, in just six months,” he spoke in a stern tone, his face fixated on the projected number and chart on the screen. Fuck, Nolan looked like some Egyptian god at this moment, he
ALANNANOLAN IS CRAZY, A FREAKING PSYCHOPATH. When we were done with the meeting, I tried to escape back to my office as quickly as I could, to come up with a plan that would stop me from going on a trip with Nolan.“Alanna, where are you running to?” Nolan called out and I paused, rolling my eyes, I hate being caught in the act. “I have work to do, Nolan, you should know that,”“I do, so what is your plan about our trip,” he teased and I sighed, I shouldn't have spoken up to defend him. I brought this upon myself. “Look, Nolan, I am not in any way pleased to go on a trip with you, but business is business and as much as I don't want to, I have something to prove to people like Raina who doubt my capability, so I will appreciate you put on your professional hat too,”He chuckled and moved towards the doorsteps, it was as if he read my mind and I knew that I was about to exit. “You know your little boyfriend, set her up to it?” I gazed at him in utter perplexion, “What little bo
BRADIf I am lucky and play my cards right tonight. I will end up with Alanna in my bed.I need to let her in as soon as possible because it was clear to me, that Nolan wants her, and from past experiences, what Nolan wants, Nolan gets. “This place is so beautiful, I didn't know such a place existed in this town,” Alanna rema.ked as we got out of the car. “This is nothing, the best is yet to come,”We stepped out of the elevator and into the rooftop restaurant, and my breath caught. The place was stunning. Soft, warm lights hung above, casting a golden glow over everything. Tables were set with crisp white linens and gleaming silverware. There were lush green plants all around, giving the space a fresh, vibrant feel. The view was incredible, with the city lights twinkling far below us.“You are right, I am stunned,” she declares with a familiar sparkle of amusement in her eyes as she takes in the splendor of the environment. And then there was Alanna. She looked absolutely gorgeous
ALANNAI felt nothing, his hands were on mine, his gaze piercing mine. His hands slowly caressed mine as he confessed his feelings for me.I felt nothing.I waited for my knees to grow weak, nothing.I waited for my breath to cease, just like it does whenever I was close to Nolan. Nothing. What the fuck is wrong with me?When he confessed his feelings I gave him a half-assed, “I think we should take some time to know each other and analyze the situation,”I cringed at my response, what the hell did I mean by ‘Analyze the situation’ There was a good man, telling me he wanted to be with me and I wanted to analyze the situation. Brad gave me a half smile but I could tell that he was disappointed. “Can I kiss you, Alanna?” Brad had asked when he had dropped me off, I was about to leave his car, when he pulled me back, and his hands were on mine, slowly caressing them gently. “Kiss me?” I asked. Everything about this date was just a combination of awkwardness. He was asking politely
ALANNA“Are you crazy,” I cursed out at Angela through the phone. I had called to inquire about the mix-up. Of course, it had to be a mix-up, there was no way Angela in her right senses would book a double suite instead of two single suites for Nolan and me and not inform me. “She said that was only what they got,” she tried to defend, I couldn't hear the remorse in her voice. I could almost swear that she was finding this funny. “Why didn't you inform me,”“I am sorry Alanna, should I call and see if I can sort it out?” she asked, and I let out an exasperated gasp. “Don’t worry, I will sort it out since I am here. But make sure you remind me to fire you as soon as I am back,” I snarled at her, glancing at Nolan who was still standing at the counter with the blonde hair receptionist who was now giggling at him as if he was telling some sort of stand up comedy joke. “Come on Alanna,” I hear her let out a chuckle from the other side of the phone, “It is not that bad, and besides it
NOLANAlanna is going to be the death of me. I am going to die and be buried with my torso hanging from a cross after decapitation because of Alanna. Alanna is beautiful!Fuck she is so gorgeous.“Nolan, we have a meeting in thirty minutes,” she murmured, I knew it was all an attempt to get me away from her because we were both reaching that point of no return. “You make a man want to forget all his morals and standards, don't do that Alanna, the repercussions for both of us will be detrimental,” I warned, and as soon as I let her go. She disappeared into the bathroom. Fuck! I sighed out in relief. How exactly am I to stay two good days in this room with her and not touch her? I have been fighting with myself ever since she returned.But fate has a cruel way of playing a trick on us, now forcing us to stay in the same room.I picked up my phone, which I had put on silence before the plane ride, there were almost a dozen missed calls from Chloe and multiple messages. Nolan I just g