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Lia: I sat on the edge of the bed, waiting for Ezra to come back from the runway. I was both curious about what he had to tell me about it, and the fact that he might have known where the key was by now only made me more intrigued. If the man was taking me for a fool, wanting to find the crystal, then he was very stupid to think that I would leave it unguarded. His scent filled my nostrils as the elevator leading to the house opened, and getting up from bed, I walked out of the room to greet him. He didn’t bother smiling or looking at me, and I had to fight back the small smile that formed on my lips as I waited for what he had to say; however, he just walked past me without saying a word, or even looking me in the eye. “Is everything alright?” I asked, frowning in confusion at his behavior. He nodded, and smiled, turning to face me before opening his arms for me. I hugged him, and smiled when he kissed the crown of my head, keeping the stupidity game on, pretending to not realiz
Ezra: I watched as Lia walked out of the house, shaking my head at her ignorance. The fact that I hadn’t found what I was looking for by her side meant that I didn’t need to play the game of the loving husband anymore. I knew that the two of us had our public duties together, and wanting to make sure that she didn’t screw things up, I was sure to keep myself grounded so as not to hurt her. “You called for me, boss?” Armando asked, shaking his head in question. “Yes, Lia just went out. It seems like someone leaked something from her company, and whatever it is, she seems to be annoyed about it.” I said, making Armando frown in confusion. “We need an upper hand on her somehow, something to make her trust me. For now, she doesn’t, and I am aware of that; but that doesn’t mean that I can’t earn her trust somehow. We will do that this way. I will find out who did it, and who they leaked it to, and that would make it as if she ‘owes’ us something.” “Yes, boss.” Armando said, smirki
Lia:“What do you mean that the security system has been breached? What the hell are you talking about?” I asked, glaring at my manager whose eyes were wide in fear. I had come to the office earlier this morning, and locking my office’s door, I knew that I had to be completely calm to think properly about what I was going to do. Acting on anger was not going to get me anywhere, and that was something that I couldn’t afford considering that I had to run my businesses properly.But now it was a while into the night, and almost all the employees were leaving. And not wanting to insult the managers in front of them, I chose to call them in now. But I would be lying if I said that I had calmed down. I didn’t, not one bit actually. I could hear the man’s racing heartbeat, and the way he looked at me told me that he knew that not only would he lose his job for his, but the fact that he had left my office unattended would end up putting him under questioning. And that was only the hell that
Ezra: “What are you doing here?” I asked, frowning in confusion. Lia laughed, and shaking her head, she walked toward me and put her hand on my chest, pushing me back. I frowned in confusion, and wrapping my hand around her wrist, I raised an eyebrow, waiting for her response.She snatched her hand from mine, and nodded at me to follow her inside the club. I frowned in confusion, and walking inside, she didn’t bother stopping for a second until she reached a room that had no sounds inside. She opened the door and walked inside, crossing her arms over her chest as she waited for me to walk inside.“What the fuck?” I asked, frowning in confusion. “To fucking hell are you going to be rude to me right now.” She snapped, stopping me. “I understand very well that our marriage is a fucking deal, and that anything between us is for show, but why the fuck does Killian have to know about it?” Her question made me frown in confusion, and shaking her head, she waited for me to respond, but whe
Lia: “You are just going to partner with me?” Ezra asked, raising an eyebrow at me. “The last thing I want is to partner with a manipulative man for a husband, but at this point, I will do what it takes to save the thing that I have spent years working on. If partnering with you guarantees it, then I will go all the way for that.” I said, looking the man dead in the eye. The man didn’t know how much I struggled to ensure that I didn’t lose this, especially since I had to found it from nothing. Therefore, I wasn’t going to give it up for his, or anyone’s sake, if anything, I was going to fight my life for it. “Interesting what you would do for something that you believe you worked hard for.” He said, and I laughed, shaking my head at the Alpha who thought that I wasn’t being serious about what I was saying. Being as quiet as I was, choosing to follow his path, made him forget that not only was I an Alpha’s daughter, but the man dying meant that I was an Alpha. It was something that I
Ezra: “I take it that you put my offer in consideration?” I heard Killian ask from inside the hotel’s ballroom.Not wanting to make anything obvious about our partnership just yet, the two of us have agreed to rent a hotel rather than use one of the ones I owned, and though at first I was against it, I quickly complied to Lia who didn’t seem to be in the mood to talk to me to begin with. The two of us were still having a major gap, and I was well aware that it was due to the picture that she saw. Killian having an upper hand on her was not something that she wanted, and if I were being honest, neither was it something that I wanted.“No, I did not, but I have to thank you for coming today.”“You needn’t thank me for something that would benefit the two of us. As I have heard, the gathering is to announce a partnership, and as far as we are both concerned, the one partnership that you need right now is mine.” He said confidently. I had to fight back chuckling at his self entitlement,
Lia:“The two of us are invited to a club’s opening today.” Ezra said, and I nodded. “We need to be there as a couple, and there would be a few things that I would need to finish there as well.”“Sure, when do you want us to leave so I know when to start getting ready?” I asked, shaking my head in question. I was getting ready to go out and run a few errands with Madeline before starting on the new designs that Lady Briana chose after accepting the compensation and apology. The fact that her husband didn’t say anything about it was a miracle, but seeing as she knew my work, and the quality that I often gave her. She knew that if anything like this had happened, then it was beyond my control, and thankfully, that kept her husband quiet. “We would be leaving the house at around nine or nine-thirty. The club opens at eleven for the public, but the VVIP lounge would be open for us. There would be mafia men and their wives, and I do suggest that we tone down the attitude with the women w
Ezra: I watched as Lia walked inside the house carrying a few shopping bags. Maddie was a few steps behind her, and walking inside, she put the bags on the floor, nodding at a maid to come and pick it up. I walked toward the girls, and seeing his girlfriend, Lorenzo walked toward Maddie who smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck. She knew that Armando was somewhat against their relationship, and though I was confused about why he was, I chose not to comment or question him about it. The woman was his sister, and he knew what he saw fit for her as a lover. “How are you?” I asked Lia, wrapping my arm around her as I pulled her in for a kiss. I knew that she would be playing along considering that we were in front of Lorenzo, Maddie, and the maids who were picking things up, and smiling at me, she nodded. “I’m fine, and you?” “You do realize that you were with her a few hours ago, right? I didn’t kidnap the woman. The two of us merely went shopping and got our hair and nails d