It had happened with sudden speed even when things seemed slowed. Feeling Darius's lips against hers cleared up any sort of doubt she had felt days prior to their conversation. Her heart did a summersault as he pulled her closer and deepened the kiss and unlike the previous times, her heart landed steadily on its feet, making all sort of butterflies run amuck in her stomach.It was a new feeling to her, a good one might she note and one which she could easily get used to but denied herself that pleasure and pulled away the first chance she had."What are you doing?" She questioned in a quiet voice, her head in sine sort of mess from the kiss. Her brain was thinking one thing while her heart was choosing the other. It was the first time both organs were at odds."Alexandra..." Darius began, but she placed her index finger forward and stepped back."Don't." She weakly muttered. She could allow her heart get used to such a pleasurable feeling with all the chaos going on around her. It pl
Alexandra opened her eyes to an unfamiliar ceiling and surrounding. The bright light that streamed through the blinds caused her to close them back almost immediately.Where the hell was she? She thought with a groan and held her head as it pounded badly. She couldn’t remember much of last night except chatting with Darius, laughing along to several of his lame joke and then finally going inside to have a couple of birthday drinks with him.After a few glasses she had began explaining her life’s history to him, telling him the things she herself had promised never to spill and even going as far as to tell a dark tale about her failed marriage. It was clear to say that she had spilled her entire life in front of Darius over drinks and after that, she…Alexandra’s eyes flew open as a memory surfaced in her mind and she instantly glanced at her side. In the space beside her, Darius was quietly asleep with his half of face buried in his pillow. It took her a few seconds to realize that ju
“One more Drink.” Darius remembered Alexandra calling out after everyone else had left, Quinn being the last person after she had successfully cleaned up half of the house’s trash. Alexandra was staying back because she said she had wanted to rightfully celebrate his birthday.“It’s the least I can do after being totally oblivious to your feelings.” She had told him with a tight smile while they still stood on the balcony. Darius gave in almost immediately, but now was regretting it. He reached forward and snatched the glass of wine in her hand and gently placed it down on the table beside him.“No more alcohol.” He had sternly instructed but just as he was about to turn away, Alexandra reached for the drink and out of the blues, ended up falling into him.Darius had only realized how close she was when he felt her hot breath dancing on his lips and saw her face inching closer. He had been aware in that moment that it was under the influence of Alcohol that she was acting and when he
"Madam Rossi... she suddenly had a cardiac arrest."Although the nurse’s words had hit hard, it took Alexandra a few solid minutes to register and understand them. By this time, Alistair was already fighting his way towards Cory’s side, refusing to be away from his mother’s side at such a crucial moment.How could this be possible? Alexandra thought as she blankly stared at the scene unfolding before her. Everyone one was in a panicked state, some trying their best to hold Alistair back while the others tried to work whatever magic they could on Cory.She had been fine just a couple of moments ago, so how? Alexandra continued to question herself and at some point, her feet began to move forward. She found herself at the side of Doctor Andrew who was trying desperately to save Cory from death’s door. The sound of the hospital’s machines continued to sky rocket, grinding onto a higher pitch as the doctor’s tried their very best and Cory continued to slip out of their hold.“We need to m
“Have the autopsy report sent to me first thing when it’s available.” Alexandra said as she ended the conversation that had been going on between her and Doctor Andrew for nearly an hour.Alistair had been sent home with Michael as his escort and Cory’s body placed in the hospital mortuary until ready for her funeral which Alexandra had already began preparations. She wanted the beautiful woman to rest in peace as soon as possible.“The autopsy report?” Doctor Andrew asked with a creased brow. “What for, if I may ask?”“That’s for me to know and not you.” She dismissed his concern without so much as an effort. “Just do as I say and ask fewer questions if you still wish to retain your job.”Doctor Andrew instantly bowed his head in respect and apology at her words. “Yes. Forgive me… Chairwoman.” He knew he was threading on thin ice already. He had failed one task and failure for a second time surely meant game over for him.Alexandra stared at him blankly for a few minutes after his wo
“Alexa, take a look at these flowers. Beautiful aren’t they?” Cory called out as she stood in a meadow of flowers dressed in a gorgeous blue spring dress while Alexandra was on her knees a few feet away from her, plucking flowers and making a crown out of them.On hearing her name, the younger girl stood up, leaving what she was doing behind as she turned around to face her aunt who was smiling down at the flowers. She was instantly captivated by the beautiful purple flowers she sighted in her aunt’s grasp and rushed closer to get a better look.“Beautiful, isn’t it?” Cory asked once more and when Alexandra had eagerly nodded her head, she gave the bouquet to her. “Here, you can have it.”Alexandra grinned from ear to ear as she received the bouquet. Receiving gifts from her aunt had always been her favorite part of each and every of their vacation trips.“What type of flowers are these?” She asked while fixing her gaze on Cory who had already leaned down and plucked off a new bouquet
Harassment? Public image destruction?Alexandra couldn’t help but scoff while looking at those words. Nothing seemed more funnier to her than those words written across her screen. Obviously they were nothing but lies and schemes cooked up by that family to deceive the public and only she knew this as the entire public social network was already hard at work. They speculated all sort of things and even went as far as linking Vivian’s claim to a video of her slapping Lucien.Once again, the whole thing was surfacing the internet, becoming more famous than it previously had while Alexandra stared at her phone with a serious gaze. After everything, she had excepted this from someone else and not Vivian. The girl just seems to never learn her lessons. She does something that requires correction and the next thing you know, you’re a public bullying figure.Alexandra shook her head with a sigh and the next moment, her phone began to ring. Unlike the calls from reporters and news outlets whi
Watching the news and hearing Alexandra announce Alistair as the person who will be taking over Cory’s seat, Eleanor allowed the glass of water to slip between her fingers and shatter to the floor in bewilderment.What the hell had she just heard?The shattering sound of the glass cup grew Agatha’s attention. The maid who had insisted on staying by Eleanor’s side even after Alexandra had kicked them out of their house and into one of the smaller Grey residence in the country’s outer bank, rushed towards Eleanor with concern.“Mistress, are you okay?” She questioned staring from the pieces of glass on the floor and back at the elderly woman whose focus was solely on the television and the news.She watched as Alexandra said a few other things while being swarmed by reporters. Her new and surprising body guards effortlessly forced back the approaching crowd as she gently made her ways towards her company’s entrance with Alistair trailing behind her, enveloped by a totally different aura
Mazikeen blinked. The girl in front of her with lush blonde hair imitated the same action. She blinked again and so did the reflection.Finally having had enough of the stare off with her reflection, the teen turned away from the mirror and sighed.Her eyes found the luxurious clock hung above the TV and she chewed on her inner check as each passing moment reminded her of her impending torment.It was the last Saturday of the month, and as per the long existing tradition, her family had to go over to the Langer Family Vila for a wholesome picnic time.Sure, any normal person would enjoy such outing, except her situation was different. The reason why she dreaded their usual family picnic was because of a certain noirette boy that always seemed to make her life a living hell each time she encountered him.Vincent Langer, the original ruler of hell. Or so she put him, but for some reason, only she did.Even her own mother thought he was a saint.Bloody hell, the whole Seattle saw him as
~Five years Later.~Alexandra stood in front of her parent's grave- both Cory, Nova and Miguel- dressed in a fashionable black dress that draped down as far as her knee.Her hair- which had now grown back to it's full length- was packed up neatly and rolled into a bun at the end, accompanied by the black net cap she had on her hair.Alexandra stood with a bouquet of white roses in her right hand and daisies from the nearby meadow on the left. Those were not only symbols of peace, love, and hope but also reminders that life was still going on. She looked around slowly as if giving herself a moment to reflect upon how things have changed since then.Five years ago, when she had lost everyone she loved and was shattered to the core after her divorce with Lucien, Alexandra thought her life would never be same again. She had felt helpless and hopeless that time even with all the power and must accomplish goals, but now as she looked at both her adoptive mother and Biological mother grave w
Alexandra rushed off to the location on her screen as soon as she could, even though she wasn't too kin on it. On her way there, she couldn't stop herself from asking all the what ifs, re-running even those possibilities that did not exist in her head as she drove.What if something happened to Darius?What if some enemy of hers got to him?What it Eleanor had sent someone after him?By the time she turned up in front of the given location, her mind was feeling with all sort of possiblities that she didn't even know that the house she had pulled up in front of was one of Darius's.It was only after she had rushed up to the front door and found it open that she took the time to examine her surrounding and this only made her worry all the more.Whoever she was going up against now had been smart enough to bypass Darius and his security and even broke into his house.Alexandra had felt her mind begining to reel once more when she calmed herself and reminded herself that she dealt with El
The next two days after that passed by quietly. Alexandra hd released the tap of her father's black box footage to the police after turning in the driver and after a few days of searching, they found Eleanor passed out on the floor of her house in her paralysed state.Eleanor was admitted into a hospital under sever watch to take care of her and later on admitted into the prison's medical center while her trial was underway.Although she had been saved from the dehydration and over thinking that caused her to pass out, her case of paralysis couldn't be solved and even thought it could be, Alexandra made sure that that option was rendered invalid.Apart from that, the other development that had brought a smile to Alexandra's lips was when Leonardo was suddenly caught at the air port while trying to flee with Eleanor's last fortune under a fake name.He was charged with a few crimes, one of them being his illegal use of a fake identity and the other being his illegal stash of cash.Botto
~Day One Out Of Seven.~Alexandra returned to the Grey Manor that night after her conversation with Eleanor over the phone had ended.The first thing, or rather, the first person she saw as she stepped into the house was Darius. He was pacing around the living room for a while until he noticed Alexandra and quickly rushed to meet her."Alexa... Where were you?" He asked, his voice dripping with concern and worry.Alexandra softly sighed out. "Calm down, Darius." She said while gently stroking his hair. "I'm fine. I just had to take care of something little.""What?""I found out how Eleanor knew about my pregnancy. The waiter back at the cafe was a spy for her and he must have reported our conversation to her that day." Alexandra informed."What?" Darius was angry, but then seconds later, his face crumbled and a tinge of guilt set in.I'd the waiter had only reported their conversation that day and Eleanor found out about their unborn child, then it was his fault. He couldn't stop his
Eleanor pressed the button and imagine in that moment how it all played out.The best part of it all being that Alexandra was finally out of the way and she had emerged victorious after the long battle.No other thought could have made her smile the way she did.Eleanor's train of thoughts were interrupted by the sound of her phone ringing. She frowned, not taking too lightly to the fact that one of her useless henchmen or sons were distrubing her moment of celebration.She reached for her phone and picked it up, ready to lash out brutally in whoever's name was written on her phone screen, but to her utter dismay, it was an unsaved number.Eleanor stared at the digits of numbers across her screen with creased brows.'Who is it this time?' She thought after a while as she answered the call and placed her phone to her ear."Who is this?" She asked sternly.The other end of the line was silent for a while. Eleanor could make out the sound of someone mumbling in the background and then th
Six out of seven of those days bad gone by. Eleanor had been unusually quiet. One would have almost thought that she bailed and ran away.But Alexandra knew better than that. She knew that the woman who had raised her in disguise as the perfect grandmother was more of a deadly predator than her sins gave her credit for.In other words, she isn't one to tuck her tail between her legs and run away. It was just a matter of time until she acted.'A matter of time...' Alexandra pondered those last few words as she watched as the last fragments of oranges, reds and yellows faded into a dark gray. The sunset had gone, and the blanket of night began to cover the world in the darkness of its shadow.After a while, she pulled her gaze away and sighed, focusing on the pile of work that was on her table.Because of Darius's over protectiveness, she had worked less in the last few days and barely ever came to the company. Today, she had escaped by miracle- miracle meaning that she had made more th
For the first time in a long while, Alexandra felt panic shot through her as she read the letter in her hands. She allowed the paper drop to the floor after awhile as her thoughts became more loud than the sound of her heart beat.How was it possible? How could Eleanor have found out that she was pregnant?Alexandra thought, after all she had done everything in her power to make sure that Eleanor did not find out. To make sure that the news of her being pregnant did not reach the ears of any of her foe. Yet, here she was, hyperventilating over the fact that Eleanor had learnt of her child's existence while breathing like some dying cow.'Calm down, Alexandra.' she tried to calm herself as soon as she noticed how ragged her breathing was becoming.She found her way back to her bed and sag down, controlling her breathing and thoughts together. After a while, she picked up her phone and dailed Darius's number. The line rang for a few seconds as usual before Darius picked up."Alexei? Wha
Alexandra arrived at Albrecht Manor an hour later. She was welcomed nice and warmly, remembering her of the days when she once used to be their mistress and was looked down on, snickered at and even laughed at.Memories of the olden days flooding in made the blonde clench her teeth together. She bo longer wanted to think of those days. Her Chapter with the Albrecht family was over and sincerely speaking, she was happy with her life with Darius.Sure, she did get sad at times while thinking of all the grief she has had to endure and all the pain Eleanor has out her through, but Isabella's wonderful food and care, Alistair's headstrong way of supporting her, Darius's unlimited love and affection that grew by each day and her unborn baby made up for all that sadness.So now, she wanted to finally close things with the Albrecht family and return to her content life as soon as possible.Drawing in her breath, Alexandra prepared herself, carrying her shoulders well, before she stepped into