The remaining few hours of the night was spent by Darius and Alexandra watching the ocean’s waves. It was a pleasant feeling yet Darius couldn’t quite shake off his conversation with Cain Michelson and found himself peeping over his shoulder every now and then and although Alexandra had noticed this, she chose to remain silent and not question him, after all, she already had too much on her plate to dish more problems out for herself.But after some time the direction of his gaze had changed and he began stealing glances at her. Alexandra noticed this and after sighing out, she asked.“What are you doing?”The reply to her question came shortly after as Darius confidently replied. “Stealing glances at my future girl friend, is something wrong with that? Or are you by any chance against that idea?”Perhaps not. Alexandra had thought later that night as he walked her back to her car and waited by her side until she had gotten in and driven away.She collapsed tired on her bed when she g
Eleanor was quietly sited in her study, tactically planning out another one of her schemes while playing chess all by herself when a servant of hers rushed in.“Madam, there’s trouble.” The servant announced while looking frantic.Eleanor who was about to place down one of her chess pawn stopped her movement and raised her head to meet that of her servant. The female servant had been panting when she gazed upon her and her disheveled figure almost made Eleanor believe that the female had run a hundred meter race.“Trouble?” She inquired with a tilt of her head. “How so?”The servant looked like she was about to open her mouth and relay the situation when a commotion from beyond the door caught Eleanor’s attention. The elderly woman glanced at the door in confusion and then returned her gaze to the servant in front.“What was that?” She asked while gently rising from her chair and seeing to it that she discover the source of the noise by herself.When she stepped out of her study and i
After Eleanor had returned to her study- dismissing the rest of the house workers and giving clear instructions that she wanted no visitors until said otherwise, she collapsed into her chair and with a burning ache in her heart, stared hard at the chess board on her table.How could her life be falling apart so easily? She had used all of her tricks and even treats and Alexandra was still standing strong, meddling in her life’s plan and annoying her all the more.Oh, how she wished she could just kill Alexandra at any given moment.Before Eleanor could go to deep in her thought, she shook her head and pulled herself back to reality. She already had enough blood on her hands to be thinking of spilling more, she reminded herself. Get a grip!Adjusting to the edge of her chair, she moved to complete her chess game; however her movements halted when she realized that the Queen on the chess board was lying on its side.“A chess game doesn’t end when you lose your king; it’s over the moment
The door bell above Euphoric Spring chimed quietly as Alexandra pulled the door open and stepped into the luxurious restaurant.She looked around and before long, spotted the person she was looking for. As she approached, she couldn’t hide the smile that crept up the corners of her lips.“Last I remember, today’s Wednesday, not Friday.” She said to Darius as she slowly approached him and stopped right in front of the table he had been sitting at.Darius quietly chuckled and ever so lightly shrugged his shoulder. “It happened to be a good occasion.” He told her with his usual daunting smile. Alexandra couldn’t help but chuckle as she slipped into her seat, right in front of him. “And besides, a friend of mine just opened this place up. We are one of the elite few given the honors of doing taste tasting before it goes viral.”This new news had Alexandra checking out the interior of the restaurant which she had just noticed was empty.Decorated to look chic yet moderate and elegant, the
Alexandra watched from the distance as Octavia laughed loudly to the jokes of her bleach blonde companion with narrowed brows.No, she was not eavesdropping, simply sampling the situation from afar.With that thought in mind, she continues to keep an eye on Octavia, her curiosity getting the best of her the moment she saw that the Noirette was about to move away.For Some reason, she felt like she needed to follow her. So, without thinking much, Alexandra began to walk after her, only to feel a gentle pull on her arm, bringing her steps to a halt.She glanced back and found Darius staring at her with confusion written all over his face.“Where have you been?” The question in his eyes was clear, up to the point that he didn’t need to voice it.Alexandra scrunched up her face in self guilt. Oops, she had forgotten all about the handsome hunk waiting at their table.Bummer.“Where were you going?” Darius finally asked as he hesitantly unlatched his palm from around Alexandra’s arm.“I…”
Octavia’s eyes gravitated towards where Darius stood and she found them lingering there for seconds longer.She had remembered seeing his face a couple of times. Some on the news headlines regarding his outstanding performance in his line of career, others relating to his father, a surprisingly clean and capable assembly man.Needless to say, his face had lived up to the rumored names he had gotten over the past few years and this had Octavia staring.“Ms. Barrette, I presume?” The sound of Darius’s voice snapped Octavia out of her staring trans.She blinked her eyes and cleared her throat, placing her usual bewitching smile on her lips as she nodded.“Correct. It pleases me to know that you are aware of my presence.” She smirked at Alexandra as she walked forward and placed out her hand.Darius glanced at it for a few solid seconds before he pressed his lips into a thin line and took her hand in his. Slowly, he brought the back of her palm up to his lips and gently kissed it.This ma
Octavia froze with her eyes wide.It was like she had been struck by a lightning bolt, totally stuck to her spot, unmoving and unresponsive and all Alexandra could do is laugh.The sound sent shivers down Octavia’s spine in a fast way.Alexandra knew and it was only a matter of time before Lucien knew too. That thought made Octavia stay rooted in her spot.Oh no, if that were to happen it was game over for her.“Haha.” The sound of Alexandra laughing drew Octavia’s mind back to the situation at hand. “You look petrified. Guess I was right then.” Alexandra said and stepped back, leaving another realization to hit Octavia.Alexandra hadn’t been sure of her words, her expression had been the one to confirm Alexandra’s assumption.In other words, Octavia, because of her expression, had now set up a ticking bomb that was ready to go off at any minute.How scary.“Ah, how boring.” Alexandra stepped away, allowing Octavia wrist to lifelessly fall beside her body. “You really do have a knack
Meanwhile, back with Alexandra and Darius, the male had gotten the merit of driving Alexandra back to the company since she hadn’t come along with her car.After close to an hour of silently driving in their destination, Darius pulled to a stop in front of Alexandra’s company’s building.“About today…” Darius tentatively began while Alexandra turned her gaze to stare at him, waiting till he completed his words. “You are not mad, are you?”“Mad?” Alexandra mused and bent her head to the side, cluelessly staring on as she further asked. “What about?”Darius didn’t know whether to feel relieve that the whole gesture with Octavia didn’t bother Alexandra as much as he thought, or whether he should feel bothered that she didn’t mind the fact that he kissed another woman’s hand.Did she really not have the slightest feelings for him? After everything?Darius face visibly fell at the thought and he turned away, no longer in the mood to continue any sort of conversation.“Nothing. Never mind i
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