~Fifteen Minutes Ago.~Alexandra stood in front of the restroom’s mirror as the feeling in her stomach continued to grow up to the point that she now felt like vomiting. She cleared her throat once again and sighed.Had she really eaten to the point of feeling queasy? The food was indeed tasty and she had eaten more than usual, but was that enough to warrant her feeling like throwing up? Definitely not. She thought and placed her hand over her mouth.Her train of thoughts was Interrupted as the toilet’s stall behind her flushed. She narrowed her eyes at the stall behind her through the reflection of the mirror.Hadn’t Darius rented out the entire restaurant? She thought. Who else could be in here with them? Staffs… or perhaps a ghost?The answer to Alexandra’s question was neither. Seconds after the wheels in her head had began to turn, the stall door unlocked and Octavia slipped out.The heck!Alexandra was shocked but quickly concealed it as she watched the noirette slyly walk out a
~Present Time.~Darius was in a frantic state. He had searched half the restaurant yet couldn’t find Alexandra.Could it be possible that she has left without telling him?But then again, that didn’t seem much like her. They were both looking forward to this event, there was no way, she’d simply up and pop.Darius knew this and so did the dreadful feeling in the pit of his stomach.“Shit.” He cursed out underneath his breath as he retraced his steps back to the ladies room and pulled out his phone from the inner pocket of his suit. “Where are you, Alexa.” He mumbled while dialing her phone number on his phone.The line rang for a while but no one answered. Darius repeated the action a few more times before tucking his phone back into his pocket and swiftly existing the ladies room.Maybe he shouldn’t have rented out the entire restaurant. At least then he would have been able to get someone to point him in a direction if they had once seen Alexandra. But this was the total opposite.A
The first thing that greeted Alexandra as she regained consciousness was a splitting headache that gnawed at her skull like it was about to be sliced in two.She raised her hand to massage her scalp but seconds after her hand had began to raise, it’s movement stopped and along with it, the sound of chains echoing rattled through the cold, dark and dissolute room Alexandra was in.She snapped her eyes open to the darkness and tried moving her arms once more. Just like her previous attempt, she was faced with the same result; the sound if rattling chains and immobility.What in heaven’s name as going on? She thought and tried to shake some more in her seat while looking around the dark room, her eyes slowly adjusting to the darkness and loneliness.The question to her answer soon came as memories of hours ago flooded back into her mind, making her shut her eyes and groan once more. But all that pain was worth it because once it subsided, she could clearly remember all that had happened.
Alexandra wasn’t sure how long had gone by- a couple of hours she guessed- when she heard the sound of the door being unlocked.Slowly, she rose her head and faced the door, half expecting to see Octavia stepping in and grinning down at her like a maniac, but caught off guard when the man from before stepped inside with a glass of water in his hand and closed the door behind him.Alexandra watched as he walked towards her, examining his every move with cautious eyes hidden below her long lashes.When he stopped in front of her, the first thing he did was to sigh. “You’re awake. Are you thirsty?”Despite indeed being thirsty, Alexandra kept silent, not bothering to reply. No matter how patched and dry her throat felt, she’d much rather remain thirsty rather than drink a water that virtually might have some kind of chemical mixed within it.Marcus didn’t catch the hint at this and shoved one of his hand into his pocket. If not for the instruction Octavia relayed to him before stepping o
Darius stepped out from the building behind him and tucked his phone into his pocket after sighing.Just how long has he wasted asking for assistance from his head strong father? Well, nevertheless, it was worth it.He had gotten the elderly man to assign a squad to look for Alexandra, and the price was considerably cheap. A dinner with him and his wife. Nothing a few gaging and fake smiles couldn’t solve.Darius thought and felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. He pulled it out and was surprised to see that the squad his father had assigned had already tracked down the license plate number and was on route to the destination. A location had been sent to him along with this and Darius rushed towards his car, eager to have Alexandra back, safe and sound.No matter the price, it was all worth it as long as she came back to him safe.** ** ** **Play superman was much harder than Alexandra had anticipated. Especially when she was tied to a chair and restricted from moving in the highest
Life had flashed before Alexandra’s eyes in seconds and everything seemed to come to a stand still.Ah, so was this how it ended for her? Dying at the hands of some worthless chump who couldn’t even distinguish between right and wrong?The thought baffled her, but more than that, she felt her heart tighten and anger surge through her as her entire plan and sacrifice so far melted away into nothingness.After everything she had done, said and been through at the hands of Eleanor, she was now going to be wasted without carrying out her final wishes. Without seeing the look on Eleanor’s face when she was put behind bars for her wrong doings and crimes.If that was the case, then everything so far was useless and more than ever, she felt like a failure. Cory had died because of her recklessness and yet, she wouldn’t be able to bring the person who brought her abrupt end to justice.Those thoughts were more demoralizing than any other thing and for the first time since the whole kidnapping
Alexandra opened her eyes to the familiar ceiling design of Grey Medical center VIP room. She remained still for a while, staring blankly at the ceiling above before a thought hit her.What happened?She blinked at the thought, only ever having a memory of passing out a while ago.As she wondered why, she turned her head to the side to find Darius seated in one of the comfy chairs in her room, but his head was buried in his arms and she assumed that he might have snoozed off while watching over her.This made a smile tug at the corner of her lips. He was so considerate that it warmed her heart.Alexandra closed her eyes for a few seconds before gently peeling them open and trying to seat up properly on her bed.The sound of her rustling sheets must have disturbed Darius because seconds after she had succeeded in seating up, he was beside her and looking down at her like she was some fragile piece of ornament.“You’re awake; how do you feel?” He cautiously asked, keeping his voice low.
Alexandra stood in front of her hospital room window, staring down at the scenery with a vacant mind.The view outside was beautiful, but unlike usually, the blonde failed go appreciate it. With a blank mind and a life growing inside of her, what could she appreciate.Unknowingly, her hand went down and touched her stomach. When she felt the skin beneath her dress, her eyes narrowed.How could she have been ten weeks pregnant? Had the whole day been so hectic that she had forgotten to take the pills the day she had sex with Darius?Perhaps. That seemed like the only reasonable solution and explanation and even the time span matched up.But how hadn’t she noticed it until now? Alexandra thought back to her previous weeks. Sure she had felt tired every now and then but took it as her overworking and her lose of appetite, she simply chugged it up to her being stressed out.The only sign she had ever experienced was when she suddenly felt queasy during dinner with Darius, but even then, s
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