Pin drop.Despite what he had thought before uttering those words, Darius instantly regretted it. It was the first time in twelve years that he had said it out loud. And the last time hadn’t ended so good, he had zero expectation for this time.Or so he thought, but the moment Alexandra chuckle and nodded her head, it felt like a tight thread had been unknotted from around his chest. He could suddenly breath so much better. And instead of staring at him obstructively, Alexandra simply turned her gaze towards the view outside once again without uttering a single word.Out of everyone he had ever met, she… Alexandra Grey was an exemption. She was weird.“That’s weird, you’re not going to try and call the mental asylum hotline?” Darius teased, but some part of his voice held what were his true feelings.Alexandra chuckled once again, and with a smile on her lips, she turned to face him. “All that just for someone’s dreams. I’m not a dream killer you know.”“Yeah, but you are weird.”“Tha
“Michael, head on out without me and send everyone home on an early leave, they’ve done well so far on the summer line up.” Alexandra said into her car’s speaker, Michael on the other line.“Are you sure Ms. Grey?” He inquired followed by the sound of shuffling. Alexandra chuckled; even though he sounded reluctant she could clearly make out the sound of him already packing to leave. She couldn’t blame him. When the sound on the other line had quieted down, Michael added. “I’m aware that they’ve done phenomenal on the summer line up but do you really want to give them time to slack off?”“They’re not slacking off, Michael. They’ve strived so far to make sure I don’t find one fault in this season’s theme the best I can do is give them some time to relax, well that and increasing their pay, but we all know the latter isn’t happening so send them all home early. I’ll stop by the company to grab my phone’s charger and you better make sure you’re all gone by the time I reach there.”“Sure t
You know that saying that goes; I know, somehow, only when its dark enough, can you see the stars. Vividly, Alexandra was starting to get a clear view of its meaning.Just as the whole room plunged into darkness- the lights outside her office going off immediately- light from a nearby billboard shone into her open window, accompanied by the glow of the moonlight, Lucien looked like the spitting image of the Greek God Zeus. Truly alluring for a woman who was trying her mightiest to say no to temptation.Her staring must have been that much obvious that it caught Lucien’s attention. He turned away from billboard outside just in time to catch her eyes glued on him. And just like he looked in her eyes, in his eyes, she looked just as bewitching and lovely. Her skin paled under the moonlight, a total contrast from her tanned lively skin complexion and her gray orbs stood in the dark. Compared to the beauty of the moon at night, Lucien found her eyes way more captivating.She, his ex wife a
Everything. At this moment in Alexandra’s life, everything seemed to be waving off course. Just when she had thought the only thing she had to worry about was her grandmother's scheming way, trouble begins to boil in her personal life. She really couldn't understand what the universe had planned out for her.Staring at the sign on the stair’s door, the blonde huffed out a breath of disbelieve through her lips. How on earth had she forgotten about the maintenance slip she had signed off two days ago? Had work been getting to her that much or was she just a natural airhead?Whichever option it was out of the three, she didn’t want to find out while standing like a complete idiot and staring at a damn door.She reached into her back pocket and pulled out her phone. Hopefully she could call Michael and he’d have something sorted out. Or so she thought because the moment she tried powering her phone, the device didn’t give any response, the screen remained blank no matter how many times sh
Alexandra felt her heart do a fluttery flip as she stared at Lucien. It wasn’t the first time he was apologizing to her, but this one out of all sounded the most genuine. Like he was now truly regretting his action and wanted nothing more than for her to forgive him, no hidden agenda.There was not a single human without flaw. Every living being on this earth has created a mistake in some way that they later lived to regret, Alexandra was no different. So if after all the apologies she had received from Lucien, she still insisted on not forgiving him, wasn’t she just being headstrong wicked?Once again, thanks to the universe’s playbook, she was looking like the villainess.What a hassle. Holding a grudge against him was too much work for her already overworked brain. And besides, if she was too focused on Lucien, she just might lose sight of her original goal and that, more than anything was the real reason she had decided to abandon everything and return to her family.She needed to
A few hours had quietly gone by since their last conversation. At some point in time Alexandra had almost thought that Lucien had fallen asleep, if not for the regular turn and toss her made every now and then. Lying on her couch, the blonde turned over and folded herself up. Just like she had thought, the temperature in the room had slowly begun to drop, it was a surprise to how that Lucien wasn't feeling cold.It was almost Summer so she really couldn’t wrap her head around how the room was becoming so cold. She sighed and turned over in her couch again before seating up. How Lucien stayed so still was beyond her ability to answer.“Can’t sleep?” Lucien asked, his deep voice which sounded hoarse being the first sound in hours to break the quietness in Alexandra office. As a matter of fact it was the first sound heard on the presidential floor in hours.“What do you think? Who’d be able to fall asleep in such conditions?” Alexandra said and pushed her hair back. She thought of gettin
In spite of the entire attitude she had given him earlier on, Alexandra had fallen asleep the moment she closed her eyes. It was almost too adorable for Lucien to watch. He quietly chuckled-careful not to disturb the sleeping female as he stood behind her.After a while, he reached down and soothingly adjusted a few strands of her hair out of the blonde’s face. This in turn caused her to groan and stir in her sleep a bit.Guess she wasn't so much of a heavy sleeper.Not wanting to disturb her any further, Lucien stepped back and tucked his hands into his pocket. His fingers grazed the plastic object in his pocket and he pulled it out.Tediously, he stared at the identification card smudged between his fingers tips then glanced back at his sleeping ex wife before shoving it back into his pocket.Well, it had served its use; there was no need for him to keep it around after today.** ** ** **For Alexandra who had fallen asleep easily, morning came in a blink of an eye. She stirred arou
No matter how desperate she may have been at that moment to lay out her bait for the biggest fish, Alexandra couldn't rush to see someone while still dressed in the clothes she had worn for a whole day and slept in. Her soul just wouldn’t allow her, so firstly, before anything else, she needed to rush back home and freshen up, have a change of clothes before zooming off to wherever it was she wanted to go.Or so her perfect plan had been painted out in her head. Upon arriving at her house, by the foot of her gate, Daniel stood with his arms crossed boldly over his chest. Obviously at first she had just thought of ignoring him and driving pass, but then he stepped in her way, refusing to budge even after all the screams that had been thrown his way by the security. They were just about to forcefully throw him out of the way when Alexandra stuck her arm out of her window and raised it, telling her security men to stand down.As she stepped out, Daniel shot despiteful glares at her, not