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
Her very being emitted aura of superiority. Stefan could feel it as he sat in her presences. He wasn’t sure whether it was the way she carried herself or just the way she had been born. Either one, Nature or nurture, she didn’t seem like one to fool around or to try and fool.“This is a fair Bargain Mr. Miller, so what do you say?” Her voice had a sweet yet intimidating tune to it and accompanied by the way she had dressed, the blonde looked like the angel of death in his eyes. Only that she wasn’t, she was herself, the real and truest version of Alexandra Grey that could ever exist.“Having your uncles arrested, doesn’t that diminish the capability of Grey Enterprise? What gain would you have then?” Stefan asked.“I stand to gain a lot. Let’s be transparent here Mr. Miller, I sent you those documents because no other person seemed suitable for this job. It’s a win-win so why don’t we stop prolonging this and be our best versions while we cooperate.”“And if I refuse?” Stefan dared to
“I’ve bought back the snacks you lent me.”Darius typed the message on his phone, read it once then clicked on the send icon.Seconds later a reply came. “I shared them with you; there was no need for you to refund me.”He read the reply and nodded his head, typing a reply of his own. “Does that mean I can eat it? You sure you don’t want it?”“Touch even one of my Mochi and I’ll make sure you never get a single job in the whole of Seattle.”Darius read her reply and snorted. Was she really being so extra over one silly snack? Without bothering to reply, the noirette placed his phone down and went back to what he had previously been doing. He ruffled his small hand towel around his hair in a bid to get out the water and then after a while, he tossed the towel away and exhaled.A cool shower after his evening workout was always the best option. It was the only thing that seemed to put his mind at ease and calm his pounding heart down.Strolling over to his fridge, Darius glanced at the
Over the next few days Alexandra kept to her word. She provided Stefan with more than one tangible evidence to indicate that Benjamin and Daniel had been involved in shady business.The evidence was sent to him but as per his own side of the bargain, he wasn’t really doing a superb job in keeping it up. So far he had found nothing relating to Natalie Marsh and although he had promised to check and provide her with CCTV footages, Alexandra still wasn’t pleased.She clicked the send icon on her burner phone and placed it down, ending their current conversation. In that exact moment, Michael passed her a tablet from the front seat.“Ms. Grey, please take a look at this.”The blonde collected the device and scrolled through what was on the screen.“Twenty Five thousand dollars was withdrawn from Daniel Grey’s account earlier this morning at the central bank. There is no record of what happens to the money after that.”She took one further glance at the document and discarded the tablet. “
No matter how scary and heart thumping the situation seemed to Alexandra, she tried her very best to stay calm. Instead of struggling around like most people would do, she calmed her startled heart and after that, jabbed her elbow forcefully behind her back.In an instant, the hand placed around her mouth disappeared and along with that came a grunt.“Ouch!”The voice that came from behind her sounded familiar. Alexandra turned around and surprisingly, there Darius was, crutched down and holding onto his left rib. When he looked up both their eyes met and Alexandra could see the pain in his.“Why was your jab stronger than most women? Do you secretly take martial art classes?” Darius asked and groaned in pain. He tried standing straight and once again felt a sharp pain in his rib. At this point, he was almost sure that Alexandra had broken one if not several of his ribs.The blonde however, kept a dull and emotionless face as she watched him Wright in pain. “Since you boldly did somet
Alexandra’s last words had Left Darius puzzled. He watched her walk away with narrowed eyes. Although her words hadn’t directly stated it, the noirette could tell that today was going to be more eventful than he had planned for.With a silent chuckle, he walked into the back forest, stunned temporary by it magnificent beauty and spaciousness. Beside a green lush tress, his father sat on an outside chair and the moment Melina spotted him, she beckoned him over. He exhaled through his lips before stalking towards them.“Darius, dear, why don’t you team up with your father for the hunt?” She suggested and offered a crossbow.Darius took one look at the weapon in his stepmother’s hand and felt irritated. Why was she trying to act as if she knew him well enough? Before this they had barely ever held an actual conversation, so she trying to act all motherly towards him just disgusted him.“Darius, answer your stepmother.” Mr. Bianchi called out. He reached for his licensed hand gun and bega