“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at this.”The blonde collected the device and scrolled through what was on the screen.“Twenty Five thousand dollars was withdrawn from Daniel Grey’s account earlier this morning at the central bank.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
The grey family summer hunt had always been an event that drew in the crowd’s curiosity. What happened during those five hours of total isolation and what were the rules set?No one except from the participants knew the answer to this.The whistle for the hunt’s first half had been blown and people along with their partners scattered in different directions of the forest. Alexandra picked up her weapon and watched as her family members went in different direction, making sure to keep tag of where each of them had gone.After she had them all memorized and stored in her brain like a memory disc, the blonde turned towards her partner and beckoned with a wave of her hand.“Come on, we have a hunt to enjoy.” She walked off, leaving Darius to sigh out before following along. He really didn't want to participate in this crazy activity.Contrary to her words, Alexandra did no hunting. The moment she and Darius had set off in the direction of their hunt, she tucked her weapon away and instead
A considerate amount of time had passed since the whistle for hunting break went off. Eleanor watched as her granddaughter interacted with her father, smiling widely after her commendable return and catch. The elderly woman had never know Vivian had it in her to capture a moving target and to do it on her own alone, that certainly surpassed her expectation.As if feeling her grandmother’s eyes on her, the brunette turned around and with a wide smile, and waved her way. The elderly woman waved back before turning her attention to the person beside her.“Hope our family hunt is treating you well, Mr. Bianchi?”“Certainly!” The elderly man chirped as he took a sip from his glass of refreshing juice. He let out a groan of satisfaction before turning to face Eleanor. “It has surpassed whatever rumors have been building in the outside world for decades.”Eleanor chuckled. “I’m glad to hear that, but please, be sure to keep whatever happens here a secret.”“Does that grant me another ticket
Things weren’t going Eleanor’s way. This little fact nearly drove her over the edge.As soon as Alexandra left and all the guests were seen out, the elderly woman matched into the dining hall and screamed in frustration as she destroyed the dining layout. The sound of culinary falling to the floor and glass breaking did not sooth her mood in the slightest.She just couldn’t understand why Alexandra was being so defiant. Even after all the talk they have had so far, she still could bring out a valid reason for the blonde’s relentless pursue to drag her down. So what if she had killed Miguel and Nova? If only Alexandra knew what they had both done.Even for her it was heartless. And what they both planned to do to her… the entire Grey family after that, it was just too much.“She knows nothing.” Eleanor muttered as she stalked towards the window overlooking the forest. “I’m protecting her. All I’m doing and have ever done was for the benefit of this family! She should be thankful, so wh
Flashing lights and blurry faces, they all flashed before Alexandra’s eyes as she slipped in and out of consciousness. In each moment, she could make out a certain word said by a different person. Unfamiliar voices and hospital beeping machine surrounded her.The blonde knew she wasn’t going to die, the injury inflicted on her during the car accident wasn’t that great enough to claim her life, but still, that didn’t stop every part of her body from aching like hell. But then she remembered Michael and didn’t want to stay still for another second longer. She tried opening her eyes but ultimately failed. At the end, she settled for a few hours of rest and recovery before taking any immediate action. Maybe then she’d have a clearer mind and not actually want to murder her uncles** ** ** **The water was hot and with each drop that ran down his back, his unstable thoughts seemed to come to a calm. After his hour long shower, Darius turned off the tap and stepped out. He dried his body an