ALEXANDROI saw it in her face, the hurt as she stared at the table, the keys lying abandoned on the floor, even her defeated stance. And I knew it was all happening again. My actions are being misinterpreted. I shouldn’t have tried to hide it from her.I had been trying to sort out the information I found about her mother for days now and I couldn’t believe my eyes, I didn’t know how she’d take it. I had been considering burying it forever. Maybe she had been right to stay out of it.“Emily,” I murmured, reaching out to her.They looked up and noticed my presence. I saw how she took in my look, the robe I was wearing, and my wet hair. She would have seen it around the room that I had been around for days and there was no point in lying.I saw the rage of emotions as she pulled herself together, I saw all the effort I had put into making her relax go down the drain. “It’s not what you think.” I tried.Emily lifted her shoulder high, straightening herself and I knew she had become a br
ALEXANDROAlisha’s face widened with shock but I knew the moment she put two plus two together, I also recognized that knowing smile on her face when she was about to wreak havoc.My attention went back to Emily. She was scrambling for her shirt, trying to put it on. It was on the tip of my tongue to explain why Alisha was here but I thought I’d get out of this faster if she didn’t know that Alisha was Alisha.Only for Alisha to ruin it with a smile on her face, “Alexandro, if you needed someone to go down on you this afternoon, you didn’t need to get a third party. Except if you wanted a threesome.” She said wickedly, then stretched forth her hands to Emily who was getting on her knees.I pushed her hands back but I couldn’t stop her mouth, “I’m Alisha. Nice to meet you.”Emily looked at a betrayed woman. “You said you fired her.” She spat at me, lunging at my chest, I pulled her into my arms trying to hold her in place but she wrung herself out and stayed out of my reach.The door b
EMILYI was torn.I knew Alexandro hadn’t been sleeping with Alisha and Alisha was trying to mess with me. I knew it was spite because Alexandro had dismissed her for me. And I was still mad at him, for hiding from me, for hiding her from me.I looked at the phone, trying to reread the location Bella had given me. It was somewhere on this street but Bella hadn’t been descriptive enough. She insisted there was this very awesome restaurant in this neighborhood and she wanted us to meet there instead of our usual. My mood called for something new so I agreed.After I was done with her, I would take a walk on my own, explore the city, and then get Lisa from the vet before I returned home.Once again I had to draw a line with Alexandro, we both weren’t ready yet. I wasn’t. My phone buzzed reminding me of my appointment with Dr. Sasha. I had forgotten.I debated whether to move forward to find Bella or to go see Dr. Sasha. There was something odd about this place I couldn’t place a finger o
I moved closer to her, my shoes were still on my leg but I could throw them off any time. Bella sized me up, wondering what I could do to her and I couldn’t help but shiver, I knew I couldn’t handle her in a one-on-one fight. Looking at her now I could smell street all over her and not my kind of homeless street. This one might have stood on the wrong side of the law for a very long time. Maybe I couldn’t do anything to her. But I could catch her off guard.While she raised her brows wondering what I would do, I stood in front of her and said the first thing that came to my mind. “You’re not married.”She laughed aloud, shaking her head at me, “My name isn’t even Bella.”I changed the name of my dog for the trash and it wasn’t even her name. She moved closer to me, pressing her lips against my ear and disgust ran through me when I felt her tongue. “That’s not the only thing you got wrong. I like women. Zach would not be the only one having your pussy before we give you to him.”I didn
EMILYAlexandro came for me. Seemed like my half written text got to him and Sasha confirmed his worry. They found me with ease but I didn’t need anyone playing superhero. I was a bit angry too.I didn’t do damage to anyone’s leg although I’d have loved to. Dr. Sasha had a little session with me before she left.“Do you want to talk about what happened?” She asked gently, she sat opposite me, not reaching for me and a little hesitant. I wondered if she wasn’t comfortable outside her office or if it was the marks I had given Alisha that scared her.“Remember the night I drowned?” I asked her.She nodded, although surprised I had brought that up while I used to rather put it behind me. “I was asleep. I knew I was asleep but in a way, it felt like I saw it happen, I watched myself drown and I didn’t do anything about it. it happened today again. It felt like it wasn’t me pulling the chains but I was watching it like a third party. I had to interfere to stop her from killing Alisha.” I sh
“You cannot.” Alexandro deadpanned, shocking me. I recovered fast.“It’s either you take me there yourself, or I leave behind your back.” I threw at him.“There’s a third option. I lock you in and make sure you never leave this house.”“I’d like you see you try. So which is it going to be?” I didn’t want to sleep on it. we would decide what happens there and there.“Emily, the moment you step your foot into Paris, the Ortega will launch out against you, who knows what they’ll do to you?” He winced.“My My, and here I was thinking you cared about me. But guess what you selfish asshole, I’m not going to sit while anyone tries to control my life. You might not realize it with your eyes all over every woman in town, but I’m grown up and it’s time I begin to decide for myself.” Alexandro’s eyes caught fire. “Selfish? You call me selfish? Do you know what I’ve given up to keep you safe?”I never asked for that! The words were on the tip of my tongue but I knew they would be ineffective for
EMILYI looked at my mom, looked back at sarah, looked at her Amelia again, and then back to Sarah. I saw Amelia frown in disgust.“You didn’t tell her?” She turned to Sarah.“I figured it was yours to explain.” Sarah closed her eyes in annoyance but all my mom did was hand me a sun cream.“Rub this around my back.” And she turned her back to me. Sarah jerked it out of my hand and pushed it back to Amelia.“The girl isn’t here to help you from sunburn she wants an explanation. For God’s sake Amelia.” She snapped.I couldn’t help but stare at the both of them. My dad has said I looked like my mom but he couldn’t be more wrong, Sarah could have been mistaken for her younger sister.My mom didn’t look as hold as I thought she’d be. I didn’t know her exact age but I knew she would be approximately in her mid-forties. She was pretty. There was no point denying it, Amelia knew it, Sarah knew it, I knew it and even the guy sitting opposite us and checking out Amelia’s ass knew it.I didn’t k
EMILYSarah’s flat was a regular one—a tiny space in a building with over 200 other flats. It was small but neat, and she had a cat.“Sorry about the size, I know you’re not used to staying somewhere so small.” She apologized.I saw in her eyes that she wished she had more to offer me, wished she could give me more. What she didn’t know was that she had given me more than enough. I went through today unscattered, thanks to her alone. I wondered how it would have gone if I had navigated the whole place myself.“What’s her name?” I asked, referring to the cat.“It’s male and his name is Emerald.” She replied behind me.I ran my hands through the sleeping cat’s fur and watched it wake up, “Oh, the eyes.” It had beautiful glassy eyes, blue and sparkly. Emerald. “It’s beautiful.”She smiled, proud of herself, “He’s just getting started, he’s going to be so big and magnificent, he;s a siberran breed.”“Ah,” I nodded, I had seen one before, they were indeed magnificent.“How do you feel?” Sh