ALEXANDRO.“You said what?” I was taken aback.“I swear I have nothing to do with this. We were in the fabric store, then she asked to get her phone in the car, then I didn’t see her again. She didn’t come back. My car key was in the car. The car was opened.” Elena said frantically, scared that I would blame her. “She just disappeared.“What are you trying to say? That she sneaked away from you?” I asked coldly. I was stupid to let Emily leave the hotel with Elena. I had forgotten… I hadn’t expected Elena to be so careless.I met Ian halfway. “I’ll need your…”He didn’t let me finish, “You can have it. We’ll find your wife. I promise.”I nodded. We all set out to the place they had bought the clothes but that was where things started to get a little bit tough. Their CCTV had a glitch, it was still all through the hour Emily was in there.I began to panic slightly. Sweat broke out on my forehead as I imagined what she could be going through at that moment.I received a call from Ian. “
EMILY“Wake up pretty.” Rough fingers poked my head.I hadn’t been asleep. It had been so dark I had to close my eyes and pretend that was the reason why I was in the dark. Because I closed my eyes.I opened my eyes to see a little light in the car, it was low and blue. I couldn’t see around clearly.“Emily, I have a proposition for you.” He began.I cut him off, “And I want to see my husband.”“It doesn’t work that way, sweetheart.” He murmured, moving closer to me. I shrank away from his touch. “Now my proposition. Not too far from here is a purple warm room, as pretty as you and very comfortable. Do you want to spend your time with me in it or you’d prefer this car?” He baited.It was a bait, “Why?” I asked.“You’ll have to promise me that you’ll be obedient.” He said smiling, his eyes dilating like a man on drugs.“I’d rather stay here.” I frowned. I was sure there would be no benefit to staying in a comfortable room with this bastard. And for some reason, I knew it would be a dar
I didn’t know how they knew I was back, but everyone was waiting for me outside.Even the driver was shocked at the crowd outside the hotel.Alexandro King was nowhere till be found, until I sighted him, running to me. He wrapped his arms around me, squeezing life at of me until I coughed.Finally, he pulled back to take a good look at me. “I’m never letting you out of my sight.”“It’s good to see you back, Emily. You had me worried for a moment.” Ian said.Elena’s eyes were wet and swollen, she had been crying. “I’m so sorry.”I gave her a small smile. “It wasn’t your fault.” But I held on to Alexandro tightly, he was the only one I could trust at that moment.I was surprised when he scooped me up, carrying me in bridal style to our suit.Everyone parted the way for us, I was glad to be home, I knew measures would be taken to find Ivan, I was torn wishing they apprehend him and wishing they didn’t. Although, even if they did, he’d belong more in the psychiatric ward than behind bars.
EMILYSwimming turned out to not be as hard as I expected it to be, maybe because Sarah was a very good teacher.Sarah showed me how to place my arms, while Elena acted as lifeguard, holding me afloat if I slipped.Before it was dark, I could do the basics.I was thankful because it was distracting. While swimming, I couldn’t think of Alexandro or Ian. I didn’t care for the light or the dark, I managed to put the fear behind me and all I could think of was staying afloat.Maybe that was what helped me to learn faster.It was dark when Elena held me still, “You must be tired.”My arms had begun to hurt but the thought of being alone in the room scared me. “No, I’m not.”“But you should rest. Mr. King wouldn’t be happy to hear that you’re wearing yourself out.” Sarah added.I sighed in defeat.“Do you want us to spend the night with you?” Elena asked, surprising me. “We know, it’s his style, to leave you in a close dark space alone, with a chamber pot.”It hurt me more, to know that Ale
I took my bath, myself. I wasn’t sick, I didn’t need anyone bathing me. Besides, I was in a different state than yesterday, if I agreed to let him touch me at this moment, it would be a very sexual advancement.I decided to wear something unusual, a little touch of sexiness that gave no room for pity, I picked a crop. It was white, a little bit thick but it clung to my skin and gave me comfort. Then I chose a nice navy pants that was free at the end.It outlined my curves and made me feel good.Alexandro sat on the armchair, watching me with an expression I could not read as I went back and forth. I didn’t like being idle so I decided to re-curl my hair. The waves had begun to straighten and it made me lose a bit of my glow.“Let me do it.” I looked into the mirror to see Alexandro standing behind me. He took the curler out of my hand before I could protest.“Do you know how to do it?” I asked, he didn’t strike me as a man who had past experiences in something like curling hair.He di
EMILYWe stared at each other. I didn’t dare say a word and he looked at me with such an intense gaze, owning his words. His eyes held mine, giving me no room to look away or break his gaze.“I want to polish my nails,” I spoke to distract him. He broke the intense gaze to look at my nails.“You’ll need more than polish,” Alexandro said. He was right, my nail was worn out and rough, and I would have to file it back to shape before reapplying polish.“I guess I’d have to book a session,” I murmured. It was too much work for me to do myself.Alexandro only had to type a few words on his phone and Sarah came in bearing in hand a nail kit and grinning ear to ear. It was like she was glad to see Alexandro and me together, so close. She probably envied us and prayed for a marriage like mine. I rejected it on her behalf but it gave me an idea why Alexandro was being so nice to me.It was only according to plan that we acted in love while we were in Paris, and the bars had been raised higher
ALEXANDROThe meeting ended a few minutes before midnight. It had been war with everyone baring teeth and claws. I wasn’t surprised to see Anthony. He might have just returned but he didn’t delay from showing everyone that he meant business. It looked like he was finally going to be serious with life. His gaze now had focus and determination. Things Anthony could not be attributed with at a point in history.I watched as words were passed back and forth. I could have just stayed back in the suit with Emily because even if my body had left her, my mind didn’t.The tables had turned at that meeting, I didn’t have to do business with Ian. Instead, I would wait, watch their war then deal with the winner. It was a win for me in any way.“Alexandro King.” Anthony Ortega nodded at me after the meeting was over. Everyone had begun to disperse, going to their room, most of them had a woman waiting. I had a woman too but I doubted she was waiting.“Anthony Ortega.” I returned the nod, then stoo
ALEXANDROI took a step toward her, my eyes stuck on her chest. It was too late to pretend to not be affected by her body, the thick bulge in my pants had already given that away.“Alexandro.” She called with a low voice as I took another step closer. That low silky voice only fed my arousal.She made to take a step backward but I wasn’t in the mood to play that game, I stopped her with a finger wrapped around that rope that held the bikini together in the middle of her breast. She froze on her track, and her breath hitched.Mine too, because the act brought her breasts together, making them fuller, and prettier, pushing my desire to feed on them to an unreversible point.“What are you wearing Emily?” I asked the question and followed it with a slight tug that had her coming forward, bringing those boobs to bounce against my chest. Her whole body aligned against mine, her eyes widening as she felt the proof of my desire poke against her belly.“Ahh… Sarah said it was easier to swim we