A man dressed in a suit with two hefty bodyguards was there to welcome us after we deplaned and got our suitcase"Bienvenue à Paris, Monsieur Ace et Madame" he greeted in French while one of the bouncers took our suitcase to the waiting car and the other stood rigid behind us"Merci Pierre" Zion replied in sophisticationFrench is one of the five languages he can fluently speak. As his ex-assistant, I know those things and French is my favorite of the languages he speaks. He always sounds sexy whenever he speaks French.Pierre turns to me smiling "De rien madame. J'espère que vous avez apprécié votre vol"I scrunch up my face turning to Zion with a face that says "What the hell is he saying""Elle ne comprend pas le français"Pierre stares at me in realization "Oh, pardon me, ma'am. I said welcome to Paris. I hope your journey was pleasant" Pierre said with a warm smile.I smile back "It was fine. Thank you"He nodded and gestured towards a waiting car where a man stood with his hands
"Zion, see what I made" I lift the book I'm reading from my face to see what she's showing me "And what could that be? A leaf?"No! It's a horse. A horse. You are so dumb, Zion?" Ayla bellowed glaring at meOne minute she was shouting at me and walking away from me and the next minute she was lying on the floor at the stairs with blood dripping beneath her head. I stood frightened at the scene for some minutes and then I screamed.I jolted awake, beads of sweat clinging to my forehead. The room seemed unfamiliar for a moment as I glanced around disoriented still caught in the nightmare's grip, gasping for air. Just then I heard someone groan and I snapped my head towards the sound, squinting my eyes to see a figure on the floor. I switch on the side lamp to see Laura on the floor rubbing her ankle.Then I rememberedIn the haze of waking up, I had instinctively pushed someone away, and that someone was Laura. I scrambled out of the bed, running to the other side to help her up. She s
I've been walking for the past twenty minutes yet I haven't gotten to the city. I only saw a few cars passing while I walked under the scorching sun. Thankfully, I used sunscreen before leaving the villa.I'm beginning to regret my choice of walking down to the city after Butler Hugo offered to book me a ride. I chose to walk because I needed to gather my thoughts after what happened this morning. I didn't sleep a wink after Zion left the room to sleep in the other room. My mind kept repeating the event. I had woken up to the sound of someone whimpering only to see it was coming from Zion. I was trying to wake him up when he suddenly sat up screaming and pushing me away. My butt still hurt from the impact.I wonder what could the nightmare be about and I wonder if he has them often. Nana told me he lost his family but she didn't go into details and I didn't ask since I don't feel it's my business. But right now, I'm very curious. I wonder if he has gotten something to eat as he refus
I stood watching my fiancée comfortably laughing with a stranger. I squint my eyes at the moment the guy who doesn't have a quarter of my looks takes out a pen to write something on a piece of paper before giving it to Laura who collects it still smiling. Anger coursed through me at the sight. I feel more angry knowing I had been worrying over her when I couldn't reach her and here she is smiling and even sharing contact with a stranger. I don't know what I would have done if she hadn't called me at the right time because I was already going berserk when I got to the villa to find out she had left the villa in the morning without a guardian. I don't know she is that foolish to go out alone in a place she has never been tooI eagerly walked towards them, she didn't even notice me until I stood right in front of her ignoring the born fool sitting beside her. She slowly hoisted her head up and her eyes widened in recognition when they met mine"Zion" she whispered. Her expression changed
My eyes flutter open only to snap shut again in an instant from the unwelcome intrusion of light. My hand flew to my face rubbing it wondering if I forgot to draw down the curtains yesterday. I sit up and instantly groan, my hands holding my head as it starts throbbing making me feel a little bit dizzy. My forehead crease as I remember I fell asleep crying on my bed without eating. The only food I ate yesterday was the croissant I had in the morning with the chocolate tea. I was too excited to even remember to eat only for my phone that holds all the memories got robbed. All the emotions I tried holding in check came crashing down after Zion left the room yesterday nightI sauntered out of the bed towards the window pane as the brightness was hurting my eyes. My hand reached for the curtains and I pulled them down dimming the light in the room. I rubbed my stomach feeling famished as I walked into the bathroom. I quickly washed my teeth and washed my face before sauntering out of the
"....you know, I've had enough of your arrogance and I refuse to be belittled by you any longer." That statement kept ringing in my head even after Laura left me standing in the middle of the room. I was dumbfounded probably because she had never talked back at me in that manner before, this was a first and it felt, odd.Being rude wasn't my intention, I was edgy, and seeing her in that sinful attire didn't help my hormones. I'm baffled because my reaction was foreign to me. I have never acted out of control after seeing a half-naked woman so why did I lose my breath and sense of thinking when I saw Laura in a bikiniWas it because I wasn't expecting it?I closed my eyes as my brain kept taunting me with the image of her sexy body. What was she thinking wearing that around the house, anyone could have seen her just the way Antonio did. That only infuriated me the more. I don't think she understood how sinful she looked in that bikini and it came as a shock as I have never seen her in a
My eyes fluttered open and my lips slightly curved into a smile when I saw Laura lying on her side facing me. She used her arm as a pillow, while some strands of her hair fell across her face. It took a lot of restraining to not cross over the pillows and push those strands of hair from her face. A scowl crept to my face as I remembered how rude I was to her yesterday. I made her cry. Hearing her sniff and cry silently on the bed broke me. I am cold-hearted, not heartless, I know what pain feels like and I inflicted emotional pain on her yesterday. There was nothing wrong with the way she was dressed, I just reacted to my emotions. My rudeness was a way of hiding how I felt at that moment. I sauntered out of the bed towards the bathroom to do my morning routine of cleaning up. I didn't spend much time in the shower so I had to have plenty of time to choose the perfect outfits for the meeting. It's quite funny I am trying to dress to impress an old man all because I am obsessed with h
"Good Good! Where are you" I sang my eyes roving around for a particular puppy. I was immersed in a book earlier when suddenly, I felt a soft nudge on my foot. Looking down, I discovered the cutest puppy I've ever seen. The tiny ball of fur nestled at my feet, peering up at me with curious eyes. The pretty little thing had warmed my heart and I scooped it up into my arms, the book long forgotten.However, the cute little thing is quite naughty and cunning. It had run away from me when I was trying to get something for it to eat. I know it's somewhere around the villa and I need to find it because it needs to go back to its owner. Thinking about that, I'm sure the owner must have been looking for it and how did it even get into the villa without being noticed in the first place?Exhaling a tired breath, I peered around with my hands shading my face from the sun, to see the building a little bit far away from where I am. I had walked all the way deep into the garden in search of the litt