Nortia's POVFootsteps rushed out immediately I had placed a foot down from the car I was in, my eyes blank and my mind drenched with thoughts. Turning to my godmother, I accepted the hug she offered, the closest to what would feel like a mother before she searched behind me,her words muffled and mouth sealed when she saw I was alone “I was so worried, and you left without your phone” “ You know I will always be fine, I just wanted some time to myself, that's all” “ And you got a whole lot of it, how was your day? What were you up to?” Chatting amicably with her, I gave her tid and bits of what was her how much of a help the old man was and how he had closed the shop for me. “ He did that? For you?” “ Yes, it was unbelievable at first but I had to go along with it, I couldn't quite place my hands on why he did that but maybe he had a reason for doing so”“ Because you said you wanted to get lost, how about we compensate him for what he did?”“ I would have loved that, but I do
Alexis's POV A sleepless night and I was back at the office, overlooking files and documents which had piled up when I was busy, so I had no other choice than to tend to them, and it had to be today. The word from my father came to my mind once more, where he had repeated that Nortia loved me. It was difficult for me to believe that and also, a part of me was hoping it would be true, maybe it was because I was tired of being treated the way I was or rather I was happy to settle for the crumb which I would get and I really hope it won't be the later. A yawn escaped my mouth, my stomach growled as well, my eyes went to the bottle of wine which stood so sexily on top of the table, as I tried to fight the urge to cork it open and chug it down my throat. It was some decent wine, father had made the right choice about wanting to get the vineyard and I had given my assent immediately. A quick party will be thrown later to show it off to his little friends, who will be thrilled to have
Alexis's POV It was a caught alright and I might have been stupid enough not to read the room and know that she would never betray her husband. Well, I was going to learn the hard way. “ Well, well…” he had tucked up quite well, dressed in a sea green suit, hair permed and a smile lining his lips. “ You know I was shocked when my wife told me everything, just like women would always act, she came off crying and angry and she was enraged at the fact that I had betrayed her, but you know how fickle they turn out to be most times, all you have to do is talk and they will be calm, so I did that” “ You talked?”“ No, I explained, told her that everything was made up and it had nothing to do with me, i showed her the file that you never saw, the one that had her and Samantha as the heir to the company, and she relaxed immediately”“ A fake?” “ How is she going to know? She is as dense as anyone can imagine and I have done my dues by her so she would have known. You know, I have always
Nortia's POVWas I the one who had insisted on not taking a step out of the house? Yes, but was I jealous now that I was watching my house talking and frolicking with other girls or rather women? Yes. With the pack of popcorn leaning by my side, I had lost count of the numbers I had thrown in, or the packs I had eaten by the time the wine was finally popped open, my face peered at them. I had sauntered over, grasping my phone so tight just so I could tell my husband, sorry Alexis that I didn't like him with that lady but I had decided against it at second thought, we weren't on such a good term and beside, I had told him to go away which he had did, respecting my wishes like the perfect gentleman he was. Why couldn't he just try not to do so? Why was it that he hadn't been obstinate? And had just gone alongside it? Why couldn't he insist and demand that I am his wife and we had to settle it? I was left all alone now, Genevieve had left earlier on, after he had demanded that she sh
Alexis's POV The force with which I was pushed back was so intense that it had me trying to get a grasp of my surroundings which felt so odd to me all of a sudden. Gazing around, the voices, shrieks and screams filled the air as I tried to stare around, taking in every single thing that had just happened. It had been so sudden and if I hadn't decided to step back to take something, the realization that I would have been blown into pieces jabbed me so hard that all I wanted to do was retch. “ Boss” Gerald's voice came through, grasping me to himself, and another scream which I knew was Genevieve came out so strong that all I could find myself doing was shaking my head for her not to come close. The public was distracted all right, all lenses were focused on me but I knew the press would be around, lurking and searching for something to threaten us with, anything to get money out of us for and Genevieve wasn't going to be it. I watched as a hand held her back from rushing toward m
Alexis's POV I wanted her here, I knew that but I haven't been expecting her to come in here especially at a time like this, not after what had happened and when she demanded space. When her hand clasped around me, tears staining my chest, my hands patted her back as I listened to her confess her love for me. Looking into her eyes, I waited for her answer. “ You love me?” “ Alexis,” she drawled, glancing at me with so much want that it had me erect in a second. I was supposed to keep my cool, show her that I wasn't so easy to please and she had to do more than what she was doing but I couldn't lie at how she made me feel. Nortia made me feel every single thing, from wanting her, to desiring her every single time. “ Are you hurt?” She pulled away, running her eyes through me while touching me as well to confirm that I was fine. “ Nortia” I whispered, enjoying what she was doing while keeping myself from touching her as well. “ I love you, Alex. I hate that I am saying this now
Nortia's POVWith head leaning against his chest, I muffled the giggles which attempted to slip out of my lips at how different I felt. I felt satied and glad that I had been able to tell him exactly how I felt. His hands wrapped themselves around my waist as he placed tender kisses on me at intervals which had me giggling. “ If I had known this is what it would have taken for you to come out clean and tell me about your feelings, I would have orchestrated something like this myself” Alexis let out in a whisper but I heard it, every bit of it. Pushing myself up, hands underneath my chin, I peered at him. “ You don't mean that?” “ I do” he snuggled me closer. “Do you know how conflicted I was or how you made me feel? I thought I was wasting my time and this wouldn't end up right, I knew I loved you but unrequited feelings hurt like mad” “But you kept on going?” “ That was because of the love I had for you” he sat upright, a little laughter colored his tone. “ It's funny now that
Nortia's POVMy head plummeted when I stretched a hand over, the cold warmth had me jerking up in an instant, when I noticed Alexis was nowhere to be found. “ Calm down Nortia” I whispered repeatedly to myself,urging myself to stay calm because there was no way he would have gotten hurt. He was with me and I knew that as well, but the thought of the car going up in flames still sieved in at intervals. When the door cranked open, I turned at it waiting for him to walk in which he did with a tray in his hands. “ Your awake, I thought you were going to sleep some more, it seems I didn't do my work properly last night”My face inked pink at his words while I blushed trying not to show how much effects his words have on me. “You know you did” Placing a hand on the bed after dropping the tray gently just beside it, he bent over, placing his lips against mine. I bit on his, earning a giggle from him which he returned. “ The tigress, is that the character you are taking on this morning?
Nortia's POVGenevieve was at the door immediately the word slipped out, tapping on it. I could tell how glad she was at what had just happened and I couldn't wait to go out to let her know. Slipping the test kit in-between my palm, I pulled the door open, when she stood in front of me. “ You are pregnant?” I could sense the hesitation in her tone, the one that wasn't there when she told me to confirm. “ Will it be bad if I say I am?” “ How exactly will that be bad? It will change everything, every single thing, it will. Life will be meaningful again, it will be worth living again” “ Ahaha” I let out, trying not to show that her words have been off in a way because she had said something about life being meaningful again.“ What do you mean by it will change everything? Is there something I don't know about?” It seems I was kept in the dark about something everyone else knew but I didn't have any idea about. “ No, of course not. Why would you even think that? All I am saying i
Nortia's POV Another day went by and Alexis was nowhere to be found, with each day that ran past, I was left thinking about my actions and his as well. Reaching him has been impossible as all the calls bounced back to me with an excuse of him working. I would have gotten his mother to talk to him, but I knew it would make matters worse than it already was so I clung onto that one part of me that believed he was busy and maybe when he is done, he will come back to me. Even when it was difficult to think about it that way, I shove away the thought that accumulated which was all streamlined to him cheating on me, he wasn't a cheat, that was something I could attest to. He could be a whole lot of things but the man I was married to was not a cheat as he had proved it on countless occasions and I have been made to know what he would be capable of and what he wouldn't be capable of. When the bell had rung out announcing someone at the door, I shoved the pillowcase on my leg away bef
Alexis's POV “Have you thought about what to do yet?” Getting out of the house has been hard to make but I have done so, stretching it into weeks. I have been trying to think about what exactly I was to do but every single thing came to a stop at the same point, that I had no business keeping Nortia with me. If I was to protect Genevieve, letting Nortia go was the only issue I was posed with and what I had to make sure happened “ Get the lawyer, it is difficult for me to do this, but I have to let her go” “ There have been requests to see you, most of which are from her and she sounds heartbroken” “ Pass them over” I instructed before flipping my head around as I reached for the landline while placing it against my ears. Nortia's voice came out fine at first but it ended up with her telling me about how her day went and when I will be back to see her, my hands clenched the phone as I wished that was going to be all. That just listening to this would have me running home but I
Alexis's POV My heart dipped while I watched her rush past, trying to get past me into the lift before she turned to me, her face lighting up with a smile before she exhaled. “ I loved how today ended, I will love to do this more often with you” “ We will’ I answered, just so she won't think anything was wrong judging by how quick she was to get that. “ Sure?” She turned to me, flipping her head to the side. “ Will you go with me more often? The next date is on me.” “ Nortia” my eyes clogged with crystal on it which I shoved away because she was doing every single thought to make me have a change of heart even when she had no idea what I had planned and it wasn't even helping. I had promised, to make sure she had no regrets, given her my words that I was the only one who will never hurt her, and had seen through to it, I have intended to see though to that to the very end but it seems I couldn't, things just didn't work out the way one wanted it. “What’s wrong? Your eyes, did
Alexis's POV “Of course not” I answered, was that even possible? A life where I would be tired of her? Even if all she had to offer was her shenanigans, I was ready to go along with it all. I would bear it all as long as it meant her being by my side. I thought I was doing a good job, hiding my emotions and everything that I had to battle with. My mother had stomped after me wanting to know what had happened after Genevieve had burst into tears but I knew there was no way I could tell her, she would be as heartbroken as I was right now.“Why would you even think about that? How is it possible for me to get tired of you?” “ Then what do you want me to think?” Her lips parted as she questioned. “ I know you might take it as me overthinking, but I am not. I know you like the back of my palm, Alex. I do” “ And I am telling you everything is fine, you don't have to worry yourself about anything” She let out a sigh before turning to the side. “If that's what you are going to say, t
Nortia's POV I woke up to the bed empty, and cold, with Alexis nowhere to be found. Pushing myself up the bed, I searched around, calling his name to find out where he was but I got no answer. Sighing, I turned to the side,my reflection in the mirror as I did so. The dress I was to wear today hung by the side, a red gown to compliment my curves, one which ran straight to my knees and had a slit running up to my thighs. Hiding in a giggle, I selected a blue one for Alexis, one which I was so sure will work in tandem with his skin color.Pouting, I waited for him to walk in which was to no avail, letting out a rasp breath, a hand underneath my chin, I made my way to the window, flinging it wide open. We were supposed to have left earlier on,seeing how the sky had inked, I wondered if there was going to be any need. I was really looking forward to this, fiddling with my hands, I decided to take a shower, I felt sticky and stiff in a giggle, I did. The warm water aided in soothing my
Alexis's POV While her chest heaved gently, signifying that she was asleep, I laid beside her watching the angel in human form which laid beside me, the one I could never bring myself to hurt. Her hair laid all about her, spread out as her lashes flustered at intervals, my hands hung up in the air while I tried to tap her just hard enough to wake her up, but I decided against it, it was better that I let her sleep rather than wake her up. Her chest still pinked from how intense it had been ,the memory of my hands clasped around her hair in a fist before it ran all the way to her throat while I slipped in and out of her had me biting into my lips.She had this way of making me feel like a child, every moment with her made me want to spend more time with her, and when she wasn't close to me, I felt suffocated and it was difficult to breathe. My phone ringing slashed through the air, grasping my hand around it. I watched her for a second before I placed it against my ear after slipp
Nortia's POVGiven how suspicious she was acting, I knew something was off, but I tried everything to get their mind off her as they walked away. I knew Alexis would want to pry in but she wouldn't want him to know about her partner yet, it wasn't time for him to do so, as she thought he wouldn't be pleased with him. “ Is something wrong?” He turned to me, wanting to know what I thought about what had just happened but I shook my head. “ She's fine. You don't have to bother yourself about that, I will talk to her and get to know what exactly is going on”He didn't seem pleased but he didn't say one more word as we stood waving them off. When their car was out of sight, he turned to me, grasping me around the waist as he led me in. “ Alexis” I tried to get him off when he stuck adamantly. “ I've missed you” he inhaled into my shoulders. “ What about me did you miss the most?” I wrapped both hands around his neck, yanking him closer to me. “When I saw you today, strapped to the
Nortia's POV“ I'm fine” I kept assuring Genevieve who seemed to be extra clingy at the moment. “ Are you sure? Your face looks so off, and your hand, the straps, were they so painful? How about I take you to see the doctor?”“I have a band aid on, one you placed yourself, so why are you panicking this much?” “ I just want to be sure that you are fine, that's all, nothing else” she pouted before dropping to the couch, letting out an exhilarating sigh.“ Can't he be locked up or something? That was kidnapping and he is also the one who planted the bomb right? Isn't that enough reason?” I had flickered my gaze at her in an instant. “ You know who did it?” I haven't mentioned it since I stepped in here and I knew Alexis hadn't done so either so where had she gotten it from. Her lips parted in a gasp before she turned to her mother who looked just out of place like I was which meant she knew nothing about what she had just said. “How did you know who had done it, Genevieve?” “ Com