"Need some help?" Xavier asked Sierra with a hint of amusement. When he saw how she was struggling, he found her clumsiness cute. Her face is flushed and she looked adorable. She was always hot, but at that moment, while struggling to get off that Hammock, she looked exceptionally cute. The crew of the Yacht were stunned to hear a hint of gentleness in his tone. He was always cold and even they are scared to serve their boss. None of them are new. They have been working for Xavier for a while now, and they all know how he is. They never saw him helping someone just for the sake of it. And definitely not woman. When Sierra saw him, she literally crawled into his arms. He squatted down just to take her into his arms. She wrapped her arms around his neck and legs around his waist. "Thank you Xavier. You are so sweet" she drawled huskily because of the alcohol. And as if to thank him properly, she even placed a wet kiss on his lips, much to his amusement. "Behave" he reprimanded her
The next morning, Nancy was in a bad mood. She was the first one to wake up. After what happened the previous night, she wanted to kill Sean for what he did. But she refrained from doing that. She cannot afford to make Xavier get suspicious of her. So after the crew retired for the night, she dragged Sean out of her room and dumped him on the Hammock with the rest of his friends. When someone started to question the injury on his head which was inflicted upon her, it would be easy to explain that he might have got hurt last night. And no one would suspect anything, as it is possible. "Hey Sis, good morning" her brother greeted her. She is wearing a turtle neck top and paired it with jeans. Sean left marks on her body last night, which she couldn't afford to let anyone see. "Morning Doug" she replied using her practised gentleness. Even her own brother doesn't know his sister's true colours. "Coffee please" Douglas placed an order while holding his head with both his hands. Nancy
"Si, look there, isn't it beautiful?" Claire spoke with awe. Their Yacht was anchored in the sea, closer to an area where the water is shallow and the corals are in abundance. It's a good start for the people who are snorkeling for the first time, like most of the people on the Yacht except for Xavier. So now they are swimming in the shallow waters, but there is no island nearby. But the area where they are swimming is not deep. The water here is shallow, which is just six to seven feet deep. "Yes, those small fishes are flocking that coral" Sierra observed where Claire was pointing at. Both the friends were enjoying the scenic wonder in the middle of the sea. Adam, Douglas and two of Douglas's friends are floating on their backs. Unlike Sierra and Claire, they are not as eager. After having too many drinks the previous night, Douglas is mostly leaning towards relaxing rather than anything. While the six of them are happy doing what they liked, it's not the case with the blonde a
Sierra found herself sitting alone in her room, remembering how narrowly she escaped from being embarrassed. If not for Xavier, she is sure she wouldn't be able to hold herself afloat while holding her bikini top until Adam could bring her some clothes to cover herself. When Xavier gave her his t-shirt, she didn't think about the what if's. The only thought that was running on in her mind was to go and hide in the safety of his arms. She knows that it's wrong, but she couldn't help herself from thinking selfishly for the first time in her life. At that moment, she only thought about herself and not what others would think. When the strap of her bikini snapped, she was terrified. There are so many men close by, and even Adam was there. That would have been a disaster in epic proportions and she might never be able to face Adam ever again. She couldn't bring herself to take a shower. The thought of removing her clothes is reminding her of what happened back in the water. Just t
In one of Xavier's private mansions in the Bahamas, the preparations for the upcoming festivities have already begun. As the engagement is set to take place in just under a week, the entire mansion is being decorated like a new bride. The event planners, decorating crew, caterers and the maids of the mansion were busy with their work. Carlos is seen looking after the arrangements. "Make sure Xavier's room is spotless" Carlos instructed the butler of the mansion. "Yes sir, I will not disappoint Mr. Woods" the kind old butler replied. Carlos sighed heavily. He knows what he is about to tell will surprise the butler as well. But he received specific instructions from Xavier, which he cannot ignore. "And prepare the ensuite as well" Carlos Instructed. Butler didn't think anything about it. "Yes of course, I am sure miss Thomas will be staying there" the butler assumed. Carlos choked on his own saliva. It's reasonable thought. But what Xavier has in mind is as mysterious as th
That evening after their failed fishing, Claire, Adam and Sierra ate their dinner on the Hammock. Douglas, Cathy and his friends are partying in the first floor pool area. After spending some time with them, these three slipped away from their wild partying when things started to heat up between men and women. Nancy on the other hand was sitting in the bar area on the second floor while watching Sierra discreetly. She claimed to be unwell that morning, so she is continuing that act, so she doesn't have to get into the water and let everyone notice the bruises on her body. Sean recovered from his head injury and is currently enjoying inside the pool with his friends. He doesn't remember anything about the previous night. Nancy on the other hand is waiting for Xavier, so that she could have dinner with him together. She didn't dare to enter his room again after the previous evening. At around eight o'clock, he descended the stairs. Nancy noticed how he is looking at the people on th
"What happened? Now don't tell me that you are upset about that dinner" he knows what to say to rile her up. And just like he expected, her eyes snapped open. "Are you not supposed to be with Miss Nancy? You are going to be engaged to her in just a few days. What are you doing in my room? And how did you even come inside? I locked the door" she asked him, feeling strangely angry and restless. She is not angry because he entered her room. She is angry because he is making her mind and heart confused. She is angry that he is making her feel that it's not bad to be his mistress as long as she can be with him. But she knows that it's all wrong and they have to stop this no matter how painful it might be. He is not as worried about Nancy and his engagement like she is. "Like I always tell you, why do you worry about others? Why not worry about yourself first. And moreover, there is not a single room on this yacht where I cannot go if I wanted to. I just don't want to go anywhere but
"Xavier, let's go back" Sierra said after the initial shock wore off. It's been just under fifteen minutes, when Xavier jumped into the water with her in his arms. He tickled her to make her laugh and forget about the reason why she was upset. But it's like a tickling time bomb, always at the back of her mind. Xavier looked at her with something flashing in his gaze. He pulled her closer to him and touched his forehead to hers a move which surprised her. "I don't want you to think about anything but me in the coming one week. After the week is up, we can discuss this. But until then, I don't want you to either think about this or talk about it. Am I clear?" he told her softly. He never thought that there would come a day where he would willingly explain himself to anyone, let alone a woman. But now, he doing just that. 'You will understand my pain once you look at it from my point of view' his brother's words came to the fore front of his mind, which he pushed back into the dark d
The fact that Janine is alive but Noel is dead spread like fire. Noel is not just anyone. He is a famous politician. His death spiked multiple debates across the country. Hunt for Janine began, while Janine was hell bent on killing Sierra and Xavier. 'Who killed Noel Thomas?' 'Can it be Janine?' 'Where is Janine?' 'Why is after Mr. Woods?' Speculations started to float across the country. The story of why Janine started to hate the woods family so much and how she became responsible for Gawin's death along with his father's became a trending topic. Everyone started to feel sorry for Claire and started to hate Daisy for her poor choices. After finding out that she became a pawn for Janine and destroyed her own life, Daisy became depressed. Nancy was still shocked to learn that her father is dead. Douglas was shocked too. When everyone was reeling in the aftermath of Janine's destruction, the lady in question was plotting against her own family. This time she is targeting August
'Its true' 'Some one really dug up Mrs. Augustine's grave' 'How can anyone disrespect a dead person like this?' 'Is it really Mr. Woods and our President behind this?' 'If not, then why will that person tag them along with the pictures?' 'I still can't believe that they can do this' 'Why can't they let a dead person rest in peace?' As the pictures of the grave digging became viral, the media and the curious public rushed to the cemetery to see if it was true. When they saw an open grave of Janine, they started to suspect that it's indeed Xavier and Nathan who are somehow involved in this. Within minutes this news became viral. Every news channel started broadcasting the news live from the Cemetery. Pictures of Xavier, Nathan, Carlos and Adam were shown on the tv screen to build the hype along with Janine's picture. 'Mr. President, are you involved?' 'Is Mr. Woods involved?' News channels started using eye-catching tags like this to drag public interest and escalate scrutiny
Janine stealthily slipped inside Xavier's room where his mobile was ringing. She held the knife tightly with both her hands. She is ready to strike the moment she spotted Xavier. But when she scanned the room, she found no one. She strained her ears to hear any noise apart from the mobile ringing. But she couldn't hear anything. After the mobile stopped ringing, silence greeted her. 'Where are they? This is their room and his mobile is here. Why is he not answering his phone?' Janine thought angrily. She searched the room without bothering to keep quiet. She searched the entire house, but she found herself alone in the dark house. She was so angry, she wanted to light fire and burn the house down. But just then, she heard the unmistakable sound of Sirens wailing at a distance. 'He escaped and alerted the cops? How did he even find out about my plan?' she thought angrily. She escaped from the house through the kitchen door before the cops could catch her. On the other hand, Nath
"Nathan, I think my mom is still alive. Just now i felt like I saw someone who looked similar to my mom just outside Xavier's house" Renee anxiously explained to Nathan. But instead of believing her, Nathan frowned with disapproval. "Renee, I started to believe that you changed. If this is one of your tricks to stop Xavier and Sierra's wedding, then I suggest you stop this. Sierra gave you a chance. Don't ruin it by doing all these nasty things" he reprimanded her. Renee's eyes pooled with unshed tears at the harshness of his words. "I know I have done some things which i shouldn't have, which I regret. But Nathan, this time I am telling the truth. I swear on everything I hold dear. No, I swear on Xavier. I think my mom is still alive. We have to caution Xavier and Sierra, Please" she begged him. Nathan was taken aback when she swore on Xavier, whom Renee loves so much. He suddenly applied brakes on his vehicle and immediately took a 'U' turn. If what Renee said is true, th
Claire was not very happy about Renee, but Cathy decided to stay neutral. Nathan and Xavier were Renee's friends for years, so they forgave her when Sierra decided to give Renee a chance. "I will get going now. Please don't call me if I could be of any help during your wedding preparations" Renee offered. Sierra smiled. "Sure" she agreed. Claire is not ready to trust Renee just yet. She witnessed how vile and vicious Renee can be. So she doesn't want to forgive her so soon. She is feeling that Renee is just pretending to be nice. After Renee left, Claire couldn't hold back any longer. "Si, what are you doing? How can you forget everything she did to you? At her party, at the mall, in this home, she insulted you countless times. How can you just forgive her because she has mommy issues?" she demanded with displeasure. Sierra was quiet. Indeed Renee did all that. "Claire, you cannot label a person as bad based on their past deeds. What she did was wrong. And she is feeling gu
After two weeks, Slowly everyone started to forget about Janine. Augustine decided to take Renee to the states. Maddy passed away too, and her cremation was a close knit affair. Her grave was beside Janine's grave. Renee finally decided to apologise to Sierra before leaving for good. In Xavier's home, everyone was bristling with excitement for the impending wedding of Xavier and Sierra. "I love your wedding dress. It's so beautiful" Cathy said about Sierra's wedding dress which was delivered the previous day. Apart from the wedding dress, Sierra and the ladies don't know anything about the wedding preparations. Like Sierra wished, Xavier was handling everything and is ready to surprise her in a week when she is going to walk the aisle as his bride. "Yes, it is. I am eager to see how Xavier would react to it" Sierra said with a mischievous grin. Cathy giggled with mirth. "He would be thinking about peeling that off of you from the moment he sees you in that dress" she joked.
Janine was arrested and Augustine was cured. Xavier and the others were still reeling with shock regarding the bone chilling revelation of that night. Janine is the reason why Gawin lost his life, and so was his father. Now she was after Xavier and his unborn child over her misplaced anger. No one forced Maddy to commit suicide. It's Gawin's choice to choose who ever he wanted to marry. No one can fault him for not falling for Maddy the way she fell for him. After everything Janine did, going after Xavier's unborn child is the most horrific thing she did. "Xavier, i am extremely sorry" Renee apologised to Xavier with guilt. They were all still in the apartment where Renee and Augustine were forced to stay. Both of them gave an official statement to the cops about everything Janine did, much to Janine's anger. Janine was cursing them while she was escorted to the police vehicle. She was taken to jail and would be soon presented in court. Her sins would earn her a life sentence if not
"Who is there?" Janine called out loudly before pulling her gun out from underneath Maddy's bed. Both Renee and Augustine are panicking. They are tensed and worried about Xavier and the others. Outside the balcony, all the four men froze. "I am sorry" Nathan apologised sincerely. Xavier shook his head and patted Nathan on his shoulder. "It's ok, it's not your fault" he assured Nathan. Adam and Carlos peeked inside, and noticed that Janine has a gun and she is coming near the balcony. "She is coming, and she has a gun" Adam spoke with urgency. Everyone was tensed. "Nathan, you stay here with Adam. Me and Carlos will show ourselves. You wait for the right opportunity to take her by surprise" Xavier suggested and nodded at Carlos. Nathan held his hand to stop him. He is worried about Xavier. "I can go instead" he offered. Xavier gave him an assuring smile and patted his hand. "She will not be suspicious to see us, as we already visited their home this morning
That night, just like they planned, Xavier, Nathan, Carlos and Adam sneaked inside the building where they saw Janine going. As it was a residential building, everyone was already asleep by the time they sneaked in. Carlos messed with the front door which gave away easily. That was the only door which was locked, restricting the entry of outsiders who don't have a key code. After that, it was almost cake walk for them to slip inside the elevator. "Do you know which floor they might be in?" Nathan inquired. Xavier pulled out the soft copy of the residential details of the people living in that building. "I think they might be on the top floor. It's a penthouse, and the only unoccupied apartment available in this building. At least it's not officially occupied" he pointed at the details of the other residents in the list. "Top floor it is then" they pressed the button to the top floor. The elevator hummed silently before the doors opened on the top floor. The corridor outside the