Chapter 1: Meeting My Mate

Chapter 1

Lenna's POV

"Babe... Babe," a familiar voice woke me up. 

I opened my eyes and Rhon's face was the first thing I saw. How wonderful! 

I wish he was the one I would always see when I woke up like this. 

  

"You slept well, isn't it?" he chuckled. 

I felt embarrassed for sleeping in our entire trip, I couldn't sleep last night because I was practising. I smiled at him and rubbed my eyes as I nodded to him. 

His car was already parked in some parking area inside a building. It's been a month since we started our relationship. Rhon decided to visit his brother, he used to share with me the story about his brother. How they met him and how he became part of their small yet rich family. His younger brother was his only sibling. And he was always happy when we talked about him, that's why I really wanted to meet him as well, I already saw him in pictures that Rhon showed me but seeing his brother in person would be much better. 

"Are you ready, now?" Rhon asked and I unclasped my seatbelt.

"Yes, can't wait to see your brother," I replied. 

****

We were heading to the elevator, it was made of glass, and you can see the whole building from the inside. It was huge and stunning. Lots of chandeliers around the place and it has spiral stairs in the middle. It was all luxury. Everything was wonderful in this place, it was like a castle; a castle hotel. It was extraordinarily incredible. 

"So, this is your brother's hotel." I roamed my eyes around, amused and amazed.

"Yes, pretty amazing, isn't it? It's funny that the son of a millionaire man became richer than him, he is now a multi-billionaire, one of the richest man in this country," he sounded so very proud of his brother. I love that about him. Though the man was not his brother in blood, it doesn't matter, Rhon has a wonderful heart. 

"Yeah, I'm sure he's so hardworking just to achieve this," I responded. 

"Yes, absolutely! You'll never imagine how obsessed he was just to succeed this, " he agreed to my statement. 

Well, the hotel has 34 floors, the same as one of the highest hotels in Moscow, in the country of  Russia. The "Hotel Ukraina."

We were on the second to the highest floor, well the highest floor, was his brother's suite. According to Rhon, everything he needs was there. But it was not his brother's home. He was always in this hotel but he has a home near the city.  A huge one, I assumed.

While waiting, a huge man in a tuxedo, who looked like a guard told us to come into Rhon brother's office. 

While we were heading to his office, I felt a weird feeling. 

*"What is this? I know I'm excited to see this place, but I felt more than excited. It's hard to explain what I feel right now; never-ending happiness."  I thought. *

The feeling of mine became more powerful as we got nearer and nearer to the office. Is there a curse in this place? I glanced at Rhon, but he seemed okay, nothing was different to him, but for me, everything was weird, I felt something I never felt before, I couldn't spit out the right words to explain it.

*Am I the only one who feels it?*

Rhon opened the door and there was a man about 6'2 tall, right in front of the door. Our eyes met and I felt strange again, my heart was racing at its maximum speed. This guy, he has an extraordinary impact to me.

I stared at the man, but he was not familiar to me. I never seen him before then why? Who was he?

*But why do I feel like I am too happy to meet him?*

Rhon introduced us to each other, he didn't say a word... so do I! I was still contemplating my strange feeling.

* I didn't know if it is this place or this man in front of me that made me feel this way? But how come?* I thought.

I was curious and urged to do the talking and to make my mind in peace.  I needed to know! 

I stretched my hand to him and greeted him. He stared at it at first, and I was starting to feel embarrassed.

*"Is he going to ignore my hand? This is embarrassing, I should let him do it first!* I was nervous and about to pull my hand back but he held my hand and there I knew, there was something in this man. I felt something about him the moment he held my hand, I felt tingled and a spark.

" Uhmmm! Uhmmm!" I blinked my eyes when I heard Rhon and I realized, the man was still holding my hand and I was not moving. 

I pulled my hand immediately and looked at Rhon. He seemed confused.

"Did both of you have eaten already? Do you want me to ask someone to prepare us some food?" Remus asked. His voice sounded serious, it was weird, it felt like he was not happy to see Rhon.

"If you don't mind," Rhon winked at him.

"Okay," he responded shortly.

****

After half an hour, we went down to the other floor to eat. 

The moment we reached the table, there were already lots of foods prepared on the top of the table. 

There were lots of people on each of the other tables. I was amazed that we were not eating in a private room. Instead, we joined other people who booked in this hotel. I wonder if they knew that the man in front of them was the owner of this incredible hotel. When we walked pass them, Remus seemed just a normal person to them. I guess no one knows who were the owner of this. Rhon was right, he was really private.

"Let me help you with that," Rhon said as he pulled my plate. He took his fork and knife and then tore the chicken apart for me. He was very thoughtful, a gentleman.

"Here," he smiled as he placed back my plate in front of me.

"Thank you, babe," I smiled. 

"No, problem, anytime, babe!" he responded. 

We were eating, and chatting, Rhon kept asking questions to his brother, asking him how he was doing, and sharing with him some of what he did this past few months. But I noticed that Remus was just answering all of Rhon's questions with a plain answer. He didn't even return the question that was asked to him.

*Seriously? He didn't ask Rhon how is he? Nor their parents?*

I wonder if they have some misunderstanding, but then looking at Rhon, I knew there was nothing, which means, there was something wrong with his brother. He didn't even smile at us since we came. But I was still bothered about this guy, instead of feeling uncomfortable because of him, being serious the whole time, I felt comfortable like I was safe being around him. 

  

He was doing nothing yet I felt he made me feel titillated. How was that possible? 

Rhon was the only one who kept talking while I, I couldn't stop stealing glances at his brother, he was really a mysterious man. He was the only person who made me feel that way. Weird!