I took two wrong turns before finding my way here. It's funny how the security team almost denied entry to me until I said my name and everything just became easier. I get out of my red car and go to the back seat where the shopping bags containing ingredients that I have seen my mother put together and some wine.Ryan's words made me feel bad and guilty for looking at Aiden like a monster when all along he's been protecting me. I didn't even know about the stalker and what happened to him apart from the bits of information dad told me. I'm still uncomfortable with how the men dealt with that woman and thinking about it only makes my stomach churn.I take the two bags and walk to the front door where the door opens immediately making me come face to face with two women, a guy and Aiden further away pursing his lips."Oh, my gosh. You!" The younger woman exclaims and I look at her before my eyes widening in recognition."Calla Brat Kings." I state appalled. She's the woman who was shou
"What's this that you're being so mysterious about?" Kelly asks from behind me as we stand in front of the Club. Next to her is her boyfriend, Tim. Then Naomi and my mother. Dad should be here any minute now. He just saw Mr. Kings and went to say hi."You brought us all the way for a club opening Alex?" Mother asks but I don't say anything for a few seconds."As much as I love clubbing, I'm a little confused. You said this is something important that we shouldn't miss for anything in the world." Naomi looks at me, raising an eyebrow as if trying to figure out what I'm playing at and I roll my eyes. "Let's just go in." I say."It's your boyfriend's isn't it? So you brought us to support him. Right?" Kelly asks as if she's figured out and I let out a small laugh. I lead them inside the club and take them straight to the VIP. I love the interior. Red leather covers the walls and chairs and a black marble flooring."Wow. You have to tell your man I'll be a regular customer here. Check th
Aiden placed me on the clean mahogany table that I had wanted when I was choosing things for my office. My hands start moving down his clothed abs as he kisses my neck while trying to unzip my dress. When he's successful, he stands straight and helps me out of the dress, leaving me in my black panties with no bra. His eyes get even darker speaking of promises that are yet to come and I gulp. "Remove your panties and hand them over." He says and I do so without any second to waste. I'm too horny to think about the world outside these walls. I give them to him and he places it in his back pocket without even thinking about it and for some reason that action causes my core to burn with need."Get on the table." He says while removing his coat and throwing it on the couch before kneeling in front of me. The table is high enough for him to look directly at my leaking core. I bite my lip already anticipating what is to come. He takes my leg and unties the shoe straps slowly, teasing me and
I wake up hours later to footsteps coming towards me. I still and try to remain still not knowing who it is even though at the back of my mind I'm thinking it is Aiden. His cologne gets to me first and I instantly relax. "I woke you up." He states, his voice raspy.My eyes dart to the large clock on the wall. "No, it's okay. I should be waking up in an hour." I look at him and he seems to have showered given the different set of clothes and freshly shaved jaw. "What happened?" I yawn before stretching. Aiden looks at me, dazed and I raise my hand to my hair to ensure it doesn't look crazy. I don't move a lot in my sleep so my hair isn't a problem most mornings but him looking at me like that makes me conscious.He lets out a long breath before sitting next to me. I scoot over to give him more space but mostly to increase the space between us. I still can't forget what he did yesterday but at the same time I still want him to go all the way. "Sean is mad. He already stole some of my s
"We have to pay Diane a visit before we detox away our stress." I announce immediately when I get into Kels car cutting off whatever she had started saying. She looks at me, shocked as she dramatically blinks. Suddenly a malicious grin forms on her face making me roll my eyes at the ideas already forming in her mind. With Kelly, she has the meanest ideas."No." I declare firmly as I shake my head. Kelly scoffs starting her car. "Your car is older than grandpa Fil." I say for the hundredth time."Since I don't have to save for a house anymore, my car will be on the way and you'll be sorry." Kelly says with a sass making me scoff. I've always offered to give her a loan but this is Kelly we're talking about. When she's decided something, nothing can change her mind. Nothing.We turn to an unfamiliar road. "How do you know where she lives?" I ask looking around at the neighbourhood."I once followed her here. She lives with Sean." Kelly says nonchalantly and I look at her shocked."You fo
"Get out." I almost shout but stop myself. Sean only smirks at me as he walks closer. He sits on the tub and puts his hand in making me panic. "Get away. What the hell!" I screech and he only laughs as he takes some water in his palm and pours it on my shoulder as he watches it."You used to love it when we got in the shower or bathed together." He says with a small smile before releasing a breath then stands. "I've been trying to find Aiden, be a sweetheart and give this to him." He places an envelope on the counter and walks to the door but stops before getting out. "Always shut your door Alex. You never know who might get in next and maybe next time it won't end well."As soon as he leaves I stand from the bathtub and take my towel then wrap it around me. I walk to the front door and make sure it is shut before taking my phone and calling Aiden as I try opening the envelope."Baby." He picks up almost immediately."Sean was here and he left something for you. I don't know what it i
"Naomi!" I call her in panic when I register her words. Who did she kill?"Alex. She'll be fine. Oliver's on his way to see what he can find." Aiden says beside me trying to move me. "Let the doctor do his work." I nod realizing he's right and moves as he directs me. We sit outside as I try to think what Naomi just said. Could it be Aaron?I take my phone to call him. I check through my contact list again and again my mind thinking of a lot of things until Aiden's hands hold mine. I look up at him."Has Oliver said anything?" he shakes his head a second before his phone rings. He doesn't wait for another second before picking it up. I move closer and he notices then clicks the speaker option."A guy's dead. Seams about 6 feet tall, bleached hair." I gasp. "Carl. Naomi just broke up with him a few weeks ago." I say trying to keep my cool but my shaking hand betrays me. Aiden holds it."What killed him?""I see two broken bottles." He pauses for a second. "Head injury. The guy got a go
Aiden's POVGrowing up with parents such as mine has made me the man I am today. I would see the love between Isabella and Sydney Kings as they look into each other's eyes. I would see the trust they have for each other. They were days they would disagree on certain things but it brought them closer.My father was the American Mafia Don but he separated work from family. At work, he'd be a cold and heartless bastard but the sight of his family, he was a teddy bear. I admired that. I longed for that. That was until I met other people, the Russian don in particular, whose newly-wedded wife died during an attack. He was devastated. He cut his ties and made more enemies than friends. He became vulnerable. That thought scared me. I would see my parents' love but then I would see the Russian Don. What if the same fate were to happen to my mother? Would dad love us the same? Would he still be a 'teddy bear' as Calla called him? Would he have led the Mafia as he is right now?"Love made me ru
"What are you doing?" I ask Kelly who looks guiltily at me for a second before laughing."I'm practicing my shocked face when Tim proposes tonight." She says and I laugh. "Yeah. The face that you made when I asked that... That takes the cake." I grin as I look around the room. "Do you think she'll like it?" I hold up a doll that was placed in the cot."For the hundredth time. She's a new born. She won't know what to like and what not to like. But I'm positive she'll love her mummy and daddy. You guys have wanted this for long." I nod as tears start running down my eyes."Alex." Naomi calls from the door and I wipe my tears before turning to her."Yeah!" My voice is croaky. I caught the flu yesterday and had been asleep most of the day. That was until I received a call from the girl's girl we're adopting. She was in labor! That was two hours ago and Aiden went to see her since I couldn't risk being the near the baby with this stupid flu!
Naomi and I have been sitting outside dad's hospital room as we wait for the doctor to examine for about five minutes in silence. Aiden left ten minutes ago since he has a meeting to attend to."I can't believe they wouldn't tell us." I blurt out as I tap my foot against the floor. Naomi let's out a frustrated sigh."Yeah. I can't believe it either." She breathes out, as she looks down. Aaron walks in carrying two bags. Naomi stands and takes one of the bags and kisses him with a 'thank you'. She takes out three cups a day hand one of them to me."I forgot to tell him you prefer tea but this coffee is one of the best." Naomi offer and I take the cup with a grateful smile."Hey Alex." Aaron greets."Hi. Thanks." I lift the cup and he nods with a smile."Oliver went to see Ryan. Heard he might be discharged in a week or two depending on how everything goes." Aaron informs Naomi, unknowingly filling me with guilt. Aiden has been giv
The ride to the mafia base took about thirty minutes. Within the thirty minutes that Naomi had told me about dad waking up and me promising to be there tomorrow. I wasn't ready to see my parents but I was ready to release my anger on a certain girl."Did they bring what I asked for?" I ask Aiden as he directs me to a cell that she's in. "Yes." Aiden says and soon, the only sound is our shoes against the dirty floor and his cane. He places his fingerprints on the biometric doors as we gain access until we arrive."I'll get in now. Go do your mafia shit." I mock trying to push him but he doesn't budge. "We're getting in together, princess." Aiden says. I place my thumb on the biometric and the door immediately opens. I get in and immediately see Macy looking at me with a bored expression. Aiden gets in too before shutting the door."A knock next time would be fine." Macy says sarcastically. Soon the door beeps again and a cart is rolled
Everything is moving fast. I had called Naomi on the way to the hospital who, luckily, has her own business closer to the hospital and so arrived about three minutes after I did. She walked to me and immediately hugged me, seeing how shaken I was before walking into the room my dad was in."...how long have you know about this?" The doctor asks just as we enter and I suddenly sense something big. I turn to my crying mother who spares us no glance as she looks at her unconscious husband."Five months. We were told an operation might risk everything and so he decided to rely on the painkillers." Mother explains. The hold Naomi has on me tightens as I look at mother questionably but as usual, she doesn't look at us. The doctor only lets out an exhale of air before looking at my father and examining him."We'll have to do an MRI so that we can be sure of what we're dealing with here." He explains but before anyone says anything else Naomi speaks up."
The next morning, I woke up thirsty and hungry. I woke up in Aiden's arms as he slept peacefully. I turned to the clock on the bed side table and noticed it was nine a.m."Morning wifey." Aiden rasped. I turned to him with a smile, aware that I was naked. I remember him cleaning me up and getting me into bed."Morning hubby." I say back with a smile as he sleepily looks at me then moves me closer to him for a kiss but I stop him. "I don't remember brushing my teeth yesterday night before sleeping so you can imagine." "A little bad odour from my wife won't guarantee a divorce. Unless it happens everyday." Aiden jokes as I lightly hit his chest. "You did brush your teeth after a lot of convincing and promises." He laughs and he moves closer to me. "And for a record, I don't care. Now give me some love." I chuckle before kissing him for a second. He then wraps his hand around me and moves me so I can straddle him and deeply kisses me. I could get used to thi
Alexandra's POV For the past two days, Aiden has been a mother hen and ss much as I love it, it has started getting annoying. He has made the news slightly bearable and has tried comforting and assuring me about things getting into place and to be honest, I needed to hear the words repeatedly. "Why are you out of bed?" Aiden asks as soon as he opens the door to his room. I turn to him and flip him the bird with a roll of my eyes before turning back to the window. He sure has a nice view of the place. I can hear his cane tap against the floor as he nears me and soon enough his left arm snakes around my waist bringing me closer to him. He kisses my shoulder before looking out of the window too in silence."I want to leave. When can we leave?" I ask, my whine cutting through the peaceful silence. Aiden kisses my shoulder once again before gesturing for me to turn and face him. I do so."We'll go your apartment and stay there for a while. I have an
ALEXANDRA'S POV AloneScaredHurtThose are the only emotions I can feel. Life should be about taking a step each day but instead I feel like I went back a mile. "I'm sorry Ms. Black, but the bullet damaged your uterus..." He said. I didn't even get to listen to anything else the doctor said ten minutes ago. All I wanted was to have a happy life in future. A good enough husband, two or three children in a beautiful home that my spouse and I designed together. Guess, I watched too much television. I should have just decided to build my life as my family wanted. Be good at something and build a career out of it. Just as Naomi did. But all I did, was lazy around, watching television and building castles in the air as I try so hard to show my parents I was terrible at everything else.I should have known nothing was perfect. Well, I did know but I believed in happy endings. I always thought that living life wasn't easy. Lot's of fuck ups hap
Aiden's POV Bastards!The more I think about everything the angrier I become. They gave me four fucking weeks to 'torture' Alexandra. They think she's heart broken. I mean, Alexandra has played the part well. She even went on a rampage and caused a scene once again telling the whole world how Aiden Matthew Kings is a bastard and so many things. Her show got even more popular.As for the club, Alexandra is doing the perfect job. She deals with the club and the profits increase daily. I can't deny, when Alexandra means business, she means business. She pours her heart into it and gives it her all. I'm still wondering how she's doing all these at once. How she multitasks everything. Since the supposed break-up, paparazzi are always trying to get to her, Paul talked about Alexandra helping her dad from time to time for an hour or two, the show, the club and now the mafia. I know I would have been overwhelmed with all that. But Alexandra loves it.
"Alex, your photographer says he'll be here in twenty. Be ready." Troy points two fingers at me as he tries to seem serious. I give him a curt nod and turn to the novel I've been reading for the past thirty minutes as I wait for 'Mr. Don't be late'... aka the photographer. I hear Troy give out instructions and tells my assistant to make sure my make-up is in place. I roll my eyes at this. Troy is acting like a kid just because I had to transfer his boyfriend to another club further away. He blames me for that and for his boyfriend keeping a secret from him. A secret he promised to find out about.I see a frustrated Carla come in a few seconds later. "I swear Troy these days..." Carla lets out a frustrated sigh as she puts her fists together and motions a crushing gesture. She starts pacing inside my green room as she breathes in and out trying to calm herself down."You know how he is. He can be a bitch if he really wants to." I say placing the novel on the table i