Silence prevails for a few minutes after Aiden's confession. I get up and walk to my room and strip off the clothes I had and change into Aiden's shirt that I came with from his place the first time I slept over and a pair of shorts. I have no intention of leaving the house. When I go back to where I left Aiden, I find him standing, ready to leave."You're leaving?" I ask even though it's evident."I have things to do. I got a clue of the man who was following you." He says. I can see the warm Aiden has changed to a cold one. The man I met months ago. The man who made me sign a NDA. But now I know better. It's a facade. 'Or maybe he's just a great actor?.' The voice of doubt manifests itself."Me too. I've been working on it." I confess. " You promised you'd teach me everything about the gun." I accuse, trying to gauge his reactions. Nothing changes. " You just had to send your brother." I let a scoff before adding in a lower voice but loud enough for him to hear. "Such a pussy. Cowar
"My, my, my. The Don is such a selfless man." I let out an amused chuckle despite the sarcastic comment. "Aren't you supposed to be heartless? Scary? And tough even? Because I think that would be appealing to me. That would make me burn for you even more if that's possible.""Don't let this man in front of you have you confused with the Don, Alex." Aiden says. He sits and I see the bloody shirt he still has and so I kneel knowing exactly what I'm doing. He looks at me with a sharp look but I pretend not to notice as I move my hands to the buttons of his shirt and start undoing them."Does this bother you?" I ask innocently but he seems to have already caught on when he answers."This has happened a lot of times enough to bother me. I have to take a shower." When I'm done, I help him get away from the shirt. The white shirt can't be cleaned again. I look at it and the face the man made when he was being tortured. The look he gave me and the sick laughs.I place the bloody shirt on my l
Most people have insecurities in their first weeks or months of dating. 'What if he'll leave me? Will he see another woman better than me? Are my boobs too small or big? Will she want a more financially stable man? Am I man enough for her? Will they find someone better?' I too have a lot of questions and insecurities. Aiden isn't the perfect guy out there but I love the way he treats me. The way he looks at me. The way he reminds me of how strong I am even when I feel the weakest at times. Can I say he's better than Sean or other boyfriends out there?I don't know. What I know, is that he's perfect for me. Hosting the 'Red Flags Show' has helped me see this. Some women claim how their guys are perfect based on different things that to me wouldn't make a man perfect and my beliefs on my perfect man may defer to that of Kelly's. I want a man who'd wake me up with a kiss on the forehead, tell me all about his day and his dreams. But I realized those don't make my man perfect. Even a ps
"It was Romano who sent me. Romano!" The man screams. Aiden stands straight and shoots him in between his eyes."That was easy." He comments as he places the gun on the table beside him and squats in front of the fresh corpse. I can still hear the man's echo everywhere but I try so hard to focus on what Aiden is doing. He seems to be looking for something. He turns the head and examines the bloody neck. I see something that appears to be a tattoo that Aiden looks at intently before standing while cussing."Fucking Romano!" He punches the table behind him and I wince. "Who's Romano?" Aiden looks at me as if just realizing I'm here."An old friend. Now a backstabber. I'll be leaving in a few hours. Make sure you have Paul and the men I'll assign you at all times. You'll be staying here for the time being. I'm afraid you can't meet your family and friends for now until I settle this. As for the club, I'm sure you don't have to go there every day. You can hire someone to take care of eve
Alexandra's POVIt's been seventeen hours since I last saw Aiden. I hosted the show even though anyone could see how my mind was all over the place. That was until the first break when Troy gave me an earful of words I would rather not repeat then followed by comfort. After, he and I went to a cute coffee shop next to the company's building and talked for an hour until I decided to go back home. And by home, I mean Aiden's house. Paul dragged me to Aiden's place as instructed by his don. No threat can break that man, I swear.In his house, his staff has treated me like some royalty since I arrived. It's a little bit overwhelming and so I've been trying to keep myself busy in Aiden's room as I look at my emails and the reports from the club that Bob, the head of staff from the club has sent me. He is really good at his work.My phone vibrates and I immediately pick it up, hoping that it is Aiden but instead I find an email notification. Two emails notificat
"You're cute." Sean mocks as he walks closer to me. He stands right in front of me. I don't show any reaction. "Sweet Alex. Now that you are fucking the don you think you have power? You think you are the big bad lion? You are still the scared kitten to me. The kitten that was afraid of its own shadow. Don't dare to threaten me Alex. You made a deal and you have to keep it.""I will only if you bring back Kelly.""Don't overestimate your power Alex. I could just decide to form an alliance somewhere else.""Aiden doesn't need you. You need him.""Actually he does. I'll wait for both of you to realize that. Go be a good girl and go to that car, my men will deliver you safely to your lover boy and I'll deal with Kels." He raises his hand and my arm is yanked. I turn and follow the man to another car. I sit in it and look at Sean give out some instructions to his men just as the car starts moving."Where are you taking me?" I ask as I look ar
When I get in the kitchen, I find Sean eating a sandwich and a glass of juice, Oliver standing at the end of the counter glaring at him as he sips on his glass of water."Oliver, can I talk to you?" He nods and gets out of the kitchen. "Just a minute." I tell him before going to the chef that I've seen a couple of times here."Hi. Could you prepare my friend something light like some soup and bread? And some hot milk or coffee? Thanks." The lady nods and that is my cue to leave the kitchen.I find Oliver standing in the living room, looking at his phone. "Hi." I start. He switches it off and looks at me. "What's your plan?" I ask but he only scoffs as he looks away."I have to seat here and babysit the bunch of you. That's the plan." He shrugs but anyone can see the irritation on his face. I decide to take a different approach."How is my sister?" My sister, Naomi decided to leave and take a break away from everything. Her cosmetics compa
By the time I wake up, it is at four a.m. and Kelly is still asleep but you can hear her mumble and cry from time to time. I watch her for about five minutes as I try whispering soothing words.That is until she starts crying, calling Sean's name to help her. Sean told me he had found her in a room with torn clothes and had to try to convince her that he's was there to protect her. I rub her back soothingly until she calms down and that is when I get up and start preparing for the day.Kelly and I will be going to my house where I'll take care of her but first, I have to take her to the hospital to have the tests needed as suggested by the doctor.I go to Aiden's room and get into the warm shower after brushing my teeth. Ten minutes later, I'm done. Feeling fresher and livelier. I walk into the closet in only a towel and smile when I see that the clothes are already cleaned and placed appropriately. I might have t-shirts here but I go for Aiden's and one of my sweatpants. I tie my hai