Alexander’s PovOn getting to my room, I scanned around but found no trace of her. Her small bag on a corner of the ground was no longer there. Although the room was still filled with One's things, it still looked empty. It felt that way too.In as much as I didn't want to confirm my thoughts, it was staring right back at me as clear as day; Eleven had escaped. "F*ck!" I cursed as I launched myself towards the wardrobe, flinging it wide open and as expected, my thoughts were confirmed. Her clothes, shoes, and bag that was right there at the wardrobe last night was gone. "F*ck! F*ck! F*ck!!" I screamed out my frustration as my anger reached the max. Just then, I came to the conclusion on the one person who could have helped Eleven escape; One. It just had to be her. I'd given her the card key to the room earlier plus she'd taken a long while for someone who needed to just change her shoes.A slow smile splayed across my lips as I realized just how perfectly planned One had played m
Amelia’s PovThe fierce mysterious stranger who didn't seem to be done torturing me yet, gestured to the two hefty men dressed in black suits and sunglasses standing by both sides of him. They were probably his guards as they were at his beck and call. "Deal with her""Yes sir!" The guards unified. Having sustained so much beating from this stranger, I knew I couldn't hold on for much longer if these men handled me so I'd retorted to pleading them, hoping they would be more merciful than their boss. "Pl-ease..."I stuttered "Please, let me g-" But it turned out I was wrong. One of the men dragged me forcefully by my hair along the ground as a loud scream escaped from my throat. It was unable to bear the pain. Not only did my hair hurt but my ribs too. My throat was sore, my head kept pounding as if they were bring trampled upon and my chest hurt each time I sobbed. Hot tears rolled down my cheeks as I wondered why no one from this massive crowd bothered to stand up for me. Was this
Chapter 5Alexander’s PovThe one man I loathed the most in the world stood before me, as if he owned the place and that just heightened my irritation towards him and also my desire to get him far away from Eleven as possible.His name still left a bitter taste at the tip of my tongue; Grey Williams. Our history together has been as bad as the war between Korea and Japan. We kicked off as business partners, who had struck a deal like always. It was a win-win for both of us but, Grey had ended up cheating me.Luckily, I was able to claim everything I'd invested into the business with the power I had so I didn't suffer much loss but, my resentment towards him had lived on since that day and I'd promised myself to give him a taste of his medicine; in a bitter way. But we hadn't met since after that day. Our business schedules never synched so he was almost as good as gone from my memories until now, that is. "We just had to attend the same business conference, didn't we?" I muttered un
Amelia’s PovThis was crazy and Insane. How did everything turn out to be a situation that was worse for me to handle? I was in the middle of two men and one of them was claiming to be my fiancée while the other that bruised my face was suggesting that I come with him.Would my life get any funnier?At this point, it seemed as though I was the main character in a comedy show because anyone who listened to my story would definitely break into a loud round of laughter.“Come with you?” I muttered as I turned to gaze at the man who Alexander called Mr. Grey. He had to be the worst person I had ever come across.Alexander had his faults. But then, this man was undoubtedly the worst. How could he have beaten me up in such a manner just because I mistakenly spilled his drink?Different thoughts swirled around my head as I tried to think of what to do at the moment. My heart was beating heavily, and it dawned on me that picking any of the men would have a heavy effect on my life and that of
Alexander’s Pov“Did she just call me her fiancé?” I asked myself as I staggered slightly while gazing at my furious Amelia, who was currently talking back at Greg.She had a sort of rage which I hadn’t witnessed in her for a while, and deep down, I felt glad. There was a wave of pride that engulfed me just as I watched her and at that point, I knew that I had no regrets for addressing her as my fiancé in the first place.“You should be glad that I decided not to press charges! But trust me when I say that if you play any more games, your stupid ass would sleep in the cell!” Amelia yelled out of her lungs while Greg staggered slightly and gazed into her eyes.“What the hell!” He muttered under his breath, unable to utter a single word.Amelia returned to me and grabbed me on my wrist and without uttering any word, she barged out of the scene.We went back to the room and the minute we were at the door, she let go of her grip on me. Countless thoughts clouded my head and for a split se
One’s PovA small smile spread across my face just as I thought of what happened between Eleven and I some minutes ago. I was glad that she was finally going to leave Alexander’s life for good.She was desperate to save her unborn child and I was willing to make use of that weakness to achieve my goal. Just then, I caught sight of a man who seemed to have gotten involved in a fierce fight. He had no injuries or anything of sort, but his facial expression was enough to tell that he wasn’t in a good mood. He took a seat some distance away from where I sat while mumbling some inaudible words to the lady who sat close to him. I could tell that it was either his wife or fiancée.Just then, he gestured on someone who walked over to him and then, pointed at my direction. I was quite surprised at this, but after sometime, I decided to take in a deep breath and relax my nerves.He stood up and walked over to me after some minutes, staring at me intently and trying to ascertain who I was.“Wh
Alexander’s PovFor a minute, I thought that I had just heard wrongly. Did she say partners? I gulped down hard as I threw a dead glare at her.“Didn’t I warn you not to utter a single word to anyone around here? Do you know who he is?” I asked again, with my heart beating out of my chest in fury. There was trouble and I needed no one to tell me this. Grey was the last person I wanted to learn about any part of my life and now that One and Eleven were in the picture, he would never back down until he tramples on me.“Let’s get out of here!” I declared as I started walking away, ignoring One who was staring at me intently. She seemed to have a lot of questions in her heart, but I didn’t want to care about any of that. “What were you doing outside? I mean, why were you out for long?” One asked, with suspicion dancing in her eyes. For another time, I threw a dead glare at her, a clear indication for her to keep shut. She took in a deep breath and walked behind me, trying so hard to
One’s PovI rushed over to the room as I tried to calm my beating heart. For a moment, I stopped walking to go over all it was that had just happened. Who was that strange man? And why did Alexander appear to be quite tensed about his presence? I could tell that something was wrong between the two of them and I was willing to get to the root of the whole situation.Did the strange man also say that he saw Alexander with another woman who he said was his fiancée?Different thoughts raged through my heart as I walked closer to the door. I turned the door knob and to my greatest shock, it was opened.“What the hell!” I muttered under my breath as I walked into the room and caught a glimpse of someone who was cuddled up on the bed.“Eleven?” I asked myself quietly as I clenched my fist in rage and started walking over to her. She seemed to be lost in an ocean of thoughts because she barely had an idea of when I came in.“What are you doing here?” I finally asked the minute I regained my