"I need some time to think about it." Leia finally says, her tone calm and indifferent. Mark pauses before he sighs with what seems to be exasperation."Fine Leia. But my offer stands. Don't take too much time thinking about it." He croons in her ear. Leia can practically taste his impatience.She doesn't reply as she hangs up on him. Exhaustion seems to weigh on her bones, making them feel heavier than usual. With a groan the brunette curls up in her bed and falls asleep, thoughts of Mark's offer still bouncing around her Brain.The next day finds Leia sprawled on her couch with still no answer to the veritable problem that is Mark's proposition.Leia can see the pros of working for Mark. It would give her an edge when it came to interactions with him and most importantly it would give her the precious information that she needs. But she can also see the cons. The numerous cons."Ugh…" the woman moans as she flings her arm over her face."All this thinking is going to give me an aneu
(Twenty minutes earlier)Leia slowly walks into the house, her eyes searching for the masters of the house.Her lips twist when she doesn't catch sight of them. Even the servants are missing."Hello?." She calls into the seemingly empty house, disconcerted when nobody replies. Her voice seems to echo in the silence and the eerie quality of it sends a shiver down her spine.The clacking of heels breaks the quiet. Leia looks up at the lounge balcony and catches sight of the matriarch of the sky family leaning against the railing.The frosty woman glowers down at Leia, not unlike the way a person would stare at a particularly irritating bug before squashing it under their boot.Leia gulps in trepidation. Claire looks very angry. Leia doesn't think she's seen her this mad.Lifting a trembling hand, Leia gives the older woman a shaky wave."Hello, Claire." "What are you doing here?" The woman sharply says. The tension in the air could be cut with a knife.She angrily gestures a hand to t
Mark doesn't startle at the sound of Andrew's voice. The man blinks in shock at the sight of Mark caressing the face of Leia.Beside him, Claire whimpers and clutches his arm, her nails digging into the flesh from her fright."W-what's h-he doing here?" She finally stutters, her face awash in terror. Andrew swallows in trepidation. He doesn't know why Mark was here but he can only guess. And his suspicions only fill him with dread.Finally, Mark turns to face them but what they see stuns them because Mark doesn't look angry. He's smiling. The force of his grin stretches his mouth, his eyes wrinkling as he beams at them."My…. I didn't think I would ever be grateful to you for anything but today both of you have exceeded my expectations!." He says with a cheerful voice.His expression melts into a blissful one "To think she had the gall to have another man's child." He muses."An abomination! For that bastard! How dare she!" He yells before suddenly throwing his head back and laughin
She can still hear the words of the doctor ringing in her ears which had been related to her after she woke up from her slumber. "We're sorry to inform you but you suffered a miscarriage after the accident.'It doesn't feel true. It feels like a nightmare but the pain in her head from the stitching on her forehead, with the many layers of bandages on her head and the heavy feeling in her stomach tells her that it isn't.She slowly brings her hands to her stomach, her fingers feel stiff as they press into the padding of flesh.The doctor told her that she's been asleep for two days and that she was lucky to not be in a coma but she didn't consider this mews to be luck. Leia can't help but feel that a coma would have been better than waking up to the mess that is her life. She can feel tears pooling in her eyes because she's finally alone now. She has nobody else. Fate has finally taken away the last thing that she has. Her poor unborn child. Her breath hitches as she sobs in angui
Leia blinked at the kneeling figure of Claire, disbelief clear on her face. She didn't think she'd ever seen the proud sky matriarch cry before, at least not in front of her but there she was bawling her eyes out in the pouring rain with only a flimsy coat, her clothes already soaked.Leia opened her mouth to say something but the words wouldn't come. Fine, she would wait for Claire to speak.Finally, the older one managed to compose herself enough to speak."Leia please….don't do it." She rasps. Leia tilts her head to the side."Why?" She asks with genuine curiosity.Claire blinks at her, stunned. "What?"' she questions."Why should I stop? Why do you suddenly care if I die tonight?" Leia whispers in a monotone voice. Claire's face immediately crumbles, her eyes filling with more tears as she sobs."I'm sorry! I'm so sorry Leia! We didn't mean for this to happen I swear." She cries. "I know I have no right to ask you this after all I've done to you but I didn't mean to hurt you lik
The gates gleam in the evening light. Leia just got discharged a few minutes ago. The itchy feeling of the removed IV tugging for her attention every few seconds. She has a sense of deja vu as she stands outside Mark's obnoxiously large mansion. Remembering the last time she was here and how she had practically begged the guard to let her in was something she'd like to bury. At least this time she doesn't have to listen to bitchy comments about her supposed infidelity. With a resigned sigh she walks in. She settles into the chair Mark had drawn for her, resolutely ignoring his glaring attempts of being a good host. It's only two of them in the opaque dining room. Leia wonders why they aren't in his office. He clears his throat as he settles in his seat, right across from her. "You can have anything you like. I even made the chefs prepare your favourites." He says as he gestures to the spread on the table. Leia ignores his words, using her middle finger to push her plate away
Outside the sky Mansion Leia breathes a sigh of frustration. She thinks that she would have handled the situation with her in-laws better. She winces when she remembers Andrew's episode in the drawing room. He was so angry but scared.From the fear alone they must have done something truly horrible. Oh well, she doesn't have the time to consider their issues at the moment. She has other things to do.Speaking of the devil, Her phone vibrates in her pocket. She immediately fishes it out and unlocks it.She stares at the flashing unknown number for a second before picking up. "Hello." She says on the phone as she starts walking down the street to put some distance between her and the house."Meet me at the park tomorrow at noon." A mysterious voice says. He doesn't give her any time to respond before hanging up.Leia grimaces before hailing a cab. She needs to get some sleep and prepare for what's going to happen next.The next morning arrives and Leia dresses as inconspicuous as she c
Everything happened within the blink of an eye, that all who heard the story found it hard to believe. The people whispered throughout the city, just how unbelievable the situation was. Just recently she had lost her husband to the law and today, Leia had gone mad, it was a juicy topic for everyone.As everyone gathered before the Sky cooperation escorting the army of medics as they restrained Leia, Leia was on a rampage. "Let me go, let go of me, I don't want you touching me…," she screamed non-stop while the cameras and light flashes before her eyes. "I want to see my husband, where's my husband, I want my child and my husband," she continued. At the hearing of a child, the journalist went crazy. They press their recorders forward, hoping to get a bit more juice out of Leia when another set of sirens flood the area. "Alright, everybody back away," they say, forming a barricade around the ambulance. The chief officer walks out from his car, and makes his way towards Claire. "