* Axel *After sundown, the mood has changed, without identifying the client the Dragon gang is about to meet my men and I focus on the negotiation that is about to take place. We were three hours early at the venue equipped with all our needed weapons to fight. It is a crucial time, I don't want anyone from my team to get hurt just like the last time in Singapore. This time it should be the enemies who would suffer the wrath from all of us. Donte is looking more serious than everyone else, I could read through him the amount of pressure that I also feel.I wasn't a fool to only let the four of us here, there are more than fifty men that are all armed and ready. Taking a disguise on two yacht docks at the Port, I know that the enemies will be outnumbered. His clients will not bring in too many people to hide from the attention of the public. "Boss Axel, I received a text message from our men confirming the visitors arriving with the package in their hands."I smirked and nodded. "The
* Axel *It took three weeks before I received an important message from the Dragon gang in Singapore that I was free to go back and they would not lay a hand on my people. And their leader sent a private invitation for a formal business meeting with him. I know the rumors that the old man is nicknamed the old dragon and he does not meet anyone that easily or show his face to any of their business clients. Not that I want to do business with the gang, we have different lines of business I am less brutal than how they are. However, I could be ten times like them if they hurt me first."Boss Axel, this is very dangerous for you to accept."Donte immediately objected when I told him that I wanted to leave and pursue the opening of our casino in Singapore. It was my initial plan the first time I stepped foot in the country, however, we did not make it when the hotel that we stayed in blew up. I lost millions of dollars, but I had my revenge a few weeks ago.The money is back in my accoun
* Reda Faith *"Bye dear, have a safe flight."My grandpa was smiling ear to ear as he helped me put my luggage at the back of my car. I knew that he would go fishing at the inner harbor of Fremantle again after I left for my flight. "Thanks, Grandpa, enjoy fishing with your friends!""I do, and if there's a good catch, I'll make sure that you can have some when you come back.""Oh, thank you, grandpa."I got in the driver's seat and started the engine of my brand-new white Honda CRV. The first thing I bought after getting a job at the S&A airlines. Dad was still at work but I knew that he would send me a message before my flight, he knows that I have work starting today from Perth to Manila and Singapore then back. My job pays well, I am even earning a few dollars higher than that of my father. Grandpa is also loving the place and he has found friends who enjoy fishing. There is a huge community of Filipinos in Australia and most of them are very friendly and helpful. The idea to mi
* Reda *"Axel"I spill out his name in surprise, of all the people around the world who could have reserved all the VIP seats of the first class. Why it so happened to be him, I met his gaze and felt the familiar spark. His eyes held the same power, and yet I could tell that he did not expect to see me on board the same plane with him. The glass of whiskey in my eyes felt cold from my palm and I had to put it on the table in front of him. Feeling the heat of his gaze while I leaned over.Pretending that it was alright, but it is very much far from it. My heart is thumping wildly inside my chest, he is still the same handsome and arrogant yet I fell for him."I did not expect to see you here Reda. But this is rather a pleasant surprise, how was it since the last time we saw each other?"The question came out natural but his voice was so manly and I could only imagine the last time his lips were on my ears whispering. I had to blink my eyes and throw those memories away from my head. I
* Reda Faith *I felt small but not enough to hide beside Henry when the plane landed safely at the airport in Singapore and we had to stand at the exit to say goodbye to our VIP passengers. I wonder how I did not notice him when they entered the plane and yet now as they have to go all I could ever think about is how to hide myself because I am very much aware of his presence inside the plane this whole time. And my heart has been acting all over my chest like it wanted to leave my body and follow Axel."Thank you for flying with us, enjoy your stay in Singapore!"Carla has been extra sweet, bidding her goodbye to the men who came out first. Axel was the last one to stand on his seat and his eyes were already with me before he moved forward. His physique intimidating even for Henry whose height was almost similar to his and his build the same, but Axel held himself with such a strong aura and his attitude could not match any man that I have ever seen."I'll see you soon Reda."His lo
* Axel *"You seem to be in a good mood Boss."The short comment came from Donte as we took the elevator above to one of the five-star hotels in Singapore. I pretended like I wasn't glad to have the small piece of paper in my pocket from the flight attendant named Carla. She wrote the room number and the hotel name where Reda was staying, it was easier to speak to her than to get Reda's attention inside the plane. Although the woman was a little disappointed that I was more interested in her colleague than her she was glad to help me with the information."I am glad that you are here Donte, it was wise to bring you on this trip."Donte groans as Rocus and Rafael curiously look at him. "Why, I don't think I am the reason why you are such in a good mood. That is not true that it's because of me, more like something to do with the piece of paper that you slip inside your pocket."I put my hand up in front of Donte's face to let him stop talking. The elevator stopped on the top floor of
* Axel *Donte is with me inside the elevator while it's going down, I hate to fight him and insist on keeping him inside the upper floors. He is the most stubborn among the members of my family, his intentions are for my safety. However, I am going down three floors to see Reda who's in the same hotel as us. I was lucky to get rid of the two, Rafael and Rocus but Donte is a little hard to shake off when he has already read me from the moment that I saw her again on the plane."Don't worry about a thing, she won't even notice that I am waiting outside."A sigh of relief escaped my mouth when I heard his comment. It would be awkward to let him inside Reda's room, and I am not even sure if she would let me in. I have about an hour or two before Rafael and Rocus come back, I don't want to have to explain to them who I met with. Unlike how much I am open with all the details to Donte."Great, that is very convenient Donte."My sarcastic remark did not even register in the blank expression
* Reda Faith *My heart racing faster than when I was running on the treadmill, with his hands holding both my palms I couldn't even have enough strength to pull them back away from him. His warmth filled my skin and my whole body became fully aware of his appeal like a prey I am lured towards him. But I should think back on how my father was unhappy with him, how he was smiling back then when I moved with him to Australia. My mind is ruling over my heart, I can't be with him if it would cause so much pain and sadness for my Dad and my grandpa."Axel, I. Please let go of my hand."For a moment he was confused and his hand refused to let go which I did have not enough strength to pull back again."You are different Reda, something has changed. Even I could tell that there are no lovers around you but I am wrong to think that there are no men. There are two, which you deeply cared about. But that wouldn't stop me, now that I have seen you again I have decided on one thing."His eyes loo
* Axel *It brings me so much joy to see that Reda is here in Singapore, and her flight schedule was moved earlier than what has been expected. Her presence brought me a calm oasis after the stormy weather. I almost forgot that I had an appointment with Julliana that is why I came down to the restaurant early. Expecting that she was with Bernard, but she was alone. I didn't want to put Reda in a difficult situation so as much as I wanted to stay beside her, it was better if she exited the restaurant first. After I send her in the elevator I walk back to where Julliana is waiting. She was still sipping her cup of coffee, she must have ordered another one after I left."I like the coffee here, or maybe I just felt bored waiting for you."My lips curved in a dry smile. "My apologies, Julliana it was a pleasant surprise to see Reda most suddenly. I thought you were coming with Bernard?"At the corner of my eyes, I saw Donte moving forward towards our table when he saw that there was anot
* Reda Faith *I enjoyed watching him eat, the way his red lip moves, and his mouth slightly open to take in his food. But I tend to look away when he notices and then gazes at me because it would be too embarrassing to be caught staring. He is the man who can make all women swoon inside the restaurant, it doesn't matter if some of them have a partner on their table. I couldn't help but notice how they gave him their admiring gaze."By the way, I am waiting for a business partner to arrive. She is a bit late so it gave me enough excuse to start eating."His voice sounded normal but he glanced at the entrance with a frown before wiping his mouth with a clean white table napkin."Oh, it's alright. I have no other plans for today, and I may just go back to my room after here. You can speak with your business partner then."His expression changes as he looks at me and the way his eyes glimmer makes my stomach churns. "I will come to see you afterward, it's just a short meeting regarding m
* Reda Faith*We had another successful flight, from Australia to Singapore. Almost all the colleagues I worked with this time were foreigners since it was not supposed to be my time to fly. I changed my schedule with one of my colleagues to go back to the City where I could meet him. But he was not aware yet that I was back in Singapore.I checked my phone for his messages but was a bit disappointed to find none. His last message for me was the day before yesterday morning, which was sent around five am and I was only able to answer two hours later when I woke up. After that, there were no messages or any signs of being online on his number. I am still debating with myself if I should call him or not."Good morning Miss, care for a cup of coffee?"The question coming from the waitress who holds a pot of coffee in her hands put me back in reality."Oh, yes please."I let her pour the aromatic coffee into my cup and then glance around the cozy restaurant of the hotel. This is a complim
* Axel *I don't know why but something triggered my fear when I saw the expression on Rafael's face, but he turned towards Rocus who looked at me calmly. Almost like he voids himself from any emotion. "What is it, Rafael?"The second time I asked him. Rocus cleared his throat while Donte groaned frustratingly, waiting for an explanation from either of them."The bullet that killed the old man comes from my rifle."At first, I didn't see anything wrong with what he just told me but as Donte started to let out a series of explicit words. It all dawns upon me."Shit! Rocus, that's not the order we had in the plan. Our role was only to support the Dragon gang why did you have to shoot the old man?"Gritting my teeth I so much wanted to break his neck for being stupid but I know that both of them have worked so hard while I was hiding away with Donte. "I know Boss, it wasn't supposed to go on like that. I was the second option when Miss Goh and Bernard attacked the old man but they got c
* Axel *Donte was driving our bulletproof car when we reached the busy streets of Singapore. Rafael and Rocus along with the others went ahead of us, while I was busy checking my phone. It took a few minutes before I realized that we hadn't taken the same road as the others."Donte, where are we going?"He drives in silence, I look at the streets which start to get cleared from the traffic."I am not putting you in danger Boss, Rafael and Rocus are already out there. And they have understood the assignment."I close my eyes for a few seconds and shake the irritation that is starting to surface. Donte is only thinking about what's good for me but this is not a part of my plan. There could be implications if I am not seen with my men supporting Julliana."This is not what I was expecting from you, Donte!?"I realized my voice, but I didn't have a plan to fight him. Somehow deep inside I felt the surge of relief. The road we are taking is leading to the harbor. "I am not fleeing Donte!
*Axel*Time moves fast, when it is about six pm Donte was the first one to take my attention off from the laptop that I was working on. "Boss, have you informed Miss Goh about your decision?"He looked more anxious than I was but fully ready as I saw his clothes from top to bottom the weapons hiding inside his jacket and knives on his waist. Donte leaves no space without something to depend himself on. "No, I am waiting for her call. Since I am not the one needing help at this point. Let them call me, if they don't then they don't need my hand or something has come up."Donte looked at me and exhaled slowly, agreeing to my words. I don't want to make this look like we are the ones offering our hands to help Julliana and Bernard. This is their fight, but the situation requires me to lend a hand."It won't be long now and I am sure that she will call me for the follow-up."After I said that, my mobile phone rang and it was her name on the screen. "Oh, that's her Boss!"Donte sat down an
* Axel *Her eyes turned from being hurt and sad into something darker as her lips tightly shut in a thin line. The side of her which I had no idea that she was hiding behind the silent type. "Think about it until midnight Axel, I will have my people ready today and we will execute the plan on the brink of dawn."I raise an eyebrow. "You know I did not sign up for this Julliana, this is not what we have talked about. Do not force me into something that would put myself and my men in danger otherwise, you will have an enemy worse than your father."My words are real, there is no threat just the fact that I would not participate in their plans. It's enough that I kept my mouth shut until this moment and went through with the wedding. Bernard exhaled as Julliana sat in silence."I think we made a mistake in coming here early Julliana, let's go."She looked at him and then back at me, Donte was watching them both ready to speak more if they were going to insist. "Fine you stay here and ke
* Axel *The morning came early for me as I opened my eyes and immediately fixed myself to start the plan on some of my online records and business accounts. Juliana and her man will not be up early, I just know that both of them have taken advantage of the situation to celebrate their love. Despite what happened to he brother, she is still able to make out with her man, I couldn't blame her for that. They have been hiding their relationship in the eyes of many and only got their full chance to be themselves for not.A honeymoon for the newlyweds, but I am the groom who's not going to be with the bride. For there is only one woman in my mind at this moment and even from before, she is the one that I should be marrying. A few knocks on my door alerted me. "Good morning Boss! It's me."Donte's voice made me relax and walk towards the door without pressure. "Morning Donte, glad to see you early."I looked behind him and saw Rafael and Rocus, both had deep frowns on their faces but bowed
* Axel *We were inside the limousine going back to the house when Juliana broke down and cried. There are only both of us at the back since I let Donte sit with the driver in the front."I'm sorry about your brother Juliana."I ran my hand on her back and took the box of tissues on top of a small attached table. She was gently sobbing. "He was rude but he didn't deserve to be beaten up like that in front of everyone, he was still my brother.""I know, but your father has a violent way of disciplining him."She stopped crying before we reached the hotel and I was glad that she did or I will have a lot of explaining to do to her men when they see us. It is still our first wedding night even when it is just for a show, none of her men knows about our secret agreement. The hotel we were about to spend the honeymoon is located in the center of Singapore.The whole building stood the proudest and we booked the most expensive room but I don't mind spending. I didn't let her family pay for t