ALEXANDER“Please, please don't!” The man from the bar warbled as he scooted back until his back slapped against the matte black BMW noisily.I strode to meet the man slowly, Fredrick’s noiseless football shuffling behind me quietly as the man’s frantic screeches grated my ear.“Help! Please help me! Somebody!” The socialite shrieked, struggling to open the door to his BMW before my hands laced around the starched collar of his suit shirt and I jerked him back, rather roughly, to the granite floor of the bar’s parking lot.“Shut it Cinderella, I don't have time to play guessing games.” I seethed, striking my foot on the hard washboard abs of his midriff as the man whooshed a ball of blood onto the crisp silk linen of his suit.“Good stuff. Must have been expensive,” I hummed grinding my feet into the uneven bumps of his abdomen and grinning when he struck his fist on my boot, barely denting the leather and groaning even more.“Now,” I hissed, throwing up the ace and catching it before
DARLENE”I must say, Mrs. Alex McKenzie, that the manor looks different than before,” Laura commented as we settled on the dark marble top dining table at the lounge.I heaved an inward sigh. We hadn't even lasted five minutes after I forgave my best friend for stabbing me in the back- however accidental- and here she was already nitpicking my new house.The agonies of having a perfectionist best friend.“What now Laura?” I heaved, making a show of sighing exasperatedly and fixing my fists under my chin as I glanced around the crisp rustic-styled wallpaper of the lounge area, complete with large morose-looking family portraits lined side by side.I knew off the bat, that it wasn't the drab aesthetic Laura had been referring to. There was a certain coldness to the air, a chill not brought on by the nasty weather.And guess whose fault that was? That's right, Laura’s.If she hadn't opened her big fat mouth to tell the McKenzie's secret Alexander opened his big fat-rather delicious mouth
ALEXANDER“You little shit!” Darlene shrieked before she flew at me to bite me hard in the neck, shocking the sense out of me as I struggled to keep from promptly dropping the woman.“Ow! Goddammit, Darlene, how many times have I told you to drop your carnivorous tendencies around me, dammit,” I growled in the woman’s ear and she made a shivering noise, making me laugh despite myself before my eyes fastened on the attractive woman who had been watching us with a look of longing on her face.“Diego was it?” I mused and the dark-haired lady seemed to snap into a grin, rushing forward to nod excessively.I am about to cuddle the porcelain bean that had latched on to me tighter when I felt her stiffen in my hands and my heart dropped.Could she smell it on me?The stench of violence and blood? I felt pinpricks of fear pinch at my chest where her soft bosom had mashed into mine.“Where the hell have you been?” Darlene’s honeyed murmur had a strange lilt to it as I lowered her to the glassy
DARLENEMy husband stared at me like I had grown multiple breasts on the crown of my head, before breaking into an easy laugh, the ring of it felt like I'd been pouring butter down my insides.“Sheesh- Must have spaced out for a hot minute there didn't I?” Alexander whispered, appearing to have been searching my face for a moment before he spread his arms out to me again and I settled reflexively in the cocoon of his toned arms.“Want me to cart you upstairs, bridal style?” His deep baritone rumored in my ear, and I felt the rumble to the tips of my crack-polish toes.I sighed internally, Once a cafe girl, always a cafe girl. I knew I should have dressed up today!Now here I was, being carted up the grand staircase to the prince’s chambers where the master bedroom was, looking like a mold potato that’d been left out in the rain too long.I looked up into the man’s eyes once more, just as the gold-plated door of the master bedroom cane to view and I managed to tear my eyes from what wa
DARLENE”Come here.” Alexander said softly, but my husband needn’t have bothered. I didn’t mind the order that was laced around the words as I snuggled into his chest, the warmth of his breath fanning the hair from my face pleasantly.Shit! Laura! I’d forgotten all about her and abandoned her downstairs, with nothing but the strawberry-haired oaf for company.I chewed at my bottom lip anxiously, knowing deep down that I’d never been much of a good host before deciding I would make it up to her in the morning.I was with my husband after all. I thought, turning to stare at the bulk of male energy beside me but only being able to make out the chiseled line of his jaw and the black flutters in his long eyelashes as he scored softly behind me.I sighed heavily, remembering how my mother had told me that it was the way of men to die briefly after any sort of intimacy., a wrinkle formed on my face as I wondered fleetingly, whether she had cautioned me about her own experiences with Dad.Nas
DARLENE"He's taking me on a trip to Italy,"I said into the phone, swinging my legs in the air gently as my eyes darted around the messy room I had turned upside down earlier while I was sorting through my clothes for the trip.My sudden announcement was met with an eerie silence which had me furrowing my brows. I stopped swinging my legs in the air and sat up on the bed, a bemused look clouding my face.I had expected a reply after what I just said but all I got in return was silence. An eerie silence I found uncomfortable and unnerving. Laura was nothing but a quiet person."Laura?" I called out to her, to be sure I dialed the right number. Even though I knew how stupid that sounds, we were practically talking a few minutes ago and now, she just went all silent on me.I heard some rustling at her end of the phone which signaled she was still on the call with me, accompanied by her soft exhale."I'm here, sweet girl. I just got distracted." She spoke up warmly and I chuckled, fallin
ALEXANDERWe landed in Italy at night. She was fast asleep already. She had been going on and on about our trip while we were on the Jet, chatting on about it non-stop. It was cute. Heck, I could watch her talk all day and not get tired. After instructing the attendant to get our luggages to the car, I picked her up gently, carrying her in a bridal style. She stirred in my arms and I chuckled, heading out of the Jet.I was too exhausted to drive. I had a driver drive us to my Villa downtown. The drive to the Villa was unusually tiring. I could barely keep my eyes open. The driver drive into the quiet area, pulling the car to a stop. I got out of the Car and carried her carefully. Careful enough not to wake her up.I threw the maid a curt nod and headed straight to the room we'd be staying. Pushing the door open with my legs, I moved to the bed and dropped her on it.My breathe hitched softly at the sight of her sprawled on my bed, asleep. She looked too pure to be in here. Her lush bl
DARLENEItaly was an experience.Something I would have loved to relive.Honestly, I counted it as my honeymoon, and nothing felt more saddening to have it end.Our side of the Mckenzie mansion feels weird without Alexander. He had only been gone for a day and I was already missing him. It made me realize how dependent I had gotten on him, and how I was now used to his company. We've never stayed away from each other for more than a day since we got married and now, he was gone for a day and he wasn't going to be back till in three days.I could go downstairs to chat with Mrs Stephanie Mckenzie but I didn't want to risk that, I didn't want to risk running into Frederick because I knew he was also around. Since what happened the other day, I've been trying to steer clear of him, I've been trying to avoid him.I could handle my feelings for him, I could control them and keep them at bay and hide it away from everyone because I loved my husband and I wasn't supposed to develop feelings f