[ VERY IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ] If you are yet to read my other two books, please do so. I promise that if you find this book interesting, you will find the other two interesting as well especially this particular one - MEETING MR ICE VOLUME 1. It's completed already and Volume 2 will be ready. The second one is THE CEOS REJECTED BRIDE. I will be grateful to see your reviews as well. Thank you for reading.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "You will send me the PDF, right?" Sammie pointed at Ashley as they descended the stairs. Ashley was rubbing the nape of her neck and so was Josh. Their eyes had grown weary as well because they have been studying nonstop for the last few hours. Even Jordan had to fall asleep in the middle of the teaching. Eventually, his mum called him home for something important so he left before anyone else. When they came downstairs, they found Jennie seated in a corner with her laptop in front of her. She was wearing a pair of glasses that Ashley didn't know i
It was finally the new week for everyone and things were fast approaching for the students yet the memories of their classes were something they wanted to treasure. Ashley was not in the mood to do anything at the moment other than speak to Jordan and was waiting for him to finish playing basketball ball. Her friends were out there trying to create something fun that they could all do as a form of farewell to their classmates but she was really not interested. When Jordan sighted her, he wanted to come and meet her but she stopped him and reassured him that all was fine - he could continue. She waited patiently until he was done and that was because she had something filling the space for her - her textbooks. She did enjoy a little of the applause and yelling the students gave to support their favorite team or better still their boyfriends. By the time Jordan finished playing basketball, he was all sweaty and excused himself to take a bath. "Yeah sure, no problem.
"How did this happen?" Alex asked after a while. Ashley removed her fingers that were blocking her ears and pouted. Was the war over? "I don't know. I think he sneaked in." Jonathan responded. "But there is no way anyone could have known the basement route into this place." Alex was still not getting what this was about. "Don't bother now. Let me take care of it. You are severally injured, okay? Get to treat your injuries." The two of them looked behind them when they heard someone groaning and it happened to be Ashley. She rolled out of her undercover and glanced up quickly. Alex had even forgotten that he hid her there and raised his brows at her position. Ashley was a bit confused at why they were staring at her in this manner until she realized what could have been the reason. Her position was suspicious - she was on all fours with her butts pushed up in the air behind her. She suddenly became embarrassed and sprang up to her feet. Alex locked eye
"Baby," Louis called as he stepped out of the bathroom. He had a towel hung around his neck and his hair was dripping wet. He would, once in a while, rub his head harshly just to stop the flow of water. "Hmm," Jennie replied as she applied her lip gloss. She smacked her lips together and pushed them forward a little as if she wanted to kiss someone. With a little teasing smirk, she checked herself out and so was someone in particular. She faced Louis and placed her hands on her waist, assuming the pose of a model. "What do you think?" She whispered and Louis brought out his phone after gasping. Jennie's lips slowly curved downwards when she didn't understand what he was trying to do. "Oh my gosh, Celeb. Celeb." Louis shouted and started taking pictures. Jennie was astounded and chased him around the room. "How dare you use a TikTok joke on me?" She shouted at him and finally, Louis was able to make her stop. He held her finger that had their promise ring on.
[WARNING!!!!! We are about to get into the dark side of the Mafia lifestyle so if you know you aren't comfortable with curse words, slang, some inappropriate behavior, and other criminal activities that shouldn't be recommended in a broad moral city, this should be your clue to stop reading further because I won't take responsibility for it. It's a Mafia-owned city, not a moral place or anything of the sort so expect to meet the worse if possible. It won't be explicit and I will try to keep things minimal.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alex came down from the bus and wore his pair of sunglasses after doing so. He looked around the surroundings and then at the ground that his feet were touching. The sun was burning hot even though it was supposed to be the rainy season in H City too. His eyes went towards the signboard that had the huge name - LEONARDO CAPPUCCINO written on it and then the face of the man he hated plastered for the audience to see. WELCOME TO H CITY was written on ano
Alex was wearing his favorite armless shirt with baggy pants. His hands were inside his pockets as he wore a cold look while approaching the guards stationed at what seemed to be the entrance of the dungeon or prison just to relieve a bit of stress off those who would hear the name. The men at the entrance bowed when they saw him coming but he didn't spare them a glance and just walked through after they quickly opened the gate. He descended the stairs and the more he did, the more it felt like he was waving the world of light goodbye into the world of darkness. There were lots of prisoners held captive underneaths and seeing Alex didn't solve their problems. Well, he didn't care. After getting to where his sister was, he stood in front of the gate and the guard opened the door. Thinking they were here to give her food, Senorita spoke up. "You can leave. I am not hungry." Alex waited for the guard to excuse them after stepping out before looking at his sister. "S
"Dad?" Ashley called gently after opening the door of her father's study which was a bit dark. Brown was sitting on his chair with his head bent over the desk. He had a little lamp beside him to help his investigation journey. That was how he preferred to read - in darkness with a little light. He said it helped him to concentrate well. He looked at his daughter who was holding onto the big teddy bear her sister bought for her not quite long and she was also wearing her pajamas and her hair was split into two and then braided on each side. "Come in, Ashley. Why are you still up?" Brown asked. Ashley entered and closed the door with her foot. She staggered towards him and kissed his forehead, making Brown giggle like a child. Yeah, Ashley loved that reaction because it made her feel like she was the one being the guardian while her dad was the little kid. "Stop treating me like a baby. Your mom is going to scold me." "She won't." Ashley laughed and then picked a
"Hello?" Ashley said to the phone. "Hey, Ashley. How are you doing?" "I am fine, Jonathan. Thank you. What are you up to?" She was trying to be kind to him. Just because his brother wasn't interested in her didn't mean that she had to hate him, right? The poor guy was caught in between their silly issues. "I am cool. How are your studies?" "Good...all good, thanks." Ashley stood up and went to the window. There again she saw the same man. Even though she didn't open the window yet, she could feel him staring right at her from a distance. Her heart raced and her breathing leveled up. "Hey, Ashley. Are you there? Are you listening?" He called her out because he was hearing absolutely nothing. He wanted to tell her that it was her sister who informed Alex to break the bond between them many weeks ago but it seemed she was not listening. "Uhm... yeah, it's just that...I think I have a stalker." She replied. "A what now?" "A random dude has been stari
Alex closed the door and looked around with a soft look. The breeze blew his hair gently and his eyes were squinted as well as if trying to figure out something due to its view. This was surprising even though he had expected something like this. It was already evening in H City and the atmosphere brought back memories. Unlike ten years ago when this place was so despicable and no one could come here because it was a gangster's home, it was now an abode to many people and life had become better now. Alex could see the cops dragging a teenager with tattoos all over his body down the road. The teenager was trying to escape but with so many cops, his energy was futile. Ashley watched him, carefully observing his facial expressions. She had brought him to H City without his knowledge but he seemed to be taking it quite well. "What are we doing here?" Alex finally landed his eyes on her as his two hands went straight into his pockets to prevent them from getting iced. Good enough
"What do you think I should do, huh? I don't know if I am reciprocating the feelings back to her?" Alex frowned as he discussed his problem with Jonathan. "But she doesn't seem to mind. She is totally in love with you." "That's not an excuse. I just need to know if I am doing well enough." Alex answered.Jonathan exchanged his leg position and sat down a bit comfortably to the right. "Well...to be truthful, you are far from doing well enough."It felt as if someone had thrown a glass into his mirror, shattering all. Well, he knew what the truth was but having someone affirm it was something he wasn't expecting to hold within. Jonathan could see the sadness wash through his face. His lips curled downwards as a result of his answer. "Okay...you know what? Listen to me. I don't want you to pressure yourself in this short journey that you two would be going on. Ashley totally understands you, this is what I can assure you of so you don't need to rush and you don't nee
"I am sorry." These were Alex's first words immediately after he healed up and could speak. Ashley smiled and hugged him gently so as not to cause him any harm. It was their moment and they were taking the most of it. Alex missed her scent, he missed holding her and it was great to have her back. Later on, she held his hand. "I know...I know you're sorry and so am I" "You are not mad at me anymore?" "Why would I? I have told you that I have no reason any more to stay mad at you." She answered. "Does this mean that you still love me?" Alex asked gently, his eyes boring into hers desperately expecting a positive answer. Ashley couldn't meet his gaze and just stared somewhere else, intentionally raising his hopes.When Alex couldn't see her approval, he became slightly disappointed...in himself. "Oh." He muttered. "I must have been thinking too much that you and I..."Ashley silenced him with a kiss and looked into his eyes. "I know we have been apart for
It's been three weeks since Ashley started coming over to Alex's place all thanks to Valerie. Jenny and her husband also were able to come once in a while. Ariana was not left out as well. Ashley felt more at peace and worked from home instead. She had no trouble with Rhae going anywhere because Jonathan told her that she was going to find absolutely nothing. It was funny how he said that and somehow, she was just glad that they were both on good terms now. Ashley smiled at herself in the mirror as she packed her hair up. She had a great feeling that things were going to be good again and now that this misunderstanding had been clear, she couldn't wait to see Alex's expression whenever he woke up. Would he be happy to see her? Their time together as teenagers wasn't that long but they had impacted each other deeply and it was taking a toll on them even after all these years. She cleaned herself up and walked out of the bathroom only to meet the biggest shock of her life. She almos
A MONTH LATER,Ashley had just finished her therapy session with her female therapist. Her phone had been confiscated for a few days now because Ariana feared that things wouldn't improve but her phone was given back to her a day ago. She hadn't been to work as well.Ashley laid on the couch and crossed her legs against each other. She turned on the phone, only to meet a series of text messages inquiring about her health and how things were going. Sammie and Josh were also not excluded. Where they were was a bit far so it denied them the chance of visiting frequently like they would always do when they were still teenagers.So with the little amount of strength in her, she replied to all messages until she got to a particular one that caught her attention. She clicked on it so she could view the entire message. "Hey there, this is Valerie, Alex's sister. If you still want to speak with Alex and also to know where he is, contact me back." This message was sent just a MONTH ago as
Jonathan was already ushered in and was sitting down with the rest of the family but on the other side. His hands were clasped together with his head bowed. His right leg kept tapping against the ground as he prepared his mind to speak. He suddenly raised his head at once to speak, his eyes were on Ashley who he considered the oppressor. "Valerie told me what happened and I think you know what you have done so there is no need for me to start explaining. I hope your family is also aware this time. We don't need you to keep useless secrets that we would be blamed for again. Who do you think you are?" His tone started rising at the end of his sentence. "Tell me! Who do you think you are to do all this trash? How dare you approach my brother only to insult him and say trash to him, you b*tch...?"Ashley became angered and stood up fiercely. "How dare you call me a b*tch when you and that psycho brother of yours are the real d*ck, huh? Oh...so he ran out of the cafe and went
Ashley closed the door of the sitting room, looking soaked up and terrible at the same time. Her face was pale and at that point, even though it was deadly cold, it felt as if she was immune to the weather: 's circumstances. She leaned against the door and slid down to the ground which she sat upon, bawling her eyes out. Jenny who woke up due to the sound of the door being unlocked appeared with a knife and her husband behind her as well. She was scared that it was probably a thief or an attacker. Their minds didn't go through to the thought of it being Ashley because she would have called. But they were both stunned at the situation in front of them. "Ashley?" Jenny called in surprise and then looked at her husband. She gave him the knife and quickly approached her sister. When she got to her side, she knelt and touched her wet hair with a little bit of confusion. Her hands kept moving from one part of her body to another, purposely checking for any physical injuries while being
"Are you sure it's not something that you need my help with?" Philip asked as he looked at the cafe and turned off the car's engine. This was the third time he had brought Ashley over to this place. Was she now obsessed with it that she wouldn't stop coming or there was just another reason for it? "No, thank you. I am fine. You can go home now. We will discuss it tomorrow." Ashley answered with a brief smile and came out of the car with her things. She stood to watch Philip leave first before proceeding.The latter quickly reversed and took the other route. The hand Ashley was waving vigorously halted and her smile was wiped off. She exhaled silently as her eyes ran across the surroundings. She turned to face the cafe.Yeah, she had been coming here for a while with the hope of having a proper conversation with Alex regarding her pending questions. She was so much curious and there was no way she would let this slide but her first attempt in speaking with him landed in failur
"And this counts as the end of your story, Alyssa," Loius said and kisses his daughter's forehead. Jennie glanced back at them and smiled. She had also been listening to the father-daughter discussion while preparing Alyssa's things for school. Louis was a good reader and his voice was smooth which could make the listener not get tired of listening to him speak multiple times. That was the major score he used in winning her over finally. "Thank you, Daddy." Alyssa chuckled after Louis shook her head playfully. "Get to sleep. You don't want to go to school very late."Alyssa then closed her eyes and Louis stood up. He approached his wife and hugged her from the back. "You got a free concert." "I didn't know reading was now some form of concert." Jennie teased back and Louis bit her earlobe. "Ouch... Louis, stop it." "Should I?" Louis asked, proving to be stubborn. Before Jennie could answer, Alyssa did her the favor. "This is still my room." She mumble