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It felt like time stopped for a moment, as I stared at his eyes, I'd seen a lot of dark eyes but this one seems so murky, that it stuck to my brain. His chiseled jaws, everything looked so perfect. I felt my heart make a triple skip at our proximity. Axel...***** Axel's POV I gazed down at her dim brown eyes which sparkled like little stars, my eyes went down a little, and I gulped hard seeing how close her lips were, It was enticing! I finally released her from my grip, and I tuck my hands into my coat pockets. She moved two feet away immediately after I released her. ****** Mirabel's POV "Thank you," I said after much thought. Drifting my eyes away from his and focused them on the two men which stood behind him, they were both dressed in black and wore dark shades 'They were probably his escorts' I thought to myself. My thoughts wandered off back to him as I could feel Axel's piercing gaze directed at me. "Follow me" I heard him say as he walked past me. I turned around in
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We sat down in a private room in the restaurant to eat. Looking at all the arranged food which just the two of us won't be able to finish. The room was silent, only the gentle clattering of our spoons and plates could be heard. I sneaked a peak at him and was awed at how elegant he ate. I'm not crazy, but I just found everything about him so perfect with no flaws at all. My eyes traveled to his eyes, to his chiseled jaws, his neatly arranged even sprinkling of grey and dark hair. One of the features I admired the most was his eyes. A lot of time would have been spent sculpting this creature, I uttered to myself inwardly. My gaze traveled down to his lips, I could feel my throat dry up recalling what happened in the car. He suddenly rose his head up and our eyes met, I nearly choked on my food as he caught me sneaking peeks at him, I cleared my throat and looked away. He stopped moving and stared at me, I wasn't looking at him but I could feel his gaze for a moment before he resume
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Third POVCatherine stood still almost fidgeting in shock 'Wasn't that Mirabel? how come she looked okay and fine, yet, the goons still haven't called her? She stood there dripping sweat and fear. If Mirabel was okay then what about the goons, she stood there regretting she sent them to handle Mirabel, she was scared right now. After a few days and still no call from them, she started thinking that it was either they completed the job or Mirabel escaped. But still, they should have called her to report the outcome. The sweat of fear trickled down her face, she wanted to run up to Collins and report to him the update. Just as Catherine was battling with different thoughts in her mind, Steve was also facing his battle of thoughts. He in no way ever expected to meet Mirabel here, that too with a man that seemed to be claiming her as his. Steve was beyond shocked when his gaze landed on hers, and he saw her staring deep in their direction. Seeing the way she looked at him, Steve was
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Mirabel's POV Feeling the soft comfy surface on which I lay, my eyes shot open. I looked around my surroundings and realized I was in my bedroom, my racing heart finally calmed down, but how did I get here? Thoughts of what happened earlier started flooding in. "Geez..." I screamed out loud in frustration as I remembered what happened in the car. My hands glid to feel my lips "You took the initiative, Mirabel, how in the world could you be so bold?" I said to myself"What initiative?" I jolted when I suddenly heard a voice say out of nowhere. I swerved my head to the door and I saw Arabella standing there, gauging me with her eyes, her two hands resting on either side of her waist, like a mother questioning her child. "Huh? Nothing," I said stammering.Arabella didn't say anything as she slowly walked up to me, if she comes any closer she would surely see how flustered I looked. "I need to wash my face," I said as I stood up from the bed and scrambled my way to the bathroom, I e
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Third person POV Axel walked out of the room and headed downstairs, his hair looked curly and damp, and he seemed to have just had a shower. He wore baggy striped pajamas, with his hands in his pocket as he walked down the stairs looking all heavenly handsome. Troy lay down on a couch in the sitting room, he turned his head when he heard footsteps. "What are you doing here?" Axel asked in a stern tone as he sat on a couch. "Can't I drop by my brother's house?" Troy muttered, Axel, didn't respond to him as he sat down Butler Luke walked into the sitting room with a cup of coffee in his hands. He dropped it on the side table for Axel. "Young master, your family would arrive in the country this week" he suddenly said. Axel raised a brow confused at the sudden change of plan. Troy who lay down suddenly shot up, "Huh?" he asked also confused "Why did they change their plans?" What led them to change their initial plan? "He didn't say why he changed his plans," Butler Luke said. "He
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Mirabel's POV I arrived early at Gold Fox on Monday morning, I made my way to the receptionist as I entered the company. "Hi, I'm Mirabel Jayden, a new employee, please where should I head to?" I inquired the receptionist. "Hello, Welcome to Gold Fox, go through the door over there, the hall for new artists is in that direction," she said pointing toward where I should follow. "Thank you" I nodded in appreciation before I made my way to the door I entered through the door just as she had told me, strolling in I saw the nice woman from that day, she was heading in my direction. "Good morning, Mrs. Jennie" I greeted her as we were about to cross paths. "Ms. Mirabel, welcome," she said with delight in her tone as she smiled. "Thank you, ma'am" "Ok, follow me, your new colleagues are here," she said as she walked towards the other end where a door was before she opened it. I trailed behind her as we both strode in. We walked into a large office, where some other people were stayi
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After our little short break, we all sat down in rows of arranged chairs in an auditorium, being addressed to by Mrs. Jennie and the casting crew which served as judges the other day. We were coached on the rules of the company, the dos, and don't, we were also assigned our seat numbers in the office. "If you don't understand, you can ask questions now before we go ahead with the next thing in line" the other lady who introduced herself as Ms. Maya said They waited for a little before "There seem to be no questions, let's move to the next agenda," the man with the Britain accent said, Mr. Harry. He walked up to the podium" I'll go straight to the point since I've already introduced myself, I'll be mentioning your names with your assigned managers and Seniors, please make sure you listen clearly and carefully, as I won't repeat the calling more than twice" he said. A sealed envelope was handed to him, he unsealed it and brought out a file, which looked like it contained our arrange
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"it's time to call off work for the day, take the scripts with you and bring them back tomorrow, make sure you finish it all!" Ms. Rosie said to me in a strict tone. I nodded in understanding, I don't know why she was hell-bent on making me finish the scene scripts but I believed it was for a good course. She didn't tell me to read through a particular character's scene script, She wanted me to read the whole drama and understand everything In detail I stood up from my seat and arranged the scripts making sure everything was set "Goodbye Ms. Rosie," I said and she nodded in response before I walked out of the office. After a long hectic day on my first time at work, I walked out of Gold Fox. I checked the time on my phone and realized it was already after five. I walked towards the road to board a taxi when suddenly a car stopped in my front. "Hey, get in, I'll drop you off, I'm going your way" I heard the meek voice of Charlotte say to me, she was also going home, just like me.
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FOUR YEARS LATER*** Axel's mansion was lively with kids playing around as the sun shone its light across the fields. Amora and Arden who were now seven years old, they sat down in the garden with Mabel as they played on the grass in the garden. Amora and Mabel's hair was packed into two ponytails, Amora had taken her father's black shiny hair, while Arden's hair was brown, falling to his forehead and covering it. Mabel on the other hand, had taken her mother's blonde hair, the kids played around together, under the loving gazes of their fathers who sat down on chairs facing the kids. "Who would have thought my silent little Mabel would end up becoming a chaotic little princess" Troy sighed. "A silent nature doesn't even fit her, to begin with, her father is so noisy while her mother is cheerful, I think her new behavior stemmed from you both" Stephen chipped in as he sat beside Troy, sipping from the cup of wine in his hand and occasionally staring at where the ladies sat down c
The Devil behind me THE WEDDING
THREE YEARS LATER*** The sun was shining brightly in the sky, casting a warm glow over the beautiful outdoor wedding venue. A road of white chairs was neatly arranged on either side of a grassy aisle, leading up to an elegant white archway adorned with delicate flowers of greenery. The soft staring of classical music filled the air. As the guests eagerly awaited the bride's arrival, Axel stood nervously at the end of the aisle, his heart racing as he prepared to see Mirabel for the first time in her wedding dress. Beside him stood a young boy who looked beyond stunning, with a calm aura around him, dressed in a miniature version of his father's tuxedo, standing proudly as one of the groomsmen. Stephen stood with Axel trying to claim his friend down, and beside him was Martin. And then, finally, they heard light footsteps as someone walked in, a young baby girl three years old, walked down the aisle with a small basket of flowers in her hand, her smile was so bright that the guest
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Six Months Later. Mirabel sat down in the garden taking in a breath of air, as she ate some fruits, her baby bump was now super obvious cause she was already nine months gone, her phone which was on the table rang out loud, and she picked it up and check the caller ID, smiling, she answered the call and moved the phone to her ear. "Hey! Quinn, how are you doing?" "Mira! I'm good, how's the baby?" Quinn asked, her words made Mirabel gently rub her baby bump and the baby respond with a kick, an action that the child does once in a while. "Fine," she said with a smile. "That's good. I'm coming to Country A in a few days with my father, he insists on meeting Axel's family" Quinn said. "Ok, we'll make preparations for it" They talked for the next few minutes before the call came to an end. The gates of the mansion were opened and a car drove in, pulling to a stop when it reached the parking lot, Axel came down from the car and walked over to where Mirabel sat in the garden, a bright
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Troy held her closely as her body pressed onto his, and the tension in the room increased. His eyes widened when Charlotte brushed her thighs to his member who was already standing hard. He didn't need anyone to tell him that he had also been drugged, he just wasn't sure how it had happened. He groaned as the place in between her legs slightly brushed through his member, he was only wearing a towel. He held her waist tightly as his body heated up, holding her waist, he stood up with her, their lips still sealed, he led her to the bed, dropping her on it, Charlotte looked up at him, she didn't know what was wrong with her, but he was the only one she could give in to. Her body was heating up and she needed him. "I'm so sorry, but I don't think this is right, you might end up hating me when you realize what happened tomorrow. I'll look for another way to help you, the last thing I want is for you to stay away from me. Let me think of something else" he said and was about to take a t
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As the clip reached its climax, the music swelled to a fever pitch. The woman burst into a run, her pursuers hot on their heels. Just when it seemed that all was lost, she stumbled and fell, her body hitting the pavement with a sickening thud. The screen faded to black, leaving the crowd in stunned silence, for a moment, no one moved or spoke, the impact of the drama they had just witnessed lingered in the air. Slowly, the lights in the hall began to brighten, and the crowd began to stir. As the realization of the drama's impact set in, the murmurs turned into a wave of thunderous applause that echoed through the hall. The applause was loud and sustained as the crowd showed their appreciation for the performance and expertly crafted storytelling that had been brought to life on the screen before them. The waitress who had been standing by the door walked into the hall as the place brightened up. She went up straight to the table where the trio sat. She handed out the tray to the
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Sofia paced around the corridor, at the far end of it, she brought out her phone and dialed a number, it was answered on the first ring. "Hello, Miss" the female voice from the other end greeted. Without returning the greeting, Sofia went straight to the point of the call "I don't care how you are going to do it, all I want you to do is slip the drug in a drink and hand it to him. If at all you fail to do this, you would regret it, and if you succeed, I'll award you with a million bucks" "Remember. No matter what happens at the end of the day, you must never call my name if you are caught. Deal?" Long silence from the other end "Ok, Ms. It's a deal, I'll do it. When would I get the money?" the waitress asked. "After you hand him the drink, I'll send the money" "Ok," the call came to an end. Sofia had a sly grin on he face, this was just her first plan and for some reason, she feels like she would get what she was here for. Sofia wasn't sure yet how she was going to put her firs
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***NEXT DAY*** The sun shone its light brightly across the main city of Country A, giving it a tint of a jolly mood, it was finally the day for IMPERIAL'S end-of-year celebration and GoldFox's third anniversary. Axel was in his bedroom getting dressed up with Mirabel also, her belly protruding a little, it was a little obvious that she was pregnant. She picked out a red dress that Axel had bought for her, and she wore the dress "Axel," she called out gently as he was fitting on his leather shoes, his hair brushed to the back giving him a charming look. "Please help me zip it up," she said turning her back to him, Axel stood up from the couch, walked closer to her, and pulled the zipper up with a broad smile on his face. Mirabel looked at herself in the mirror, a lovely smile on her face. The dress was beautiful, it was finished with delicate details that add to its elegance. The bodice is adorned with intricate lace appliques that gave it a touch of femininity, and the hemline is
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Weeks Later**** The day was bright with a lovely scent in the atmosphere. It was a Monday Morning, around 10 AM, a day before the end-of-year celebration. Mirabel was sitting down in the living room, peeling oranges and taking them, Arabella who had come to visit her was also there as they conversed, sitting on the couch, scrolling through her phone as she drank from the orange juice on the table. Mirabel stops at a post from a fan account as she noticed something. Her brows creased as she read the caption: "The side character slayed, in the latest episode of THE DUKE'S LADY, can't wait to see more of her!" Mirabel was surprised but she still sat down, trying to keep her cool. The Drama she played role in Gold Fox was DUKE'S LADY. She read other further posts to have an understanding of what was going on. "What's wrong?" Arabella asked as she noticed Mirabel's change in expression. "Wait... I'm coming" Suddenly, Mirabel's phone rang, interrupting her thoughts, taking the p
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A Week Later**** It was the last week of November, and after a few days, Mirabel was finally discharged from the hospital, her gaze fell on Axel, he had been there ever since, not leaving the hospital, he slept in the hospital, worked from the hospital, the only time he left was whenever he wanted to go home and take his bath and also to bring her meals for her. She was touched. She wasn't even sure if he had an ounce of sleep. Before she goes to bed, he was awake to watch her, and by the time she woke up, he was always there, staring lovingly at her. Axel led her out of the hospital, his white sleeved shirt was tucked into his black pants, unlike every other day, he wasn't wearing a suit today, their palms held in a firm grasp as they made their way to his car, followed by Dave, Lucas, and John. Marcel was in the company, busy finalizing the last preparations for the end-of-year celebration. Axel opened the passenger door for Mirabel and she entered, under the gentle gaze of A
