Chapter Ten

Her face lit up with excitement.

  They say opportunity comes but once and she had every intention of making use of her opportunity.

  As she got into the elevator with Alex, she couldn't help but take peeks at his cold hard face.

  He was perfect in every aspect. A baby from him would be her ticket out of hard life and she was going for that ticket.

  The elevator door stopped at a small hallway with no one in sight.

  It was at the top of the building and had two exclusive bedrooms the club had reserved for him and Ezra.

  Although Ezra made use of his every night, it was the first time Alex was going to use his.

  He walked quietly while her heels noisily lagged behind him.

  He placed his hand on a pad beside the door. It scanned his fingerprints and the door automatically opened up.

      The room was dimly lit, spacious and consciously decorated in a way that was meant to stimulate sexual drive.

  She took in the luxurious room, smiling to herself at the feeling of the soft bed.    

Alex poured himself a drink before strutting to take a seat on the only available sofa in the room.

    He took a sip of his drink, his eyes lingered on her figure while he wondered if he was making the right decision.

     Everything he did excited her. From his manly struts to how he coldly stared at her.

   She gave him a seductive grin while slightly parting her legs to give him a view.

   He showed no reaction but his eyes remained fixated on her movements.

      It encouraged her to take the next step.

  Edging herself back on the bed, she easily slipped off her thong till she was entirely bare.

  Again, he showed no reaction but his eyes remained on her in a cold gaze.

     

“You know, there's a bed here for a reason.”  she murmured,  biting her lips in a sexy way.

 

    “I'm very comfortable here.” he murmured back in a cold tone.

  Something about his cold and rude tone made her more turned on.

  She smiled. “Then I can come there but I'll have to do something first…” 

  She kept her eyes on him while she stripped out of her clothes till she was absolutely naked.

    Alex took another sip of his drink while she took a sexy catwalk towards him.

  Just as she got to him, Alex suddenly stood up to his feet.

 Her triumphant face turned to confusion as she watched him walk back to the bar to dump his glass.

“You can spend the night here. Ask the club for whatever amount you want, they'll get you settled.” 

  With that, he vanished out of the room, leaving her in a mixture of confusion and humiliation.

   

              

      Every information concerning Emily was on his table as he requested the next morning.  There was not much to it except she had changed her name after her divorce and her sister was now surprisingly married to her ex-husband.

    Just as he was reading more details, Ezra barged into his office.

  “What's up bro?” he announced loudly, knowing  it was bound to irritate Alex.

  Alex raised his brow at him without a word.

  “Geez man, you need to let some natural light in here. Everything is so black like you're some sort of vampire.”  

  Ezra's eyes landed on Emily's picture and the pile of information.

   “Ain't that cheek you ran into. You're running a background on her?.” 

  Not waiting for Alex's response, he scooped the papers and read them for himself.

  “Her sister and brother had an affair. Damn!!That's messed up. Why are you running a background check on her though?”  

   “Because she lives with Ava and she rejected a blank check settlement.”  

  Ezra's eyes widened. “What? What the hell does she want?” 

  

  “Nothing.” 

  Ezra casually tossed the papers aside.

   “That's crazy but her background's clean. So there's nothing to worry about.”  

  He threw himself onto the couch and turned on the TV.

  “Hey, what time did you leave last night?” 

  The events of last night flashed through Alex's mind, making his face darken in irritation.

  “Early,” he casually answered.

  Ezra began to rant. “Last night was crazy, those bitches were hot and sexy. I can't believe you used the exclusive bedroom. That's a first.”  

  Alex said nothing to his friend and thankfully, his secretary arrived just in time.

  “Good morning, Mr Alex.” she said in acknowledgement to Alex who didn't bother to reply.

  

  Instead he observed as the young lady made her way to Ezra with coffee.

  Ezra winked at the young lady whose face went red immediately.

  “Thank you cupcakes. You must be new, what's your name?” 

  “Evelyn.” she murmured shyly..

  "You're a very beautiful woman, Evelyn. And your name is equally beautiful.”

  The poor girl smiled widely at the complement.

Ezra took a sip of the coffee.

  “Did you make this?”

  “Yes sir,” she answered but he cut her off.

  “Please, call me Ezra. Your coffee tastes exquisite. I wonder what else those hands can do. What…”

  Alex interrupted  before he could say more.

  “I believe Evelyn was just leaving.” he said, sending the young lady a cold stare.

  Without a moment of hesitation, she dashed out of the office.

  “WTF man, I was just trying to get to know your new secretary.” 

  “She's new for a reason. Stop flirting with my employees.”  

   

   Ezra only shrugged. “It's not my fault I'm good looking and all the ladies want me. You should try smiling more and they'll want you too.” 

  “I'll pass,” Alex said dryly before burying himself back in work.

    Ezra scoffed, turning his attention to the television.

Barely a few minutes later, Ezra loudly muttered. “Holy shit!!” 

  Alex was about to tell him off but Ezra quickly asked.

  “Isn’t that one of your writers?”  

  Alex allowed his eyes to travel to the big screen.

  His face fell into a deep angry frown as he watched the video and read the bold headlines.

  “Not anymore.”  he murmured in a cold tone.