THE ENCOUNTER

Damian

‘’Sh-she said to t-t-tell you she’s not c-c-coming’’ Doris said

She’s not coming ‘’Really?’’

‘’y-y-yes sir’’

Was she refusing me? After scheming her way into this family, she thinks she can disobey my orders, Amaya Romano, you’re in for a ride if you think you can do whatever you please.

Just watch and see how I deal with your stubbornness

Opening her door, she laid there so unbothered, reading a book, hearing the door open she turned her head and stared at me, her eyes were ocean blue, pink soft lips, a small nose milky white skin and her dark hair was held up in a messy bun, my eyes trailed down and she was wearing pajamas that did not cover much, her skin looked so clean, she was petite but had all the right curves, she was perfect.

What was I thinking? her innocent face should not distract me. This woman was plain evil and I will teach her not to mess with me.

Still looking at me, her eyes soft and tired, head slightly tilted and lips pouted ‘’why aren’t you ready’’ I asked

‘’Am I supposed to be?’’ she replied in the most unbothered tone anybody had ever dared to use in my presence.

‘’I told you to get ready and be down in an hour’’ I said trying to sound as calm and collected as possible

‘’well, I’m not going’’ she said this time not even turning back to look at me.

What was this attitude, was I imagining things, I watched her stand up and attempt to walk past me, grabbing her hands and looking her straight in the eyes ‘’GET READY, YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES’’ I uttered, was this woman really making me lose control?

‘’I said I’m not going’’ looking at me eyes expressionless she said trying to yank her hands away from mine

‘’Doris make sure she’s ready and downstairs in five minutes’’ I ordered ‘’and you if you don’t comply, Doris will be the one paying for your crimes’’ I added and walked out of the room

Amaya

Doris walked in almost immediately ‘’Madam please’’ she was quite elderly and looked pale now, I couldn’t let my ego bring to this innocent woman, obediently following and letting her dress me up ‘’I’m sorry you were dragged into this Doris’’ I said to her

‘’no madam, don’t apologize, it’s my job’’ she replied still not looking up at me

‘’why do you never look at me whenever we talk?’’ I couldn’t help but ask

‘’what do you mean madam?’’ she asked, sounding hesitant like she was scared to ask

Softly pushing her chin up with my index finger, I said ‘’look at me Doris’’

‘’oh, the former Miss didn’t like us looking at her whenever she spoke to us’’ she answered

‘’Former miss?’’ I asked

‘’Yes, Miss young’’ she answered

I heard that name somewhere, I just don’t remember where.

‘’The young miss who was home when you returned home today’’ Doris added

‘’oh, the mean lady who said to not forget her name?’’ I asked but more to myself

‘’yes miss, please stay away from her, I know this is not in my place but you’re really nice to us, she’s not a good person’’

‘’Don’t worry darling, how is she related to Damian? I asked

‘’ she was his fiancée but I don’t know what happened and you became the madam instead, we were quite happy she didn’t get to be the madam’’ Doris answered in more of a whisper

‘’oh, it’s fine darling, last thing I want is drama, so let’s get ready faster so Damian doesn’t come up again’’ I said suddenly remembering his threat from earlier

Damian

The click sound of heels coming from the stairs caught my attention, looking up from the files Gregory my assistant had brought for me to sign, her long dark hair flowed down her back, her pink lips now had a tint of red on them her eyes soft, the red dress which I had ordered to be brought for her fit her perfectly, it was not a skin-tight but it hugged her curves perfectly, the white Louboutin heels fit her small feet perfectly, every step she took down the stairs like a trained model, she walked up to me and in the most indifferent tone uttered ‘’I’m ready’’ walking past saying nothing I followed suit.

Amaya

Sitting here with this man made me somewhat uneasy, sitting right next to me, he barely said anything, he just looked straight at business papers, the scenery outside was beautiful, I hadn’t been outside at night since I got back, the streets of New York were always lit up at night, tall architectural arts to feast your eyes on but I was still tired, sleepy and hungry, all my plans to rest have been spoilt by Damian.

It was a matter of time before my eyes became drowsy, the sleepiness had started kicking in, trying hard to stay awake, I brought out my phone to work but it just made me feel worse and then tried watching something but there I was to no avail getting more drowsy

Damian

A slight thud on my shoulder as her head gently dropped on my upper arm, her breathing was slow and steady, was she really asleep?

Just like that, who sleeps so fast?

The more time I spent with her the stranger I found her to be, for some reason I limited my movement as much as possible not to wake her up but why? Why did I care if she was asleep or not and why was I letting her sleep on me? Well at least she’s quiet now and not sending me periodical glares.

She’s so cunning, her family threatened mine into this marriage, till date no one ever dared cross the Alluci-Rossi group until that old bastard Gerald got his hands on our confidential file, a file that if leaked could be fatal to our family, blackmailing me into this marriage but his precious daughter will suffer for it and as soon as I get my hands on the file, their whole family will pay but for now I have to focus on handling this little witch who is ‘’my wife’’.

Nancy insisted on coming with for the dinner but I couldn’t let her, Grandma would not be very pleased. To her this cunning witch is her new daughter-in-law and her grandson has found a wife, bringing Nancy along instead of Amaya would make her worry and might deteriorate her health. This wench better behave right in front of grandma.