Xavier’s POV:
After the wedding, I had to leave immediately to fix the threats that kept increasing and could not be ignored. Leah just joined this world even though I don't love her, I couldn't bring her to this mess!My team gathered all the information on when this began and it seems like it's inside information that has been leaked. I choose not to alarm the situation because that could cause unrest and give my enemies an advantage.We manipulate the tech numbers so that the system will reject the entry and the Al won't launch, while I fix security on the prototype. There is no way in hell I will start from scratch just because of some bastard.Time moves at the speed of light and I realize I haven't spoken to my bride in a while, though I have been watching her through the devices I've inserted into her phone without her knowing.I receive another call from her and I try to avoid it but she doesn't stop. I knew this day would come and she thinks I've been intentionally away for over a month now, but it's the best way to keep her safe from her emotions as well as her physical being.I couldn't tell her we were hacked and we are on complete lockdown, hell am not even in the country as that would instill fear in her and that's not something I want for her. It's best she hates me as long as she is safe.It has been a few hours since we last spoke and am sure she is so upset but it is none negotiable, she can't go out just yet and I can't tell her why as that will only make her even more curious putting her at risk.Is that me showing true compassion or pity?I start pacing up and down while holding the back of my neck. Am just concerned about her.Why?I pick up the phone and call Dave to check on her and make sure she doesn't do anything stupid. He picks up on the 5th ring and it makes me angry and uneasy because this never happens."Hello, MR. King."Fuck! That apologetic tone doesn't sound good."What the hell, what has gone wrong, and where is my wife?"SilenceI don't have time for this so I get straight to the point“I rejected her request, so am sure she is sulking somewhere check on her and make sure she doesn't harm herself.”"uhm Sir,”"mmmm”"Something happened a few hours ago, and I thought I'd get it under control before you found out or I reported to you”Am terrified"Speak clearly you are not a child!"“Mrs. King has been missing for some time now and we can't find her.""What do you mean?”"She has been kidnapped sir, and we are unable to trace her.”"Is this my wife you're talking about? surely there is no way 100 guards can fail to protect her are you all incapable!”“Am truly sorry Sir,”"Get my fucking Jet ready, and I hope she is unscratched for all your sake.!”The trip should take thirty minutes Max and am losing my mind.Why?That's not something am able to answer. It could be because I vowed to keep her safe and a month later she is in danger and might be killed. I pick my trackers to locate her but it's no use am too far away.Shit!I will find her even if it means turning the whole world upside down. Who would have gone to such lengths to cross me?Leah's POV:I wake up and the darkness greets me. My Body hurts like hell, it's like I was an experimental Object only it wasn't a successful one. I don't remember much but one is for sure, there is something important that I have to remember. it's like my body is desperately trying to give me a signal but my brain has decided to play dumb and not remember a thing. I look around to see the horror that awaits me but there is no one here.Not even my Husband. I sobAs though he'd even waste his time looking for me, hell he probably doesn't even know am missing.I am seriously Fucked.The least he could do is save me after all he's put me through. Though it's my fault I ran away and am sure he is so angry his stocks will get affected once this gets out but I was losing my mind and am not at fault right?On a brighter, note we have kept away from the public eye. Everyone knows he is married they just don't know it's me so who could have possibly done this?I try to get up so I can at least die as my hero since no one is willing to take the role. But so much pain shoots through me. I feel so dizzy and lose my balance am about to hit my face on the floor when I bump into a hard chest instead.Oh wowHave I died already? Am even seeing things now.Do I miss him that much? Shouldn't anger be the right emotion in this situation? My head was probably hit too hard."I've got you, my little Vixen.”I have surely died. But even in death am hearing his voice why won't this man let me be?"Surround the area! and secure it look for every fucking clue you can find! turn this fucking shit hole upside down if you must!”No am alive and am saved. My cold husband has life in him after all, he came and he saved me it might be for his image as a company but I don't care."Thank you"My whisper is so low I have no strength left, I am slowly drifting into unconsciousness when I hear Dave at a distance.“Sir, we have a problem!”"Speak!”"There is a bomb! and it's about to go off!”Xavier's POV For the first time in my life, I am truly afraid. I always lived my life so recklessly not caring about the fact that I might die any time. Men in Business like me can't show any sign of weakness else they will be taken advantage of and that was never going to be me.Marriage was never on my mind and anytime it was brought up I considered it a business transaction and nothing else. After barely spending time with this woman in my arms, I want to protect her from any danger. Am convinced it is because I promised to keep her safe and I feel pity for her. There is no way I will ever love again because that becomes a weakness that eats you from the inside.Right after I landed I started to track her and luckily I was able to pick a signal not too far from where she was. Whoever took her wouldn't know about the tracker but they left the phone near her making it easy to track and find her. It was too easy and it like they wanted me to find her. I knew it was a trap but I went
Leah's POV It's been a week since I was in a dilemma and I clearly remember my devil husband saving me that day though I thought it wasn't possible then I remembered he has a reputation to protect. Whoever took me had no idea this is a contract marriage but they hit me hard enough in strategic areas to send a message. But how could they do such a thing to someone unconscious? Most people fear Xavier, and he may not have room for any feelings but I don't care. What matters to me is that he came and had it not been for him, I would have died that day. For the past four days, I have been cracking my head trying to recall if I made such kinds of enemies. Before I was made unconscious, someone approached me, I just can't remember who it was. The feeling, however, is not something anyone would forget. I was terrified as though I saw someone wake from the dead. Who would do such a thing to me? My husband is a billionaire but no one knows what the wife looks like so who could it have be
I put my phone down after that alarming phone call. It might be true something is going on but the information given freely this way is more dangerous than the culprit. They aim at something and the only way to find out is to do the exact opposite of what they expect.My mind is constantly thinking of what happened and who my enemies are. The death of Alexandria and my parents is something still waiting to be solved.I become restless, so I decide to walk to my office and see what documents I can go over to use as a distraction before I resume work tomorrow.My house is a huge mansion with so many rooms, it is beautifully decorated and spacious. It was made of Rocks as if to symbolize my cold personality. Its windows were as shy eyes, large to welcome any ray of sun. The solid rock walls stood firm as if sending a message to show that it rightfully belonged right where it was as if perchance it had grown up right from that hallowed ground. It was as though it had been called into exi
Leah's POV The same girl who slapped me the day before my wedding stands before me as I am about to reach ecstasy. The anger I feel cannot be explained in words. So they know each other? and she has the key card? otherwise how did she get in? Questions are running through my head and seeing her so comfortable makes me so mad.Xavier puts my pants in place and I look up at him pleading silently for him not to pick her over me. He looks sorry for a second and in a flash his mask is back again."Go to your room" he whispers coldly and that breaks my heart into a thousand pieces. I had hoped we could be something for a few minutes I trusted him with my heart though I knew he would break it over and over again.I excuse myself not glancing back again and walk to my room but suddenly I stop in my tracks. Why should I be the one to leave? Am the wife and she is the intruder, right?I fight the temptation of eavesdropping but I decide the better of it and walk to my room. I lay down on my co
Xavier's POV She agreed to go with me to the goddamn gala and I had a feeling it was a trap but looking at her might make the night bearable for me. She looks gorgeous and I can't seem to have control over my lust for her, I slowly walk behind her against my will and press my front to her back, my cock twitches and I fight the edge to rip this dress off and fuck her right now.I thought it would be nice to do something good for her after what she has been through lately, so I bought her a neckless with a tracker so I can find her anywhere in the world. It has a special feature and can only be removed with my hands because of the recognition. But of course, I don't tell her that. I slowly place it around her neck. Before I do anything stupid I move backward and motion for her to walk to the main door. Dave has the Limo ready and security on alert."I don't want anything stupid to happen tonight! Protect my wife with your life!" I instruct. I said I would never love her but I promis
Leah's POV I look at this bitch and if looks could kill she would be long gone. She dug my past for what? All those things she is trying to resurface are things that bring me pain and torture. I remember her and from her actions, I can tell she has been in love with Xavier but his so clueless and that eats me alive.I watch in horror as the man who is part of the reason why I lost all I had walk in like he is the hero and I am the villain in my own story. He tricked and played me and I fell for it like a fool. The only problem is, he is not only a crook but a very dangerous man too. I wonder if Kendra knows that once you give him your soul you can't take it back the worst part is you can't satisfy him either. He starts slowly, crawling his way up everything you own until he becomes like a cancer cell, for you to remove him you must cut a part of you. For a moment I even feel sorry for what she is about to go through. But my sympathy only lasts a second."Honey, come up please," she
Xavier's POV The first thought that runs through my mind is calling Dave hoping he has tabs on her. I can't lose her again. "Good morning …" before he can even finish I cut him off."Leah is missing!" I drop the bomb. But to my surprise, he doesn't panic. Well, he has been trained to stay calm in such situations and think with a clear head but this is different. He doesn't jump up to instruct my security team."Do I need to repeat myself?" I ask threateningly "Oh no, Sir. That is not it, I was just waiting for you to finish speaking so I could tell you that I saw Mrs. Kings on her way to you a few minutes ago" he explains.Oh.I sigh in relief, still surprised by my behavior lately. I don't dwell much on the thought because as I sit my body feels very tired and worn out. Am doing this for my stocks I say to myself as I think of sleeping for a few hours then I realize that I can't just yet because, I have a board meeting to attend, and am sure those fuckers will exhaust me. I rem
Xavier's POV I am on the verge of entering her sweet opening when I realize that I am fucking late for my meeting. As much as I would rather be inside her than anywhere else, I need to be present today. So I push my desire away and move away from her.Walking into the shower, I shut the door behind me probably leaving her very frustrated because I sure am. I turn on the cold shower and let the water run down my naked body while I think of how to deal with the damages I am expecting today.After a quick shower, I make sure I pick one of my best suits so I can look the part as I bring out the billionaire bastard in me. "Get the car ready," I tell Dave over the phone as I walk out of my room to the main door."All the best today Xavier" I hear Leah's soft voice behind me. But I don't turn to acknowledge her. One look at her will drive me nuts because just hearing her voice has already made my member twitch inside me. How does she have this effect on me?"Good morning Sir" Dave greets