Chapter Three

The paparazzi was wild.

When our convoy stopped at a gradual speed at the entrance of the red carpet, at first I didn't understand why we had to wait in but when I looked out and saw the bodyguards stopping the paparazzi from crossing the red carpet belts, I grew some goosebumps.

"Who is your lady for the night?"

"Is Miss Victoria or D'Angelo first daughter with you Logan?"

And they went on and on, screaming as much as they could. 

I glanced up to Logan. He was all so relaxed and scrolling through his phone. I drew in a breath, we were about to go live.

 I used to sit in front of the TV in the small apartment I and my brother stayed in and watched him. All these moments. From driving into the venue as dramatic as he always did to stepping out and giving his signature smile and the pictures they took of him, it always had me blushing all through and through but here I am sitting with him and about to go live.

"You ready?"

I turned to him. Well, I was expecting him to just go down and wait on me to step into his arms not care if I was ready or not. 

I couldn't help it and I just stared in response. His hand met my waist and drew me nearer to him. Unsure of what he was thinking and my heart pounding from being so close, I just stared at him. He looked at me for a while and in a slow smooth movement touched down his forehead to mine. 

"Breathe okay?... it's just for a moment and we will be done"

He stopped and looked into my eyes again. I didn't see it coming. His lips met mine. Just a lip kiss but it had me on real bad and didn't help with the chills. Now I wasn't sure of what I was really nervous about. This unusual closeness or stepping out. 

When he asked again if i was fine, I nodded and secondly, the car was hot now. Turning to take the other door, he held my hand.

"This way"

Okay, he's also helping me out the car. A new Logan for the night.

And so we stepped down in the all gentleman-ladylike way and the paparazzi went crazy. The snapshots were insane. Their lights were blinding me and I could see the puzzled looks on their faces too. 

Hahaha

Go do some digging you all.

"Who is she?"

"Is she your sister?"

"Whose daughter is she?"

"Your secret lover?"

We kept a face straightforward. That was one thing I learnt from watching the red carpet, never look, never answer. 

Finally when we got in, we stopped for an interview which Logan had strictly answered on the movie. I got a lot of side eyes and eyes fixed on me but I had my white crowns out crowning my smile for good pictures they will put out there. 

Logan stopped to say hello to some people after the movie premiered, The People, celebrities and influencers I never dreamt of meeting one on one.

He also told about us to a few of them and I sincerely couldn't get enough of the possessive hold he had on me each time he talked about us and whatever that meant. 

This was a charade. A charade I loved.

The shoes were off my feet the moment we were back to the car and when I glanced up at Logan, he was out of the charade. I almost scoffed. So soon.

Retreating himself into his thoughts and not looking my way all through the journey and when we got home, he was the first out of the car.

I was honestly hurt.

Staring at myself from the mirror, I was sure a lot had changed about me. I wasn't the Alice from a few months back. I smoothed my hand on my face. Now clear and my pale tanned body back to view just the way I've always known it. 

I couldn't get my mind off him. The kiss had been something. I felt it and I wasn't going to play myself out of this by letting him be. He had to have it in his subconscious, that I was always here..

So quickly tying my night robes, I left in search of him.

His room I had come to know was the second room in the hallway, I knocked and looked in and he wasn't there.

When Mister Logan is at home and isn't in his room, where else would he be?

That was the thought in my head before looking down the stairs and there he was, his manliness spread out the long sofa and eyes closed. That was a first. I never seen him stay in this part of the house for this long. 

"Hey"

He shifted but didn't open his eyes. So I did the craziest thing I could imagine at that point. I lifted a leg across the sofa and climbed on him. I slipped but he caught me right on time.

So I studied his face, he wasn't smiling and no frowns either, Okay. 

"Get down Alice"

Giving that he had both his hands on my waist wasn't saying a lot about how serious he was and his eyes told a different story as I could see.

"Is that a threat?

I whispered out.

I watched his eyes darken towards me and before I could say another word, he was up kissing me, he kissed me like a longing he had kept in for a while, we struggled for breaths, sucking and licking on each other and hands everywhere. When he slipped a finger inside me, I met an explode and I heard him groan in deep pleasure and damn was I wet at that point.

He stood up with me still on him from the sofa, our tongues still in each other and He carried me upstairs.

LOGAN'S P.O.V

Watching the morning sun flood in light into my office, I knew I wasn't ready for the day to begin. The thoughts of her was just there in my head. Her touch, the lips...fuck all kisses I've had before now, she was a good kisser and good in many other things.

I shifted awkwardly on the office cushion where I lay, the thoughts alone were getting me up again.

What Alice could do to me.

I avoided her, I really tried but seeing her in the green emerald dress the night before was pleasure I couldn't explain. Her crowning smile. She did have the looks of a lady. 

I'm sure her face must have hurt from all that smiles at the premieres. 

It made me laugh and an ear to ear smile afterwards, she did so well.

I wish I could explain to her what having her around did to me and worse still, I couldn't explain it.

I have to Tell her am sorry for her brother's death. I didn't give the order. My men had taken matters into their own hands and all there was left was her. 

When I saw her on the dirty floor of the dark room, scared and balled up, I felt something and the feeling never went away. I could let go of her if I wished but I was selfish when it came to her. Leah had tried talking me out of it and I always listened when she spoke but then I've never needed anything so far in my life until Alice. 

I was going to give her space and a time to myself to think more. I had scripts to read anyway and my job was going to do more of the distractions soon enough.

The loud bang of my door had me frowning. When I looked it was Ethan and the look on his face meant he had come for trouble.

"Ah-ha!...I knew you would be here"

My eyes were on him as his miniature self threw himself on the couch. He looked happy. My guts were sure he had taken some shots before coming here.

"Your lady apparently was asking me where you are as I stepped in this morning. She didn't look much happy"

I said nothing.

"Anyway, you caused so much drama last night that paparazzi's are all over me. On social media, they are asking same question. I have them showing up in front of me this morning and I'm like, 'I'm not the one that came with the lady' but they never listen"

He stopped and narrowed his eyes on me

"But I didn't know you were going to make your appearance so quick and of all places Logan D'Nores, DownTown movie premieres. Riley I'm sure was there, Victoria, Chloe Morgan, Ava, Emma, countless of them and you just stepped into the show with your supposed lady"

He raised his hands up and clapped

"Bravo Logan, you're a real deal!, Also, Emma has been sending me tons of messages since last night. You might want to have a word with her before she goes all hay-hay" 

"Deal with it"

That shut him up pretty more than he appreciated. He looked away and back at me and I gave a small laugh, I knew what was coming next.

"You might want to increase my paycheck nigga"

We said all at once and laughed out heartily.

Alice P.O.V

Logan was nowhere to be seen for days and each day I cooked hoping he would be back but never saw a glance of him. It made me wonder if I wasn't good enough.

Maybe he regretted having my body. Of course he had slept with other women, I just didn't meet expectations. Those thoughts hunted me for days and I really couldn't shake it off except seeing yourself everywhere on social media kind of was exhilarating. I used anonymous accounts and had my way through the social world, some were able to dig out one picture or the other but thankfully I never posted bad pictures online so the real deal was.

"Who is she?" 

And some were able to give out the information of where I schooled and so that day, done preparing for school, ready to go and Logan D'Nores walks in casually with a blank look on his face. 

I wanted to show him how mad and angry I was but keeping mute maybe was the best option. I picked up my bag and was almost past me when he gripped my hand.

"You're not going to school today"

I glared at his hold and looked up at him.

"Let me go"

"I'm serious Alice"

My heart skipped and it was just the way he called my name.

"The other night is still trending and I don't think you will be fine out there with the paparazzi alone"

I scoffed and loudly.

"So now you're thinking how fine I will be?. You leave a woman in your bed after a night of being together and don't come back after days probably been in another woman's arms to attain your satisfaction and you come back to show you care?...you shove the damn care up your ass!"

But then I tried getting out his hold and couldn't.

"Alice..."

"Let me go Logan!"

The door opened and it was the miniature guy

"Lock the door and don't allow her leave until I say so"

"Okay sir"

I was furious at this point and all he did was take a one more glance at me and went upstairs. 

Cursing loudly, I dropped the bag and stomped right after him.