Derek was taken aback and confused at what Five just said to her. He took a moment to go over her words again after which he glared at her.“Are you trying to say that Amelia is a trouble?” He asked and five who let out a small scoff. She smiled calmly, but it was quite clear that the smile did not get to her eyes.“That’s sweet. You even call her by her name. We refer to her with her number…eleven”, Five said as though Derek had no idea of that.Derek let out a scoff and this time, folded his eyes to his chest with an inquisitive look in his eyes.“I can’t refer to my friend with a mere number. Her name is Amelia and I’m so glad to refer to her as that”, Derek said with a corrective look on his face while Five gulped down hard and nodded her head in understanding.She thought of what to say, with different thoughts going round her head. A part of her heart was feeling a pang of guilt because of how swift it was for her to turn against her friend. But then, this was her major change
Amelia’s PovMy joy knew no bounds the minute Derek revealed that I would be the one leaving with him. It was hard to conceal how much excitement I felt, but my face was filled with smiles.“Thank you so much!” I said to him as I finally pulled him into a warm hug and wiped the tears that had scattered all around my face.We chatted about a few things pertaining to the mansion and everything in it. However, the moment i mentioned the fact that Five was my best friend at moment, he wore a big frown on his face.“Are you sure that she is really your friend?” He asked quietlyI stared at him intently and couldn’t help but see the uncertainty that laid in his eyes. There was every reason to question his present mood. However, rather than doing that, I resolved to smiling and nodding my head in affirmation.“She have been the best person I had ever since I came into this mansion”, I responded, with every certainty in my eyes.He made to say something, but swallowed it almost immediately an
Alexander’s PovI couldn’t believe myself just the same way she couldn’t believe her ears. She stared at me the moment I walked into the dungeon and for a minute, I could see the shock in her eyes.“You should have your meal”, I repeated, with a voice that sounded a lot more softer than the first. She gulped down hard and glared at me again, obviously trying to decipher what I was up to at the moment. There were different flashes in her eyes and most of them made my heart ache. She had a form of distrust and then, I could see hate as well in those eyes.“And why should I eat?” Amelia asked defiantly as she took a step backwards, making it seem as though I was a predator who was about to make her my prey.I took in a deep breath as I pondered over the question which she had just thrown to me. Deep down, I knew that I wanted her to eat since she was sick and still recuperating. However, I knew that if I laid that to her, she would take me to be a vulnerable and pretentious man who was
Amelia’s PovIt was so hard to believe what I was currently witnessing. How was it possible for Alexander to come all the way to the dungeon, just because he wanted to see me eat?I stared at him for another time while he looked into my eyes as though he was searching through it for an answer. He was playing with my heart and I hated the way and manner it made me feel.“Why the hell are you here? And why are you pretending as though you care?” I asked him angrily as I took a step backwards as though he was at the verge of hurting me.Alexander was so unpredictable and I couldn’t say what he might be up to at the moment. I had to tread with caution and protect myself.“I need you to eat. Inasmuch as I have no business with you, I wouldn’t want you to die in my hands”, he said and rolled his eyes at me while I scoffed and shook my head in disdain.“And do you think I care about that? At this rate, I would be so glad if I’m dead already!” I said defiantly as tears threatened to pour out
Amelia was so stunned that she could barely utter a word. For another time, she closed her eyes and opened them, hoping to find herself on her or something that would depict that she was only having a dream. But then, Alexander was there, taking her lips and sucking them as though his life depended on it.Just then, a memory flashed past in her head and unknowingly, she winced in pain. He had ordered her to be thrown into the dungeon and also demanded that she be denied food. Apart from that, she had ordered men to use the whip on her one time she went against the rules.Memories of these made her break into tiny bits and immediately, she pushed Alexander away from her.Alexander had been so lost in her lips that for a minute, he wanted to focus on just the moment. There was something intriguing about her and that captivated and drew him towards her against his will.“What the hell do you think you are doing? Are you out of your mind?” Amelia yelled out of her lungs, with her fist cle
Derek stood at the edge of his bed as he looked around for the hundredth time. He could swear that he was not dreaming or hallucinating when he kept his gold wrist watch on the bed right before he went out for breakfast yesterday.His mind had been so occupied all through the day that he didn’t get to think of it. However, now that he did, he realized that the wrist watch was nowhere in view.He quickly sent a call to Alexander and in a jiffy, they both stood in his room.“I know what I’m saying! That wrist watch was right here in this room”, Derek explained, with red veins all around his face.“You have to calm down and relax! We would certainly find it somewhere in this room”, Alexander said, but Derek scoffed and shook his head negatively.“That wrist watch is not here. I’ve searched all around and you should remember that I am not careless neither do I have a short term memory!” Derek said in exasperation while Alexander nodded his head and drifted off in thoughts.He tried to thi
Amelia’s Pov I had been so excited the moment Alexander finally deemed it fit to let me out of the dungeon. I couldn’t say why he suddenly turned soft as though he cared, but that wasn’t what concerned me.All I wanted to set my eyes on was Derek. I wanted to talk to him about different things which would include how my life with him would look like.My foster parents had sold me to Alexander and that simply meant that I had no right to return to them or call their house my home. However, I wanted to have a chat with Derek and know if he would allow me visit my foster mother, even if it was just for one time.All these thoughts swirled around my head as I laid on my bed, preparing to take a nap. My body was aching as a result of the bare ground I slept in last night. At this, all I wanted was to have a great sleep and take my mind away from the different things that happened at the mansion.Just then, I heard One’s voice in the hallway. She was screaming on top of her voice and tell
Alexander’s PovThis was the worst incident that had happened in the mansion for as long as I could recall. Derek wasn’t pleased and that ached my heart. How was it possible for someone to take something that didn’t belong to him? My blood was boiling at this point just as I turned to look at each of the ladies who were standing side by side each other. They had their head lowered to the ground…except Amelia.Amelia was staring and both Derek and I. She seemed to be quite confused about what was currently going on, but I didn’t want to be concerned about that.“I know who did it”, someone said and immediately, silence rented the atmosphere.Five stepped forward and everyone glared at her in dismay. I gulped down hard as I gestured on her to go on with whatever it was she had to say.“Who did it?” I said as I stepped closer, my fist clenched in rage and my eyes blaring angrily.She turned to look at everyone around and then, her eyes rested on Amelia. Amelia scrunched her brows and m