Ella's POV" Alex... what's all this?" I asked him. I could see that there was a romantic set up but I was not expecting this at all. I mean Isabella just told me that her cousin is not capable of truly loving or caring about someone else. Which is why this arranged marriage would be perfect for him because he doesn't have to love me for this marriage to work, this is nothing but a business arrangement so I was really taken to see all this set up. He came out of the shower with a towel hanging low on his waist. His hair was still wet. " Good evening dear wife..." He said with a smile. " Yes... it looks like that. Are you expecting anyone? " I said. The reality of the matter is that we both know that this is not a real marriage. I also know that he has been without sex for over a week now, I am sure that feels like decades for someone like him, I won't be surprised to learn that he has probably invited one of his girls for a romantic evening, it would explain why he booked us into a
Alexander's POVI wanted us to talk about what happened, I think that it would be good for us. The fact of the matter is that I am falling for Ella, it is scary especially since I never thought that we could ever be in a relationship, let alone be married to one another. I suppose she was right, I never really saw her as a woman until she changed her looks. I always felt like there was a line I couldn't cross to her because of how close our families were. I never thought that our parents would choose this path for us. Now here we are addressing the elephant in the room. The evening has been going well and she caught me off guard. I didn't know that she would be so blunt about this whole thing. Especially since she has been acting like it never happened." Yes I remember that night, the same way I remember that you basically ran out of my bed the following morning." I said and her eyes widened. I am taking responsibility for my part, maybe I should have called to check up on her but s
Ella's POVI have secrets and up until now, I never thought that they could become a problem, by the look of things it looks like I am not the only one with secrets. I don't know how oblivious Alex think I am but I can see that something is wrong. The dinner was lovely and I had a good time it's just that I got lost in the moment for a bit. We were sitting there like a real couple and then it hit me that this was never going to work. Why does he have to make things complicated like this?I had to remember what happened and what impact it had on my life afterwards. Alex thinks that we had a one night stand and that it ended there but today is a constant reminder that we shared more than a bed. Alex woke me up in the middle of the night and told me that there was a gas leak in the hotel. Now I know it for a fact that he was making that up. First of all a gas leak is a serious problem, the hotel would have evacuated everyone until the matter was sorted. Let's say that there was a gas le
Alexander's POVI knew that I blew it when Jack was trying to hold me back from choking that idiot in Columbia. I know that I should have handled the situation better but after all the business I has provided for them, they should have given me a benefit of the doubt and not send goons to attack me. I am sure that by now they know that we have left. I also know that this is not going to be the end of it. To top it all off Berner has made contact. I also know that it was because he was trying to get my location. The feds are after me and my family because of him. I am wondering if I should send his son's finger so that he knows that I mean business. Of all the people who could have betrayed me, he should have been the last one to do this to me. Now his son is all scared and confused because he doesn't know what's going on. I didn't want to be the man that tortures children, I have a code and I never saw myself reaching this point in my life. I haven't told my father about what happen
Ella's POVWaking up this morning, I found myself confronted with a lot of emotions, even still, it doesn't cloud me from the real issue here. I don't know what my husband is up to but I am determined to find out. The strange thing about this whole situation is that my best friend thinks that I am over thinking things. She is the one who always said that my gut feeling is always right and right now my gut feeling is telling me that there is something wrong. I don't know but maybe my nightmares are trying to show me something. Before my marriage to Alex, I have never in my life had a nightmare and now that I am with him I have been having nightmares every night. At first I thought that it was just my mind playing games on me but the more I think of it the more I realised that Alex Black has a lot of secrets. I remember reading an article a few years ago that his company was company was being investigated for crimes like corporate espionage and money laundering. After they failed to pr
Alexander's POV" X you have just dug our graves. " Jack said to me in frustration. I understand why he would say that and maybe it is true, I might have just dug graves for all of us, so now it is my duty to make sure that everyone is safe, including my wife. " Would you rather I hand her over to the Columbians?" I asked him. " No, but you could have handled the situation better, you should have agreed to at least buy us some time." He said. " And you think that he wouldn't know that I was pulling his leg?" I asked him. " Now what do we do?" He asked me. " I don't think that there is a way to avoid war, we need to plan for an attack on both ends." I said. " What do you mean on both ends?" He asked me. " I think that it's time we got rig of my father and the Columbians, that is why we are here. I am going to meet up with the Italians." I said with a smile. " No, we don't work with the Italians, you know that. " He said." Because my father doesn't want us to work with them? I
Ella's POV"Shots all around..." Jack said as the waitress brought us our fourth round of shots. I was already tipsy." I think I'll skip this round..." I said and stood up. I lost my step and Alex held my waist to give me some balance. I have already had three shots and about six glasses of redbud vodka. It made me feel like I was being drunk and electrocuted at the same time. I used to be a lightweight but after few years of partying, I can take more than I could ." I've got you..." He said. I don't know if it's the way he held me or what he said to me but I believed him when said that he had me. " Thank you..." I said with a smile. Isabella also stood up and walked with me to the ladies room. The music was loud and the club was banging. I can't even remember the last time I stayed out this late partying. " I think I have had enough for one night." I said. " Oh no, we used to party and drink much harder than this." Isabella said. " I know... but you have to admit it, this is fu
Alexander's POVThe world could be on fire and it wouldn't matter to me right now because I get to wake up with the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. The last time we spent the night together she pulled a number on me. Even now I can't believe that she is sleeping on my chest. My hand was playing with her hair while I watched her sleep peacefully. I will be honest and say that I was worried that she would have another nightmare but surprisingly enough, she slept through the night as she hasn't woken up since. I have no intentions of waking her up as she slept very peacefully. I carefully moved from under her and left her sleeping on the bed. I quickly grabbed my phone and took a picture of her. How can someone be this beautiful when they are sleeping? I had no idea but all that I knew was that I would set the world on fire for this woman sleeping right here. I never knew or understood what being in love felt like and now I know. It's a beautiful feeling and it's also torture.I