LOGINMARKIn less than three days now, I would be wedded to Alexa; that was the thought that ran through my mind as I woke up.Actually, I rarely even slept last night.It was a good thing that Mona had left by the time I got back because I really didn’t want to set eyes on her right now. Thinking of Mona meant sorting things out with her before the wedding.Unfortunately, I still didn’t know what to do with her, and I would have to think fast because I didn’t have all the time in the world.I allowed Cannon Dexter to drive me to my company this morning just because I wanted to think deeply without having to concentrate on driving.“Why didn’t you ask questions or even tell Alexa that the weekend was too short?” A voice in my head asked me.I wasn’t lying when I told Vector that I wasn’t sure anymore.Yes, I did ask Alexa to marry me, but now, it just felt as though something was off, and of course, it was too rushed.When I proposed to her again, I had hoped to do this differently.If Ale
IVYI was still reeling in the shock of what Jack told me the evening before, so much so that I woke up with it on my mind.I have a brother.Oh no, a stepbrother...could my life get any funnier?It just seemed like I was living in a strange world where everything was unfolding. All my life, I realized that I had been living a life that wasn’t even mine in the first place. Being the stepdaughter of Mr. Silver wasn’t my reality.This was.I got out of bed, which was surprisingly warm and cozy all night, and as I proceeded into the bathroom, I realized that I didn’t have anything to freshen up with. I was still wearing the clothes of yesterday and I was beginning to feel awful.“Oh, heck,” I lamented.Living with Jack in this condition would be hard because how was I supposed to cope?I turned around and found my way to the cabin’s small living room.“Good morning, Jack,” I greeted, but I was met with silence.The entire space felt as though no one had been in it. It wasn’t very early i
ALEXA“Have you lost your mind, Alexa?!” Noelle asked me, her voice almost bringing the roof down.I swallowed hard and turned to her.“No, I haven’t,” I responded tightly.“Then what was the meaning of that madness you just pulled off?” Noelle asked me.“Madness?” I asked Noelle, surprised at the name she gave it.“Yes, Alexa!” Noelle said.She was so upset and confused at the same time that she couldn’t bring her voice down.One minute she was holding me close so that I wouldn’t pass out or hurt myself because we all thought that Mark was affected by the blizzard and that he might be dead, and the next minute, she was raising her voice.But then again, I really couldn’t blame Noelle.A part of me didn’t even know what I had just done.“Weren’t you the one who asked me to marry Mark?” I asked Noelle defensively.“Yes, I did, but I didn’t ask you to walk up to him and say that you wanted to marry him the minute you saw him for crying out loud,” Noelle answered hotly. “And this very we
MARKFor a moment, I was completely speechless. I just stood in front of Alexa like a zombie and stared at her.I couldn’t see or hear anything else.Reyna and Noelle sort of dissolved into the background, leaving just Alexa and me at the moment.“What is going on?” I asked Alexa when I was eventually able to get my mouth to produce some words.“Did you hear what I just said?” Alexa asked me in return.“Yes, yes, I did, but...” I started, sounding very confused because I was actually very confused, but Alexa interjected, cutting me short.“But what?” She asked impatiently.“But I don’t understand,” I blurted out.“I will marry you, Mark,” Alexa repeated with the same firmness, certainty, and confidence as she had done some seconds ago.“I still...” I started, but this time around, my voice trailed off.It was as though I had walked into a place that I had never been to before and everything happening was strange.I spent the last twenty-four hours worrying my head about Alexa and bein
MARKWe stayed longer in the sky than I had anticipated, and for whatever reason the pilot gave; I couldn’t even recall because I was too impatient and pissed off to even listen to him, but it didn’t prepare for the delay I would encounter when we eventually landed.“What the heck is going on?!” I barked at everyone and no one in particular.“Mr. Mark Ronaldo, please, calm down,” one of the senior airport staff members told me.I glared at him so angrily that he had to take a step back from me.“I am sorry, Mr. Mark,” he apologized.“You better be,” I retorted.But I still needed an explanation to what was going on. It seemed like the airport here wasn’t suddenly functioning any longer, and it made me wonder why all of this was happening.First, I got delayed at that damn company. What was supposed to have lasted for only an hour took more than three hours, and then the blizzard came, keeping me stuck at their airport all night. It was even worse because my cell phone had been switche
IVYDinner tasted better than I expected. I watched him kill the animal that he had hunted down and prepare it in a way that I hadn’t seen before, and by the time he was done, I realized that it was just like what I had ordered before in a restaurant.Only that this time around, it was way tastier.I ate until I had my fill, and even when I was done, I still ate some more because I didn’t know the next time I would get something like this to eat. The last thing I even wanted to think about were those half-cooked vegetables of his.“Dinner was delicious,” I found myself complimenting him after we were done eating, but he merely grunted in response.He went to the kitchen and tidied up.As I watched him, I kept wondering if he really enjoyed being here all alone or he was stuck here because he didn’t have a choice.What if the Mafias weren’t after him? Would he have settled for a place like this?As far as I knew, no one in his right mind would ever choose this sort of solidarity over t
MARKAs soon as I arrived at my house, I made a quick call.“I need the address of Mona, my former receptionist,” I instructed.As soon as he got what I was asking about, I dropped my phone.“Dinner, Mr. Mark?” My chef asked me.“I am going to pass,” I told her and proceeded upstairs.“It’s not hea
MARK“Are you nervous?” Vector asked me.“No, I am not,” I told him.“But you didn’t go to your company today, and that can raise the same suspicion that we are trying to avoid,” Vector said.“I already called Mr. Devon and told him that I was feeling a little under the weather, and that I wouldn’t
MARKAfter Mr. Devon left, Mona spent a few more minutes speaking to me before she also left.Some hours later, I felt better, and I got dressed and went to the company to get some work done. By evening, I was already ready to leave for the day.Brent and I already scheduled to meet later that nigh
ALEXAI wasn’t sure which of Donald’s companies or businesses he would be at, so I decided to ring his secretary as soon as I left mine.“Donald Shell’s office, how may I be of help?” She asked politely and professionally.“Hi, this is Alexa Silver, Donald’s friend,” I introduced myself.“You mean







