Chapter Three Hundred And EightLana hesitated as the telephone rang loudly. She frowned slightly as it drew her from her thoughts.She wondered who might be calling.Its not up to fifteen minutes yet so she doubted it was Martins calling back to make his reports. It had to be someone else.Maybe Paul or even Liam. They must have found something.She hurried over to the telephone and picked it up, placing it against her ear, "Hello.""Lana. Its me.""Adrian?" Oh shoot, "Adrian, is everything okay? Did something happen to her? Please, tell me she's still holding on."Her voice broke towards the end and she closed her eyes in anguish, fesr hammering against her heart. "She's barely hanging on and cries for her mother every single day," Adrian uttered, then sighed heavily, "What about him, Romero? Please, tell me you guys have found him."Lana pressed the heels of her hand against her closed eyes to keep back the tears threatening to gush out of her eyes and down her face."No," she ch
Chapter Three Hundred And SevenLana rose to her feet so quickly, that she upset the small table in front of her.The cup of coffee tumbled to the floor, its contents spilling all over and soaking the pristine white Persian rug under her feet.The door opened suddenly, and the Regjonal Head hurried into the room.He had being on his way to the penthouse to report to her that morning. He had heard the commotion and the sound if the table being upset, that he had run into the room as quickly as he could.The memory of Lana locking herself up inside the bathroom after trashing the room was still fresh in his mind, and he wanted none of that nonsense to replay itself.If anything happened to her while he was away, Regional Head Martins Rayes knew he would not be able to stop himself from being consumed with guilt.Now, as he rushed into the room, he saw Lana standing before the sofa and was surprised to see that she was already awake. His surprise increased when he looked around, and sa
Chapter Three Hundred And SixLana sat primly on the sofa, in her very tastfully furnished hotel suite. It was the Penthouse of the Oriental hotel in Crestview. She held a cup of freshly brewed coffee in one hand and in another she had her IPad.Her earphones were plugged to the iPad, as she listened to the news broadcast all the way from Oakcrest.A small smile played across her face as she listened to the reporter drone on and on about a revolution in the industry, how Romero Empire is saved now and how bureaucratic hothead from another city should not be allowed to have control of some of the country's top industries.In the reporter's own words, "...For years, a scheming woman had placed one of the country's top conglomerate in danger. She is also involved in the disappearance of the legitimate chairman and pressure is being placed on her currently to reveal the location where he is being treated,"The man had uttered emphatically, and with the kind of pride that most people had
Chapter Three Hundred And Five "Do you know where Romero's at?"Maya blinked in confusion and her smile slipped at the sudden question and change of subject, "What?"Zaire leaned forward, still with his same lazy smile, "I said, do you know where Romero's at," he asked once more, "You've been talking about him nonstop for sometime so I figured you'd know where he's at, right?"Maya swallowed hard, her brows furrowed in a small frown as she wondered where Scar was going with this, "I told you, I don't know where Romero is.""Don't mess with me, Maya," Zaire continued, "You run off with the man, spend the night together...""We never spent the night together," she corrected but Zaire went on like she hadn't even spoken, like her input did not even matter."...return to me after a few days and then say you don't know where he is?" Zaire laughed slightly in derision but there was no mirth in it. He looked up at Maya then, his eyes glinting fiercely, "I said, where is he?"Maya was dist
Chapter Three Hundred And Four Zaire remained in his position for a long time, calmly puffing on his cigar and not breaking eye contact with her. Maya was disconcerted.Her eyes searched his face to see if he heard what she had said or not.Why wasn't he saying anything, dammit?"You want me to cuddle up to a bastard I hate." Zaire finally spoke in a slow drawl.It was a statement, not a question and Maya did not even know what to say next.He closed in his eyes while savoring the heady feeling the nicotine gave to him.It helped soothe the anger that was making his chest tight. Instead, he gave her a cold look, "You seriously think I would do something of that nature? Do you know why I wanted to kill Romero in the first place?"Maya swallowed hard, and shook her head no. She was silenced by the intense piercing look in eyes."He took everything away from me," Zaire said in a cold growl, "My empire, the woman I love...I can only be satisfied when I know we don't breathe the same fuc
Chapter Three Hundred And ThreeZair reclined comfortably in his seat as the men walked up to Maya and quickly loosened the tight ropes around her.May breathed a sigh of relief as the ropes slid down her body and she sat up straighter.She rubbed her sore wrists carefully as they untied it. Her entire arm up to the shoulder blades were aching and she felt like stretching over a million times to regain her body back.As the men untied, she managed to catch some awed looks on their faces. They had been inside the room all along and saw when Maya was able to change Zaire's mind and get him to loosen her.They felt it was very brave of her, but they did know how unpredictable Zaire could be.He was like the predator who sometimes played with their food before gobbling it up."Just pray your luck don't run out," One of them whispered before they finally left her, and walked back to their previous positions.They had told her because she was gonna need it.And if things go well with her,