"Do I look pretty enough Damien?" Katherine asked, and giving her a warm smile he nodded genuinely.
Appraising her, and looking up and down at the pretty evening exquisite dress that he had personally selected for her, Damien couldn't deny the fact that his partner and date tonight for the event looked so gorgeous.
A blonde haired beauty, Katherine had caught Damien's eyes the first time they had met at a social gathering where she had accompanied her father, and from there on their relationship had blossomed.
Her enchanting blue eyes had drawn him towards her.
No not him, but his dick rather and all through the night they had exchanged flirty winks, his sexual innuendo egging him on as he wanted to have those beautiful eyes of hers looking at him, while he fucked her deep and hard.
At first, it had started with a fling, as Damien had used his effective playboy talks on her, wanting to woo her and have her spend the night with him, and luckily his antics had worked quickly.
That same night, taking some permission from her ever willing father who was one of his business partners, they had first disguised talking about business but later on when they were really alone he had scored a date with her for the night, and after the event he had driven her to one of the classic hotels he owned and he had fucked her deep and hard for hours.
Till this day, he knew she was amazed at his sexual prowess, and her feistiness was what had kept them glued till this day.
After that one night stand, they had continued to meet, and he started taking her out on dates, spoiling her with gifts , taking her on vacations and making his intentions clear that he wanted to date her however short their relationship might be.
Soon the media got wind of it, and at a public business event much to the agreement of her father, they had both made their relationship official amidst cheers, and that media going gaga.
She was his first public girlfriend in years, and widely known for his playboy ways the media had been more than surprised and some weeks even after their announcement Damien kept on making headlines.
Now, they were not really stable, but she was rather possessive of him and she was the forte keeping their relationship afloat.
Her father wanted them to get married, saying it would seal so many...
"Damien darling..." She drawled seductively, interrupting his thoughts, placing her well manicured hands on his shoulders, and he used his bare tattooed hands to retain her composure, placing them gently on her waist.
"Yes Kathie..." He replied curtly looking up at her, and he could see her irises darkening.
"No, no..." He shook his head furiously knowing what she wanted.
"But we still have up to thirty minutes before we leave for the event." She pouted, her red lips in full display, and despite having an effect on him Damien controlled himself.
"You're already dressed up, and the make-up artist just finished doing justice to your gorgeous face. If I take a hold of you now, you and I know that you would be roughened up beyond repair, and you wouldn't want to go through the stress of dressing up again would you?" He asked, and gently disentangling her arms from his shoulders, standing up he added, "I'm not even dressed yet."
"I can dress myself up, and..."
She stopped, as someone knocked on the door of the hotel suite they were staying at.
"Come in." Damien said, and in walked Alvarez, his bodyguard, right hand man and best friend too.
Alvarez was Damien's childhood friend, and while Damien had struggled in college, wanting to get a good business degree and understand the fundamentals of finance, Alvarez who was not really interested in education had worked menial jobs, and security positions for restaurants and clubs using the money gotten to take care of them.
His husky build, and his fierce look had helped in securing the jobs, and when Damien had established his reputation he had appointed Alvarez as his head of security, placing so much trust on his best friend and the only brother he had ever had.
Despite how serious Alvarez looked, he was a man of so much love and an affection, and to think he was already married, and had a family he loved dearly was enough to make Damien happy for him.
He was happy that they were both doing well, just like they had planned when they were little.
"The limo is ready Damien, and the guards are in place. We're good to go, but you aren't good to go." Alvarez added sarcastically and his eyes flickering to Katherine, he gave her a short wave, which she reciprocated reluctantly.
They never got along, the duo and Alvarez had told him one time that he was just tolerating her.
Sometimes Damien thought that Alvarez hated her, because she was not the person he wanted for him, but he had moved on from his past, and that Alvarez needed to know.
Back then, they had been friends, Alvarez and Madison...
Just the mere thought of her name, was enough to bring a sour look on his face, and he shook his head rigorously discarding every thought.
"I'll get dressed soon, and we'll be downstairs." Damien said, and bowing a hearty smile on his face, Alvarez left the bedroom.
"So nothing?" Katherine pouted, but Damien was far of in the bathroom, choosing not to answer her at all.
He heard her grumbling, and pacing restlessly around the room, something she always did when she was angry, or frustrated but he was already engrossed in his duties.
There was nothing he could do again.
.......
Madison looked at herself in the bathroom mirror, of the suite she was at.
The exquisite interior of the bathroom, rivaled any she'd ever seen, and if she had just been here on a normal visit Madison knew she would have taken her time to study the gold plated and flowered marble designs, but no... she was here because she wanted to instill, some sort of confidence in herself.
She needed to focus on the job at hand, and that was that! She had arrived earlier at the hotel given to her, and following the instructions of the manager all the ushers, waitress and waiters of the day's event, had all jumbled together in a room, as they all dressed and prepared for the upcoming occasion.
They had already been addressed, and given instructions on what to do and how to do it, the only thing remaining was for them all to file out, and begin to do their work.
The event was already underway, downstairs in the hotel's large banquet hall, and Madison knew that soon her job would start. This was not the first time, she was handling a waitress gig abroad, but she couldn't explain the feeling she was having now.
She was so nervous, palms sweaty, and her confidence was detoriating rapidly, due to reasons unbeknownst to her.
She had come into the bathroom, to have some form of privacy, away from the bustles of activities going on in the suite, and also wanting to regain her composure and confidence.
Rubbing her sweaty palms together, she breathed in and out heavily and said slowly, "It's just an event, serving pompous assholes and rich socialites. Madison you can do this!"
She looked herself in the mirror, arranging her hair well, dusting of her uniform and slapping on a confident smile and look, she repeated her mantra again, this time adding some more words, "It's just an event, serving pompous assholes and rich socialites. Madison you can do this! Soon, you'll be done and off to London. Back to your lowly and cool life."
Yes! She could do this, she thought to herself as the door to the toilet opened, and someone called her name from outside.
Yes, she could do this! The words echoing in her head as she walked outside, to receive the final briefing before embarking downstairs to the event.
Yes, she could definitely do this!
Damien walked inside the event which was already underway, with Katherine by his side, their elbows intertwined together, looking like the ultimate celebrity power couple which the media portrayed them as.They had arrived some minutes ago, and he had just finished giving his welcome speech, going up the stage as he had been called with Katherine as usual by his side, and he had welcomed the guests to the business function.He had left for outside, wanting to get some fresh air, and Katherine obligingly had followed him too, and now they were both back inside going straight to their seat.The crowd stilled as he entered yet again, and it felt as if he was arriving just for the first time because he could feel the stares of the guests on him as he walked in, and scanning the crowd he duly waved them as expected once again.While he waved, at the same time he looking for the VIP seat that had been kept for him and Katherine.The seat they had both sat on, some minutes back.Music playin
Flashbacks, 2011... 11 years earlier"The most beautiful thing in our hearts about young love, is the truth in our hearts that it would last forever ~ ATTICUS ~"Would you come to the shop later today Maddie?"Looking up at him shyly, Madison gave a small smile as she nodded gently.Anytime he called her Maddie, she always got weak to the core, and his husky deep voice did things to her inside.Oh, if he would just kiss her now... She wondered, biting her lips, looking up at him shyly, her eyes blinking softly trying not to meet his gaze but she failed.They had just started dating, some weeks back and still they hadn't shared their first kiss.Every single day though, she kept on falling deep in love with him, and the cute gestures he showered on her every time.From taking her to little spontaneous dates in his workplace, kissing her cheeks and forehead so gently whenever they wanted to part in the juncture before she would go home, and sending her love texts late at night that made
"Done! Yes she would pay for it. She would pay for every single dime used in making this dress. She would pay for every thing, and if she doesn't, we'll sue!"As she heard these words coming out from his lips, Madison felt like commanding the ground to open up and swallow her.2000 freaking dollars! Where the fuck would she get that money from?That was almost half of her tip for this job, and the meager 800 dollars that she was going to get after everything she would do here, had already been budgeted.Asides from the tip also that these horny looking cheating men, had given her after she served them drinks, Madison knew that should she pay for the dress, then she would be utterly broke and stranded in New York, and she did not want to go through that nightmare.She had even decided on taking the train back home, as she wanted to save up the money she would use to book a flight back home, and now this had to happen!She started to sob uncontrollably, and a bit loud too not caring if
"That lady, was the girlfriend of the owner of this building! How dare you be so careless?"Madison stood as the chaperone and the manager of her agency berated her.If there was anything she hated in this world, it was being yelled at.She was so fragile, so light hearted that even back when she was young, and had still been living with her parents and siblings, any little berating from them, would make her drop down in tears.Now, as the manager of the establishment where waiters were being recruited chastised her, as if she was but a little girl, Madison just couldn't help the sob that escaped from her lips, as he continued throwing insults at her.The constant reminder of the cost of the dress, which he kept on repeating, did nothing in alleviating the situation instead it worsened everything.She was the only one in the office with him, because the waitresses and waiters who had served today at the event had all collected her tip and left her here.No one had stayed to even conso
“Tell me everything you’ve got.” Damien said to his head lawyer, Mr Rudiger and the man he had hired to further delve into the Connors case.He had abandoned the case some years back, after his mother had told him to drop it, but with the recent appearance of Madison, and the memories that were plunging in his head, Damien couldn’t let it off any longer.He was reopening the case, and just like he had promised himself the night before after the event, and after drinking himself to sleep, he had decided to begin the investigations today.He was going to bring the Connors down, but first he was going to make each and every member of the family pay before he would then face the head of the household, ruthless politician and the man who had sired the woman he had loved since time immemorial, Mr Connor.For the ruin that elderly man caused his family, the death of his father, banishing then from Birmingham after winning a law suit against him, and making his life a living hell before his l
Flashbacks, 2011… 11 years earlier‘If I had to sum up friendship in one word, it would be comfort.’ ~ Terri Guillements.“Hey Alvarez, come on in brother…”Madison watched with delight, and a blush creeping up her cheeks, as Damien invited her best friend into the shed where he had been busy working.Dropping the spanner she had been holding on the a work table nearby, and walking over to meet him, she smiled enveloping him in a hug almost immediately, as she said, “Hey Alvarez, what brings you by.”“Oh that’s enough between you too.” Damien said roughly, his hands on her back as he dragged her of Alvarez’s arms, and both him and Alvarez chuckled softly, while she swooned uncontrollably.It really amazed her how rather possessive Damien was of her, to the extent that he never allowed any of his or her male friends to come in contact with her, talk more of hug her tightly just the way she was doing with Alvarez.“He is my best friend for goodness sake Damien. I met him before I met yo
"Sure.” Madison assented, nodding to Alvarez's idea of having some coffee at a nearby shop he had sighted on his way to her motel. "I do need some fresh air after all this crying," She joked.She didn't think it necessary to tell him that the said coffee would be the first thing she was having today. If she did, she knew he would insist on getting her something to eat. And she didn't wish to be anyone's burden.The worried look on his face told her that be didn't think it was that amusing, but she waved it off, glad that he was here as he helped her pack her luggage into the trunk of his car.Madison turned to face Alvarez as he suddenly began to laugh heartily. "Hey, watch the road," She warned jokingly, joining in his contagious laughter although she wasn't sure the reason for it. "What's so funny anyways?""I just remembered when I used to help you sneak out to watch those circus shows your father thorough despised.” He laughed again. "We really were some trio weren't we?" She join
Damien had been trying his hardest not to feel so impatient, but it was obvious that he was as he continuously tapped his palm against his thigh, waiting for Mr Rudiger’s arrival again today.After a few moments of checking his watch at intervals, his secretary finally rang to inform him of Mr Rudiger's arrival. He immediately ordered her to him in and looked up in anticipation when the door swung open."Give me good news," He said, ignoring the presence of the other man who accompanied Mr Rudiger.He frowned when he saw Mr Rudiger take off his glasses and rub his forehead. "We have been tracking the Connors like you requested, but so far we haven't been able to get any information on the immediate family, or how their empire crashed. It's almost like they all vanished into thin air."Damien's face crumpled in anger. "That's all you've come up with? It's been days. I'm starting to think you're not the right person for this job. I need something beneficial."Mr Rudiger nodded. "Fortuna