Alexander bit her lower lip asking for permission to plunge his tongue inside her mouth. They forgot everything around them, lost in the warmth of each other's bodies and the hot kiss that they shared. Serenity eagerly opened her mouth to him and he deepened the kiss, exploring her mouth, tasting her thoroughly. Serenity let him dominate for some time and then she kissed him back, dominating the kiss. Alexander was excited at how she was responding to him. He didn't want the kiss to stop. Suddenly Serenity's phone buzzed and she reluctantly left him. He released her as she picked up her phone."Yes, Luke," she breathed into the phone. "I was making pasta, tell me," she said, rolling her eyes at him."No, I'll come in fifteen minutes," she informed him and dis

She obliged him and gave him a brief kiss. They didn't wish to get caught. It was these little encounters with Serenity that fuelled Alexander's desire to succeed in life. He knew that the love he felt for Serenity wasn't just a crush or a teenage whim. He knew that she was the one with whom he'd like to spend his entire life. They met many times in between to catch a moment with each other. Both tried to interact as much as they could. Knowing each other well, cooking for one another, eating, chatting, making out, everything made them realize that they couldn't live without each other. For Alexander, it meant the world since he had no one in the world to call his own. Serenity became his only reason for living, his only reason to fight it out, his only reason to prove himself. He waited for the day when he could prove his worth and be able to establish himself. All for her.

"Where can he go, Luke? It's 9 already. His phone is switched off. What do we do with all this food? What will we tell mom?" Asked a worried Serenity. She and Lucas had come in an hour ago with Alexander's dinner that their mom had sent. They'd been trying his mobile phone for the last one hour but he wasn't answering their call. Both waited worriedly and finally decided to go home, leaving his food with the building security guards. Lucas walked to the security guard's office when a black Honda Accord screeched to a halt just outside their main gate. Several men picked up a brutally bruised and bleeding semi-conscious man and brought him inside the building. The security guards rushed towards them. Lucas too went forward.Suddenly Serenity came rushing from where she stood beside Lucas's car. "It's Alexander. Stop everyone, he's wounded," she yelled in p

They reached their hotel on Santa Monica beach, LA around lunchtime. Alexander stared at the beach with wonder. "Is that the beach where we'd surf, uncle Eric?" Asked Alexander, staring at the beach and the ocean with wide eyes."No, that's Santa Monica State Beach, our hotel is located here. We'll surf on the Venice beach," said Lucas's dad.Their car entered the gates of a grand hotel, luxuriously decorated with sprawling lawns as they entered through the gates. They clambered out of the car and stood staring at the hotel. "This is the first hotel that we built in the West," informed Lucas's dad and everyone looked at the hotel with wonder."It doesn't look that old, dad," said Lucas. 

The next day, Alexander, Lucas, and Eric Parker flew to New York for an important meeting. "Our client is world-renowned MMA champion Mark Orbitz, who retired from the fighting scene five years ago. He now is the main organizer of the world championships that are scheduled to be held here in New York, next month. Mark trains aspiring talents too along with organizing MMA events. He's interested in booking our hotels for the world championships for all the world-famous MMA participants," informed Lucas's dad and Alexander listened with avid interest. He knew MMA was a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling, and ground fighting, made up of various combat sports and martial arts from around the world. Mixed Martial Arts was completely legal compared to the fights he undertook and had stringent rules and safety measures for the participa