June opened her eyes slowly as she stared around, she was in an unfamiliar room, and the last she remembered was Atlas tying her up while she tried to stay conscious and gain control of her own body.She jerked up at the thought of Atlas tying her, her eyes met Hardin instantly who was sitting on a chair looking right at her."You still have those nightmares?" He asked in a worried tone. He had found her gagged and tied in an unconscious state, he was grateful that Alex had not taken her along or maybe it was just pure luck because Alex had left his men to it and they felt Octavia was more important to their boss than June. "Octavia," June groaned bringing her hand to her forehead where she felt a migraine building up."We will find her, are you alright?" "They took her?" June gasped in disbelief as she got out of bed immediately but the moment her feet touched the ground, she felt the room spinning, she leaned back almost falling on the bed but Hardin was quick to rush to her side

Octavia got out of bed the moment Alex left, she couldn't believe he would just say something like that. Wasn't he the same person who just said he didn't want to hurt her, was he going to shoot her?She remembered the look he had on his face when he said that, there was something different about him when he said that, or maybe she was just finally seeing for herself the monster he was.She walked up to the door, placed her hand on the doorknob, and to her amazement it gave way. It seemed he was really serious about her doing whatever she liked here, the only problem about this house was that it was in the middle of nowhere and she doubted that Keir or Hardin would be able to locate her on time.Even if they were able to locate her, would Alex give her up so easily to them? She was about to step out of the door to pursue after Alex and see if she could convince him to let her off when a maid walking down the hallway stopped in front of her bowing her head and saying something to her.

~ PALMS HOTEL ~Clara stared outside the curtain looking across the street with a smile on her face, when Hardin had called her two hours back to meet up somewhere she had been overwhelmed with joy.Never in a million years did she expect that Hardin would actually call her, and not just to talk to her over the phone but to meet up with her in a hotel room.It could only mean one thing, he was finally developing feelings for her after all those years of trying so hard to get his attention and affection, she had decided to go commando in a tight knee-length gown that showed off all her curves, she even went ahead to use red lipstick instead of her favorite pink.This was her opportunity to show him yet again what he had been missing since the last time they had been intimate, she checked her phone wondering what was holding Hardin up, she was tempted to call him and ask him, the last thing she wanted to hear was that he was unable to show up because of a meeting or something impromptu.

"Fine," Octavia muttered. She reached for the toasted bread in front of her as Alex signaled his bodyguard to step back as he was already close to Octavia and ready to drag her back to her room."Being stubborn doesn't suit you Tavia.""Don't call me that ever," Octavia warned placing the tip of the bread at her lips and taking a bite, the only person who called her Tavia was Keir, he had been the first to start calling her that and it sounded better when he called her that. "Even after leaving him for two months, you still love him? isn't that pathetic? Why did you leave him if you knew you were still in love with him?"Octavia stared at him without saying a word, she didn't owe him any explanation for her actions, she had every right to do what she had done, it was obvious Alex had never been in a proper relationship to understand the dynamics of it."It's funny that you ended up with him, I had a soft spot for you back then, I even discussed it with Keir but I guess he never told

Clara walked into the kitchen where some maids were cleaning up, she stared at them repulsively as they bowed their heads to her surprised by her presence, it was unusual for guest to come into the kitchen but they had seen Miss Clara once or twice so they knew their master must have allowed her since his bodyguard was following behind her. "Don't just stand there, get me something to drink.""Juice or water Ma'am?" One of them asked."Juice?""Let me get the wine," the other responded immediately rushing to the fridge to get one of the wine, while the other rushed to get a clean wine glass. "Leave it on the counter and get out," Clara ordered. "Ma?""You heard me, or are you deaf?" Clara asked."No ma," they both replied doing as she had ordered and leaving immediately with their heads bowed, it wasn't a new thing for them to be ordered around by guest."We don't have much time Clara stop fucking around and find out," Clara heard Hardin's voice on the device connected to her ear.