At Xander's Palace Xander can be seen in his room getting dressed. He is wearing a black three-piece suit and is trying to adjust his tie while observing himself in the huge mirror in his room. Xander's POV~I didn't really plan on going to work today, but the directors had just requested a board meeting and frankly, it had been a while since I attended one myself without just sending Asher as a proxy. So I decided to go."How do I look Asher?" I asked Asher who was standing behind me with some documents in his hands. "Splendid as always sir" he responded, "Uhmmm, should I get the driver ready?" He asked."Sure why not? Get about ten cars ready" I said after which he picked his phone and made a call. Well, there was no time to dally. I had to have breakfast before leaving. I could already suspect that today was going to be a hectic one. How? Sixth sense maybe. Leaving Asher in the room, I hurried downstairs and straight to the dining room, where I took a seat. I rang the tiny bell

With a sack over her head, Amanda can be seen tied up in moving van. Around her are about three guys all armed to the teeth with guns and they have masks over their faces. Cruella can be seen sitting on the seat just opposite the semi conscious Amanda. Amanda's POV~"Urrghh!" I groaned slightly as I felt a head splitting migraine. I couldn't really make out what was really happening at this point. I tried to open my eyes but it was all dark. Was I blind? I tried multiple times over and just as my consciousness was reviving, the memory of what had happened right after I met cruella on sixth avenue street flashed through my thoughts. Panic set in and I immediately realized what kind of situation I was in."Let me out! Help! Somebody!" I screamed frantically, kicking about as I immediately realized that I was tied up. Had I been kidnapped? I didn't know and I didn't even want to know. I just wanted to be free from this bullshit. "Help! Who's there?!" I screamed further until suddenly,

Amanda's POV~"Free from Xander?" I thought. How in the world is that gonna be possible? Did this guy have any idea what he was getting himself into? Xander is the f*cking Alpha! Ain't nobody gonna be able to beat him."Free from Xander?" I asked, before chuckling a bit. Was this some kind of cosplaying show? Perhaps I was on movie set. I looked around in case there were any cameras. "They are probably all hidden" I concluded. There's no way any of these could be real. From the weird looking set to the bold confrontation of the Alpha. This all had to be fake. There could be no other explanation. "You find what I said funny?" He asked with a smirk on his face. "You guys, cut it out" I said laughing. I felt relieved, almost as if a huge boulder was taken off my shoulders. To think it was some sort of acting all along. "You almost gave me a heart attack" I added as I then looked at Cruella. On seeing her visage, I was a bit confused. Her face looked pale, almost as if she had died ten

The next morning at Amanda's house, Amanda feels quite alright as she gets ready for work. She is to take the kids to school first and then head over to Xander's place for work. Her mom kinda slept in probably because of the stress she faced last night. So Amanda didn't bother waking her up and instead made breakfast for her and cleaned up the place.......Amanda's POV~"Alright, I think we're all set, right?" I asked as the kids all nodded affirmatively in response. I looked around the house and everything seemed perfect. "Hold on here kids, let me go see Grandma." I said to them as I went upstairs. I got to her room and knocked just a little, so that it wouldn't wake her up if she was still sleeping. Opening the door quietly, I walked in. She was still fast asleep. "Mom" I muttered as I sat on her bed beside her and using my hand, caressed her cheek. She seemed so peaceful and tranquil as she slept. "Sleep well, okay? Ill be back soon" I said as gave her a kiss on the forehead and

*** The criminal underworld *** It's night time and the elusive underworld where criminals, mobs and gangs operate begins to approach dawn as the civil world heads into it's dusk. At the front of a night strip club, the streets are swarming with monsters and drug dealers selling crack and heroine. The booming sound of the night life saturates the night air. Meanwhile, across the street, Luthur can be seen taking a little stroll on the side walk as he caresses his locket subconsciously.......Luthur's POV~Here it was again....the bustling night time. This had become my home for so long. Tonight was quite special though. For some reason, I couldn't take my mind off my wife and daughter, probably because tonight was the exact night she was born. I thought about my actions introspectively as I walked slowly along the sidewalk."Was what I did right? Would she understand me? Would she forgive me if I should return?" These questions plagued my mind. I couldn't help but think abo