Alex Julie And The Phantoms Novels & Stories

"Running away from your problems again, Red?" I gasped, spinning around. Julian stepped out from the shadows of the patio pillars. He had discarded his suit jacket, his white shirt unbuttoned at the collar, the dark lines of his neck tattoos looking lethal under the pale moonlight. "Julian," I whispered, backing up until my heels brushed the very edge of the pool. "Don't. Julie cancelled the tour today, so your little game didn't work. Leave me alone." "My plan worked perfectly," he growled, closing the distance between us with slow, predatory strides until he was towering directly over me, completely trapping me against the water.

“You two are absolutely nauseating. I feel like I’m watching a rom-com written by a defense contractor.” “Thank you,” Ron and I say in perfect unison. Phoebe just laughs, the sound bright and clear—a sound I haven't heard from her since before the Hudson Valley. Halfway through the second bottle of wine, Julian’s predatory attention shifts. He spots a table of European tourists near the bar—three women in designer dresses, laughing over gin and tonics. “Targets acquired,” Julian breathes reverently, already halfway out of his chair like a heat-seeking missile. Ron doesn’t even bother looking up from his steak. “Julian. Sit down. Don’t do it.”

After the humiliation she suffered at Walter's hands in that old warehouse, and then with her time in Avalon City coming to an end, her final act was to plan a night with Walter? "What's the use of talking about obsessions?" said Julia with a shrug as she lit up a fancy cigarette, blowing smoke rings casually in front of Alex. "Plus, if I hook up with Walter and Evangeline finds out, that could work out well for you too, right?" Alex looked doubtful, but Julia just blew another smoke ring and went on, "Let's cut to the chase. Before I came back to Avalon City, I had a little... restoration done."

It just looked ridiculous! “I’ll eat something on the way. Jake, Julia!” I yelled. “You better be ready right now.” “They’re ready.” He rolled his eyes. “Leave that attitude with me, Juliet. I am not the Romeo who will be trying to conquer you.” “I didn’t ask you to be.” “Are you fighting?” Julia asked, appearing suddenly. “Friends are not supposed to fight, Juliet.” “Oh no. We’re not fighting,” I replied softly. “Sometimes people have different ideas, Julia. And that’s okay.”

I said, leaning back in my chair, “you can speak up. We can deal with it before we leave.” Alex shot me a glance, his expression unreadable at first, then he sighed, his shoulders slumping like he was carrying the weight of the world. "It’s Julia." I didn’t say anything at first, just let him talk. I knew enough to understand when someone needed to unload. And sure enough, once he started, the words just spilled out. He told me everything, about how Julia had been dealing with her new guard—Gray ,who I had recruited to protect her . He was trying to push his boundaries, trying to dominate her, getting too close. No one gets close.

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I need to put an end to all this. Juliana pick up her phone and dialled Alex's number. "Hello Alex," Juliana said when he answer the call. "Hi Juli! You voice sound clumsy, what is the problem?" Alex asked. "You the problem Alex," Juliana said. "Really? How am I the problem?" Alex asked. Juliana went silent as she think or how to start. "Juli please talk to me," Alex said. "Alex, do you actually care about me?" Juliana asked.

When is about to leave, Juliana run to her and hug her legs. Don’t leave auntie alex, you said you will come with us. Alex look and smile at Juliana, sweettie, I have work here, I can visit you and you can visit me. You can also call me when you want to talk to me. I will give you my phone number. Don’t cry sweetie. Alex’s heart ache. She hugged Juliana. Its okay baby, Auntie Alex will be here for you. I will sort out my schedule for you baby. Don’t worry, Auntie Alex will be see you more often okay? Juliana shook her head, she really wanted Auntie Alex to come home. She hugged Alex so tight and don’t want to leave her side. Okay sweetie, auntie alex will come in your house in two weeks okay

Julian chuckled, and I was very uncomfortable. "Hello Alex, how are you doing?" Julian asked with a smirk on his face. Alex rolled his eyes, groaning in pain when he shifted on his chair. He had lost a lot of weight. Someone who used to be muscular was now very thin. "What do you want from me, Julian? Name it, and I heard you have taken over my position as the Mafia leader. What else do you want?" Alex spat. Still rude as ever, his sharp tongue was still there. Julian signalled to Daniel, and his sister to excuse us. "How about I say I want you dead?" Julian asked, touching his face to make them exchange eye contact.

“Julian, I was just—” “I said leave!” Julian roared, his voice echoing through the corridor. “I don’t want to see anyone.” Theo hesitated, but the raw anguish on Julian’s face made him step back. Without another word, he retreated, leaving Julian alone. --- In the privacy of his room, Julian leaned against the door, his chest rising and falling with deep, uneven breaths. His mind replayed every moment he had spent with Alexa—the times he had laughed with her, comforted her, trusted her.