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THE NIGHT BEFORE THE WEDDING.Felix sat in his office with all the lights dim. He had a lit tobacco in his mouth. The scent of the tobacco filed the room just how he liked it. His phone rang, he removed the tobacco from his mouth with his index and middle finger then used his free hand to pick his phone from the stool beside him.The caller ID read "three". He answered the call."We agree to the deal" the person on the other side said."Perfect, kill him at sight or no fresh goods for you" Felix said and hung up. He returned to puffing his tobacco, placing his phone back on the stool.Beside his phone was an ashtray and picture of Xander coming out of the mall in a tailored suit.***PRESENT TIME"Xander who are you?" Hermia asked.The chairman was taken back, he thought, they had figured out who he was."I'm- if you don't know who I am. Your lose, try to keep up" Xander said and Hermia fumed."What? You keeping it a secret? You are deluding that you a powerful person just because of
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"How long was I out?" Hunter groaned out immediately he opened his eyes. He turned and saw his left hand connected to an IV drip."2 hours" Xander answered, coming over to his bed where Hunter laid.After Hunter fainted, the chairman had Max call the doctor home. The doctor remover the bullet and set him on IV before leaving."That long?" Hunter said and his lips tilted into a smile."Yeah, that long, next time don't start playing hero while you are still human" Xander said with a deadpan lookin his face that only caused Hunter to chuckle.Hunter clutched his sides as it hurt to laugh. He opened his mouth to say something before the door opened."I thought you might be hungry so I brought soup" Randy said from the door with a tray in her hand.Xander gestured for her to come inside and that's when she took notice of Hunter. "Welcome back to the land of the living" Randy said and placed the soup on the study table."It takes more than a bullet to take me down" Hunter said then grunted
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Xander and his assistant enters the elevator that brought them to the eighth floor. They walked down the hallway in search for room 805, the room reserved under Mike's name.Xander swiped the master key on the door and it clicked open. They stepped into the suite and were hit with a strong vanilla scent. The living room was nicely decorated, adding some features for newly wedded couples. The person they were in search for was absent so they went to the bedroom.Xander gestured for Hunter to stay at the door while he went in. He heard the shower running in the bathroom station g that one or both of them where in there. He walked further in, the vanilla scent was now mixed with musky scent that he suspected was from Mike's decorant.He took a slight turn and saw Hermia who sat in front of her dresser to remove the make up and tend to her bruises. Randy wasn't joking about her victory on Hermia's face. He watched her hiss and cussed when she mistakenly brush over the bruise.It wasn't lo
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"How dare you!" she screamed at Xander as the policemen pulled at the cuffs wrapped around her wrist, slightly injuring her."If I were you, I would watch the I speak" the officer in charge said sternly to her and signaled his men to take her out."Mike! Please save!" her voice rang in the hallway as they dragged her to the back entrance to prevent commotion."Xander!" Mike said with a sharp tone and Xander turned to glare at him."I meant Mr. Cage, I kept your secret so why are you doing this?" Mike said in a polite tone and Xander noticed his feet shifting on the ground to show that he was angry."You did a nice job at that but this case is different, if you don't want your wife to be charged with attempted murder, convince her to give up my daughter custody to me" Xander said with authority in his voice.He saw Mike jaw tic and took it as his cue to leave. He heard Mike scream angrily and went to the elevator where Hunter was waiting for him. Without exchanging any words they stepp
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"What got the smile on your face? Care to share?" Trente teased Xander and sat in his seat on the dinning while his brother set the table.At the same time, Randy and Hunter entered the dinning. Randy carried the food and Hunter was fresh from showers and dressed in Trente's pants and Xander oversize hoodie which were his actual size. Trente was set for a lazy Saturday, sweatpants and shirt."Hunter, do you notice Xander look different and happy but he doesn't want to share why" Trente complained and Hunter looked at his boss.His face was absent of the frown and he three was a calm smile on his faces. He was also curious but he had an idea why. Then he turned to Randy who was also smiled and placed tree food on the table."Stop acting like it's a big deal, I'm just happy to finally put Hermia in her place and have my daughter back" Xander said and settled down on the seat. Randy smile depreciated. "Boring, I thought you got laid" Trente teased, wriggling his eye brows"That's nice,
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"I would drop all charges so you can take your wife and enjoy the remaining of your honeymoon" Xander said and left with Emily in his arms. Randy looked at Hermia with pith as she broke down into tears. She looked like a mother whose child was pried from her. "Are you coming?" Xander asked when he got to the entrance and his girlfriend wasn't behind him. "I'm coming!" Randy called and followed after him. They went to the car with was in the police drive in. Xander took the backseat and let Randy drive. He used this time to carefully check for any difference or scar on her. There wasn't any scar but she looked thinner. Emily wrapped her hand around her father's finger as a child's way to tell her dad that she was okay. He didn't notice time flew by until Randy parked into his house drive in. "We are home" Randy said and unbuckled her seat belt. "Thanks" Xander said and did the same before he carried his daughter and alighted the car. Randy gave him a soft smile as she left the
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"Xander! Run!" a figure called from the burning building. Xander couldn't see the figure clearly in the smoke. All he knew was the figure was talking to him from a burning building window."No! I'm not leaving without you" Xander shouted back"But, I'm sticked, I can't go with you""I'm still not leaving without..." At that moment, the building came down, knocking Xander down with its debris."Xander!"Xander's eyes shut open, he was sitting behind his desk in his large office with his forehead covered in sweat."Nightmare?" he turned to the direction of the voice. It was Hunter, he looked closer and saw that he held Hunter's wrist tightly. He released the wrist in an instant as if it was on fire."I'm sorry, I wanted to wake up but you were muttering some words, when I got closer you squeeze my hand, you have a strong grip" he explained and joked at the end sensing his discomfort."Oh, sorry" Xander apologized"No worries, it's time to leave for the auction"***The huge hall was dec
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Few minutes ago."Today marks the new era of our great company.. ""Excuse me, have some water it's good for the health" a waiter said to Hunter giving him a glass of water."Thanks" he said and brought it to his lips. He subtly sniffed it and as suspected it smelt funny. He noticed the waiter that gave him the water was still close by so he had to act like he didn't notice they spike is water or he blow his naive cover.He drank the water in one gulp and waited for it set in."I would take the cup" the waiter said again taking the cup from his hand as Hunter forcefully smile."One, two, three" at that moment the water started having it's effect.He looked for the bathroom as his sight began to blur and head became dizzy. He rested his tired body on the wall as two minutes walk seemed like an hour long.Fortunately, he found the bathroom and stumble to the sink. He opened the facet and splashed water in his face. He stated at himself in the mirror and subtly looked down and noticed a
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"You can stop here" Hermia told her driver from the backseat.The driver silently noted and parked outside the XL headquarters.She was about to get off the car before her phone rang in her purse. She opened her white leather purse and took out her phone. The caller ID read Mike and she sighed tiredly before she answered the call."Where are you Hermia? I hope you didn't forget about our post honeymoon date" Mike said annoyed."Oh, I forgot" Hermia replied calmly. She had forgotten about the date when she was busy making plans for the day. "I would have to rain check something came up in my company""I'm at your company and you aren't there, quit lying and tell me where you are" Mike said, anger present in his voice."I would tell you everything when the time comes" She said and hung up without another word from his side.She couldn't get interrupted by her attention seeking husband. She had come this far. She had humiliated Randy with the hope that the unknown texter does something t
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"When is daddy coming back?" Emily asked Trente in a tiny voice. Her face was turned to the window, ignoring the cartoon playing on the television. It was already dark, later than Xander had ever been. "Very soon" Trente said for the fifth time and was also worried.He picked up his phone to call Max and heard a loud thump on the door."Stay here" Trente told Emily and covered her with a blanket before heading for the door.Carefully, he open the door and saw a body laying on the pouch. The sharp of the body and clothes were awfully familiar. He complained about the leather clothes being hard to breath in."Randy!" he shouted and rushed to her. She was laying face planted on the floor so he turned her over."Shit!" he gasped, shocked at her bruised face and bursted lips."Help" Randy groaned painfully as tears wet her bruises causing them to sting before she fell unconscious.She woke up the next morning with pain coursing through out her body especially her head. She looked around a
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"Alexander! Xander! Where are you?" He heard a worried young voice call his name. He blinked his eyes open and felt one of his was too heavy to open."I'm down here stop screaming" he respond to the voice."Oh my god, Xander" the voice was from a teenage boy same age like him. The looked down at him from the third floor balcony of the building he sat across. The boy disappeared into the shadows and Xander guessed he was coming down.Xander took that moment to stand with the aid of the walls. A sharp pain shot through his foot, he looked down to see that he step on a broken glass."Shit" he cussed.He looked at his reflection on the broken glass and noticed he was younger. One of his eyes was so swollen that it had to stay close while the other one function."Xander!" the worried voice called and ran to him, divertinf his attention from his reflection. The boy was around fifteen but was a inch taller than him since he was also fifteen. Both of their clothes were worn out and they looke
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"They aren't normal thugs" Hunter quickly replied. He stepped into the highway and almost got hit by a car."Hunter! Have you lost your mind!" Xander screamed from the pedestrian road but his assistant ignored him. Instead he pulled out the gut and pointed it to the driver."Get down, if you don't want to die" the frightened owener immediately unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car. He was replaced by Hunter who started the engine but didn't drive.Xander saw the door they just came through open and he ran into the car Hunter had stolen still holding his injured arm. "Come to my office for compensation" the chairman said to the frightened driver and threw his business card out the window.Hunter zoomed off, driving recklessly and changing lane randomly as the men stole a car to follow after them."How is your arm?" Hunter asked, eyes still on the road."It was just a graze, nothing I can't handle" Xander said and chuckled to hid the fact he was scared to death.If it were thr
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Xander woke up to his daughter beside him, she curled up next to him with an amount of his shirt squeezed loosely in her fist. He stood up quietly and noiselessly did his morning routine without waking her up. He kissed her on the cheek before he left the room, leaving the door slight open.He saw Randy preparing breakfast and Trente playing some game on his phone. It wasn't long Hunter got in and accepted Randy's offer on eating breakfast."Is she awake?" Trente asked when he finished a round in his game."She is still asleep, let her sleep till 10 before waking her up, Randy could you wash her up?" He said to the only woman in their mist. Hunter noticed her tensed up."Uhm, I don't know how to and I'm not good with kids" Randy said hoping they didn't noticed her tense up."I would do it, I'm good with children, Randy can assist me" Trente equipped.It was a Saturday so Xander allowed it. He made a mental note to hire a nanny for the weekends since he would take care of her during th
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Hermia layed quietly on her bed while her husband was as sleep beside her. It has been two days since she was released from police custody and a day since her honeymoon began.She should be happy that all the storms was over and she was happily married to someone who can cater for her, her family and company. She wasn't all she felt was anger and defeat. Their honeymoon did nothing to distract her from the fact Xander have her daughter and as a partner that might become his wife one day.She wanted her daughter back and for him to suffer in loneliness but she she is powerless compare to him.Her phone chimed from where plugged it beside her. She turned the phone and saw a message from a private number.Hello, it reads.She sighed and dropped her phone. Who could be messaging her around one in the morning.Her phone chimed again and curiousity drove her to check it.Don't ignore me I know you are still awake.Fear gripped her heart and she left the bed from the bathroom, careful not to
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Maybe a few minutes is the highest.His gaze was cut short as the figure he was staring at literally rolled into the water."One, two, three" he counted as he waited for Randy to surface but the pool water was still.Panicking, he rushed down the stairs and took the detour through the backyard. The few seconds it took for him to reach the backyard felt like a tormenting hell. For once he hated that his house was huge. Finally, he reached the backyard and ran to the swimming pool hoping to see a female figure surface.There was still no show so he pulled off his shirt, not caring where it landed and jumped into the water. He saw Randy clutching her kneel under the water. He thought she was having a cramp on her leg and was drowning because of it. As this thought went through his mind, the arms of fear ran down his spine.Another lost, he thought.He hurriedly brought out of the pool and played her on the ground to perform CPR. He started with mouth to mouth, blowing air into her mouth
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Hunter felt the bed he was laying on was softer than the one he had laid on in the recent years. He rolled on his side and dipped his nose further into the pillow. It smelt nice like his boss clothes.His eyes immediately shot open and he sat up. He looked around he really was in his boss house and in his room. He scratched his neck to recall what happened the previous day and how it end."Nonsense, I want to sleep" his last words to his boss echoed in his head and he groaned and pulled on his hair."This is why I don't drink" he muttered to himself."You are awake" he heard Xander say and slowly turned to the direction.Xander was slightly sitting on his study table in a bathrobe and white towel over his head."I'm sorry" Hunter said and quickly got of the bed."You should be stupid, did your mother not teach you not to take things from strangers" Xander said and Hunter shook his head, causing Xander to raise an eyebrow.He wanted to ask something but he was interrupted."Hot Choco i
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Few minutes ago."Today marks the new era of our great company.. ""Excuse me, have some water it's good for the health" a waiter said to Hunter giving him a glass of water."Thanks" he said and brought it to his lips. He subtly sniffed it and as suspected it smelt funny. He noticed the waiter that gave him the water was still close by so he had to act like he didn't notice they spike is water or he blow his naive cover.He drank the water in one gulp and waited for it set in."I would take the cup" the waiter said again taking the cup from his hand as Hunter forcefully smile."One, two, three" at that moment the water started having it's effect.He looked for the bathroom as his sight began to blur and head became dizzy. He rested his tired body on the wall as two minutes walk seemed like an hour long.Fortunately, he found the bathroom and stumble to the sink. He opened the facet and splashed water in his face. He stated at himself in the mirror and subtly looked down and noticed a
