“Hey, Ariel.” Leila called out slowly as she walked towards her to hug her,“Come here.” She said and pulled Ariel in for a hug, slightly turning her head to look at Evelyn who winked back at her, convinced that they had swayed her thoughts away from the moment.“It’s so good to see you again,” Ariel said as he hugged Leila tighter,“Same here darling,” Leila responded and began to walk her back to the couch where she was seated,“Look, I got you something,” Leila told her and went ahead to pick up the gift pack, handing it over to Ariel.“Oh wow, thanks.” Ariel exclaimed excitedly as she rushed in to hug Leila, jumping excitedly as she clutched the parcel to her chest.The child paused for a moment before raising her eyes to look at Leila,“Ms Leila, were you crying as well?” She asked as she noticed the look in her eyes.“No...no, Ariel, I was not.” Leila quickly responded, equally wiping her face,“Trust me, Ariel, I wasn't crying,” She repeated and, this time, tried to put up a
Raul scratched at his temple and slightly darted his eyes at Adrian who still hadn't said anything, noticing his master's friend wasn't going to be of help, he cleared his throat and responded,“Uhmm, he’s in the basement… I mean, the office.” He said immediately and corrected himself swiftly,“What did you mean basement?” Leila asked immediately as she began to notice the bruises all over his face and hands.“What basement, Raul?” She asked him curiously, stood up and began walking towards him,“At the office.” Raul replied almost silently and at that moment, he realised that he let out a little more information than necessary, and knew he had to convince her in some way,Leila's gaze remained on Raul as she ran her eyes over his body suspiciously, “Why do you have bruises all over you?” She asked him and moved closer to him. “Why do you look like you were in a fight?” She threw another question at him while glaring at him, “No…nothing Ma’am.” He responded, trying to keep a strai
Back at Williams' current abode, Louisa walked into the room and met him seated on the bed and staring at his phone,She looked at him with scorn as she was not interested in having any conversation with Williams, but she had to do so to avoid her mother's steaming wrath. “Williams,” Taking a hesitant step, Louisa gently called out, swallowing hard, and promptly wet her lips; this was harder than she thought.“What is it? What do you want, woman?” He snapped at her and she retracted her steps a little, briefly closing her eyes,“Uhmm, Uhmm… I just wanted to say I was sorry.” Louisa responded and lowered her gaze, trying to put out a sorrowful expression as much as she could,“I am such a fool, I know that.” She continued and sniffed for dramatic effect.“Ohh, it’s a good thing you know that,” Williams replied and laughed out shortly,“You are such a big fat fool.” He added and Louisa clenched her fist tightly behind her back, trying not to show her anger and hatred‘Just for my mot
Cecil stood with her mouth agape, and her eyes bewildered; she was not used to Louisa challenging her and was surprised. She felt like shutting her up with a slap but as soon as she broke into tears and fell to her knees, her heart stopped for a moment and she stared at her daughter,“What happened in there, Louisa?” Her brother asked calmly, interrupting her loud sobs as he began to walk closer to her.“He…he… strangled me,” Louisa replied with a shaky voice amidst her tears, “He almost killed me.” She said in her loud voice and held onto her aching throat that was already red. They could see his handprint on her neck,“That son of a bitch.” Logan exclaimed with flaring nostrils, almost wanting to barge into Williams's room; he clenched his fists as he watched Louisa cry out Loud in pain.He knew she was weak but this time, he could see that she had had enough and could not take it anymore, hence her blowouts,Logan knew Williams must have gone far this time, considering how erra
Raul drove the car in silence as both Leila and Ariel sat quietly, staring at the streets. Leila was nervous as she did not know what to expect because the last time they met was at the hospital and it did not end up well,Ariel, on the other hand, was very excited to see her dad and visit him in his basement. She knew her father was some sort of Alpha and controlled a lot of men but did not know exactly how or where are father was carrying out his operations. She thought it was very intriguing and could not wait to get a glimpse of it,She had read a lot of books about men who ran basements and was very excited to find out. Raul drove into the basement and as soon as Leila raised her head, she immediately recognized the building and began to panic.“Raul, why did you bring us here?” She asked as she sat upright on the seat and turned to stare fully at Raul,“Uhmm, because Young Master is here,” He said and turned to open the door to leave but Leila grabbed him by the arm, back into
Adam was lying on the bed, staring at the bookshelves in the room. He hated being bedridden, but he knew he did not have a choice; he didn’t mind getting out of there, but he knew the old man would be against that, and he didn’t want to go against Old Man Thompson. Immediately, the door swung open, he turned around immediately as he felt the footsteps running fast towards his bed.“Daddy.”Ariel screamed out loud as she ran towards her dad’s bed, Adam got out of the bed immediately as he saw his daughter approaching. He spread out his arms widely to receive her for a warm hug.“I’ve missed you, daddy.” Ariel joyously declared as she sunk into her father’s arms as fast as she could,“I’ve missed you too.” He said quickly, almost squealing as he watched with an incredulous look,“What are you doing here?” He asked her immediately, and she raised her head to make sure she was his real daughter.“Who brought you?” He asked her but as he raised his head, he found his answer right in fron
Leila couldn't believe her ears, she couldn't believe what she just heard, her throat was clogged from the brewing tears as she gaped at Adam, her hands almost trembling,“You mean it?” She asked Adam with teary eyes; Adam did not want her to cry, so he pulled her in for a hug immediately and patted her back gently.“Thank you, Adam.” She said as he wrapped her hands around him tightly.He replied with a grunt as her hand was pressing against his injured back.“Ouch sorry.” She said, pulling away from the hug as she noticed that she was pressing against his wound.“Tell me the truth, Adam.” She began as she stared at him with a raised brow. She lowered her tone, making sure Ariel was not listening in on the conversation,“How did you get injured?” Leila asked while staring into his eyes, making sure he failed at every effort to cook up a story. He knew that at this point, he had to come clean as she would not buy any other story apart from the truth. “Uhm, you remember the lady wh
Sage Robinson and Old Man Thompson had convinced Amber to get out of bed and take a walk around the basement as that would help her bones stretch out more; she had been shot in the rib cage and she needed to exercise,Amber had been in her feelings since the conversation with Adam and the old men wanted to do something to help her lift her mood,Sage and Old Man Thompson smiled as they watched her have a moment with Ariel, Leila walked forward gently with a little smile on her face as she sighted the trio,“Hello.” She said simply with a wave.“Hiii.” Old Man Thompson responded with a smile, while Sage nodded with a little smile,“I’m Leila.” She said and stretched out her hands for a handshake.“This is Old Man Thompson, and Sage Robinson,” Adam supplied, pointing at the old men,“He’s my mentor,” Adam said, while pointing at Thompson, and then at Sage,“He's a friend and an ally" Those words touched Sage, as his cheeks darkened a little. Within herself, Amber huffed,“Nice to meet