Adam stared at Raul without saying anything, smiling slowly as he gazed at his servant turned friend and confidant, his neck tipping back a little while he gazed,Beyond words, he appreciated Raul for all that he had done and been doing for him, he had practically left his grandfather’s duties to help him out, with Marcus’ blessings of course, but even at that, he was grateful for the gift of Raul and Adrian as well.Despite the fact that he had been betrayed by the woman he had considered the love of his life, through that betrayal, he had met and connected with people that he wouldn't have dared to dream of connecting with. Amber was one of such persons, and though his heart ached at how their relationship was beginning to fade, he couldn't bring himself to love her the way she wanted to be lovedRaul’s clearing of throat snapped his attention back, and his cheeks turned crimson a little, although he probably wouldn't admit it, but he was impressed by Raul mentioning the case, bring
Leila got out of bed and headed straight into her bathroom, she needed to have a good bath and scrub off the tears and the bad energy off her,Her head was banging, and it was a result of all the crying, and the stress from being kidnapped and the aftermath of it.She hopped into the shower happily and turned on the water, Leila’s mood was getting better, oblivious to the danger her lover had come close to. As she bathed, she sang; she was unapologetically in love and was ready to fight for the love.She had been in love and also an abusive relationship and now she had a man who was a protector and an alpha, she was ready to give him the world,Enjoying her moment, she sang at the top of her lungs, not knowing that her sister Joan who was home could hear her sing so heartily,“Love!” Joan muttered grimly as she faced the wall. She had returned from the hospital late the previous night, and she knew her sister would be already asleep, so she went straight to bed.Her father had scolde
“Yes Sis, Yes!” Joan said excitedly as she felt her sister had forgiven her,Leila took her swell time before responding, and then smiled,“Then you have to apologise to Adam.” She said, and Joan dropped her hands abruptly as soon as she mentioned Adam.“Really, sis, really?” Joan asked with blazing eyes, as she retracted her steps away from her sister.“You are really going to make this about him?” Joan asked, still glaring at her, almost fuming,“Yes Joan, this is indeed about him.” Leila retorted, and turned back to the mirror,“You disrespected, insulted and accused an innocent man of being a paedophile. Do you know the implications of that?” Leila demanded, slamming the brush in her hand onto the table; standing up, she walked towards Joan, who stood shaking from foot to foot, with creased brows, not knowing what to reply to her or even say. Leila knew Joan hated Adam and was not willing to apologise to him, but she knew she had to make her sister do what was right,“Do you kn
Williams returned from his sneaky journey where he had stormed out, and stormed back into the house, totally ignoring the occupants,Cecil, who had been expecting him the whole night, so she could ask about whatever updates he had on the big dog, but her wait was practically in vain,“Where have you been?” Cecil thundered at him with scorn as soon as Williams barged in, not bothering to greet him, but Williams ignored her demand and headed into his room.Fury enveloped Cecil as she glared at his retreating figure before running in his direction and intercepting him by the door,“Hey! Stop there!" Cecil demanded with a shriek, standing before him and blocking his path. Raising her head to glare at his reddening eyes, she glared into them,“Where have you been?! Where were you?” She thundered at him, welcoming him with her multiple questions.Williams clenched his fist by his side as he glared at her,“Do not question me, woman!” He retorted, trying to shove Cecil, “Shut up, you fool
Every head snapped in his direction and they gaped at him,“And who is your greatest enemy?” Cecil asked, acting surprised and she leaned back into her seat to stare at Williams a little closely. He took his swell time, looking them in the faces before he answered, smirking as he did,“Adam Sanders,” He finally said with a resounding baritone as everyone stared at him with a glare.“Can you all stop with the planning and plotting already?” Logan asked, he was tired of them always planning and plotting, and ending up failing woefully,“We are not done cleaning up one mess, we can’t be dragging ourselves into another one.” He said and looked away from all of them.Williams stared at his brother-in-law with flushed skin; at that moment, he felt like breaking his jaw, making sure that the bastard lost a tooth or more, but he sat back on his seat and blessed Logan with a hard glare; the glare was message enough.“Shut up all of you!” Cecil thundered immediately; she was fed up with their
After Leila had stormed out, she had driven herself to a toy store to pick up a few things for Ariel, while deliberating on making Ariel's toy request.She found her way to Adam's street and got stuck at a T-junction, trying to figure out the road. The memories from the day of her rescue were quite shady, and the streets also looked familiar.Sighing to herself, she stopped the car and came down, trying to figure out the right path. She mentally slammed her palm to her face with the realisation that Adam would be mad if he ever came to know she had been out alone without any security,‘I need to follow my guts.’She muttered to herself, got into the vehicle and continued her drive.She took the next turn, hoping and praying very hard that it would lead her to Adam’s house fortunately for her it led her to the street and she recognized the house immediately she saw it,“Good lord, thank you!” She exclaimed, taking a deep breath, She drove in as soon as she got into the gate and was con
Leila watched as Evelyn struggled to control her emotions and her tears and her efforts were all in vain, she stood up from her seat and walked toward her, pulling her in for a hug,She knew there were so many things that were going on in her mind that she needed to talk about.“It is okay Evelyn.” She said to her softly patting her on the back gently,g“I know it is not easy.” She said to her and picked up a tissue from the table and handed it over to Evelyn to wipe her tears. She led Evelyn to have her seat on the chair and sat beside her. She knew whatever Evelyn was going through, she could relate to it.“If you need to talk, I’m such a good listener.” She said softly, placing an arm around her shoulder gently.Evelyn nodded her head and blew her nose into the tissue. She had not had someone to speak to in a very long time. She had been in the house minding Ariel since Adam rescued her. She knew that now was the right time for her to speak up and Leila was a very good option for h
“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