Knight's POV " Good morning, Mr. Knight." Bella greeted me immediately when she walked into the office the next day. She wore a large smile and I nodded in response. " Morning, Bella. I trust you had a lovely night." I replied and looked up from my computer. " Yes. It was good, these are some of the research I came up with." She dropped a file on my table, and I smiled. Resourceful, I like." Good, I didn't think that you would do it so fast." She smiled again, " Well, what can I say? I didn't rise to this position by being lazy." She replied and I nodded. " I like that." It was good to know that there were still hardworking young people. I flipped the pages of the file and skimmed through them. From the look of things, she did a great job." Great, I'll assess this when I return. I have a class." I replied. She was still standing, and I looked up. " Is there a problem, Bella?" I inquired. She shook her head as if she wanted to clear her head out of a daze. " Nothing. Your shir
Aubrey's POV " Hey, babe" Xander pecked me on my forehead immediately I opened the door the next day. We didn't have lectures so I was lounging at home. What are you doing here? " Hi," I replied and bolted the door. He placed his backpack on the table and sighed as he plopped on the sofa." I didn't see you today. How are you doing?" " Fine." " It has been long since we hung out together. There's this new restaurant that I want us to try. Are you up for it?" He inquired. If I say no, chances are that he would pick a fight and make a fuss about it. "Now?" It was almost seven p.m. " Yes. Are you busy? I know you're not." He answered. I've been indoors since morning, so I guess I needed to stretch my legs. " Just give me some minutes to change," I replied, and he nodded. I disappeared into my room and discovered that I didn't know where we were going. " Do I need to dress fancy?!" I shouted. "Kinda." He said, I wore a navy blue dress and paired it with a pair of teardrop earr
Aubrey's POV I backtracked, "Wait, what?" I asked. He was behaving weirdly. Why was he looking around like someone was going to burst in at any minute?" Come over to my house." He repeated, and I took a step back. What was he doing? If I followed him home, I knew what was going to happen. " I can't." He sighed, " This is not the time to be stubborn." He said. I grew annoyed, " Well, if you had given me a reason why I should follow you, I would be more inclined to listen to you."I replied. He raked his hands through his hair. " Don't make this any more difficult than this. It's simple; this place is unsafe for you."I rolled my eyes, and went to the sofa to sit. He sure knew how to ruin beautiful moments. " I am not going anywhere." I crossed a leg over the other. " Then you leave me with no choice then." He muttered and picked me up, like I weighed nothing. " Put. Me. Down." I muttered through gritted teeth, yet he continued walking to the door. " What if someone sees us li
Knight's POV "I need some guards to resume tomorrow." I told Josh over the phone. " Are you in danger?" He replied. " Not really, I smelt some rats last night and I have to take care of them." I replied with one hand on the phone and another on the window blinds. " This is serious. I'll send five guards tomorrow. You have to make provision for their stay." He said. " Done, do you have any news for me?" I asked. He sighed, and I knew that he was about to tell me a bad news." There was an attack last night at the mall. A sudden fire that couldn't be traced. It took a while before we could douse the fire." " The arsonists? Were there casualties?" " We didn't catch anyone. No, it was late at night, the patrol wolves didn't see anyone." He replied and I cocked my head. This was an attack. " I'll be there in two days." I replied, and we hung up. " Where are you going to?" Aubrey asked, and I turned. " Its rude to eavesdrop." I replied and she folded her arms over her body. Her
Aubrey's POV The Next Day, I avoided Mr. Knight like a plague. After trying to get the reason I was a bit sad out of me, he finally got the hint to leave me alone. When he brought me home this morning, we barely spoke a word to each other. I needed space to quell the jealousy that threatened to consume my mind. He didn't belong to me, yet I was always upset at the mention of another woman in his life. Hearing him asking someone to care for a lady made me sick to the stomach. I knew that it wasn't Ellie because he would have called her name, and there and then I took my decision. I walked into class that morning with a banging headache. Lectures were supper to begin at ten a.m, " Hey, babe. it's been long I saw you!" Alexis exclaimed as she grinned from ear to ear when I got to our seat.I rolled my eyes, " Hmm, one would think that I went away for a very long time." I responded an me she chuckled. "What can I say? I've missed you a lot. You weren't replying your messages." She s
Aubrey's POV " Miss....?" " Aubrey." I replied, after sitting on the chair in his office. " What do you do? Why do you need this job?" He asked, while adjusting his glasses on his nose. I sat up straighter. " I am a student who needs financial support." I replied, it was the half truth, but no one needed to know. " How do you plan to juggle between school work and your job? Being a waitress can be tasking at times. Moreover, the salary can't pay your bills." He said. "I will make do with what I get." I replied. That was my only option because calling my sister was out of the equation." You seem determined, I like you. You can resume on Monday." He said, and I stared at him. Monday was a week away. Did he have the intention not to employ me?" Thank you sir." I replied and walked out of his office, still a bit surprised that he didn't ask for any credentials. I ordered food and took a cab home.My phone rang when I wanted to lay on my bed. Who was out for my peace? " Hey, Matt.
Knight's POV "Good morning, Dad," Ellie said as she descended downstairs. She yawned slightly."Hey, pumpkin. How are you doing?" I replied as she approached me. She planted a kiss on my cheek while smiling softly. She reminded me of her mother. I shook my head to get rid of the emotions that attempted to resurface after burying them." I'm good, just a bit tired. Where is Uncle Josh?" She asked, as she sat beside me on the sofa, and let out a sigh. We didn't get to sleep early yesterday and we were still awake very early. Sometimes, I wished that I could change her life and also her experience life as a normal teenager. It would have been understandable if she were a male. " He went for a run," I replied and placed my laptop on my lap. I had a meeting with the board of directors in my company which was slated for 8 a.m. "Did you get some sleep last night?" She asked and I shook my head. She gave me a concerned gaze. " And you will be busy throughout today." She added." Yeah," I r
Aubrey's POV The next few weeks had been hell without hearing from Mr. Knight, and I didn't know that I was being cranky until Alexis called me out. " Why do you look like a cat pissed in your tea?" She attacked me after school one afternoon. " Really, now?" I replied and zipped my bag shut, before standing, and looking at carrying my bottle of water. " Yeah, this has gone on for too long. What's actually going on?" She asked, as we went out of the door, " And don't give your usual excuse of being fine, which we both know is total bullshit."She said. " Wow, it's good to know that you have already concluded. Pray tell me what you think is wrong with me." I replied harshly. Then she waved her hand, " You see this bitch face you are carrying about, it doesn't suit you. Even Xander a complaining about it." I rolled my eyes, " It's good to know that the both of you have been gossiping about me." I replied sarcastically. Alexis gave me a pointed look, " Are you being serious right no