The car was moving too fast, her heart was pounding, she was screaming, the road were a blur but he was still calm.He did a sharp bend that almost caused her to almost slam her face against the car glass. He glanced at her as he reached for her seat belt to strap her in, his eyes weren't on the road and she panicked. But he was driving even without looking, strapping her in before finally looking to the road, a car was heading for them, at the very last minute he dodged driving on. He wasn't following the right route, this wasn't the road to Neon Fashion Trends. He went through a public garage, driving through the opening, going in circles, she had screamed till her voice was sore and she still continued to scream, unable to stop herself, she looked in the review mirror. The black car was still chasing them, getting closer and closer and then Xavier stopped the car, reversing and driving backwards to the car that was approaching."What the hell are you doing!" She screamed at him.He
CHAPTER THIRTY FIVEThey had finally arrived at their destination. “Amelia” Xavier called just before she walked out of the car.“I won’t hold away your own inheritance, I’ll give it to you, I don’t know why your father wanted me to hold it away from you , but it belongs to you and I don’t see any reason to hold it back”“Don’t worry Xavier, that was his dying wish, I don’t mind honouring it, the money I get paid monthly is more than enough for me.”She didn’t know if this would be what Mel wanted, but she did know that this was the right thing to do.His eyes glinted with something that look like respect.He walked out of the car with her, he didn’t walk past her like he usually did, this time he walked side by side with her.Then the stares.Some practically gasped, staring openly, not even caring when she caught them staring. Kristen was there too, she looked shocked. Amelia had wondered how the video of she and Kelvin kissing got to Xavier because he hadn’t known then, it must ha
Xavier walked down to the ‘Dark Rooms’ as Shawn called it. The mansion was a beauty, but beneath it all was a hidden room, this was why he had told Amelia to stay away from the western wing, he couldn’t risk her finding out about the dark room, this was where blood was split, people were tormented and deeds where done, she would be mortified.“Who sent you?” Shawn asked the man who was sitting chained up before him. As soon as he had sent a signal to Shawn and Blake, just when they were being pursued, he had to make sure Amelia was safe. She hadn’t notice it, the black car didn’t stop chasing them because they drove into the main streets, this people didn’t care what others thought so they would have chased on, but Shawn and Blake had arrived just in time, as soon as he had taken Amelia to safety, he went back and by then the work was already done, the opponent’s black car was on fire and the only survivor captured and taken for interrogations.Amelia hadn’t believed him when he told
She drove in a limousine with Xavier.There was this way he looked at her that caused butterflies to erupt in her.“I don’t know why I’ve never noticed it but you have very beautiful eyes” Xavier complemented.The second complement she had ever received from Xavier and now she discovered how much his opinion mattered to her.“Thank you, and you look good” she complemented back, but when doesn’t Xavier Daniels McClain look good.“Have you ever been on a date before?”“No” she answered even before she could think on what she had just said, of course Mel had been on countless dates, “My father just never knew all those, I always pretended that everything was fine- my relationship with men i mean”“Amelia, can you tell me about your mother?”Shit. She didn’t know about Mel’s mother, Mel hardly spoke about her, the only thing she knew was that Mel’s mother had been dead for a very long time.“She died, I can’t remember so much and my father never talks about it”Everything was all a lie, s
Six days to the upcoming party. It was weird, on a Sunday the house was completely empty, the smile on her face was getting prominent. She wondered where Shawn, Blake and Xavier went to, she hadn’t even seen them arrive last night after they all went out and she was getting worried.So she left the room she now shared with Xavier, she had never done a tour around the house and she wondered why Xavier was strict about her movements in the house, she had suspected it was because of the men around, but today she had decided that she would be sneaking through the rooms in the house.The first room she wanted to check was Xavier’s own personal room, she had never been there and she wondered why he preferred both of them staying in the other room, instead of his own room, of course she respected his privacy but…She sneaked into his room surprised that the door wasn’t even locked, the lights were turned on but he wasn’t there.They were pictures on the table, a little girl with black hair
She struggled against his hold, too shocked to scream as Xavier took her into a room, Shawn followed. Blake stood at the door. “Stay away from me, don’t touch me”, she whispered the tears falling down her eyes in fresh waves. “Amelia, calm down” Shawn was saying, she wasn’t listening. “Don’t you tell me to calm down, you all are murders…. Sickos” Shawn looked hurt, but she couldn’t bring herself to care- she had watched him chop of someone’s finger with a smile on his face – he hadn’t cared then, she wondered how they had being able to deceive her for this long. ‘Shawn couldn’t hurt a fly’- when she said it to Xavier, he laughed and when she said it to Shawn, he too laughed, he said looks could deceive- it was like he was pointing the truth to her and she couldn’t match the dots, he had gave her clues that she had overlooked. Mel had told her that Xavier was into some dark stuff, that his name- his family name McClain was feared among many- among many what?, she never asked, she n
She shouldn’t have found out this way.It was strange how the same eyes that looked at him in love, adoration and longing could look at him now with anger and hate and something he never wanted to see in her eyes… fear.She was afraid of him now, she was afraid of them all, she had told Shawn to stay away from her like they weren’t the best of friends a few hours ago.Shawn was gloomy; this was the only life he knew, the only life all of them knew. Xavier’s life had been planned out for him, even from birth, it wasn’t a choice.Seven years ago, when he met Shawn, by then he was eighteen while Shawn was only thirteen, he had been fascinated, how in their dark world a boy could still laugh and crack jokes like everything was fine, those weren’t at all characters of a child raised in the Mafia, so he had gotten close to him, little did he know that all his smiles, all his jokes were an attempt to run away from the reality that tormented him daily.One day, he had gone to visit Shawn, onl
Amelia woke up. It could have been another beautiful day, with nothing to worry about but foolish things like love, work and friends but then images of everything that had just happened last night flooded into her mind and she was up from the bed in the next second, running for the door, praying it wasn't locked, her hands were already sore after all the slamming on the door repeatedly through the night.She couldn't believe Xavier had locked her in her room like an animal.She tried the lock. The door was still locked. She screamed, slamming her fists against the door, not minding that it burned her hands.Finally she fell to the floor, sobbing silently."At least you won't be alone today" a voice said. She turned to see Shawn seating on a couch some distance away from her bed, she hadn't even noticed anyone here. "Have you forgotten that I'm your body guard, Twenty four seven- well anytime I'm available?" he asked a small smile on his face.She should be afraid of him, she should be