“Hmm.” I moaned as the scent of ginger tea invaded my nose buds. I peered my eyes open before I rolled in the opposite direction, my back turned to whoever was behind me.
I felt the weight of the bed sink again in my front before someone placed a hand underneath my head.
“It’s time to get up, love.” Ben said as I whined.
“M’tired. One hour.” I insisted as he helped me up.
“You can have that after breakfast. It’s almost eleven in the morning.” Ben pleaded.
I felt something warm hit my throat as I opened my eyes before drinking the warm liquid. Ben leaned my body against the bed before I touched my forehead.
“Are you okay?” Ben asked, and I nodded.
“My head hurts a little.” I replied.
“It’s expected since you were drunk.”
“Drunk? The drink was so sweet.”
“How many shots did you have?”
“Five? I think. How did I get home?” I a
Azrael“Where is he?” I asked the moment Reina opened her front door before she stretched her hand to let me in.“His been down since I brought him here. I’d love to stay and comfort him, but I have somewhere to go and I’m worried he’ll do something scary if no one watches him.” Reina said as she placed her hand on her hip.She tossed me the house key card before she pointed at the back.“His at the back.” Reina informed before she left without a noise.I walked to the back of the house where I saw Leslie sitting down on a chair with a black kitten on his thigh, purring low as he absentmindedly stroked.I walked up to where he sat before I sat beside him and yawned; that was enough to steal his attention.“Oh, it’s you.” Leslie looked dejected as he said that.He didn’t say my name? The source of his mood was obvious.“I’m not gr
Azrael was calm as he stared at the box before he sighed and closed it like he had received a disappointing gift. He lowered his head and shoved it aside before le leaned back.“We should report this to the police. I’ll also call management and demand why the staff didn’t check through the parcels.” I said as I raised my phone, but Azrael snatched it before I could unlock.“There’s no need, kid; let it be.” Azrael said as I frowned.“How can you be so calm about this? If this person knows who you really are, then there’s a chance she could hurt you. You are my responsibility.” I argued as Azrael pulled out a cigarette and lit it.“You’re new to handling this situation, so to be safe,” Azrael stared at me. “Stop coming to my house.”I was shocked Azrael would suggest something like that. This wasn’t a case to take lightly.A stalker who had the confidence to send such a parcel seeme
I stared hard and long at the folder that contained our assumed stalker Nabi. As Azrael had said, her real name was Hannah Wellston. She would be twenty-eight years this year and her portfolio wasn’t exactly impressive nor the company’s standard but she worked as an intern and her weekly reports were actually very pleasant. She was pretty without a doubt with the sweetest smile almost like a child that it was almost hard to believe she was someone mentally unstable. In terms of relative, both her parents were alive, betas. She has a younger brother and an elder sister as well; sadly, the only address written was her parents and I’m honestly sure no sane parent would give their address to a stranger especially one who couldn’t tell a believable lie. I sighed before I heard the door open and hid the folder quickly in my bag because I didn’t want Ben to know. He tends to be too much of a worrywart than me. “Welcome home babe.” I said as I kissed Ben at t
The company was a lot larger than I expected. DW corporation was a conglomerate whose main source of income was producing AI recognition systems for homes. Our house, Reina’s house and thousands of people used their system for security because it was almost impossible to hack and since they went to the market, breaking in and domestic robbery drastically reduced. I was surprised by the amount of people that came; a lot of political figures seen on TV even the vice president of the country. Activities held in Passion where I worked was nothing compared to an annual anniversary of a very old company. “Executive Campbell, I’m glad you could make it.” A hearty voice belonging to an elderly man caught Ben and my attention. “Director Priest, thank you for the pleasant greeting. I believe you haven’t met my husband, Leslie Campbell.” Ben introduced. “A pleasure to meet you sir.” I said as I stretched my hand before he shook it. “You really must be lo
The bathroom door opened and Ben came out, ready for work. He approached me and sat down before he touched my forehead. “Your fever dropped, that’s good.” Ben said as I smiled weakly. “You should go to work or you’ll be late. You’ve already been late too many times because of me.” I said as Ben kissed my head. “My job comes after you. You’ve been sick lately Leslie, are you sure you don’t want to go to the hospital?” “Hmm. I’ll be fine if I rest.” “Are you sure you’re not pregnant?” Ben asked and I hugged his waist. “No, I’m not. I take my pills; we use a condom and I did two tests with a kit last week.” I replied as Ben breathed out. “I’ll be home early, so rest. No working, no stress, no reading, rest.” Ben said as he kissed my lip before I chuckled. “I made no promises.” I joked as he pointed his finger at me before he left the room. Our trip to Sarah’s house, Isaac’s alpha wife was cut short because I was si
“I’m sorry I’m late.” I apologized as I sat down opposite Erica.“It’s okay, I took the liberty of ordering. Hope you don’t mind.” Erica said and I nodded.“Thank you. My lover didn’t really want me to leave because I am still recovering from pneumonia.” I said as she waved her hand.“It’s okay. We should get to work; I have an engagement I can’t afford to miss.” Erica said as I nodded before I placed my laptop on the table.Erica and I were trying to create a platform for Azrael to be able to communicate with his fans since he didn’t host book signings or fan meets. Of course, I had to use uncle Bob’s love to get him to make it an official announcement before meeting Erica.The project would be paid for if selected the winner and the runners-up would get a chance to meet and spend a day with Azrael.Erica wasn’t hopeful to be the winn
Erica had my hands handcuffed behind my back before she put on the television. I hated to admit it but she had carefully planned everything and no amount of miracle I could think of increased my chance of survival if shot. This wasn’t a time to be helpless; I needed to drop Erica’s guard down, enough to dial the police or anyone then have a conversation with her so they could understand the situation I was in. “Erica please may I have some water?” I asked as she stopped biting her nail. “Save that for your final moments.” She said as she waited patiently for the news to say something grand. “I really need water or I might die of dehydration before you kill me. I had some salty crackers when I came home and I haven’t taken a drink.” I requested before Erica sighed and walked away towards the kitchen. The moment she entered, I stood up and grabbed my phone. It was difficult doing things with my hand tied behind my back but I managed to separate
BenWhy did this explosion have to happen now of all time? I thought as I stood on the road that had quite the traffic.The police were trying to locate the attackers so I was in a long queue and three hours away from home when I can continue.I sighed in frustration. Leslie was home alone, recovering from a terrible flu and I was honestly worried because I’ve been restless since I came to work. That prickling feeling that something was wrong but when I called Leslie, he mentioned everything was fine.I picked up my phone to dial him but I ended up seeing three missed calls from him and a messy text.It’s an emergency, I will either be in the police station or at Azrael’s place. The address is here.I checked the time when Leslie had sent such a scary text and it was two hours ago. What the hell had he gotten himself into with that bad influence of a colleague that involved the police.