ittle pink clouds of cotton candy melting into my mouth. The fresh morning breeze swayed

felt ordinary. Just like the moving crowd around me. No

t and drew in a fistful air of breath. But the smile slipped away from my l

s peering down at my soul. And my heart palpita

he doin

sing me to turn around. I couldn't even comprehend the object at the p

horror as the warm crimson liquid soaked my w

n I couldn't feel any pa

he vague figure c

he whispered

, litt

chest, a shiver of drea

le o

n't be! It can't

gradually vanishing into the air. My ardent eyes searched him among the sw

did

aze still in search of him. And then my eyes fell on the person

ant legs approached him, an

hs echoed to my ears, as my eyes

face turning around, a splash of cold wa

middle of my bed, panting and sweating,

d Alex standing there beside the bed with a g

side of his lips didn't go unnotice

reath, my heart still p

not here. He is dead. It

t arising chilly goosebumps across my s

how you

wrong with you? Wh

k me, you know? I just saved

was gonna die in my dream

t's not that I didn't get nightmares often, but today

felt weak und

ed by a ghost in a haunted house. And you knew you were about to die." He p

ion you make during a ghostmare w

me," he replied in

at the wor

an bedf

deny it. Grabbing a pillow, I thre

ey

e that again. Or I swear to God,

hould I say, the ghost? You would've scared the poor so

Get the fuck out of m

!" Mom shouted

g his knees for support, tears gathered at the corners o

een your face when I threw th

et out!"

m. But it was our thing, wakin

But get ready and come downstairs. Everyone is waiting for you at the breakfast tabl

die out of hunger th

disappeared around the hallway

my eyes. Then my mind went to the conversatio

to remember and dream of a person, a past I wanted to erase from my memory? Though snippets of that day from nine years ago still haunted

blue eyes...D

. Why did I dream of

bled out of the bed and

*

sunny faced poached egg on my plate. The judging pair of eyes on me was long ignored by the hunge

e? How was yo

her eyes filled with disdain of the amount of calories I

, but I fell in love with English people. And now I think I wi

t what about your mom? I don't think she w

conversation and concent

currently sending evil glances to the particular guest. They all knew of her hunting adventures around the world.

" Alex asked, cutting on his

ual, boring and hard. That man doesn't know when to stop. He makes

t was long forgotten. When it has always been like this be

don't work with Dad, we at least need to learn the basics of self defense in order to protect ourselves i

t!" I shook my head. "Do

ent back to his apartment last night, he didn't even say by

ht know t

e needs to attend," replied Sam, brushin

s are heading there after break

t he and Sam ran. And they were suppose

fice. Forgot some files. But Sam can take you there," A

retary? He could b

ss. And it depends on some stinky rich jerk businessman who will be there at the meeting. So he needs to be there to keep everyt

e's attention suddenly moved to our convers

towards this individual,"

herwise he wasn't someone to have

go. I don't want him to be mad again and blame me later for let

business and the restrictions we all had to endure because of that

my head and went

same went with my bodyguards. I just hoped Dad would let me go. I even made M

even for some hour. With Golden Palace in concern, he had no problem with me going there. It was like

to happen on the way. So, in return for the permissi

ses, all of them piled out of the cars following behind me. Th

elebrity or some VIP. Though it wasn'

park the car," saying, Sam d

e like robots without a command. "All of you gu

Miss. We have instructions,

ght. But parading through the hotel with so ma

hat much space for all of you. So why don't only two or three of you come with me and the oth

ark glasses if not for the slight craning of their necks. After

nd out Max was in our penthouse situated at the top of this bu

ee you later!" Waving at her,

he chirp

waited for the doors to close. The all three walls including the doors

a sudden interruption halted thei

k blac

face, my breath caught at my throat. The su

ions, but the surprise that flashed across his eyes

ive inch three toddler, me. The first three buttons of his shirt were unmade, granting the world a view of his hard pal

hat I almost unseen the girl in a maroon

't even make an effort to glance a

he passed me and stood right behind, the girl stayed close on

ere his eyes were. I could feel it. The intensity that bu

ll and proud at the middle of the cramped space, radiating power

y permission, my legs shuffled in their place. He was cl

y stubborn eyes looked at the doors betraying the order of my brain, only

hair tied in a high bun, I found myself conscious of my appearance. Which

I took a step ahead, crea

huckle resonated t

floor, was full of tension and silence. The minu

leased a breath I didn't know I was holding. But I

vers down my spine as he whispered into my ear. And before I could

ust ha

st didn't catch the sharp glance she cast at me ove