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Chapter 45
Leigh-Ann’s POV
After serving Kael his drink at his study, he still didn’t say a word and I don’t know why it hurt me badly. He’s been acting this way for some time now and seriously, I don’t know what I did wrong.
“Please Sir… I’m… am sorry if I’ve offended you. You don’t say a word to me and I don’t know what I’ve done wrong”
As usual, he didn’t respond so I had to look up and found him looking at me as he sipped his wine. I felt so stupid. Why do I care if he doesn’t talk to me? He’s my boss, I am his worker so what do I expect? I bowed then turned to leave but his cold voice paused me on my track.
” So my voice makes you live. It makes you happy huh? ”
I turned speechlessly and lowered my head. I was now nervous. He stood up from his seat and came to stand behind me which only made me shiver.
“I… I just feel you’re mad at me”
I don’t know what suddenly happened to me or what I was thinking but I turned and hugged him tightly. This feeling felt strange. Like I’ve missed him so much.
“Please forgive me” I muttered against his chest.
“Leigh-Ann…” I heard his cold voice but I didn’t move or disengage from him. It felt warm, something I’d never experienced before.
Finally, I broke off and nervously turned to rush out of the room. Am sure he must be damn surprised and think that I might be crazy.
“Leigh-Ann” He called out, making me pause on my track. “You didn’t do Anything wrong. You should focus more on your studies.”
My heart skipped. Oh geez, I thought he was gonna be mad at me for touching him twice.
“And… I’ve never been mad at you but you’ll see all my sides the next time you let anyone violate the agreements we had based on you being my maid. I’ve been silent over some issues this whole time and I’ve watched how you’ve been permitting people to break those rules.”
“You own yourself and you should fight for it. I’m your boss and wouldn’t leave my businesses to come fight for you” He concluded and started walking back to his seat.
I think he’s said too much because this is the first time he’s spoken that lengthy to me. I wanted to hear him say more but that was all anyway.
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Kash’s POV
“Am I Beautiful?” Her voice kept echoing in my head as I turned restlessly on the bed. “Am I Beautiful?”
I forced my eyes open and sat up at once, panting heavily. Damn! Since the incident with Eleanor at the Study, I can’t seem to get her off my mind. Then when she kissed me, her lips felt so good and her whole body was damn perfect under my touch but what does it have to do with my dreams?
I got out of bed and walked into my mini bar to cool off a bit. Seriously, I needed a drink or two to clear my head and I hoped it worked. After a couple of drinks, I sat staring at the ceiling, I’ll get knocked out any moment but it didn’t work.
“Am I Beautiful?” She had this charming voice too. And when I admitted she was beautiful, she smiled, showing off her cute dimples but wait, what the fuck was wrong with me? She just joined us two weeks ago and just today I spoke with her. It’s driving me nuts.
I sighed in frustration and then returned to my room. “Am I Beautiful?”
“Yes you are, you fucking are. Now get off my head will you?” I spoke to no one In particular and walked out to the balcony. Damn, this is driving me crazy.
I’m even talking to myself but one thing is for sure. I’m gonna meet her tomorrow and clear this shit out of my head.
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Leigh-Ann’s POV
I lay on my bed facing the ceiling as the thought of Kael engulfed my mind. Amongst all the Brothers, I could say he was the most handsome. His hair was always dyed and styled every week. Coupled with his beautiful eyes and cute nose then his lovely lips.
But wait. I’ve never seen him crack up, not even a happy smile. Well, who was I kidding though? At least he kept a warm face sometimes but Kyler… Kyler’s was always cold and hard as a rock. Trust me, just the thought of him brought fear into me and I couldn’t help remembering my last encounter with him.
My body suddenly went cold as I recalled how he had dug his fingers into my skin, tearing it up. I shivered and looked down at my thighs. The mark from his five fingers was still there, running down. But what could’ve made him so cold and ruthless? He had no atom of warmth in him.
Shrugging the thoughts off, I got out of bed and checked the clock. The thought of him only terrified me. It was some minutes to twelve and I still didn’t feel like sleeping. I sighed then picked up my book to read. The school exams are fast approaching and of course, I’ve been doing a whole lot of reading.
There was a soft knock on the door and I didn’t need a psychic to tell me it was Maerie. Looks like someone else can’t sleep too. I got over and opened the door then ushered her in.
“Sorry to disturb but I noticed your lights were on”
I rolled my eyes and then sat on my bed. “I can’t sleep” I muttered and she came to sit beside me with her face beaming with smiles. Okay, what did she do this time? Whenever she was like this it was either she was up to something or has done it already.
“I sent another letter to Stiles” I didn’t say a word but just stared at her. Okay, that’s nothing new.
“Aren’t you happy for me?” She asked and giggled “That’s the fifth you know, still planning to write more”
The… The Fifth? Oh, wow.
“Um… that’s great Maerie but… has he replied to any?” I asked and noticed that the smiles on her face disappeared.
“He hasn’t” She responded dryly “But I figured it might be because of his tight schedule you know. Being Sir Kael’s driver and taking him everywhere then attending school and reading for exams could be enough reason”
I nodded then looked off. What was I to say? For two weeks now I and Stiles haven’t said a word to each other though he does sometimes but I doubt Maerie’s reasons are right. If I’m not wrong, I heard him say he liked someone else who of course wasn’t Maerie.
“I’ve made plans to speak with him directly but that should be when school closes for vacation”Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.
I nodded with a faux smile and deep inside, I felt sorry for her. She might just be wasting her time as well as her energy.