LOGINMARKWe stayed longer in the sky than I had anticipated, and for whatever reason the pilot gave; I couldn’t even recall because I was too impatient and pissed off to even listen to him, but it didn’t prepare for the delay I would encounter when we eventually landed.“What the heck is going on?!” I barked at everyone and no one in particular.“Mr. Mark Ronaldo, please, calm down,” one of the senior airport staff members told me.I glared at him so angrily that he had to take a step back from me.“I am sorry, Mr. Mark,” he apologized.“You better be,” I retorted.But I still needed an explanation to what was going on. It seemed like the airport here wasn’t suddenly functioning any longer, and it made me wonder why all of this was happening.First, I got delayed at that damn company. What was supposed to have lasted for only an hour took more than three hours, and then the blizzard came, keeping me stuck at their airport all night. It was even worse because my cell phone had been switche
IVYDinner tasted better than I expected. I watched him kill the animal that he had hunted down and prepare it in a way that I hadn’t seen before, and by the time he was done, I realized that it was just like what I had ordered before in a restaurant.Only that this time around, it was way tastier.I ate until I had my fill, and even when I was done, I still ate some more because I didn’t know the next time I would get something like this to eat. The last thing I even wanted to think about were those half-cooked vegetables of his.“Dinner was delicious,” I found myself complimenting him after we were done eating, but he merely grunted in response.He went to the kitchen and tidied up.As I watched him, I kept wondering if he really enjoyed being here all alone or he was stuck here because he didn’t have a choice.What if the Mafias weren’t after him? Would he have settled for a place like this?As far as I knew, no one in his right mind would ever choose this sort of solidarity over t
ALEXAOne of the cops drove us to Vector’s house. While Reyna sat in front, Noelle and I sat at the back.Noelle held me closely as though I would collapse if she didn’t. Well, I couldn’t even tell her not to because I needed someone close to me right now.“You have to try to stay calm, Alexa,” Noelle told me in a calm and low voice. “I am sure that this is just a mix up and he is fine,” Noelle added.Even though Noelle was worried and scared as well; although not even close to how I was feeling, she also seemed calm at the same time.Well, I didn’t expect her to be this frantic.She wasn’t the one in love with Mark Ronaldo and carrying his child, and she certainly didn’t know what it felt like to lose a loved one...that was probably why she couldn’t understand Nelson’s grief; not that I would ever say that to her anyway.But I have lost two people I loved deeply.First, it was my mum. The pain didn’t cut deep because I was very young when she passed, but till this very moment, I stil
ALEXA“What happened?” I asked Reyna for the umpteenth time.“Alexa, you need to calm down because of the baby,” Noelle told me with deep care and worry because she could already see how agitated I was.My chest was going up and down too fast.The thought of Mark getting hurt scared the heck out of me.“Reyna, please, you don’t have to say anything right now,” Noelle told Reyna.I swirled around and faced Noelle.“Why would you tell her that?” I asked Noelle, my anger rising even though she was only looking out for me. “Didn’t you hear what she said about Mark missing?” I demanded from Noelle again.“I heard that, Alexa, but we cannot have that handled if you are like this,” Noelle answered. “For heaven’s sake, think about the health of your baby. The doctor did tell you not to get worked up, especially emotionally,” she added.I didn’t like Noelle’s words even though they were right.Anyway, I forced myself to take quick deep breaths, and when I was done, I turned to Reyna. I was sti
IVY“Why is he taking so much time? Where has he gone?” I asked myself as I began to feel too lonely in the cabin.I even dozed off after forcing those half-cooked vegetables down my throat, and now that I was up, he still wasn’t back.“Who just leaves without telling anyone where they are going to?” I grumbled to myself.There was no one to answer the questions in my head and I didn’t have the answers myself. I thought of going out to check, but then I recalled that he asked...no, firmly instructed me not to go out of the cabin.The doors were locked.Not sure of what to do, I got up and began to walk around.From the window, I could tell that it was getting dark outside.“I can’t believe I am going to spend the night here...and maybe many other nights,” I muttered to myself.Tears gathered in my eyes almost immediately.This wasn’t the plan and I wasn’t happy about it.Yes, I was curious to meet and know the man who gave birth to me, but it didn’t mean that I was ready to live with
ALEXA“Alexa, you still haven’t decorated the nursery,” Noelle told me hours later.It was almost evening now and soon enough, Lora would be back with dinner. It felt as though eating was the only thing I did now, and sleeping as well, and I could tell that my stomach was an inch bigger every passing hour.Standing in front of the mirror some minutes ago, I saw a completely different person.“I know,” I responded.I had woken up from my third nap in the day and had come out of the room to look for Noelle, only to find her in the baby’s room, staring at everything that had been bought but yet to be unpacked and arranged.“Why not?” Noelle asked. “These things have been here for God knows how long,” she added.“I know that, Noelle,” I repeated.“Then why haven’t you decorated?” Noelle asked me, and almost immediately, her tone softened. “Are you too heavy to do it?” She asked me further with deeper concern.“No, Noelle, that’s not it,” I responded.“Then what has been stopping you?” Noe
ALEXASo many things filled my mind as I approached Mark’s house. I was still struggling to believe what I heard from Oscar’s confession, and Donald’s words, but the evidences were glaring.More like the more I tried to find Mark innocent, the more things unfolded against him.Was I a fool for thin
ALEXAThe next couple of days were filled with packing and preparing for the trip with the pop-star. Fortunately for me, my secretary was very competent and efficient.I still attended to my other clients, but I was more focused on everything that was required of me for the trip. I also could not d
ALEXA“Noelle, this is supposed to be a business meeting and not a date,” I complained to Noelle as she beautified me.Noelle knew that I wasn’t interested in meeting anyone romantically as I vehemently turned down her intentions. She eventually gave up and talked about meeting him and pitching my
MARKMr. Devon had advised that I paid Donald Shell a visit and have a conversation with him. He had told me that a man like Donald Shell would not back down, and that the earlier I paid him a visit, the better.“If you play your cards right, he could even throw in some investment that would help y







