I will be back

In city Z's airport, Alexa walked in with sunglasses and a suitcase. In the bathroom, 'I think I am done here, I will be home in a day ', the eyes behind those glasses were cold, her voice was filled with warmth. The man over the phone hummed in agreement, as the call ended.

As she arrived in another country, she noticed the grey car immediately, there was only one of it in the country,a man with eyes as grey as the car itself, was seated. He had rimless glasses on, while working on a tablet. 'You are still working?, we are getting married soon Xander', Alexa was already seated in the car, her mouth pouting.

'If it's attention you need, you are not getting any, shut up or get off', his voice made the car feel smaller. She wasn't stupid, being picked up by Xander Macquinn was already a privilege, shutting up was her best option.

The car zoomed of towards the north of the city, A mansion stood tall and proud on a mountain blooming with trees. As the tall black gates of the mansion opened wide, Alexa smiled with greed, all this was going to be hers, as long as she could endure this block of ice, by her side.

In the basement of the mansion, walls dense with mold, with lights on both sides of the wall, the path was narrow, the air damp, the odour was unbearable. A woman sat at the end of the hallway, locked behind bars, she was the definition of a skeleton wrapped in skin, her face, the only pride of her body in this present state. Her face was pale, her eyes glowed with hatred, if only her mother hadn't birthed a monster, she would have been leaving a good life.

It had been a decade, a whole decade, remembering how stupid she was to once look up to him, she laughed at herself with the last bit of strength in her. 'Zayne were the h*ll are you?', her tone was weak, as she passed out for the fourth time that day.

In the mansion, Xander walked up the stairs not sparing Alexa a glance. 'I don't need your attention anyways, all I need is this', she stared at the mansion in awe, as she murmured beneath her breath.

The mansion had a total of thirteen rooms, eight bedrooms, two master bedrooms, a study, a gym, and a storage room. There was a pool in the yard, with a ranch. 'It looks exactly like Lucian's, that's odd', Alexa had brought it upon herself to tour Xander's mansion.

In his study, Xander's butler stood behind him as he stood by the balcony, as the night wind blew against his face. 'Is it really wise, to bring home a young lady, young master ?', the butler's words had meaning. 'If you do your job right, there should be no issues', Xander's voice was calm. 'Of course, young master, will the young lady be staying with you, young....', the butler's voice trailed off as Xander turned around to face him, with his eyebrows raised.

'Well, of course young master, this old man is starting to loose his mind, I shall have the maids direct the young lady', the butler was about to leave, when he paused, his back facing his young master. 'Shall I inform madam of your engagement, young master?'. 'There is no need for that', his voice now cold.

The door shut close, as the old butler took his leave. The majestic mansion went to sleep,in the dead of the night, the woman in the cell received a visitor. 'Did you at least get me food, Xander ?', she had woken up after fainting.

Xander dropped a nylon bag, with leftovers in it. The woman didn't care about what the food was packed in, all she cared about was her growling stomach. After gobbling down the food, and the water Xander had brought her, her face was calm as her body regained energy.

'How is work going?', her tone was lazy as she leaned against the wall. 'Your mother is interfering', Xander seemed exhausted. 'Our.....mother, Xander', her tone was teasing. Rare moments like this appear between this pair of siblings once in a while. Times when the only thing separating them were the rusting bars of iron.

'Are the others okay?', her tone was cautious, hearing her question, Xander's eyes deepened. 'Their condition isn't my business, and you....know that', she hummed, tired. 'Take your leave I need sleep', her tone suddenly unwelcoming. Xander's figure slowly disappeared down the hallway, as the woman's eyes closed to rest.

In city Z, two days had passed, since Alexa's visit, the couple hadn't spoken a word since. Lucian had his pride, and had never bowed to anyone. 'Why on earth would I apologize?', he had asked Cane this question too many times, Cane even had eyebags.

As Lucian's car zoomed of towards the villa, his phone's alert made him change his destination. Addy was busy with work in her study when her phone buzzed, 'I am going for a trip, I should be back in three days'. He couldn't even tell her to her face, she replied with a simple, 'okay', and kept on with her work.

Lucian on the other hand, was already at the airport, when he received her text. 'This woman, that's all she can say?',Lucian was murmuring under his breath, when he boarded the plane.

As he arrived in another country, he was about to leave in the car, that was waiting for him, when he spotted a car. His eyebrows furrowed, the car was grey. 'It can't be', his face darkened.

Right there and then, he saw his brother walk out the car and approach him, 'long time no see, bro', Xander's voice was cold,as his eyes brewed with hate.