The deal

Alexi car drove towards the airfield gate only to find a body on the road lying helplessly in the cold heavy rain.

The driver frowned with a furrowed brow looking at the body, no matter where they pass the person would get hurt. "Sir, we have a situation sir". The driver reported and Alexi lifted his eyelid to look at the driver.

"Sir there is a body on the road... Should we take her to the hospital" He asked, Alexi looked at the body on the road and instantly recognised her.

"Pull up in front" Alexi said in his cold tone, truthfully it was Natalie lying down in the middle of the gate. He came out and carried her back to the car, her body is freezing. He entered into the car with her back, he carried her in a bridal style Into the awaiting plane.

The airplane consisted of several gold colour chairs, mini bars and a bedroom. There was already a doctor treating Thomas's wound as first aid, the beating affected his already weak organ making it severe. Alexi brought Natalie into the plane and went to the bedroom, he peeled off all her clothes since all of them are completely drenched, she is lying on the bed like a newborn shaking terribly Alexi didn't think twice before putting his clothes off and lay next to her sharing his body warmth with her.

His minding is focused on reducing her coldness cause it's helping her body temperature began to warm up steadily. After half an hour, there was a great difference in her temperature but she was still shaken.

"How can you do this Mason... You said you will walk to the ends of the earth with me, you promised that you love me... But now you Compare me to not more than a single penny... Sobs..." Tears rolls down from Natalie face as she speaks in her unconscious state. Alexi vein budge in pure anger us fist were clenched he is trying o hard not to wake her and get the damn piece of that f***king Mason's Idea.

He stood up and dressed her up in a black hoodie and shorts from his luggage before letting the doctor to prescribe some medication, he injected her with some before leaving.

****

The plane landed in Paris and some minutes ago and they are convoys of cars that came to welcome him, he ordered a guard, driver,and maid to Thomas. He entered his own car and the driver drove straight to his penthouse. He carried her in arms shocking the maids present even to his bedroom and they couldn't help but widen their eyes not daring to utter a sound.

At noon, Natalie opened her eyelids weakly in an unfamiliar surrounding. She sat up immediately her brain processed her surrounding, the king-size bouncy bed was very comfy underneath her pulling her back to sleep. She woke up again and immediately stood up as last night memory came In like a flood, she looked around the vast room where a book shelf and a cup board stood and two giant doors then nothing, the owner seemed to be a minimalist owning very little thing. She quickly had her bathe,the bathroom door was a transparent one way door, those inside can see what's going on outside but those outside can't see what's happening inside.

She changed into a gray shirt that reached mid-thigh as a result of her petite figure. She entered the second room to see a mini-living room, just as she was thinking it was a normal apartment she opened another door to meet an long hallway with florescent light abe and beautiful flowers.

Natalie quickly walked through the carpeted hallway in a daze, she instinctively stopped her movement hearing voices down the stairs.

"What a competent assistant" Alexi gave a sarcastic remark then a slight chuckle follow. "Where is your girlfriend" Alexi questioned again, Natalie went closer and peeped out to see Alexi sitting on a king like chair, two men staying infront of him with their head bowed not daring to look up.

"I'm sorry young master, I wasn't aware of your return this morning or I promised I would have been there". Lionel explained his head bowed.

"Sir, your schedule are quite tight today sir, there are lot of meetings and debrief at the company" Lionel stated with his head still bent down. "Sir..." Lionel called hesitantly.

"Speak Lionel...Stop acting like those annoying gender acting cute" Alexi said with a frown.

"Sir old madam cross birthday party is tomorrow... It's just a family gathering nothing more" Lionel carefully stated his words glancing up warily. Alexi is not focused on what he is saying his mind wondering far, as his eyes turned dark the once clear bright blue eyes is almost black.

"Sir... I didn't...

" Some cat just like putting themselves in danger... Would you continue peeping like or actually come out" Alexi suddenly said leaving the two assistants in his front confused.

"What's he talking about" Natalie muttered to herself just as confused as everyone else.

Alexi stood up and leisurely walked up the stairs, his pace was steady for his long legs that before Natalie could turn he grasped her hand pulling her out in an unfriendly way.

"Don't you know how to be gentle...hisses..." Natalie complained but still followed along.

"I used one of your new toothbrush and what happened to my former dress..." Natalie went on and on with her complaint that Lionel had to quickly cover her mouth.

"One more word and I will ask Lionel to take you and your father to that your island, then make sure to throw you both at least three hundred feet high from the ground surface..." He took in deep breath and closed his eyes with a sigh.

"Here is the total sum of money you owe me - travel, hospital bill, and the debt money tally upto three million all services are top notch that's why the bill is on an high side." Lionel explained handing a calculated amount of the expenses in an A4 paper.

"The amount is very high I can't pay this in the next five years of my life to come" Natalie looked at the paper in disbelief.

"Well you would have to start from somewhere ma'am" Lionel responded in a polite manner.

"Ma'am you don't have to worry our young master is kind and generous so he prepared this for you if you can follow duly then Ma'am you would pay up the debt in just a year" The other assistant said handing her a document in a black file bag.

"What's this" Natalie muttered checking it and her eyes widened "This is... This is a marriage contract".

"Yes Ma'am just for a year and you get your strong healthy father" Mike said with a smile. Natalie looked at the paper for a while and fell in deep thought. Her father's health means a lot to her so she can't trade it for anything, her father once told her that her mother left them to go to Paris and luck brought her here so she is going to use everything at her disposal to reunite her parent.

"Fine but Let it be within the family members, I want no restrictions on my movements and my father completely healed". Natalie said in approval.

"Be rest assured about it Ma'am" Mike said with a slight smile.

"The marriage registrar will be here in an hour miss" Lionel said after hanging up on a call.

"I have had many plans on my future wedding not a rush wedding" Natalie sad disappointedly but still went up the stairs.

"Get a dress and prepare her for the wedding" Alexi ordered.

"There will undoubtedly be female and a change in decoration" Mike said looking at Alexi for a response.

"Do it" Alexi Answered after thinking for a while, then stood up also.

****

One hour later.

The big hall is arranged neatly for the wedding and the stairs handle was adorned with flowers in rows, Alexi walked down the stairs looking hot and devishly handsome in his sparkling grey tuxedo. He stopped in front of the magistrate and looked at the stairs. Ten minutes passed and Natalie wasn't down yet, he was already fighting the urge to go up and pull her down here when he had gasps from the maids, servant, his two assistants and the magistrate. He looked up and his adam apple throbbed he felt a sensation he hadn't felt in seven years, his family jewels poking hard in its pant just by looking.