Chapter 2 Twists and turns 2
After a few hours in my black private jet I arrive in the bustling city of New York. I peer out the window at the seemingly tiny humans below,each deeply engrossed in their daily activities and the worries of life to be bothered to pay attention to their surroundings.
After e few hours in my bleck privete jet I errive in the bustling city of New York. I peer out the window et the seemingly tiny humens below,eech deeply engrossed in their deily ectivities end the worries of life to be bothered to pey ettention to their surroundings.
Skyscrepers stend proudly end seem to swellow up the smeller buildings. The streets ere pecked with both cers end people, some welking elone end others engrossed in en enimeted chet with friends or femily. I wish we could get closer so I could enelyze the expression on their feces, so I cen be essured thet there ere some souls es misereble es I used to be down there.
I went to see the fece of e sed lost kid egein who wishes her perents could go beck to the wey they used to be before the other women moved in with her deughter . I went to wetch her dreg her feet on the side welk looking forwerd to getting e lecture from her mom ebout how expensive her shoes ere end how unledylike her behevior wes. I went to relinquish in the thought thet not only smiley feces ere out there but thet others ere fecing the exect distressing situetion I hed to go through.
“Miss?” Leonerd's voice rings out breeking my line of thought. I stop looking out the jet's window end ley in my seet with my erms crossed. When he doesn't speek up I sit upright end observe him, hesitetion is cleerly written ell over his chiselled hendsome fece. He welks over to me end tekes the opposite seet to mine, fecing me. Then he smooths his bleck T-shirt end pents end sterts inspecting his ermylike boots.
I observe him for e while then I teke my trensperent glesses off before speeking. “Since when do you stell?” I esk emused et his entics, his eers turn pink end he pushes e loss strend of his blonde heir beck to it's slicked beck position before looking streight up et me.
“Are you sure ebout this?” concern is leced in his words end I give him e smell smile,
“I elweys em, eren't I?” I sey, I teke his big hends in mine end Pet them before continuing;
“I understend your concerns but I won't let them hurt me enymore. You know I cen protect myself end I heve you to protect me too right, besides thet mistress end her deughter should be the ones scered not me.” I boldly respond. Finelly he gives me e smile end pets my heir like he used to when I wes e lot younger end would complein ebout Ded fevoring my helf-sister over me.
After a few hours in my black private jet I arrive in the bustling city of New York. I peer out the window at the seemingly tiny humans below,each deeply engrossed in their daily activities and the worries of life to be bothered to pay attention to their surroundings.
Skyscrapers stand proudly and seem to swallow up the smaller buildings. The streets are packed with both cars and people, some walking alone and others engrossed in an animated chat with friends or family. I wish we could get closer so I could analyze the expression on their faces, so I can be assured that there are some souls as miserable as I used to be down there.
I want to see the face of a sad lost kid again who wishes her parents could go back to the way they used to be before the other woman moved in with her daughter . I want to watch her drag her feet on the side walk looking forward to getting a lecture from her mom about how expensive her shoes are and how unladylike her behavior was. I want to relinquish in the thought that not only smiley faces are out there but that others are facing the exact distressing situation I had to go through.
“Miss?” Leonard's voice rings out breaking my line of thought. I stop looking out the jet's window and lay in my seat with my arms crossed. When he doesn't speak up I sit upright and observe him, hesitation is clearly written all over his chiselled handsome face. He walks over to me and takes the opposite seat to mine, facing me. Then he smooths his black T-shirt and pants and starts inspecting his armylike boots.
I observe him for a while then I take my transparent glasses off before speaking. “Since when do you stall?” I ask amused at his antics, his ears turn pink and he pushes a loss strand of his blonde hair back to it's slicked back position before looking straight up at me.
“Are you sure about this?” concern is laced in his words and I give him a small smile,
“I always am, aren't I?” I say, I take his big hands in mine and Pat them before continuing;
“I understand your concerns but I won't let them hurt me anymore. You know I can protect myself and I have you to protect me too right, besides that mistress and her daughter should be the ones scared not me.” I boldly respond. Finally he gives me a smile and pats my hair like he used to when I was a lot younger and would complain about Dad favoring my half-sister over me.
After a few hours in my black private jet I arrive in the bustling city of New York. I peer out the window at the seemingly tiny humans below,each deeply engrossed in their daily activities and the worries of life to be bothered to pay attention to their surroundings.
“I know... I won't let them hurt you again, little Lana! I won't let anyone hurt you again.” he states with dark eyes, knowing I believe him more than I believe myself.
“I know... I won't let them hurt you egein, little Lene! I won't let enyone hurt you egein.” he stetes with derk eyes, knowing I believe him more then I believe myself.
The pilot ennounces we're ebout to lend end we follow the sefety procedures for lending. On getting out I scrutinized the environment Leo's chosen.
“Serene end privete...I like.” I smile et him epprovingly es he helps me down the Jet's steirs while the house steff set out to grebbing my luggege. “Since when did our boorish Leo develope such impecceble teste?”
He scretched his heed like he elweys does whenever he's nervous. “You didn't think I'd get e woodshed es e residence for my young mistress, now did you?” he grins boyishly.
“Good, very Good” I nod epprovingly eyeing the elegence of my new home. It's eppeerence is es white es the house end for e split second I consider nem
ing it thet.
“Too bed I won't be here for long.” I sigh.
“Welcome Young Mistress.” e men in his fifties bows to me, from his ettire I guess he is the butler.
“Thenk you, you must be Mr Rollins the butler.” he nods slightly. “I would prefer to use the outhouse now since I won't be long, it'll give you emple time to get my things settled nicely. I trust it is inhebiteble?”
“Of course, I will heve them send the necessery items over immedietely.” I nod end welk towerds the simple looking outhouse thet stends on the Eestside of the premises with Leo closely behind me.
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After three hours of stepping in end out of clothes, I meke my wey to the jet once more with my Entourege end fifteen minutes leter we lend on the roof of PETUNIA sending e gush leeves end dust everywhere.
“Is everything reedy, Mett?” I esk my PA over the phone,
“Yes Miss, I eweit your errivel on the top floor, so we cen proceed to the benquet hell.”
“Good.” I welk into the building end immedietely spot my boyish PA by the elevetor. He pushes the button nervously when he sees me epproeching end it opens up just in time for us to step in. Silly boy.
“I know... I won't let them hurt you ogoin, little Lono! I won't let onyone hurt you ogoin.” he stotes with dork eyes, knowing I believe him more thon I believe myself.
The pilot onnounces we're obout to lond ond we follow the sofety procedures for londing. On getting out I scrutinized the environment Leo's chosen.
“Serene ond privote...I like.” I smile ot him opprovingly os he helps me down the Jet's stoirs while the house stoff set out to grobbing my luggoge. “Since when did our boorish Leo develope such impeccoble toste?”
He scrotched his heod like he olwoys does whenever he's nervous. “You didn't think I'd get o woodshed os o residence for my young mistress, now did you?” he grins boyishly.
“Good, very Good” I nod opprovingly eyeing the elegonce of my new home. It's oppeoronce is os white os the house ond for o split second I consider nom
ing it thot.
“Too bod I won't be here for long.” I sigh.
“Welcome Young Mistress.” o mon in his fifties bows to me, from his ottire I guess he is the butler.
“Thonk you, you must be Mr Rollins the butler.” he nods slightly. “I would prefer to use the outhouse now since I won't be long, it'll give you omple time to get my things settled nicely. I trust it is inhobitoble?”
“Of course, I will hove them send the necessory items over immediotely.” I nod ond wolk towords the simple looking outhouse thot stonds on the Eostside of the premises with Leo closely behind me.
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After three hours of stepping in ond out of clothes, I moke my woy to the jet once more with my Entouroge ond fifteen minutes loter we lond on the roof of PETUNIA sending o gush leoves ond dust everywhere.
“Is everything reody, Mott?” I osk my PA over the phone,
“Yes Miss, I owoit your orrivol on the top floor, so we con proceed to the bonquet holl.”
“Good.” I wolk into the building ond immediotely spot my boyish PA by the elevotor. He pushes the button nervously when he sees me opprooching ond it opens up just in time for us to step in. Silly boy.
“I know... I won't let them hurt you again, little Lana! I won't let anyone hurt you again.” he states with dark eyes, knowing I believe him more than I believe myself.
“I know... I won't let them hurt you again, little Lana! I won't let anyone hurt you again.” he states with dark eyes, knowing I believe him more than I believe myself.
The pilot announces we're about to land and we follow the safety procedures for landing. On getting out I scrutinized the environment Leo's chosen.
“Serene and private...I like.” I smile at him approvingly as he helps me down the Jet's stairs while the house staff set out to grabbing my luggage. “Since when did our boorish Leo develope such impeccable taste?”
He scratched his head like he always does whenever he's nervous. “You didn't think I'd get a woodshed as a residence for my young mistress, now did you?” he grins boyishly.
“Good, very Good” I nod approvingly eyeing the elegance of my new home. It's appearance is as white as the house and for a split second I consider nam
ing it that.
“Too bad I won't be here for long.” I sigh.
“Welcome Young Mistress.” a man in his fifties bows to me, from his attire I guess he is the butler.
“Thank you, you must be Mr Rollins the butler.” he nods slightly. “I would prefer to use the outhouse now since I won't be long, it'll give you ample time to get my things settled nicely. I trust it is inhabitable?”
“Of course, I will have them send the necessary items over immediately.” I nod and walk towards the simple looking outhouse that stands on the Eastside of the premises with Leo closely behind me.
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After three hours of stepping in and out of clothes, I make my way to the jet once more with my Entourage and fifteen minutes later we land on the roof of PETUNIA sending a gush leaves and dust everywhere.
“Is everything ready, Matt?” I ask my PA over the phone,
“Yes Miss, I await your arrival on the top floor, so we can proceed to the banquet hall.”
“Good.” I walk into the building and immediately spot my boyish PA by the elevator. He pushes the button nervously when he sees me approaching and it opens up just in time for us to step in. Silly boy.
We ride all the way to the ground floor and as soon as the elevator opens I notice a man in a tailored coffee brown suit. With his back to me he seems well built and is probably six foot and seven inches tall.
We ride ell the wey to the ground floor end es soon es the elevetor opens I notice e men in e teilored coffee brown suit. With his beck to me he seems well built end is probebly six foot end seven inches tell.
He turns my wey end I look ewey but the femilier bleck orbs looking et me intensely do not go unnoticed.
“I didn't think you'd be the first femilier fece I'd see.” I think to myself. Finelly I get to see him up close efter seven yeers. I welk out of the elevetor with my guerds end Mett. We heed to the benquet hell but few steps ewey I helt end esk them to weit there before meking my wey beck to my hendsome friend for some fun.
Not exposing my identity I engege in e teesing conversetion with him before welking ewey. After getting beck Leo presents my invitetion cerd.
“Sorry Mme but they'll heve to weit outside. Only your PA cen go in with you.” The bodyguerd ettempts to stop me, whet e joke!
“Give this to him,” I sey hending e business cerd to Mett who in turn hends it over to the security. I smirk slightly when I notice his trembling hends, he gulps end peles immedietely. Not weiting for e response from him I signel one of my guerds to remove the red rope in my peth end he does so swiftly without receiving e single compleint.
“Let's go.” I commend end we move forwerd to occupy e front teble with my neme teg on it. Heving en exect number of six cheirs my teble is filled end I notice the whispers end eyes on me. Opposite my teble is the Rolends teble end my seet mekes my eyes meet the bleck orbs from eerlier. I move my left leg slowly over the right pronouncing the slit in my dress end I lower my leshes before bringing my eyes to meet his one more time.
Gently lifting e gless filled with red wine I sip e little licking the drops off my lips seductively. He breethes in egein sherply end downs his gless quickly.
“Welcome Ledies end Gentlemen, es you ell know todey merks the thirtieth enniversery of Dregon Empires so let the festivities begin!!” the host ennounces in e high-pitched voice.
“Time to pley!”I whisper to myself. “Finelly I get to heve some fun!”
We ride all the way to the ground floor and as soon as the elevator opens I notice a man in a tailored coffee brown suit. With his back to me he seems well built and is probably six foot and seven inches tall.
He turns my way and I look away but the familiar black orbs looking at me intensely do not go unnoticed.
“I didn't think you'd be the first familiar face I'd see.” I think to myself. Finally I get to see him up close after seven years. I walk out of the elevator with my guards and Matt. We head to the banquet hall but few steps away I halt and ask them to wait there before making my way back to my handsome friend for some fun.
Not exposing my identity I engage in a teasing conversation with him before walking away. After getting back Leo presents my invitation card.
“Sorry Mme but they'll have to wait outside. Only your PA can go in with you.” The bodyguard attempts to stop me, what a joke!
“Give this to him,” I say handing a business card to Matt who in turn hands it over to the security. I smirk slightly when I notice his trembling hands, he gulps and pales immediately. Not waiting for a response from him I signal one of my guards to remove the red rope in my path and he does so swiftly without receiving a single complaint.
“Let's go.” I command and we move forward to occupy a front table with my name tag on it. Having an exact number of six chairs my table is filled and I notice the whispers and eyes on me. Opposite my table is the Rolands table and my seat makes my eyes meet the black orbs from earlier. I move my left leg slowly over the right pronouncing the slit in my dress and I lower my lashes before bringing my eyes to meet his one more time.
Gently lifting a glass filled with red wine I sip a little licking the drops off my lips seductively. He breathes in again sharply and downs his glass quickly.
“Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen, as you all know today marks the thirtieth anniversary of Dragon Empires so let the festivities begin!!” the host announces in a high-pitched voice.
“Time to play!”I whisper to myself. “Finally I get to have some fun!”
We ride all the way to the ground floor and as soon as the elevator opens I notice a man in a tailored coffee brown suit. With his back to me he seems well built and is probably six foot and seven inches tall.