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I flung my clothes at the sofa at the corner against the big curtains. Then, make my way to the bathroom. No mirrors. Just tiles of black marbles.
I shut the door behind me. And stare at them walls in front of me. A huge space above the sinks indicating the absence of a mirror and calling out for it.
No.
You won't be getting a mirror. Walking past the toilet seat I make my way pass the glass surrounding the shower and close the door.
I turn the water on. Warm water rushes out and downpours on me. Sliding down my face, torso and my legs. My hair sticks to my scalp now that it's wet.
A sigh of relief escapes me as I relax and bunch my shoulders down. The warmth. My eyes fly open as I remember what happened yesterday.
I fell asleep only for her to be in my embrace when I woke up. Soft, warm, unknown. A stranger in my bed. That caught me off guard.
So many people have been trying to kill me or sleep with me so that they can use me for money. Only my friends are the people who I truly trust. Not even my butler, servants, and family members....
Yesterday I was having a nightmare. Of my parents. As my mother was taken away from me literally and my father's soul along with it. I have stopped visiting him frequently. Paying visits only when it's a special occasion.
Father hasn't been in his right mind since mother was taken away...and in that vulnerable moment, I was caught by a stranger.... My hands clench into a fist and I gulp at the memory of yesterday.
And the nightmare where I lost my mother and father. Again and again. And again. Horror grips me but then a soft glow emits from my chest, my heart, the pearl. It warms me up. Giving me a some resemblance of peace.
And that woman wants it back. I can't let her have it back yet. I need to do what I must do. Even if it means....that she has to die and maybe...even me.
I wiped myself dry after turning the shower off and swiping the towel from it's stand and halt in front of the door.
What if she is here again? Would she be as warm as she had been....?
I open the door to find nothing. I throw the towel away and fix the robe I wore in the bathroom on my way to its door. Maybe if I sleep again she would be by my side.
And maybe instead of her trying to get her pearl back and me trying to murder her...I can just sleep peacefully. Just one night. One night is all I need.
My eyes close as I lay down and tuck myself in. The light goes out as I turn tme off with a click. Sleep captures me.
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I startle awake with a loud gasp and try to find my breaths. My heart thumps hard in my chest and darkness makes it impossible for me to see anything.
It takes me a few minutes to bring my breathing under control. Cold sweat drips down my skin as gravity calls to it like a siren to a sailor on the sea. My throat goes dry and so I get up and chug a glass of water from the nightstand.
She isn't here. Is it because the lights are off? Last time I had forgotten and she was here...I groan. What is wrong with me? I can't believe I want someone I don't know at all to embrace me in their warm hands.
Sighing I lie back down and for some reason frustration takes over me preventing me from falling asleep for a long time and preventing me from thinking of the events in my dream.
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This morning I wake up groggily and annoyed. I get changed and make my way to my office. Meetings. Work. Everything is suddenly so annoying. Where is she? Does she not want her pearl back?
"Who put a stick in your ass so early in the morning?" Xavien yawns. "Stop taking that out on us and your poor outstanding employees."
"There's no stick up my ass!" I snap.
"Uh huh." Gabriel rolls his eyes. "So obvious."
I tsk. It's nine o'clock in the morning. What time is her meeting with me scheduled at? I will go crazy. I need to make this deal. And get back what deserves to be by my side.
"You should calm down." Camden says this time. "Why are you being so impatient?"
Because what I need to do is very important for my future. I can't tell them yet. I don't want to be a burden on people for no reason. And u think they are right.
I am being impatient. I have been patient all this time, I can't flip everything just because of this. She will come. I know for sure. And she will agree to it.
I rub my temples and shove the thoughts about her and the things she will be involved in away from my mind to focus on my current work.
"I know why." Zein speaks up this time, a grin on his face. "A certain girl if I may say."
"Ah." Xavien smiles. "Our sister-in-law."
"What sister-in-law?" I raise an eyebrow.
"Oh!" Gabriel turns to the other guys. "She hasn't confessed yet! Maybe it's not the correct time."
"Of course it's not the current time. Look at the huge stick sticking out of his asshole." Camden replies and then they all break out in laughter at my scowl which soon dissipates and joins them.
"But seriously." I say. "Who is it that you are talking about?"
"Meh." The guys chorus. "You will find out soon."