ALEXANDER

Chapter 13

Didn’t he tell me he’s on a business trip?

Alexander is in the front bar staring at me.

“Mr. Montavo! What a surprise! Are you with some friends?” says Hugo.

“No. But, I’m here for someone.”

“Oh, and that someone is--?” Hugo glances at me.

Joseph gives him his order while I am about to take my leave so he and Hugo can talk.

“Can I excuse her for a moment?”

I know he’s pertaining to me.

I glance at Hugo, and he smiles with a suspicious look, to be exact.

“I knew it- sure! She’s yours tonight.”

Hugo winks at me, and I just mentally roll my eyes at him.

I bring him to the far corner. The music is loud so our conversation was also loud.

“What are you doing here?”

“I’m picking you up.”

“Alexander, didn’t you tell me you have a business to take care of?”

“Yeah. But if my girl is talking with another man like that, why would I care for business?”

“Wait, what?”

“I hate sharing, moya milaya.”

“Are you kidding me right now?”

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Alexander POV

Suppressing my smile when I see her reaction. She has always kept me entertained. Amused by her.

Pulling her closer as I snake my arm around her waist and connected our lips. Not minding the surrounding people.

She pushes me away after a few moments.

“Why did you do that?” Her shock expression only increases my good mood.

“To tell your boss, he shouldn’t hit on what’s mine.”

“What??! Are you serious? How on earth did you think that? Hugo is just my boss.”

She’s looking around. Maybe hoping no one of her friends had seen us or maybe to check if Hugo was watching us.

“Hey, Cassie.”

“Oh, God!” She exclaims under her breath. The music in the background is now faint and I clearly see her reaction under the light. Following her gaze to know why she is nervy.

“Hey! I’ve been looking for you. I need your help--- Oh, you’re with someone?”

“Grace, can you ask Matty for now? I can't now.”

I doubt if her workmate understands her since her attention was no longer on hers. She’s gawking at me. Cassidy may have noticed it. Yet, she just looks at us.

“Let’s go.” Taking Cassidy’s hand as I pull her with me, leaving the woman with her mouth agape.

“Wait! I haven’t done talking to Grace.”

“I haven’t done talking to you, too.”

“But we can talk all night, all day later.”

“I need your full attention, moya printsesa. I hate sharing.”

She’s still looking back, but I block her with my body and push her towards the next aisle to where the car parks.

“She saw us, Alexander.”

“Your point?”

“She will probably tell the others.”

“And?”

“They will find out about us.”

“So?”

“Then they will--- wait a moment. Are you making fun of me right now??”

Can’t suppress my smile anymore and connected our lips once more. She tried to resist, but I pin her with my body on the brick wall.

Taking her arms and put them on my shoulders. A few moments later, her arms slowly move around my neck while she’s responding to my kiss.

Groaning with satisfaction, I deepen the kiss. Attempting to invade her mouth with my tongue.

Damn this lady. She’s making all my desires hard to control.

“I want more, moya printsesa.” Whispering while planting kisses on her lips.

Mentally cursing myself for wanting more of her. I want to claim her, but I know I can’t.

I need to gain her trust.

I still have this feeling that she’s only doing it because of the contract.

Least that I care. As long as she’s with me that’s all that matter. That's my real plan afterall. To make her mine.

Her deep sigh is audible.

“If you have business to take care, I also have a job to mind, mister.” She says as she gets off me. She may look tough, but she’s too fragile and naïve. I can tell it by her body language. I've been with countless of women in my life and they're all different but Cassidy is very unique among them.

I saw her cried once, and I swore that day I will do everything to make her happy. To do that, I have to make her mine.

Even from the very moment my eyes had set on her that night in the club. She instantly took most part of me. I had to act fast seeing how vulnerable she was for any preys. My friends were not gentlemen when they got drunk and I wouldn’t want any of them to touch what’s mine.

But the moment I placed her on my lap that night, everything inside me went havoc. Wanting to touch her more, to feel her more and to ravage her sweet lips, which I did, and she was petrified, or maybe even infuriated.

But then it pissed me off when she didn’t come back. It was later I found that she had gone home. She took my mood that night as well.

From then, I had my private investigator do a background check on her. Even she didn’t tell me her exact name, Hugo did. I still have my PI to dig further, and I found out she needs money. A large amount of money.

“Didn’t you hear what your boss told me? You’re mine for the night.”

“That’s not fair! Perhaps you paid him. Didn’t you?”

“Hahaha! No.”

I lied. I don’t want her to think I bought her entire night since I already give her 5 days to work. She will only get mad at me if she finds out I intervened with her job again.

“... look, I just started my shift. Okay? So let me do my job. You may go.”

“We’ll go home together.”

“Fine! But can you not disturb me while I’m working?”

“Alright.”

INSIDE THE CLUB

“Hey, boss.”

“Yes, Anj. Do you need anything?”

“Uh, I was looking for Cassidy. I saw her with you earlier. Would you know where she is right now?”

“Uh, she’s with her boyfriend. I guess?”

“Alexander??”

“Yes. Ho-hold up! You know about it too?”

“Uh, yeah?? Relatively. I am Cassidy’s cousin so---“

“Oh, yeah. Right! Anyway, they’d gone to the backdoor. She may have gone home with him by now.”

“What? But, her things are still here.”

“Well, Alexander had paid her entire shift so technically, she can go home anytime. And that’s how possessive he was. He didn’t want any men ogling her girlfriend.”

But before Hugo could say more, Anj sights Cassidy entering through the customer’s entrance.

“Oh, there she is... and with Alexander. Um, excuse, boss.”

Anj walks towards Cassidy.

“Hey, cuz.”

“Yeah?”

Anj glances at Alexander and pulls Cassidy a little farther.

“What’s going on?” asks Cassidy. She looks back at Alexander, who’s in the front bar now, but also staring back at her.

“The customer you assisted earlier wanted to talk to you. And he has been bugging me to find you.”

“Who?”

“The last guy you served earlier.”

“Oh! I remember him. I’ll go there.” Says Cassidy and about to walk to the customer’s table, but Anj stops her.

“But, the thing is... He’s drunk."

"Haha! Anj, everyone here is drunk. This is a club. In case you forgot."

"Cassie, that's not what I meant. He's drunk and a bit touchy. He might do something against your will, you know. I might suggest you need to have Fred on stand by in case he will do something.”

“It’s okay, Anj. Thanks for your concern. I got this.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yep.”

“Okay. I have to assist the other customer as well.”

“Alright.”

Cassidy goes to the customer’s table she had served earlier.

“Hi, sir. I was told you were looking for me. Is there anything I can assist you with?”

“Yes. I want to avail a room.”

“Alright. What room would you prefer? We have for couples, for friends, for corporate and the VIPs.”

“Whatever you think is best.”

“Hmm. Let me think. Um, we also have the deluxe and the regular sir. Since you’re just only one, I suggest you take the regular but if you don’t like it, you can still choose. I will give you the catalog.”

“No need. Lead me to the regular.”

“Yes, sir. Just give me a sec. I’ll be right back. I have to book the regular room now.”

A few moments later, Cassidy is back and assists the customer to the room.

“Here’s the room, sir. Take a look. If you don’t like thi---“

The customer has closed the door behind her and locked it. His evil grin appears on his face.

“Sir! What are you doing?”

“I want you to accompany me here, miss. I will give you any money you want. Just name the price and you will have it.”

Cassidy remains calm. She doesn’t want him to think she can easily scare off. Though she’s irritated by how men think about women.

Yet, it hits her as she’s no other woman. She gets lured by money. It was a different case, yet it still the same. She got the money for something.

“Sir, we don’t accept extra money here in exchange for extra service. This is not the place you’re looking for.”

But the drunk customer holds her arms tight and attempts to kiss her..

“Sir!”

“Just give me what I want, miss. You’re so hot and I can make you happy. I’ll satis- ugh!”

The customer is groaning in pain when Cassidy kicks his private part. She immediately unlocks the door. Yet, the customer grabs her clothes.

“No. Sir, you’re drunk. You--“

Yet, he keeps assaulting her with his kiss.

Cassidy gets frightened. She wants to scream, but the customer receives two punches before he falls to the floor, knocks out.

“Are you okay?”

“Alexander!” She immediately hugs him. Relieved when Alexander came along with Fred, their bouncer. Then another staff came in.

“Are you okay? Did he do something to you?”

“No. You came right on time. Thank you.”

“Let’s get you out of here.”

“But, I still have a few hours left.”

“Screw those hours! Let’s go.”

Alexander has gone berserk. If it wasn’t because of Fred, he would have given the drunk customer more than just punches.

IN THE PENTHOUSE

“Did it always happen there?”

“Not always. But there were customers like him.”

Alexander and Cassidy are now laying on the bed.

“Did Hugo know?”

“Yes. He hired men to mitigate any incident like that.”

“Do you still want to work there tomorrow?”

Alexander wants to stop her from coming to work.

“Yes.”

“Cassidy-“

“I know what you’re going to say. So don’t bother. I have agreed with our contract, but let me do my job atleast for the last few days, Alexander.”

“Alright. But I will have some bodyguards to keep an eye on you, tomorrow and until your last day there.”

“Wait, what?”

“I don’t want any incident like that to happen again, moya milaya. You choose, have bodyguards or not go to work?”

“You’re crazy! That’s too absurd!”

“You do not know what I am capable of, moya printsesa.” Alexander warns her and then pulls her closer to his side.

He connected his lips to hers to stop her from squabbling. Besides, he has been holding himself for too long, as he wanted to kiss her the moment they got home.

The pillows that Cassidy barricaded between them became useless. She then realized by doing that won’t even change anything. Alexander will still cuddle her, no matter what. He will still kiss her.

Unbeknownst to Cassidy, her kiss is his comfort. Cassidy was enraptured by his kiss and his solid arms.

They’re both oblivion to where their fervent kiss and make out could lead to. Until his hands go under her shirt.