YOU CAN'T ESCAPE FROM ME

SHE SHOULD BE WITH ME

Axel’s P.O.V.

I smirked while looking at the blank screen of my phone. I didn’t know why I did this but I made her to be with me at the weekend again. Her mother was trying to set up blind dates every weekend for the last six months and I was hell bound to keep her all for myself. Her words that she would die unmarried rang in my mind making me smile widely. Of course, it was not my plan. She would day one day but as my wife not anyone else.

I stood up from my bed and went towards the balcony. I looked around at the night view of the city from my penthouse that was on the top floor of this building. The whole city was sparkling under the influence of the lightning that was giving a fascinating view. I am the CEO of Lockwood Inc. that I inherited from my father. My company was in the top 10 companies right now which was the hard work of my father and mine. I took over the position from him 3 years ago and did everything to reach this peak.

I had a carefree childhood and a very wonderful college life. I was not a playboy but had a fair share of flings and one night stand in my life. One could say that it was a perk of being a rich and handsome boy that the girls fell upon you like moths. I was a little picky though. I didn't find anyone so attractive that could make me feel to stay with her always until I met this down to earth girl, Ms Bella Pierce. I am of 29 years and my mom was also giving me a headache to get married soon. She wanted to have her grandchildren but I was not ready for a family right now.

I sighed and ran fingers from my messy hair. I noticed that she only gave me a look whenever my hairs were messy and I am in casuals. She was the only girl that was immune from me. I clearly remembered the day when I interviewed her for the position of my PA. Her Deep blue eyes gained my attention. She was not a brilliant one but her academics were impressive. She was confident and I noticed that she was not affected by my charm like other girls who flirted with me during the interview. She was straight and answered all my questions swiftly that impressed me more. She was in semi-formal attire and the best thing was she didn't like showing skin.

She never spoke to me unless of work and it sometimes irritated me the most. She is a talkative person and I have seen her talking nonstop with her other colleagues but it seemed that all her words died as soon as she came near to me. We had so many trips together in the last two years since she joined me. I made sure to take her along with me everywhere whether I needed her or not only to make her comfortable with me but it seemed that she was hell determined to keep her distance from me. Professionally we are a good team but at the personal front, we were still strangers to each other.

I came back to the room and lay down on the bed. I took my phone from the nightstand and forwarded the mail that had all details about our Florida trip. I already had taken care of our flights. She only needed to book a hotel and did other preparations. She was an excellent PA and I am sure that she would do everything that we needed on this trip. I somehow had this idea that her mother would fix a blind date again this weekend. That was why I chose this weekend to finish this deal in order to stop her from going away from me.

My phone rang aloud that pulled me out of my sleep. I frowned when I saw the time. It was almost 2 A.M. in the morning. I saw the caller ID and saw her name. I huffed because it was not the time to work. She should be asleep by now. “What’s the matter, Ms Pierce?” I asked after picking up the call. “We have a problem here”, she told me and I sighed. “We only have one room as the hotel is fully occupied for the weekend”, she told me in a flat tone and I raised my brows. “Is the room presidential suite?” I asked her and she said yes. “Then what the problem? We can stay together”, I said the obvious and I heard her gasp. “I can’t stay with you in the same room. You have to go alone, Sir”, she said and I sat down on the bed.

“Care to explain why can’t we stay together?” I was so annoyed now. It was not like I would force myself to her or she would lose her control. The latter would be better from my perspective. “The problem is that I am still single and if I stay with my male boss in the same room, then I would have a mere chance to get a man of my choice”, I rolled my eyes at her explanation like hell I was willing to give any other choice than me.

“Ms. Pierce… you are going with me and …. We are staying together…. This deal is very important for our new project and you know this very well… that’s it”, I said and before she could argue with me, I cut the call. I am the boss here and I will decide what has to be done. I always wondered how she so informal with me over a call could but remain silent face to face. I wished that she did the same face to face too.

I was again wakened up by a loud knock or should I say bang on the door. I was hell annoyed by now. Why I couldn’t have a good sleep? I came down from the bed and stormed towards the door. “What the hell is this?” I yelled but was startled when I saw her standing in front of me fuming in anger.

“Do you need anything, Ms Pierce?” I asked her after clearing my throat in a calm tone. “Yes, Sir… I want you to bring yourself down in twenty minutes so that we can catch the flight”, she said in a monotonous tone but I could say that she was trying to control herself. She was always so grumpy whenever we work at the weekends.

“And why is your phone switch off?” she asked me and I blinked at her in confusion. “My Phone” I almost murmured her words and then came back to my bed. My phone was lying on the carpet beside the bed. I looked at her first and then took my phone from there. I checked and indeed my phone was switched off because of the low battery.

“I…. forgot to charge”, I said as if it was nothing. She huffed but didn’t say anything and then stormed towards my closet. I smiled and then went towards the washroom. She knew her work and she already had given me a time slot to get ready myself.

I finished my business and took a quick shower as we were running late now. After taking the shower, I wrapped a towel around my waistline and came out of the washroom. The clothes that I needed to wear were already on the bed and she was nowhere in the room. I looked for my luggage and sighed. She already had done the packaging and I was sure that she was waiting downstairs now. I took only ten minutes in the washroom and she finished the packing and other stuff.

I quickly wore my clothes that had white polo t-shirt with khaki pants. I liked to stay casual during travelling. I went downstairs and found her talking with someone over the call.

“I am really sorry for the inconvenience this time. If you don’t have any problem then let’s have a dinner meeting on Tuesday”, the hope in her voice made me raised my brows. “That’s great… thanks for understanding my problem. I already appreciate that”, she said and bid her goodbye to that person. She murmured something under her breath and then pulled my luggage towards the door without looking at me.

“Ms Pierce”, I called her and she stopped. She took out my phone from her purse and gave me without looking at me. She was angry but I liked her. The driver was already ready with the car outside the gate. “We are late”, she looked at the watch and then looked at Driver. “Vivan… we only have one hour for check-in”, she informed her and he nodded while passing a charming smile to her that made me frown.

She was about to open the passenger’s door when I called her again. There was no way that I was going to allow her to sit with Vivan. “Ms Pierce… I need to discuss something with you. Sit with me”, I said and then hopped at the back seat. I heard her murmuring something in an incoherent way but I didn’t mind if she was with me.