The Billionaire's Queen

Misunderstanding

Alessandro Romano. This name only meant evil. He has created many problems in Nate’s life and biggest problem is risk to his loved ones. Now he has finally found lead to get a hold of his life biggest villain. Nate was definitely not ready to let go of this great opportunity. Alessandro has put him through torments, pushed him to go dark side. If Nate’s family was not there with him then he would be no different to Alessandro. This thought alone scares Nate out of his mind.

After he returned from Liv’s condo, the phone call from Mason was to inform him about whereabouts of Alessandro. Alessandro has been making move since past few days but has not taken any drastic step forcing Nate to come out in open. He is waiting for him to reveal himself so that Nate could finally end this for good. Since the day Nate knew everything about Alessandro, his life sole mission was to get revenge and avenge his family.

It has been a decade since the day Nate’s life took a turn that almost took his own life. Those two years of his life is a dark past which he never wishes to open but Alessandro made sure Nate never outran his past. It took him two years to realize a right way to get his retribution. First he got hold of all the network Alessandro was part and step by step he destroyed each and every one of them. But Alessandro was part of underworld. An Italian mafia is not that easy to take down.

10 years of his life to find and crush Alessandro down to earth. Nate was tired and wanted to get out of this dark side and get a real life; with Liv. He needed to find a full proof final solution to this mole. It looks like the time has arrived. Alessandro was about to make a deal with some men in New York and is probably making it in public to make it less obvious. Nate and his men were ready to face him head on and he was right about one thing, that Alessandro will do anything to destroy Nate’s life. He was making deal on the disguise of Knight Empire. This night could not get any better for Nathaniel.

“Sir, we got the address he is coming to make that deal.” Mason passed the information to Nate with a earpiece.

“Great, keep a close eye on him. We can’t lose him this time.” Nate warned Mason as he was keeping tabs on the GPS on his desk. This time he was determined to make no mistake. He called Daniel and Charles to make sure everyone in the family was safe and sound.

After an hour of anticipation, the guest of honor decided to turn up. Nate was waiting for this same occasion to occur for a very long time. Alessandro was captured by his men and was taken to a place where he could have a chat with Nate.

“He is in the warehouse sir.” Nate eyes darken with a threatening look and he proceeded to the warehouse.

“Well well look who decided to show up.” Alessandro said with heavy Italian accent. Nate went near him and took a seat in front of him. Alessandro was tied to chair with chains and his head was bleeding with fresh blood.

Nate always got disgusted with look on Alessandro’s face. His face has cuts and bruises all over his face. His Italian identity is visible. He could be considered as man with a good look in his youth but his darkness has taken over his physical features as well.

“You know Nathaniel, I am so proud of you today. You grew up to be the man I always wanted you to be, got what you want no matter the method. Must say you made me proud boy. I can see myself in you.” Alessandro tried to get a reaction from Nate. Nate was boiling from anger but he learnt self control through years of experience and he promised to himself that he will keep it together. Nate ordered his men to leave Alessandro and him alone in the room. He took out his gun and placed it aside. Alessandro took a look at gun and placed his eyes back on Nate.

“I am nothing like you.” Nate stated trying to keep his cool.

“Really how’s that so, huh? You brought me here by force, keep a gun, have this warehouse to interrogate people. That is not how Business tycoon behaves, boy!” Alessandro tried to challenge Nate.

“Oh this is all for you. You are special, aren’t you? Your every business, deals, weaponries, drugs has been confiscated by me and you are on the most wanted list from all the authorities across the western world. So I suggest you leave your smug attitude for your own good.” Nate warned him.

“You know what you are right. You are nothing like me. You are weak, vulnerable and have many weak points. Your family, well I will spare them for a moment…. Oh I forgot to ask how was your date Nathaniel?” Alessandro said with a smirk on his face. Nate’s heart skipped a beat as soon as Liv’s face came to his mind but he maintained his poker face.

“See, if you want to be successful you can’t afford to have distraction, boy; but don’t worry I will remove that distraction from you. This is the least I could do for my….”

Nate did not let me complete as he held Alessandro’s throat with a tight grip. The look in Nate’s eyes was murderous and the real Nathaniel Knight was surfacing in front. Alessandro was struggling against Nate’s hold and was at loss of air to breathe. Nate did not want him to have a quick death, he was going to torture him and let him know what real fear is! He let him go and left the room not before ordering the guard to keep an eye on him 24/7.

Nate got a piece of what he was most afraid of since the day he met Liv. He never wanted to pull her to his world of danger so he needed to complete all remaining work for the final result so that he could return back to his Olivia. He smiled to himself as he glanced at the photos of Liv. This was affect of hers on him; just a thought of hers can bring Nate peace of mind no matter what situation he is in. But he has to maintain a distance from her for her own safety till this is all over for her own good and left the message on seen.

After an amazing night, Liv could not believe that just a night with a person without any lust could have warmth. She looked at the flowers Nate brought for her and smiled to herself. That date was one of the best thing happened to her in a very long time. Nate was breaking the walls around her with ease but there was a long way to go. She could easily feel that there is something that’s bothering Nate inside but she knew he will tell her when the time come but before that Liv needed to fight her own demons. She replied Nate’s message and started to look into her day schedule.

A huge part of her mind was taken over by Nate but this was the first time that she was letting it happen and was happy about it. She had few routine photoshoot and an advertisement to discuss and other than that she was thinking about hitting the gym.  Liv reached the set for the routine shoot for Louis Vuitton. She checked her phone before she went to get her makeup done and there were no messages.

Olivia had a long day with shoots and meeting for advertisement with Eliesaab. Her body and mind was at work but a greater part was still wondering why has Nate not replied or has not messaged her yet. She reached her house and was not able to focus on anything but she decided not to think negative. Nate might be busy with work that’s why he had not replied yet. She checked her inbox again and Nate had seen her message that made doubts arise in Liv’s head.

Liv woke early in the morning and decided to hit the gym. Her mind was not really in the right frame. She worked out and tried to release her stress through weights and cardio exercises. Liv had to go to a get together at her agency. This was a yearly function Elite hosted for its models and every model of Elite across the world joined and this time it was in New York. She didn’t really wanted to go there but as a supermodel she has to keep up with some responsibilities. This time Barbara could not join because of prior commitments and that was the main reason Liv didn’t want to go there.

She dressed for the occasion with a transparent gown with a night sky illusion on it. Her gown had spaghetti straps and the design of the stars imprinted on it gave a royal look to her. She went to salon where top models usually go to get their makeup done for parties, balls and many more functions. Liv had the card of a top makeup artist who would especially be there for Olivia. She arrived there with her assistant, Ava and started to get her makeup done. She tried to take her mind off Nate and wanted to enjoy the party but only if she was right.

Party was held at The Langham; New York. Entire venue was lit with lights and decorations. Models of different ranking from all over world were present there. This was a great opportunity for the models to upgrade their career and rank in Elite. But that was not the case anymore with Liv. She has already received fame and a place in her career where she didn’t have to rub shoulders. So she suited herself with a drink and tried to enjoy the party. She could see the junior models’ passion and innocence; that was her someday but now she has grown more fierce and way more passionate for modeling.

The CEO and model management head; Simon and Sheryl approached Olivia.

“Hey, Liv. How are you doing?” they asked her and kissed each other on the cheeks.

“I am good. How are you two doing?”

“Can’t complain. What are you doing here all by yourself?

“Umm nothing just having a drink.” Liv said gesturing her drink.

“Sheryl we all know Liv is not really fond of these type of party.” Simon laughed.

“Liv, I must say this year was the best time of your career. The way you showcased your talent in all the fashion weeks and I am sure this year you are going to become a Victoria secret angel.”

“That’s the hope.” They clink their glasses together. Simon and Sheryl excused themselves from Liv. Other few top models from Liv’s batch and Liv started to have a conversation.

As they were having a conversation, there was a commotion between the models from lower rank of Elite. One of the model was too loud and Liv could hear.

“You are kidding right, so you are telling me that you were on a date with Nathaniel Knight.”

“That’s what exactly I am saying. He is just amazing at everything.” She bragged with puns intended.

“Oh god! These amateurs are actually talking about Nathaniel Knight and bragging to be special.” One of the models in the Liv’ group mocked. “A model like her can’t mean anything to him.”

This really aroused the curiosity within Liv about how she knows about Nate so much. With everyone’s eyes on Clara; she said

“I and Nate might have had something in past but trust me he is not a guy you should talk about to anyone. He is a billionaire who does not care about anyone but himself. I was a supermodel and that still meant -nothing to him. Believe me when I am saying this that girl Nora over there is nothing but one night stand for him.” Clara said with a sore expression.

These words were like a wake-up call for Liv. She could not believe herself that she let someone enter and break her walls like that. But she did not show any expression on her face. One thing about Olivia is that she might be going through a hell of emotion in her head and heart but she won’t even flinch on outer front. Liv still did not want to reach a conclusion without listening to his side of story only if he wants to tell her. She was getting tired of acting like nothing happened, so she decided to leave the party early. She said goodbye to her friends and acquaintances and left for her condo.

Liv reached her house and changed into her night gown and turned on the T.V. She was hesitating to make a call to Nate because she really wanted to know what’s going on but something came on the T.V that stopped her action.

“The infamous billionaire Nathaniel Knight and model Nora King were spotted together being intimate at a restaurant  on the Fifth avenue this evening.”

This headline was enough to bring crushing down of emotion and pain for Liv. She could not believe that someone could be this good of an actor. The admiration in his eyes, gestures, things he said how could someone fake it. Maybe he felt a comfort with her but as soon as he walked out her door he was back to the ruthless Nathaniel Knight. These were the thought that went through her and before she realized tears were streaming down her eyes.

The thing that scared her was she still wanted to hear him, was crying for him. She was able to get distracted because of someone who did not even care about her. This made the flow of tears escalate. I need to snap out of it, I can’t get hurt again; I can’t do this were the thoughts in her mind before she cried herself to sleep.

In his office, Nate was working on the files of his work and related to Alessandro. That’s when he received a call on his phone. The information made Nate lose his temper and he immediately left his office to deal with the trouble.