CHAPTER 35

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Her eye lids slowly fluttered open and her eyes adjusted to the faint rays that seeped into the room through the gaps between the maroon curtains, and just like the previous day, she found the side where Alexander had occupied last night left empty.

She got up ,rubbed her face and rested her back onto the headboard. As she sat there in the silence of her room, the events from last night hit her with force. The way he had come inside her room, the way he had slipped into her bed and hugged her, the way his fire like touch burnt her skin, the way he had whispered toe curling promises into her ears and... the way he rubbed himself on her. Rose gulped at the thought of making love to him, and her cheeks started heating up while her heart started following an unusually fast paced rhythm of its own.

She did a mistake by covering up a serious matter from Alexander, and she had seen yesterday how much her actions had hurt him. She would see to it that in future, she would try doing no such thing that would hurt him. She couldn't apologize to him yesterday, but she would do it today...but where was he? Moreover, it was a Sunday. So he wouldn't have gone to work.

Rose quickly got down from the bed and made her way to the restroom. She washed her face, brushed her teeth, combed her hair and tied it up into a ponytail.

When she opened the door of her room, she found Martha closing the door of Alexander's office with an empty tray in her hand. Martha shut the door and looked up at her from the far end of the corridor. The kind lady smiled at Rose and greeted her while Martha made her way towards her.

"Good morning Ms.Rose."

Rose smiled back at her and greeted her back.

"Good morning Ms. Martha. How are you doing this morning?"

Martha smiled at this without answering anything. It was not everyday that someone asked how her morning was or how her day went. Her boss never spoke anything much other than greeting her whenever she gave him his tea and served him his meals. She always worked with sincerity and would get paid well for the work she did. But there was one thing that Martha always craved for, and that was care. And this care was given to her by Rose. Rose had always made it a point to ask the maids how their day went and she would talk to them and would help them with whatever little she could do.

"Am good Ms.Rose. How did you sleep?"

"I slept well, thank you. I have told you before, Martha. Please call me Rose."

"Is Alex inside his office?" she asked.

"Yes Rose. He's on a call."

Rose looked at the door, then back at Martha and nodded her head.

"Can I tell you something Rose?" Martha asked when she caught a longing expression on Rose's face.

"Sure." Rose said, and smiled encouragingly at her.

"Mr.Alexander seems to be very different these days. If I'll have to say specifically, then i would say that he has been different since you came. He has changed. He's not cold and withdrawn anymore. He looks calm, collected and peacefull now. I don't really know who you are in his life because Mr. Alexander never lets out even a small information about his life to others. But all I can say is, you Miss, have changed his life and mean a lot to him. I can see it in his eyes . He cares for you deeply and I can see that a huge burden has been lifted away from his shoulder after you arrived here." She said and waited for sometime to see if Rose would say anything back. But when she saw Rose smile back at her, she continued.

" Be with him always Rose. He needs you."

She whispered the last part and rested her palm on Rose's hand and gently squeezed them. Rose kept looking at her not really able to say anything. This lady in front of her cared for Alexander like her son and wanted the best for him.

"Have a good day Ms.Rose. If you want anything, you know where to find me." She said, and smiled at her before she walked down the corridor and descended the stairs.

Rose sighed,and turned her head back once she couldn't see Martha, and rested her vision on the door of his office.

"You have changed his life..." Martha's words rang in her ears.

"He has changed my life Martha. From the very beginning."She whispered to herself and closed her eyes.

She opened her eyes,looked at the door once again and walked towards his office. She stopped in front of the door and gripped the knob as she slowly twisted it open without making any noise. The words she next heard haulted her steps and she froze in her place.

"The execution will take exactly 2 days, Henry. Not before that. I take time to kill. I give time for them to live a little before their life is taken away. Its always like that and I won't change it." Alexander spoke in his deep baritone voice with his back facing the door as he stood analysing the painitng that was hung on the wall.

There was silence for a few seconds indicating that Alexander was listening to the man speaking on the other end.

"He won't escape." He said in a harsh tone. "My men wont let my targets slip away." He said,and silence followed once again.

Rose stood frozen. He is still doing this. He hasn't stopped killing people. Why is he doing this and putting his life in danger.

She caught him ending the call immediately and receive a call from another number.

"Hello. Any information?"

"What the fuck do you mean by nothing yet. I will chop down your d*ck if you don't finish him by the given time. I want that bastard fucking dead. Do you get me!?" his voice boomed through the room as he spoke with anger. Rose flinched at the tone and she started taking small steps backwards to leave the room.

"Come in and lock the door,Rose" he said, his voice low and calm.

Her head shot up and her eyes widened wondering how he knew that she was in his room. She did not even breathe loudly. She walked inside and closed the door behind her. She turned towards him and walked towards the desk.

Alexander turned away from the wall to face her, and slowly walked towards her holding her gaze steadily.

He stuffed his hands inside his pockets and stood in front of her. He kept looking at her and after a few seconds of silence, the sides of his lips lifted slightly.

"Good morning... princess." He said, whispering the last part to her.

Her eyes widened a little and a small smile played on her lips. She could feel the tension in the room subside and she relaxed a bit.

"Princess...?" She asked, unsure about the name he just gave her.

"Yes." He said while he removed his hands out of his pockets and placed it on her waist. "My princess."

"Come here." He said,in a deep husky voice and pulled her towards him. They stood there looking at each other and seaked comfort in each other's arms.
How could she keep quiet when she knew that danger loomed over him, scarring each and every living second of his life? How could she keep quiet when she couldn't bare loosing him again?

"Why are you doing this Alex?" Rose asked and kept her palm on his chest. She felt his muscles tense immediately under her touch and heard him gulp down audibly.

"I..I am scared of this. I know this is what you have been doing since years, but this has to stop. I can't live knowing that the man i love goes around killing people and he can be..."

"I don't kill Rose. My men kill for me." he interfered.

"It's one and the same. You don't only put your life in danger, but you put their life in danger too.' she said, in a desperate voice to try and make him understand what she wanted.

"Alex..." she said and cupped his cheeks, bringing his face closer to hers.

"I want you to think about going back to California. I don't know if you did that before when I asked you this back in my gandma's place, but you have to do this now. Please, just give it a thought." She said and rested her palms on his shoulder to push him away slightly.

She moved away from him and stood there, staring at his beautiful face. She would never grow tiered of watching him. She could watch him all day and night, and still find him mysterious, amusing and much more. He was her strength. She would always rise in love with him, hold him and cherish him until her last breath.

There was too much to say, too much to show, but whenever she was with him,time never seemed enough. So she did the only thing that she could do.

She came near him, stood on her toes and pulled his face close to hers as she landed her lips on his soft ones and whispered.

"You are all I have, and I love you Alexander."

He stood in silence as he watched her face so close to his. He clenched his jaw and did the only thing he could do. He wrapped his arms around her and held her close to his body as he kissed her with all the life he had in him.

He pulled away from her and rested his forehead on hers. He opened his eyes and pierced his green ones into her eyes that were looking at his with a request.

"I will think about it Rose. I promise."

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