Tempting the Billionaire and His Heir

Cold beads of sweat broke on Alexa’s face, her face turned ashen, her lips trembled, and for a probable one minute, all she could do was stare.

“C-Cody, what are you-”

“Miss me, Alexa?”

Alexa’s eyes fluttered, her throat dry and her body went stiff. Her eyes darted the moment her senses kicked in. She tried to use her fingers to communicate with the shop owner via sign language. Her body however jerked the moment Cody pulled out his gun. In the next minute, he grabbed he by the hair and pulled her to his front, forcing her to watch the moment he pulled the trigger and blew off the shop owner’s brains. A shrill cry escaped from Alexa’s lips and she fidgetted, body trembling. Her heart almost exploded as the briefly saw the lifeless body of the shop owner, a pool of blood around his head.

Cody overpowered her, pulling her roughly into the van ahead, and Alexa’s numb hand dropped the box that contained the pregnancy test kit. As soon as she was in the van, Cody tied her hands and feet firmly with a zip tie, and a yelp erupted from her mouth, which he immediately gagged with a rough cloth. Alexa tried to fight by wrenching her body off him, but the moment Cody covered her face with a napkin, her body went limp, and she fell unconscious.

Alexa woke up to the nauseating stench of cigarettes, alcohol and drugs, and her insides tightened in a knot. She tried to move her hands which were by her side but soon figured that it was a dead-end as she was tied firmly to a chair. She took a cursory look around the strange room she was in and froze at the sight of dry skulls, broken bottles and rusted metal rails.

Indistinct footsteps drew her attention. Alexa’s heart palpitated the moment the thudding sound of boots became vivid. She resulted in feigning sleep, unsure of what else to do.

“Alexa, Alexa.” Cody’s familiar shrill voice drawled. “Wakie wakie, I have a present for you.”

Alexa held her breath, adrenaline spiking in her body, eyes still shut. Cody signalled to one of the men beside him, who spilled water on her face. Alexa gasped as freezing water rolled down her face, causing goosebumps to appear on her tingling skin and her eyes fluttered open.

“C-Cody…”

“It’s rude not to acknowledge guests, Alexa, even though you’re sleeping.” Cody crouched to his feet right in her front, bat in hand. His eyes lowered to her chest, and Alexa suddenly became revolted.

“S-Stay away from me!” Alexa’s shoulders were tight, and her body jerked.

“Poor Alexa. See this?” Cody waved the bat in his hand. “It’s a present. If you behave well, I might be tempted to be a good guy.” He tipped her chin forward roughly with his gloved fingers. “You’ve been a really bad girl, Alexa. You dared to call the cops on me.” He chuckled, gritting his teeth almost immediately.

Alexa tried to yank her head away from his grip, but it was too tight.

“You know that I could shoot you dead right now if I wanted to.”Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

Alexa’s heart gripped in her chest and her eyes fluttered.

“But I’ll go easy on you, conditionally, of course. Listen carefully to me.” His grip tightened all the more and her jaw almost hinged. “You’ll have to do as I say, and everyone will be happy. You’ll go back into that dimwit’s mansion, take everything he has and bring them to me.”

Cody waited for a reply and was about to pull Alexa by the hair when she suddenly spat right in his face. Cody touched his face very slowly and his lips pressed in a firm line. Rising to his feet, he stretched out his hand lazily to one of his men who handed him his bat, and before Alexa could prepare for what was to come, he hit her hard repeatedly on her stomach.

Alexa squealed, digging her nails into her finger as pain coursed through her body. Her eyes watered, her body jerked and her teeth clenched.

“Don’t. You. Dare. Do. That. Again!” Cody snarled as tears streamed down her cheeks.

“Teach her a lesson! Ensure you leave visible marks. I’ll have that bastard know that I can kill her if I wish to!” Cody removed his gloved and exited the room, but not before whispering to one of his men that Alexa be kept alive.