My head snapped into the direction of the sounds. My heart stopped for a second and I almost brushed the sound off as my imagination. It couldn't be I said to myself in disbelief but unfortunately the scene in front of me made my blood ran cold.
Two huge black dogs were running towards me with tongues hanging and their teeth bared. They growled, barked, and hissed. My eyes glued to their bared sharp teeth, and I felt adrenaline washed over me and knew I had to run. I sprinted off in the opposite direction and ran with all my might. I tried to scream but no sound escaped afraid that this might slow me down. I could see the lift was closed and knew I would not have time to wait for it. I dared myself to glance behind and regretted to have done it. They were closing on me fast. I saw a room and prayed that it was opened. I turned the handle, and I could feel the resistance slippering away, so I yanked it open and entered the room. Without hesitation I closed and locked the door behind me. I pressed my back to the door panting heavily. I could hear the monsters growling and barking behind the door, but I knew that the solid wooden door would keep them out of the room and relief washed over me. But I still had to come up with a solution. How was I going to leave this room without being shredded to pieces? I needed to call Mr. Alexander and let him know where I was in case no one noticed my misadventure. My heart was still beating so loudly that I could feel the pounds in my ears. I took deep breaths focusing on inhaling and exhaling loudly pushing my chest out allowing my lungs space to expand more. After a few minutes, my heart rate was getting normal and I slowly opened my eyes and when my mind processed what was in front of me, my breath hitched in my throat. My bag fell from my shoulder and made a loud thump on the ground. The sound was enough to let reality wash over me. In front of me, staring back was a man with impossibly wide shoulders, big set of muscular arms and chiseled torso which was glistening. He was not as buff as the guards outside but ooh mama, he could easily be on the cover of one of these ladies magazines and my treacherous eyes roamed over his tight tanned skin. He was dressed in navy trousers and then there was nothing. He was upper half naked. My body was going through a battle of emotions. My eyes wanted to feast on him while my rational brain wanted to run away from him knowing well that he could hurt me easily. I gradually met his gaze which looked as if he would blast me at any moment. I gulped not knowing whether I escaped a danger to land into another one.
"May I help you?" His voice startled me, and I caught myself from screaming. He was looking impatiently at me, and I knew I had to pull myself together. My mind was in all sort of places right now and God knows how long I took before I decided to answer him.
I took the solid wood as my support, gathered my thoughts, and whispered.
"There are monsters outside" He narrowed his eyes and took a step towards me. I automatically took a step back only to realize I was already stuck to the door. I started to put some order in my thoughts to tell him everything when the barking started behind the door.
I screamed and ran to stand behind Adonis.
Emilio
'I wonder what solution Dad came up with' I muttered to myself as I took my clothes from the closet. When Meghan, my lawyer, informed me about the clause in Grandpa's will, I could not believe it. The first person I contacted was Dad and I knew he would be able to help me. But I never expected him to find the solution so rapidly. He requested a meeting with me as soon as possible and here I was at his house. I had to fly from Paris as he urgently requested to meet me. After travelling for eight hours, I did not have enough time to have breakfast and the first thing I did was to head for the shower. My dad hated latecomers and generally I would not care about his feeling about lateness, but the situation was grave, and I did not need to irritate him more than he already was. As I was putting my trousers on and heading for my shirt, the door suddenly opened, and a woman barged in. It was unusual for someone to enter my room without knocking so I turned and looked at the woman expecting her to explain herself. She did not notice me. She leaned on the door, panting and her eyes were shut tight. It seemed like she had been running. I took a step towards her when I noticed how her chest was going up and down. I could feel a tightening in me, and I brushed it off quickly. I looked at her again. She did not seem familiar, and she did not seem like someone working here either. Her skin was medium brown in color, her nose perfectly straight and full lips. She was obviously on the heavier side with curves everywhere. The little gathering on her blouse beneath her breasts accentuated those perfectly and her black pumps were high enough to make her posture nice... hmm sexy??. Her hair was shiny black, and some strands got free maybe from her running. She was still panting with her eyes closed and I realized I was still staring at her because I could feel an unwanted reaction in my body. What was wrong with me? Must be hungry, I said to myself. Food or... She was not the type I dated. I mostly dated and bedded models or actresses but one could get tired of their endless diets and body trimming. I never wondered what it would have been like to be with someone on the heavier side. Looking at the one in front of me, I could say it would never be boring and routine. I shook my head and turned my focus on this situation in front of me. I decided to let her calm down. She gradually opened her eyes, and I could see them roaming over me. Her little action was causing many reactions in my body. I was having flashes of what I could do to her with her body stuck to that door. I sharply reigned in myself, and her eyes finally met mine. She had a set of black eyes which was now rounded in fear. I instantly thought maybe she was a thief, and she did not expect to be caught in the act. This made me angry, and I asked her.
"May I help you" She seemed lost for a while, maybe she was trying to come up with an excuse and when I heard her voice, I nearly groaned. She whispered.
"There are monsters outside" My anger started to override my wayward lust and I took a step towards her. I heard some barking outside and she screamed and ran to stand behind me. I turned to look at her to see she was looking frantically at the door. Maybe Zeus and Apollo had something to do with this situation.
"Why are you in my room" I asked. She stared at me for a while as if I said something stupid and then turned to take in the surrounding. She seemed to realize where she was. I could not help and notice how delectable she smelled.
" I... huh... I have a meeting with Mr Alexander and I...."
I stopped her and said
"I do not recall having a meeting today!" Was she really trying to come up with an excuse? Was she really a thief? I looked back at her bag, and it seemed small for a loot bag. Besides with the amount of security here, was it even possible to steal in the Alexander building? She shook her head and said.
"I do not have a meeting with you but with Mr Alexander" I was being impatient now with her. She might be causing dangerous reactions in my body but that did not mean I would let her go away with a crime. And why was my body reacting this way? She was really not my type.... Maybe it was my months of celibacy since I learned about the clause. I reiterated.
"I am Mr. Alexander". I was expecting fear or even panic in her eyes. But I saw a fire sparkled in her eyes as she seemed to come back to her normal self.