"Xander?"Bodgan squint,surprise reflecting in his gaze "What's going on between you two exactly?,Thought you guys came to an agreement"
"Well not exactly,Bro I'm not here for that honestly,I came here to talk to you,How are you doing?." Isabelle wipe the beads of sweat on his forehead with her white handkerchief and watch with great interest as his jaw clench and unclench. 'Bronsilaw' She knew that's what he must be thinking about,Bodgan relax and cock his head.
"As you can see I'm bedridden" He said softly " But I don't need you to be here,I just want you to be safe no matter how strong you are"
"I am, believe it or not but I'm doing well"
"How's the case with Emeryk and dagmara?,have you found anything?"
"Not one thing but I'm close to getting to dagmara" Isabelle clasp her hand on his,tightening it like she's scared of letting go "I've a feeling for the first time in ages that...dad is watching,he's here " Bodgan flinch and draw Isabelle closer "When I left Emeryk Suite I felt someone is right there,someone I know,and the only person I could think of is dad "
"He'll never come here"Bodgan stroke her hair gently. "You're thinking about him too much for your own good Isabelle" Isabelle shrug and kiss his hand. "How's Jamie?"
"I don't know" Isabelle answered but it sounded as a question to her,her baby sister,her life, one day that baby will grow up, one day that baby will mourn the truth of their existence,one day that baby will detest AUGUSTYNS even If she was part of them,one day that baby will no longer be a baby....that baby,her baby will grow up and by then will she still question herself about her baby's safety?.
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"I'm sorry" Zuzzana whisper,she crouch beside Gary limp body on the bed. "I'm sorry".She look at Xander and shake her head "You don't think I mean that,do you?"
"His opinion matters"Xander glance at his wristwatch and sigh,too tired to think,too tired to go home,too tired to work "That scenario you created in Isabelle head..."
"I didn't tell her anything"
"Because there's nothing for you to tell her about" Xander snap. "I get it,you want Gary to forgive you but not at the expense of my relationship". Zuzzana lower her head,his words were like sharp needles piercing her heart,they hurt a lot and she revel in it. "Isabelle is my wife".
"Your trophy wife?". Xander frown and click his tongue. "Your relationship with her isn't like the one we'd toge..." Zuzzana swallow her words when Gary shifted on the bed,Xander sigh again and massage the back of his neck, suddenly he straighten up,alerted by something he couldn't see but feel.
"Did you bring your men?" Xander hiss,Zuzzana raise her brow "Someone is here"
"This place looks pretty quiet to me" Zuzzana stand up and straighten her off white thigh length skirt. " There's something moving in the...". Zuzzana skim the whole room with her hawk like gaze,the place was bright,far brighter but still she felt like someone was watching between the walls.
"I wonder how fear work with people like you". Xander almost let out a curse in shock,Zuzzana scream and fall to the ground. "Looking for me". Isabelle grin clutching her bag tightly then took a good look at Gary. "Boy,he's recovering faster than I thought".
"There's a door right there you could've knocked". Zuzzana yell,irritated by the glamorous and creepy way Isabelle seems to appear. "You act like a kid".
"Oh tell that to the birdy who fell at the sound of a human". Isabelle sneer.
"WFT?,Isabelle your territory isn't..."
"You should go home now Zuzzana". Xander cut in recovering from his shock,but his face still as downcast as she met him that morning. "I'll call You when Gary wakes up".
"With pleasure,I don't want to stay around this mad woman..."Zuzzana fume and pick up her back,then her scarf. "For a second". She glare at Isabelle and kiss Gary cheek before striding out,Zuzzana stop for a minute and glance at the door ,something urge her to go in,to break them all,the voices echoed in sync,she open her mouth and try to scream but it stopped,the voice went away and all that's left again is the confusion,a word she'd begin to think is created for her.
"We should go home" Xander mutter after an hour of waiting,Isabelle hump her shoulders.
"We didn't come here together"
"Isabelle quit it,just fucking stop now with your crazy temper,nothing happened between us and that's that". Xander reply just as calmly as she retorted,Isabelle stood up gravely from her seat and face him.
"Why do you think I'm interested in your pitiful story? I don't care Mr Mack,I came here alone".
"And you're leaving with me".
"I'm not your dog Mr Mack,I'll leave whenever I want you've no say in my life". Xander look away from her piercing gaze and glance at Gary,Isabelle exhale.
"He'll be back to normal soon,as for my promise to you..".Xander pause to look at her and smile softly. "I'll take you to aunt tomorrow".
"I'm leaving". Isabelle murmur more to herself than him,pretending everything is normal,pretending she's still as coldhearted as she acts but she's in fact jubilating,tomorrow could be her last day of suffering and still her last day on earth it all depends on what she found,she snarl and left the room but the smile on her face afterwards was priceless.
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The sound of clock tickling woke a woman from bed,her white bed,and stroll around her white painted room,she's new to the area 'NEWBIE' she do call herself but that doesn't stop the fact that she enjoys this city,oh the beautiful city of Poland,oh the relief and excitement that she's in Warsaw.
She halt to look at the window and sight Isabelle getting down from her car with Xander hurrying to catch up with her,she chuckle to herself wondering how two opposite creatures could ever think of making it,she adore Isabelle and admire Xander,she'd lived there only to watch those two and have her hands on Isabelle when the time comes.
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Aukey pull the trigger and the bullet hit the Monique forehead,he grin wider than any of his grins and drop his pistol,he settle down on his majestic blue chair like a king at the center of his basement and cross his leg,his eyes narrowing a bit when he heard something he'd been waiting to hear.
"I'll take you to aunt tomorrow".Xander smile bashfully and Aukey couldn't help but laugh.
"I hope that remains on your face". He said aloud and sneer staring at Isabelle happy face,he found it weird that her smiles sparks jealousy in him,not that she'd everything he couldn't,in fact saying she suffered the most isn't an understatement but her smile brings hope...a bright and better future...an assured fate in which he could never own her smile is just like a...a challenge to him in which he could never come out with the trophy of victory...a killer smile...a killer,he calls her in his thought because she was that to him.
"Hans".He mumbled into a small speaker pinned to his chest "They fucking found her". He mutter with his grin...strange,pleasing...but bountiful. "They're heading there tomorrow...". He whisper. "She's all yours". He added as an afterthought.
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Isabelle hurry to the elevator hoping to get in before Xander who's hot on her chase with his creepy smiles got there,she screamed am hallelujah when she saw the elevator unoccupied and went in breathing in relief.
"Hey there". Isabelle scream which is so unlike her,maybe because she was running from a devil and found one or maybe the news about triplicate is getting to her head.
A woman in a white baggy gown,sparkling white teeth,white sport shoes,white glasses but curly brown hair wave in her small fragile hand with a white nail polish,to Isabelle she was a terrifying Angel but she doesn't know whether it's from he'll or heaven.
"What's up?".Isabelle smile a little bit noticing the woman is still smilling. "You scared me".
"Oh did I?".The woman asked.
'I just said you did '.Isabelle sneer deep within."Just a little bit".
"Oh,I didn't know you would be coming in,I'm your next door neighbor,Margaret by the way but you can call me Maggie,everyone calls me that".
"I'm Isabelle". Isabelle wish the elevator could Just stop and let her out but it didn't and she'd to continue smilling at the woman.