Chapter 16: In Which She Sneaks In

As soon as Isla was in her room escorted by Rolfe, she slammed the door close in frustration and started pacing back and forth, running her hand through her hair.

She was so angry at her father but she didn't know how to take it out or who to take it and on. Isla had been sad, disappointed and glum before but rarely was she ever as furious as she was at the moment.

Her eyes landed on the open window of her room with the tree swinging side to side outside it and she did the only rational thing she could think of.

Getting a strong grip on the nearest branch she swung herself and climbed down as she had so many times previously.

She had decided to sneak of to the pool house where hopefully Alexander was back from his errand. Maybe he could make her feel better like he usually did.

She reached the pool house and took a peek inside the pool house from the glass door, only the kitchen light seemed to be on but that was understandable since it was night and the was probably in his room asleep or maybe he just wasn't back yet.

In any case, she took out the spare key tothe glass door from under the rocks and unlocked the door, sliding inside before closing it.

She tip toed inside, taking a peek in the kitchen and the living but she saw that both the places were empty, hence, she made her way towards his room.


"Freeze!" Alexander bellowed out loudly coming out all of a sudden with a gun pointed at her, startling her almost to death.

"It's me ! It's me don't shoot !" she exclaimed out raising
her hands in the air and flinching away.

"Jesus christ Isla I could have shot you" Alexander said immediately putting the gun away once he saw it was her who had snuck in to his temporary lodgings.

"I am sorry, I am sorry. I just knew where the spare key was kept saw got in, I didn't know you would be ready with a gun" she defended herself.

"That's fine but never sneak up on me again, it could end very badly" he let her know and she profusely nodded her head. She would definetely lake this as a lesson.

Once they were both over the initial shock, Alexander walked towards her and brought her in an embrace , locking her in his arms.

"Sorry for pointing a gun at you baby" he mumble into her hair discretely taking in her scent as she nuzzled her head into his chest.

He smelled of shower gel and looked extra yummy in his sweat pants. Her own thoughts made her blush.

"That's okay Alex" she mumbled out.

"So what brought you here baby ? can't sleep or missed me?" he asked placing a soft kiss to her head.

It still felt like he was dreaming, as if he would wake up and not be able to hold and kiss her like that.

"I did miss you but there is domething else as well. Dad called me out to his study and asked me how my lunch date with Jamerson went after you were gone. I decided to tell him what Jamerson had tried with me thinking he would see where I am coming from and know that Jamerson is not a good person and that's why me getting married to him is not a good idea but dad really astonished me with his reaction, he said that it
was my duty to look after Jamerson's needs or else he would look for someone else to do that with. I can't believe dad said that" she explained the events of while he wasn't present to him.

Alexander was enraged and disgusted by Richard Gambino but he decided to keep it in for her sake.

She had tried to be very strong and keep her tears at bay but with him she felt so comfortable that I she could be vulnerable in front of him, so she let the tears flow.

"Heyyy Isla no no no .. . no more tears, you have shed enough tears for today. I know you are frustrated baby but I don't wanna see you cry over this beme again, that moron Jamerson is not wort that many tears" Alexander consoled, his eyes soft towards her.

"God I am so sorry you must think I am such a cry baby, all I do is cry" she said sniffing and wiping away her snot and tears from a tissue Alexander had handed to her.

"Well you're my cry baby" Alexander cringed at himself as soon as he let out those words and she let out a bubbly giggle at that.

"You're so silly. I like it when you are silly, you are pretty scary when you are all poker face and all's she said making him smile.

"It's because you're my girl and you deserve to be treated nice" he said making Isla blush profusely as she got all shy on him and averted her gaze.

To her embarrassment her stomache made a noise of protest from not having been fed since breakfast.

She was supposed to have lunch with Jamerson but that obviously didn't go as planned and when she had gotten home by evening, her dad had summoned hes to make is inquiries after which she had been so consumed in her own thoughts that she had skipped dinner as well.

"You haven't eaten anything" Alexander questioned his tone disaproving at his lack of attention towards her health.

She shook her head and said " I forgot"

"Come on sweet heart, I got come leftover pizza in the fridge if you'd like I can heat it up for you" he offered, already headed to the kitchen.

"That sounds good" she said following behind him to the kitchen where Alexander took out the pizza and heated it up in the oven before placing it on the table for her with some soda.

After Isla had eaten she couldn't find it in herself to leave even though she was so very tired, hence, Alexander ended up in bed with her on top of him hugging him like a koala and it hadn't taken her in inutes to fall in a deep sumber after the day's events.

She was so precious.

Hearing he's out about what Richard had said in response to the allegations she made against Jamerson had Alexander livid and seething inside at even the thought of Richand Gambino.

How could he be so cruel to his own daughter, his ideologies about Jamerso having some sort of right on Isla had Alexander's fists clenching with the need to punch something, she was his no one had the right to touch her in any way but him that too only as long as she was fine with him doing so. He was going to have to blow off some serious steam in the morning and start working on an elaborate plan in order to get out of this mess with Isla by his side.