Aiden came into view, looking as gorgeous as ever. Elsa quickly bowed in greeting and hurried out of the room, not glancing at him. He delved his hands into his pockets and walked closer to the couch she was sitting on.

  “How is your ankle now” he asked

  “It’s…it’s...fine” she shuttered, avoiding his face; he nodded

  “So….can I know more about you now, I mean….you have been here for two days now, sorry I haven’t been here to see you since morning, but I believe your parents might be worried about you now….so can you tell me where you came from…so that I can take you back” he muttered, taking a seat on another couch, as he stared intently at her.

  She suddenly felt hot inside, what is she gonna tell him, she thought. Will she have to tell him everything that happened in the hotel and how she escaped, but what if this guy is also a client, and if he isn’t, what will he see her as….a slut who escaped from her mistress? She doesn’t know their culture here, they might see prostitution as a normal thing, and he might rebuke her for leaving.

  All this thought crowded her mind, drifting her from reality until she had him clear his throat.

  “Are you alright, you zoned off”

  “I’m fine…it’s ……just…erm” he gave her a go-ahead look

  “I don’t seem to know anywhere here, I don’t know where I came from apart from the fact that I’m from Africa” she mumbled, removing the strand of hair on her face, as she fiddled with her finger.

  “So how did you get to this country, did you come with anyone….are you a slave?” he whispered the last part, while she bulged out her eyes and gasped.

  “So he knows about slaves, he might know about the whore job too,” she thought but shook her head.

  “I’m not a slave, just couldn’t find my way back home….I’m new here, so I got lost”

  “I’m sure your parent might be looking for you by now”

  “I didn’t come with my parent, I came with someone who…..well, I don’t wanna go back there…please can I stay here” She pleaded, pouting, while he frowned, taken aback.

  “What I meant is that can I work here…as anything you want me to be; perhaps a maid, or a … anything…please don’t just send me away…I won’t be able to survive it alone out there...this is a strange world to me” she pleaded, trying to remove the fallen hair off her face, but he beat her to it; tucking it at the back of her ear, making her gape at him.

  He wasn’t bothered about the thought going on in her mind; his whole attention was on her pretty dark long hair which gave her an amazing look.

  “She is really from the continent she said she is from; well her skin is a bit dark, but it looks different from others,” he thought.

  “Hmm, ok…I will see what to do about it, but for now, try to recover. My parent will be coming back tomorrow; you might want to meet them. Just introduce yourself as my friend okay?”

  She nodded

  “I will take my leave n…..”

  “Wait…please” she called, while he sat back.

  “Can I take a walk around, I’m bored in here” she pouted, biting her lips, and he smiled.

  “Sure…that’s if you can wa….”he was about saying before she cuts in

  “I’m fine….see….” she jumped up, her feet perfectly fixed to the ground. Though she still feels some pain but doesn’t want to show it, the boredom is killing her.

  “That’s great, I’m actually free, lemme show you around” he offered, which she immediately agreed to.

  ****************

  PARIS***

  Axel’s Suite**

  Walking down the shore along the beach, Axel heaves a sigh of relief; it’s just been a few days since he left his home city, Cape Town, and he is getting off his depression already.

  On getting to Paris, he lodged in a hotel for a night and later got an apartment on rent, close to the beach. It has a colourful environment and a perfect view of nature, just the way he wants it.

  Ever since he arrived there, he has always been going around in a mask, to avoid being noticed by some of his crazy fans who might want to touch, hold, or speak with him, being that he is not with any guard.

  But he decided to go out without one today; he walked further and noticed the emptiness of the beach.

  Most of the people present have retired to their various lodges, the remaining few were just leaving. He cast his gaze towards the other side and saw two young fellows, perhaps lovers, he thought.

  “Come on let’s check it out, I wanna swim” the girl whined walking briskly towards the ocean.

  “Juan listen to me, it’s cold out here” the guy pleaded, delving his hand into his pockets.

  “Leave me alone, you can go back in if you want, I’m bored in there” she snapped, he chuckled slightly and his gaze fell on Axel who stood a meter away, staring at Juan who dived into the water. He had no expression on his face; he only pitied her body, for she was surely gonna be stricken with cold.

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  “Hi…” the guy muttered, on getting close to him.

  “Hi,” Axel replied, sparing him a little glance. He seems to be someone of his age, perhaps twenty, he thought and tried returning his gawk to the water when he spoke up again.

  “I’m Jackson…you?” he asked, stretching forth his hand for a handshake. Axel hesitated for a while, he wasn’t the type to chat with strangers, also, he is well known for his snobbish attitude. But he has no choice, the Jackson guy seems nice and he will also need someone to chat with, to clear off his depressed mind.

  “Axel” he brought out his hand, and they shook hands

  “Cool, you live close to this area?” Jackson asked, dipping his hand back into the pocket

  “Yeah….that’s my suite over there” he pointed with a weary smile

  “Wow, we are neighbors, thank God; got here yesterday” he smirked

  “Really, you don’t live here?” he asked

  “Yeah…came for a vacation with my babe, Cape Town got busy all the time” he grinned, ruffling his hair gently.

  “Cape Town?” Axel mumbled glancing at him

  “If he lived in the State, why couldn’t he recognize him? Almost everyone knows ZEL as a popular musician; well perhaps because he is putting on a face cap and it’s dark already. His face wouldn’t be that visible, or maybe the guy isn’t a music freak” he thought.

  “Yea,” Jackson cooed and silence evaded. They both watched Juan as she swam between the waves; she lost focus and got caught up by the waves, but managed to swim back to the surface. Jackson chuckled loudly while Axel smiled.

  “Your girlfriend?” he asked with a bit of sad emotion, which Jackson was oblivious of

  “Yea…” He grinned

  “She’s pretty” Axel cooed

  “Sure...She’s a diver, but I swim better” Jackson cracked, taking his lips into his mouth.

  “You’re sure about that”

  “Yea…you”

  “Well I’m best at what I do” Axel boosted

  “Fine… let’s go see about that”

  They took off their upper-wears and walked towards the water. Juan squeezes her already wet hair and gape at them as they approach her.

  “I thought you said it’s cold out here, why coming to the water then...huh?” she smirked and gave a glance at Axel. He looked familiar to her, but she couldn’t just place her hand on where she saw him, perhaps he just looked like someone she had seen before, she thought.

  “Well I got a new friend here, and we wanna show you our skills” Jackson yelled and dived into the water, raising a splash. He swam up to the surface in no time, trickling Juan in the process as he swam to hide at her back.

  Axel was already in the water, but he still finds it hard to believe that he is kind of free with the lovely couple; the Axel everyone knows is a snub and won’t interact with strangers. Perhaps they are different, or maybe because they are not his fans who will go head over heels to touch or chat with him; they are just free people and he also wants to be free.

  To live among people who won’t frustrate his life, who won’t take his love for granted, he thought, remembering the scene of how Flora cheated on him and what led to their break up.

  Flash Back~

  Axel alighted from his car after parking it properly along the side of the road. He took out his eyeglasses and wore them properly alongside his face cap; that was the only way he could keep away from his fans forming paparazzi on sighting him.

  On a normal day, most celebrities put on masks to cover their identity, but one can’t be with a mask always. His relationship with Flora was not well known to the world, only people who were very close to him knew about it.

  He picked Flora from the slum and made her into what she is today, a beautiful Model with stunning skin and a curvy body, ready to get a man's brief, wet. Although most fans have already tagged them as couples, being that they are mostly seen together at dinner dates or parties, especially putting on the same attire.

  But Axel hasn’t officially disclosed it to the world; they decided to keep it secret which was Flora’s idea from the start.

  Getting into her compound, he opened the door briefly and it gave way for him to go into the apartment. Walking briskly into it, he halted at the sight of the living room; it was a bit messy as cups and wines were splattered on the center table and even the floor, giving the room a bit of foul smell.

  He wondered who could have visited Flora so that they had to drink and leave the room messy. Shrugging, he decided to call out for her, as he plopped on one of the armchairs.

  “Darling….I’m home…Flora…where are you” He yelled, but got no response

  “If she isn’t around, the door wouldn’t have been open, so where could she be” he thought. Standing up to his feet, he headed for the bedroom, he heard soft sounds coming from it and it became louder as he got closer.

  Cracking the door open a bit, he saw the most heartbreaking thing that had ever occurred to him in his lifetime; his girlfriend, Flora, making out with a guy, and not just any guy but Michael, his sworn enemy in the music industry.

  “Oh…God….bleep me…Michael…bleep…arhhh…you are just so good” Flora mo@ned his name, as Michael thrust further, hitting his balls hard on her, and caressing her soft erupted breast with his hand. He lifted her legs and spread them wider for a better entrance, circling her cl!t with his thumb.

  “Scream my name….flora…..I wanna hear you….scream my name” Michael grunted, pulling out and pushing in his groin in a fast motion.

  “Michael…..Mich…” she called loudly. He slaps her butt and pinched her nipples.

  “I can’t hear you bitch….scream my name…idiot” he yelled

  “Oh…Michael…I’m cumin….I’m cumming” she screamed.

  “Cum for me baby….cum for your darling…motherfucker….I also wanna cum, come on let’s do it together” He whispered as she nodded, at a twinkle of an eye, they both split out that whitish liquid, and it sprinkles on their nude bodies

  “Argh….that was awesome…this is the best s*x I have had in years” Flora muttered, while Michael leaned to kiss her, savoring her lips down to her cleavage, as they suck on each other.

  ~~

  I stood dump-folded as I watched the whole scene, despite being there for almost five minutes they still didn’t notice my presence. A rage of anger suddenly mounted up within me, as I folded my fist ready to pounce on the guy, I banged the door in anger and the sound made them jerk up from the bed.