A prick in the heart as if pricked by needle in the heart and a bitter taste in the mouth is what Yazeed felt when Aliya called Fahad hers' as in her adorable beast, so the guy got a special place in her heart. He has no idea what feeling is that as he has never experienced it and he doesn't know why he's feeling it but he sure as hell doesn't like it.
The drive continued in silence and soon their car came to face with the black and golden intricate designed of the car which stood before the black and golden mansion. They got out of the car after driving around the fountain and parked their car and soon they were led by the butler that guided them on their first arrival.
They took the stairs and came into the living room facing a nervous Fahad that no one will believe. He immediately stopped pacing at the sound of their footsteps and he quickly turn around coming into eye contact with the reason of his grown nerves, Aliya. He sucked in a breath as he felt himself getting lost in the pool of yellow hazel eyes that hardly leaves his mind to rest.
"Aliya! You're here?" He whispered enough to be heard, his eyes wide and he looked suprised as if he has no idea Aliya is coming to his house.
"Come and touch me to verify it isn't your imagination as I can see you've been thinking of me" Aliya taunted teasingly as she watched his eyes enlarge at her words if possible and he really blushed which was coated by his brown skin but Aliya finds him adorable and she laughed to which he joined her with a nervous one.
"Take seat please, they aren't here yet" he gestured them to take seats and they did with Fahad taking the one person seat next to Aliya making Yazeed involuntary glare at him and clenched his teeth, he wonder why he's losing his cool because of the little asshole who's acting like an innocent poppy in front of Aliya when he can basically turn into a devil to his business partners and strangers.
"So how are you?" Fahad asked Aliya beside him who turn to stare at him with an amused smile tugged at her lips and a raised brow in challenge or question.
"Don't I look great?" She asked slightly tilting her head as if confused by the ideaology of the question.
"Nope, not the sauce answers" Fahad grumbled sulking at Aliya's sassy manner.
"But you actually don't and look like a skeleton wrapped in thin skin, no offense " he say cockily raising his hands in mock surrender before folding them on his broad chest and giving Aliya a cocky look and a smile tugging at his lips seeing her obnoxious features before it eases and she smiled almost wickedly
"None taken adorable beast" Fahad grumbled an incoherent words at the pet name of beast before they were cut off by Yazeed's cold voice.
"So tell us something about the people you're giving the task, mostly your cousin, how should we believe he is gonna cooperate?"
"He will help if I do ask him am sure about it" Fahad answered Yazeed's question looking at Aliya although she isn't the one who asked and this spike Yazeed's irritation and he spat his next question more to irritate the other one who's still staring at Aliya like an attention seeker to which he is in Yazeed's perspective and he hate how Aliya is giving him attention to the very core of his bones.
"And why should we trust you, how should we believe you don't have any motives behind this" his voice came out icy cold sending cold shivers down the girls back although the voice and glare weren't directed towards them, while this only got Fahad's attention irritating him more.
They all understand why Yazeed doesn't trust Fahad but the way he's acting is beyond his known attitude, he's usually calm and collected and hardly show any emotion on that calm mask of his, so seeing him loose his cool and lash out angrily is shocking and also astounding to those that wanna know if he have any other expression beside his poker looks.
"I don't care whether you believe me or trust me as am not doing it for you Mr. Hakeem" Fahad coldly retorted grinding the words out of his teeth like un worldly granite.
"Wait guys calm down, what's wrong with you Yazeed?" Aliya cut in looking at Yazeed with confusion and slight irritation, even she had no idea why he's behaving like this all of a sudden like a jealous and abandoned man throwing his pent up frustration at her poor adorable beast who shouldn't be scolded for offering a helping hand.
Yazeed opened his mouth to talk but a series of footsteps walking into the room interrupted the awkward tension building in the room and the butler came with another man behind him, he walk in and Fahad's attitude did a 180° turn to a full boss.
"James is here boss" the butler's coarse voice said in monotone and the man behind him step forward to meet his new boss Fahad.
The average height man with an oval face and smokey black eyes shook hands with Fahad and took a seat across them. His strong curly hair braided to the back of his head and then low cut at the bottom of his head, his hand went through the braid before he rest them on his lap clasped together.
"I think we should start now before Alex arrives " Fahad said and Aliya nodded while the rest just shrugged.
"Okay. Let's start with the introduction, Aliya this is 'James Ranchor' , he's a professional spy I knew of and am sure we will get some things worthy from him and... James this is Aliya Sultan Malik, she's the main reason why you're gonna spy on Adam, gauge his motives, plans, movements and when he's planning to strike a move" Fahad explained the plan to James and he nodded in understanding seeing as everything has been arranged, it only remain for him to go in there Adam's mansion and start, he and Rich will gather information in the mansion while Alex Fahad's cousin will gather it from Adam who prefer been in his penthouse than the mansion but anywhere Alex will be close to him almost everywhere and every day.
Heavy sound of footsteps closed off the voices in the room before a deep voice sounded and then the appearance of a tall muscular man with light brown eyes and brown curls.
"Why will you be bombarding my phone with calls when I told you I'll be late" his deep angry voice resonated as he gave Fahad an angry glare.
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Shadows Of Betrayal
Tajemnica / Thriller"I-I can't believe it's you!" Aliyah is a daughter of a rich business man who grew up an only child raised by her only father ,after finishing her studies abroad she came back home to meet her father's dead body in his pool of blood murdered ruthles...
