Marry Me

19. The Three Little Girls

May Daniels.

Alex kept staring at them as though he had no idea what to say. He was stepping into an unknown territory...in his own home...and he was utterly lost. It was bloody damn hilarious.

He stared at the girls and the girls stared right back at him. Both their gaze unwavering with questions.

Now, someone had to do something right? We can't be having a staring match all day long and it was hardly noon!

The instant I cleared my throat all eyes trained on me, making me the centre of attention. This is so flattering!

"Hi girls!" I greeted them cheerfully. "I'm May and this is Alex." I pointed to Alex. "We will staying together for a while. Alex and I will take care of you."

The little girl who had interrupted us smiled widely, reciprocating my greeting. "I'm Addonis. This is Kara and Valentine. We became friends a few days ago. We just woke up and the door was unlocked. So we came down." She spoke in clear high voice.

Just woke up?

"They were sedated." Alex whispered frantically.

Right...

"Are you guys hungry? Because Alex here, is really good at cooking. He will make you anything you want to eat. Won't you, Alex?"

"Y...yeah. S...su...sure."

My mouth fell open. He did not just stammer! Whatever happened to the Mafia leader?!

He nodded towards the humongous kitchen. "This way. What do you want to eat?"

"Pancakes!!" Came the answer in delightful shrieks.
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"This is so yummy!" Addonis exclaimed.

Alex smiled at her. "Thank you."

Kara and Valentine seemed rather quiet. Kara spoke at times but Valentine was absolutely wary. She sat well away from Alex and me, though closer to the girls.

Nevertheless, I was glad to see that all of them emptied their plates within minutes.

"So. How are you girls feeling?" I asked as I cleared their plates. Alex sat quietly, letting me take lead.

"I feel happier." Addonis was the first to answer. "Last few days were very weird. Strange men all around us. And they kept locking us in large cars."

"Did they say anything?"

"No." Addonis shook her head sadly. "I tried talking at first. But the man pushed me down. So I try not to talk much. That's why Kara and Valentine don't talk much. We didn't want people to hurt us."

"You can talk as much as you want here. No one will dare to hurt you. Any of you."

"Really?"

"You see Alex is like the king here. No one dares to disobey him."

"Yeah right. No one but you." A mutter floated from Alex.

I chose to ignore that.

"He said that you all are the princesses from now on. You can talk and play as much as you like. All we want is for you to be happy."

The three girls gazed at me for a full second. Then Addonis turned to the others. "I like this place better than the others."

Kara and Valentine nodded in response.

"What would you like to do after breakfast?"

"Hold on."

The three of them moved closer as they confered gravely. A long minute later, they looked up.