Breaking The Forbidden Shield (COMPLETED)

Chapter Four

Grace stepped backwards away from the door.

"Who the hell are you", she jumped at the harsh rough tone, placing her left hand over her heart.

She sighed in relief when she turned at the fact that she wasn't alone, gently rubbing the position her hand was in, trying to slow her heart rate.
Because of the extreme darkness, Grace could not of make out Alejandro's features.

"Oh thank heavens, I was just-",

"GET OUT", Alejandro warned, cutting her off.

"Excuse me", Grace was outraged by the man's rude tone.

Who was he to shout at her, she thought.

"GET OUT NOWW!!", he barked.

"You listen to me Mr, I am not your pig, not even pigs get shout to like that, now I do not appreciate being treated as such", she confronted Alejandro was taken aback by the way she yold him off him, he took that time to get even a decent glimpse of the woman across the room.
He could not have seen much but thanks to the little ray of lighting from the moon he got a small picture of her.

Alejandro made big strides over to where she stood backing her up to the wall, now stuck between him and the hard surface he slammed his right hand hard on the wall not bothering with the reflecting pain it gave him.

He took in her scent, coconut flavor. It captured his nose giving him goose bumps, luckily it was dark that the stranger couldn't see what effect she had on him.

Grace felt a heated electric sensation vibrating through her body as she stood near the man, not once had she ever felt drawn to someone, especially someone she just met.
She closed her eyes allowing the good feeling to wash over her.

"Don't flatter yourself, you are not mildly attractive", he spun the door handle pulling the door open in a wide swing, pushed her out, slamming in the door in her face.

Rage could only described her mood.
If it wasn't for her being raised in a christ like environment she would have cursed out that appalling man.

He was mean and controlling, there wasn't a hint of niceness in the scruge whatsoever, she thought.
She was embittered by his character but vowed she wouldn't let this man dictate what she came here for, this voyage was something she had looked forward to for so long, and she rather go down fighting for what she wanted before she let some obnoxious, bad mannered man ruin her dreams.

This was her adventure and she vowed to make the most of it.

She did pitied the man, having all that anger must be tiring, she could not even stay mad for a whole two minutes, she recalled her mother saying she was to sweet a pea to be bothered.
But the spark, the vivid connection she felt earlier was unspeakable, with the warmth of his skin, he had her hypnotized.

Not sure how she made it out off the third floor, maybe it was through all the thoughts while walking that distracted her, luckily there were lit torches on the second floor that made her path clear to see.

Finally reaching her room she decided to take a long cold shower.
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Alejandro laid in his bed, thinking of the encounter he had with the stranger.

Who the hell was she?, what was she doing on his floor?, he thought he made clear to everyone on the premises of the boundaries.
Clearly not everyone got the memo.

But the way she stood up for herself kept replaying in his mind, he was angry as he was intrigued.

That was the first time in years he had an encounter with anyone, his first ever moment alone with a female and he felt disgusting, what if she had seen who he truly was, what would she have done?, would she have runaway? , stay?

As he laid flat on his bare back. He raised his two hands where he could see them. He rotated his hands, looking at the heeled badly burnt flesh

Alejandro got off his bed then went to the mirror.

For minutes he stood at the huge wall mirror just staring at himself.
He felt ashamed.

He pace left and right in his colossal master bedroom, like a man man, he started tugging at his hair
Taking up the wooden chair closest to him, he flung the furniture through the mirror watching as his reflection scatter to pieces.
He then walked bare feet on the broken pieces on the floor, leaving a trail of blood, it was as if he didn't feel the splinters underneath his feet.
Alejandro sat in the middle of the rubble.

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She had already helped the chefs prepare the master's dinner. As a part of her duties.

The staff members showed her where Mr Montego's personal dinning area was, where only she was allowed.
Although she never met him, not knowing what he likes, Grace set out a warm hearted place setting along with a lit tea light candle, feeling pleased with herself she went and helped the staff members
freshened up the large kitchen, then went to her room to change her food scent clothes; minutes later Henry was at her door inviting her to the staff's parlor for dinner.
She was grateful that he would consider her, considering the fact that she was indeed hungry.
The other members didn't treat her as an outcast like the person she met earlier.
Although his statement he made of her not being attractive struck a nerve; she was able to laugh and conversate with the staff members at dinner.

When she was finally back in her room for her night's rest, Grace lay face up, staring at the ceiling. Her mind unknowingly drifted on the arrogant man.

She wondered what duties he was responsible for and how so she didn't see him like the other staff members at dinner.
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Alejandro phoned his Butler to aid him some assistance.

Indeed he was in pain but all he wanted was for his cuts to be cleaned from any sort of infection.

Because of Henry's trustworthiness he wasn't just a Butler, he was also in charge of grounds, when Alejandro turned eighteen, his father had this mansion already lined up for him, for all he knew they probably just wanted him out of their hands.
Henry served Luther Montego for twenty years before he was landed over to Alejandro's prominence, he was the only one to know about his son's condition without ever seeing him; Henry became in charge of everything, even the management of the staff, he was hierarchy over everyone except Alejandro.
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Grace had already drifted off into slumber when she heard knocking at the other side of her door.

She tiredly jumped out her bed, grabbed her robe, and skipped over to the door, answering the door with still sleepy eyes.
"Henry, what can I do for you?",

"Get your first aid kit", he told her.