The Shadows' Reckoning

Xavier sat at the dinning table with a cold gaze as he stared at his phone.

There were dishes laid out on the table but none of them had been touched. He gazed at the screen expectantly seeming to see a message pop up but none did.

Xavier huffed and decided to text.

"... good morning..."

It marked sent and delivered clearly showing she was online.

He furrowed his brows, why should he be the one to text first, he thought and decided to delete the message but a reply came in almost immediately.

: Good morning to you too Xavier

Trust you had a good night sleep

He finally calmed down a little and typed in a reply

: yes I did..

He hesitated as he typed that. He wanted to tell her how she had been on his thoughts throughout the night, that he couldn't sleep but he refrained against it.

It would look as if he had feelings for her which he didn't, or did he?.

Nahh, Xavier was sure of himself, after all she's just a pawn in the game. He said to himself.

Ray entered the dinning room and met Xavier staring at his phone seemingly lost on thought.

"Good morning boss", he greeted.

Xavier looked up at him and nodded.

"Everything has been taken care of, the documents has been signed. All it needs is your signature and it will be effective", Ray said.

Xavier smirked, "where Is it?"

Ray brought out a paper from a brown file and handed it over to Xavier.

He signed it and dropped the pen onto the table.

"Make sure to track Thomas's every move, i want no single mistake".

"Noted boss, urmm.. i noticed someone who associates with Thomas and i think we should also investigate him" Ray mentioned.

Xavier furrowed his brows but his expression remained calm..

"Who's that?"

"Thomas mentioned his name to be Hakims Walter."

Xavier squinted his eyes, an habit he had from childhood whenever he was in deep thought, Ray noticed. Infact, he knew almost everything about his boss but unfortunately Xavier couldn't trust anyone after all his father was murdered by his own bestfriend.

"Make some research about him and give me a feedback by next week!" He ordered and calmly stood up heading for the car.

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Katherina stared at herself in the mirror as she inspected her baby bump. It was growing rapidly she noticed.

Katherina was now 2 months gone and honestly she was ready to be a mother.

At least, Mason had accepted responsibility of the pregnancy. She thought about her date night with him and couldn't help up but feel bad for him. He didn't deserve someone like her. Yea, he deserved better.

She lost feelings and she wasn't ready it ignite it again.

Right there, she decided on her reply to give Mason.