Infatuation Of Darkness

A full course dinner had begun and Alexis would do anything to not become the topic of today's conversation at the dinner table as the announcement had made her and the baby in her arms the only target. Time and again she could see people glance at her and then we're referring to themselves and the person next to them which further made her understand why Angelo insisted to stay within the emotionless face. For a boy who had just begin and simultaneously her it was the easiest way to hide their nerves from others.

"It's going to be alright alright darling," Isobel whispered to her like me patting her thigh away from everyone's eye. "You haven't been seen in public and only made appearances in the parties which is why the rumours circulating you are now coming to surface to see what's right and what's wrong."

Alexis frowned. "I have rumours?"

"Everybody does." Isobel sipped her water. 

"But I've they barely gone out of the house." Alexis countered, "How can there be any rumours about a person who has not been even seen by people?"

Isobel shook her head. "That's actually why you have the rumours."

"Yes, bu—" Alexis quietened down when she heard a small yawn from the little boy in her lap. Lucas was ready to go to bed as she had been said earlier and she knew that any time now he would get fussy.

"Excuse me," she said to Isobel quickly, "Angelo," she called him and he immediately looked over. "Pam is not present for the party tonight which is why I'll have to go and hand over Lucas to her. He is already sleeping and any time now he is going to get fussy."

He nodded. "Do you want me to come with you?"

She shook her head, smiled quickly and stood up to leave.

Holding up the boy carefully in her trying not to awaken him any more than the movement are already caused him to. She patted him likely on the bad and silently slowly stepped upstairs at the end of the hallway.

"Good baby," she cooed as he started to fuss a little. "Calm, baby. Calm." Back again and then quickened her steps to reach the room of the babysitter.

She knocked on the door. Hearing slight shuffling from the inside within a few seconds she came padding towards the door and opened it. "Madam?" She frowned.

"Hi," Alexis smiled. "I apologize for disturbing you but we have an event going on tonight and Lucas is already sleepy you have to take care of him tonight." She handed over him. "Also make sure to lock your door and have him sleep with you and not in his room."

Pam nodded immediately. Having been born into the life of her parents and her brother working for the organisation she knew better than the question any safety measures are taken for the security of the family and her.

At least Donna was considered enough to include her in the security measures as well.

Alexis nudged her. "Lock, I'll check."

She did and Alexis pulled and pushed the door to see. It didn't move. "Alright then."

Pam wished her luck and retired with Lucas.

Since it was dead winter, The silence caused Alexis to hear what was going on in the room. the soft padding of Pam's feet as she walked to the bed, the rustling of the covers and her cooing at Lucas as she laid him there, she heard it all.

Alexis placed a hand on her chest as she couldn't help but notice the quickened breathing. There was something inside her instincts telling her that something ominous was going to happen. That odd feeling warning her of something.

She turned around to walk, "Oh!" She jumped back a bit as she saw someone standing there. "I didn't see you there. Are you lost?" She asked taking a step towards the girl.

"How would you know if I am lost?" She asked in a slight daze. Her eyes are moist.

Alexis smiled for appearance sake. "I know because this is my house and I can tell that a guest who is probably in search of a bathroom is lost. You should have used the one at the end of the hall downstairs." sidestepped the woman. "I'll show you if you want."

She shook her head. "Do you know who I am?"

Alexis nodded. Her feeling of the situation grew negatively. "Yes, I am aware. You are Tatiana Ricci."

She nodded with a small smile and her glossy eyes focused on Alexis yet appeared to be far away. "You got that right. My name Tatiana means to be the queen in Russian. Which means, the throne next to the king, was supposed to be mine." Her eyes snapped Alexis's and she stepped closer. "Not you, not anyone else but me whose name had the word queen in it."

She watched the woman with keen eyes very of watching the woman who was next to look like a crazy person. "Angelo means Angel. I think you can figure the rest out." She nodded curtly as her eyes turned sharp at the sight of the women now before how she was gently smiling at her.

She went ahead to sidestep the woman but was met with the below as the woman post her shoulder against Alexis making her stumble back.

"What is wrong with you?" Alexis glared at her. "Do you know by doing this for a man you are threatening the alliance and mocking the man who has invited you to his house to announce that his wife is pregnant!" She hissed.

She shook her head. Her eyes dimmed I sadness and Alexis could make out that she was not in her right mind with the constant changes in her emotions and mood. "That's not fair." She spooked around the Hallway a slight smile on her lips as if reminiscing the past. "I had once walked in these halls with people bowing and greeting me knowing that I was going to be the next queen." She smiled and pulled something out, "It is fair that I get it back, no?"

She had a gun in her hand.