The Royal Contract

It had been a long day for him. He had been moving from one conference room to another. He had to attend several meetings due to a new project they were launching.

In one of his meetings with an important client, he received a call from Ben. Upon hearing his report, he immediately made his excuses and left his meeting in a hurry.

"What is it?" Marcus ran after him, concerned about his action.

Alex never walked away from a client unless he had a more urgent matter to attend to, which in this case, he was clueless. He had not received any word that there was an emergency in the company.

It could only mean it was something personal. Marcus wondered what it could be or who was involved. He could only think of a few possible reasons. It was either his parents or Dani.

"It is an emergency. Take over for me." Alex instructed Marcus, having no time to explain the situation as the elevator closed on him.

Alex knew he should have told him more, but he had no time as he rushed like a maniac on the road. He did not like that Dani had made a hasty decision, putting herself in a compromising position or even a dangerous one.

"Ben, where is she now?" He called her bodyguard again, hoping that she was already with him, on her way back to her office.

He was just glad that Ben had informed him of her plan, despite her plea to keep it from him. He reminded himself to reward Ben for his loyalty and sharp thinking.

"She had not left the building yet, Sir. I am still waiting outside." Ben informed him of the situation.

He knew he promised her to keep it from his boss, but he weighed the situation and found her safety was his priority. No matter what he promised her, he had to fulfill his first obligation.

"Ok. Be on alert. I will get Dani." He informed his men as he neared the building. He left his car in front of the building, letting his men deal with it, and rushed further inside. 

He only knew the layout of this building because he had Nick investigated. But this was the first time he had entered this premises. He did not care if he was trespassing, but he had to get to her.

The one at the front desk tried to stop him, but she was too late as the elevator closed on her. He could not wait to reach the top floor where his private office was situated.

He was sure that was where Dani went to confront him. He still wondered why she would come to see him unless it had something to do with Cassie.

"Come on." He muttered to himself, willing the elevator lift to go faster, even if it was already an express one. 

As soon as the door opened, he rushed out. Then, he proceeded to the room on the other side of the floor. It was the only one that was not enclosed in glass and with the door closed.

The man sitting on the desk looked at him closely with a wide-eyed expression and probably recognized him. He stood from his chair and tried to stop him from proceeding to the door behind him.

"Sir, I don't think you have an appointment. I will require you to turn back." He said a bit nervously, blocking the path to the other room. "You can set up another date..." 

He was not able to finish his statement as Alex disrupted him. "Where is Daniella?" He asked the man that stood in his way. 

Alex was not able to wait for his response, sensing the urgency of the situation. His instinct was blaring warning bells on his consciousness, nagging at him to make a move.

He quickly shoved Nick's assistant out of the way as he proceeded to the closed room. Alex moved at lightning speed when he heard a commotion inside. 

When he saw Dani running towards the door, he already knew that something was wrong. Dani bumped into him in a rush to get out of the place.

"What did he do?" He furiously asked her, trying to assess the damage he had done. He looked at her and then shifted his eyes to him, determining his line of action. "What did you do?"

But there was a predominant feeling that kept nagging at him. His instinct dictated that he beat the hell out of the scumbag, but his training prevented him from acting savagely.

"Nothing. We were only talking, and apparently, Dani did not like my opinion on some subject matters." Nick said with a sly smile on his lips. 

He did find it amusing that the prince was acting like a knight in shining armor, coming to her rescue. He did not know that her fiance did enjoy playing the part.

At the same time, he was annoyed that their unexpected visitor interrupted his opportunity to be alone with her. He almost had her in his mercy.

"Just take me out of here." She whispered as he held her in his arms. She tried to push him out of the door, but he refused to budge. He remained holding her in his arms, but his eyes never left the other man in the room.

She knew if she did not do something, all hell would break loose. She had too convinced him to leave before he realized what had just occurred a few moments ago.

But she was too late as she saw him looking at her arms. Markings were already visible in her pale skin. Nick's grip earlier had finally shown some light red bruising.

"Did he do this to you?" He held her arms lightly, careful not to hurt her any further. 

But he knew his patience was wearing thin as he imagined the scenario that happened earlier. And what could have happened if he did not arrive on time.

He let her go reluctantly, but his desire to take action took precedence. He marched towards him with one thought in his mind. He had to make him pay for laying a hand on her.

Alex thought of Nick as a coward who preyed on people who could not defend themselves.. He was a sick predator who could only abuse the weaker ones.