His Desired Phoenix

[21st march,2021]

The day was supposed to be Alexa's happiest day but now it had become her worst nightmare.

Alexa felt her heart was grabbed by a large hand as her eyes rested on the adulterous couple before her Susan, her stepsister and Jack, the loving fiance, as they slowly walked down the aisle.

"I am going to give her a piece of my mind" Alexa thought fiercely as she made her way out of her Blindspot but she was held by a strong grip.

"Where do you think you are going?" Hank rudely asked the girl in his hands.

"Dad, you ...you are aware?" Alexa exclaimed in disbelief.

"Haha...of course you are aware, this is a major marriage after all, but dad, that's my marriage, what is my younger sister doing there right NOW?" Alexa screamed in anguish.

"Stop it before anyone sees us," Hank waved his hands dismissively.

"It's just a boy and you sisters shouldn't fight over him,"

"You are to blame though, you know how important the day is, but you still slept like a log of wood only waking up now, look how indecent your dress is," Hank frowned, as he scrutinized Alexa's dress.

"Anyways, forget Jack, leave him for your sister, she saved the day after all. You should thank her"

"What? What did I just hear?"Alexa scoffed.

"I should thank her for stealing my marriage and making me a joke on my wedding day?"

"Wow, you are a really heartless and incredible father. Your daughter slept very unusually and instead of investigating why, you just replaced her like a toy,"

At this point, Alexa really said in a chilly voice as her beautiful face got encased in a thick fog of anger.

"Vera, take care of this, I have a speech to give. This entire drama is giving me headaches," Hank as usual delegated authority to Vera as he walked away.

"Of course, my husband. I should be the one to handle this," the soft-spoken Vera said with a smile.

As soon as Hank left, the obedient face faded into one of utter disdain as she grabbed unto Alexa.

"Hey, look there...open your eyes and see, don't they look like a happy couple?" Vera pointed towards the two people getting acknowledgement from the guest.

Alexa looked towards them and she smiled "of course, they are fitting, a dog and a bitch, what a crazy combination?"

"You unmannered child," a hard slap brushed across her face tilting it to an angle.

"Take her away and lock her up so that she does not cause any nuisance in here," Vera instructed the maids who dragged Alexa away amidst her reluctance.

"Why, why did you do it?" Alexa looked at the once innocent face in front of her, her friend, her maid, her closest confidant.

"Me, are you talking to me right now?" Olly's face morphed into one of disdain.

"Apart from your surname, what made you different from me?You are just a bitch with no mother, how dare you try to get all the good things whereas I who deserve them, don't?"

"Young master Jack is not someone, a daughter born from dubious origins like you can possess. He is simply perfect, tall and manly, he shouldn't end up with an ugly person like you,"

Alexa felt something was wrong somewhere, she wasn't being narcissistic but she was damn sure she wasn't ugly.

Alexa quickly looked at the mirror and examined her appearance, wavy chestnut hair, green eyes and a graceful mesmerizing figure.

"You love Jack, don't you, Olly?" Alexa smiled in self loathing, how couldn't she see this all this while.

"Yes, I love him, who doesn't but I know I can't obtain him so since I can't you won't either. Young miss Susan is the perfect person for him"

"Young Miss Susan, Olly, you of all people should know how that thing came into this home, how miserable she has made our lives and you are siding with her, what deal did you receive?"

Olly came closer to Alexa as she puffed up her scrawny shoulders to declare dominance," she promised me that I would marry Charles, her maternal cousin and I would be his wife,"

"Hahaha," Alexa couldn't help but burst out laughing as she looked at the thin Olly with thick features, calluses in her hands and a rough intimidating voice.

"Why are you laughing, you think it is funny?" Olly's face changed from happiness to anger as she berated Alexa.

"You .. you won't laugh for long, that tea you drank this morning will do a lot of wonders," Olly thought of something and started laughing maniacally.

"Yes, the tea, what did you put in there, tell me now?" Alexa grabbed Olly with shaky hands but Olly pried off her hands quite easily.

"Alexa, your nightmare is just beginning, enjoy the process," Olly grinned as she left the room.

****

"Where is Alexa, she is your sister and should be present on your happy day, where did she run off to?" Jack frowned as he looked for Alexa.

"Ehm, don't blame sister, she might still be angry at you and I for what we did?we...we..." "that's enough,"Jack interrupted the soft spoken Susan who had tears hanging down her eyes.

Her shoulders shook with each word invoking the pity of anyone who saw her and it sure did it for Jack.

"She is not a baby, she should know that love can't be forced, I merely loved her because of a misunderstanding, but know that misunderstanding has been cleared and I found the girl who saved me, she is not needed,"

"I also went through the right channels and gave her gifts as compensation, so why is she angry, she is just greedy unlike you, my white moonlight," Jack lovingly stroked Susan's face which was red from blushing.

"Stop that, people might see," Susan said shyly, but her body was clinging tightly to Jack.

"Good, this is how it should be, my daughter should be the person enjoying all of this not that wench's daughter," Vera smiled as she looked on at the union.

The truth was that Jack called off the wedding as early as a month ago, but he hid the news from Alexa and even pocketed the gifts.

"Let the main show begin?"

"No, what is this?" Alexa screamed as she held her body tightly.

Her body felt unusually hot like she was beside a bonfire, her face got red like a tomato and a spark of heat originated from her abdomen.

As Alexa's brain got more fussy, her mind subconsciously went to the last conversation she had with Olly.

"I got drugged," the only reasonable explanation flashed past Alexa's mind.

Just as Alexa was looking for a possible solution, two men dressed in a corporate uniform came into her room and dragged her out.

"Someone help me," Alexa barely managed to utter as she was sure that these people were not guards from her house.

"Damn it, is this my end?" Alexa uttered with dismay as she got knocked out by one of the guards.

"Tch, she is such high quality goods, why do we have to give her to others?, we can just do the work ourselves and get on record," one of the guards stared lustfully at Alexa who now had an abnormal flush of red in her cheeks.

"Shut up, stop speculating on the desires of the rich. Though I am surprised that our little Barbie doll could get her hands on such potent medicine, the face can be really deceptive," the other one who had the wheels said.

"Barbie doll, so Susan is the one that gave them this drug to give me, such as the smiling devil. It is not enough she made me unable to attend my wedding, she wants to ruin me and make me hopeless, I won't allow it, no way," Alexa who regained consciousness a while ago pried into the conversation of the two men.

"We're here," the two men stopped at the back door of the hotel. SWISS hotel has surely been a hotel for the rich.

With a glance at the hotel, Alexa knew she was booked by some super rich person, maybe a director for a movie plot or someone with something to offer Susan.

The veil of darkness had gradually come upon them and a downpour began. Taking advantage of the unpreparedness of the two guards.

Alexa slipped out of the car and broke out in a fit of run. "If I run into the VIP room or something like that, these people won't dare to chase me," Alexa thought as she ran haphazardly.

Her brain was fussy, her body was giving up on her but she persisted, one step at a time, it may be that even the heavens felt her plight as strangely, no guards were in the entire section leading up to the highest room.

Finally, she reached it and to her calculations, the guards had long stopped following her.

With a click sound, she opened the door and came across a sea of black.

"What's this? Why is there no light," the already fussy brained Alexa said weakly.

"Who is that?" A deep voice sounded from the inner compartment of the room.

"Wow, who has such a beautiful voice?, at least I won't lose my innocence to an ugly person," Alexa sighed with relief.

She was a total face and voice person and judging from the beautiful voice that made electricity cruise down her hands. She was so sure that she encountered a handsome person.

Alexa slowly started making her way towards the sound of the voice but as she was going, she felt the room get colder as the temperature reached unimaginable degrees.

"Get out," the beautiful voice had a tinge of danger as she drew closer.

"What the heck is wrong with this security?" Darwin frowned as he pressed the alarm for securities to come and toss Alexa away.

"Please save me," Alexa finally gave up as she fell towards him.

Darwin obviously wanted to shift but he hesitated for a reason he did not know. His body just refused to move as he felt a rise of pity for Alexa who was as red as a bean.

With a glance, he knew she had been drugged just like him. "Grandmother, must you really do this to me?" Darwin thought fiercely as he hugged Alexa.

"What, who is this?" Darwin raised his eyebrows in surprise as he felt the soft body nestled against him.

It has been long, really long since he last felt the temperature of another close to his skin. Since he felt the embrace of anyone ever since his disaster as a kid.

"My body doesn't hate her, could it be that I have overcome my trauma," Darwin thought happily and just as he was about to call his doctor.

A heat rose from his abdomen and the body he was in contact with moved and began touching him.

Darwin who was also under the influence of drugs gave in to the lure and the red curtains pulled down covering the two entangling in the warmth of their bodies.

*************

"You bastards, what exactly happened? How could you lose her?" Vera exclaimed angrily as she tossed a breakable porcelain at the two men.

"Madam, forgive us? She ran into the upper lounge which is restricted and we were denied access," one of the guards spoke.

"Yes, ma" the other guard echoed.

"Forget it, she won't escape her fate this time," Susan smiled evilly from the side.

She was already so furious that Jack had an important meeting and skipped their wedding night for it. How would she survive the humiliation?

"Why are you so confident of your drug, isn't it like any normal drug?"

"No, I went to great lengths to get this, that drug is an illegal stuff. It has no cure and no remedy apart from the touch of a man,"

"Alexa will lose her innocence tonight, I am sure of it,"

"What happens if she doesn't, you just heard she got away from her guards,"

"If she doesn't lose her innocence tonight, she won't survive tonight. Mom, do not underestimate the pain of addiction,"

"That drug is extremely lethal, it's like the addiction of drug addicts which is why it's called addiction and is twice as lethal for virgins," the innocent looking Susan uttered words that no one would expect.

"That's my daughter, you are so thorough with this things, finally that bitch's daughter will soon experience the same fate as her damn mother,"

"You failures," Susan turned her attention to the two men who were trying their best to be invisible.

"Get some reporters and paparazzi and block the hotel first thing in the morning, the moment Alexa emerges take enough photos of her and create some juicy content,"

"Also, release the news of the plagiarism incident," Susan gave out orders to the two men who hurriedly left.

"Alexa, I have lived under your shadow for too long, it's time you get lost," Susan smiled coldly as she ripped off Alexa from the family picture.

The night was destined to be long as on one side stood plots and conspiracies and on the other side stood the victims but the nightmare of Alexa was just getting started.

"Uhm," Alexa yawned as she woke up drowsily.

"What happened?" Alexa frowned as memories of what happened flashed back.

"Damn it," Alexa quickly stood up but she sat down as fast as she got up.

Her lower abdomen felt like it was on fire, there was no place that didn't hurt.

"What a beast," Alexa cussed the guy sleeping soundly. He was facing downwards so his face couldn't be seen, but Alexa had no intention of seeing his face.

"Thank you for helping me but you used me too, so we are even," Alexa said to the man as she wore her previous clothes.

Her gown was a long piece and she wore the man's suit to cover up her arms filled with hickeys.

She took one final look at the man and left, unaware that she forgot her purse which contained her ID card and a picture of her.

The moment Alexa stepped out of the hotel, she got bombarded by reporters.

"Miss Alexa, can you tell us what you have done here?"

"What are you doing wearing a man's outfit miss Alexa?"

"Miss Alexa, are the photos circulating online true? Do you seduce your sister's husband, Jack?"

"What despicable thing did you do on the day of your sister's wedding,"

"Miss Alexa, how could you deceive the country and your fans who trusted you by plagiarizing the hard work of your sister?"

"Miss Alexa..."

"Miss Alexa..."

The questions continued but all Alexa could hear was "plagiarism".

"When all her music came from her, when did such a thing happen, what are the people saying?" Alexa mumbled.

"I must see for myself," Alexa tried to get away from the blockade but the suit was pulled down by a male reporter and her hickey marks were exposed to the flashing lights of the cameras.

"It must be true the rumors, you are a slut, miss Alexa?"

"That's right, to think my kid considers her a role model, what a disgrace to women?"

"She is a slut,"

"What a bitch, how dare you seduce my husband? you slimy bitch," a rough voice sounded as a middle aged obese woman grabbed Alexa by the hair.

She was the wife of a famous director in the acting industry. It was no secret that Alexa was planning on joining the acting industry, so it all made sense.

"Wow, Alexa has really refreshed my mind, not only is she a thief, she is also a slut,"

"She is such a disgrace, what is she doing in the entertainment industry?"

Alexa's brain turned rapidly as she let out a light laugh, "Susan, oh Susan, I really underestimated you and your ways. Even if I didn't end up with Mr. Smith, you would have still put the pot on my head,"

"I won't take it, Susan," Alexa thought fiercely, as she pushed the fat woman away and took off in a cab.

On the way to the Sanders house, Alexa looked at the news online and with each picture that popped up, Alexa's heart clenched.

Those pictures of her seducing Jack were the pictures of when they were newly dating. She didn't expect that Susan would take pictures of them and frame it as seduction.

The manuscripts of the song "spring" were definitely stolen by Olly and given to Susan because only Olly knew where she kept it and Olly was also the person that exposed her on live TV.

Seeing Olly proudly listening to all her 'evil deeds' Alexa heart gradually closed as she vowed to never be so vulnerable again.

"Wow, she is such a whore,"

"Alexa get out of the music industry, I am so angry, to think I was her fan, so disgusting,"

"What if she was framed, I mean she hasn't even made a statement right? How could we believe the words of a stranger?"

"Hello, the person talking upstairs, you must be a diehard fan. What do you mean by stranger? that's her maid and best friend, Olly exposing her there?"

"Olly also deserves to be a best friend, don't kid me? A true friend wouldn't take to the net and expose her friend with such joy and fervor in her voice, look at her talk as if she is reciting the deeds of her worst enemy?"

"Exactly my point, you all are painting the arrow at Alexa but Alexa has published a lot of works with the same genre, as the famed plagiarized one but in the case of Susan, this isn't her style of singing, so what's the problem?"

Critical thinkers and some diehard fans of Alexa tried to reason but their efforts proved futile in the face of the brainless crowd who shamelessly kept to their story.

As Alexa exited the cab, she saw that her family issued a statement on her behalf confirming Olly's words.

"What is this?" Alexa fumed as she stormed into the house.

"How could my sister do this to me, after all I have done for her?"

"She stole my music and made me miserable, thankfully Olly was there to save the day, if not, I would have surely been disgraced online," Susan cried out sadly as she nestled in Jack's embrace.

"Don't talk about that slut, to think I misjudged her to be an angel"

"Ever since we started dating, the most we had done was hold hands as she was always on and about that we should keep sex for marriage,"

"I was so stupid treating her like a queen not knowing she has been greening me all this while, the audacity of that slut," Jack said gloomily as his face contorted.

Saying he had no feelings for her after the long time they spent dating would be untrue. He actually still retained feelings for her and had wanted to make her his mistress but now he hated her to the last.

"Young master Jack, I would surely give you an explanation for this matter,"

"You better punish that bitchy slut," Jack frowned at Hank who nodded frantically.

The entire family were so engrossed in their show that they didn't notice Alexa's return.

"A true father no matter how wrong his child is wouldn't sit still and watch his child suffer. Hank, you don't deserve to be my father"

Alexa's cold voice brought the family show to an end.

"You little animal," Hank gave Alexa a slap with his full power prompting a cut on Alexa's lips.