Chapter 9 - Are You Cinderella?

Back to the Present:

Just as everyone screamed in excitement and were guided to go out for the massive display of fireworks, K was about to lose himself in the kiss. The soft flower like taste of the woman seemed to bring up an unexpected thirst in him. Lost to the rest of the world, K was about to deepen the kiss even more but unluckily for him, this time Alice Faye had not lost herself. Even as her insides were tingling, this time Alice had kept control of her emotions and as the crowd moved towards the terrace, she caught hold of the man's wrist and started to run in the opposite direction, dragging him along.

Bemused but willing to follow his dream girl, he followed along only to find himself...in a broom closet? Letting go of the man's hand Alice as if scorched, Alice leaned back and breathed a sigh of relief.

K crossed his arms in front of his chest and leaned against the door as he wondered if he had wandered into some alternate reality. Just what kind of hotels had such strategically placed broom closets these days?

His belief of alternate reality increased when the so called ice queen suddenly bent over, in front of him, giving him an interesting view and some great fantasy material as he shamelessly glanced down before he noticed her take out her phone from somewhere under the dress.. A big grin graced his face as he wondered at the sorcery that was this dress.

Feeling the piercing gaze, Alice finally looked at the man and glared at him. She followed his gaze and adjusted her bodice carefully before sending the man another scorching glare. Just as she was about to blast him for his insolence when he poked a finger at her arm and asked, "Are you Cinderella by any chance?"

This unanticipated question made her pause and she stared at this weird man with a scowl! Just who was this man who had almost ruined her plans! And what did he mean by this question? Baring her teeth, she asked, "What do you mean?"

K smiled at the angry look on the girl and wondered if she knew that she looked like a cute little helpless kitten...showing small white teeth and answered," Well, you did run away from the ballroom at the stroke of midnight and are hiding here. I can only expect that you to be Cinderella. Maybe your beautiful will turn into tatters at any moment and this phoenix pin that is upholding your luscious hair will turn into a real phoenix..."

For the first time in a long time Alice felt her jaw drop and she had trouble controlling her laughter. She stared at the mad man who had such a vivid imagination and wondered if he was for real. Snapping her mouth shut, she bit out," No! I am not someone from a fairytale. But you definitely are from a mental institution! And you almost just ruined my plan! And what kind of a man just drags a woman onto the dance floor."

Instead of being offended, K could only widen his smile and answered," And what kind of a woman just kisses a man on the dance floor and then drags him into a broom closet?"

This answer made Alice snap her mouth shut as she realized that the man had really kissed her back. And she had not even realized. Flushing, she tried to think of a way to scold him but just then the cell phone in her hand started to vibrate.

Seeing that it was her assistant calling, she immediately answered the call and whispered," Hello?"

K could hear the sound of the assistant through the phone and continued to eavesdrop on the phone call," Madam, he thinks his plan has succeeded. He has now sent his people to look for you over the hotel? But madam? Why did you change the plan at the last moment? Anyway, you did a good job in handling the sudden change of his plans! I had never expected that he would change the escort agency at the last moment! I think we had a snitch there. Don't worry I will look into it! I was so worried when I realized that Samuel had changed the people as well as the timeline and instead of drugging you later, that man had done it in advance! Anyway I should not have doubted your intelligence. Anyways, just don't go to the room that we had booked in advance. At present we don't know how dangerous the people in there are. Since there is a snitch then don't even think of staying in the hotel. And don't go home also or Samuel will sense something is wrong! Just use that sexy man, you were dancing with for cover and escape from here! Don't even tell me where you are going and just proceed! I'll get in touch with you tomorrow morning!"

Alice was tempted to bang her head against the wall as she heard this. Murder! She was going to murder the person once she found out who had dared to betray her! She had been so careful in this as she had stalked her prey, letting him set up such a disgusting trap for her! And now she was going to have to spend the night here in this broom closet! Just then she realized that the man was still there and staring at her in concern! She frowned up at him before snapping, "What are you staring at?

But, this time K held her arm with one hand and placed a finger under her eye, pulling down the skin softly, checking her vitals, "Are you drugged?"

Pushing away the finger, Alice scoffed and pushed away the hand," Since you are listening in to a private conversation, you have already heard that the plan has failed. And I am not drugged. Now, just take off your coat!"

Adam: "..."