Leilah 's POV.

"habeeby... Wal, Please, Talk to me... Are you well? Wal?" he remained quiet across my legs.

I had pulled him by his shirt into the Car as soon as I heard the gunshots with all the strength in me. I had no idea if he was hit or not . The man laying Across my legs wasn't responding to my questions.

My eyes could no longer contain the tears anymore.

"wal, please don't leave me"

I am with child, how do I cope without him?

Where do I start from?

How do I live without him?

Who will I love?

I can never love anyone the way I love Waleed.

I didn't realize when I started weeping uncontrollably.

"arrgh... Stop crying! I was just dumb in shock like you do always" He laughed

This man really thinks this is the right time for his jokes.

I started to hithim with my purse. "don't ever scare me like that again.. Else I will kill you myself "

"Hello Mr Waleed Akhmad, Detective Conan Willis. May I have a word with you" a Tall average looking man appeared beside the door, flashing his badge at the both of us

Waleed gets up from my crushed legs, yes,Crushed because I pulled a 6.3 man into the car, hitting my leg and my stomach in the process.

My stomach!

" has the medical team arrived yet? " Waleed asked the man.

"Can they please check my wife. She is pregnant and I hit my shoulder on her stomach when she pulled me into the car".

Two minutes later and I was moved into the medical van. my hands, never leaving my stomach.

The Man who had introduced himself as the medical team head, certified me okay.

Apparently the hit hadn't gotten to my baby. I wanted to be happy so bad but I couldn't get over what had had happened.

I almost got widowed by the men in that black car.

Reporters were dragged away from Waleed while he talked to the Detective, who listened attentively to him. At that moment , I could only think about home.

I am sure Waleed reads my thoughts. He walked over to me, asking in Arabic if I was okay,

"I am OK, the baby is doing well. I just need to rest so I can get over this pain."

His friends arrived the scene and we left in Uthaman 's car. My husband 's car has windshields shattered with bullets.

Never knew they were actually bullets specifically made for bullet proof cars until that day.

"Leilah... Thanks for saving our friend"Dave said.

uthaman had handed the keys to him immediately they arrived. The both sat t in front while Uthaman makd calls obviously to the police department who has lost contact with the black Car despite being around the place at the time of the shoot.

"This really isn't the time to crack jokes. Dave " Waleed said and remained quiet through the rest of the trip back home.

We arrived at the house. The reporters couldnt get past the security outside this Main entrance yet.

David increased the TV volume and we were on the news.

"someone died!!!!!!!!!!" I started to scream.

The reporter kept chatting with his colleagues, Dave kept Flipping channels and Waleed was all they talked about.

Waleed ran over to me and forced me to sit down"Baby.. Breathe. Please don't panic."

"someone died!"

"yes. But you need not worry. I am here with you"

As selfish as it sounds, I was happy he wasn't the dead one.

".... Alice knight died barely a month ago, is this some coincidence? The two has been romantically involved before and might have done some businesses together as well. We sincerely hope He is okay now considering his pregnant wife who ofcourse we didn't know was or is pregnant looked shocked while vacating the vicinity. Our thoughts are with him and his family in this trying time... But we can't help but ask..... Who wants Billionaire Waleed Akhmad, dead? "

My family and his dashed into our home in a manner of ten minutes. Everyone looked worried. His mum ,Amal and mine took me upstairs to our room, leaving the Men in the living room.

"I am so glad you are OK.. Lee" mum helps me to lay on the bed, while Waleed 's mum helped to pill my shoes off my aching feet.

"MA, Mariam, do you think he is in danger? He wont say anything to me? " the tears started to flow again for the third time today.

This time... Out of control.

"he will be fine. This isn't the first time he has been attacked. He has taken a bullet in Cuba before " she smiled, taking her seat close to my mum beside me.

"a bullet wound. He told me he got injured when he was a child. "

I was more than pissed off that he had lied to me. Why?

"well. He probably didn't want you getting all worked up like you are right now" my mum said. She took the veil of My hair, letting my hair spread across the pillow.

"Dave thinks Austin has something he isn't telling his friends about, they think he is a traitor. Alice said she had gone to Austin's office right? But it was the same Austin who helped Waleed out of Alice's Mess. So what exactly is going on. "Amal said

that night, I figured there was need to go to Austin's. He had been the one who told me Alice was planning on doing something to Waleed. He was too concerned about Waleed to let something bad happen to him.

I need to see him. But how do I do that without Waleed knowing I left the house.....

I Picked up my phone and sent Austin a text.

Me: hey... What is happening?

As if he has been waiting for this. He replies immediately.

Austin: there is danger. I thought I could handle it.

Is he silly? Even a Blind man knows Waleed is in danger.

Me: you should have worked with him. You should have told him. He was almost killed today.

Austin : I am sorry Leilah. Get him to see me please. Without any other. No Dave.. No Uthaman.

Me: I don't trust you anymore. Why should I do that?

Austin : Because he is my best friend and I am not "the" traitor this time. Please believe me. I can never hurt Waleed.

"who are you texting? Lee, Your attention is no longer with us"

my mum's voice brought me back from Mars where I had been with Austin.

"oh.. Some old mates asking if I am OK or so.

I could tell she knew I was lying.

Please also understand I do not want to say anything more.

Me: Austin. One last chance.

I must have slept off for hours. By the time I was awake, it was almost 12midnight and everyone had left. I looked through the window and noticed Waleed Had called the bodyguards out.

They were more than ten able-bodied men outside. He had used some of these Guards at our wedding.

Was that when he got involved in all these?

Is there something he is hiding from everyone?.

I need to ask him questions.

I headed down the stairs in search of waleed.I found him sitting alone at the mini Bar in the dark.

I stopped when I noticed he was talking to someone.

Why is he whispering In the dark....?

He had my phone beside him....

Oh Crap!

"do not involve Leilah! You should have gotten to me and not her!......

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Yes? ..... I recognized one of the Men.... How would you expect me to tell that to the police ..... Ofcourse... "

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"I didn't...... "

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" Are you sure it's about that deal.. Aus?"

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" ...... But we kept a good slate...."

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" A Mole?.... Uhnm hmm..... I can't leave Leilah here all by herself....."

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" ... I don't want my wife involved in all these "

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" what do you mean you tried to reach me. I gave you one month to speak Aus! One fucking Month!.... "

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" I will only meet you if and when I find out you are clean. You know that don't you? "

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" ... Discard this phone and get another tomorrow to talk. 2pm..... "

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" You better stay alive....."

He hung up and dropped the phone on the cabinet. He buried his head in his hands and brushed his fingers through his hair in frustration.

My hand caught up with the Steel Angel frame right next to the stairs and the steel clicked.

"Lee... Is that you? "

my hand had to hit the bloody steel.

"were you eavesdropping? "

With the remote in his hand, he puts on the blue light. we stood eye to eye across the room.

I don't know if I should lie to him or not at this point.

"come here! " he commanded.

I involuntarily walked up to him. Head bowed.

"look at me when I am talking to you" He raised my chin.

Then, he took his sit on the nearest chair in the living room and tapped on his thigh for me to sit.

I had no options left. So I sat.

"were you eavesdropping? " he asked again. My fingers were shaky.

"I am sorry. I came down for you. You were not in bed and I was cold."

this is the only height I could ever go lying to him. Considering this was partly true.

"that doesn't answer my question "he frowned.

God! I thought I just did.

"I didn't hear much..... "he rolled his eyes at me.

"I swear... I only heard you telling Austin not to involve me. Nothing more. "

We stayed awkwardly quiet for a while. Then he wrapped his arms around me while he leaned on back on the chair. He then took my legs and spread them straight on the chair so we could cuddle up next to each other.

"Austin and I did something. Something, not too good. You see.There is no Billionaire that does only legal stuff. But I tried to keep it clean until that deal. It was worth 18billion Lee. The biggest ever. But wasn't disclosed... The media only gets what we want them to get. They focus their cameras on our extravagant lifestyle and women.... Missing the whole point.... Our biggest deals. .... " he paused to finally look at me face.

"is it jail bad or death Bad? Wal"

my body hurts all of a sudden.

What has he gotten himself involved in!.

"we kept a clean slate. So it's not against the law anymore. But we got it over some people. Some pretty bad people."

"something does not become not against the law anymore overnight you know. " I laughed bitterly.

" this one did though. Stop asking questions Lee. I am telling you this because you eavesdrops alot. I am sorry I put you and our child in danger today. I didn't know I have been looking in the wrong direction these whole time. What Alice heard wasn't Russians talking, they were Cubans. She is so dum...." I spanked the back of his head.

He isn't going to insult a dead person at this time of the day.

"they want you dead.... Yeah? The same people that shot you two years ago? " I spilled out the secret he kept from me.

He wasnt totally shocked, instead he laid me down in a way so we could be shoulder to shoulder on the sofa.

"I am not going to die. It's not me they want this time... My dad cleaned that up. It's Austin. He didn't trust any of us enough to let us in. "

I am in complete shock now. Everything makes sense to me.

All that Austin said in his office.

"you will help him.. Won't you? He is your best friend. He has lost Alice. Please... Don't let me lose you"

oh. I talk talk too much. I need to leave here.

"lost Alice... I don't get" he pulled me back to lay with him on the sofa.

"look... We need to stop hiding things from each other. That is why I am telling you everything now. Damn it! What aren't you telling me about Austin and Alice and you better not lie this time. "

He is doing that "oh, hey I am pretty serious" thing again. I can't escape now.

" when Alice went to his office to discuss about you. He couldn't attend to her. So he gave her the keys to his house for her to wait for him there. He totally forgot about her. Then he got drunk and got home. Met her drunk as well... And they had sex......... I swear... He regrets it each day... He has been avoiding you because of that Wal... Please "

I couldnt control the tears coming out of my eyes now knowing I have just destroyed a 25year old friendship.

They have been friends since kindergarten.

"Alice was pregnant. She told me that in Paris. She told me I was responsible for it. But I didn't believe her. You are the only woman I have never used condoms with. So I left her. " He stared at me, hurt, betrayed.

"fuck!"

"Oh, My God. Austin confronted her you know.. And she said it wasn't Austin'e that it was some guy she met in Paris, he later found out she aborted the child. You should forgive him. Wal. Please... This shouldn't stop you from helping him. He has been drowning in his past addiction since that day. Please."

"I tell Austin everything. Even things I don't tell the others..... " he paused.

Getting up from the sofa.

"I know. He told me.... But he is your friend and you will help him. please wal. I beg of you"

"I almost got shot today thinking I was the only one In Dangerm I thought he was betraying me. He should have told me. I didn't love Alice enough to fight Austin over her. He has always been secretive, you see.. That is his fucking problem. He is always Thinking he can deal with things on his own until it gets out of his hand...... " he stopped , to pour himself water.

" helping Austin means putting myself in danger. I have you now and the baby.... But then Austin has no one. His parents died when he was 10. His Girlfriend left him after killing their baby.. And Alice too, obviously killed another baby. .... But you are here Lee. If something was to happen to me...i don't want our child growing up without a father"

" I can't be selfish to not let you help your friend. Like you said.. He has no one.. But He lives because he knows he has you and your family. Please help him. Nothing will happen to you. If you were going to get hurt, You wouldn't have survived today... They opened fire on you... But you left unhurt" I was hugging him from behind.

"because you saved me. " turning around, he took my lips in us. Both tasting the saltwater from my eyes.

" I didn't though... I only acted on impulse "

"I should thank you for that. Come... Let's go upstairs so I can thank you enough " he smiled and Lifted me off the ground like some piece of paper.

This man doesn't feel my weight gain at all.

"your waist will hurt by the time you get to the room" chuckling.

After climbing up to our room, he took my robe off before placing me gently on the bed. He climbed on the bed, beside me. And dragged my nightie over my head to reveal my Breasts.

" you think you are one weighty woman? don't you? You know I heard you asked Naomi if my waist was hurting the first day I carried you upstairs" he laughed , making me blush.

That Mama Naomi woman can never hide anything from Waleed. Pfft.

"are you just going to stare at me? Or take my clothes off" his voice seduced my ears. His hands moved all over my body....arousing me completely.

I pulled his shirt over his head and he smelt so good. I was getting turned on already. apparently, he had visited the Room to shower and Change his clothes while I was asleep which explained why my phone was with him downstairs.

I need to talk to him about reading my messages.. But not tonight... I need to feel his love tonight.

"sorry I checked your messages. The phone kept blinking , until I saw the text from Austin "

how does he do it? He reads my mind completely.

"it's OK. Just touch me. " I took out the last piece of clothing standing in our way... His shorts.

Minutes of breasts sucking and erotic body massages passed. He kept twisting two of his fingers inside of me, stretching me, until I came undone all over his fingers. He departed my legs and knelt between them. He raised my legs up and bent himself forward to take one of my nipples in his mouth and in one strong thrust, he Entered.

"Wal! " I moaned loudly.

"it's going to be harsh. Enjoy it" he claimed my lips with his while he kept thrusting in and out.

Give me the Gratitude and love he promised and Much more.