CHAPTER ONE: SAILING AND MISSING
----------- Zig Ziglar.
"What you get by achieving your goals is not has important as what you become by achieving your goals".
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{2001––around the Mediterranean sea}
Third person {POV}
"Papa, papa please can I go outside" the little girl damanded with her little hands on her little waist.
"No baby, until the storm settles" her dad strictly said.
"I wanna go now papa, I want to dance under the rain"she Shrieked stubbornly.
"No mean no Alexandria"he yelled, annoyed by his bratty daughter.
"I want my mommy" the little girl cried and ran to the other room were her mom sat.
The lady with bright red hair with her disabled form smiled at her daughter.
She wanted badly to squat to her daughters level and demand what was wrong but she couldn't.
Long before her birth did she encounter a terrible accident which left her paralyzed from waist down, giving birth to her baby Alexandria premature and made her infertile.
Amélie willow couldn't give her beloved husband any child again which made him heartbroken and neglectful towards his wife.
Louis willow comte of france and heir to a mighty inheritance in france, CEO to a big company which deals with electronic mobile supply, couldn't feel better knowing that he won't ever have a male child to take over his wealth when he leaves this selfish world.
He knew his younger brother won't fit in that position knowing his attributes of greediness, extortion, spiteful, and above all a heavy gambler. Which in Gods grace to bring him out from that addiction.
Amélie used her hand to gesture her beloved child to come closer to her.
"Mama, papa won't let me play under the rain" Alexandria fumed.
"Now, mon coeur, when your dad says no that means no sweety" Amélie rubbed her darling back.
"Mama am I a bad girl" the little bella asked with teary eyes.
"Of course not baby. You're far from been a bad girl. You're the most lovely, outspoken, obedient child any parents will ask for" Amélie tickled her.
"Mama stop it tickles"she laughed whole heartedly.
"Now sweety you'll go back and apologize to daddy"she instructed.
"Okay mommy"she bowed her head a little.
"Now do go"she brought her down from her lap and gestured towards the door to go ahead.
"Mama....if I do so will you join me under the rain" Alexandria fidgeted with the hem of her gown.
"You don't get to make a deal with me darling. Has you can see it isn't safe to leave our room....the storm could be unforgiven and we might find ourselves inside the cold water, you don't want that right?" Amélie asked.
"Yes mommy".
"Now off you go" she smiled at her daughter.
Alexandria left the room and back to the other room which had a cushion and a study room for Herbert work.
Louis been the earl with a huge responsibility on his shoulders has unlimited time for his family. He hardly sleeps and find it difficult to eat with his family.
Going on a trip through the sea wasn't his idea but that of his wife. Before he married her he always knew her adventurous spirit to sail through the sea and explore. He had promised to take her when they give birth to there first child a trip to Italy.
Now there are here but aren't feeling it, her disabled form made it less interesting, his work load was proving to be hard to let go, added to this unstoppable storm that has been down for four hours straight.
Luckily he doesn't seemes afraid for any tragedy happening to this ship because he has full faith in his captain. Monsieur léo has been on this occupation for twenty good years, he has seen what happens on seas, learned to avoid such from happening, good at his work.
He has crew members supporting him so his passengers are in a good hands.
Louis daughter voice jolted him out from his trail of thought.
"Papa please don't be mad at me"Alexandria baby-yet mature statement said.
"Oh no baby...."he stepped out of his seat and bend to his daughters level.
"I'd never be mad at you, I just don't appreciate you arguing with me" Louis stated.
"Okay papa. je t'aime"she used her small lips and pecked his cheek like she usually do.
"And I love you Doudou"He gave a proud smile at his daughter.
Has he hugged her, his handsome face went behind her to the door and saw his lovely wife sitting on her wheelchair smiling.
He too gave her a small smile, he knew he was in every way guilty of that little unhappy expression on his wife face. He has neglected her far too long and knows she's hurting.
He made a vow there and then to make things right for his family.
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When he made sure his daughter was asleep, he first checked on Monsieur léo(the captain), to make sure everything is okay and then came back to the room him and his wife shared.
Coming out of the shower and stepping inside the room.
The towel laid on his torso too low and another towel hanging around his neck. Herbert is a very handsome man and he attracted enough females in his youth before he fell in love with his dear wife Amélie.
What first drew his attention to his wife was her red hair, which his daughter inherited. Then her soft heart, a heart of gold. She wasn't a snobby rich girl but very humble which he prayed his daughter took.
Does qualities are what men wants in a wife and not someone that they can't stand at all.
He looked at the canopy bed and saw she was already dressed in her sexcy red night gown and facing the other side.
Another thing he loved about her was her determination. She didn't take in a right hand maid to assist her but she did everything herself. Even when Alexandria was born she didn't take in nannies to help out but instead she did all by herself.
Also he gave her little help, which wasn't at all right in my part. He knew full well about her condition but he still put his work has is first priority instead of his family.
It just makes him guilty when he think of it all.
Losing his towel and kept it on the arm rest chair along with the one on his shoulders.
He entered the bed with his nude form and went close to his wife form. With her breathing which seemed unsettled, he knew she wasn't asleep.
"Amélie" louis called out her name.
She moved and carefully turned to face me.
"Amélie"he breath out.
He looked at her grey-green eyes and held unto her cheek.
"Amélie, I know you aren't happy with this situation but I want to promise you that no matter what...starting from now you have me" he whispered while rubbing her cheek.
"Louis you do more than enough.....its just that I feel you're neglecting me because of my disability" she whispered back.
"I'd never neglect you darling. I love you too much to do so" he reassured.
"Louis......"she licked her lips.
"Even though we might not be able to have a child again, will you still show me how it feels again to be a woman"she slowly asked.
"With no delay my love"he carefully removed her clothes and kissed her fully.
"You're all I need moi moitié"he whisper.
Feeling the cold air surrounding them, he pulled the bedsheets over them and made love to his wife.
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Little Alexandria woke up to the light penetrating through the room.
She smiled and stood up from her bed and ran to the exit door but not before peeing into her parents room.
She quietly opened the door and ran out through the hallway and went outside of the ship. She smiles when she say people already moving about and smiled.
Alexandria just like her mom is also all about adventure. She ran with her little feet to the rail of the ship and fixed her legs on the rail in other to stand taller and get a better view of the ocean blue sea.
"Miss Alexandria what are you doing here?" She flinched and slowly turned to come face to face with mr rick.
"Mr Captain, I am just exploring" she shrugged.
"Now don't you use those big words on me girl and come down from there. Don't you know its dangerous" Monsieur léo rebuked.
"Am a big girl uncle"she fumed, tired of people telling her what to do.
"Yes you are" he pointed his hand down.
She came down and stumped on the floor and folded her hands with her face expression twisted un lady like.
"Now go back, your dad will be worried"he said.
She nodded and went towards the hallway already hearing her dad voice yelling for her.
It all felt like slow motion, she heard the yelling of people running and crying.
All her little ear could hear was bandit attacking them.
Now people robbed on land, also they could on sea. She saw the captain taking a pistol and firing at them.
Her dad voice still could be heard but she was frozen were she stood. A child witnesses dead body isn't healthy.
When she was unfrozen, her illusion told her to run to which she did but her little legs weren't fast enough and that led for one of them to grab her and ran to there ship.
The bandit were retreating and Alexandria could see the horror in her father face has she was been taken from him.
The ship they used was already sailing away and she cried for her father, seeing he was trying to get to her but the hold on him made it hard.
They fired at her ship and it made it hard for her rescue.
Has she continued crying and struggling for her freedom, they had it with her and knocked little Alexandria out.
This was the starting of a new beginning and a terrible one at that.
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Yet the question is still unanswered who kidnapped Alexandria.
"Yes it was indeed a kidnapped Mr Willow " the investigator concluded.
Herbert rubbed his wife back and sighed. Its been two weeks since that incident and there are still yet to find her.
It has come down to that answer because they didn't steal anything but had only one motive of only taking is precious daughter.
The question's who is his enemy?.
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