Dance of Seduction
Chapter Eleven
She sighed heavily and reached a slim hand out to switch off the Kermit alarm clock sending his smiling face crashing to the ground; it was the third dead Kermit that month.

Rolling onto her back Serena tried to get her groggy brain into focus, after the full bottle of scotch she had consumed last night she wasn't really in the thinking frame of mind.

She had finally conceded to the fact that she was in love with Darien, it had happened without her knowledge.

He had crept into her soul and taken up residence in her heart.

Throwing back the covers she sat up and clutched her head when the room began to spin.

The question left now was what was she going to do? She was in love with Darien and she couldn't change that............the only problem was she had to kill him.
"Are you ok sir?" Lita asked as she stepped inside in office silently closed the door behind her.

She pierced him with a knowing look and Darien smiled, she knew him so well.

"Just some personal issues Lita it will pass" he answered and she shook her head at him. "You know that I'm only worried about you" she said softly and his eyes softened as he looked at her.

"I know" he replied reaching over he took hold of her hand in his and smiled warmly. "You're a true friend Lita" he said lightly "and one day you will make a young man very lucky."

"I'll quote you on that" she laughed reaching over to get the files that needed her urgent attention.

"Count on it" he mused and she gave him a wink before leaving the room.

He was just about to take a sip of his now warm coffee when a flushed Andrew burst into the room, causing him to spill some on his pants.

"Shit" he cursed reaching for a handful of tissues and glaring at Andrew while trying to mop up the mess.

"Christ Andrew ever heard of a knock" he seethed dumping the soggy tissues in the bin.

"I'm sorry mate but we're in major big trouble" he stressed and Darien took in his appearance.

His usually immaculate partner was in a total dishevelled state, his hair was sticking up where he had constantly run his fingers through it, his shirt was rolled up at the sleeves, his tie was lose and he looked like he hadn't shaved or slept.

"Gods Andrew what's the matter with you" Darien asked and Andrew shut the door before rushing over to the desk.

"It's Vincent" he said an immediately Darien sat up rigidly his eyes clouding slightly. "He's after us again Darien" Andrew stressed and he looked like he was about to have a nervous break down.

"Calm down Andrew we've beaten him off before" Darien said then looked shocked when Andrew shook his head. "He's tracking down Josie" Andrew said and Darien frowned at him in confusion.

"What would he want your sister for Andrew I mean......" suddenly the light dawned in Darien's eyes and he looked quite panic stricken.

"Shares" he gasped and Andrew nodded his head before sinking down into the chair he'd been looming over.

Darien groaned Andrew and his sister both owned shares in his company, but Jodie had fallen out with them and moved when Darien had married Beryl.

All it would take was a nice lump sum to convince her to sell and then Vincent would have some control over their company.

"What do we do Darien?" Andrew said quietly looking at Darien as though he held the answers to all their problems.

"I don't know" Darien said "I just don't know Andrew."
Serena pushed her blonde bangs away from her head and looked at the computer screen before her the headline catching her eye.

Hunter Goober scandal shocks women at county ball

It fit in with Beryl's story that she had been humiliated at the ball but something just didn't add up.

When she had first taken on the contract Serena it hadn't occurred to her that Beryl could be lying. But now viewing the information that she had stumbled across as well as the file she had copied from Mina's office the story was looking more suspect than it first appeared to be.

The article talked about the scandal being Beryl's fault but obviously Darien's wealth and power had prevented the information of the particular scandal being printed.

When one had money people tended to listen to it.

She had been shocked to discover that Beryl was a mentally ill woman, not in the insane sense but the anger sense.

It seemed the woman had a history of violence, arrests and affairs.

It didn't add up to the image of a woman scorned she clicked onto the next page and was shocked at what she saw.

It was a picture of Beryl and a man and by the looks of the kiss they were sharing they were more than just friends.

She was about to send the article to print when the screen went blank, frowning she pressed the power button to boot it up again and scowled when it wouldn't come on.

"What the hells the matter with this thing" she seethed she reached a hand out to smack it but it was captured in a rather large hand.

Turning she encountered steely blue eyes and a face that looked like it had been honed from steel.

"Serena I presume" he said in a low voice and she merely nodded.

"Vincent Diamond" he said even though she never asked his name, before she could shout at him to let go of her hand she felt and intense pain in the back of her head.

"Your coming with me" he rasped picking her up from her seat.

Serena felt a protest form on her lips before she fell into darkness the last thing on her mind before unconsciousness took her was Darien.
Hey had to re-do this chapter to see if I could get it to space out, hope it works now. Thanks for the reviews and now for the bad news.........my fic is nearly finished ( but don't worry I'll have another one out soon and if you want to check out another Serena/Darien fic by me look for my Queen of the Damned. Take care everyone!

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