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CHAPTER FIVE

Alexandria's POV

I didn't know why I let him kiss me. I could count the number of boyfriends I'd had on one hand and have fingers left over. I was careful with trusting people and I sure as hell didn't go around kissing people I wasn't in a relationship with! I suppose I did it because I had been wondering what a kiss from Gideon would be like.

Oh my.

A kiss from him was amazing. He ran his tongue along my bottom lip, and I opened for him. I explored his mouth, raising my hands to his face, while feeling his hands slid down to my waist. I felt a bit lightheaded from the surreal situation I found myself in.

Gideon pulled back.

"Wha-"I started. He silenced me by putting a hand over my mouth.

"Shhhh! Do you hear that?" He whispered.

He was right. I heard footsteps! Gideon pulled me to my feet and released his hold on my mouth. Who was coming? Would they open the door? Most importantly, were they friend or foe? Looking at Gideon, I could tell that he was thinking the same. I pulled on my jacket and grabbed my heels, prepared to use them as weapons If needed. Gideon snorted at me.

"You have a better one?" I hissed.

He turned and opened the drawer of the desk. We'd already looked in there, to see if anything could open the door. There hadn't been anything.

Gideon was holding an envelope slicer.

Oh. I lowered my shoes as the doorknob turned. Gideon moved to where he was standing next to me.

I certainly wasn't prepared for what I saw.

A little girl in a nightgown stood there. She held a skeleton key in her tiny hand.

Gideon's POV

I immediately understood. My father had noticed my absence and sent Mystique. If she changed form in front of Alexandria, she would put two and two together. "Hi there." Alexandria said.

Shit Shit Shit!

"Alexandria. We should split up in case someone else comes along." She nodded at me. "I'll go with the girl, and put her in a less threatening spot in the house. You get out of here. Don't wait for me."

I grabbed Mystique's hand and ran down the hall. A quick look over my shoulder showed Alex running the opposite way.

Alexandria's POV

I wanted to ask him who the little girl was; it seemed as if he recognized her. But I was in no hurry to examine what had just happened in there. I didn't know who locked us in there, but I doubted that their end goal was to play matchmaker, so when Gideon told me to run, I hightailed it out of there.

I just kept on running, my shoes in my hand. I hit the front door full force and kept going. Once I was a few blocks from the house, I stopped.

I didn't have my cell phone-It was in my clutch on the deck. Well I sure as hell wasn't going back for it. I saw a restaurant down the street and ducked in.

Walking up to the manager, I asked if I could use their phone. She nodded and pointed me in the direction of it.

Dialing quickly, I called Alicia.

"Alex! Where the hell are you?" Her angry voice sounded at the other end of the line.

"It's a long story, but could you pick me up? I'm at the Charley's restaurant on Manna Ave."

"Fine. I'm on my way. But I want answers!" She said.

"Oh believe me-That makes two of us." I replied grimly.

Gideon's POV

Mystique and I walked into the headquarters. I'd told her what had happened-the events of the night…excluding what she almost walked in on. I figured no one really needed to know.

My father gave me one of his uncharacteristic hugs.

"Why didn't you return on time?" He asked, pulling away.

"I was trapped. With Alexandria Xavier."

His brow furrowed. "Did she hold you?"

I shook my head. "No. I don't know who did. We were both being held."

My father thought. "I'll talk to my associate."

He walked off, as I trudged my way to my room. Lying face down on my bed, I moaned. "what have you gone and gotten yourself into?"