A Life Not Meant for Me

Chapter 2

Isabella’s POV

 I saw a gorgeous godlike a man standing in the room, he looked about my age. It wasn’t the man who shot me but who? “I am the owner of this building” Okay then why the f**k was he here? “Who are you?” He better tell me “Your future,” He said this with an emotionless face. I burst out in laughter “If you stay here any longer you won’t have one of those” I said trying to slow my laughter “I am here to make sure you have one and it’s not like you could do shit.” That pissed me off “What the f**k do you want?!” I asked my voice laced with anger. “You are going to stay here but not as Isabella black but as someone else.” WTF! “Who? And Why?” “Whoever as long as it isn’t you and because I said so” I hate him already “If you want me to change who I am, you might as well tell me why” “Because I am supposed to protect you, I own you and I protect my belongings.” Who does he think he is “I belong to no-one, never have, never will. I don’t give a s**t about who you are and I refuse to have you think you can tell me what to do!” I already want to put my fist through his face. “Look, princess, there are two snipers outside that door waiting to shoot you as soon as you leave. They aren’t my guys but if you agree to change I will make sure you see the sunrise.” Why does this have to happen to me? “Fine” He pulled out his phone and then I heard two shots and then his phone beeped again “All done” He goes nothing “What do you want your first name to be?” oo I know “Alexia or ace for short” he smirked “Your last name is Petrovia, okay?” “alright, but won’t people recognise me?” I was fine with my new name Alexia Petrovia aka Ace “No, you will be homeschooled for the rest of the year and then next year you will go back to the same school. As far as they are concerned Isabella moved away and Alexia just looks like her.” I have started over before but never had a new name I am curious to see how this goes. “Alrighty” 

The next day I woke to the doorbell ringing must be Danzel (the guy from yesterday) he said he would be back today. I opened the door and he immediately walked in. Rude much? He had a huge black briefcase and a few other guys followed behind him with similar briefcases then walked back out leaving us. Alone. He set the briefcases down on the table and started by opening the one he brought in. “Choose one,” He said looking at me I was curious so I came over to look. You have got to be kidding me. Guns. They looked so cool and detailed. “Why do I have to pick a gun?” I said while picking one up and inspecting it “For protection” good enough for me. I picked one up and pointed it at the wall to get a feel “this one.” it felt amazing better than the others “I thought so” He lifted up the foam in the box and pulled out magazines and handed them to me. I just stood there stunned they were loaded. “ How do you know I won’t shoot you?” I asked grinning “I don’t, I just think that you aren’t that stupid Ace” I nodded he had a point I wasn’t stupid. He closed the case and put it on the floor and opened the next one. This one had knives. They had so intricate detailing they were beautiful. This one knife caught my eye it was a silver Damascus steel blade and a mahogany handle it reminded me of my dad and how he liked that blade design and of my mum and she loved that wood I immediately picked it up to inspect it further. Danzel then shut the case “That one it is” alright I guess. The next case surprised me the most it had a load of tech he handed me the contacts and told me to put them one on top of the other in the same eye I did that the first one made everything clearer as I put it in my bad eye then the next one felt like it was clipping the first one in place. I suddenly saw my name appear on the screen my new name I mean. Everything had labels and it started to give me a headache “Imagine it away and that is what you will see. I have one so I know how it feels” I did that and the labels disappeared “I know you have one it showed me before the labels disappeared” He nodded “Come closer” I did as I was told and he pulled out another piece he stepped towards me closing the gap between us and started putting something in my ear. “Earpiece” is what he said as if sensing my confusion. His touch sent tingles down my spine maybe it was just the earpiece. When he was done he handed me a bracelet which I put on “Turn around” his voice was quieter but still understandable I turned around as he placed a necklace around my neck I could feel his warm breath on my neck which causes goosebumps there. When he finished that he closed that case and opened the next one which had a phone and computer as well as an iPad and headphones which he put on the kitchen counter then walked back over to me. He didn’t open the last two and instead grabbed my hand in his and dragged me to my room and pointed at it “Our room” then he walked to the lounge room “Our space” then back to the kitchen where the empty cases had gone leaving the last ones “Our kitchen, our place.” he said this more sternly “I got it” He then walked over to the fridge and pulled out some food which I had no clue was in there. He put it in the oven and set the temperature and a timer he had the oven on really hot 300o Celsius.  I went and pulled set the table for two he walked over behind me while I did so. All of a sudden my new phone rang I turned and looked at him confused. He walked over to it and hand the phone to me I answer. “Hello?” I said not getting a response I could only hear breathing, I turned it on speaker so Danzel could hear. “Hello? Who is this?” I said nervous for the response. “This is Danzel, how did you get this number?” I looked at him. “WHO THE f**k IS THIS AND WHY DID YOU CALL?!?” He yelled at the phone just before I did. “This is John, I thought I was calling Ace.” I looked at Danzel confused. “I can leave a message, now what do you want?” I said still confused. “I just wanted to tell you that you were right about the killer it was Mr miller that killed your family. By the way, I don’t appreciate your tip to the police.” no could it be. I handed the phone to danzel tears brimming my eyes. How the hell did he get this number? “Who is this again?” danzel said looking at me with an emotion on his face I hated seeing. Pity. James hung up and then the call was deleted from my memory. “How? What? Who?” I stuttered. I felt Danzels warm arms wrap around me giving me tingles. I…..What? “It’s alright I have people tracing the call right now” his voice surprisingly calmed me. I heard the timer go off and danzel let go of me to take out the dish. The smell of lasagna filled my senses making my mouth water. He dished out two plates and then moved the food placings so that he was next to me. I sat down and started eating “Thank-you this is delicious,” I said continuing to stuff my face with food. “It’s alright, I would do anything to make you happy.” huh? “Why me?” I said today is full of confusing things. “Because I like you, that is why I am protecting you.” Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why me? “I...um...thanks for this” god damn it why does it have to be awkward? I heard a knock at the door. I’m not expecting anyone today, am I? “Are you expecting anyone?” I said looking at Danzel he shook his head. I walked to the door and looked through the peephole. Officer? I opened the door to talk to him. “Hi, um I didn’t know you were coming over today” Maybe they found out who the killer was. “I came to tell you that it was Jonathen Miller that killed your parents and he is now in federal custody as he has been connected to many other murders” a weight lifted off of my shoulders. “You are welcome to stay here but will need to pay rent” I am fine with that “That’s fine. When will my belongings come?” I really wanted to know “Tomorrow and all of the stuff that had blood on it was replaced.” “Thanks for everything, bye.” “bye” I shut the door and walked over to Danzel. “I guess the bastard is gone, I need to start writing my resume so I can pay for this place.” I started walking to my room and grabbed my old computer. “Wrong one” I heard his voice and I looked up to see he had the new one so I closed my one and reached out for that one “thanks” He sat down next to me as I opened it. “Sit here,” He said patting in front of him “Why?” I said unsure “Just sit” I did as I was told and what he did next surprised me, to say the least. He pulled me back into his chest and wrapped his arms around my stomach. Ummm. I opened the computer and started typing:

Isabella Black 

“Uh uh” He started typing and deleted Isabella black:

Alexia Petrovia (Ace)

“Oh yeah, um I forgot.” ugh this is going to be extremely hard. 

When I finished I sent it into many different places Danzel sent it to one place I don’t know where. We finished the lasagna and put the rest back in the fridge. “I am tired, I am going to go to sleep.” I am feeling dead that’s how tired I am. “Alright,” he called from the kitchen. I walked into my room and got into bed slowly falling asleep. I was almost asleep when I felt arms wrap around me. I tensed up “Our,” he said right I forgot I thought he was joking but I guess not. His warmth was extremely calming though. 

When I woke up, he was still in the same spot asleep but this time I was facing him and snuggled into his chest. I got up so fast I fell back over and on the floor. “Ow,” I saw his head pop out from the bed. Gosh, he looked sexy. “You right there,” he said smirking “ Whatever,” I said getting up. I got back in bed and snuggled into the sheets. “We have to start your homeschooling later it takes about an hour.” actually! “Really” I hope it does “Yeah you just have to make sure the contact in your eye is on learning mode and watch this video.” If only this was how the school worked. “Okay” I wanna start now. “We can start now if you want” He. Read. My. Mind. “Yes!” I sort of squealed. He covered his ears and smiled. “Sorry” He just smiled even more “It’s fine, I know how you feel. Here is the video” He passed me his phone and I thought about the learning mode and I could see the words learning mode appears and I pressed play on the video. All these words started appearing and before I knew it the video ended. “That was quick,” I said looking over to Danzel who looked like he was half asleep. “Actually that took two hours” Wow. all of a sudden I felt tired. “I am going to go to sleep” I put my head on the pillow and relaxed “me too” He pulled me into his stomach and I immediately fell asleep. 

“Morning Love” his voice was husky and the first thing I heard. “Bon matin” huh “Buenos Dias” What! “Buongiorno” arghhhhh “Good morning to you too,” he said, “why?” finally English “It’s the video you now speak over a hundred languages and know everything an eighteen-year-old should know. Just like me” cool “cool” cool cool cool. “I’ll get breakfast ready” I looked over to the clock 8:02. Wait does that mean I slept the night with him. In the same bed. Ughhh. I heard my new phone go off so I picked it up, Maybe it’s one of the jobs I applied for. “Hello,” I said 

“Hi, is this Alexia Petrovia?” I guess it is

“Yes, this is she” It sounded like Danzel speaking

“I just wanted to say you got the job you applied for yesterday” It is definitely Danzel

“Which job would that be? Sorry, I applied to a few.” I guess it is the one he wrote

“My personal assistant” That slimy bastard

“Oh really, well I don’t remember applying for this place, Maybe it is a mistake. I can not take someone else's job. Bye” I hung up after that

“BASTARD” I yelled playfully across the flat. 

“DO YOU WANT THE JOB OR NOT” I did but I don’t know

“HOW MUCH DO I GET PAID” I yelled back 

“WE CAN TALK NUMBERS OVER BREAKFAST. IT’S READY. HURRY UP!!!” I walked out to see bacon and eggs on the table. Yummy. “Yum,” I said taking my seat as he sat next to me. He wrote on a piece of paper and handed it to me. “Here” I opened the paper and saw the price. Holy s**t. “That is a fine price” 10,000 an hour that is huge! “I thought you might agree” he has a nice smile. “When do I start?” his hair is a nice dirty blond colour “tomorrow” His eyes are a deep shade of blue and I get to work for him. “What do I do?” I said while eating the delicious food he prepared “You follow me to meetings and tell me what I have on as well as get me what I need. Understood” I nodded “Yes” “Where do you work?” “I own most of the buildings around Australia so it depends on what day.” Wow… I heard my phone ring again. I answered and put it on speaker. “Hello? Is this Ace?” How many people have my number I only got the number yesterday? “Yes,” The lady over the phone seemed nervous “Um I am your um your ” I hate people that stutter like that “Yes,” I said trying to speed her up “I am your um si um sister” what!!!! That lying bastard. Wait she called me Ace meaning she doesn’t know Isabella “I don’t have a sister, I am sorry maybe you have the wrong number” I just looked at Danzel he looked as confused as I did. “NO, YOU ARE MY f*****g SISTER!! WHO DOESN’T f*****g RECOGNISE THEIR f*****g SISTER!!!” What the actual f**k “I. Don’t. Have. A. Sister.” Danzel grabbed my hand and squeezed it “ISABELLA IT’S ME YOUR f*****g SISTER!!! I mean Ace!” That pissed me off “I  DON’T KNOW ANY ISABELLA AND I DON’T HAVE A f*****g SISTER” I hung up after that “Who the f**k was that” I said more to myself that Danzel “It was my sister” What! “Why would she call me,” I said trying to yell at him “She is supposed to test new recruits but I told her not to call you” Still, why to call me and say that. “Anyway, what was in those two other cases from yesterday?” I changed the subject so I didn’t have to continue with this conversation. “Later”