So much love for him...

Aleksis made sure that Carl and Sasha were accompanying her dog in the penthouse so they wouldn't see her going down to the lobby holding hands with a masked man and enter his armored Mercedes.

Aleksis did not want them to report this to her father and mother who were on their honeymoon for the umpteenth time in the Seychelles. She was worried that her parents would be distraught to hear the news and immediately leave for Singapore.

It was bad enough that Uncle Rory would come next week, she thought.

Alaric carried Aleksis' bag and placed it in the car. He then accompanied the girl to sit in the backseat. The backseat was made very private as it had dark glass and there was a barrier with the front seat where the driver was.

Aleksis didn't mind privacy, especially when she was with Alaric. They looked at each other as soon as the car door closed and the vehicle began to move.