Novels by O.H Shokunbi

Serenity took the next few minutes to unpack her belongings. She was busily arranging her stuff to put them away neatly. She wasn't used to a disorganized space. She liked it when everything around her was kept where they should be and in good condition for easy access.After unpacking, she decided to wash off in her bathroom that was specifically built in her own side of the bedroom. She has never been exposed to this sort of luxury in her entire life.When she was done, she wore a casual dress, sat down on her bed and took in her supposed bedroom for the umpteenth time that afternoon. Just then she noticed the door and stood up to slide it open.She twisted the door knob and it gave way. Just like he said, she stepped into his bedroom. He wasn't joking when he said that he wasn't going to let her out of his sight cause her room is intertwined with his. When he said next to his, she had thought that he meant side by side or opposites but how wrong had she been. It wasn't side by side

Serenity was able to pick up a few things and Andre helped her with the move.She didn't know why though. It's not like his mansion was far away from his apartment. They were basically living inches away from each other but when she insisted on doing it herself, he didn't let her."Is that all the stuff you would be needing?" He asked when shut the door to her apartment. She gave a slight nod."For now, yes. I can always come back here should in case I forgot something.It's not like I'm moving somewhere far away." She answered and he nodded in agreement.Alice who heard the commotion walked outside to meet the scene in front of her. At first, she thought that Serenity was moving away but when she saw Andre heading towards his mansion with Serenity’s luggage, she was sure that something else was going on."Oh hi Alice!" He called out to her.His face beaming with smiles. This would probably be the first time she would see her boss smiling so openly to her. What changed?She had though

Serenity pulled herself away from his touch and sat upright on the bed. At first, she thought that she didn't hear him clearly but she did. He was asking her to move in. There's no way she could do that. They're not in any relationship whatsoever and she doesn't know If it's the right thing to do at this point. Moving in was a very big request and she doesn't know what to say or how to even respond to that. She most definitely wasn't expecting him to say such to her. She was trying not to feel guilty that he had slept here and he was asking her to move in? She would just have to tell him that she couldn't do it but why was it so hard for her to do so? Was it because somewhere In her hearts of hearts, she was considering it? Serenity heard ruffling of sheets behind her as he tried to get up as well. "Why are you so quiet? Did I say or do something wrong this time?" She shook her head no. "Not really. I'm just...I don't think that I'm ready to move In with you Andre. I don't want to

Andre woke up to find Serenity's side of the bed completely empty. The last thing he remembered was curling up on her thighs till he drifted off to sleep so where did she go? They had slept together and he was sure of it. There's no way in hell that she'd leave him to sleep somewhere else. The possibility of that happening was one hundred to one percent but he was hoping that she didn't. Just then, she walked into the room holding a tray containing breakfast of different sorts. "Good morning." She greeted and a smile lit up on his face. He was genuinely happy to see her. She didn't leave. "You didn't leave." It was more of a statement than a question. He thought that telling her his past had maybe scared her off or maybe he had thought that his presence had scared her away from her own bedroom but he was wrong. He didn't want her to feel scared or threatened by him. He was hoping that they had crossed that bridge. He was really hoping that she didn't consider him a monster like he'd

"My father was a bastard. A very big one." Andre muttered and Serenity swallowed. She wasn't used to such vulgar words but he was hurt so she would let him. If this is the way he wanted to express himself and let out all the pain, then she would encourage him as long as he felt better afterwards. "My mother and father were not always in love as I had imagined. They were forced to get married by their parents and had always pretended to be together for public eyes." "My dad was an abuser and a manipulator." He said at last. "I didn't know because mom was so good at hiding it. He would protray her to the world as someone who was mentally unstable and couldn't put her shit together. She would cover her scars with dresses, wear heavy make-up and would smile to the media that she was okay. Everyone thought that her marriage was heaven on earth, but they didn't know half the shit that happened at home behind closed doors." The more he spoke, the more he gripped her hands tightly. Serenity

"Are you dried up yet?" Andre asked from the living room in Serenity's apartment where they had been seated ever since they alighted his car. For some reason, he couldn't go back to his mansion and had decided to crash at her place for the night. Serenity knew that it was a big step, letting a man into her apartment to spend the night but she let him anyways. She couldn't send him away even if she wanted to. Especially not after what they had just being through tonight. "Almost." She answered from her bedroom. She had been trying to wipe her hair dry ever since she got out from the shower. Drying her hair had not always been the easiest chore but it was either she tried to or got her bed wet tonight with dripping water. She sat down at the edge of the bed and ran the towel through and through, in a bid to get all the water out. "You're not going to get it out like that." She heard Andre’s voice from behind her. She turned around to see him leaned against the door of her bedroom. F