Chapter: CHAPTER THIRTY-THREEFREDA.I hadn’t always believed in love. Hell, I detested the word with everything in me and I wanted to have absolutely nothing to do with the word and whatever it entailed. I’d been steadfast in my chosen path, staying away from guys as much as I could and warding off every single guy that showed interest in me, till that warm evening in October, the very day Bruce walked into my life.I had met Bruce Blake back in college, at the birthday party of a mutual friend of ours. I’d been sitting and chatting with a few friends for more than half the duration of the party, when I saw a tall, charming figure walk towards us. I was sure to notify my friends of the incoming intrusion, knowing that he was one of those guys who usually made passes at ladies in parties such as the one I had attended that evening, but I was shocked to my bones when this tall figure ignored everyone else seated on the couch I was on, and walked directly
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Chapter: CHAPTER THIRTY-TWODEVAN.Throughout the rest of that week, my mind became constantly preoccupied with thoughts of Clarissa. Every single minute spent with her on the day of the charity gala felt magical, and by the time she was ready to leave, I wasn’t able to restrain myself from pulling her into my arms for a tight hug. In the days that followed, memories of our time together back in college came flooding my mind, and no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t stop thinking about her. In a bid to distract myself from thoughts of her, I began to devise ways to execute the idea we had both agreed on earlier, and after minutes of deep thought, I smiled to myself as my mind began to cook up something.I jumped up from my slouched position on the couch in the living room, where I’d been seeing a movie, and I dashed towards the stairs, sprinting nonstop till I got seated in my study, a small cubicle which I’d carved out of my extrem
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Chapter: CHAPTER THIRTY-ONEISABELLA.I pulled over at the parking lot of the lounge I had agreed to meet with Bruce, and I parked beside a Ford truck which I suspected to be his. As though to prove me right, the driver’s door of the truck went open, and Bruce alighted and began walking towards my car. He got to the passenger door and knocked twice on the window, before he opened the door and settled in.“You were late. I almost thought all of this was a facade,” Bruce said as he closed the door after him.“Funny that you think I flew all the way to Texas for a facade,” I said, chuckling dryly.“Still doesn’t change the fact that you were more than thirty minutes late. I have other important things to do, for God’s sake,” He fired.“Oh please, spare me the details,” I snapped angrily, holding up a hand to his face. “I was the one
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Chapter: CHAPTER THIRTY CLARISSA.I sat quietly through most of the event, observing the proceedings while my mind rummaged with lots of thoughts. When the donations began, I made an anonymous huge deposit on behalf of my father, not wanting to attract any attention to myself and by the end of the event, I was so exhausted. Just as the vote of thanks was being said, Devan turned to me, reaching for my hand. He did that often now and even though I wasn’t so comfortable with it, I didn’t resist either.“You okay? You look extremely tired,” he said.“I am extremely tired, Dev. Extremely, very tired,” I replied, letting out an exhausted sigh. “All I want to do right now is get to my bed. I wish I could just disappear.”“Well, I could get you Aladdin’s carpet,” he said, winking at me and I found myself blushing effortlessly.“You&r
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Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE.DEVAN.I had missed Clarissa's party due to an urgent meeting I had to attend, but not one second went past without me thinking about her. Every hour I spent sitting through the meeting I attended and every hour I spent sitting through the flight back home had my mind filled with thoughts of her, so much that I began to feel I was going crazy. Seated now at this event, I wondered what it would be like to see her walk through the door as an attendee. The charity gala was an event that was held once every year, one that always had top businessmen and CEOs in attendance. So when I saw Clarissa moving through the rows of arranged seats, probably looking to get a seat that would give her a good view of the proceedings of the event, I smiled widely to myself, feeling a sudden rush of excitement in my veins.“Devan?” she called out, a look of surprise on her face. I got up from my seat and began to walk casually towards her.“Hello, Rissa,” I said just as I got to her.“Hey!” she said, rushi
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Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHTCLARISSA.I sat slouched on the armchair in my room, feeling extremely tired after my father's birthday party. The party had ended three hours back, and while the guests had begun to troop out one after the other, I joined my father in speaking with the guests who still lingered around, appreciating them for honoring my invitation. Isabella was nowhere to be found, and after my dad had retired for the night and the last of the guests had left, I joined the domestic staff in cleaning and clearing up the whole place, till the living room was organized and spotlessly clean, as always.A text came into my phone just as I began taking my shoes off, and I let out a sigh as I stared at my feet, sore from hours of standing and walking around. I picked up my phone and unlocked it, reclining further into the chair and yawning. I was extremely tired and felt so exhausted, and I lazily tapped on my inbox to see that the message had been from Devan.
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Chapter: CHAPTER 5“I can't leave…” A muffled sound boomed in the quiet room.Nora turned immediately at the sound of the voice, shock, and excitement bursting within her. Never in a lifetime had she thought that she would hear her mother’s voice clear and sharp again.But all she saw was an old fragile and frail woman back in her confused, delusional state. She turned back bitter and dejected, the only string of hope she had was lost. How could she have imagined that her mother would be lucid again?She was now at the mercy of a stranger. Who she believed had a hand in the underworld- she was a hundred percent sure. That did not amaze her, after all, she just discovered the hidden identity and operations of Darius, Landon's father.Tyler’s men dragged her out of the room, doing the same with her mother. “Please be careful with her. She is very weak.” She pleaded as they walked out.“And wear her coat.” She screamed again.Landon collapsed on the bed when it was just him. He was glad to have gotten rid
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Chapter: CHAPTER 4Tyler leaned back in his chair, his expression blank and unreadable as he listened to Landon speak with rapt attention.He let him believe he was convinced, watching the excitement in his voice and the sparkle in his eyes as he continued to explain why Nora was a better hostage to her even stating Nora’s benefits to him as a woman.His voice brimmed with confidence, his pitch exaggerated with excitement of his brilliance.“You don’t understand, Tyler,” Landon insisted, almost rising to his feet. “She won’t resist. She has no choice! I have leverage over her; her mother is in my hands.” He leaned forward, his lips curling into a satisfied smirk. “She’ll do anything to keep her mother safe.”“Not only that, she is also good in bed.” He winked at Tyler. Tyler threw his face away, remembering their fleeting moment of romance.However, Nora felt her world collapse upside down. The breath in her throat ceased for a moment and she almost choked, her body locked in place as the weight of his
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Chapter: CHAPTER 3Nora stood rooted in the ground, at a loss of what to say. She fixed her eyes on the ground, unable to look at him and to prevent him from discovering her trembling sight.Tyler frowned when she didn’t say a word, he pushed her back into the room and came into contact with her mother. He eyed them before asking, “What are you doing here?”“Ehm…” she struggled to find the right excuse to give. “I'm a nurse here… I mistakenly entered the wrong room.”“Oh! And the woman?” “She is my patient.” She lied and fortunately, her mum didn't say a word.“Take her to the toilet.” He commanded and Nora had no choice but to do that.Tyler switched on the bedside lamp, and the moment he saw her face, he was momentarily stunned, falling into silence.Just as Nora was getting more nervous, he suddenly smirked. "Well, that works out. I need someone to check my wound."With that, he casually pulled open his shirt, revealing his broad shoulder. The wound wasn't deep, but under the dim light, the blood sm
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Chapter: CHAPTER 2Nora took a moment to calm herself down despite the surge of adrenaline rushing through her. She was disgusted at the mere sight of looking at them alone but a small smirk formed at the corner of her lips.“Okay but do you mean the one beside my bed, Josephine?” “Hmm, the one by the right stand.” Nora paused, that meant she needed to make a turn to the right. A thought appeared to her and she dropped to her knees, crawling her way through the bed stand.From a reflection, she saw that the two had gone back to their irritable affection. She reached the bed stand and held the wood for support before turning, holding it still.She opened the large cabinet and seeing that they were still engaged, intentionally she let the contents fall to the ground causing them to panic.“What are you doing Nora?” The nurse screamed out.“I'm so sorry, I didn’t mean to.” She fell to her knees, picking up the bottles on the floor.“Just bring the medicine,” Landon spoke out, not wanting the plan to fail
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Chapter: Chapter 1Nora turned uneasy on her bed, sweating profusely. Her body was drenched in sweat and it didn’t seem like it was going to get better.“Where the hell is Josephine?” She murmured to herself, anticipating the arrival of the nurse assigned to her. Or even Landon. She needed a miracle person to step in and adjust the room temperature.‘I can't take this anymore.’ She frowned in frustration, deciding to do that herself.She groped the bedspread tightly, still hoping for someone to walk in. But after a moment she decided to do it herself, secretly praying that she would not be caught.Her eyeballs moved gently under her eyelid and she slowly opened her eyes. The direct beam of sunlight on her made her shut her eyes back.‘No wonder it was so hot.’ The bed had been moved to face the only window where light radiated in and unfortunately for Nora, it was doing exactly that.Nora sighed in frustration, she needed to open her eyes despite how unsafe it was for her. She was just starting to reco
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