Novels by Chinasa Daniel

“Shall we?” Ethan asked as we slid into the front seatSuddenly, Ethan lowered the volume of the song we had been lip syncing to. I felt he was about to say some thing serious since it wasn’t a usual occurrenceHe turned to me and asked “Love, since you can handle a gun now, should I be scared of you?”I erupted into a fit of laughter, then replied“Of course not, Ethan. What are you even thinking?”I said, bursting into another laughterEthan kept glancing at me with a subtle teasing look as if he was assessing my reaction as we drove. At his last lingered glance, I said“Love, I know I'm beautiful but you should focus on driving”Ethan laughed out loud, reached for my hand, lifted it and gave me a light kiss.“I was expecting you to say something” My face creased into a soft, gentle furrowEthan then teased“You look beautiful when you make that face”My cheeks flushed pink and I drew closer, whispering “When asked about the potential trigger for the shit. Who were you expecti

I woke up to Ethan's tight grip around me so I wriggled slightly, trying to loosen it but he pulled me closer The grip tightened when I tried pulling away againIt was clear now that he was awakeI turned to him and gave him a light punch“Ouch, love” he muttered, a wide smile spreading across his perfectly sculpted face “That’s not how to wake your husband from sleep” he teased “You’re supposed to give me a kiss”I laughed out loud and teased“I thought I you were asleep”“No love” he muttered“Okay, you need to let me check in out our babiesEthan murmured“No, love stay with me. The Nannie’s are doing their job” he said as he continued sniffing my hair“Love,” I called out“Avery, let’s just snuggle up in bed” he suggested and I found myself slipping into his arms, surrendering to the moment“Hmmmm, I’ve missed this” he blurted out between breaths as he nuzzled my hair again.We stayed in bed till midday and only parted when our stomachs growled.Ethan then went downstairs to fe

I woke up to Ethan's tight grip around me so I wriggled slightly, trying to loosen it but he pulled me closer The grip tightened when I tried pulling away againIt was clear now that he was awakeI turned to him and gave him a light punch“Ouch, love” he muttered, a wide smile spreading across his perfectly sculpted face “That’s not how to wake your husband from sleep” he teased “You’re supposed to give me a kiss”I laughed out loud and teased“I thought I you were asleep”“No love” he muttered“Okay, you need to let me check in out our babiesEthan murmured“No, love stay with me. The Nannie’s are doing their job” he said as he continued sniffing my hair“Love,” I called out“Avery, let’s just snuggle up in bed” he suggested and I found myself slipping into his arms, surrendering to the moment“Hmmmm, I’ve missed this” he blurted out between breaths as he nuzzled my hair again.We stayed in bed till midday and only parted when our stomachs growled.Ethan then went downstairs to fe

“Avery, you didn’t have to bother me and the twins. They are just three months old and as for me, I have still not resumed my maternity leave” Catherine said and pouted. I looked at Catherine and laughed out loud“Mom, you’re not the one on maternity leave” I teased“Avery, I have been the one taking care of the twins. So I’m the one on maternity leave”I knew there was no winning against an insistent Catherine so I replied“Okay mom, if you say so”We arrived at the fashion house and I began selecting dresses for Lewis and Eric while Catherine headed to the office. The clothes the team brought were perfect for my boysWhen Catherine came, I showed her the dresses I had picked for the twinsShe frowned slightly and said“No Avery, my grand babies won’t be wearing such ordinary clothesImmediately, Catherine signaled for her assistant and he came with different dresses. Seeing those options, I realized I had chosen something ordinary for my babies The outfit appeared to be perfect o

Ethan dropped me off at the modelling agency. Everything looked different or maybe it was just in my mindAs soon as I entered, bubbles floated across the space and a write up above the wall read“Welcome back, Avery”The sight made me pause and a soft gasp escaped my mouth“Welcome back Avery” the team exclaimed unanimously walking out one after the other from the back door. The room erupted in a warm round of applause and Mr plies stepped forward with a bouquet of flowers saying,“Welcome back Avery”I looked at them as a smile spread across my faceMary stepped forward excitedly “Welcome back Avery, we have a surprise for you in your office”“Oh okay” I said, feigning surprise“I’ll head to the office then”I turned to leave but caught the tail end of a conversation among the models“She’s the boss?” One asked in a surprise tone “Obviously she is. Looks like you just started working here” another replied“ I heard she just gave birth but she doesn’t look like one” a third one

“Wow, I've missed this place” I said as I and Josh walked through different departments in dad's company.I remember how dad used to bring me here and introduce several workers to me. These are moments that shaped my childhood.I can remember the faces of some workers as dad still kept the loyal ones. These memories brought a smile to my faceBut then again, the smile faded as I remembered how Vivian took over the company and changed everything for the worst.But my mood lifted up as I remembered that all these were in the past now. Josh railed me out of my thought as he said“The workers were carefully selected with the help of Ethan and Lucas” My face creased in surpriseLucas noticed my expression and felt I needed explanation as he said,“I meant the new faces you're seeing” he emphasized but that wasn't it“Ethan?” I asked and Josh nodded in affirmation I shook my head slightly as if I was just processing all that he had said“I know you're surprise,” he said as I looked at hi