Chapter 7

Luther

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I got back home drenched in blood. I don't know why people keep setting themselves up to be killed. Why would you invite me to your house for business meeting and start threatening me with a gun when you know I'll still kill you.

It was already afternoon, I was tired, I just went straight to my room and hit the shower, washing off all the blood on me off. Then I got dressed and headed for my office, I had a visitor waiting for me there.

"Mrs Anna", I said as I entered my office and heading for my seat.

"Don Danger", she said, stood up and gave a short bow.

"Nice to see you again", she said smiling.

"I wish I could say so too", I muttered under my breath.

"You asked to see me", she said.

"Yes, uhm, How do you see Ivy?", I asked. She gave a satisfied face, as if she thought she had a say in any of this.

"Well, I mean she's a beautiful woman", she started off nicely.

"And uhhh, she's ok but not for someone like you, she doesn't know what happens in this family, she can't handle any of this, that's why I wouldn't really call her fit to carry the position of your wife, you know I care about you, and I want the best for you", she said sounding like a caring mother, pathetic.

"Well uhm, quite unfortunate that she's carrying my child so she doesn't really have a choice and all so she'll be ready to carry out that responsibility. Now I have one job for you".

She didn't look so pleased.

"What is it?"

"If anything should happen to her or the baby, I will kill you", I said calmly but seriously.

She looked blank, "What?".

"You're a mother figure here, so through the entire trimester you're going to be putting an eye on her, you'll be following her for all her antenatal sessions and everything, and you are to protect her at all cost, and if anything and I mean anything happens to her, I'm not joking, I will kill you ".

"But.. but Danger -"

"I'll notify you once she starts, good day Miss Smith ", I said and left my office shutting the door behind her.

I heard her groan loudly.

I went straight to Ivy's room and knocked softly.

I heard her soft feet paddling on the floor till she got to the door then she opened it.

It is as if everytime I see Ivy it's like the first time, and she looks differently beautiful each time.

She had on this short and I white camisole on with no bra, I begged myself for composure not to loose myself.

Her long ginger hair was scattered all over her face.

"Hi", she said in her tiny timid voice.

I then noticed I was staring at her.

I got into the room and then she closed the door.

"How are you feeling?", I asked her.

She nodded and gave a small smile.

There's this sexual tension right now because of the way I'm staring at her, I can barely think straight, words are scattered in my head , the only word working right now is. "Rip her clothes off her body".

"Uhm, I'm, I'm sorry about yesterday, I just.. I was uhm".

"Ivy you need to stop apologizing for everything", I said.

"I know, I just.. I panicked and and lost it and.."

"Yes, I know, I understand that, and it's completely normal I mean you're human", I said.

"And I didn't, I didn't mean anything I said yesterday, nothing at all", Gosh this girl is so bad at lying.

"I just came to check up on you and to be sure that you're ok".

"I am ", she said.

"Are you sure?

She nodded.

"What happened yesterday, in my family going?", I asked.

She swallowed hard , "How do you mean?".

"Ben said you started looking uneasy from the time he saw you, when my god mother and Laura left you".

"It's nothing, it's just, the whole pregnancy thing and then they're talking about a wedding, which was really really not something I'd imagine".

Ivy is such a beautiful liar .

"We could work on something, a fake marriage or a contract marriage, till when my father dies, in public we pretend like we're the it couples, give them a good show, but we don't have to, once he's gone we can divorce and we agree on the child's custody, you get your monthly allowances and everything and you can do whatever it is you want ", I said.

She nodded, agreeing, "That sounds a lot better ", she said looking a little bit relived.

"Yeah so my father already booked us a a date this evening with this brand blah blah blah long story so we have to act like very lovable couples in public ", I said.

"I don't think your family likes me", she blurted out.

"Who exactly? my dad wants us married already ".

"That's because I'm pregnant, obviously he wouldn't even care if I wasn't, your aunt gives me this awkward look, same us your godparent, let's not even talk about Laura".

"Well that's because they don't know you yet, and their opinions don't really matter when it comes to affairs in my life honestly, and if I actually choose you to be my wife till I'm dead they don't have a choice honestly ".

Why is Ivy all the things sudden becoming very sexually appealing to me right now? shit I need to get out of here.

"You're safe with me Ivy, you really are", I assured her.

He exhaled and nodded.

"Thank you ", she said.

I nodded and moved to her door to leave.

"Oh and also, Mrs Anna will be taking you for your antenatal sessions ", I announced.

I could see all the color in her drain away.

"What?", she asked almost like she saw a ghost or something.

"Yeahh, it'll also give you a time for bonding, you know and all, so she'll see how much of a good person you are".

She gave a weary smile and then I smiled back and left her room.

She's probably gonna cry again 😂