CHAPTER FOUR
“isa!, this like the third time am calling you, you can’t come to a party and be thinking about
God knows what? “ Jane said sounding annoyed
"I need to go home jane "
"you can't be serious,are you?,the party just started""I'm sorry ,I promise to be fine , just have fun darling" I said assuring her"Just be safe okay?""I will girl , bye"Too bad I couldn't see dave before leaving, well I would call him later.I ordered an uber ,which came in less than five minute,the ride was silent , as I tried not to think about everything,it was just too much.As I alighted from the cab and made my way towards the door , I noticed a white envelope with a red seal , designed with a butterfly shaped metal . Who would drop a letter for me without an address?, " You cannot run forever"SANTIAGO.Looking around to find traces of a possible spy or danger , I quickly entered my room , shutting my door tightly . I almost lost my balance, I held the wall , I never saw this coming. The vibration of my phone in my purse brought me back to full consciousness."Hello, mum""They were here they broke the cupboard and burst the kitchen pipes " her voice laced with panick" It's alright mum , everything Is going to be fine ""No isa, nothing is ever going to be fine .." her voice trailed off"Mum , I promise to try my best , just be careful till we get help" I told her sounding weak , I couldn't tell her about the threat I received, it would break her the more. TORONTO CANADA"He had two daughters and a wife " Henry said running down Trevor Gomez profile"His first daughter is late , leaving the last one , whom is currently in her finals at the University of Nigeria,she is ...""Who and what killed the older daughter " "She was raped by Santiago's men, she lost too much blood""Zoom in on the other daughter's picture""Is there any other thing I need to know?""Not any for now Boss"With that Ace walked out of the room.NIGERIA
I was on the sofa in my little apartment, I was alloted the house , it was part of the scholarship I was offered, in a place like nigeria with an unstable economy, an average student could barely afford a house , I was lucky and a bit talented, after high school, I applied for several undergraduate scholarships, but was awarded three , of which I choose chevron's, because it was fully funded.I was typing chapter 3 of my project on my laptop, it was due for submission in two days.I heard a knock on my door, standing up I went to open the door and found the mail guy outside, "sorry are you Isabella Gomez?""Yes, you have a letter for me " I asked looking at his hand "Yes , please sign just here " "Okay" taking the pen from him , i signed ,thanked him and made my way back to the cushion where I was sitting.As I unfolded the envelope,it had an international postal code, OANDO CANADA , who would send me a letter from canada? ... "Santiago is out for you and your mother, he would do anything to have you both pleading for you lives at his feet and would be glad to deny it , nonetheless I could help you , save you both, if only you move down here to canada, I won't be able to protect you across the sea , I don't expect you to consider the offer , considering that you don't know me but , if not for anything think of your poor mother and all she's been through since your father died, and yes , don't wonder why I sent a letter instead of a simple phone call, I only make calls at emergencies. When you consider the offer , do well to call the number at the top of the paper , I could help ease the stress of booking a flight from Nigeria down "Such guts! Who does he think he is? , "Ease the stress of flight booking" is he a politicians son or what ? , Or one of this rich brats who think they can get and order everybody around. How did he know so much about me? , Who is he? , What does he want in return? And why is he doing this?. So many questions were flooding my head , I sat quietly on the cushion.I moved straight to my closet , stripped off my garments , changed into my shower robe , as Iwent under the shower to have a cold bath, I was going to grab a drink at the bar close to myhouse , i had never gone there except our freshman year,when we went for our departmentalwelcome party, I guess I needed somewhere to clear my head , I couldn't think of anywhere else,I wore my short peach gown and a black turtleneck top , I locked my door and headed straight tothe bar , they usually close by 12pm , this was still 7 , entering the bar I noticed it was a bitscanty than usual , only about four tables were occupied, one with three men on suit ,seems as though there were discussing business, the other three were occupied by people whom I supposed would be couples .I made my way to the boot at the back, as soon as I settled in, the waitress approached me,"Please what can
Isabella's POVFor some unknown reasons I felt good , Dave just kissed my forehand , I felt a lurch in mystomach , I ran straight to the toilet to empty my stomach content , I was definitely going toregret yesterday for a while.I got off from my bed after clearing the takeouts dave bought , I changed from the clothes Iwore the previous night , carefully removing my bra and lingerie, I went under the shower, I letthe water do miracles , I needed a soothing aid . I came out of the shower after spending closeto an hour . I got out dried my hair and creamed my skin , putting on my pink tank top and shorts,I continued my project on my laptop, I was already rounding off chapter three , after typing forclose to thirty minutes , I decided to shut the laptop and watch movie , after finally surfing formovies I settled down with 365 days , the hype was high online.It was interesting
While we were talking, we heard the booing of an helicopter outside the building , it sounded asthough it was moving closer, I looked around , hoping to find an explanation. The guardsseemed as confused as I was , I could hear people jumping down , their feet echoed as though they wore hefty boots .The guards left us and began going outside to check what the commotion was about , we heardshouts and two gunshot , we didn't know who died or who was killing whomThe door burst open and we saw two African American men on clothes which seemed likeuniforms.The first made his way and began untying my mum, the second hesitated and began untying me too ."Who are you people, who sent you"" Ma'am I think , this not a time for questions , we are just following directives , and you're safenow "With that they led us to the helicopter outside , we flew to Lagos and at lagos we were taken to
CHAPTER 8ACE'S POVI had just finished making out with the sexy brunette I picked from the club yesterday when Jason's call came in."Where are they""There are here and safe ""Did you leave traces ""No we didn't " with that I ended the call.That was all i needed to hear, turning my head I met the the rosy lips of the brunette, we were at it all day and she is still not tired, such prowess for a lady , well that's how I loved them.Getting up from the bed,with the blanket wrapped around my waist, i made my way into the bathroom, turning on the shower , i washed off the memories of the previous session as I always do, after towelling my body, i tied the towel loosely around my waist, coming out of the bathroom I was stunned to find her still in my bed , I'm sure she didn't get the message."Hey , what do you think you're doing" I said realizing I don't know her name"What ?""Why are you still in the bed?""I was waiting f
CHAPTER NINEIt's no news that charlotte seizes the least opportunity to seduce me , that would have worked if only she wasn't my secretary. I loved women , but I had my limits and an ounce of self control, the least I could do is having an affair with my staff , it took cheer hard work and discipline to bring my company to the heights it has attained, after it was willed to me by my father, the company was almost in shackles when I became CEO.Charlotte is an attractive,curvy lady , with all endowments in the right places , but she isu secretary and that is a strong barricade."Good morning,boss" she said smiling brightly"Morning, charlotte" I replied almost immediately, without looking at her . Walking past her I got into my office. After minutes of settling down to work , I heard a knock on the door , it must be charlotte."Yes , what is it? ""I'm sorry i have bad news boss""I don't have time for this , can you talk!""The emeralds just called t
CHAPTER TENCHARLOTTE'S POVThe cracking of ACE'S door brought me back to consciousness, he had phoned me two minutes ago , and I was still seated, that is going to be serious trouble!. Entering his office I saw him standing with his face against the window , I wondered, what the problem was ."Boss , you sent for me " I said genuflecting unconsciously"Two minutes ago, I sent for you two minutes ago charlotte, do you think I have all the time in the world , or I am that jobless?""I'm sorry sir , I was sending the reports of the last minutes to the auditing department ""Do I care ?""No sir , I'm sorry it won't happen again""Yes it shouldn't""Okay si..""Summon everybody got a conference meeting in an hour , anybody who gets the notice and fails to be in attendance , stands the risk of getting fired""Sir but, there is always a twenty four hours notice for meeting, there's no how they are going to make it , sorry I mean I could send th
SABELLA'S POVThe helicopter stopped in an unknown country , which I later found out to be south Africa , the men drove us to a mini secluded area , there were no many houses , we were told to submit our cell phones.I couldn't refuse , they were armed , I wasn't. Whoever sent them must be wealthy I concluded, we were driven to an unknown building , it was a desolated house situated in the middle of nowhere. I think they were trying to avoid been tracked , who were there running from . I would think of that later , right now all I could comprehend was the fact that , I was out of Nigeria, away from santiago and the throbbing ache in my head. The house looked more like a warehouse , the ware house was built with bricks, and a weird type of roofing sheets , it looked more like a woven metal ,made solely for the purpose of design rather than being a roof top , we were walked through a cracked door at the back of the house , this left me wondering why they didn't use the front
CHAPTER TWELVELooking between themselves as though I just made the most outrageous request in the universe , "okay " said joan with a tone of weak resolve . Turning to the table behind us , she picked a phone , and began dialing whom I supposed is Ace."Hello ,s-sir , good afternoon""Yes sir , just that your guests have arrived and , she insists on speaking to you first , I - , sorry sir , I would do that right away " she said ending the call immediately." He says you should settle down first , and he would be home by evening " "Okay then , please show me where I would rest till then " that was the first word my mother said since she was been kidnapped , she sounded least bothered by who this Ace was.Complying I followed mary , we climbed the stairs , we passed through a narrow passage,it was a little darker than the rest parts of the house , lifting my heads I noticed the lights were off, reading my thoughts, Mary explained , "He doesn't like the lights