It was a sunny afternoon; he was playing with his sister and they played hide and seek; it was his turn to hide, and he knew the one place where she wouldn't find him was in his parents' room; so he sneaked into their room; his parents were taking a nap, his Dad had his hand around his mom; he could still remember the flower petals on the gown she wore; the red roses on the quilt, not a single memory of that day had blurred, they were still inscribed in his memories. Tip-toeing gently, he found his way to the wardrobe and hid; a boyish grin on his face as he thought of a million places his younger sister would look for him in their mighty mansion.
He could still hear her distant counts; she was almost nearing ten, and he was eager to win this time; when suddenly she stops counting at eight;
Thinking she might have stopped because she wanted to get him before he finds a place to hide, he smiled to himself; she won't ever think of their parents' wardrobe. There was still a grin on his face when suddenly the doors to the room pulled open and he heard footsteps march in; four armed men, wearing all black and a mask over their faces stepped inside, then there was a clanking of heels; his brows furrowed as he wondered what they were doing in his parents' room and then he saw her;
Melinda Steels; he could never forget the smirk on her lips when she stepped into the room; she walked to where his parents lay and woke them up; his father stirred and turned to look at her;
He sat up in shock, his mom followed suit;
''Surprise! '' She said, her hands in the air and a wicked smile on her lips;
''What are you doing here?! Who are all these people who let them in? '' his father asked, seriously confused at what was happening;
''Aren't you happy to see me? '' She asked, the grin leaving her lips, buried in her eyes was extreme hate and disgust;
''What are you doing here? ''
As soon as his father asked again, a thunderous slap landed on his left cheek; making his mother shriek and tears falling from her eyes;
''I've always wanted to do that. '' Melinda said, and she swung her gloved arm in the air;
''What do you want? '' His mom cried as she rubbed on her husband's face where he was attacked;
''Can't you see? Are you blind?! I'm here to kill both of you! ''
She said walking to the couch was opposite the bed, she sat down;
''But first, I have to tell you something I want you to take to your graves. ''
''Melinda, don't be stupid, you are making a grave mistake'' His father said, this time his voice was sober;
Melinda laughed wickedly; ''that shouldn't be your concern; you are a dead man already. ''
''I always wanted to be this woman; She said pointing at his mom; ''I always wanted to be your wife; Daniel. I loved you with everything in me; I got pregnant for you, so maybe you would change your mind and marry me; but no! What did you do?
You chased me and my little boy away and married this filth! Is she prettier than me? Uh? What does she have that I don't, uh? Why did you have to choose her!'' She lifted a porcelain vase that was sitting on a table beside her and threw it across the floor. It made a shattering sound as it scattered into many pieces.
''Melinda, you know that is not true, I gave you global Corporation as a compensation, and I never intended to have a child with you, you drugged me. ''
''Shut up!! '' She blared, standing up from the couch; she paced around the room for some seconds, stabling herself;
''Well, I don't need you anymore, I have your baby now; and that means, I get to own everything you have! '' She laughed hysterically; a little tear dropping from her eyes
And you know how I will do that? I will kill you both now. You may be thinking, oh! I have two kids, who would take over my companies ha-ha, sorry, I've killed them both! So you see, I'm just inches away from achieving my goal!'
She laughed again, shifting her gaze to his mom; ''You've always wanted to be with her, no problem I'll let you have her, but that would be in your grave! ''
His mother burst out crying when she heard what she just said; Liam was shuddering inside the wardrobe; he could not even move.
She had killed his sister!! Tears gathered his eyes as he bit the back of his palm trying to force them back, he could feel the metallic taste of blood on his tongue but he couldn't risk exposing himself.
He watched her dip her hand into the inside of her coat and took out a small gun;
''This gun right here, it is a paperweight, you won't even hear a sound, neither would you feel anything, until your blood fills your mouth and you drop dead. '' She raised it and removed the safety, then aimed it at his mother's head;
No matter how much he wanted to look away, he could not bring himself to. Liam sat still, watching the woman aim a gun at his mother; he was helpless, thoroughly helpless.
''Melinda, please, we can talk about this… wait… '' Not interested in what he had to say; she fired the gun, but it wasn't on her head, she had shot her in the neck.
''No!! No! What have you done? What have you done! Kiara! Kiara!! '' His father cried as he held his mom to his chest; his mom was not dead yet, it was as though the woman had intended what had happened; she intentionally shot her in the neck to make her death slow and painful;
His mom's blood flowed like the water from a loose tap; splashing on the wall, the rose-colored bed sheets turned dark red in a matter of seconds;
His father tried to stop the blood flow with his hands but it wasn't working; his mother gurgled and choked on her blood until she died in his arms;
Tears flowed from his father's eyes as he watched his wife's life seep away slowly;
''My bad; I wasn't trained to use a gun, but come on, why the tears, wasn't it epic? ''
She asked; her laughs vibrating through the room;
''Kill me and get done with it! You daughter of the Devil!'' His father screamed; his whole body soaked in his wife's blood;
''Oh yes, baby! I will do that now; '' She aimed the gun at his head;
''I hope in your next life, you make the right choice, goodbye Daniel! '' And poof the trigger went off and his father fell backward; his head fell just below the edge of the bed, which made his eyes stare straight at Nicklaus;
Blood trickled down his forehead and dropped on the ground;
''Find the boy! ''
''Yes, boss! ''
She stared at the corpses for a moment and then smiled victoriously before walking out of the room, the men following suit.
If anything should be more damaging, it was the fact that he had to stare at his parents' dead bodies for close to six hours before the police officers came by the house and rescued him.
The incident haunted him for life; he lost every person he loved, his sister, his parents, in a single day, and he had watched them die and from then onwards his life became a horror. He didn't speak for close to one years and when he finally came to himself, he was like a lifeless body walking.
Kate sat by her window side; staring outside; she loved the view of the huge estate from her window; a gardener was pruning the lawn, and there were three maids, sitting on a street bench under a flower shade, giggling about something; the air was beautiful; it took away her worry for a split second. When she had come for the first time, she was in so much panic that she did not look around the estate; it's been six days since she was taken away from the darkroom, and knowing she would stay there for a long time, she had to get acquainted with her surroundings. The Mansion was very huge and vast; it had three floors; the maids and the house workers stayed on the first floor; on the second floor there was no-one staying; and on the last floor, he lived, alone. She wondered why no-one stayed on the second floor and he had the last floor to him alone, but then she waved away the thought, it was obvious, no-one wanted to stay close to a dreadful demon like him.
Kate’s lips trembled but she could not speak; she stared at the old lady for a moment;''I… I just took my bath. ''She explained; pursing her lips.“You don't want me to repeat myself. Do you? '' milly said, raising her brows. Kate bowed her head low and turned towards the bathroom; the maids looked at her with pity as though she was a lamb taken to be slaughtered; they could only imagine what evil she must have done to their boss to attract his venom.After taking her bath; the elderly lady pointed at some specific lotions on her vanity table; and she applied it; after which, a maid dried her hair, and after applying a sweet-smelling oil; let it fall to her back. A light makeup was applied to her face which stressed her beauty, but beauty was the last thing she wanted that night.After her makeup was applied, she was given the basket;''Put those on and follow me. ''Milly instructed; Kate stared at the basket for
His right brow arched, and his eyes shot daggers at her;Kate stepped backward twice; her head bowed low;''I'm sorry, I'm not prepared for this now, can we do this some other day?''She thought she was strong; she thought she would be able to let herself do anything but she was utterly wrong, it was that moment, she realized how hard it was to give yourself to someone you hate to your very bones! Yes, she hates this man to the bone, she took her life away from her.Liam brows eased, and he dropped the cigar on the tray; relaxing back on the couch;''I didn't ask for your opinion; I just told you to take your clothes off your body.it was a command not a request ''He said in a relaxed tone. Kate raised her eyes to look at him; if he wanted to r*pe her, he should at least have mercy on her virgin soul, and let her mind be prepared!He was still staring at her with venom in his eyes, it was as though she was just a fun toy, as though he
The next day was Sunday. She had stayed awake for the greater part of the night before she finally drifted off to sleep.After taking her bath that morning; she put on a long single strap dress, packed her hair up with a hairband, and left her room. She walked down the hall to the front porch; there were a few people insight and they were all busy doing one thing or the other; everywhere looked serene, so she guessed that he might be at home.Since she had nothing to do, she figured she might as well go check up on her sister and know how she had been faring.She passed by some workers and she greeted them politely; they replied with a wave, some with a smile. She knew the news of her being the master's wife must have spread among the workers, from the way they looked at her; she knew that they pitied her greatly.She hadn't reached the first gate when she saw him; her heart skipped a beat. She didn't expect to see him on her way out, so she was nervous,
Kate heaved a sigh of relief as she watched him walk away; thinking about it, she would have to remain in her room whenever he was home, to avoid him seeing a glimpse of her. Now, she can't ever leave the mansion without him knowing about it. Sighing, she stood up, unsure of where to go to.She hadn't taken three steps down the road when two guards approached her;''Miss, we were told to escort you out to the city this way Miss. '' The guard pointed towards the first gate, as though to tell her to go on first. Kate stared at both of them for a split moment before walking forward.At the first gate, a black car was waiting; the first guard sat in front with the driver while the other, sat with her at the back seat. Kate was almost suffocating in the car, she would have preferred to go alone but now, there were three men wearing heavy cologne suffocating her inside a car! She can't even breathe properly.''Where to? Miss '' The driver asked, and she told hi
Kate was surprised by what she heard, her eyes widening in surprise; if the rumors are true, then it was good news for her.''Yes, our boss hasn't been seen with any woman, so everybody presumed that he was into men, I think the rumors were getting too much so he wanted to silence it. I think his grandfather had got him a woman, but he didn't want her, so he got himself a wife so he could keep his grandfather off his matters for the time being.Kate thought to herself; the explanation really made sense; he could have chosen a million things to do with them but he wanted a wife; a wife whom he would never touch. Now she thought about it, he never looked at her body the previous night! The more Kate thought about it, the happier she became; if he was gay he would never ever touch her, right?And when everything had calmed down, he would let her go?That was the happiest she had been since she started living in the mansion.''… and the boss is
The next day, Kate woke up early and waited for Liam to come downstairs; the day before she had asked around and she was told that he goes to work by 8 am, so she woke up early and dressed properly and waited for him at the end of the stairs;She wanted to leave the estate, and he had told her she could not leave unless she told him about it; although she didn't want him seeing her often, she had no choice.She stood there for about ten minutes before she heard his footsteps on the stairs; her heart beating rapidly as his steps approached, he was someone who couldn't be comprehended, so she wasn't sure what his reply would be;Liam walked down quietly when suddenly, he saw someone standing at the end of the stairs; her head was bowed low. His brows creased, no-one dared to stay in his path whenever he was home, he wondered what gave that woman such audacity. Pulling his eyes away from her, he continued down the stairs, but just as he was about to walk past her,
After Irene had left, Kate took out her phone from her purse and tried to call him, but the call was rejected, instead, immediately she received an incoming call; and it was from him. Her heart pounded against her ribcage as she stared at the number, hesitant to pick the call.She was still contemplating on whether to pick the call when it ended and he called again; this time she took in a deep breath and answered;''Hello? '' She said, unsure of how to start the conversation. If this had happened a month ago, she would have been shouting over the roof with joy, but she could only manage a hello which was still strained;There was a little shuffling on the other end and then he spoke;''Hello, Kate, are you there? '' He asked; his voice very sober. Kate inhaled sharply, her eyes closed; she had missed this voice, so much, that hearing it now, brought nourishment to her sad soul, but her heart squeezed tightly, knowing that she couldn't be with him now, no