로그인AdrianI'd heard of his scores, the kind of life he lived and was probably still living so I knew there was a chance what he was saying was the truth. But I couldn't trust him blindly, knowing how cunning he could be. "Your request is outrageous. You're not supposed to be standing in front of me or close to this premises by right." He leaned his head back at my words. "If the police hear about this..." "The police cannot hear about it and they can't stop me from coming to see my nephew." He retorted without letting me finish. "I'm telling you this because we are family and I want to redeem myself. How about killing two birds with a stone?"I didn't wait for him to say another word, I turned around. "There's no discussion here Silas. Thank you for looking out for me as a good uncle." Clem followed behind me as I walked back to my car. "Are you good?" I asked her when we got far away from him. She nodded. "What he said, do you believe him?"I hopped into my car. "I don't and I do
Author's PovSilas paced around the front yard of the brotherhood mafia. They'd told him to wait for the boss and he's been waiting for hours on end. His hands were pinned to his back and he was beginning to sweat in his hoody.The smell of rusted iron filled his nose and the unpleasant smell of dirt, blood and liquid waste almost suffocated him but he continued paving around the place. He couldn't leave. Not now. He was there already and there was no going back. If the mafia leader refused to see him, he would sleep there, in the dirt that night. It was a rule that was known, no one dared to break it. Once you are in, there is no going out. More pacing around, more smell hitting his nose, more dirt clinging to his shoe. More suffocation and nauseous feeling. Finally, the door was opened by one of the mafia leader’s men who cocked his head towards the mansion inside the gate. Silas followed him eagerly. He had never been too eager for anything in his life. He walked through th
AdrianFor days after meeting Clara at the pack, she was nowhere to be seen. It was as though she'd vanished again. I waited, at the office, day in day out but she never clocked in. The tricky part was, I couldn't complain because there was nothing to be done at the office and her contract with us gave her the liberty to report to work only when necessary. To make matters worse, Julian also didn't show up at work. After the attack some nights ago, I was hoping to have more than a word with him. After my failed attempts at seeing her on neutral grounds, I resorted to using another means. I got her home address from the company's headquarters as I had access to the files of our staff.The same evening, I drove to the address that was written on the file. It led me to a lavish mansion sitting in one of the best spots of the lake view estate. For a few seconds, I was amazed by how much she'd achieved all these years without me. All the while, I'd read about her, about the things she
ClaraI was on park duty that weekend. Last weekend, Julian helped out but I had to take Leo to the park this weekend since Julian had an engagement. "Mommy, I want to join the kids over there." He pointed towards the play house at the other end of the pack. We were already here, there was no need stopping him from having fun. "You can son, you're free. Just don't leave this pack without letting me know." I replied, most of my attention was on my phone. Leo happily ran towards the playhouse to meet the other kids who were already having a swell time there. I scrolled through the screen of my phone searching for recent pictures of the previous thorn in my flesh, Elena. Since my return and even my time away, I never heard about her for a day. It was as though she disappeared from the face of the earth. Adrian also hadn't mentioned her since our meeting recently and I was curious. Why would Roxy and Lu come to meet me when Elena was still there? Or was she? I needed to find out an
3rd person pov"Did you pass the message?" Julian asked over the phone, draped over the sofa. "Good. Let's hope he gets the message this time and stays off." He replied before dropping the call. "Who were you talking to?" Clara's voice caught him unawares and he jerked at the sound of her voice. "What..? Uhmm.. Just a friend." He shrugged casually. Clara settled beside him with a bowl of popcorn. , "Leo is asleep. I was wondering if you could take him with you to the park tomorrow. I have business to handle in town. He's been disturbing me all week. He wants to play and see other kids his age." Julian nodded as he dropped some popcorn in his mouth. "Of course. I'm free tomorrow." He spread his hands in gesture, making Clara smile in the process. "Thank you." She voiced as she shifted her focus to the TV show they were seeing. ***In another area of the city, Cassie sat in the midst of big brown boxes, each one contained her best friend's belongings. She'd gone to Clara's hous
Adrian "How long have you known?" I asked the old man, stunned that he'd known all along but kept it from everyone. He looked unfazed. "It doesn't matter how long I've known about Clara. I just wanted to let you know that you can take your time to get her for the meeting." The old man replied instead. My mouth was wide open as I couldn't believe he knew about it all the while I tried to hide it from him. I bowed my head, disappointment clawing at my insides. "She refused me. She doesn't want to see me or have anything to do with me." "I mistakenly held her by her waist while trying to break her fall but she misinterpreted it and told me to stay off her. The flowers I got... Everything..." I paused when I noticed I was beginning to share too much. "Why are you sorry for holding your wife?" The old man asked, shocking me in the process. I'd expected him to get mad at me and chastise me but he was asking why I was feeling bad about holding her. My mouth fell open but no wor
Clara pov"Why? Are you trying to hide from someone?" Grandpa Romeo asked, exchanging suspicious glances at the duo who shook their heads frantically and raised their hands in mock surrender. "Not at all." Lu replied."We figured we've never been around unless it's during events but we want that t
Clara Pov I resumed work with one goal in mind; ensure every medicine that leaves this building is going to do what we said it would do.My only aim was excellence.I went through every info about the ingredients used and the source. "You can discuss all of this with the inventory manager.." The
Adrian PovAfter dinner, while grandfather settled in his living room, I cornered Clara in the kitchen.She didn't look surprised or inquisitive. She just asked with an uninterested voice."What is it?""You have to decline grandfather's offer. I'm sure he is making a fatal mistake but you have to
Clara pov"This is it." She continued, "this was the reason he gave you the position in his company."I took a few steps backwards, my mouth open and my heart in a shock. "You were here all along, manipulating him into giving you the job."Roxy had never been nice to me. She saw me as an intruder







