"I am okay, could you please leave me alone"I said, swatting his hands away,I could see his eyes turn dark.I was scared of what he might do to me but I did well to mask my Expression.i ignored him and tried to walk away."Mariana"I held him and called my name,I stopped on my track and faced him."What is it?"I asked."You should go and prepare for the event we are attending tonight,it's almost time we left,I have told the designers to prepare some clothes for you,you will choose which one you prefer,I don't want to wait for you when I want to go"Luke said to Mariana.All this while he had been speaking,I didn't know what he was saying,all I could see was the movement of his mouth.I could hear a buzzing sound in my ears,I felt like everything around me was spinning."Mariana!!!"my name was the last thing I heard before there was black out.LUKE'S POV.I noticed immediately that something was off with Mariana Because I could feel that she wasn't listening to what I was saying.My eye
The doctor examined her well,he gave her some injections and prescribed drugs for her."It's just a slight fever, Don't worry,she will get better soon if she takes her drugs"the doctor said to Luke."Is that all?"Luke asked."Yes and she doesn't need stress,also give her enough food and water"the doctor advised."Are you sure she would be okay?"Luke asked the doctor."Yes,you don't have to worry too much,she will be okay"the doctor said to Luke."Okay, thanks for your service,you will receive your payment from Hector"Luke said to him."Okay"the doctor said and left.he was surprised that Luke actually thanked him,he could not believe his ears.After the doctor had left, Luke touched Mariana on the forehead,her temperature had gone down.he could see sweats forming on her forehead,it was a sign that the treatment worked.He was glad that she was okay.he stayed beside her waiting for her to wake up.Few hours later,Mariana opened her eyes to see Luke asleep beside her,he was holding her h
Luke went to her room but he didn't see her but he could perceive her scent in the room.He traced her with her scent and he found her in the balcony watering the flowers.Her hair was blowing in the wind and she was trying to use her hand to put her hair in place while watering the flowers."I see you love flowers"Luke said to her, hearing his voice, Mariana stopped what she was doing and faced Luke."Who doesn't love flowers, what are you doing here?"she asked him."Why didn't you eat your food?"he asked her."It's none of your business whether I eat or not, just leave me alone"she replied."You are sick and you need food in order to recover"he said to her."Don't act like you care about me because you don't,"Mariana said to her."What has come over you, sometimes I don't understand you"Luke said to her."I thought you have a party to attend, don't you think you are late for the party"Mariana said to him.Luke sighed."I don't know what do with you anymore,you are so stubborn, just r
DAMON'S POV.I Know Alex loves Mariana and this was going to affect my plan.i prefer using her twin sister because I think Mariana is kind and she wouldn't have the heart to kill her sister.I hope everything goes perfectly as planned so I can finally have my revenge on Luke.**************In Lucas mansion, people from different calibers has already arrived.the reporters were seen outside taking photos and questioning well known officials who attended the party.As soon as Luke stepped out of his car,the reporters recognized him immediately as the well known business tycoon and the owner of the popular dynamic company.They rushed him immediately and started taking photos of him,they wanted to ask him questions too but his guards were there to stop them from coming in contact with Luke.He went straight to greet Mr Lucas."Happy birthday"he said to Mr Lucas.they were discussing when Kate saw them.she approached them immediately and greeted Luke.She couldn't stop admiring Luke,he lo
Kate could not contain her joy anymore. She was smiling from ear to ear. She was just waiting for Mariana to take the drink already. The delay was too much for her. But she could not stand with her anymore so if nobody would suspect her if she drank the wine. "I have to attend other guests,I hope you enjoy the party"she said to Mariana before leaving.Mariana was alone again,she was really bored,she wondered how rich people enjoyed this type of party.she was in her thoughts when a man approached her.he seems to be interested in her.Francis extended his hand toward Mariana who was still holding the glass of wine in her hand. She took it and the man introduced himself." I'm Francis Gray, also a businessman, and you?" Francis asked while still holding Mariana's wrist. "I am Mariana Peters" Mariana said while giving him the best smile. "Ohh… Mariana, what a lovely name. As lovely as you" he said to her and Mariana laughed out again. "I don't seem to understand why a beautiful lady
MARIANA'S POV.I couldn't believe what was happening,my heart beat increased in it's pace as I watched Luke that was unconscious,I had no idea what was wrong with him.he was okay but he collapsed after drinking this wine.thats when I realized that the wine was poisoned.I cover my mouth immediately to prevent me from screaming.i was so scared.who would try to Poison someone in this party.if I has drank the wine,I would have been the one in Luke's condition.he saved me once again.I tapped him but he was not waking up,his complexion was already turning pale."Luke please wake up"I said to him,tears rolling down my cheeks but he wouldn't move.I took my phone and dialed Hector's number,my hands vibrating,it went through at the first ring."Please,you need help me,Luke has been poisoned,he is unconscious and I don't know what to do"I said to him."Okay,stay there,am going to send help"he said to me and the call ended.I knelt down beside Luke,I was really scared of loosing him.I put my h
Back in Lucas mansion, Hector stayed back to investigate the matter. He wanted to know how Luke ended up being poisoned. He was really worried since this type of thing hasn't happened before.who would dare to try to kill Luke in this party.He was worried, Luke was like a brother to him and he wouldn't take it if anything bad happens to him.he was not going to rest till he finds out the culprit,he didn't want to treat Mariana the way he did but he has no other option.Everyone was a suspect in this.He liked Mariana but if in any way she had a hand in this,he wouldn't spare her.he clenched his fists.Lucas family and the guests was not dumb to not notice that something was amiss.there was murmurs among the guests and the Lucas sent some people to calm the guests down.Hector was angry that Luke was poisoned in Lucas party.He stepped into the mansion,Lucas recognized him as Luke's beta.he knew just by looking at his face that everything was not alright.he approached Hector immediately.
Few minutes later, when Hector was done watching the CCTV cameras.he came back to the living room where the Lucas family were waiting for him to tell them what he found out.his face was void of expression.nobody knew what was going on in his head.Kate on the other hand was not herself anymore,she will be doomed for sure.beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, goosebumps appeared on her body,her heart beat increased in it's pace.Hector heard the sound of her heart beat,he looked at her suspiciously.Kate noticed that he was staring at her,she controlled her emotions immediately."I was just worried about Luke,I wonder if he would be okay"she said to Hector."I don't remember asking you anything"Hector said to her and she bit her lips.there was tension in the air now.Richard also noticed that Kate has been uneasy since Hector arrived.he couldn't help but wonder if Kate had a hand in this but the confusing thing was that everyone knew that Kate was in love with Luke and she wouldn't h