Chapter 3

The peaceful sound of the shower in the bathroom was turned off and the body of a man cleaning his body with a towel was visible. He wore his bathrobe and walked outside the bathroom. When he stepped out, he stood there frozen like a statue. The only movement noticed was from the rising bulge between his legs. 

His eyes widened as he watched the lady on the bed strip, taking off layers of clothing, one piece after another. A few minutes ago she slept on the bed comfortably like a peaceful child but now the lady on his bed looked like a seductress, getting him aroused. 

She didn't stop until she was left in her bra and panties. He swallowed his saliva as he stared at a lady in awe. He was Alexander Brown, the one man who dealt with ladies in the most pleasurable way mankind ever knew. He had to restrain himself from jumping on the bed and burying himself deep inside her. Watching her strip planted naughty memories in his mind. 

Although she was in her underwear, she still felt uncomfortable so she turned, arched, and twisted in several ways that made him twitch. He turned the air conditioner higher so the young lady could cool down and then he left for the bathroom for another cold shower. She was doing unspeakable things to him and he had to do something he never did, tame himself.

When he came out of the bathroom for the second time, he sighed in relief. Katiya slept peacefully with the duvet draped over her. He walked out of the bathroom and changed into his briefs, revealing his well-structured pectoral muscles with crystal droplets of water falling from them.

He fell onto the bed with a sigh as he stared at the ceiling wanting to clear his thoughts about the attractive woman beside him. His body froze in shock when Katiya snuggled towards him and placed her head and hands on his chest and he sucked his breath. She was too close to him and he could feel her breath, inhale her beautiful scent and he stared at her breasts lustfully. 

She was a temptress, tempting him while she was asleep. Her actions earned a reaction as his member rose with so much vigor. As if knowing his reaction, her hands slowly went down and grabbed his hard member. 

He gasped and moaned as she slowly stroked it and within a few seconds, he convulsed as hot liquid poured out and stained his briefs. He looked at her, panting, "Who is she? What did she do to me?” he asked surprised. He had never orgasmed in such a short period. 

Feeling the warm liquid on her palms, Katiya woke up with a moan, "hmmm, what happened?” she asked, fluttering her eyes from her sleep, the duvet barely covering her sexy body. 

Hearing her voice, his member rose again and with that, he lost his self-control. He turned around and captured her lips in a hungry kiss. Due to the alcohol in her system and the burning fire in between her legs, she didn't hesitate and opened up to him. 

He ravaged her lips and skin, leaving hickeys on every spot he visited and she moaned in return. She welcomed him inside her with open arms and legs and he shut his eyes and moaned, savoring the moment as they made love throughout the night, basking themselves in premium ecstasy. 

Katiya woke up the next morning, the middle of her legs aching in pain. She found herself cuddled up with a man who smelled heavenly. She gasped when she noticed they were under the duvet together naked, their intimate parts almost touching. 

She tried to get up but his grip over her was so strong she couldn't push him off. After minutes of turning around, she was finally able to get off the bed and stood at the sleeping man on the bed. 

"Fuck!" She cursed, the man she slept with was not Cole Niel. It was someone else. She began to pace back and forth in the room and she tried to remember the events of the previous night but it was all a blur. She eventually had a headache from all the brainstorming. 

Seeing the dried red fluid on her legs she knew they had sex and rushed to the bathroom for a quick bath before wearing her clothes and dashing out of the room. She found a cab and booked a ride home. "What happened? Why can't I remember anything?" She asked herself, almost sobbing.

Fear began to build inside her as she approached her home. If her stepmother knew about the events of the night she would make her life a living nightmare. 

Katiya arrived at the house and paid the cab driver. When she noticed the lights were still on she knew her stepmother knew about the events of the night. It was 5 am when Katiya stepped into the house with her head low. As she closed the door, the angry footsteps of a lady could be heard. 

Alexia walked over to Katiya and gave her a hot slap that made her stumble and fall to the ground. She heard ringing in her ears and the metallic taste of blood in her mouth from it and she winced in pain. 

"You slut! Who is he huh?" Alexia asked before raising her head and slapping her other cheek. 

Katiya winced in pain and as she tried to speak, blood poured from her mouth and her eyes rolled back and forth. "Stand up!" Alexia ordered and Katiya had no option but to comply. 

As she stood in the tall heels, she swayed left and right before crashing Alexia 's framed picture and this earned her another slap. 

"Katiya! Are you blind? Why did you come back? Why didn't you stay with your lover, or elope with him?" Alexia asked in a fit of rage. 

Katiya waved her hands, wanting to scream no, but the pain in her mouth and face made it impossible to do so. 

Alexia walked up to her and pinched her cheeks with her claw-like nails, causing blood to spill on her cheeks.

"Do you know the gravity of what you've done? You have dragged the name of the Richmond and Niel family in the mud!" Alexia spat. 

"I, Alexia Richmond, have never kissed anyone's feet before but because of you this bitch, I had to beg like a peasant and give my daughter out instead." She roared in anger and slapped Katiya again. 

Katiya stumbled and fell to her knees, she held Alexia 's feet and begged in her low voice, "Please Mother, I didn't mean…."

Katiya was cut off as a kick landed on her abdomen and she drifted to the wall with a huge force she began spitting out blood with every cough. 

"Don't you ever call me your Mother! I am not your Mother. She is in the grave rotting and burning in hell. Which is also where you, her slutty daughter too should be!" Alexia spat. 

Leaving Katiya in a pool of her blood, Alexia walked to the couch, her face void of emotions, and said to her, "Lucy would be getting ready to wed into the Niel family instead of you. And from today onwards, we the Richmond family present in this house have cut all ties with you."

Alexia walked up to her and warned, "If I ever see your filthy legs in this house or anywhere near my family. I'll make sure to chop them off and bury you alive alongside your mother! Now get out of the house and wait outside for your filthy things. You would leave Oscaria today and never return."

Immediately after her order, a bodyguard came in and dragged Katiya out of the house and into the compound. She rested on the wall and sobbed uncontrollably as she thought of how her life changed in a week.

She closed her eyes and cried uncontrollably and didn't notice the man standing opposite her. "Katiya?" Luke called with care which made her jolt in fear. 

"Don't come near me!" Katiya said in fear, moving away from the man in front of her and he paused in his tracks. His eyes swept over her whole body and he noticed the hickeys and marks on her. "Did you have sex with him?" He asked. 

"What?” Katiya asked in surprise. "Do you know him? How did I get there?” she asked in confusion. She really needed answers. It was the only night of her life she couldn't remember.

Luke sighed in defeat. He only spiked her drinks and added aphrodisiacs to them to make sex with her more enjoyable for him, since he knew she was still a virgin. He never imagined she would get saved by someone. He even mistook him for her boyfriend and disgraced the whole family instead. 

"Arghhh," he pulled his hair and groaned. He fucked up big time. He finally calmed down and looked at the battered lady in front of him. While covered in blood and bruises he was still attracted to her.

"I can help you Kat, but only if you let me," he said while he crouched to meet her gaze. "Just agree to be mine and we'll leave here. You won't be maltreated anymore, Kat. I'll treat you right and you know that. Just give me a chance," he said, his hands cupping her red swollen cheeks and she winced due to the burning sensation.

She used all her might to send his hands off her face and spat, "Know this Luke, I, Katiya RICHMOND, would never warm your bed or be yours!"

Hearing that, Luke's face darkened, she had always been a stubborn little bitch and now she was going to suffer for it. He stood up and stormed inside, closing the door with a loud thud, and just then the clouds got dark and lightning struck. 

The rain started pouring heavily and it completely drenched Katiya who was left outside, forbidden to step foot inside the Richmond Family house ever again, and on this day, she terribly missed her father.