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Chapter Ten: Borrowed Confidence

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Amelia was right,her misery began that day.

The tension in the air grew by the moment when she alighted at the mansion.Even Drake was perplexed,he didn't know how to handle the consequence of his rash decision.

“Congratulations brother.”

Cole’s annoying enthusiasm cut through the air and Drake couldn't help but scoff.The sarcasm behind his friendliness towards him that day was enough evidence of his happiness at the expected misery hole he just got buried in.

“Miss Dinkins….oh! My bad..Mrs Harris,”

“Welcome to our family.”

He greeted Amelia enthusiastically but she responded to him with a curt nod and forced smile, obviously reading through his deceitful personality.

Prior to the wedding,she had done her research on the Harris brothers and parents to have a brief idea of what she was getting herself into.And from her research,she found out that she was definitely in for a fierce competition.

They walked into the living room where Pamela Harris sat with her designer taking off the lay
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    Amelia felt terrible, she couldn’t bring herself to turn over to Drake on bed. She could tell he wasn’t fine but it eluded her on the best way to console him. She felt him stir slightly and thought of talking to him but her intuition kept holding her back.Bella let out a loud cry and she had no choice but to get up, to her surprise, Drake did the same, he was silent but collected Bella from her arms and patted her back lovingly. All the whole, his gaze was locked on Amelia, his unreadable expression baffled her.“Are you okay babe?” Amelia questioned suspiciously.“I am not.”Amelia was silent, she hadn’t expected such honesty from him, for the first time he was laying his emotions flat on the ground for her to see. She moved close enough and gave him a bear hug, Bella wasn’t comfortable as she started to wiggle out of her mother’s grasp.Drake kissed her forehead and Amelia reluctantly pulled away, she kept her gaze on him till he ended up speaking out his mind.“I feel like I am go

  • Twice To The Altar    Chapter Thirty Four: The Consolation.

    The ambience in the Harris mansion had been disturbed replaced by wails and tears. Dickson Harris kept pacifying his wife Pamela but he could barely hold himself together too.Drake felt nothing but total guilt, Ryan had died because of him! He had persuaded him to go in the first place and the orchestrator of the accident was his anonymous enemy.He had called his threat a bluff several times, and the second time it has left a huge blow on him, a huge blow he and the Harris will never recover from.Amelia held her hand over her mouth, she had barely spoken a word since the declaration of Ryan's death. It was her fault, the tragedy could have been averted if she hadn't been quiet, she thought inwardly.Everyone in the house seems to be lost in their own grieving heart. Dressed in black were the entire household as they had just returned from burying his body.The world around them seems to be in a stand still as everyone finds it difficult to express themselves. Even Cole had been on

  • Twice To The Altar    Chapter Thirty Three: Beyond The Storm

    “Drake, he is burning up.”Amelia's concerned voice rang loudly in his ear, he closed his eyes briefly, relieving himself of the tension that had overridden him. He stretched forward his hand and carried Jayden whose body temperature had risen above normal.Fear gripped him!He picked up his phone and called the emergency service. He kept pacifying Jayden who was tearing up endlessly. Brian and Ryan walked in on them, the scene unfolding before them was baffling.Drake had just granted Ryan the opportunity to go on his proposed date with Brian while he handled the business dealing alone but right now, they were all speechless.Drake was agitated, it was taking the security service longer than expected to get to the mansion. Drake loosened his silk turquoise blue tie and loosened his suit jacket .“I will go Drake, take Jayden to the hospital.” Ryan said suddenly.Without a second thought, Drake picked up his car key after making up his mind.“Ryan, I believe in you, thank you.”“I won

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    “Spill it Gab!”Maya said coldly, she hadn't meant to treat her confidant like that but keeping such a huge secret from her had nettled her so much. She felt so silly for blindly thinking she was the only one going through an emotional torture.“He came to me shortly after you found out about his child, but that night he got so drunk and tried to have his way with me till I knocked him out and escaped.”Maya's eyes met hers, Gabrielle didn't blink, she was telling the truth, she could tell. Everything looked like a crazy dream she wouldn't mind waking up from but it was all okay, she wasn't going to allow herself to be dragged down.“Let's go shopping.”Gabrielle's eyes widened, she had expected a different word from her, was Maya still mad at her? She couldn't tell, her expression was totally unreadable.She was still looking at her friend and wondering what she was thinking when her phone rang loudly, she checked the caller identity but it was strange, she reluctantly picked up the

  • Twice To The Altar    Chapter Thirty One: Seductively Trapped.

    “It has all been sorted now.”Amelia felt herself relax the moment that word left Drake’s tongue. She eased her agitation , Leonard's trap had failed. She had contemplated reaching out to her father for help but decided against it hoping desperately the Harris will be able to resolve it all on their own, fortunately they did.Everything had been falling in place lately except for her slow leg recovery, Jayden had added on so much weight and he looks almost healthy now. Three months of careful care had done the magic.Strangely, the peace and stability worried Amelia,Everyday felt like it was going to end with bad news but it never did, Drake lay down on the bed beside her, staring intently into her amber eyes.“You keep me hooked, you know that?”Amelia couldn't help but blush, the Infinity Demon is starting to work his magic on her, she felt herself melting under his scrutinizing gaze. She couldn't help but wonder if the forever was going to remain this way.She wanted to respond wi

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    Ryan felt the tumbler slip out of his hand and fell. Water splattered everywhere and the broken pieces of the tumbler scattered. Two of the cleaning crew in the restaurant rushed over to clear the mess.He staggered forward towards Gabrielle whose left eye had tears streaming down her soft cheeks already. Understanding set in between them without any word as Ryan drew her into an embrace.Maya couldn't believe her eyes, Gabrielle had kept such information away from her, she felt hurt and foolish. She knew asking her about it was the right reasoning, but at that moment, she couldn't reason at all.Ryan and Brian returned home after accompanying the two ladies back to their apartment. The day seemed to have an heaviness embedded in its softness as they got home to see everyone panicking.Drake was pacing endlessly while Cole kept shaking like a jellyfish. Amelia was out of their sight and so was Jayden. Ryan tried to inquire what happened but Brian didn't seem interested,he was immersed

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