All Chapters of The Billionaire's Obsession -Claimed by Power : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

The second rally was scheduled for Tuesday evening in Northside,an outskate district where her father had won by narrow margins."This is contested territory," Ngozi explained during the last prep session. "Its not your territory nor is it Mbanefo's. Convince them and you secure a path to victory."Victoria reviewed her notes for the hundredth time, but her mind kept racing.King appeared with coffee, settling beside her on the couch. "Baby can I ask you something?” Her mind raced higher."Yeah Sure My Love,shoot?." Victoria's answered as she cleared her throat“I haven't been myself since after the question the woman asked at the campaign, I'm so concerned and your expression when the question came seemed like there's something you're hiding,Baby you know you can tell me anything.”"Babe…'m not hiding,those are social media rumours,you shouldn't bother yourself okay? I'm okay”. Victoria replied with a firm voice that clears all doubts."“Okay if you say so,but like I said,you can alw

The next morning, Victoria woke to silence,No rally scheduled for the first time in over a week."Three days of rest before the debate," King said, appearing with coffee. "I know you should have done three rallies but two in five days isn't bad also,you need to refresh from the last.It is called recovery time."Victoria accepted the coffee gratefully. "Three days isn't rest if it's all debate prep.""It's a rest compared to what you've been doing." King settled beside her on the bed. "Besides, you need time to process everything. Your brain needs a break."He wasn't wrong. Victoria felt like she'd been running on adrenaline and caffeine for weeks. Every night brought nightmares;her father's death, Grace being shot, crowds stampeding, threats materializing into violence.She agreed that she really needed to cool off "What's the plan for today?" she asked."Absolutely nothing political." King answered with Joy. "Today, you rest. Tomorrow, we start light debate prep,then by Monday and Tu

Tuesday morning with an awareness that the debate was in Twenty-four hours. She had just one day to finalize preparation and to transform her nervousness into confidence.Victoria woke at 4AM, unable to sleep. King found her in his home office an hour later, reviewing debate notes for the hundredth time."You're going to burn out before you even get on stage," he said, gently closing her document binder. "Come have breakfast, shower, and then you can start fresh.""I can't stop thinking about that message," Victoria admitted. "I mean the factory meeting. What if there is truly an information about the spy?""Then whoever has it should find another way to share it." King's voice came strong that he wasn't going to bulge. "You're not going to that factory,end of discussion.Come have breakfast"Ngozi arrived at eight with final debate materials. "Today we focus on delivery. Your content is strong. Now it's about presentation,body language,tone,facial expressions,your entire composure in

The penthouse lobby was filled with security when they arrived. Victoria counted at least eight personnel, all armed and alert. King had ordered Marcus to organize them,because he was not too sure what next step Mbanefo will take now he's been defeated at the debate."Babe, don't you think there are too many armed men?" Victoria asked as they stepped into the private elevator."Necessary, not many,I don't think you know what you did to Mbanefo back there" King replied, his arm sliding around her waist, pulling her close. "Until we know what Mbanefo's planning, we should assume the worst and prepare accordingly,because right now he'd be furious and I can't take chances"The elevator climbed smoothly, and Victoria leaned into King's arm for warmth. She was exhausted,the debate had taken everything out of her,plus her feet was hurt from standing ninety minutes on heels.But underneath the exhaustion, there was so much excitement. She'd done really well tonight.The penthouse was quiet wh

The campaign headquarters became calm minutes after the article went live . Victoria sat frozen in an office chair, reading and rereading Robert Chen's damning words while phones rang incessantly outside her door.The question remains, if Victoria Okereke doesn't know who's buying her success, how can voters trust she'll know who's buying her vote?"Victoria." King's voice cut through her deep thoughts. He stood by the door, with Marcus behind him. "We need to move now.""Move to where?" She looked up, feeling disconnected from her own body. "King, this article makes me look like either a fraud or an idiot, or probably both.""Which is why we're getting ahead of it." He moved closer to her. "Ngozi's drafting a statement. Chairman Dubem is calling an emergency press conference for noon. We have three hours to craft a narrative that puts you back in control."Marcus cleared his throat from the door. "Ms. Okereke, I have completed security analysis on the Chen article. He had information