Joan's squeal of delight was music to Cassandra's ears. They'd checked into the Victoria Crown Hotel and resort yesterday afternoon, the weather was spectacular and the view of the ocean was absolutely breathtaking. Cassandra had also fantasised about a day on the beach with warm sand beneath her bare feet and feel the warm breeze on her face as she gazed out across the vast atlantic ocean it's nice to be part of this little adventure. It was close to holiday time and Cassandra could see different people checking into the hotel; newlyweds, couples obviously coming to celebrate their wedding anniversaries, by this time tomorrow she knew the beach would be crowded if not later today but it was nice to be surrounded by so much happiness for once and Joan seemed really pleased with the outdoors, her arm was healing nicely thanks to the pain killers and fuzzy feelings of love from her daddy. Cassandra had never seen the little girl so happy before she smiled fee
CHAPTER FIVE"You're really good at this." Marcus commented. They were playing a game of Ludo that evening in their suite and Cassandra had won three times in a row. "Why do I get the feeling that you want me drunk huh?" he said as he reached for the bottle of beer and poured himself a shot."The loser get to take a shot, that's what we agreed on and I won fair and square. I don't have any ulterior motive." Cassandra wiggled her brows at him.The game began to be more intense and Cassandra swallowed her first shot grimacing when the insipid tepid liquid burned her throat whoever made this didn't have the sense to make it less distasteful. She blinked rapidly as her eyes watered."Um I was thinking that we should talk about what happened earlier today...with Joan." Cassandra licked her dried lips. For a moment she thought he wasn't say anything, he had a far away look on his face."You know, when Natasha died in that awful terror attack I felt like a
CHAPTER SIXCassandra must’ve been living in a fairy-tale for when she'd exploded with bliss in Marcus' arms she'd thought she'd found her happily ever after at last but reality was far from it. She'd noticed how Marcus tried to keep his distance as they got back from the resort reverting back to the enigmatic and aloof boss she knew so well until three days ago. She thought what happened between them meant something to him or had she imagined it all? She thought she'd finally made a place for herself in his heart after the tender way he made love to her but all that seemed to have disappeared like the puff of a smoke. Sometimes the burn of his rejection threatened to make her cry but she busied herself with doing what she was paid to do which is taking care of Joan. Nothing ever came from having emotional attachment to one's boss especially one so accustomed to gorgeous women every week, these past few days just proved that.When Cassandra decided that she'd had e
THE BILLIONAIRE'S REVENGEBlurbCan love triumph over revenge?The ice princess won't know what hit her by the time he's done with her.Alex Erison had promised to give Anastasia Magnus a dose of her own medicine, he's even had everything planned out to the tee, but one look at Anastasia Magnus again will have his foolproof plans collapsing like a sand castle.CHAPTER ONE"Sir your car is ready." "Thank you Benjie."Alex Erison said with a brief glance behind him at his driver. He threw a glance at his dressing mirror, he only intended a fleeting look but he found himself taking more time than he intended.What was wrong with him? He was only having dinner with Anastasia Magnus, the snobbish and spoilt daughter of chief Magnus Okeke. He loathed the fact that whenever he thought about this dinner with her, his confidence would slip.Alex didn’t spend all these years planning his sweet revenge only to f
CHAPTER TWOAlex looked down at his wrist then leaned forward resting his elbow on the table, he reached for his half full glass of champagne and took a huge gulp this time. He had been nursing the one glass for over an hour now, Alex wasn’t a lightweight, no he could have ten glasses and still be able to handle himself.What he couldn’t handle however, was being stood up. A phone call would've sufficed but no, the great Anastasia Magnus couldn’t even afford him that. This was to be expected, she must still believe that he was beneath her. The thought made him tighten his jaw until it began to ache, Alex was already tethering on the hinges of irritation."Are you ready to order sir?"Alex glared at the waiter so hard the young man almost lost his balance and he spluttered an apology, offering to come back later. He hated how this situation was so much like it had been years ago...No, he wouldn't let the memory of the past aff
CHAPTER THREEWhen Alex called about dinner on Tuesday afternoon Ana felt the knots on her shoulders tighten and her gut felt like it would spill it's contents anytime soon. It's been a while since any man was able to make her weak in the knees.She was dressed that evening in a halter top flower-print dress and skirt.Alex came to pick her up himself and they drove to one of those high end restaurants in the city. They sat on the terrace overlooking the vast Atlantic ocean with its frothing waves. Below, Ana could see passers-by, as well as families and lovers frolicking in the waters, it wasn't a holiday or anything but she was humbled to see them having so much fun like no one else existed in the world.Ana's smile was bittersweet as she remembered all the fun she and her mom used to have, they both loved the waves in the Ocean and they would go often. But the last time they went their fun ended in a tragedy. "What?" she snapped out of her thoughts, re
CHAPTER FOURAna was a bundle of nerves as she waited in the back of the limo which had driven her to the quaint little church where she'll be getting married to Alexander Erison. A smile made its way to her face as she thought about how he’d proposed.They'd come out of the cinema after watching a romantic movie, they went for a walk on the beach and that’s when a street performer serenade them and then to Ana's surprise, Alex went on his knees and he asked her to marry him.The guests were starting to get restless and Ana could sense that something wasn’t right."Clara, do you know if Alex has arrived yet?" she turned to her maid of honour Clara Wilson, her eyes wide and pleading."I don't but I can go and check." "Please do."As Clara climbed out of the limo, Ana called Alex's cell phone but he wasn't answering.Worry paralysed her.The door of the limo opened and Alice, Alex's childhood friend sat beside her. Ana
CHAPTER FIVEThe sun had gone down by the time he got to the Bar Beach. Everywhere he turned people were having fun. He had no idea how he was going to find her in the throng of people. He had since ditched his jacket and rolled the sleeves of his dress shirt, the cool evening breeze a pleasant reprieve from the afternoon heat. He scoured the length of the beach, past families having a good time, three horses and their riders and a boy pleading with his mom to let him go swimming, Alex hoped the woman wouldn't consent because the waves were at its strongest at this time and that's when he saw her. At first he could only see a ball of white billowing in the evening breeze as he took bold steps towards her. He noticed how her back went rigid as he came up behind her, he had a feeling that she knew it was him.She didn't move."Ana, baby." he started tentatively. "I know that nothing I do or say can convey how truly sorry I am."He waited but she
FROM ONE NIGHT TO FOREVERBlurbClara Wilson prided herself as a traditional Nigerian young woman but her boyfriend didn't think the same and after a one night stand with the best man at her best friend's wedding, she gets pregnant only to have things fall apart on her wedding day.Dominic Conta had fallen in love with Clara even before he met her the news that he was going to be a father literally sent him off the roof but his dream is about to be shattered as the bud of doubt turned out to be a full blown flower of betrayal.Will he listen to reason long enough to share his own secret?CHAPTER ONE"Am pregnant. " Clara Wilson announced without preamble.Her mother paused from stoking the fire underneath the pot of the okra soup she had just stirred, her eyes watering from the smoke as she did because they'd ran out of cooking gas the other day. Clara swallowed the giant toad in her throat as she wai