IVY*By the time I woke up, Luther was sitting beside my bed looking a bit relaxed than how I saw him the last time.."Hey", he said rubbing my fingers."Hi", I said weakly."You gave me a heart attack", he said."I'm sorry"."What happened??""I slipped and fell and I uhmm... I couldn't even call for help I . .i-""What of Mrs Smith I mean she was around", he said honestly worried."I'm sorry I just... I just couldn't scream for help".He rubbed my fingers again, "Well I'm just glad you're okay ", he said again.I was really scared to ask."How's the.... the baby", I managed to ask."Doing very fine, thankfully you didn't fall on your stomach, a little rest and some meds and you'll be fine ", he said.I sighed relieved, Thank God."I'm sorry I wasn't around and I wasn't there for you and-""It's okay, it could have happened to anyone, I'm honestly fine", I said.He sighed, "I got really scared what I saw you lying on that floor clutching on your stomach I was... I was so scared, so
IVY**I hated places like this, there were women with power and I'm talking high class women of power in here. Women that I know I can never be and the worse part is Laura kept introducing me to all of them. She was made for this kind of stuff, not me."SO Ivy this is my good friend Blu, she's the queen around here and she's also the owner of this male strip club called the Queendom, Blu this is Ivy, Luther's fiancee", Laura said.She took a long look at me, "You're the Ivy?", she asked.oh shit, "the"?? I'm so cooked."Pleasure to meet you", I said stretching out my hands for a friendly handshake."Wish I could say the same", she said and walked out on me That was cold... But then again that's not the first person that has done that since I got here, it's like they all have this idea about me. Here they weren't looking at me with jealousy or anything, talking and whispering Like every other event I've been to, they didn't even give a shit about me. All they knew was that I was Lut
LUTHER*Immediately I was sure Ivy had gotten into her room and turned to Laura and I swear I would have killed her at this point."Danger I am...so sorry, I didn't, I didn't even know that -""You had one job, one job Laura, what if something had happened to her? Or what if she had walked in on us?!"."I'm so sorry, okay, I'm so sorry, I noticed she disappear some seconds after she left and I asked the guards and they said she left with the driver because she was feeling sick and I tried calling the driver but he wasn't even picking up and then I tried calling you and you weren't -""All these excuses or unnecessary Laura "."I'm sorry Danger, I really am".I sighed and raked my hair."How did you take care of everything, where are they?".I was tracking her and I noticed her leaving, and then one of the guards called and said she had left and she was obviously heading home, had to clean up", he said.'Where are they?", she asked."Basement ", I said and started heading out of my of
IVY**I'm in my 8th month in this pregnancy, I have one month left to be here and I keep asking myself, after this what's next?I don't want to be part of this family, I feel unsafe here, I feel like there's a lot I don't know about. I somehow feel this place is okay for my child but it's not okay for me, at all. I look at them everyday, everyone here is fake, under a mask and worse is, they're not telling you what they're hiding, you just have to find out.I've thought about getting the job as the Manager of my other company, you know the time we met at the dinner that Luther told me to, and I'm also thinking about going fully into fashion and designs , I've thought about a lot of things, and I've also thought about Luther, a lot.He's one bag of confusion.One second it's like he's this sweet angel and next second he's cold.My feelings for him hasn't faded one bit, but this is me trying to protect my heart at all cost. Every single person I meet tells me the same thing about the
LUTHER *For some reason I was being very emotional right now. I've been thinking of it too; her leaving and I don't want it to happen, I really don't.I don't know it's going to be like if she leaves, I mean yes I get to see her from time to time but it's different.Like I just literally asked her what she wants me to change about the world, lol.She sighed, "I don't know, it's... it's a lot to ask for", she said."Take your time whenever you feel like you're okay with talking about it I'm always here".She gave me one of those her cute smile and nodded.Everything thing went smoothly from there . We talked, we laughed, we had fun.I don't know why I didn't think about this sooner, we'll definitely be doing this more often.By the time we were finished it was already late and she was talking about being tired and sleepy.We got home and Mrs Ann was in the living room, and boy did she look tense."Mrs Ann, any problem?", I asked."Uhm, oh it's nothing, nothing out of the ordinary", s
IVY*After about 10 minutes, I got out of the shower and put on my robe. I heard a faint scream. And it definitely sounded like it was coming from this house.I got up and got out. I checked Luther's office and he wasn't there, I checked his room and he wasn't there either. I got outside and started heading to the back of the house to check the pool side and I found the basement door opened. Since I got here, I have never seen that place open before. I was hearing voices and screams from there.I should go back, whether is going on there is none of my business... right?Wrong, because I found myself standing at the entrance of the place."....this is the reputable Cowper family that we all envy in this town, this is who you truly are".. someone screamed.I heard Laura say something. I wanted to go back, I wanted to turn back and leave but my mind, my spirit, my body, my soul didn't want to leave. I started walking down the stairs. I got to the base and found myself in a poorly lit ro
I want to remind you that I was in my bathing robe all this while and my hair slightly damp. I got into this 24 hours cafe and then I called Cathy, she said she wasn't in town and that the spare key wasn't even with her and she promised she'll take the first train by morning to come see me because I sounded so distressed. The only person that came to my mind was Martins.I could have booked a room, but whatever transaction I make will reflect on Luther's side and I didn't want him to find me until I was ready to see him."Hello", I said soon as he picked up."Martins Armstrong, how can I help you", he said."It's uhm, it's Ivy... Ivy from... from the uhm, from the Couples dinner, you ...you gave me your contact and uhm-""It's okay I remember you, are you okay? you sound-""I'm not... I know, I know I don't know you and you don't know me and hell you Could even be a serial killer and I could be walking into another trap maybe even worse than the one I'm running away from but I just -"
It's been 3 days, exactly 3 days since I last saw Ivy and I am loosing my mind.I reached out to her friend Cathy and she said she spoke to her that night but she wasn't in town and she's been trying to reach her but she hasn't heard from her since then.I've been having crazy thoughts, crazy ass thoughts like she was killed,not she decided to kill herself, because Ivy acts like someone that's suicidal... very suicidal.I've tried tracking her phone, her last location was a Cafe down the street and the workers there said she was last seen with a man. I don't even know who to think of because Ivy never talks to anyone, I really don't know her as much as I think I do."Danger,you need to calm down", Laura said for the 700th time."I can't"."Look, I know Ivy is alive, geez, and if you find her, what are you going to say to her? what do you plan on telling her? She needs space Danger, you just have to give her that until she sorts her mind out and she's ready to talk to you."I exhaled
IVY**There was a knock on my door.I went to open it and it was Martins.He had flowers in his hands."What do you want?", I asked coldly."I'm sorry for my outburst the other day, that was so wrong and rude, I had no right to talk to you like that, I was just infuriated because I was seeing you with Luther and it just ticked me off, I hate him, very obvious and... it was just so wrong I'm so sorry".I crossed my hands on my chest, "When were you going to tell me that Luther was your brother? I mean how could you even keep that kind of Information from me?"."Because I genuinely don't want to be his brother, I don't, I hate the fact that he's my brother to start with and all he did was treat me like I didn't matter at all".I sighed and rubbed my temples."I'm so sorry Ivy, for everything. Everything"."Martins you're becoming... I don't know, different and it's really not something I can't explain. I mean you're becoming a control freak and it's getting out of hands "."I'm sorry,
"Marry you?", I asked laughing."You're insane to think I'll settle down for someone like you"."Non negotiable", he stated.My mother walked in immediately."What the fuck am I hearing?", I raged immediately."Calm down Laura", she said."No I'm not going to calm down, I'm not. Because you clearly told me that you wanted us to move here to Miami so we could have a normal life outside the Cowper's and now I'm hearing you had this master plan all along to make Luther want to step down by bringing Martins in the picture and put me in the spotlight so I could have the throne and now you're planning on killing Owen so I can have to throne and get married to Martins? are you insane mom?"."Laura sit down let's talk this out "."Hell no! and Martins I don't get you.i thought you clearly stated that you didn't want anything to do with the Cowper's, I mean My godfather even left you a Cheque and you bluntly turned it down "."Well it would ruin the reputation I'm trying to keep, besides you w
LAURA **I sensed someone's presence in my house when I entered into it.The lights were turned off so I couldn't see the person, but someone was sitting on my couch.I acted like I didn't notice it and went to the wine booth where I usually hid my emergency gun and pulled it out slowly and then went to the switch, then I turned on the light and turn pointed the gun to the person."Martins what the fuck?", I questioned shocked because why is he in my house.He had a cigarette in his hand."Want some?", he asked, ignoring the question I asked."What the fuck are you doing in my house? how the fuck did you even get in?", I asked again ready to shoot him."Your mom let me in, she just recently left like 30 minutes ago".My mom??Yeahh I knew she was in my house, she did mention."The fuck are you talking about? why the fuck would my mom want to interact with a cunt like you?""Drop the gun Laura, and let's talk"."No you start talking before I blow your brains out, what are you doing h
IVY***I think Martins is doing too much, and it's making me think he's trying to do it to get back to Luther, somehow.Something like, "He did it but I can do better".And it's getting really creepy.He brings me flowers everyday at work, and that's really cute but the write up that follows are crazy. Something's like, "Getting you the flowers no one else could get you" and " Me over them all" and " he doesn't love you like I do" and " Putting a smile on your face cuz they could never".And he's obviously talking about Luther.I mean this would be cute if Luther wasn't in the picture and center of it all.And he's becoming really overprotective, aggressively protective and in all honesty it's getting really irritating.Like the other day he showed up at work unannounced, he said it was a surprise and that was sweet. But tell me why he got mad cuz I was talking to my co worker? he said the guy was obviously flirting with me and he even threatened to punch him in the face if he ever
LUTHER *"Do you have any regard for me? even the least?", Laura asked barging into my office.I was with Owen, we were doing some work stuffs and handing over some things to him. Owen read the room and excused himself."Danger, I left your family and all your bullshit for good and you came back with your pity story and you said that you wanted me back in the game, and now you give everything to Owen?? Owen?? not me! What exactly do you take me for?"."Laura I really appreciate your effort and help but... you have to understand that this is way too serious than every other stuffs we've been doing, one wrong decision made and I'll regret it more than leaving the seat vacant. I'm sorry but I don't think you can handle it", I said calmly.She calmed down too."Why do you think I can't? because I'm a woman?"."Have I ever played the gender card role when it involves you? no Laura it's not because you're a woman "."Then what? cuz I'm now a true Cowper?", she asked."You'll always be my
LUTHER **I was summoned for a family meeting and I already knew what it was about. That kind of information would send my entire family into rage and Laura already did me a favour passing it to them, it was time to face themLaura and her mother, Owen, my God father, my uncle's and my aunt's were there along side with some of my other cousins that play little or no role to the whole of this."Don Danger", My godfather started immediately I got settled."Information reaching us is that .... you're planning on quitting Mafia because of your ex fiance?".Everyone gasped and started mumbling.I shook my head."I'm quitting because I want to, she's just a bonus mark", I corrected.They all looked uneasy and started exchanging glances and thinking of how they were going to say whatever it is they wanted to say."Danger, that is a very dangerous idea. For one the reason The Cowper family is still standing today is because everyone pays allegiance to the throne. And if you step down the t
LAURA *I barged into my mom's room unexpectedly and there was this guy giving her heads under the sheets.He got out immediately."Get the fuck out!", I yelled."Oh c'mon Laura, can't this wait", she so caught up in the moment "Luther is dropping Mafia!", I announced."Huh?"."Man get out!", I yelled again.The dude got his ass up and went into the living room.I turned back to her, "Mom I need to kill Ivy El Fuego, I need to, I'm so tired of this bitch!"."What does she have to do with all of this? I thought she was out of the picture?"."He's changing because of her. She can't be with a serial killer and put her life in danger, he wants to drop everything to be with her"."But that's bad, that's terrible I mean we could die. He's what's protecting us, we're under the protection of The Cowper family, and if there is no Cowper family Cartel there is no us", she panicked."Exactly!".She sat up and rubbed her temples."I have to talk to him, we have to talk to him, he's going to loo
Why is my life so fucken complicated. A year ago, I was this weird as girl working my ass out for a days meal at my office, being as weird as usual.. Today, I'm standing in the white house for the president's birthday. You heard me right well. Martins took me to the white house to celebrate the president's birthday. Yes, in Washington, we took a private jet to Washington.When I asked him why he did it, he said something about connection and power and influence and some other things I really didn't hear because I was still in shock.I never ever expected to be seated in the same room with the president of the united state. Everything went so fuzzy and fast and before I knew it, it was all over and we were heading back home. We didn't stay back for socialization and all because I told him I was having social anxiety."Did you enjoy yourself?", he asked."I... I don't even know", I said still caught up In the moment."Well, there's plenty from where that came from", he said We start
"Luther", I said."No ivy, you can't stop me from liking you, or being attracted to you. You can stop me from being with you or being around you but you can't control my emotions and you can't control I make with my emotions because of you"."What if everything goes wrong, what if everything goes wrong, how am I supposed to live with the thought of ruining your life your family, everything".He held my hands gently and looked me deep in the eyes."I've never lost a battle Ivy, and not especially if it's one that has to do with you", he said.I swallowed hard, "What if... what if I don't want to love back, what if I'm not attracted to you, don't you think all this is a waste?", I said trying to convince him not to.He shrugged, "Are you not attracted to me?".I opened my mouth to speak but words... words refuse to obey me.Attracted? I am Way Beyond attracted."I don't know", I whispered."You said that things will be different if I wasn't a killer, and I can't go back to the past an