"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
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,
TWO MONTHS AFTER * * * "Boss", Ben said coming into my office. "There's a woman that has been coming over to the house for the past three days now, requesting to see you. She said it's urgent and personal ". "What does she want?", I asked. "I don't know, she's refused to talk, probably all these beggars that needs money and all", he said. I paused, "Let her in, let's see what she has to say, check her up first, need to be sure she's not a suicide bomber", I said. "Yes boss ", he said and left. I pulled out my cheque booklet from my drawer and wrote a Cheque of $1000, I'm already used to these kind of conversations, and I'm really not interested in hearing whatever sad story they have to tell. My office door opened and a very strong familiar scent hit me. "Name?", I said without even looking up ready to write her name on it and give it to her. "Ivy ", she said. That name, I remember. I looked up immediately and my eyes met the most beautiful pair of golden
IVY***I shouldn't have told him about the pregnancy, maybe I should have just aborted it and moved on with my life.Now I feel like I'm going to regret this, all of this. He was way different from my man I met at the club the other day, that guy was full of life and fun and cheerful, this person was so different.I'm just glad he didn't deny anything to do with me, I just wanted a little fund, to get my life together then start up a business so I'll be able to raise the baby, I could do it on my own, I really didn't need his help in this, but him coming to say I should drop the baby when due and leave? no, I wouldn't.I want to stay with my baby, that's all I want, but I just needed a little financial help, not all this happening."Ben Is here", Cathy said coming into my room.I sighed, "Should have never gone looking for him", I mumbled.She came to hug me, "Ivy you got this, okay mean yeahh they're rumors about him being a killer and all but I don't know that's true, he's just r
The sun smiled on my face today it was calm and breezy, I heard the birds singing at my window, I didn't want to get out of bed because men this felt like heaven. Only then did I get scared because my bed was never comfortable, it was always hard and painful and I liked it that way because it always woke me up on time for work, and birds were never near my window because I liked In an apartment. My eyes flashed open. I found myself in this Queen sized bed in this very beautiful room, my brain finally clicked and I remembered where I was . "Sleeping beauty finally woke up", I heard Luther say and he appeared from the other side of the room. "Uhm, hi, ughh, Good morning", I said. "Afternoon actually, it's past 12pm, shit did I sleep this Long? He handed me a box. "Here, I got you a new device, one I'll be able to track you with easily and know your location, I've transferred all your documents from your other phone to this, you're welcome ", he said. I was quiet for like, few s
Ivy* * * We pulled up in front of a castle, I kid you not I mean an actual castle..Fuck it, no one told me that Cowper family was this rich?? Maybe after the whole pregnancy saga I could talk to Luther to get me a job or something, it wouldn't be so hard, at least I wouldn't be a burden on him. "Ivy", Luther called. "Remember what I told you this morning?", he asked. "That i should act like I'm your girlfriend?" "Yes, now you have to make this look real as shit, , you have to act like you're madly in love with me , that's the only way to make this work, else there's nothing I can do for you, and Laura is going to be there " "So what if she says something?", I asked. "She wouldn't, she knows I'll kill her myself ", he said. I nodded my head, I can do that, pretend to be in love that's not so hard, right??. "You ready to go?", he asked. I nodded. He got out of the limo and then brought his hand out for me, I took it, ouu, such a gentle man. We got out of the c
IVY * * * "Sir that's too fast , I mean they've only known each other for two months, you can't just let the future Mrs Cowper to be a random woman, you don't even know her that well ", Laura said panicking. "Well she's already carrying his baby so why not, and if things don't go so well they can always get a divorce, but that'll be after she has the baby ". "But We've been together for 3 years and you never mentioned anything about us getting married". "That's because you weren't carrying his baby ", his father said in an end of conversation tone. Laura swallowed hard to hold her anger. "Dad I don't think I'm ready to get married so soon", Luther said. "Well you should have thought of that before getting her pregnant ", his father replied. "However you want to do it, but it must be before the delivery date", his father finished. I swallowed hard, this was not just happening. This is so unreal, no way. "Excuse me uhm, where's the bathroom?", I asked. "Second
Luther***Ivy dashed out of the car immediately we arrived home. She's probably not taking the whole marriage thing so we'll, and neither am I."Are you actually going to marry that girl?", Ben asked.I shrugged, "We could fake marry, when dad's out of the picture we can then go back to our normal lives", I said.He sighed, "This is frustrating", he said."Tell me about it, I'll go talk to her", I said and got out of the car.I got into the living room and she wasn't there, I heard muffles from the kitchen, I sighed.I opened the door and met her wrapped up in a ball on the floor. The fuck??"Ivy?", I called.She was murmuring things are could barely understand. She was crying.I ran to the floor."Ivy?"I called again shaking her."I'm sorry, I'm so sorry for everything", she said in between sobs."Ivy what is it? talk to me", I said again holding her in my hands Ben got into the kitchen and saw us."The fuck is going on?", he asked."I don't know I just came in here and saw her l
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