“What do you mean?” I had to ask again to be sure, was he kidding right now? From what I know, being a priest was zayn’s biggest dream and now he was giving it up like it was a piece of cake. Didn’t he even feel remorseful at all?“Don’t pretend like you don’t understand what I mean gattina?” His voice made me jolt out of my reverie, “i know you want this so why are you acting so surprised?”I scoffed, he was really insane.“You think you can be a priest and quit as you please?” I asked him and he shrugged.“You left me alone in Mauritius, remember?” This time he cupped my face before speaking again, “everything I do, I do because of you Ayita and you know how much I love you right?”Right now, under the night sky he looked like a lost puppy who was looking for shelter. The zayn I knew never did anything without calculating but here he was giving up his entire dream because of me. Was it really worth it? Maybe God was going to accept him back if he genuinely prayed and confessed his s
~~~~~Zayn~~~~~I felt like my whole world was crashing down, the woman I loved earnestly already called it quits with me.I couldn’t accept the fact that I lost the only woman I loved, even my heart couldn’t bear it.When I called her and she picked up, I figured she was crying and my heart sank to the base of my chest. One thing vowed not to do was make my woman cry and now she was crying, it was all because of me.“Are you crying?” I had to ask her and silence ensued between us, but I could hear her silent sniffs.“Why did you call, zayn?” Ayita asked me, she sounded so broken and the only thing I wanted to do was just pounce into her embrace and let her know that everything would be alright.“Can’t we talk about this?” I asked again, “I know I was wrong and I am sorry about that”“It is over, zayn” she replied and before I could say anything else, Ayita disconnected the call.I had the inkling to smash the phone against the body of my car, what the hell was going on?I didn’t know
The moment I put the finishing touches to dinner, I heard Ayita’s car drive into the compound and my heart skipped a beat. I didn’t know how I was supposed to react near her, how was she going to react near me? A lot was on my mind as one of the workers walked over to the door and flung it open.There she was, dressed in a pair of white gown that stopped below her knees. The gown hugged her hourglass figure perfectly and her hair was tinted in a white color this time. She looked like an angel straight out of heaven and the only thing I wanted to do at that point was just to hug her and not let go.“Good evening, father”A pain tugged at my heart when she called me father, I was so used to Ayita calling me zayn, father made me sound so distant.“You look gorgeous” I managed to say and she flashed me a fake smile. Her eyes traveled around me for a split second and I could see her gulping.“Sorry, please come in”“Thank you”I gestured to the workers to leave and led her to the dinner ta
~~~~~~~Ayita~~~~~~Call it my stupidity or something but i didn’t know how I was tell zayn off anymore. The fear in his eyes was enough to make me change my mind, i have seen this man crying and I don’t want to see him hurt again. I was leading him to sin again and it was not something I wanted to do again, even my mum warned me but here I was, my heart winning over my head.“Flower” zayn called out to me while cupping my face, “are we back together?”“What do you think?” I asked back, “you are not even giving me the chance to speak for myself”His lips curved into a smile, “I have missed you so much Ayita” his hands were caressing the small of my back, “I thought I was going to lose my mind and I even wanted to confess to the bishop and tell him to take me back”“It seems you are still feeling conflicted about leaving the priesthood right?” I questioned and he sighed.“The moment Dmitri hears that I quit, he would do everything humanly possible for me to take care of the family”“He
~~~~~~zayn~~~~~~Let’s just say my morning started on a fruitful note because I had the most beautiful woman on earth and I loved her to the moon and back. I just had to quit and move away with her to a safe place.Speaking of quitting, I knocked gently on the bishop’s door and I entered. He was engrossed in the book he was reading but when he saw him, a smile appeared on his face and my whole countenance changed. I knew he loved me like a son but our relationship ends here.“Zayn” the smile on his face continued to linger, “you are here earlier than I thought”I smiled and lowered myself on the sofa, “today is Tuesday and I know you have a lot to do today at the cathedral so I don’t want to waste your time more than necessary”My eyes hovered over the room and a feeling of nostalgia enveloped me. I could vividly remember seven years ago when I first entered this office by the time I was to be ordained a priest and I loved every ambiance of the room. Here I was, seven years later abo
The time was 7 pm and I was already dressed up for dinner when a call came through my phone. It was an unknown number and it made me crease my forehead into a frown, who would be calling me at such a time?Sighing to myself, I answered the call and it was the sad voice of a woman that I heard.“Father zayn” I could recognize that voice anywhere and anytime, she was Ayita’s mother.“Hello ma’am, what happened?” My heart was already beating faster than usual. Naturally when people called crying, it was always because of bad news.“Ayita…” her voice trailed off and my own world came to a halt for a few seconds. What the hell happened to my woman?“Calm down ma’am and talk to me”“She is gone,” the woman said after a while.“What do you mean she is gone?”“I can’t find her zayn, I looked everywhere and i can’t find her”I was already feeling frustrated, what the hell was she saying now? Ayita called me to come for dinner right so how the heck was she gone? Was the mother and daughter duo
One week later.I was finally discharged from the hospital and the church also sent their condolences alongside my termination letter. Even if Ayita was no longer around, I still wanted to quit and live my life the way I wanted. She said so many horrible things to me which kept playing in my head every single day like some kind of music but no matter how much I tried to deny it, she was right.I was a psychopath and a murderer but did she have the right to call me names and make me feel less of myself?“Welcome, father” my butler greeted as Alex helped me to sit down.I was no longer a priest and I didn't appreciate anyone calling me that which I made clear to all of them. I was just zayn now.“Did you find anything?” I asked Alex after a while and he nodded in the negative.This was a week after I told him to find Ayita but it was null and void, shs did a good job in hiding herself.“I don’t think she wants to be found zayn, you should forget about her” Alex advised, “ she is not wo
~~~~~~Ayita~~~~~~The soft knock on the door made me drop the plate I was holding and I briskly walked to the door. I had ordered some takeouts and I was certain it was the delivery guy by the door. The moment I opened the door, I was dumbfounded by who I saw. How did he know I was here in the first place?My breath hitched for a split second as I saw him standing with an expressionless look on his face. Those eyes that were filled with nothing but love for me now looked at me like I was some kind of stranger. Believe me when I said I wanted to hug him and tell him how much I loved him but I could not.“Ayita” my name rolled out of his lips and a kind of feeling enveloped me.“Zayn?” My voice trailed off, “how did……”“You thought I won’t find you?” He asked me, the sad look on his face made me want to hug him so bad but I had to take a hold on myself, I was not that weak right?“What are you doing here?” I finally asked.“You won’t invite me inside?” He questioned while raising a bro
~~~~~zayn~~~~~Finally she agreed to do the chemotherapy and I have not been happier. Maybe she could finally be healed and we can take care of our family. The more I thought about it, I couldn't help but draw her into my embrace.“I love you so much, Ayita” I whispered into her ear while pulling her close to myself. If I could turn back the hands of time, I would have made up for all those years that my father hurt her and made her not believe in herself. I couldn’t stop myself from feeling guilty about all the things that have happened to my Ayita, the only woman I have ever and will ever love.“Zayn….” She was just about to say something when the doorbell rang and I could feel how she immediately jolted. She was actually scared and I could understand why. Dmitri Vander kept her on her toes for years and I couldn't blame her. I can only take revenge for her and I promise I was going to do it.“Did your father say he was coming here?” Ayita asked, her voice quivering at each stateme
AYITA….I am aware I don’t have much time but I am going to make the rest of my days the happiest days. I am not going to let him suffer anymore.Pulling myself away from him, I gently cupped his face and wiped the tears that were streaming down his face. Zayn looked so fragile and my heart broke seeing him in this kind of a situation.“Stop crying okay?” I urged him, “you are making me feel bad for all this”“I just don’t want to lose you, Ayita” zayn retorted, “how will I take care of the kids, how will I take care of myself? You said you are the queen of my empire and you want to leave me and go, how will I rule the kingdom without your help?”“How about we forget this for the moment and enjoy ourselves?”Before he could even say anything, I pushed him on the bed and stood up, “even if I am going to die, I should at least get a taste of you once again before I go right?”“Flower…” the name rolled out of his lips as mine curled into a small smile.“Let me love you the way I want, za
The whole place was being guarded as I and Alex jumped in through the fence. I didn’t want Dmitri or his men to see me, I didn’t want it to get all bloody and stuff but I had to save my woman, I had to show her that I am capable of keeping her safe even from my father.“What should we do now, boss?” Alex asked me.“You and the men will tackle anyone who tries to enter the house, I will take care of Dmitri inside”“Yes boss” my men answered and I hastily made my way into the house, time was of the essence here.Luckily he was not in sight which was a bit strange, the Dmitri I knew would never keep leave his door unguarded.As I ventured into the room, I could hear screams from the other side of the house and I immediately rushed there to see Ayita sprawled on the ground with blood oozing out of her mouth and one of my father’s men was standing over her with a smirk on his face.“Let her go” I ordered as I sauntered deeper into the room looking all angry and terrified. Was she bleeding
~~~~~ZAYN~~~~~I gently opened my eyes as I squinted them to get accustomed to the room, it was after a while that the memories of what happened earlier became fresh in my head. The fact that Dmitri had the nerve to tie me up in this dungeon, how dare he? I swear I was going to kill him if I get the slightest chance now.“I didn’t think you were going to wake up” a voice said beside me and I turned to see Alex, he was also tied up along with my men and he had a sleazy smirk on his face which I badly want to smack off his face, “Dmitri Vander has always been a sly man, we actually came into his territory unprepared”“Why don’t you keep quiet” I hissed at him, “we should be thinking of how to get away from here” I added.“How are we going to escape from here, Zayn?” Alex inquired, “your father is no fool and….”“I have my phone with me, boss' ' one of my men said to me and my lips curled into a smile, finally someone with brains.“Call Valerie” I ordered.“My hands are tied, boss, I c
The moment the plane landed in Italy, I took a cab and went straight to where Dmitri had told me to go.It was a lake house which I believe Is located near his real house, he wouldn’t want to go that far from home.As I walked up to the gate, some hefty looking men were standing and could feel my heart beating fast against my rib cage. I didn't know what he was going to do to me.“Good evening” I greeted the men at the gate.“Who are you?” One of them asked me, his voice sending dread through my whole body.“I am Ayita and I am here to see Mr Dmitri, he asked me to meet him here”“Show me your ID” he told me and I searched for it in my bag before giving it to him.“He is waiting for you at the lake, you may go”After thanking them, I made my way into the gate and someone was there to lead me to where Dmitri Vander was seated.Fjs man who caused me so much pain in my life had a bottle of wine twirling in his hand as I walked up to him and an evil smirk was gracing his face. I felt like
~~~~~~~AYITA~~~~~~I gently open my eyes and the whole room is a bit dark, it seems like I must have slept for a while seeing how calm and serene the whole place was.Groaning a little, I pull my body to a sitting position and flick on the light, I was alone in the room but I didn’t flinch, I guess Zayn was out.Pressing the button near me, a nurse hurried into the room and when she saw me, her lips curled into a gently smile.“How are you feeling now, madam?” She asked me and I flashed her a smirk.“I still feel weak but I am a bit better” I answered, “where is Zayn?”“Oh, he left”My forehead creased into a frown when I heard her, why did he leave and he didn’t even let me know.“He said he was going to see someone important and he will be back soon”“Oh, thank you so much”“Of course ma’am” the nurse flashed me another smile, “just let me know if you need anything and I will come to you”“Thank you”After she checked my vitals again, she made her way out of the room while I pick u
As Ayita and her son were talking, I walked out of the room and by then a nurse was already going into the room to check up on Ayita. Standing outside for a few minutes, I also went back into the room but she was already sleeping due to the medication.“Will she be okay?” I asked the nurse who nodded in the positive.“Her body seemed to be responding to treatment sir, she will be up in a few hours” she added before making her way out of the room.I walked over to her and gently sat beside her before taking her hand in mine,“I promise I will protect you with everything I have got” I whispered to her and kissed her forehead. One thing I know is that Ayita is a strong woman and she will get better.After doing that, I picked up my phone and dialed a number, and the person from the other end immediately answered.“What happened man” Alex asked from the other end, “we have been waiting for you guys”“The plans have changed Alex” I told him and I knew a look of confusion was already on
“What did you say?” I asked her again, I wanted to be sure I heard her correctly. I wanted to be sure she knew exactly what she was saying. How could Dmitri Vander do something like that? What the hell was he thinking?Ayita heaved a sigh as she raked her hand through her hair, i hated that she wore a wig by the way.“I didn’t want anything bad to happen to you and my son so I had to do what he said. It was painful but i couldn’t just let anything happen to either of you”“So why the hell didn’t you tell me?” I suddenly flared up and i could see tears well up in her eyes, “why didn’t you tell me what had happened Ayita, you kept it to yourself all these years and even left mw to marry that blond. I was in the hospital for weeks but all of that didn’t matter to you, you didn’t even show up once”“He threatened to kill Asher and you if I ever come close to you” she also yelled as the tears fell off her eyes, “he told me never to show myself to you again and told me to go far away from y
~~~~~~zayn~~~~~The moment I heard those words from her mouth, It felt as if a dagger was pierced through my heart. The pain was too much for me and I couldn’t bear it.How could she have cancer! How could she be suffering like this and I didn’t know anything about it?“Cancer?” I wanted to be sure of what I heard, I wanted to be sure she was telling the truth because it felt like my head was about to explode. How could she have cancer? How could the woman I love be in so much pain?“I have terminal cancer zayn '' Ayita answered again, “I have tried but there is no cure for it. It is the same thing that killed my father and….” Her voice trailed off when she noticed the look in my eyes. She was not supposed to affect me in this kind of way, she was not supposed to make me feel pity for her but here I was. No matter how ruthless I have become, I still didn’t want her feeling any kind of pain that was not inflicted by me.“Look Ayita” I moved closer to her and pulled her to myself, “I am