This incident has me shaken, whenever I turn off the light to sleep I can't. I feel.like Patrick is at the end of the room walking towards me to suffocate me. If I keep the lights on I can't sleep either, I stopped sleeping with the light on when I was six. I have been tossing and turning since I laid on bed to sleep, feeling exhausted and frustrated. "I can't do this anymore, the worst he'll say is no". I huff, standing up as I head towards Gregory's room. His light is off which means he is asleep. My heart is beating rapidly. "Deep breaths" I tell myself, taking several deep breaths. I stretch my hand to knock and the voice in my head is screaming at me not to. "I don't think I can do this" I whisper, shaking my head and retracting my hands to myself. I walk back towards my room and open the door. The darkness in my room makes me second guess if I can sleep here tonight. "I'm not sure I can sleep here either. Oh God Denise". I hold my head feeling defeated. "You can do this". Giv
Gregory doesn't let go of my hand as we walk in, whispers and all forms of talk halt, only the echo of our shoes are heard. We make our way to the elevator and it's empty. I'm assuming this is his private elevator or something because every other person entered the one next to this one but not this one. We move up till there is a ding and the elevator comes to a stop. We are now in the lobby that leads to his office, the place is just as I remember, neat and quiet with our shoes causing a disturbance. " Good Morning, Mr Williams, the Frankfort file is on your table". His secretary says. He nods his head in acknowledgement."So what do you want me to do now that I'm here". I ask, feeling useless."I don't know Denise, read a book, watch Netflix, review something".I walk over to the couch at the side of the room."Can I lie on the couch". I ask, knowing it would annoy him."Yes Denise, you can do as you please".With that being said I waste no time pulling off my shoes and socks, lyin
By the time we finish the food I am stuffed and unable to move. I wipe my hand and rub my belly affectionately. Thinking how my little one is gradually making mummy a glutton, I sigh in satisfaction. My husband doesn't waste time to clear out the table. If there's one thing I noticed about him it's that most times he doesn't let his staff do everything for him, like now, he could have called someone to do this but it's not his style he would rather do it himself." Are you ready to go home?". He asks me once he's done with clearing the table "Give me a minute, I don't think I can move, I ate a lot". This makes him laugh, a genuine laughter. "Do you want me to carry you?". "No". I blurted out almost screaming with horror on my face. This only initiates his laughter again.He walks away from me to his desk, he rests casually on it and begins to type away on his phone. I shut my eyes trying to relax and gain some strength when my phone beeps notifying me of a message. When I bring it
"Fix it damn it! It's what I pay you for. We can't be having these issues, you hear me".Gregory's angry voice wakes me up from sleep, he is fully dressed and ready for work, guess I won't be going to work with him today. "Good morning". My voice is hoarse from sleep. "Good morning baby, sorry I woke you up""It's fine, you're ready, I take it that I won't be going to work with you today?" I question, but the truth is I'm relieved. Being close to him does things to me. It makes me think of things that I wouldn't normally think of."Oh, you're going, I just didn't want to wake you up, you needed the sleep". My hopes are dashed by him."We'll just not be staying that long there, by twelve we'll be going out for some business". My eyes widened by a fraction. Is this man crazy or something, he wants to take me out for some business. I don't know anything about his business or any business for that matter. "I'll be in the living room, meet me when you're done". Is all he says before le
It's been four days since we got to this country, Gregory has been out each day but he always makes sure he comes back early to spend time with me. I think we've made some progress on our relationship. He has been calling me endearing names, which makes my heart sing and makes the butterflies in my stomach flutter out of control, he makes me feel like I'm floating.Tonight is our last night here and we've been invited to dinner. This night isn't different from any other night because his eyes have been on me like I'm the only thing that matters. He has made blushing a permanent place of residence on my face. Just like in this moment, his eyes are on me as I apply my makeup. He is casually lounging on the bed swirling his wedding band around his fingers with his gaze fixed on me while my blood has rushed over to my face taking its place in its new home.I excuse myself to get dressed in the bathroom, I am not fully confident in dressing in front of him, whereas he has no problem gettin
"You don't look so good" Gregory says, "I'm fine, my feet are hurting, I lie through my teeth. I don't want to ruin his night even if mine has been destroyed by his girlfriend. I wonder if he still loves her, and still wants to be with her as much as she wants to be with him. Even though he has been nice to me for the past few days, that doesn't mean I'm the one he wants, he had a whole life before this baby thing sprung up on both of us. But the thing is I am beginning to feel things for him. Maybe it's because he stares at me like no man has ever done, or it's the massages or even the fact that he lets me sleep on the same bed as him, cuddling me while at it. "I wanna, dance with you". He says, he looks genuine that I can't say no, this is the first time he is asking something of me."Sure". The word slipped from my mouth making my brain protest remembering the words of his ex Ellie. He stretches out his hand for me to take, pulling me to the dance floor."I'm not really a good d
Gregory hasn't come back, it's already morning. I tried reaching him but he didn't take any of my calls. I called Oliver too, he told me everything was fine and under control he wouldn't say anything other than that. I am about to take a bath when the door opens revealing my husband. He looks worn out."Morning babe". He walks in tiredly giving me a peck. Even his voice is tired."Are you okay". I ask with great concern on my face. "I'm fine". He looks anything but fine, on the contrary he looks like he was run-over by a bus. "I highly doubt that''. I murmur with a quizzical look. "Do you still want me to massage you?". Are you kidding me? Between the both of us he is the one who needs a massage, here he is asking me if I need one. Yup I think he lost some screws last night. "Actually…," I breathe out, "I think you're the one who needs a massage, you look like shit" I blurted out before I could register who I was talking to. He burst out with laughter, his head falling backwards
GREGORY'S POV“This is getting out of hand, whoever is doing this is getting bolder with each day that passes' ' I say to the private investigator at the other side of the line. We've been moving in circles with this investigation for over a year now, trying to figure out who is sabotaging my business and my damn life!. It is beginning to irk me at this point. I run my hands through my already messy hair trying to ease my frustration, which does nothing to ease the agitation building up inside of me.“What about that Patrick guy?”. I enquire.“Still nothing sir”. His response was curt. This makes me cut the call in annoyance. “Who could it be, who could be behind all this”. My frustration is at its peak, eating deep into my bones, brows furrowed to show my feelings.I let out a breath, trying to calm myself down again. When my business started getting attacked, I thought it was a mere coincidence, something of no major relevance but with so many negative occurrences at my various wa
DENISE'S POVNot long after we woke up did my greatest nightmare walk in. Blood drained from my face and for a split second, my heart forgot to beat.“Patrick”“Why, Hello there sweet peas” his smile broad as a Cheshire cat.“Never thought we would meet in these circumstances, what can I say the Lord is good”. It's sickening, him mentioning the Lord. This brute knows nothing about the Lord.“Now, now, don't be sad, this will only last a few hours and we can be happy. We could even play hide and seek if you like”.He stalks closer to us, no me.“Get away from her you psycho” Luke screams. Patrick pays him no mind as he moves even closer. He raises his hand to graize my temple, I flinch in reaction. “Get your hands away from me”. He laughs heartily at my reaction.“And why would I do that, huh, sweet peas”.“I owe you nothing, I paid all of my debts with interest. So. Get. Your. Hands. Off. Of. Me”. I seeth.“Come on sweet peas”. He draws. “This isn't about debt, this is about how muc
“Dee…” Rosie badges into my room. Luke called, he said he has something to show us. My eyes widen a fraction. “He has figured out something” I murmur. Rosie nods her head frantically at me. I waste no time picking up my bag as we dash out.“Carolina…, we will be back soon”. I hollered at Carolina who was cradling Ivy in her arms.“Ra tat tat” Rosie knocks on Luke's door. There is no answer at first but the second time the door swings open. Luke stands there with an awkward smile that doesn't reach his eyes. He looks kind of nervous. “Come in” he opens the door wider allowing us enter.“Luke are you…” the words are choked shut in my mouth as something hard hits my head. I hear Rosie scream before I black out. The pain at the back of my head is heavy. I try to raise my hand to rub the spot but I can't, my hands are bound.“Ah…” A wave of pain shoots through my head. I blink slowly several times to get the black dots out of my vision.“Ro…..” I call out to my best friend. She is lump
"Target has locked in”. Luke the tech guy tells me on the phone.“This is going to take roughly thirty minutes to one hour. Rosie found a way to get me invited, being Gregory's wife propelled it though. They gave me front row seats but I declined. I opted to sit behind. Sitting behind will keep me away from the prying eyes of Ellie. My eyes are on Ellie the moment she steps in. She's wearing a cream coloured A-cut short gown. She is wearing a black heeled boot to match. She looks good, I won't lie. She greets Peggy Ross. They exchanged pleasantries soon after the show starts. I take subtle glances and I notice how she suddenly feels uneasy after checking her phone. Is she unto us.? Has she found out her phone is about to be tapped. I quickly text luke. He doesn't respond, this gets me worried. My fear bites deeper, my legs bounce on their own accord revealing my anxiety.Ellie puts down her phone focusing on the models as they walk down the runway. I watch her for a long time and
The sad thing about me is I tend to forget too quickly. I forget how he can be and then I get hurt. I need to constantly remember my place. In less than three months I would be gone from this life.My ears perk at the sound of my name. Rosie pokes her head into my room. “Denise” she calls me in a quiet manner. Her eyes stare directly at me as she walks in. “Denise, l knows you are mad at how Gregory reacted towards our suggestion. She sits down on the bed getting comfy. “And just because he says it doesn't mean we are going to stop. You have my full support to pursue this to the very end”. She stretches her hand placing it tenderly on my arms. I wrap my hands around her instantly. Having a friend like Rosie who supports you is a big blessing. “What are we going to do?. We don't have the necessary information to help out”. I detach myself from our hug. “I was banking on our alliance with the guys to get info”. Worry plasters my face as I tell her this.“Don't worry we will figure
Denise's POV: Gregory and Isaiah have been avoiding Rosie and I. Purposefully if I might add. We know the reason they are avoiding us. It's so they don't get to give us details on what's going on with the Ellie thing. They leave the house pretty Early and return late at night. We are asleep when they return and we don't get the needed information. Tonight is going to be different though. Tonight we are not sleeping a wink till they return home and tell us all we need to know. “Dee, I'm not sure I can stay up any longer, my eyes are closing on their own”. Rosie yawns. Her eyes shutting down completely as she yawns. “Common Ro, we need to stay awake if we want to know what's going on.”. Rosie nods her head at me with her eyes still shut. When I look at the clock for the fifth time this night, it shows it's just eleven forty five. I sigh in annoyance knowing any moment from now I'll be falling asleep. I need to stimulate myself in order to stay awake, not just me but Rosie as well.
Denise's POV:Gregory mentioned Ellie has returned to her parents house. She must have figured something was up. I mean it is obvious non of us are home anymore or she is simply evading being caught either way she is out of the house. You would expect us to return hom but we didn't we are still staying in Isaiah's mansion. Isaiah has refused to let Rosie leave as well. I don't blame him though, after the whole incident he wants us to be safe. Not that Gregory's Mansion was not safe but Isaiah's mansion is on another level. The place is surrounded by so much bodyguards that are armed, I mean heavily armed. It's scary sometimes. The men don't look friendly, they all have similar tattoos but it's located on different parts of their body. It makes me wonder what agency Isaiah found such terrifying looking men. Men that have access to such heavy weaponry. Then again he is a billionaire, money can buy alot of things..Rosie and I step into the balcony were Gregory and Isaiah are having a
Denise's POV:Flashes, blood stains, pleas. I jolt up from my sleep breathing heavily. My forehead is covered in sweat despite how cool the room is. “You're awake” Gregory says, stepping out of what I assume to be the bathroom. His voice scared me a little since I wasn't expecting him here. He rushes over to my side. “You look frightened”. He noticed my fear. “I-I had a nightmare. My voice comes out hoarse. Gregory rubs my arms affectionately. “It's just a nightmare you are safe”. I nod my head and he wraps his strong arm around me holding me in a warm embrace. “I made a warm bath for you. Figured you'd be waking up soon”. He kisses me on the forehead, breaking our embrace. “Ivy”. I say. “She's fine she's downstairs with Rosie and Carolina”. Gregory holds my hands to help me out of the bed. I notice that I am still in the clothes I wore yesterday. The site of the dried blood raises bile to my throat. I close my eyes for some seconds to pushing it down. Gregory is patient with me.
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND ONE (Anger)Gregory's POV The blood within my veins like molten larva ready to give way, ready to melt these people with my rage. The only thing holding me back is Isaiah and the thought of harming the mother of my child in my blind rage.Isaiah and I move closer. Isaiah takes two precise shot. The shots are faster than I anticipated. Two of the men surrounding Denise fall flat on the ground. The last guy pulls Denise fast, holding her captive by the neck with a gun pressed by the side of her temple. He cannot see us but he is certain of where the bullet came from. Her captors eyes are wide in shock and fear. His expression almost mirrors that of Denise. Hers are rounded in fear of the unknown. I can see her visibly shaking in his hold.“Come out or I'll kill this slut”. He roars, eyes focused on our location.“At the count of three if you don't come out you'll pick up her carcass”.My eyes dart to Isaiah and he has an easy smirk. In this horrible situation m
I turn my head to Rosie and her eyes are round and wide mimicking my own. “shit” I mouth. “Who’s there?”. Someone shouts from inside. The sound of footsteps approached us. My heart is beating faster than I can process. This wasn't how I planned it. I was just going to sneak up on her and find out what she's up to. The sound of a gun being corked is heard and colour drains from Rosie's face. I bet my face mirrors hers “On the count of three we run”. I mouth to Rosie. She nods to my suggestion like an understanding child. “One, two, three, run”. I mouth to her. We both rose, hitting down the cans we hid behind. They have all realised that people were indeed in their territory. Various footsteps are heard as we run; they are after us. “Boom, boom, boom”. Shots are fired at us but luckily we've taken a left. Soon enough I find some men hot on our trail. “Rosie”. I call out to Rosie as we run. She briefly looks back at me before keeping her eyes on her track we need to split up. “what!