Damian's gaze was soft and he said seriously, “First of all I want to seek your forgiveness” He felt her stiffness under his touch and smiled a little. Confusion rummaged through her mind and it felt like a dream if not for the fact that his hand that was on her thigh felt real. Damian was acting strange and Layla couldn’t guess why.“ For what?” She asked in a slow tone with her head lowered down forcing him to raise her chin again. Damian chuckled, “ for marrying you against your wish, but trust me, I have no evil intentions against you. So do you forgive me” From how sincere he sounded, Layla felt her heart soften toward him.“ Yes” Damian maintained his smile and said surprisingly, “ Then I also forgive you” Layla was lost, “ I don’t understand, what for?” Damian cleared his throat and removed his tuxedo suit. “ Good, I gave you a chance not to go on with this marriage, didn’t I?” “ Yes you did,” Layla admitted suddenly feeling guilty. Thinking critically, Damian did not
“ Why did you marry me?” Layla looked him in the eyes and asked. “ You will find out another day but not now. Do you have any other questions?” He asked herLayla couldn’t accept the sudden changes in him.“ Why are you being nice and sweet all of a sudden?” Damian inched closer to her so that she could feel his breath, “ Because you are my wife, and only my wife deserves my sweetness”. Layla was so flattered that she couldn’t hold back the smile on her face. Suddenly she regained herself. Perhaps, Damian was just pretending. What if he was just doing it to get into her pants? No way. She’d rather die than let him have his way.“ Let’s go”, he instructed the driver. As much as Layla hated it, everything he said kept playing in her mind, and even as the car moved, she could feel her past being left behind.“ We shall rest in a hotel tonight and tomorrow we will go to our honeymoon venue,” Damian said in a deep sensual tone.Layla shivered and the realization was swallowing her gr
Damian wanted to help her unzip her dress, but from the way she trembled under his touch, he thought against it and entered the shower which was all glass, but translucent. It was only then that Layla was able to catch her breath. “ God, is he so determined? What should I do” Layla was trembling as she muttered under her breath. She had to find an excuse, she won’t allow him to touch her or even allow him to take her for the first time. She gently lowered herself to the bed and the texture was sensual. Everything in the room was singing sex. Layla was flushed as she caught sight of edible nightwear on the bed. She was shocked that a man like Damian would take delight in such things. ‘ What caused the change in him?’ As she reminisced about how to end this game, a deep sensual voice asked above her,“ Need help with your zip?” Layla lifted her head to see the droplets of water falling from his damp hair. The scent from his wash was so relaxing that she wanted to sniff more. Pinchi
Damian calmed himself before returning from the shower. Layla was sleeping with her tummy faced on the bed. The shirt that she wore was so big that she looked funny in it. Her petite frame and his tall athletic figure, it was a great contrast. Damian lay beside her, wrapped his hand around her tiny waist, and sniffed the scent of her shampoo with his head buried in her neck. Layla instantly froze with his hand around her waist and he knew she was still awake.To tease her, he moved his hands to her legs and brushed them slowly to her thighs. When it reached her knees, she caught it and said, “ I’m sorry Damian, I have cramps”Damian’s hand froze underneath her and she stiffened with remorse, how could she have forgotten so quickly? She called him by his name and now he will have to punish her.“ Damian?” Damian said with anger laced in his tone and his voice a little bit loud.Layla instantly sat up, with her heart pounding in her chest, she had seen Damian cold for some reason but
Damian woke up a bit early the next morning, Layla was still fast asleep. He called the room service to make an order. “ I want to speak to chef Philip”In a few minutes, a different but familiar voice spoke on the line, “ Chef Philip on the line” “ I need a basket of eggs, salad, bacon, baked beans, and pancakes. Instead of coffee, I want freshly squeezed orange juice and something that relieves menstrual pain”. Damian said.“ I can blend natural herbs with tea.” Chef Philip recommended and Damian agreed to it instantly, he knew about it because his mom used to give it to Kendra his sister anytime she complained of cramps seriously.“ I know, but make sure it’s very bitter,” Damian ordered but his tone was rather low, he don’t want to wake his newly wedded bride up.“ Mr. Wilson, women prefer sour-tasting food and a few sweet and salty foods in their period” The chef protested.“ This one likes bitter stuff. Please make it quick, I don’t want my wife to wake up hungry” “ Yes Mr W
Layla was wise enough to know that the more she tried to defend her lies, the more entangled she became. “ Am sorry, I am not ready for sex so I lied”. She knew there was no way around it this time, it’s better she apologized.Her voice was low but Damian heard her. In a way, he was happy that she confessed but also, he was being at odds. His hands loosened around her waist but he didn’t remove it. “ Not ready or are you keeping yourself for someone else?” He asked with a bit of annoyance.With her body pressed against his, she felt awkward especially when he asked her that question. Though his hold wasn’t tight, it was scary how the young man saw through her like a transparent glass. She made a mental note not to lie to him anymore, she would just be found out.“ I already told you the answer, I am not ready for sex, I need time to adjust,” Damian thought he was prepared for this but somehow he felt his heart acting strangely. He couldn’t say that he loved her yet, but why did it h
Debra Cruz was the last person Layla wanted to see on her honeymoon, though she didn’t want it. At first, she was happy that the resort was exclusive to them but not anymore. Debra was the most popular girl in her college and had guys drooling over her. She was so hurt that she could turn a gay-straight but Debra hated Layla for reasons unknown to anyone but never escaped any opportunity to humiliate her.In college, Layla was safe because Ava was there but now, she was all alone and refused to speak let alone lift her head.As Debra drew closer while looking down at her with her head bowed, she asked in a mocking tone,“ I never saw a dumb statue that looked like a human being, and what are you doing here anyway?” “ Let me guess, you got a summer job as a cleaner or perhaps, a waitress or dishwasher to help out with your irresponsible parents” Debra nodded her head with pride. To her, those suggestions felt like the only probability of Layla being in an expensive place like this.
Damian had sensed the tension between Layla and Debra earlier and he wanted to know, “What was that about?” he asked immediately they called into the elevator and the door was shut. Layla could not tell him that Debra was one of the people who took delight in bullying her in school, and she knows better than to lie to him so she kept mute.“ You know I will still find out even if you don’t tell me right?”“ Fine,” Layla agreed. He could find out by himself but she wasn’t going to tell him. Damian found Layla’s response strange and wished she could just tell him and save him the stress of investigating.“ I thought you would be nice enough to give me full detail about what happened after using me out there,” Damian said in a slightly disappointed tone.Layla wanted to nag, how could he pin it all on her as if he didn’t enjoy it? Lifting her head and seeing that he was really disappointed, she felt guilty.“ I’m sorry,” she said in a remorseful tone. Damian laughed, he was just teasin
The smile on Patricia’s face faded away instantly, the same as Karen's. “what do you mean Damian?” Karen, his mom asked. breaking the silence. Damian sighed and said, “God-mother, first I don’t want you to think that I am trying to cut you or your son off. You have been nothing but a great mom and aunt to me, but the truth is that your son, who is supposed to be like a brother to me has always been envious of me.” He paused. “That’s right.” Kendra chipped in and her mom gave her a warning look, she quickly muttered “I’m sorry” and Damian continued. “I don’t know if you have ever noticed but Justin always wanted everything I have, down to my woman. I appreciate the fact that he helped Layla to contact me while she was abducted but then, if my memory serves me well, a few months ago Justin conspired with this same lady who tried to cause me pain. All of us. He was aware of this, yet he chose to put all of us in danger. My wife made me understand how much of a helper he has be
Never for once did Justin ever think that Ava would point a trigger at him let alone pull it. It all happened so fast but thankfully, the cops came in almost immediately but Justin passed out already.Damian on the other hand could not contain his joy when Layla landed safely on the foam that was spread out for her.“don’t worry love, you are safe now.” He whispered in her ears as he pulled her into his arms. Layla on the other hand was already exhausted from constant crying and torture and pleaded with Damian to help save Justin.“I can't believe you’d plead on his behalf, after everything he put you through,” Damian said, slightly annoyed as they stood aside and watched the cops guide Paula into a black van from the car she was in earlier.“Layla was too exhausted to speak but since she had jumped down before Ava shot him, she was still oblivious to the fact that he was shot. Here she was, pleading with Damian to spare Justin’s life again.“He saved my life, Damian.” She muttered am
“What in heaven’s name happened here? Justin!!!” Ava yelled as soon as she saw her so-called bodyguards lying half-conscious on the floor. Meanwhile, as soon as both Justin and Layla heard her voice downstairs, Justin collected the phone quickly tied Layla’s hand, and put her back in the position Ava had left her, pretending as though nothing happened. The next thing they heard was Ava’s voice, she barged into the room, filled with rage but somehow felt a bit relaxed when she saw Layla still in the same position she had left her, “What happened downstairs Justin, did someone break into the house?” she asked, but this time, her voice was a little bit relaxed. Pretending not to know what she was talking about, Justin replied, looking as though he was just as confused as her, ‘What are you talking about, what is going on where?” Frustrated, Ava said, “Help me untie her.” Both Justin and Layla looked surprised. They didn’t know what Ava was up to and also, they hoped that
“I can't explain how relieved I am that this bitch is here now. At least, nobody’s home to boss me around,Paula, can I get a glass of orange juice,Paula, can you please bring my food upstairs I don’t feel like coming downstairs to eat,Paula this…Paula that….Gosh, I get easily irritated being around those people, not to think that I had to put up with their excesses for what??Twenty-five fucking years.” Layla heard Paula and Ava discussing.At first, she could have sworn that the voices only sounded alike but after hearing the details of the conversation, she didn’t need anybody to tell her that she had been living with the devil. Not to think that Damian trusted Paula with his whole life. She has watched both Damian and Kendra treat Paula as a family since she got married to Damian Damian allowed only Paula to have access to their matrimonial bedroom, that’s the level at which he trusts her.“Enjoying your new place of abode?” Ava asked, jerking Layla out of her thoughts.Layla
“ I am sure you are not deaf, I said WHO THE F**K ARE YOU?” Kelvin yelled for the second time but that did not make Paula respond to him either.Damian was still trying to process the whole situation in his mind. Or, was he just assuming? No, Paula watched him grow and she has always treated him like her own son, and he in return, cared for her like his mom. Trust was an understatement to what Damian has for Paula.“Nanny P, that’s what I used to call you remember? I called you by that name because If truly you are the woman who looked after me since I was born till this stage, I want you to look at this boy whom you raised all by yourself and tell me what the f**k is going on here?” Damian said with a cracky voice and Kelvin felt so sorry for him. The last time Damian was this emotional was when he found out about Ava and Justin, since then, he has always tried to maintain his steeze, regardless of the situation.However, Paula still did not say a word, rather she stood there, her
“Mr. Wilson, Kelvin’s here,” Paula called, alerting Damian upon Kelvin’s arrival.“Tell him I’m busy and I won’t be attending to anyone,” Damian replied coldly, it’s been twenty-four hours since Layla’s abduction, and Damian has not stepped out of his room nor uttered a word to anyone. Paula has begged him severally to at least drink something but Damian refused and even threatened to take her job away from her if she disturbs him again so Paula gave up.Paula headed back to the sitting room where Kelvin was waiting for Damian, “Kelvin, I’m sorry but he won’t see you and might not be coming downstairs either. Maybe you can check up on him tomorrow, or some other time.” Paula said, dismissing Kelvin. But the fellow refused to leave,“ it’s alright then, I will wait. Besides, it's not like I have anything to do at the moment. If it is going to take Damian a whole week before he comes down here to have a word with me, fine, I will wait.” Kelvin said and made himself more comfortable on t
“You made a pact with the devil, what are you talking about?” Damian asked immediately Kelvin turned the car off. Kelvin’s words still did not make any single sense to him.Kelvin, who knew there was no going back for him here, there’s no way Damian will let this slide without hearing the full story.Kelvin knew there was no way he’d get out of the car without giving Damian a detailed explanation and time was not on their side and Layla’s life was in danger. “A few days ago, Ava came to the office. She told me she wanted to make you pay so dearly for choosing Layla over her. At first, I told her that whatever it was that both of you had was none of my business because whatever the issue was, it was supposed to stay between the both of you.Then she mentioned that Layla was pregnant. Shocked right?” he paused, noticing the amusement on Damian’s face.“I felt the same way when I heard the news from her too, man this girl knows so much and I do not know who is feeding her with all of th
“ What’s wrong sugar, Dr Max did not tell me what?” Damian asked impatiently, different thoughts running through his mind. He could handle a lot now but definitely not negative news about his unborn child Indeed, Layla was good at keeping someone in suspense. “ I mean Dr. Max did not tell you that we are expecting twins, right?” she finally said, happiness all evident on her face. Damian could not express the feeling that overwhelmed him, he could not believe he was not only going to be a father of one but two. This is the best news he has ever received all his life. With teary eyes and short of words, he moved closer to Layla and hugged her tightly. “Thank you, sugar, indeed you are my biggest blessing, thank you for this special gift. I love you” He whispered to her ears. He was so overwhelmed with joy and all he wanted was to experience the warmth he usually felt whenever he was inside her, he wanted her so badly but didn’t how to go about it. He did not want to stress her
It's been fourteen days since Layla and Damian shared the same space. This happens to be one of the most crucial moments for Damian, he felt so lost and alone, Kendra checked in most times and tried to keep him company but then, but he still did not feel better.Layla, on the other hand, tried her best to avoid Damian. She would not come down to have her meals nor would she come down to meet the doctor during her appointment days. Damian tried to stay strong but deep down, he missed his wife.It was a beautiful Saturday morning and he decided to take a bold step and talk to her. He was tired of acting strong, he missed his wife and right now he did not care if she wanted to see him or not.Damian knew Layla would not accept seeing him easily, so he opted to take her food to her by himself.Dressed in his ash sweat pants and a black sleeveless shirt to go with it, Damian made his way to the kitchen downstairs. He already asked the cook to prepare Layla’s favorite meal which was French