The next few days were 'adventurous' to say the least for Denise. She loved the way the company took care of them from food to sleeping arrangements, not talking about the way they were taught. Each day was filled with activities like morning exercises: they were to become actors and actresses and so had to keep fit, breakfast, then they would be taught how to behave during a shooting like approaching cameras from all angles, how to appear natural when acting, how to relate to each other and the crew and such. Then there would be that session where they would meet with fellow actors and actresses and create rapport so as to make it easier on them when the real acting starts, they also met the rest of the crew and a ton of other activities. No day was boring.The movie, 'Mechanics' had about thirty or so characters but the main were six. These consisted of the leader - a male and he was the brains of the team, Laura - the part Denise was to act - the thief, another lady - a grifter, a
We Are Not ThievesFreya seemed really worried and those who were not in on the secret, all felt bad for her. "I hope you find it. It's not easy losing a memento that you hold dear," one boy consoled and Denise thought if only you knew.She however didn't show it on her face. She kept a straight face as if she didn't know what was happening.They helped to look for it under the seats and everywhere Freya could have gone but it was nowhere to be found. Freya really looked sad and tears wouldn't stop falling."I will really feel guilty if something my grandma left me gets lost. And I don't even k kw what to tell my parents. They will kill me if I lost it," she said amidst sniffs and cries. Ooooh, poor Freya!"When did you say you last see it?" one of her minions asked and by now, she was shedding tears too for her friend."This one will make a very good actress. Too bad she was given a strong woman lead and not a weak woman. A weak woman would have fit her well," Denise thought with
When Denise was around fourteen years old, she remembers because it was four years after her grandfather's death, Georgina thought she could frame her by stealing her father's emergency cash that was always kept in a drawer in his office. That was a place even Georgina herself wasn't allowed in.Denise was busy cleaning as usual and this day, she noticed that Georgina kept going after her and because Denise wasn't born an idiot, she suspected something fishy was in the offing and she pretended that she hadn't realised that Georgina had been monitoring her every move. When Georgina was sure that Denise was in the kitchen very busy and wouldn't be getting out of there any time soon, she snuck upstairs into her father's study.What she didn't know was that Denise had followed her and since Georgina didn't expect anyone to know what she was upto, she didn't put her guard up. Denise saw her open her father's drawer and take out a bundle of notes and hid it in her bra.She hid behind a f
When Freya saw Denise for the first time, she thought that Denise must have applied a lot of makeup on her face because she didn't believe that someone could be that beautiful naturally. However, when Denise showed up for the morning exercises with a sleepy face and no makeup at all, Freya knew that this was the real deal. Her competitive self couldn't take it and she hated this girl called MS just because she was more beautiful than her.You see, Freya had been born and brought up in affluence. Her family was what people call filthy rich. Being the only daughter in a family of four children, everyone, including her three elder brothers, treated her like an expensive porcelain or like an egg that would break at the slightest of careless handling. Everyone did what she wanted and she was given anything and everything she demanded for. She was their little angel.In short, it would be safe to conclude that Freya was what people call 'a spoiled brat'.In school, many people worshipped he
There was an uproar in the room. People couldn't believe that she had the bracelet all along and made even Mr V come cutting his dinner short."Who does she think she is?" Some wondered loudly, not hiding their annoyance."Ah! So she is a thief? She took her friend's bracelet and just kept quiet one girl said and what was worse was that they didn't try to hide it. They talked loudly so that everybody in the room could hear."Not even that. Did you see how she shouted accusing MS and that other girl Zoe? So, she was looking for scape goats so that she could take it?" Another girl said and by now, that girls face had turned crimson with embarrassment. She couldn't even begin to imagine what went wrong. This wasn't supposed to happen.The situation was not only embarrassing but also humiliating to her. This was the first time she was on the spot for anything. And what was worse was she didn't know how the bracelet got into her pocket.This wasn't part of the plan. The plan was that Freya
Ansel sat in his office with a dark expression about his face. He was reading the report that one of his men had just given him about what happened in the training camp of Diamond Studios where Denise had went to. He felt like killing someone and a cold dark aura was round about him and it was good that he was alone in his office.Since he met Denise that day Fey and Alex brought her in his office, he had someone following her twenty four seven. He had a gut feeling that she wouldn't call him and true, she didn't. He, however, did not give up on her. He had her on his tab and he was ready to do everything it took to make her his and happy while he was at it. He wanted her by his side.In his 28 years of life, he had never had someone who had aroused his emotions the way that girl had. He had tried but it never happened. There was even a time he doubted himself wondering if he was asexual or even gay. But all that had been proven wrong and he knew he was a normal man with normal emotio
Ansel was a man who appreciated a good thing when he saw it. Take for instance Denise. He knew she was a jewel from the first moment he saw her and he wanted to keep and take care of her though he knew it would be hard because she was a wild thing. All given, he was ready for the challenge.The same went for Makai. Ansel knew he had landed a nice man the first day he met him. He didn't open that trunk the whole of the journey back to the city and it was opened when the car was about to be cleaned after the journey. He was surprised when his men told him that they had found an unconscious man in the boot of his vehicle.After looking at the man, he knew something was off. The man was wearing military clothing and he seemed beat. He looked bruised, exhausted and hungry. Ansel knew right away that he had a deserter. But he knew that it wasn't as simple and he wanted to hear the man's side before deciding on his course of action. He thus asked his men to take the stranger to one of the h
In Ansel's office, Kai and he were having small talk when the secretary called. She got back to him in less than the ten minutes she had been given. It was either she was that efficient or she wanted to show how efficient she was. Either way, Ansel knew her very well and the only reason he tolerated her was because she was good at her job."Sir, Mr. Emmet is on the line. Can I transfer him to you now?" She asked and Ansel answered with a grunt. He wasn't a man of many words and his workers had been used to it by now.After a while, "Hello Mr. Winston? How are you today? I hope there is no problem," Mr Emmet, the CEO and President of Diamond Studios, was worried when he heard that it Ansel Winston who was looking for him.He couldn't remember he and Ansel crossing paths any time in the near past and he wondered why Ansel himself would look for him. He really hoped and prayed that all was well.All the business people in Xela knew better than to mess with Ansel. This was because he was b
WARNING: Mature content. If you are not comfortable reading explicit material, please skip this chapter. For those who enjoy one on one action, happy reading!Denise was Ansel's first love and likewise, Ansel was Denise's first love. What that meant was that they both were clumsy in their actions but they were both really determined to make it memorable. Denise had never done this again but she didn't just want it to be like any other night for Ansel. She wanted it to be something that would be remembered by this man for a long long time to come.After that kiss, she excused herself to go to the bathroom and Ansel did just that. He was already aroused and if Denise was experienced enough, she could have told from the way his eyes clouded with desire. But she didn't and thus she couldn't tell. All that was on her mind was to make this night special and Ansel was also happy she chose to go to the bathroom at that time because he was feeling like his boner would explode from all the ne
When Denise got out of the bath and wore her night clothes, food was already waiting for her on the small table in their bedroom. She looked at the arrangement and wondered whether Ansel had been sent by someone to torture her heart. He had already done enough but he never got tired of doing things for her. He never got tired of taking care of her and that really made her heart warm. This was a brand new feeling for her and she loved it. She also wanted to experience that feeling for the rest of her life.What Denise didn't know was that to Ansel, he didn't think that he had done anything special for her. To him, this was the normal treatment one should give to the person he cares about let alone the one he loves. But to Denise, who had never experienced any kind of care at all in her whole life, this was humongous. She appreciated every little thing he did because she knew what it was like to lack. She thus appreciated him big time for what he was doing for her no matter how minimal.
Denise slept for the better part of the afternoon into the late evening.All this time, Ansel was sitting there like a faithful dog waiting for her to wake up. She had requested him to be by his side and he was going to honour that promise even if it meant not going back to work. For Denise, he was ready to work overtime for the hours he would miss. He also loved being near her and seeing her this peaceful as she slept like a baby actually made him feel peaceful in his heart. Her abduction had really shaken him and he had to be here to make sure that it was true that she was here and safe.During the time that she was asleep, he had taken a shower and asked the butler to prepare light foods for her for when she woke up. He was sure that she would wake up famished since she had missed lunch. He was thus ready.Denise had the best dream she has had in her entire life. In her dream, she and Ansel had been married for ten years and they had two children: girls. Ansel had spoilt the chil
Ansel helped Denise board their car on the gun shot seat and he drove them personally but there was a bodyguards’ car behind them. He could not trust anybody else to drive her home after the scare he got. He had never felt so scared in all his life and he just wanted to make sure that she got hone safe. He wanted to stay with her to reassure his troubled heart.Denise sat there obediently like a school girl holding onto her bags. She didn't want to talk because she knew that her emotions were allover and she didn't want to annoy the man who sat there looking at the road. She just felt so happy and grateful that she had this man in her life. Denise had never been this emotional and she felt embarrassed about it and she didn't want to embarrass herself more than she already had."A penny for your thoughts," Ansel said bringing her back from her stupor.She turned and looked at him but lacked words to tell him. She really didn't want to talk because she knew that if she did, the well th
At the same time that Denise was settling scores with Mandy and her goons, Ansel was going crazy looking for her. It was after thirty minutes that one of thebodyguards who took the driver to the hospital called Kai and told them that the driver was conscious now and had told him something.The vehicle had a GPS tracker and it was on when he was carjacked and beaten and he didn't think that the kidnappers knew about it.This was the breakthrough they had been waiting and praying for. Ansel had really prayed even though it was a long time since he had.Immediately Kai was told this, they sent the information to their IT guru and within minutes, he had the location of the vehicle. He immediately sent it to Kai and Ansel and his men immediately drove towards thatarea.It was a run down building where there was no sign of life and what gave them hope was when they found the taxi and another car parked next to it. Since they didn't know how many people were there, they waited for all the
Denise looked at Mandy and wondered why and where all the hatred came from. She didn't know the other woman and she really didn't think that even if it was a grudge because of taking Ansel or humiliating her the other day, it warranted her asking her people to kill her."Why do you hate me so much first of all? Do we know each other from somewhere?" Denise asked Mandy because she thought all this crazy.How can one hate someone else out of their own delusions? It wasn't normal. But she needed to hear it from Mandy herself because maybe she had a reason."Do I have any reason to hate you? You took my man away from me. Isn't that reason enough? I hate your very guts!" Mandy said through gritted teeth but Denise just looked at her with pity in her eyes. Really? Did Mandy just call Ansel her man?"Has Ansel ever told you that he loves you or has he ever given you any reason to believe that he does? Has he ever behaved in a way to suggest that he mightwant you?" Denise asked her again,
Denise had known that marrying Ansel would come with its own troubles but she didn't expect it to come so soon. She should have expected that there were people who were in love with Ansel in his own home but she never suspected that any of them would go as far as trying to take her life.But it was okay, they were giving her the experience she needed to live in this world that she had found herself in. She loved Ansel and she was ready to fight for him… literally.She sat on the couch again but her heart was still aching. Every time she would look at the bag that had been holding the food she had bought for Ansel and then think of how these fools had eaten it, she would feel so bad that she would feel better after beating them again.This time, even the guy who had been shot was no exception. They were beaten so badly that they could not speak well because their lips were the sizes of sausages.On the other side of the town, Ansel was going mad as his people tried tracking that taxi
These men regretted underestimating Denise and taking her nonchalance as fear and helplessness. If they had known that she could handle a gun and she knew how to fight, they would have recruited more men or even dealt with her more ruthlessly and without delay. They sat on the floor in a line like obedient school children and faced her. She then sat back on the couch and bent her back a little, parted her legs and placed her elbows on her knees and looked at them the way one would look at children. She was like a mother teaching her children how to be good boys. She was dangling the gun before them and they seemed visibly scared until one decided to be brave. "Do you even know how to use that thing? Stop pretending! Our young miss told us that you are a nobody. So, stop pretending to be brave. Why don't we fight and see what you can do?" He said and she smiled at that. An eerily scary smile that had him regretting why he said that. "Okay," she said just that and pulled the tri
These men regretted underestimating Denise and taking her nonchalance as fear and helplessness. If they had known that she could handle a gun and she knew how to fight, they would have recruited more men or even dealt with her more ruthlessly and without delay.They sat on the floor in a line like obedient school children and faced her. She then sat back on the couch and bent her back a little, parted her legs and placed her elbows on her knees and looked at them the way one would look at children.She was like a mother teaching her children how to be good boys. She was dangling the gun before them and they seemed visibly scared until one decided to be brave."Do you even know how to use that thing? Stop pretending! Our young miss told us that you are a nobody. So, stop pretending to be brave. Why don't we fight and see what you can do?" He said and she smiled at that. An eerily scary smile that had him regretting why he said that."Okay," she said just that and pulled the trigger.