I got back to the apartment and locked myself in the shower. I thought about everything Jerry had said and the thought of how Damien would skin me alive if he found out I killed the mother of his cub. Fear caused goosebumps all over my body. I wanted Damien and I didn't mind taking risks. I waited till the weekend again and this time I walked to her directly. She was sitting at the park with Damien's cub. “Be careful Chole," she yelled from the bench. I sat next to her and called her name boldly. " Good day Mrs Damien “ . She looked at me without emotions and as soon as she recognized me, she adjusted far from me. " Excuse me! Have you been stalking me? What do you want?" She asked, totally pissed off. I smiled softly and looked away towards the children and called her attention to them. " You see those children Irene, they are free, happy, and unbothered! This is because they have parents to worry about for them” I said coldly. “That was not the answer to my quest
I moved away from him and got to the closet to change out of my clothes. I walked out in a towel and saw Damien reading a book. He looked at me and returned to his book. I got to the bathroom and laid on the bathtub. I tried to cool my head. My temperature was hot, my heart couldn't stop beating fast. Memories of the night with Andy flashed through my head. The picture of Damien with a gun and how he almost shot Andy. Chole's voice played in my head almost immediately. “.... Daddy beats up bad guys". I stayed too long in the tub and I got a slight fever, immediately I got out. I met Damien standing by the door with a frowned face. I couldn't look at him in face. I walked out of the closet dressed in a full pajamas. I was walking out of the room when Damien stopped me. “How are you feeling Irene?" His words brought warmth. " Fine”. I answered swiftly and tried to turn away immediately from the conversation. Damien walked towards me and examined my entire body
“What are you saying Albert!! You are yet to say anything meaningful!" I said, trying to suppress my anger. Albert wiped off his sweats with his towel and cleared his throat. “After her meeting with your wife, madam's mood changed sir. I suspect the strange woman is trying to play games with your wife's emotions sir" he sounded so sure. “How sure are you Albert?" Raymond smirked after asking. “Sir!" He turned to me, turning to Raymond. “She was crying while she talked to your wife but was smiling and giggling as she walked to her car sir. I suspect the meeting was the cause of Your…madam's slight accident “ Albert announced stuttering. I slammed my hands on the table and got on my feet. I felt like giving Albert a resounding slap over and over and over. I paced around angrily till I was able to manage my emotions. "Who are you Albert? “ I asked coldly, facing the wall. "Madam's shadow sir” he replied slowly. I turned to him and walked to where he was standing with his han
I held Chole in my arms as I watched her doze off quickly. Few minutes later, a maid walked in and carefully carried Chole to her room. I sat for hours waiting for Irene to wake up. I would occasionally walk to the bed and check her temperature. I silently prayed she would open her eyes in no time and spill all the rubbish Agnes had fed her with. After three hours of babysitting, I dozed off on the couch. I fell asleep with a book in my hand. “Mmmmm ouch" I heard softly from my sleep. I turned on the lights and saw Irene trying to get out of bed. In reflex I rushed towards her and tried to help her, but all I got was a slight push. “Stay away from me" she said weakly. I stood aside and allowed her to help herself. Immediately she got up, her knees failed her and she slammed on the bed weakly. I allowed her to struggle even when I could see the pleadings in her eyes for me to help her. I was angry and irritated! I hissed and reluctantly assisted her to sit properly. “I
Irene walked to where I was lying and sat in front of me, on my legs. “I am not sleepy and I am afraid of closing my eyes" she said weakly, playing with her nails. I rubbed my eyes and sat up, pulling her closer. “What is it that you dream about?" I asked. She hesitated till I pushed her to start talking. “I see you in my dreams Damien. You look scary and dangerous. Your hands were covered in blood and you had fangs" she explained, almost exaggerating. I hissed at her unrealistic dreams and tried to talk it out of her head. “Listen Irene, I don't have fangs" I said, opening my mouth wide for her to see. “I am not a monster and I don't intend to become one. All these are imaginations from your head Irene. They are what you have been feeding your thoughts with'' I explained. Irene nodded and sighed. I understood she had a lot to say, but I wanted her more relaxed and I also needed to rest. " Come here baby, we will have a proper conversation at dawn ok? For now, Chole's d
Irene looked at me curiously, waiting for me to say something. I have never proved myself to anyone before, it was very strange proving myself to Irene. I inhaled and stared at her “ you believed her? “ I asked, despite knowing Irene might have believed her already. I wanted to know her thoughts and what she thought of me. Irene looked away and kept quiet. Her words were not needed, I understood everything. “Wow. I don't know what to say Irene. Do you believe a stranger's words at first hearing?” I asked, trying to hide my displeasure. Irene kept quiet and tried to look away from me. " What part of me convinced you that I will do something as inhumane and selfish like that? “ I asked. My voice was the only sound in the room. Irene kept mute and squeezed herself in bed. I couldn't understand her unnecessary drama and displayed emotions. She hugged her knees and bit her lower lip. “Irene, say where it hurts!! This is a simple matter! Say where it hurts" I almost yelled, b
“Should I be worried about Agnes?" Irene asked, after a long moment of silence. “I don't know Irene, I don't know what her game is, I will take care of it. Just stay away from anything that has to do with her" I advised. Irene nodded and left for the bedroom. Immediately she walked out, I felt empty, it was like a part of me left with her. I left the study and walked around the mansion. I met Albert and Raymond at the recreational area. They were into the table tennis they were playing and almost didn't notice me, till Raymond almost pulled out his gun in reflex. " I am sorry sir, we weren't expecting you sir" Raymond took his hand off his gun and apologized. Albert greeted me and brought a chair for me to sit. “You were right Albert. Agnes was feeding my wife with rubbish! And her rubbish almost cost the life of my child and of my wife. I want to pay my ex a visit, Ray! “ I said, staring at Raymond and Albert. “Now?" Raymond asked, surprised. “Yes Raymond! Albert, you a
I knew I was totally done for. I wished I had listened to Jerry. “Yes, we have been trailing your wife sir! But we haven't harmed her in any way" Patrick cried in pain, holding his red face. Damien laughed softly and took the bottle off my neck. As he walked away back to his seat, my heartbeat dropped by 5%. I was more at ease, despite sweating from fear and anxiety. “I know all that dummy. And I must commend that you made one right decision. You didn't attempt to hurt her. You both would have been chatting my name in hell if you did, “ Damien said, easily. Damien called me two times and asked me why I spilled rubbish to his wife. I couldn't bring myself to reply to him, till he brought out a gun from his shoe, which his trouser had covered all this while. Damien was more deadly than Jerry described. This man before me wasn't the sweetheart I knew years ago. He pulled the trigger and I closed my eyes in fear as the gun was pointed to me. I gradually opened my eyes a few se
Two years later: Two years later and I still couldn’t stop gushing over my woman. Irene was perfect in her wedding dress. I stood at the altar with Raymond behind me and watched her walk down the aisle with her dad. Her wedding dress enhanced all her curves and complimented her beauty. She was my own monalisa. The music stopped as soon as she got to the altar. She stood in front of me and I could tell that she was blushing. I took her hands as directed by the officiating priest and it was time to exchange our wedding vows. I took a deep breath and looked at all the guests present. I looked at Madison who held her baby, Cole who was wearing the brightest smile in the room, her dad who was really emotional and my daughter amongst other guests. Chole sat down in the first roll with her phone, ready to capture as many moments as possible. She gave me a thumbs up and a smile. Chole was extremely gorgeous in her pink lace dress. I turned my attention to the epitome of beau
It has been five days and a case has already been filed. Cole had given his testimony and Raymond had submitted the cctv footage to my lawyer as evidence. Chole had been discharged and she was staying at Irene's father's house with Cole and Madison. I was still at the hospital with my wife, watching up every morning expecting her to breathe and call my name. I looked outside the window and sighed heavily. My life was going through circles. I feared Irene would leave me the same way Sylvia did. I was confused and scared. The doctor has been assuring me since day one that she would be fine. It was almost a week, five working days and she has been the same. “Good morning Mr Damien '' , I heard Cole’s voice. He walked in with a simple smile and a food flask. “You didn’t have to bro” I responded weakly. He dropped the flask by the drawer and sat next to Irene. “You didn’t eat last night. You need strength to take care of Irene, Chole and me” he smiled. My stomach grumbled
Damien went berserk when the police informed him about the accident. He yelled “my wife and my baby!”. Damien moved past the police and I followed him. We got to the scene and it was Irene’s car. My hands were shaking, my whole body was covered with goosebumps. Damien rushed through the police and got to the car. He banged the car and cried in frustration. I walked to him and held his hand. The paramedics helped in bringing out chole. She had a few cuts from the glass but she passed out. They carried her to the other ambulance. The other team brought out my sister and it was bad. Very bad. She was bleeding everywhere and it was very obvious that she had broken bones. Damien squeezed my hand as he saw his wife. We were restricted by the police from coming closer to her. Damien got back to the car and drove in a rush to the hospital. As we waited in the waiting room, Madison and Dad rushed in. they were more panicked than we were. I hugged Madison and assured her all was going
ANNABEL’S POV. “Good morning baby”, Joses kissed my cheeks with a warm smile on his face. I stretched my hands and yawned tiredly. “Good morning “ I responded. I was living my best three days after Damien almost ruined my life. I noticed he had brought me breakfast and I smiled warmly as I took it from him. Joses left to get my vitamins. After trying all I could to get Jose back, I finally got the idea. All he wanted was money to get a yacht. I called in my lawyer and made a few of my properties up for sale. In two days, I got a buyer and signed the necessary documents. I called Joses. He eventually agreed to meet me. As soon as he walked in, I handed him the check he needed for his yacht. He hugged me spinned me around and kissed me. Since that day,he has worshiped me. I started getting back my life together. I had all the pleasure I needed, money and beauty. He got back with the vitamins and handed them to me. “How did it go last night?” he asked curiously. I
Tears ran down my face as I watched the final session of the interview. I couldn’t understand how the universe found me fortunate enough to have a god for a husband. Damien is a dream come through for me. “Mommy, I am done” Chole’s voice was a prompt for me to wipe my face. I cleaned my face and went through what she had written. “Good girl” I applauded. That evening, we ate dinner alone without Damien. At 10pm, Damien got back stressed and tired. He skipped dinner and went straight to bed. The next morning, I was up and popping. I was getting back to work after a long time and I had planned to make my husband breakfast. I got to the kitchen and started cooking. In no time, I was done. I served it on the best tray in the mansion and carried it upstairs myself. I gently pushed the door and placed the tray on the bed. I hung the curtains and leaned over to kiss him. I gave him a warm passionate french kiss. Damien moaned softly from his sleep as he woke up. “Good mor
“Hey!! Why are you two fighting over my best friend’s baby?” I joined their argument. “You should give a grand kid too” my dad fired back. With just one statement, I was off track. I laughed and listened to them argue over and over. After a while, my dad turned his attention to me. “ Irene, how is your husband? I still remembered how I fought tirelessly with him when I learnt about your marriage to him” he laughed. “Cole, i almost shot Damien on the head” he laughed harder. “I am glad Madison was able to make me see reasons. He takes care of you and the company too. I couldn’t have wished for a more competent inlaw” he bragged. Cole nodded and agreed immediately. “Dad, he is a great husband to my sister, '' Cole added and said many things that I couldn't pay much attention to. As soon as the word ‘sister’ left his mouth, I felt goosebumps. I felt emotional immediately and felt like hugging him. I didn’t know what was coming over me, so I got up from my seat and h
Damien laughed and cuddled me tightly. He held me close to himself like I was going to sneak off as soon as he left me. “You didn’t answer me baby” he whispered to my ears. “How are you feeling? Are you cramping?” He asked with all concern in his voice. I adjusted myself in his arms till I felt comfortable. “No daddy! I barely feel anything “. Damien gently touched my abdomen and caressed as his hands were in direct contact with my skin. I slept off earlier than our bed time and it made waking up early easier. At 3:49 am the next day, I woke up. I gently took my husband’s hand off my breast and walked to the bathroom. I got back from the bathroom and stared at how peaceful my husband was sleeping. He looked totally harmless and cute. I turned on the lights and tried to click a picture when he moved his eyelids. Damien smiled from his sleep without opening his eyes. I took a picture regardless but as I was about to click the next picture, he made a pose with his fingers.
Irene’s POV. I woke up to the warm kisses of my darling husband. As I opened my eyes, he kissed my lips again with a sweet smile on his face. “Hey mama”, he leaned away and took off his cufflinks. “You went out? Why all dressed?” I yawned lazily as I sat up. Damien smiled without words and walked into the closet to get changed. I got out of bed and noticed I had messed up the sheets. My period had been delayed for almost a week and the situations around the company and my family totally took my mind off it. As I tried changing the sheets, Damien’s voice startled me. “What’s that?” He asked with his hands folded behind his back. He looked like a mean grandpa with his golf outfit. I stuttered in speech before I finally found the right words. “Nothing, I am changing the sheets' ' I responded. Damien smirked and walked to me and held my waist. “Not that, The stain on your outfit. I know what it is now” he leaned and whispered to my ears. I was embarrassed but it didn’t s
As soon as she hung up my phone fell from my hand. What did she mean by I am being sued by Damien?. I was still in confusion when Joses barged in with so much anger in his eyes. “What is going on? Why is everything turning off? What the hell!! You promised me this was going to work!” He yelled. I was too shocked and confused to understand all that was happening. “Baby boy, you need to calm down and explain it slowly. What are you talking about? Why are the legal team withdrawing?” I asked, trying to touch him. He pulled himself away gently and paced around the room. The tension in the room was so high that I started feeling my stomach rumbling. “Haven’t you seen the news?” He blasted out of nowhere. I nodded my head as his question sounded familiar with what Barr. Glow asked over the phone. “What the hell!! “ he hissed. “Calm down Baby J, I just woke up” I whined. He stared at me with disgust and it offended me. I didn’t know how and what I was supposed to do. “ It's