Dani pov“Dani!!” My head turned as I stopped right outside the building, my hands curled around my bag and my eyes skimmed to the direction of the voice, it was Robert and he was hurrying in my direction.Oh boy.My feet bounced as I waited and when he finally caught up with me, he smiled, brushing a part of his hair to the side. I took in his appearance, a white dress shirt tucked into black slacks, he had a bag slung on his shoulders and his wristwatch which probably cost hundreds of dollars glistened in the light.“Hey- “ i paused , realizing i may have forgotten his name.“Rob- you can call me rob.” he said and tucked his hands into his pants pockets. “How are you?”“Oh i’m good,” i replied walking towards the door which slid open, the cold air from the conditioners blasted in our faces, even with my jacket on the goosebumps rose within me. “How are you and how did your weekend go?” I replied and the moment I caught the sight of excitement in his eyes I knew that i may have falle
Dani POVShe had to be joking right? I asked myself when i dropped my phone down. Juliet and Arthur were pretty close and it was clear that he had a soft spot for her in his heart.“You look like you could murder someone right now.” I raised my head at the sound of Robert's voice, he had some files tucked in his hands and his phone in the other, he was wearing glasses and he looked at me with concern.“Hey Rob-” I muttered putting a smile on my face. “What are you doing?”“Oh, I just finished photocopying some files, heading to HR to submit them. What about you? Where are you going to?”I groaned and closed my eyes.“I have to be be somewhere and i dont even know the place, and i’m not even supposed to be there until eleven, and she’s already threatening me.” I poured out and he only chuckled.“Is it Juliet?” he asked and i stared at him. Did he also know Juliet? As if he could read my mind he answered.“Yes, our families do go way back and our grandparents had put them together.” he
Dani POV“Oh boy.” i muttered to myself as i stepped out of the car, closing the doors behind me, i tucked my hands behind me and stared at Juliet who was staring at something over my shoulders. Hearing the car door close i put it together that she was looking at Robert who was now standing beside me with his hands shoved in his pocket.Juliet in her robe and heels walked off the stairs towards us- specifically Robert and stopped in front of him.“You’re a king?” she asked with her fake smile as her eyes roamed over Robert who didn't seem bothered by her gaze. “You do have his striking eyes and hair, you’re Zach’s son?”“Yes, i am and you’re the one who wanted Danielle to walk all the way from the gates to the main house.” Robert said curtly and even though it was subtle, it was there, Juliet's brows ticked in annoyance.“It was all a misunderstanding- i’m sure you’re aware of how people can be sometimes, especially with people like us.” she said with her lips spread and her white tee
Dani pov“Do you have a problem with what I said?” She turned over to me and she asked, her eyes glared down on me; if they could kill? I would have turned to dust at that exact moment. I gulped before I answered, I really thought I didn’t say that out loud.“No, we don't have a problem but there is a much better way to find the dress, we have to look for it.” I responded as I was liked further into the room, I moved closer to where Mara was. I decided to show concern but in reality, I wanted to leave her without wasting any more seconds.“May I know what the dress looks like? So it can aid the search?” I asked to ease the room, Mara seemed tense already. Her hair felt falling apart as she tried to pack it into a bun, she was struggling as she sighed so many times, I could see the stress and anger all over her. She kept closing her eyes and blinking, it seemed like she didn’t want to shed a tear, her hardest wasn’t even enough. I felt for her.“Right? Why don’t you ask me to book you
Dani POVShe wasn’t going to tell him the truth and i noticed that she wouldn’t let me either.“The earlier the better,” Juliet answered with her eyes piercing straight at my head. “We have to go now, You can talk to her whenever you get back, Ciao.” And like that, the call ended with Juliet staring at me like i had taken something of hers.She turned over to me as she spoke, I felt hot, she didn’t only look at me. She glared and looked down. She even kissed the air, and worse? She waved like Arthur was right there. It was embarrassing.She said something inaudible before her lips melted into a scowl. She removed the phone from her ears and tossed it unto the bed.“Okay you two can get out, I need to change.” She said harshly, I wondered if I had missed anything or if she was just so good of an actress. Mara sprinted, and in a second she had left. She didn’t even bother to wait for another second as she hurried away from the room.I grabbed my phone as I was about to leave, and just
Arthur POVMy phone buzzed right in the middle of the meeting and i was glad that i had a distraction to help me out of my way, my eyes darted to the screen where the pop up message stayed.Great JobI read the text from my phone, surprisingly it was from Robert. I could read the sarcasm.“...margin will grow-” my eyes drifted back to the man in front of me, even in his neatly tailroed suit i could tell that he was having a hard time trying to keep the smart words from coming though his mouth. I stared at the summary in front of me and then my eyes drifted back to my phone. Why was Robert texting me at this time? Why was he even texting me at all? And what did he mean by Great job?At the end of the meeting i pushed out my chair and stood up from my seat, i had just fifteen minutes before i ran out of my social battery with these guys.“Mr. King!” i turned in the direction of the man who yelled out my name, it was Donovan, i would never forget that italian accent that swerved its way
Dani POVFive Hours.It’s been five hours already and i’m on the verge of loosing my mind. I glanced at my wrist watch again and the ticking sound was irking my ears already, i needed fresh air, and not to be around brand new products that smelled like a whole lot of things, in fact I wanted to go home. This wasn’t what i signed up for and even with my aching heels in my low mules, Juliet still stood tall in her ankle boots as she picked one thing from the other in the rack.We were currently in the sixth store and we had a whole lot more to go, my body was tired as I desired food, any kind of food and my mind was tired from seeing fabrics of the same type in different colours over and over and over again.“Do you have this in blood red or maroon?” Juliet asked and when i though her attention was drawn away from me, i reached for the couch where i would be able to rest my legs-“Dani can you follow her to also find this in purple-” Juliet's voice had me jumping up, my eyes landed on h
Dani povJake Norman.What was he doing here?Did he know Anaise?“You two know each other?” Anaise asked Jake who was staring at me the entire time. “Dani?”“Not exactly, I met Dani one time in a resturant,” he stated and turned to Anaise.“You two know each other?” the question rolled off my lips. Anaise held my hands and her lips spread into a smile.“Yeah, yeah Jake here is my cousin, i was just in the city and Jake left where he was just to come to me.” Anaise said and my eyes almost budged out of my head. What?! They were related!!“Oh- oh wow, thats something.” i muttered rubbing the sides of my arm. “Well, i really need to go-”“Come on Dani, we were just talking about your daughter Ava, you can’t leave now, i really want to hear all about her.” I was quick to see the narrow in Jake’s brows, he remained quite and watched Anaise spew on- sometimes i wished Anaise would learn how to be not care-free, but i wouldn’t blame her, she grew up in the safety of her family and wealth an
Arthur POVHe was Alive. He was alive and he had my daughter. My father was alive and he had my daughter with him. Anger seered through me as it struggled to stay afloat with my fear which tagged easily. If he was alive, there was large chance he would hurt Ava to get to me. He had come back for me, to get me to back back to what i did to him.“Arthur!!” Zachary yelled from behind me but i kept on walking as wheels turned in my head. “Wait the hell up!” He grabbed my upper hand and yanked me but the persons face i saw was Danielle.“What?!” I snapped, not caring if they all saw me loose.“Where are you going? You can’t just keep leaving me in the dark. At least tell me what you have planned.” Dani stated with strong words but it wasn’t going to work so i laughed. I laughed not at her but at the entire situation.“Don’t you get it Dani, if my father had Ava and your mother, there is no plan. There is nothing i can think off that’ll work- its always a loosing game with him. He knows me
Dani POV“......she is the mother of your child..” Zachary’s words echoed in my head as i stared at the man i had trusted since the very first day.“What the hell does he mean?” I repeated as if i didnt hear myself the first time.“Dani- i can explain...”“Then do just that!! Explain to me why your brother thinks i’m the mother of your child, and you didnt seem surprised by it and what child!! I sure as hell know that its not Ava- she- she can’t be yours-”“You better believe it Danielle, my brother may be a liar but i am not.” Zachary said mildly. “Dad!!” Robert scolded but it was too late, the damage has been done already.“And you–” zachary turned to Robert. “You were supposed to keep an eye out for her. You had one simple job-”“I guess we both have something in common, don’t you think dad?” Robert muttered bitterly but Zachary remained calm.“Lets leave the two to settle themselves,” “Dad-”“ its about time he told her Robert, he has always been looking for a chance, now seems lik
Arthur POVThe thing i feared most was unfolding right before my eyes, they had taken them. Whoever it was that had sent me that text had moved ahead even with knowing who my family are, who i am. In the past years, my family had been threatened in more than one way and every single time, they’ve regretted targeting my family but now it felt different and it was obvious why, they had taken someone I thought i had lost before now, My daughter. They had taken Ava.“Arthur, what is happening?” She asked as she followed behind me, my hands ran through the screen of my phone hitting numbers that should be around, it was a good sign that she did not know just yet-“I’m not moving one more step until you tell me what is going on.” She halted with both hands by her side as she stared at me, she could sense that something was wrong.“I know you are worried but i can explain on-” Her phone buzzed in her hands, and with a reluctant gaze she stared at her screen and in seconds her eyes widened.“
ighty Five Dani POVAlex thiago was nothing i imagined, he wasn’t a man with white hair who was partially bald and had rounded shoulders. He was a man over six foot and had no bald hair, infact his grey hair was neatly styled on his head and the wrinkles on his face was highly controlled. His dark hazel eyes were electrifying that even as he stared at Arthur and I, i felt more to be of his target.“I’ve told you to call me Alex, son.” He replied and shook his hands with a small hug as though they’ve been friends for a long time.“Where is Patricia?” Arthur asked as Alex gaze shifted to me, he took my hand and placed a kiss to the back of them.“She’ll be here any mom-” A woman with Aubrun hair and dark red dress hurridely stepped outside.“Babe, i told you to wait for me.”“Our guest are here already, i didnt have to wait for you before attending to them but i’m sorry. You look beautiful love.” Alex said and pulled his wife who was way shorter than him even in her heels. She looked yo
Dani POVArthur countenance changed when i turned to check if he was following, his eyes were narrowed at his phone and his lips were in a thin line. I could count the number of times Arthur was worried by something and he never lost his composure, but this time, it felt different. He was disturbed, and he didnt seem to have it under control.I had been so carried away by what I was seeing that I didn’t notice him slacking behind and now he had probably seen something that would cause his mood to be foul for the rest of the day.With guilt eating my stomach, I walked towards him with my brows furrowed. He raised his head just before I got to him and just like always he tried to hide it but it was too late.“Hey, is everything okay?”“I should be asking you that question,” I countered and his brows shut up.“What do you mean-““No lies Arthur, I saw your face, you saw something really unpleasant. What did you see?” He stared at me, either stunned to speak or trying to come up with an a
Arthur POVShe was in my arms when i stirred awake, cuddled right next to me with her lips slightly parted. I had passed out on the couch with her resting on me and it was one of the best sleep I’ve had in weeks. Even though my legs hurt from not having a place to properly rest, it was worth it.My body had given out to the stress from the past couple of days and it was clear that i needed the rest. I checked the time on the wall and realized we still had four more hours until it was dawn, meaning two things. I either go back to sleep or i begin my day.“What are you thinking about?” She was awake. Her eyes were still closed making me wonder how she could tell.“How-”“Your heartbeat, it started racing few seconds ago-” she paid attention to the little things and it marvelled me.“Sorry if i disrupted your sleep.” I apologized as she sat up.“Its fine, are you okay?” She asked while brushing her hair carefully behind her ears.“Yes- its just two a.m. meaning you need to get more sleep
Dani POV“Jake? As in jake jake?” I said with my eyes wide. “You two were best friends?”“Yes, we were. I was going to forgive them and move on just so i can get her back but she said that she didnt deserve to be with me, that she could do so much better, and that i was carried away with everything that had happened in the past and not focused on her.”“Arthur-”“I blame myself for it but it hurt after telling both of them seperately that i had started seeing a therapist already. It hurt because i trusted them so much, all jake did was gloat and after Juliet realized i wasn’t running after her like she imagined, she started running to me. Seeing her face was enough pain on its own, my mind always brought back the images of of the both of them- and the funny thing is that they did it in our room back in college-”“Arthur, I’m so sorry.” I muttered, it was horrible watching your best friend and girlfriend lie to you and betray you- my heart ached for Arthur. He had gone through so much
Dani POVWe ended up sitting on the sand and feeling the grain between my toes felt relaxing, talking about Anna brought back some memories that I had locked away but this time it was different.“After my grandfather took me in, it took me a while to adjust. I barely slept and all I did was stare at my door waiting for either my father to come through it and drag me out or my mother to hold me and tell me she was sorry for leaving me alone.” He admitted and I turned to him, he was playing with the strap of the silver watch on his wrist.“I also wanted to see Zachary come in through the doors and tell me that everything I had done was not my fault but it never happened. I blame myself for everything that happened between us- it's safe to say that we both need professional help.” He joked at the end but now that he mentioned it, it wouldn't be a bad idea.“It's not going to be bad.” My hands slipped to his and with a gentle squeeze he turned to me, with a smile. “So, mind telling me abo
Dani POVFlashback“Hurry up Danielle, You’re going to miss the race.” My cousin yelled as i hurriedly applied my sun screen on. My flip flops which were in front of my room was no where to be found.“Anna!!! Its not funny if you tell me to hurry up and take my flip flops.” I yelled back at my cousin. It was difficult leaving with my cousins since my dad promised that we would soon be out of there.“Mum!! Can you help me with another-” A pair of fresh flip flop is hurled at my head and i’m only seconds late as one of the pair slaps my cheeks. With a loud hiss, i spotted my mum waiting with narrowed eyes and the acidic words in my mouth dry out.“You have something to say young lady?” I shook my head and ran outside with the new pair in hand, the car was going to be occupied and i needed to pick the best spot- my spot to avoid anything or anyone messing this trip for me.My face fell when i spotted Unle Lee seating at the middle, just by the window, my spot.“Why is he there?” I asked