Jericho’s POVMy hand gripped the steering firmly while I drove at an insanely high speed. I wasn’t just furious at Lucita, but I was frustrated. The anger that seemed to overwhelm me was instigated by all she said about Leia and the frustration came from how I didn’t have one goddamn self-control over myself when she teased me at the bar. Despite the fact that I had flared up at her, that didn’t stop the undying urge that surged through me even at the thought of her. I loosened the buttons of my shirt. I was suffocated by my own thoughts. I took a quick sniff of the collar of my shirt to check if her overpowering perfume she wore smeared on it because the last thing I wanted in that state was questions from Leia.I got back to the house and all my prayers for Leia to be asleep weren’t answered. I swallowed hard, watching how her eyes lit up at the sight of me as she ate the pineapple she took from the tray of fruits in front of her. I forced a smile too even though I didn’t feel like
My eyes fluttered open and slowly, I took in the surroundings. I was in a dimly lit room, it was dark and I could barely see myself. I was laying on something comfy. I felt it with my hand and I realized it was a bed. All that transpired a few minutes or hours ago propped up in my head. I did not know the time. "Leia!" I yelled and tried to bounce off the bed but I recoiled painfully into the bed as the chains that held my wrist pulled me back."What the heck!" I yelled and shook my wrist slightly only to realize that I was in chains."Lucita! You have really gone crazy! What the heck is this? Release me now!" I yelled and my voice echoed through the dark room.A soft and scornful laughter crackled from a corner of the room. I knew it was Lucita. She clapped her hands and walked close to the bed. She towered over me and muttered, "you have no choice in this, you should have fallen for my seduction. What a shame! A whole boss of Banda Della," she chuckled and rattled the chains nois
Jericho’s POV,Empty cartons, bins and other garbage flew out of the way as I drove out of the un-tarred road. I hit the road like a maniac and I sped crazily along. It was around 1am and I did not take any cognizance of the road but driving I am sure as hell knows this isn’t the way to the mansion. After everything that just went down with that conniving bitch, how can I show my face to Leia. Hell! I’d never been tricked this way all my life. Right now, I feel like sniffing the life out of that bitch in the most gruesome way possible! Or maybe that is a lie. I mean why didn’t I do so before I walked out of the hotel? Why did I even give in to Lucita's ploy? What the hell came over me? I have no excuse, I shouldn't have done it. I should have… Regret raged in my head threatening to sniffle out my breath.I brought the car to a screeching halt and yelled out loud. My throat felt dry and I suddenly craved some strong alcohol. Most bars were closed already.Holy shit! My vision dwin
Lucita’s POVJericho left the room without sparing a glance at me. No matter how hard I tried to stop the tears that threatened to break free, that didn’t stop them from flowing down my cheeks like a stream without bounds.. I didn’t bargain for all of this. Andro just had to have one of his crazy ideas. I could still recall how petrified I was when I was abducted until I got to realize it was all Andro’s doing. Then I got pissed and even more pissed when he told me of his plans. There was no doubt that I wanted Jericho, but I wanted it to be on my own terms. Andro and his silly commitment to making sure Jericho fell head over heels for me made me agree to his plans. knowing fully well that I was sore after the asshole, Andro pounded me like an animal earlier.I sighed, Jericho was no different. He treated me way worse than Andro did and now I couldn’t feel my legs. I buried my head in my palms as the truth hit me hard, Jericho might still be attached to our past but it was obvious t
Leia’s POVI tossed from one side of the bed to the other. Jericho left last night and he hasn't shown up. I tried to reach him all through the night but his phone was switched off.At first I was agitated but I had to put my mind at ease. Jericho is no kid, he is the boss of Banda Della.I had enough on my plate. I had suffered a bout of morning sickness all through the night and I had thrown up twice this morning. I suddenly hate myself.Someone knocked at the door and I yelled angrily. The knock made my head ache. I knew it was either the nurse-maid or one of the maids. “Don’t come in!” I yelled from where I was, battling with a perfect position to lie in to avoid the discomforting pain“You have a package ma’am” came the annoying high pitched voice of the head-maid.I sighed. “Come in then” I let out, trying my best to sit up in such a way to reduce my headache.She came in with a parcel. I wasn’t sure who it was from. I didn’t have a lot of friends that would just decide to surp
Jericho's POVI stormed out of the room with a heavy heart. The first person I saw was Lucita. She had a crooked smile playing on her lips and she looked at me mischievously."Fuck!" My rage soared. I hastened my steps towards her with my knuckles turning white. My vision was blurry with tears that threatened to overflow.Luicta remained rooted to a spot and waited for me with a lopsided grin playing at the corners of her lips.She knew I wouldn't hurt her but she was wrong this time. Anyone that puts the peace of my family in jeopardy becomes my enemy.I was almost closing up on her when a figure flew into my line of vision. It was Alex. He withstood me and forbade me from moving further."Richo!" He yelled and hit me on the shoulder."Move!" I yelled and tried to get around him."Common Richo, let her be. Don't let anger get the best of you. All this happened because you went to save her. You don't want to see her hurt. Wouldn't it be more painful if you hurt her yourself?" Alex s
Jericho’s POV, Delusional or not; believe me when I say all I see around me right now is red! Was I stung with the fact that; I Jericho, soon-to-be boss of the Banda Della group fell under the trick of an ordinary woman or the fact that I’d failed my wife big time?I felt the burning sensation from the alcohol which I’d been drinking. As it ran through my chest, it agitated me rather than pacifying me. With my head banging so hard, it suddenly became so hard to raise my eyes upward but I managed. I looked up to the door as Alex who’d earlier left me at the bar side of the penthouse walked back in. “I already told you to leave me the fuck alone, didn’t I?!” I slurred out like a drunk bastard, waving a finger at Alex who just scoffed and approached me. He had warned me to stop drinking.“C’mon Jericho, you should man up instead of wasting away with alcohol!” Alex scolded as he snatched the bottle away from my grip. I glared hard at him and tried getting it back but I failed. Next
The hotel was a nameless hotel located deep in the suburbs of Venice. It was a miracle that I was able to fix its location.My boys ventured in while I was outside to check the vicinity.When I walked in, my boys had already handled the man overseeing the CCTV, he was lying in cold blood. The killing wasn’t called for but Kelvin told me the man had proved stubborn.Most of the workers and the customers fled out of the hotel. My boys held the second security man hostage. Having witnessed the death of his colleague, he had no option but to dance to our tune.I was more concerned about the footage anyways so without bothering to sit down, I set my eyes on the dark screened footage keenly waiting for it to reveal the faces of who I wanted to see but minutes passed and nothing displayed."The footage was deleted," the operator said shakily and I held my shotgun against his head. "Tell me all you know about this!" I yelled."He is the boss here. I did everything while I paraded the vici
Jericho POV, Few minutes has passed since Leia and her nurse maid left for the rest room. I have been technically bouncing on my toes, never had I been this impatient and aggravated all my life. Time was tucking away, yet there was no trace of Leia. My head had literally turned into a standing fan, spinning back and forth for a sign of her but there was no trace. Fed up of the shit, I decided to make a move but just as I made two steps away from my standing position, I felt a hand grab my arm making me twirl back to see it was Alex. My eyes instantly turned to inferno. “What?!” I gritted my teeth, my whole being burning with rage. Alex squirmed his face before sighing and said; “Tell me you aren’t fucking going to meet Leia in the restroom. You’ve to calm down! Give them some privacy, man! It's the ladies not your personal closet.Calm down? Really? Is that a joke or sort?How can I? when I am literally angry with entirely everything right now. Starting with Alfonso; the nerve of
Alex POVI have been avoiding Alfonso because I have nothing to say to him. After the search on Tyler's car's number led us no where, we are yet to have a concrete information.We have been checking the footage of cameras just like he had ordered but we are yet to get anything concrete.While I was at it, a summon propped up from Alfonso. It was meant for Jericho, he was summoned to come alongside Leia. Yeah, that is big boss for you, he takes the bull by the horn. I informed Jericho and soon he was down in Alfonso's chambers with his wife. I was also present."Given the fact that you were just informed about Russo's death, I had thought I will receive your visitation but it never come," Alfonso said to Leia as soon as we walked in.Leia said nothing. She bowed in greetings without responding."What can you say about your friend. I mean Tyler," Alfonso went straight to the point and showed Leia a seat.Leia looked surprised and looked questioningly at Jericho."Did you report me to …
Lucita POVI am obsessed about Jericho and knew it. Well you wouldn't blame me, he was my first love and my betrothed. When I walked through the shadows of death, he was the only substance that kept me fighting for my life. I am back on my feet and there is no way I can live on without him.Since l'd left the Bandas' mansion, I could not but think about him. Apparently, I might have lost him but I can't lose him for real. We can't remain under the same sky and he would be locked up in another woman's bosom.No! It can never be. The thought alone is infuriating. I will rather have him taken out. Yes, if I can't have him, no one would. Neither Leia nor some other women.At this point I could not help but think that Andro's intervention made me lose Jericho. If I had returned to him earlier, he wouldn't have met that bitch. And when I returned, Jericho couldn't feel my sincerity. I had grown past the naive and gentle lady he knew.Well, I won't cry over spoilt milk. I have lost Jericho
Alex POVTwo cars rode out of the property right after Leia's car. We followed in close proximity but Leia did not suspect a thing. This made me agree to Alfonso's delusions, Leia has indeed become docile. Well, I am happy that my friend and boss is soon becoming a father but above all I wish for his happiness and his wife's as well.It was hard to gather the men and follow them out without answering to Jericho. He only asked casually and he stopped pestering me after I snubbed him.I decided to go with our men because I did not want any flop. This was sir Alfonso's biddings it has to be done clean and perfect. Moreover I needed to see things for myself.Something did not sit down well with me. It was Sandra's disposition. She was alert and sensitive and there was no doubt that she would have caught on.I expected her to greet us or inform Leia but she didn't. Rather she feigned ignorance and maintained her position right beside Leia.Few of my men waited around the parking lot while
Alex POVWork was choking me up but I had to do it all alone. Jericho was busy with Leia and the task was not something I could give out to our subordinates.It was the end of the month and I had enough on my plate. Reports had rolled in from every one of our facilities around the world. I had to audit the whole thing and ascertain that each facility is doing well. This task is usually handled by Jericho or me.Jericho has been hanging around Leia since things started to fall apart between them, leaving me to face the heavy workloads.I knew this was going to happen when he kept such big intimation from Leia. Yeah, he did it with a good intention. He did it to protect her but hey, he should have known that Leia isn't a weakling, she won't welcome such an excuse.Thinking about it all aroused my curiosity. I am more curious about the source of the whole malady. Isn't it strange that a man from nowhere was the one who broke the news to Leia? A fucking childhood friend or whatever. I s
Alfonso POV, As I stood on the rooftop of my apartment, all that claded my mind was Lucita and whoever was behind her. This time around I was navigating ways on how to deal with them ruthlessly as soon as I got my hands on them. Fucking hell, I can’t beleive that the investigation on just one woman...One damn woman is suddenly becoming like a wild goose chase. The fact that the men I sent to tail her got killed, still gets me boiling. They were my elite men. Clenching my fist around the shot glass that I was holding, I took another sip from it. Impatience turns to rage as I waited for the fucker Luca to gave arrived already.And In a few hours, which felt like eternity, Luca finally arrived along with the other men. With a smirk, I watched as their cars zoomed in furiously and they all alighted. I nodded sideways toward one of the guards standing at the rare end of the rooftop and he knew what to do. He bowed and in a few minutes time, he led Luca up all the way. “If you don’t h
Leia's POVI was still mad at everyone and most especially Jericho. Seeing that I am back with him pissed me off. I wanted to stay away from him as long as I could.Well, I won't blame him but my family that released me back into his hands.The only thing holding me down here is my pregnancy. I had to respect the fact that I wasn't as agile as before. Back in Dallas when I saw blood dripping down my thighs, I was scared to the bones, I thought I had lost my baby. I don't think I will be able to live on if anything happens to my baby. It's the only thing that gives me joy. I am six months gone and I can't wait to see the man in there.I patted my stomach and smiled wearily.My phone beeped and I picked it up, smiling. It was Tyler."Hello Tyler," I said weakly into the phone."For goodness sakes! You scared the hell out of me. Your phone has been out of coverage since the last time we met. I contemplated paying you a visit today if I still can't reach you," he said with his voice lade
Luca's POVLuca left his father's chambers infuriated. He knew Alfonso well but he is also a man with his own principles. Hearing Alfonso say that he would take him out if he made a mistake was too far, it hit him hard but he decided to let it go.The next morning, he left in the company of two guards. He had no option he had to carry out his father's biddings. More so, he is as curious as his father.He is curious to find out what led to the death of Jacobs and Jade. They were one of their elite men and it was a slap on their face that they were wasted while trailing a woman. With his guard, he made his way down to the morgue. They were allowed in and led to the freezers where Jacob's and Jade's bodies were kept..They carried out thorough examinations, with the help of a professional. It was discovered that there were excessive scratches on each body and they possible scratched themselves to death.Apart from the scratches, nothing stood out on each body. After thorough examina
Luca's POVMy head remained bowed as Alfonso lashed out on me. I just gave him a bad report. Two of our most elite men turned up dead after trying to track down Lucita's location.The team maintained contact with them a few hours before they were caught off. Back up team and search team spurred into action immediately.They located the point where they had the last contact with them. Their dead bodies turned up just within circumference.The team ran different investigations around the location but nothing was unusual and it led nowhere."The backup team should have been on standby, not far from them!" Alfonso yelled and went berserk. He hauled different articles at but my head remained bowed."We did not deem it necessary to provide them with back up since they were unto just… Lucita, we did not see it coming..""Stop the crap! Just Lucita!? Is this how you will run the family business when I am gone!? Just Lucita? We have been trying to track her for good three months, shouldn't tha