Chapter Nine
The Lure
It was ten in the morning, i have an appointment in a salon, i needed to get my hair done, so i prepared to go to the saloon, and after about five minutes walk from the house, i felt someone following me and then a voice spoke
"I have been calling, you never answered'I recognized the voice and turned to look at him not really knowing how i feel about seeing him, memories of our time together came rushing in"I didn't answer because I didn't want to" i finally said"And why is that?""What are you doing here anyways, how do you know where I live? I asked covering his question"I just want to talk, explain things you know, so I just wanted to see you""Wanted to see me? You were one of them, the guys that took me" I said scared"No, no it was all a mix up" he said stepping forward which made me take a step backward"They mentioned your name, they said you were with them, they sent you after me""I did business with them, I didn't know what they were into I promise, I didn't know you were involved or any of this"I scuffed, am gonna go now, stay away from me I said pointing at him, then turned and walked away. Later that same day, he texted me again"can we get a coffee please, to explain what happened, I will explain everything".That night Dave didn't come back, I was feeling pretty lonely, I knew dave was hiding something from me and I would like to know what really happened, why was the Alex mentioned? do they know each other? Dave wouldn't tell me anything. I needed some answers, so I got up, started to play dress up to take my mind off things. Later on, i laid down and called Dave's number but he didn't pick up, it then went to voicemail"where are you? Em..I miss you and are you coming back today or not, it's totally fine if you are not, apparently I have gotten used to it". I ended it and just laid down hoping and waiting for a reply and from there I dozed off. Around 7pm, I woke up and checked my phone, Dave hasn't replied or called back, I went into the bathroom to wash my face and suddenly the phone rang and I rushed and picked it up expecting that it's Dave. But then it was the Alex, he told me that he was outside at the front and he wants to see me"leave me the fuck alone" I shouted and made to end the call but he pleaded with me not to"Please Sarah, I just want to talk, just hear me out, just one coffee"I let some seconds pass and then said"Alright, tomorrow 10am" "Thank you" he said before I ended the call. 10am the next day, I was already dressed and ready to go, went downstairs, entered my car and drove off, this happens to be the time that Dave was getting back and he saw my car leave, so instead of parking, he followed me. When I got to the bar, I got down and went in to meet Alex already seated. We were by the window so Dave could see everything. Alex was pleading with me not to be angry at him, I asked him"How are you connected to all this? I mean, were you using me? Was that your mission?""I think it's better I show you" he replied. "Show me what?" she asked"You will see, it's upstairs""Like hell we are""Hear me out, here isn't safe, we are just going to talk, nothing more I promise"I then agreed and we went upstairs. In the room, he brought out some papers and showed to me"What is this?" I asked"These are my business papers, a prove that I didn't know anything about what went down""They mentioned your name, they specifically said they put you there to get information out of me and you are telling me this? This proves nothing, am leaving" I turned to leave but he stepped forward, stretched his arm over me and shut the door"I didn't say you can leave yet" he whispered into my ear"Let me go" I whispered back "I can't do that" he repliedI tried to turn around. "Don't turn around" he ordered I tried again to open the door but it was held tight shut by him. I was breathing heavily now, and shivering a little. He started to unbuckle his trouser slowly with his free hand. I became a scared from the thought of what would happen. I has never being rapped before, I can't help thinking "is this it?" Maybe they sent him to finish the job, to rape and kill me. I then started to beat myself up for being so stupid, coming up here with him, what was I thinking?. Is this how I was going to die?"pls let me go or I will scream" i said trying so hard not to sound scared but my body on the other hands had other plans as it kept shaking and my heart pounding out of my chest. "You see, I wouldn't do that if I was you" he said as he slipped a knife from his pocket and put it to my throat.Chapter TenCaught In The WebI struggled to turn around and he pushed me and pinned my back to the wall with one palm over my mouth"don't you dare make a sound" he warned, his eyes red with rage and evil that I couldn't help but wonder what I did to get him so pissed. "You think you can avoid me forever? I want you and I must have you" he said. "Please let me go" I managed to murmur with his palm over my mouth as hot tears rolled down my eyes, he cut off my top with the knife. He then quickly dropped the knife and carried me up with his free hand while the other one was still placed on my mouth. He penetrated me and I let out a closed scream, I tried to fight with my hands, scratching and hitting him, but my soft hands seems to be hitting a rock, I then managed to shift my mouth from his hand and bite him, he let out a groan and responded with a slap that almost made me lose consciousness. He then dragged me from the wall and put my head onto the foam and pressed it down while ho
"I think I saw you outside, sitting in your car" she saidDave moved inside the room, went over to the bedside and sat beside Sarah. The woman made to leave and then paused"You do know she was raped right?" She said"What?""When she ran out of the room, she ran into me and she looked very scared, one look at her and I knew what happened" she explainedDave could not believe his ears"I could have stopped her, then she wouldn't have to drive into an accident" she continued "so I feel responsible in a way, that's why am here. I heard about the accident from the news. Here this is his information, you can talk to the police and have him pay for what he did"Dave collected the paper"Emm, thank you for being here" Dave said still shocked.The woman nodded, turned and left.Dave started to beat himself up, he was right there and this happened, and when she came out, he thought that she was hurrying up to get back home, he was so angry he didn't go over there to confront her, if he did, he
Chapter 12Confrontation Three weeks after i was discharged from the hospital which now seems to be a causal place for me. Dave took me home, he made my favorite meal and i was so thankful for that, am not a fan of hospital meals. After eating, Dave wanted to talk."Hey, I want to talk about what happened" he said to me."I don't want to talk about it" I replied not looking at him.I started to go upstairs."I know you were raped" he saidI stopped and turned to look at him, "who told you that" I asked"Does it matter?" he asked back"Yes it does" I replied"Okay fine, there was a woman, she came to the hospital after the accident, she said she owns the bar and she met you the day it happened. What were you doing there and who was that man?" He asked looking at meI scoffed"And this is the right time to talk about this? I just got out of the hospital and all you can think of is to question me?" I asked"I just want to know what happened" he replied"Seems to me you already do" I sai
Ambushed"What Sarah, you're what?""I don't know, I..am not just feeling it anymore" I replied"Feeling what Sarah? the dinner or this marriage?"I don't know, I...I just need time to think I guess""What do you want to think about hmm?" He asked harshly"Everything Dave, it has been a lot going on" I replied with almost the same tone"You are the one that cheated, you know" he spat at me"Is that what this is about? me cheating?""I'm sorry, I lashed out" he apologized"No, no you didn't, it's been right there on your mind, it just came out" I said angry"Come on babe" he begged"I'm going to bed" I said before turning to leave"No, wait, wait, Sarah"He used his arm an scattered the dinner on the table breaking the plates and glasses. That made me turn around in shock."What do i have to do?" he asked"Nothing, you can't do anythng now, am trying, i have a lot on my mind and am trying to get it under control and am sorry i cheated on you, am so sorry, but you behaving this way and
Confession"Now walk to the bathroom" he ordered.I did as i was told and walked to the bathroom. Once we were inside he locked the door behind us and this gave me a chance to turn around to see who it was. It was Alex, i froze up."Miss me?" he asked grinning, he had a black eyeI swallowed in fear."Alex" i managed to say"Surprised to see me? what? you didn't think we would meet again after our last meeting?"I became so uncomfortable, i took my chance at the door, but he caught me before i could take three steps. He placed a hand over my mouth, and placed my back on the wall."Shhh don't scream" he said threatening me with his gun. Tears ran down my cheeks."Now listen and listen good" he beganI nodded in response."Tell that husband of yours to get a hold on himself, if he tries that shit he pulled the other day again, i will come back for you, and it won't be a friendly visit, do you understand me?" he askedI nodded once again in response"Good" he said now really looking at m
Lay With HimDave held me back, "Sarah please wait"“You lied to me and put my life in danger” i spat at him“I'm so sorry babe, about all this” he pleaded.“I have to go” I stood up and ran out of the house. When I got to Julian's place, I went straight into my room, closed the door and cried my heart out. Later on, Julian came up, knocked slightly at the door and called my name.“I'm coming in” she said before entering the room She came over to the bed and laid down with me while rapping her arms around me in a warm embrace.“You are gonna be okay” she said“I'm not sure if I will ever be okay again” I said to her“Hunny, you are gonna be fine” she said trying to convince meI told her about my meeting with Alex and that Dave knew him. After am done she said“Alright, from now on i will be going with you to where ever you want to go okay? No more going by yourself".Dave was infuriated after finding out that Alex paid a visit to me, so he went by Alex's apartment that day but he co
The Set UpWhen I got home Julian was on call, the minute I stepped in she ended the call and ran to me“Where have you been? I have been calling you, I called like a hundred times, you didn’t pick any of my calls, why did you drive off like that?” she asked worried“It was Alex I said to her“What? She asked stunned“I don’t know how he got in my car” I said“How is that even possible? how does he know that you are here?” she asked“I don’t know, he must have followed me” I replied“Where did he take you? did he hurt you?” She asked concern written all over her face“He took me to a motel he’s been staying” I replied“What did he say to you? did he hurt you?“I…I need t sit down” I staled as I thought of what to say“Sure, sure” she repliedI went over to the couch and sat down“What did he say?… what did he say to you?” she queried“Nothing much, he was just telling me to call Dave off, the usual threats” I lied “And he had to adopt you to tell you that? I think he is up to someth
Discovered“Who is this?” The voice askedI didn’t respond, my heart was shattering every which way. I don’t know why I feel so hurt since am the one who has been cheating all along. When she didn’t get any response, she ended the call. Who is this woman? Could Dave be seeing her? I couldn’t quite place this, could she just be someone from work or is this personal? Something tells me it was the latter. I tried to keep myself calm, I tried not to lose control but it was so hard. One day, I set off to follow Dave around to find out who he’s been seeing. By 8am I was already in front of our house, I took Julian’s car so as not to be spotted easily, I had earlier lied to Julian that my car has a problem so I can take hers, she didn’t mind so she let me have it. I sat in the car and watched from a distance, when he finally got out, I brought a pack of popcorns and began eating, I had also gotten some other junks to help keep me busy doing my waits, I cannot believe I have turned into a sta
Mia's PoVThe next morning I prepared and headed to the office, I had a plan and the plan was to expose my boss for who he truly is and what he has truly done. I know he is smart enough not to implicate himself so I have to be very crafty with this. I need to push the call ight buttons or all is lost. I don't have the evidence the P.I gave me with me anymore since they were confiscated by the police after Liam dragged me into his mess once again. I have to be really smart about this actually because I do not have any other plan, if this doesn't work, I don't know what next to do. I have just one shot and I plan on making good use of it. I took a taxi to the office, ones I entered the premises, I told my secretary to let Mr. Edward know am here and that I want to meet with him. After she made the call, she told me that he said to send me in, which I know he wouod,. He must have been curious as to what brought me back here with everything that is going on in my life right now which am
"He said one thing at a time and promised everything is going to be alright" I said sitting down on the couch and stretching out my legs. It's been a really long day and my legs are aching badly. A massage would be such a bad idea right now. I desperately need one"Ana, do you think am stupid?" I asked"What? No, not at all" she answered quickly and I smiled"You are a good friend and I know you love me but I need an honest answer this time please" I said to her"Mia, you are the smartest woman that I know, I don't think you are stupid, you just made some wrong choices that's all and hell, who doesn't at some point?" She said"I'm not so sure about the smart part" I said as I started to get emotional again and tears started to line up"Mia, opening your heart to someone doesn't make you stupid, you were in love, it's not something that you can control, we can't control who we love" she said in a sweet voice"I don't know, I feel really stupid, I feel so empty" I said sobbing"Hey stop
"Liam took me there to see a building, he wanted me to start up private practice there, to start my own firm in the middle of nowhere. His wife said some things about him being an isolator and a control freak and am seeing that now"This is bad Mia" she said taking a sip from her glass then her phone began to ring, it was an unknown number. She picked up"Hello, who is this?" She asked"Hi Ana, this is Liam" he replied "It's Liam" she said to me"What?" I asked coming closer and whispering to her to put it on speaker"How the hell did you get this number?" she asked him"I just spoke to my lawyer, we really need to talk to Mia, it's really important, is she there with you?" He asked ignoring Ana's question"No she is not, whatever you want to tell her, you can tell it to me, i will just pass it on later" she said to him"I know you don't know me like that but I promise I didn't do all these things am being charged for, am innocent. It's just my wife and her lawyer that is doing all th
Mia PoVWhen we got to Ana's place, I sat down like someone whom the body was present but the mind was absent. Ana went over to her fridge and got out a bottle of alcohol and two glass cups. We came over to the couch and dropped them on the table then poured out the drinks into the two cups, and slide one my way as she took up her own glass and drank from it, a slight frown appeared on her face as she did"Are you going to tell me what happened now?" She said taking another sip"He was laundering money and dealing with really dangerous people" I said still sitting still"What? Mia did you know about this?" She asked surprised"No, I did not. You know I can never involve myself in something like that. Why would you even ask that" I said looking at her"Then why are they in your house and taking all your stuff?" She asked still doubting that I didn't know anything at all about the crimes "He asked me to move some money into my account but that was to keep it away from his wife, not bec
Ana's PovI drove over to Mia's place after she said not to come pick her again, I waiting for over an hour but she didn't come in, so I went across the street to get dinner but when I came back up the door was unlocked and wide open and there were police all over the place tossing everything around and moving things. I was so shocked I thought I went to the wrong room, but looking inside I realized I didn't go to the wrong room, I am at the right room, all of Mia's properties were there and the police officers were just touching everything."What the heck? What is going on here?" I asked as one police officer rushed out to stop me from entering the premises "is Mia inside that house?" I asked the police officer but before he was able to respond, Mia showed up, she was coming from the stairs and has no idea about all of this."You again?" She said to the police officer that came out to stop me from entering the place, I guess they know each other or have met at least"What the hell is
"Good news, he accepted to let you meet with him, he should be here any second" he said and I breathed out in relief and my face brightened up"Thank you" I said happy he did me the favour"Sure" he said. Then the door opened up and another officer led Liam into the room in handcuffs. I should really get used to seeing him like this since it's now happening more often. After the other officer brought him in, he left the room"I will let you two talk" the nice officer said before leaving us both alone in the room and closing the door behind him"Hey, listen" Liam started but I could wait for him to talk not after what he put me through today and all the things I found out about him"What the fuck Liam" I said upset"Look, listen to me. It's my wife and her lawyer lover, they are the ones setting me up, they are the ones doing all this. I can tell you I didn't do anything. They had all this planned out" he said desperately"Do you know how worried I was, when those guys carried you, I
"Look the charges are all legit" he said apologetically but still confident"You should know that his wife is really on to him, she could have plotted all of this, believe that woman is crazy, I wouldn't put it pass her, maybe you should be focusing on her instead torturing me" I said upset"No, this isn't his wife. He has been doing this for a very long time now, even before he met her,tl this one is on him not her" he said"Okay I think am gonna go" I said getting off the car seat but he got off the driver's seat and stopped me "Please just calm down, I know this is a whole lot for you but being angry about it isn't going to make it go away and besides where are you going to go?" he said to me"No am not upset about what you are telling me, I guess am just angry at myself for not figuring it out on time. You think you know someone but–shit!" I said with a mixed feeling. This is just all too much"Hey listen, you know I really can drive you back to the city, instead of sitting here
Once he heard my reply, he parked by the side of the road and got down from his car"Hey, are you okay?" He said coming toward me, I became scared and alert I took some steps backwards to put a space between us at least to give me a headstart if something should happen. What is he is a psychopath or a kiddnapper or a killer? There were many things running through my mind and my insecurities set in. If anything should happen to me here, nobody will know because Liam drove me out here very early in the morning, I didn't get the chance to call or tell anybody where I was headed and now I am left here no phone, absolutely nothing on me but my cloth"Obviously not" I said still suspicious"Well, did your car break down somewhere? I can help you to fix it, I am not a mechanic but I know a few things" he said nicely. How is he so nice, it's awkward I thought to myself"No" I said keeping my eyes on him and studying him"In that case, can I give you a ride back to wherever?" He asked"Do you
It was a building, a complete building. I did not know if I show uod get excited or not. "Liam what is this?" I asked a little confused"It's a building, you can start your firm here. I mean it looks a little bit old, we can fix it up a bit" he said smiling. I stood there still confused, why would I want my firm an hour away the city? Was he joking and I specifically told him I don't want to go private"It fit the profile perfectly, it's spacious has all the equipments and fittings intact, you will love it, let's just take a look inside" he continued"Liam, we didn't talk about this, you didn't think this is something you should have mentioned to me before now? Instead of driving us out here this early?" I asked a little upset"Just wait a second okay, let's go take a look inside first, am sure you will love it" he said. I just felt that he wasn't hearing me"I'm a city girl, I love the city, I don't want to be here Liam, out alone here in the middle of nowhere?. All my friends are i