JOEY'S POVI would never be able to stand hurting Samantha no matter what had ever happened between us in the past. She was still my first love and nothing was going to change that.After I had left that summer I discovered that she definitely had to move on with her life. I returned to school and was so engulfed with my studies that I had no time for relationships with women even though they threw themselves at me. From the highschool girls, to middle high and the ladies at college, I never had the time. I was too busy planning my life and minding my business.Getting adapted to my estranged dad had not been actually easy because it came with its troubles. I would never bring myself to trust a man that had abandoned his own family and went on his spree of romance. It was too risky and tacky for me and I would not be stooping that low. I went about my own stuff and even got accused of ghosting on everyone by my mother. I could not share my feelings with anyone and would not tell them
GEORGE'S POVI stared after the guy that was leaving. It had actually been a long time since I last saw him. The last time was when he had been out with his daughter but seeing him now with Samantha was actually pretty annoying."He's never going to like me, right?" I asked Samantha as I came around to sit with her on the chair."What would you have him do? You're not a totally likable person, George." She said to me,Like venom, it hit my heart."That hurts. I used to think that I was totally lovable." I said to her,"In your dreams." She said as she focused on her meal.I sat down there as I observed her. She seemed a lot brighter this morning and I was wondering if it was because of the pizza I sent her or because of him. I would actually prefer the former to the latter as I needed an assurance of hope that she was actually going to reconsider us. Not in a selfish way though but I wanted a chance to make it up to her for all I had done with Kourtney especially. I never should have
EMILIO'S POVI had left the hospital after making certain that my men were well stationed around Dominic's ward after being convinced he had lost his memories. They were not to leave the spot and should anyone get there to check on him, someone was to enter with them. I needed to get home as my manager had texted me there was an urgent message for me. I realized I had forgotten about my job all these days in my pursuit. I was headed home and then the moment we got there, I saw the person standing outside and a frown broke across my face. For the sake of the heavens, I decided to stop and also, to make myself clear to her since she wants to play silly."Stop the car and wind down the window." I said to the driver as I saw her.I was having enough of a bad day already that I would have to witness this melodramatic sight in front of my house. What was her problem or could she not simply read in-between lines that I was done with her."Emilio. You've not been returning my calls or message
SAMANTHA'S POVI could not believe I had just screamed his name out loud to George but it dawned on me with a strange realization that I had just made more or less, a declaration. I did love my husband after all and had only been thinking haywires. Sincerely, I missed Emilio. Not the recent one that had been giving me heartaches but the one I actually loved. The one that had been there to pull me away from all the pain I had been feeling after all my wrong relationships. For the record, I would rather you do not assume that George and Joey were the only men in my life. I have known men and I have seen them as well. It was never fun for me.I found myself rising up suddenly as I stared at George who seemed confused over my reaction."Are you okay, Samantha?" He asked me.Tears had begun streaming down my cheeks."What? What do you think? That I'm now crazy for saying I love my husband?" I asked him."No. It's not that. I was only..." He began but I was prepared to take the reins of our
TOM'S POVWhat was wrong with Emilio? I clearly had just sent him on his way because he had some matters of urgency to attend to and then went about my duties when my phone started to ring. It was the nurse from the hospital. Apparently, Emilio had been so kind enough as to have given her my contact and I could not tell when or how he had done that because I had not witnessed it in the tiniest bit. However, he had done that and she called me on the phone to announce the good news."Detective, the lady is awake." She said to me,"Lady? Detective? What are you talking about? Who are you?" I asked her, totally confused."I'm a nurse who was asked to watch over the female assassin in the ward. By my take, I believe you must be a detective asked to keep an eye on her. I was asked to give you a close call too." She said to me,"Did you call Emilio?" I asked her.Sincerely, I was still thinking she was making the wrong call here and only sought to point her in the right direction. I knew tha
JOEY'S POVNot again with the annoying jerk and his presence.I had been really angry the minute I saw George come around to see Samantha. I could not believe that he would have the nerve to show up at her place after everything he had done. I had to return to my men and start focusing on our primary assignment at her place with hopes of getting distracted through work which was not working. All my mind was fixed on the fact that George was in there and alone with Samantha which did not ride well with me. I wanted him out.Just when I eventually thought that I was about to lose my cool, I heard her raising her voice at him. One would never explain the feeling of triumph which I felt hearing him being asked to leave her house. It was the best thing and best feeling ever to be felt. I saw him coming up through the door as he walked out angrily towards his car and decided to give him a piece of me before going to talk to her. I was lucky to find that he was just about to open his car."Y
SAMANTHA'S POV It happened so suddenly and I had not expected that kiss one bit. It was not my intention to kiss Joey but then I realized how much I seemed to be loving the fact that he was doing so. I could not bring myself to stop initially as I equally responded to him and then a couple of moments later, I pulled away to stare hik deep into the eyes. The fact that I had just kissed him was etched onto my mind and suddenly, my conscience pricked me in the most painful way ever. I clearly had done Emilio wrong by going off to kiss someone else. "Samantha, I'm..." He started to say to me. "No. I should go." I said to him, "But we need to..." He was about to say again when I cut him off. "It was my mistake and I am really sorry. I should go now." I said but it sounded more like I was trying to convince myself to leave. My legs were beginning to turn into rubber and I knew well enough within me that if I stayed here, I would not resist. I had to run away before my leg melted before me a
EMILIO'S POVThe young man was really surprised to see me back at the phone store and had actually believed that I had come to query him over something."Is something wrong, sir?" He asked me to try his hardest to disguise his fears.I at this point was in no mood for reassurance. All I wanted right now was to get the damned phone fixed and if I would need to play baddie to get that done, then so be it."Fix this." I said to him as I slammed the phone in front of him.He took one look at it and became frightened."Wasn't this..." He started off but the glare in my eyes instantly shut him up for good as he swallowed. "Okay, sir.""And do not attempt to wipe the memory. I want it to be good as new." I said to him,"Okay, sir. You could return in about three hours, I'll have it ready by then." He said to me trying to avoid my stern gaze."Three hours you say, you must think I'm a joker, boy. I need that phone up and running in less than an hour. Do you hear me?" I asked him angrily."Ye-
SAMANTHA'S POVI walked in the hotel and was soon inside the elevator that took me upstairs where Zara was waiting for me.A few moments later and I was in front of the door, waiting for her to open by me she did not.Was everything okay?I called her again and it took a moment for her to pick."Yeah?" She asked."I don't know if you heard me earlier but I'm in front of the door." I said to her,"Oh, I know that." She responded."So, what's holding you?" I demanded."Anger." She responded.Seriously, this was all on purpose?"Zara, what has your anger got to do with opening the door?" I demanded."You left me here and goofed off to Tennessee at the mercy of... nevermind that. But buttomline is you didn't reach out to me." She responded.I had not missed the part of her asking me to not mind but I would certainly revisit that once I get inside."Zara, I'm sorry for the upteenth time." I said to her,"Sorry doesn't fix this." She responded."Does making me stand in front of the door lik
DOMINIC'S POVI opened my eyes and realised that I was strapped to a chair. I was in this damp and nearly dark room whose only illumination was from a half dead bulb.I realised that I was also gagged as a piece of clothing seemed to have been stuffed into my mouth and then another over my mouth.My hands were also bound behind me and then another set of ropes holding me in place on the chair.Taking in my surroundings now, I realised there were cartons of unknown stuff stacked around this place that was beginning to feel like a den for criminal stuff.Which if you ask me is not new for Emilio.I waited and soon realised now how uncomfortable I was. I could barely feel my fingertips and I needed to break free.I tried to make a sound but thanks to the gag stuffed in and over my mouth, only a muffled sound came out.I tried some more to make them louder but it was still the same.I needed to break free and explore these boxes to see what weapon I could find. I mean if this was a den, t
SAMANTHA'S POVI sat at the back seat of the car with my thoughts running quite deep and wide.Zara was already waiting for me at the hotel and we would be having company. A tear fell from my eyes as my thoughts were beginning to wander around the fact that Emilio had slept with Mariah.Of all persons, it had to be her. The young girl I had decided to help. Was there no limit to my dearest husband's sin?I mean, I could forgive a whole lot of things he keeps doing and throwing at me but this was way too much.The toxicity of my marriage was deafening and I needed more than cool down laps to settle this.I needed REVENGE!"Ma'am, we're here." The driver said to me,I had taken one of Emilio's younger bodyguards whom I could influence to take me in the Ford."Good. What's your name again?" I asked the youth.I was actually wondering when he had been hired as a dark thought fizzled up in my mind.I mean, if my husband was so capable of sleeping around with every Rom, Dick and Harry that
EMILIO'S POVI sat down feeling stressed already from all my activities on this day.It was all my fault and it took Alfredo staring at me from the rear view mirror for me to notice that we were not moving."Is there a precise reason why we are stopping?" I demanded."The traffic light, Sir." He responded.I looked up and realised we were at the intersection and were being halted by the red light."Ooh..." I muttered."Sir..." He called me again."Alfredo, what's it?" I demanded."You've been broody all day since we left the doctor's. Are you okay?" He asked me."Do I look like I'm anywhere close to being okay?" I asked him."Absolutely not but I know it's not my place..." He started and I felt offended."Yes. It's not your place." I responded."But we could both agree that I have more experience in this stuff than you do." He said.Wait, what was that right now? Was he indirectly trying to say he surpassed me in managing my home?I was beginning to feel angered."Thread with caution
EMILIO'S POVAll my hopes that I would slip through this one had just been shattered. Samantha definitely would not let this go and here I was, faced with either telling the truth or lying."Sam, she was sacked for being bad. Trust me when I say that she deserved it." I said to her,"I understand she did bad per say, I just want to know what exactly she did that had you sacking her." She said to me,Samantha had that look in her eyes like she was going to deal with me if I did not speak."Samantha, please." I said."So you're not going to tell me?" She asked me."Babe you need to understand..." I started to say."No. You don't have to." She said and I exhaled in relief."Really?" I asked her."Absolutely. Because, I would just ask her myself." She said and turned to reach for her phoneWhat? No way!That would spell doom for me and the fact that she would ruin everything for me."No...no...no!!! It's fine. I'll tell you." I said rather quickly.I had to tell her and the heavens help m
SAMANTHA'S POVFinally after such a long while, Emilio was finally fit to travel although with a sling. Every attempt by the doctor to have him keep that hand in place has always been in vain, hence the sling.Trust me, Emilio did not find that funny in one bit. Nevertheless , he had to agree.In the two where we had stayed here, I had seen him cling to Ma'am Jacqueline like a son would his mother. He formed a sort of friendship with Joey although I knew that was all because Joey had someone now.I have never seen George or Kourtney since the hotel scene. I mean, they sure as hell deserved each other.Ma'am Jacqueline had grown so fond of my husband whom if we all could reckon, she detested at first."You'll come visiting, right?" Lady Florence asked."Hell yes, they do. Or I'll smack the hell out of them." Ma'am Jacqueline threatened lovingly."We would. At every chance we get." Emilio responded."And you'll be good to our Samantha?" Lady Florence asked yet again."Absolutely. I have
HAILEY'S POVPeople would always say to stay away from things that are not yours but I knew it would only be a moment before Emilio would be mine.I was already successfully pregnant and now I had the very ammunition to get into his life forever.I had a couple of friends in the club and everyone attested that he was not around. In fact, it could be speculated he was out of town.Another good friend of mine that was in a relationship with one of his bodyguards said she heard he was ill or injured. It was hard to say whichever it was.However, I had every reason to believe it was the fault of his bitchy wife and her desire to ruin him. Probably, it was because he found love with me and the heavens alone knows what she has on him.Emilio loves me and just me alone.Samantha was the intruder.But not for long. I would fight for him because I deserved all that wealth and affluence.I was getting ready today to get to the doctor's as I had an appointment. From there, I would go pick up one
MARIAH'S POVI spent the night after Marco had left browsing on how to someone and get away with it. I also did a little search on getting rid of a body after murder.Trust me, the more I searched, the darker my thoughts became. I had no idea that I could be this dangerous except now that my freedom had been threatened.I could not let him assume control over me because knowing Marco, soon, he would want to start pimping me out like he did with his girlfriends.He might have promised to keep my secret but he was unstable like a waving flag. He would use me up and whenever he feels he has no further use for me or he gets bored, he would have my elder brother down here.I feel restless now.I had caused more than enough arm to Madam Samantha and her husband. She might not know yet but it was still going to be really bad when it happens.Or should I just move again? I mean, even after furnishings and stuff, I still had a pretty much decent amount of cash sitting in my bank account which
TOM'S POV"Woman, you're scaring me right now." I said to Zara for the second time since she got off that call.Her emotions were a mixture of both excitement and danger. I was beginning to wonder what Samantha had told her."You're scared darling?" Zara asked me."Absolutely." I responded."Does that entail that you did something wrong in any form?" She asked me."Absolutely not. You know me, sweetie. I would not hurt a fly." I said, smiling to show impact."Right. You wouldn't but your friend would." She pointed out."My friend?" I asked her."Yeah. Do you remember him? He used to be married to my friend, then they broke up and now married again. The friend you were coming up with while I was unconscious." She explained.I know right from the start that she was referring to Emilio and man, if I set eyes on that dude, I would kill him.Upon waking and realising how we made up, Zara was really angry. She had been expecting me to put up more fights before settling with him.Like I mean