I had to walk away from the two men. To hear my father talk about me and to me is sickening. He is not different from the treacherous and callous man he was to us as a child, and the years spent apart did nothing to amend him.The only thing it helped him do is wipe his memory away. I know that I have grown, but which sane man would not recognize his own child despite not seeing her for several years? The part where he wanted to come onto me almost made me gag.So I just had to leave.I found the bar in blind hurt and pain. I don’t know if the bar was where I was headed when I removed my hand from Logan’s hold and stumble away from them. In fact, I did not have a particular destination in mind, only that if I could, I would have left the party entirely.Speaking of the party, it no longer appeals to me. All I can see now is a gathering of vultures and evil men. I looked around again, and watched men laughing and shaking hands, all clothed in expensive suits and tuxedos, and I started
Logan’s POVI thought Morgan was joking when he said he had come with Kozlova general, but watching the devil himself walk towards us, I knew that for once, Morgan was not a joker.How the hell did they get into this party?The first time I met Kozlova, he had been just as young as I was. Ethan had come into our shithole that night and told me that there was a young boy making the rounds in the street, and his name is Deon, but he had been badly injured in his eyes by one of the emirates.Ethan also said that he was good at smuggling drugs, that so good was Deon that two emirates empires had fought themselves in a bloody battle just to have him all to themselves. I had laughed.Ethan had the weirdest way of acquiring information, and indeed, when I asked him how he got to know about this Deon, he had said the whores were talking about it. And I had laughed some more, but the next morning, Ethan and I had visited Deon at the cheap physician’s house where his eye was being patched.Deo
Kozlova looked at Morgan and both men share a wicked smile. Kozlova liked the feeling of taking Logan unaware.The man has been on his bad list since ages, and he has been seeking opportunities to take him down, but it seems that any time Kozlova made an attempt to bring Logan down, it always failed, especially using his own boys against him.Kozlova knows that Logan and Ethan are a powerful duo and smartass as well; he was unable to defeat them when they were merely hungry young boys, and up till now, he still has not been able to do so.Kozlova has vowed on his mother’s grave that he would have his own pound of flesh on Logan for abandoning him to starve to death, and he is not ready to give up until he has achieved that goal.When news had reached Kozlova that one of the bad men that Morgan had offended had sent his men to throw him into the Atlantic, Kozlova had pull up all he got and had gone after them. Unknown to them, he had rescued Morgan after they threw him aboard and saile
I stayed rooted at the bar and watched in horror. I have never been so afraid of anyone the way I am of Logan right now. This only goes to show that Logan is more of the devil than I thought he was, and that I am in the dark, caught up in the middle of three evil men.I watched them exchange words like three old friends from their childhood days. How did Logan come to know the most dangerous of all men? Why did they follow him into the party? Clearly, they are only here to speak with Logan, because since their presence became known to me, I have not seen anyone regard them, or seen them make a small chat with anyone.Even when the music stopped and another one began, they did not move an inch.Neither of them made any attempt to seek a dance partner and join in the love dance. Worst still, Logan did not make any attempt to look for me. He must be so engrossed in whatever the fuck they are talking about to even notice that I am no longer standing beside him, especially for this long.D
Logan’s POVAs we drove back home in the dead of the night, Alice slept off. I would not blame her, she has been through enough tonight-both joy and hurt, and she had also gotten herself terribly drunk which I fear might be her first time.If it hadn’t been for the situation around things that night, I would have queried the bartender for filling an innocent looking lady with glass upon glass of tequila. But not tonight.I looked out of the window as we drove home. I instructed the driver to go really slow so as not to upset Alice’s stomach. I do not want her to throw up and mess up the car I had hired for the night. New York, in all its glory shone in the night, giving this peaceful and serene view…one deep enough to calm the spirit.I exhaled.So much beauty in a city. So much quietness at night. Yet so much chaos in the lives of individuals: a girl soaking her pillows in tears from a heartbreak, a family grieving for the loss of a loved one, a parent in a state of panic for their
“You fool, you were supposed to be bloody quiet!” Kozlova yelled at Morgan as they journeyed back to their shithole. Morgan sobbed.Quietly, silently, without drawing the attention of Kozlova, he sobbed. Morgan was hurt deep inside, and his heart raced.Not because of the torture that awaits him, because he knows for a fact that Kozlova would subject him to another round of torture when they get back, especially as he had acted against Kozlova’s instructions…but because he felt utterly useless.He bit his lower lip in regret.If it had been years ago when he had control of his own life, he would not have had to let himself be treated like a deformed and disliked animal.Yes, he was grateful that Kozlova saved his life. In fact, when those wicked men had taken him to the middle of the Atlantic, he had begged desperately, and made all sorts of promises even he knew he would never be able to keep, but the men had been adamant. Their boss had instructed them, and there was no going back.
Logan’s POVThe entire house had gone to be at the time Alice and I arrived late. We got home by 2am, and Alice was still a sleeping beauty beside me. I thanked the driver with a bountiful tip and carried Alice bridal style into the house.“Welcome, master,” the butler greeted. I was surprised to find that he is still awake by this time of the night.“Why are you still up?” I asked him.“Um, I knew you would be coming back here tonight,” he answered. “May I?” he asked attempting to collect a sleeping Alice from me.“Oh no, I am good. Now run off to bed,” I ordered him, but he stayed rooted in his position. “What is it?” I asked him.“Um, Miss Leah came in some hours ago, but she has left…with a few of her stuff,” he informed, although he sounded like he was unsure if he should be reporting such situations to me, but I understand. I have told Leah severally not to go out at night, especially if it is not urgent, but just like Alice, she finds pleasure in disobeying me even though she
Alice opened her lips and I sank in.Wholly. Completely. Without any form of reservation.It was like we had been waiting for this moment. It was like we had been craving it for a really long time. Frankly, I haven’t been able to get myself to have anything intimate with any other woman.Yes, Riley and I had attempted a kiss once when she kept coming to my hotel to lend her support, but it was nothing like what I tasted kissing Alice.It is still nothing like it, even now that she is drunk.There had been no emotions. There had been no arousal, and so I hadn’t pursued it with her, and both of us had acted like two teenagers in an awkward situation. There is something about Alice’s kiss and touch and body that drive me insane and setting my whole being on fire. I wish I could quench it, or control it, and now that I am getting to taste her again after so long, it is like the air that has been seized from me has been returned.Alice moaned into my mouth. I smelt tequila. I tasted tequ
Logan’s POV“Why isn’t Ethan picking his damn phone?!” I muttered in exasperation and I continued to dial his number and pace around the living room.Leah just sat on the couch and stared.Ethan has been gone for some days now without telling me where he was going, which is unlike him, and very upsetting.“You need to relax, I am sure Ethan will soon be here,” Leah said to me.Then something clicked in my head. “Hold on, did he tell you where he was going?” I asked Leah and she looked away, a sheepish grin playing on her lips.Damn these folks, they are indeed playing a fast one on me.I heard the door creak open, and I turned immediately to scold Ethan, knowing he would be the one entering the house, but everything in me went still at who I saw beside Ethan.Alice.Leah and Ethan immediately went upstairs, leaving us alone. Seeing Alice after the betrayal is shocking, but nothing prepared me for the sight that beheld me; her stomach bump.We stared at each other for a long period of
I sensed that Ethan shook his head.“Logan could have told you, but he was protecting you way too much. Little did he know that you are slimier and more devilish than he would ever have imagined,” Ethan said.I expected to feel venom in his words, or scorn and anger and vengeance in his voice, but all I felt was an unexpected calmness.Something tells me that he is not exactly calm instead. Why should he? He is practically standing in front of the woman that plotted and killed his best friend and boss.Well, maybe this is the calm before the storm, which I am fully ready for now, only that I would rather he did not do anything violent in the home or even around the home that took a total stranger like me in without questions and showed me nothing but love and hospitality.Ethan cleared his throat, but he still did not move an inch. “Well, I will tell you what Logan failed to,” he said and paused.I have no idea if he expected any response from me, and I have been through so much to ev
Indeed, the farmer’s wife was right about their daughter; she is a chatty and vibrant teenager who unbelievably knew so much about the world even though they lived far away into the bush. I have spent a couple of months there now, and each time, my heart ached for what could have been; the love and happiness the farmer and his family shared were rare.I have never met a family so contented and at peace with their environment, and to think that his wife gave up her job in the city just to move down to his ranch.It even came as a shock to me when their teenage daughter spoke so fondly about Logan D’Nores, and to prove her point, she has magazines of him in her bedside drawer, and her most desired dream would be to see him someday and tell him how much of a fan she was.“She buys magazines that carry his pictures any time we go to town,” the farmer had said so one evening over dinner when she would not stop talking about the famous Logan D’Nores.Apparently, she is not conversant with
Logan’s POVI woke up feeling like shit.“Took way longer than I expected,” Ethan said.I recognized his voice immediately, and I turned to him. “Ethan,” I muttered.“Do you feel any better?” Ethan asked.“No, but I would like to have a mirror. I know I look a mess already,” I said and ground my teeth.“There is no way I am letting you get close to a mirror right now until you are completely on your feet,” Ethan said.“Aside feeling like shit, I don’t feel much pains,” I said as I stretched my body on the bed. “The doctor has confirmed that you will be fine. There are no broken bones, and that is why you are not wrapped up in bandages,” Ethan said, chuckling.I groaned. “I detest bandages.” I said, and then looked at Ethan worriedly, “Where is Leah?” I asked.“Relax, man, she only went to her room to get a nap. She has been up by your side ever since the accident, and she hasn’t slept a wink.I had to literally force her to go and rest her head. You gave us all a scare, Logan,” Ethan
When I woke up, it was at around 4am. The pain had stopped, as well as the dull headache. There was a dim light glowing from the bedside lamp, but it was just enough to illuminate the room.I could still hear the chirping of the birds, which reminds me again of Logan and his multimillion naira mansion.Then I jerked up!My baby! I touched my stomach, and my heart started to race really fast.I am no longer in pains, and the bleeding has obviously stopped, and I really slept for hours; I am not sure I have slept this long since I was a child, and now, I have been sleeping uninterruptedly for hours since I met this stranger who is being extremely nice to me for no reason.What have they done to my baby?! I wanted to wail and scream, but it is still dark outside, and I am yet to fully understand my new environment.Silly me, I should have thought and made adequate plans on my own before running away just like that. Now what if I have landed myself in the hands of an evil man and his fami
I ran as fast as I could without stopping. My heart was pounding really fast. “I have killed Logan. I have killed Logan. I have killed Logan,” my heart continued to remind me. Fortunately for me, I did not have to run long enough before I heard the sound of a moving train.There was a stop just ahead, and I added extra speed just to meet up so that the train would not leave me. I got there just in time.The train had just finished taking in its passengers after others got out of the train, and I jumped in as well, looking like a lunatic.I could not get a seat, and worse, I did not even know the destination of the train, but I did not mind. I head onto the pole to steady my quivering feet and my breath.“Hey, are you okay?” I heard someone ask.I turned and saw that it was an average looking man. He looked like a merchant to me, or possibly a hunter with his cowboy hat and boots. Without meaning to, tears gathered in my eyes instantly. He immediately noticed this and got up.“Please
Kozlova texted me the moment I woke up that it is time, and I needed to act fast or else he would take a different action that I would not exactly like, then he went on to send me the details of it.We already had the plan on ground, all I needed to do was get Logan D’Nores to the location for execution.I waited for Logan with bated breath, and when he eventually entered the room carrying a tray of food by himself, guilt nabbed at my heart.He has practically been babysitting me since the accident, and paying him this way is not exactly right, but there is nothing I can do.The nausea and dizziness have reduced, but I sense Logan looking at me in a way that is sort of suspicious.I know the doctor did not divulge the secret of the pregnancy to him, so why would he be staring at me in a weird sort of way? Does he suspect anything? Is it so obvious that I am pregnant? According to the doctor, the pregnancy is just a month and a week old, which means it definitely cannot be so obvious.
“We need to talk, man,” Ethan said the moment he entered the room about an hour later. Alice is still sleeping peacefully, and Leah has since gone to change and freshen up. Before I left Alice’s side, I made sure she was breathing fine.“We will not spend more than five minutes,” I said as I stood up and followed Ethan to the study.He nodded in agreement. Somehow, he and Leah have decided to be very co-operative this period, which is very sensitive of them.“What have you found?” I asked him. “It is Kozlova general, is it not?”Just then, Leah entered.I wanted to question her as to why she is present. Usually, I do not approve of Leah being present or involved in my businesses.I prefer to keep her protected, and completely out of the way, as it has always been, except of course, it is unavoidably urgent. But right now, I decided to just let her be.If she wants to be here to know what happened, then she can, and it is also because of the genuine concern she showed to Alice earlier
Logan’s POVAlice got discharged from the hospital three days later. According to the doctor, she was really fortunate not to have sustained any severe injuries, and the few bruises would not cause a scar.She still looked sick to me, and her cheeks are swollen now, but I am just glad that the accident did not take her life.I have ordered Ethan to make sure he gets me the person responsible for it, and even if it is the last thing I spend my life doing, I will.I had wanted her transferred to my hospital where my competent doctor would look after her, but eventually discovered that the small hospital she was rushed to was equally competent. Another advantage to it is that it would not get out to the press.The last thing I need right now is for fucking news to be flying about, about Alice’s near assassination.Of course, I suspect Kozlova general, he is the only enemy I know, but according to Ethan, we mustn’t jump into conclusions until he has made his findings. When we arrived hom