Logan’s POVAfter the shoot, the crew members suggested we stay back for a little wrap-up party, and although what I truly want is to head home, have a cold bath in my Jacuzzi, then head straight to bed and sleep for hours, but Ethan insisted I stayed back as well. Should I tell him that I am eager to get to my space, he would assume that I am going because of Alice, and I wouldn’t want that.He has already teased me all week for constantly being on the phone with Alice, and I had to bring up the excuse that I was just trying to follow up on things about school. Also, just as we have always done, the other business is not to be brought on set, regardless of the urgency. But I almost lost it when Ethan received a call that the lad that was held up and beaten had died.It took all of my strength to control my anger and still fake a damn smile to everyone. Ethan knew I was angry, yet he had the nerves to talk me into staying for a party he knows I am not interested for, and definitely t
I woke up late that morning; it is Saturday, thankfully, which means I do not have to get dressed and go to that damn school. When I got into the shower, I noticed I was very wet in my pant, and then I remembered that I dreamed of being sucked on my boobs, although the dream felt really real.“Mr. Logan is back,” Tia told me the moment I came out of the room, dressed in one of my baggy jeans and shirt. My eyes widened in surprise. “He is in his study,” she supplied.I turned and headed towards the study. The door was ajar, and I saw Logan sitting in the mahogany chair, flipping through one of his books on businesses. “When did you get in?” I asked, surprised that that is the first thing that came out of my mouth.Logan raised his head up and looked at me. He has not shaved, and his stubbles are quite obvious, but still, he looks ruggedly handsome. “Oh, you are awake.” He said and I took that as an invitation to go in. “Do you always wake up this late? When do you get to school, then?”
When I got to the house, I met Logan in the pool at the back of the house by the patio. Tia kept telling me to calm down on the drive back, but I would not listen to her. I will not allow Logan make a fool out of me. I got to him and stood at akimbo, mouth pouted, and waited for him to swim out of the pool.So angry am I that when he swam up half naked, I did not ogle at his gorgeous naked body, neither did my body react to seeing him like that. My inner self jumped for joy at that.That’s some bloody improvement!Logan got out and took a towel to dry himself with.“Is that what you had planned all along?” I asked him.“Mm, what has gotten the feisty little lady’s pants in a bunch?” Logan teased, but I will not be having any of that. “Was the money not enough?”I opened my mouth in astonishment that he would think this has anything to do with money. “Is this what everything is about to you? So this is what I will have to put up with?” I asked, bewildered.“Okay, now I am lost. What is
It appears that Logan did not bother coming into the room that day at all after the confrontation, or even at night, because when I woke up, the door is still locked from inside. I am still pissed off, so I did not even bother wondering where the wandering man passed the night.The D’Nores’s mansion is very large and spacious, and so he can easily have passed the night in any of the empty rooms, or even his bloody mini casino. I took my laptop, powered it on and did something I have been dreading to do since I made the discovery: I typed “Kozlova” on Google, This is very wrong, I know, but I have gone past the stage of wrongs and rights now, and I am sick and tired of just sitting around doing nothing with the useful information I have while foolishly hoping that we will fall in love and live happily-ever-after just like in the bloody romance movies he features in.The pictures of Kozlova appeared, and also information about him. He is tall, huge and wears an eye-patch. Apparently, o
Logan’s POVAll the girls that came in for the interview are almost done showing me what they have got. One of my staff came and whispered to me that one of the girls just arrived, and I almost asked him to throw her out for coming late, but then, the girls I need are not complete yet. Maybe this latecomer will be my saving grace, because my eyes are already going sore from watching really boring performances.I am pretty sure that half of the girls that came have never worked in a casino before. I will have to tell my PR to be specific when sending out an ad, and more importantly, he has to interview them before sending them over to me.She sashayed in, as though she owns the place. I tried to get a closer look at her face, but then her long hair covered most of her face, and the dim light did not really help matters. She should have been told that covering her face is a down mark for her already, because I am also very interested in the face of my strippers and dancers.Her body sha
I sat down that afternoon over a bowl of popcorn to catch any show that might be showing on TV, only for me to stumble upon a show on celebrities. I was going to scroll past, because most times, all they do is talk about celebrities and shred them into tiny pieces when I heard Logan’s name being mentioned. The hosts, two vain women sat leg-crossed as they talked.“The D’Nores seems to be going through so much at this time,” One of them said.“And it is just too pathetic; they have not even been married for up to a month, and Logan is already cheating on her. The poor thing,” the other one sighed pitifully.All of these people can go to hell and burn for all I care. Like really? How do they sleep at night after tearing down people’s lives and happiness? But then again, if Logan hadn’t truly been frolicking with Emma, they wouldn’t have something to gossip about in the first place.And to think that he hasn’t even been courteous enough to apologize or even explain, yet, all he does is t
If I have to execute this plan of mine, it will have to be today. I have a feeling that Leah will be back soon, she has been gone for long enough, and besides, I honestly do not want to go to school.We started driving to school, and my head started to work round the clock trying to bring up a plan. All attempts at striking a conversation with the hard-faced man proved futile. Alas, we got to the college gate.I cleared my throat, and he finally looked at me. “Could you drop me here? I will walk the rest of the way,” I said.He slowed and looked at me. The kind of gaze that pierces into your soul and makes you want to confess all your dirty little secrets. Where did Logan find this kind of man for crying out loud?“Um, I have a few errands that I would really want you to run for me. You will be back even before my first class is over…pretty please?” I pleaded and grinned like an idiot, hating myself for having to resort to this. He nodded his head and stopped, stunning me into silence
I kicked and struggled, but the arms that grabbed me and dragged me further were really strong arms, and when I realized that struggling only made his grip tighter, causing my bones to hurt, I decided to just let him lead me instead.After all, what use are my kicks and struggles? I have no idea where I am, or how far we have gone into the dungeon, so if they would just kill me like a chicken, I better not waste my strength fighting it.A horrid thought flashed through my head: what if this is not the place I showed the cab man? My whole body shivered in fear, and he knew that where he had taken me was very dangerous, that is why he did not spare a second before driving off in mad speed.The laughter and banters I was hearing had stopped, and a pounding headache sprang up in its place.He opened a door and shoved me inside. I fell, but was lucky enough not to have hit my head on any hard object. He picked me up again and placed me on a chair before removing the mask they used in cover
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