đ¶ You're beautiful, baby, from the outside in
Chase your dreams, but always know the road
That'll lead you home again
Go on, take on this whole world
But to me you know you'll always be
My little girl đ¶
Song by Tim McGraw
Chapter 34
"Yello papa" she greeted in an overtone, waving at her grinning father through the screen, she missed her father, it has been so long she talked to him even though it was only a few days ago.
"Denike mi, á»má» á»ba" her father smiled happily, his dimples showing. He missed his daughter.
"How are you, my jewel?" her father asked softly, seeing the happiness in her eyes.
"I'm fine papa, so happy" she responded eagerly, grinning cheekily, "and you too old man?
Follow me on Instagram @um_royhan for latest updates on this book and Q&A session is coming up soon... Don't forget to follow đ.Chapter 35 It was nerve-wracking when Nathaniel talked to Richard - Angelina's father yet he manned up himself not wanting to disappoint his Angel. Talking or meeting with father-in-law wasn't an easy task, it took a lot of courage and preparation, and talking to him met him unexpectedly. All the questions his father-in-law asked him were truthful without a lie, the responses came to him naturally, and he was very happy to get approval from the man.When he saw Angelina's tensed body and fiddling fingers, he held her hand to comfort and to support him from his hot seat. Under the cold breeze from the sea, nervous sweat could be detected underneath his shirt. His heart ran over the miles when Richard sent him a disproved face and when h
Follow on Instagram@um_royhan for latest updates… and Q&A session is coming up on Sunday. Don't miss it because I've two good news and a bad one.Chapter 36 "I'm here" she whispered, hugging him."Please don't ever leave me," he said shaky, trembling in fear. He grabbed her hand tightly, feeling himself back at hell hole.His heart beating loudly while constricted in his ribcage, burying his head in between her neck and breathed her heavenly scent which was calming him down. He couldn't wait to get out of the ride, he was scared of it but decided to ride because of her. Because he didn't want to see the sadness in her grey orbs he found himself addicted looking at.Like God heard his silent whimpers and distress m, the ride came to end and he abruptly stood up, running away from it.
Follow on Instagram@um_royhan for the latest updates… and the Q&A session is coming up on Sunday. Don't miss it because I've two good news and bad one...Cough..Cough.. Cough..Cough.“Doubt thou the stars are fire,Doubt that the sun doth move,Doubt truth to be a liar,But never doubt I love.-William Shakespeare ’Chapter 37 Nathaniel stared at Angelina's fists, clenched tightly as her body shook, her nose was red as she sniffed. She was being closed off again when he'd successfully made her get comfortable with him but what's happened."I enjoyed the meal," she said shakily, taking her purse and
Follow on Instagram@um_royhan for the latest updates… and the Q&A session is coming up on Sunday. Don't miss it because I've two good news and bad one.Chapter 38 Nathaniel stared at the peaceful face of Angelina who continued to mumble some incoherent words under her breath as her chest fell and rose. Her hair was on his chest as her hair was sprew all over the places. Half of her body was on his as he used his right arm to pull her closer and the other to caress her covered shoulder.His Angel was shy and he knew she would not be very comfortable in showing her skin in the daylight and had dressed her in his white shirt and nothing underneath.He grunted when yesterday's activity flashed through his brain, his junior was hard from morning glory but now, it was getting bigger with his t
Follow on Instagram@um_royhan for the latest updates… and the Q&A session is coming up on Sunday. Don't miss it because I've got two good news and bad one.-_-.-_-.-_-Chapter 39 "When did you come back last night?" Angelina asked, crunching the popcorn as she flickered the TV remote to a channel."You were fast gone when I was back" he mumbled silently, wrapping his arms around her.Complete… he felt complete.Everything was serene, peaceful, and surreal."Oh," she blinked, "I didn't know when I later fell asleep" she spoke, raising her head to look at him before pecking his jaw lightly, trailing down to his neck before resting her head at the crook of his n
Follow on Instagram@um_royhan for latest updates.......Chapter 40 "I'm bored," Nathaniel groaned, yawning loudly. "Pfft" Angelina scrunched her nose playfully, "What do you think we should do now?" Angelina asked, running her hand through his hair. His head rested on her lap as she sat on the couch."Can't we go to the theater now?" he mumbled, raising his brows."No… no" Angelina shook her head in disagreement, "We've concluded that we are go
Angelina made the coffee while Eric served the customers as they chatted once a while before focusing on their task. They bonded so greatly which shocked Angelina."Did you know there was a fire at a bar last week?" Eric stated, taking up the tray."Yeah, I saw it on TV" she responded."I think they both deserved being but by the leaked gas," Eric said in a hushed voice while Angelina frowned."Why?"."It was said they both abused their wives and their children either hitting them or using violence. Then they sold their daughters to the brothel house in exchange for money for gambling" Eric replied, loo
Chapter 41 Nathaniel typed the button of his laptop furiously, replying to some emails he had received since he had escaped from his business.Even though he was rich, he could not run away from work, it would continue piling up. He rubbed his temple, glancing at his wristwatch from time to time to be time conscious. He hated tardiness, lateness, and undisciplinedness at work.Everything was silent in the house, he missed his Angel, it wasn't home without her, it was just like a desert land.He shut down his laptop, grabbed his phone, keys, and wallet from the desk. He cuffed the cufflinks of his suit as he tugged his tie down a little, unbuttoned two buttons while running his hand through his hair, disheveling it but not forgetting the two tickets he purchased early.He cou
Chapter 5Angelina heard a loud noise from the kitchen, which made her run out and check what had happened. She saw the man she was married to cussing while checking his foot. She smiled at his attic, and he mistakenly hit his toe.Angelina shook her head and escaped to the kitchen to soothe his pain with the coffee she had made."Good morning, dear husband." She greeted him with a smile. She didn't know what to call him. She didn't know whether he would be okay with her calling his name. She handed him a cup of coffee she had prepared.Angelina had woken up early in the morning to do her duties as a wife, though she hadn't been told what to do as a substitute. Cooking was an excellent start to having a conversation. She wanted to familiarise herself with everyone. So this house would be more accessible for her to stay in in the meantime. She had asked the maid in the kitchen what he liked and disliked, and the maid informed her how he wanted his coffee early in the morning without an
Chapter 4"I wasn't the one who left him at the altar, but I was the one who was left at the altar."Angelina didn't think this was how her wedding day would be, being left alone by her stranger husband.Even though it was fake and rushed, it still hurt her to be left alone in the eyes of people. There was no sting between them, but he was still supposed to wait for her.Angelina stood at the altar anguished, staring at the ground as a murmur filled the room. She felt her eyes sting with unshed tears of humiliation. The whispers were getting to her as she felt her chest thumping in anxiety and biting her trembling lips to stop a sound from escaping. She was shocked! Was this how all fake marriages are?She was nudged by a man who wore a neat Armani suit which matched his jet-black slick hair. He was tall and built a little, but not like her fake husband. He smiled softly at her, ushering her to move away from the eyes of people. Her legs moved wobbly, following the man before he suppo
Chapter 3"Okay," she responded in a weak voice, thinking of the pros and cons of the situation. It was a win-win situation. I get a house to live in, and he gets a wife to marry. And it's only for a year. Free food and shelter, She thought."Good!" the woman clapped her hands excitedly. "Oh my.. " the woman's eyes widened dramatically, using her hand to cover her mouth while Angelina stared at her, "sorry for my lack of manners," the woman smiled shyly."Uhn?""I'm Jasmine Hugh," she introduced herself, holding her hand out for her to shake.She rubbed her hands together before accepting her opened hand, "I'm Angelina Walters," she responded. Jasmine smiled to the fullest and dragged her again to another room, pushed her in, and then locked the door at the back."This is the bride," she announced enthusiastically while Angelina looked at her. Did she mean it?"Oh," three guys came out behind the curtains, twirling her around, staring at her in fascination."How I wish I had these ass
Chapter 2Everything was falling apart!She was running, and she had been running all her life; everything was falling apart. Her apartment fee had been due for the last six months, and the landlord wasn't heeding her pleas. She could not live on the street, and this State wasn't like her father's country, where you could get accessible apartments anytime or anywhere.She was given a scholarship at the State university for the last four years, and she was very excited, but if she'd known this was what she would be facing, she would have stayed with her father in her father's country. Well, this State was her mother's, which made her biracial.Her life had been jumbled-mess since she arrived in this country. She was easily judged by her dark skin colour.She didn't have a real job apart from freelancing for lazy youths. And that wasn't paying her much. They judged her skin colour and her father's nationality, not her brain. They were men who always had their lustful gaze on her curve,
Chapter 1People always say first love is a lesson, but last love is true love, and Nathaniel did not believe it because his first and last love was Clara Adrian.His only woman.Clara was the granddaughter of his nanny, Mrs Adrian. He and Clara practically grew up together from diapers, and they went to the same schools. And they'd promised to get married when they grow up till old together with their child(ren).She was mine, and I was hers only. He thought, smiling widely while twirling the diamond ring.All his reasons and actions revolved around her. Anything she wanted or said, he agreed to it without batting an eyelash because she was the only one who understood him better, and he loved her so much with every fibre of his being. She was like the oxygen he breathed in.His twenty-six birthday was a fortnight ago, and she told him she was ready to become his lawful wife, and he proposed to her, feeling over the moon. She was a firm believer in sex before marriage, and he vowed to
'No sooner met but they looked, no sooner looked but they loved, no sooner loved but they sighed, no sooner sighed but they asked one another the reason, no sooner knew the reason, but they sought the remedy; and in these degrees have they made a pair of stairs to marriage.âWilliam Shakespeare.Prologue"Do you take Angelina Adenike Walters as your lawful wife?" the minister asked."I do," he replied curtly, looking at nothing in particular as his eyes void any emotions he was feeling.The minister turned to the bride and asked, "do you take Nathaniel Xander Hugh as your lawful husband?" her heart skipped a little, staring at her unresponsive husband to face before responding in a crooked voice, "I do.""With the power of God, I declare both of you as husband and wife. You may kiss your bride," the minister pronounced.Her stranger husband moved to her slowly, opened her white veil a little as he tilted his head to the right side, and she closed her eyes expectantly, waiting for his
Bonus 2 âNng!â Her husband sometimes behaved like a new groom. Nathaniel fumbled with his belt, and his hands were shaky as his breathing came out in short pants. Angelina giggled heartily. She bit her lower lip sensually, winking at him while Nathaniel gulped, staring at her hungrily. Like a starving man looking at a delicious meal yet couldn't touch it. âYou are so naughty,'' Angelina's soft and teasing giggle rang in his head. He didn't know what to do! Today was one of the days for him to be embarrassed. They were cosplaying, with him being the naughty student and Angelina being the teacher. How did they get to this cosplay? His mom being his mom, brought out his embarrassing school days album; he was still wondering how she got it because he was 100% sure that he had hidden it well, except if his father snitched on him. Fuck! His album piqued Angelina's interest, and she innocently asked Jasmine - Nathanielâs mom, if his uniform was still available. Without knowing what was
Bonus 1"Mama.""Yes dear," Angelina turned her gaze to her daughter as she caressed her hair, braiding the tip."I have a questionâŠ" Arabella furrowed her brows in confusion, staring at Richard who was doting on his wife to Belle, who was holding the new baby."What is it dear?" Angelina asked, tickling her daughter as she giggled excitedly."Is Aunty Bell my aunt or my grandmother?" Arabella asked, looking from a shocked Bell to a dumbfounded Richard."AraâŠ," Angelina dragged softly, already rubbing her temples. should she praise her child for being a brilliant, witty kid or blame her sarcastic gene of hers?"You always said I should ask you anything I don't understand that you'll explain to me," she pouted, staring at her with gleaming eyes. "Mama, you said best friends don't keep secrets from each other and you are my best friend." she grinned cheekily, using the best friend's card on Angelina while she sighed.âAra mii,â Angelina called softly, pecking her daughter's forehead ador
Epilogue 2 Angelina felt giddy like a new bride as she descended from the stairs, her eyes met Nathanial’s smoldering black eyes as her breath hitch like a schoolgirl meeting her crush in the hallway. Her heart beating lub dub lub as she walked carefully on the stairs on a miss a step on her way down. Her heart staggered a little when Nathanial graced her with a charming smile that stole her breath away and made her fall for him every moment. His Angelina was an epitome of beauty, her graceful steps through the steps were slow in his eyes, he just wanted to hold her and never release her again. She walked elegantly in her blue off-shoulder gown which stopped at her knees, showing her thick brown legs.His only.