KENDRA’S POV
It was after dinner, and I was heading upstairs to bed when I heard my father’s voice roar throughout the entire house loudly.
I walked towards his office and stood outside the door, thinking it wasn’t the first time I had heard him speaking this way to my brother Kaleb.
Kaleb was my younger twin and the heir of my father’s multi-billionaire drug business, but unlike me he didn’t care about money or reputation.
He loved partying and enjoying life to the fullest, which often got him into trouble, just like today.
“If I ever find you in a club again, watch what happens” I heard my father Jonathan shout as loud as he could, making my heart shudder.
“You can’t stop me from having fun, I don’t care about you or your stupid business” Kaleb said moments later, without any care in the world.
I heard some footsteps and before my father did something he would come to regret, I quickly barged into the office and looked at the gun he was holding in his hand.
“No papa you can’t do this” I said before I quickly stood in front of Kaleb, thinking I couldn’t lose him, he was all I had.
I love him dearly and there was nothing I wouldn’t do for him to keep him safe.
“Move out the way or I’ll shoot you to” father said emotionlessly.
Even though he was our biological father, I sometimes wondered if he actually was because of the way he treated us compared to his other kids.
“Then shoot me” I said, earning myself a look from Kaleb as he knew father might even do it.
He tried to pull me back, but I didn’t move, I wanted to protect him with all my heart.
“This tongue of yours will get you killed one day” Father warned me before he lowered his gun and glared at me and Kaleb both.
I walked over to him and looked up into his cold eyes that looked like they had seen more pain than love over the years.
“Until then I will do what I can to protect the ones I love” I said before I told Kaleb to leave as I wanted to talk to him alone.
I waited for the door to close after him before I looked up at father,
“You know he isn’t mentally well, yet you still treat him this way” I said before I ruffled my hair, thinking there was no such a thing as peace in this house.
Father sat back down on his chair and looked at me with a frown on his face,
“I don’t believe in any of that crap, he is fine, if he can party, he can run a business” he said coldly.
It wasn’t the first time I had heard him say that and knew it would most definitely not the last either as he always liked to drop it in every conversation.
“Well maybe you should, because a person could look fine from the outside, but be hurting from the inside” I replied quickly, my large brown eyes not leaving his.
I knew father hated it when I sided Kaleb, I could see it in his cold blue eyes.
“If you’re done defending him you may leave” he said before he pulled out a cigarette and lit it quickly.
Instead of leaving I walked over to him and looked down at him,
“Goodnight papa” I said before I wrapped both of my arms around him and hugged him tightly, hoping he didn’t push me away like he always did.
Just when I thought he wouldn’t, he did, and it hurt. I always tried my best to be there for him and Kaleb, but sometimes it felt like it just wasn’t enough.
I longed for the day he hugged me back and held me in his arms tightly, just like how he used to do when I was a little girl.
It was just a few minutes later when I made my way back upstairs. I walked towards Kaleb’s room and prayed he was inside, even though I had a feeling he had probably sneaked out once again.
I turned the knob and felt my stomach sink the moment I realised he wasn’t there.
“This guy will be the end of me” I thought to myself before I quickly hurried to my room and changed out of my clothes, thinking I’ll bring him home before father realises, he was even gone.
I walked to my closet and quickly picked out a nice short dress before I put it on and ruffled my glossy brown hair that reached my waist.
I touched up on my lipstick and looked at myself in the mirror, thinking tonight was not the night I wanted to go out as it was raining heavily, and I hated the cold weather of London.
Half an hour later and I had finally arrived at the club where Kaleb liked to hang out at often.
I was wearing a nice fuchsia pink coloured sequined dress that had thin straps and nicely clung to my body.
It was the perfect dress to fit in with the crowds and I just hoped no one tried making a move on me, because I was in no mood to entertain anyone.
I had no time for men or relationships and just preferred to fuck and leave, but not tonight, tonight I needed to get my brother home before father even realised, he was gone.
I stepped out of my expensive looking car and handed my key to the tall valet guy, not missing his wandering eyes as he checked me out shamelessly.
“I’ll call you when I’m ready to leave” I told him before I walked up to the fancy looking club, and showed my id to the two burly security guards that were standing at the entrance.
They allowed me in pretty quickly and I couldn’t be more glad as the rain was coming down fast and had almost soaked me through.
“Hey pretty lady, let’s dance” a young guy who looked in his early twenties said as loud upbeat music played in the background.
I didn’t spare him a second glance and kept walking towards the front, thinking Kaleb had to be here somewhere.
The crowds seemed much bigger than normal, and I wondered if someone famous was in town, as usually the club wasn’t that busy, on a weekday.
I found Kaleb sitting around a leather booth with a few of his friends who were all drinking, talking and simply enjoying each other’s company.
“And look who we have here” one of them said, bringing everyone’s attention to me, but Kaleb’s as he was too busy bopping his head to the music.
I looked past them and straight at Kaleb, thinking he wasn’t doing anything wrong, but father was right, he needed to get himself together, for his future.
“Kaleb, I need to talk you” I said as I stepped over a few of his friends and sat down next to him, hoping he didn’t get annoyed.
It took Kaleb a moment to realise that I was there,
“What are you doing here?” he asked with a small smile that told me he wasn’t annoyed to see me.
I took the glass of drink from his hand and quickly gulped it down, making a few of his friends whistle as it was clear they weren’t expecting me to do that.
“I came to save your ass, now let’s go before papa finds out we’re not home” I said as I felt the alcohol run down the inside of my throat.
Kaleb ordered some more drinks and looked at me with a small smile,
“I’m not going anywhere, not until my man Elias hit’s the stage” he said.
I moved all of my long hair over one shoulder and looked at him, wondering who the hell was Elias and why he wanted to see him so much.
“Elias?” I asked with one of my perfectly arched brows raised ever so slightly.
Kaleb passed him a glass of coke and looked at me amused,
“Yes, aka the best singer in town, he’s performing tonight” he said with the excitement clear in his voice.
I wondered what was so amazing about this Elias guy that my brother was willing to risk losing his life for, even though I had also taken an instant liking to his name as it sounded nice and catchy.
Only when the crowds got louder, I followed their voices and looked towards the stage and up at the man who everyone seemed to be waiting for so eagerly.
KENDRAI thought I had seen every kind of man out there, that was until my eyes fell on the man on the stage and I couldn’t help but stare. He was the sexiest guy I had ever laid my eyes on and if I thought his face was perfect than I clearly hadn’t seen the rest of his shirtless body. I loved the way his brown skin glistened under the bright lights of the stage, and emphasized his well-muscled torso and six pack. He had a very strong looking body, with one arm completely covered in tattoos. “What’s up London, make some noise” Elias shouted in his sexy soft voice that didn’t match his rough appearance at all. That was all he had to say before everyone in the crowds cheered him on loudly and the background music got louder. Kaleb quickly got up from his seat and made his way over to the dance floor along with the rest of his friends, before I even had a chance to say anything. I bopped my head to the nice upbeat music, and it wasn’t long before Elias started singing and I rolled
ELIASThe moment I walked out onto the stage I knew it was it was going to be a good night. I watched the crowd go wild beneath me as I told the DJ to play the background music for the song I wanted to sing. I adjusted the volume on the microphone in my hand before I started singing, bringing all the people in the club onto the floor, everyone but one. I looked towards the seating booth where the young brunette was sitting, looking all pretty with a drink in her hand. She was the only one in the whole club who wasn’t interested in me and that enticed meI gestured her to stand up with my free hand, but she didn’t listen and frowned instead. I gave her a quick wink before I continued singing, bringing everyone’s attention on her. She wasn’t my type but something about her had caught my attention. I watched her down her drink before she stood up and walked towards the dancefloor, looking even sexier than before. The pink dress she was wearing nicely clung to her body, showing of ge
KENDRAIt was the following morning, and I woke up nice and early for my early morning training session. I washed my face and brushed my teeth before I tied all of my long hair up in a ponytail and made my way downstairs. I quickly grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge before I headed out and drove myself to the private gym where I liked to train, thinking waking up and climbing out of bed on a cold morning was not easy. I parked my car in my usual spot before I made my way inside and scanned my card. The metal barriers opened pretty quickly and let me through before they closed after me again. Ben my personal trainer who was a big bulky guy stopped whatever he was doing and looked at me with a serious look on his face,“You’re late” he said before I could even explain myself. I put all of my personal belongings into a locker before I walked over to him,“Only by two minutes” I said before I put on my boxing gloves. Ben wasted no time in telling me to get to work and I knew it
ELIASIt took a lot of convincing for me to agree to this contract marriage that dad had put forward. I knew it was more of a business deal than anything else and all I had to do was pretend that was I husband material for a year. Mum took it worst than me and I guessed that was probably because she didn’t want any random woman coming into our family, the family she had sacrificed a lot for over the years. From the beginning I made it very clear to dad that I was going to continue living my life the way I wanted, and that no woman was going to change that in any way. Dad said I could do whatever I want, but on one condition that I returned home every night, and shared the bed with her, no matter what happened. It was a strange request, but I didn’t question him, as after all he was going to give me something that I had always wanted.The wedding day arrived pretty fast, and I quickly got ready. It was going to be a small ceremony with a few close family members and the priest who
KENDRAThe look on his face when I addressed him as my husband was priceless. I ruffled my hair and looked towards one of the two photographers who I had booked for the day. I wasn’t lying when I said to Elias that this may possibly be my only wedding hence why I had even dressed the part.It was clear he wasn’t expecting to see me when I first walked out with Kaleb and if I’m totally honest I didn’t expect to see him there either, although he did look pretty sexy standing up there with a hand in his pocket. “This is actually my first time ever seeing a groom who doesn’t want to be photographed on his own wedding day” one of my photographers a middle-aged woman commented whilst another one fixed the bottom of my trail. “What can I say, he must be really shy” I said with a small smile, not knowing that he was standing right behind me. It was only when he spoke, I realised he was there.“That’s the last thing I’ll ever be” he said quietly in my ear from behind, making my whole-body
ELIASI took off my blazer the moment we reached the luxurious hotel suite that I had booked for the night and tossed it onto one of the two chairs that were near the window. It was a decent hotel with the right amount of privacy and a good view of the city. “Since we’ll be sharing the bed, which side do you want?” I asked Kendra who was busy taking in her new surroundings. She let go of the bottom of her dress that she was holding in her hand and looked at me,“Who said we’ll be sharing the bed? I mean I much rather sleep alone than with you” she said before she sat down and took of the white heels she was wearing. I couldn’t help but look at her pretty feet, “It’s one of the conditions of this marriage sweetheart, so either you sleep with me or don’t sleep at all” I said with a small smirk on my face, thinking she was definitely delusional if she thought this fake contract marriage was going to be easy. She rolled her eyes and looked at me with a small frown,“I don’t remember
KENDRA “Fuck that really hurt” I thought the moment I landed hard on my knees, rubbing them nicely against the ground beneath me. I had saved my face from hitting the floor but hurt my elbows in the process. I heard Elias’s car screech and come to a halt right in front of me before he quickly stepped out and walked over to me. “Are you ok?” he asked with the concern clear in his voice as he lifted me up by the elbows and looked down at me, almost like he was checking me over to see if I had any visible damage. “I’m fine” I said before I pulled myself out of his arms and looked up at him angrily, thinking how dare he pretend like he cared when he was the reason I had taken the drastic step in the first place. “You could have hurt yourself badly” he said before his sexy greyish blue eyes fell on my elbows that were both grazed. I took a step back from him and looked up at him, “This is all your fault so stop with the sympathy please” I said before I turned and walked away, th
KENDRAI felt suffocated the moment I stepped inside the house and followed Elias to one of the main sitting rooms where I could hear a few of his family members talking. “Here she comes” Elias said the moment he walked into the room and turned everyone’s attention on me. I watched him walk over to his grandmother Talia and give her a big hug, making her day. “I have been waiting for this moment since morning” Talia said with a smile before she got up from where she was sitting and quickly walked over to me. She pulled me into her arms and gave me a nice tight hug, one that almost left me breathless. “Welcome home dear” she said before she introduced me to everyone, starting with Elias’s mum Trina, followed by his younger brother Mikel and his wife Selena. “Nice to meet you” Selena said quietly with a small smile before she shook my hand politely. “And you” I said before I sat down next to Talia and not Elias who had made space for me next to him on the sofa across. I crossed o
KENDRAHalf an hour had passed, and I didn’t realise when I had fallen asleep in the bathtub that was filled with warm water and lovely soap bubbles that reached my chest. Elias was sitting behind me and gently massaging both of my shoulders, making it even harder for me to keep my eyes open as I enjoyed the feel of his hands on my tired body. The warm water felt amazing against my skin and nicely soothed the hidden space between both of my thighs that was aching but in a good way. “We should get out…” I said quietly as I relaxed back against Elias’s bare chest and looked up into his mesmerising eyes that looked more blue then grey today. Elias kissed me on the side of my neck softly and continued massaging both of my arms from behind. “Not yet” he said before he gently pulled me back against himself and kissed me on the lips softly, making my stomach fill with butterflies, something that I thought only happened in books and movies. I loved the feel of his cock digging into my l
ELIASKendra was the most unpredictable person I knew, but that moment at the party when she trusted in me and didn’t sign her life away to my dumbass of a brother was the moment, I realised that she didn’t hate me as much as I thought she did and was mine forever. The best part of the entire evening was when she rushed over to me from behind and wrapped both of her arms around me tightly, after I had finished knocking out the guy who was told to put a gun to my head by no one but my own family. The little respect I had for Mikel and dad was all gone, because if there was one thing that I had learnt from tonight that was that they were both willing to do anything just for money and a bit of fame. It had been just over an hour since I had bought Kendra back to my tattoo place, as it was the safest place she could be tonight, and I didn’t want to risk anything by taking her somewhere else. I had never bought a woman here for the night before and it was the one place that not even my
KENDRAAfter father had announced me as the new CEO of his company, the last thing I expected to see was Elias’s dad and brother storm up onto the stage and throw another marriage contract in my face, taking everyone by surprise. “Sign it or he dies” Mikel said quietly but loud enough for everyone to hear. I frowned slightly and felt my heart drop the moment I realised he was talking about Elias who was sitting at one of the tables at the front, next to my assigned seat.Even though he had a gun pointed to his head he looked pretty calm and collected, unlike me who couldn’t believe what the hell I was hearing. Our eyes met and he gently shook his head, silently telling me to not sign the contract that was forced in my hand. I had never felt as worried and scared as I did in that moment as I looked down at the guy I loved. He meant too much to me to lose and even though I knew that one wrong move from my side could end everything we ever had together, I really didn’t want to sign
ELIASIt was just after six in the evening, and I was patiently waiting for Kendra to step out of the house, so we could both go to the party together, even though she had already told me that she was more than capable of making her own way there.I was glad she agreed to let me stay in her life, because in this moment of time, I needed her more then she needed me. I heard the light tick of her heels before I saw her and fuck, did she look amazing. She was wearing the most beautiful dress that I had ever seen and if I had thought she looked sexy on our wedding then I was very wrong because she looked a million times sexier tonight. The dress was stuck to her body and nicely showing off all of her curves, but the very first thing about her that had caught all of my attention was her tempting cleavage that made my cock twitch with every little step she took towards me. Not only did she looked unbelievably stunning, but she also smelt divine, and it took everything inside me to not pu
KENDRAI leaned back against my chair and turned all of my attention on Elias the moment Gabriel walked out of my office and left us both alone. “I only have five minutes so make it quick” I said with a small frown, thinking even after everything that had happened, he still had the power to make my core throb with one single glance. Elias sat down on edge of my desk, and I couldn’t help and stare at his bulging muscles that were very noticeable from the fitted casual top that he was wearing. “I gave you permission to talk not sit on my desk” I said as I stacked the few files that were in front of me and looked up into his sexy looking eyes. “I know” Elias said with a small smile on his face that vanished just as quick as it appeared. I put the timer on my phone for exactly five minutes and looked up at Elias, thinking he looked good and smelt amazing. “Start talking” I said before I crossed one of my legs over the other one and patiently waited for him to speak. Elias forced hi
KENDRAIt had been a few days since Elias had signed the divorce papers and set me free for good, but instead of feeling relieved and happy, I felt empty and lost. Although we had only been together for a couple of months, it felt like I had known him forever and I really couldn’t imagine my life without him there right by side. “I need to really stop feeling sorry for myself and get my shit together because this is what I wanted” I reminded myself as I completed my first lap around the park. The weather was dull and depressing just like my mood and even though I was all covered up, I still felt extremely cold. I did a few more laps before I dropped myself onto a bench nearby and took a long sip of my water, thinking even though I felt tired I couldn’t give up yet. Christmas was just around the corner, and like always I had no excitement to celebrate it, as it was the one holiday that always reminded me of mom because she always made it special for me and Kaleb, even when she was
ELIASAlthough Kendra had told me that she was done with me many times before, I still didn’t believe her and wanted to hear it from her mouth one last time again before I signed the divorce papers and set her free. “Is this what you really want sweetheart?” I asked her quietly as I turned and looked down into her beautiful eyes that looked empty and lifeless. These were the very same eyes that would once light up and spark with just my presence but not today, today they were just staring back at me emotionlessly. “Yes, and this is my final decision” Kendra said before she passed me the pen and waited for me to take it. “No this cannot be happening, we had a deal and if you don’t do as I say you will be at loss and so will your company” Dad said to Kendra loudly before I could even reply. Kendra tossed some of her long hair over her shoulder and looked at dad fearlessly. “I think you’re forgetting that us Knights are the suppliers and you Richardsons are the distributors, which
KENDRA I woke up to Elias and Gabriel fighting and Makayla holding my hand gently, almost like she was trying her best to comfort me silently. It took me a moment to realise that I wasn’t dreaming, and that Elias was actually here. His presence instantly made me feel relieved, but that feeling didn’t last long as I watched him throw Gabriel around. “Let go of him now” I said quietly, and to my surprise he listened quickly and slowly turned to face me, looking as sexy as always. I felt my heart ache with pain the moment both of our eyes met. “You’re awake” he said quietly before he rushed over to where I was and hugged me tightly without any warning. “God, I missed being in his arms” I thought to myself before I pushed him away and looked over at Gabriel. “When I said you could come in and see me that didn’t mean you could invite in whoever else you wanted” I said with a small frown, thinking I should have left his ass outside waiting. “I didn’t invite anyone, they came
ELIASIt was a few days before Christmas when I had decided to return home and see if Kendra was ready to forgive me, even though I had a feeling that was the last thing she would do, as there was no way she hadn’t seen those pictures of me leaving a club with a woman who I had met at one of my shows. What she didn’t know was that I didn’t sleep with that woman.The only reason I had left with her was because she was a little drunk and wanted me to pretend that I was her man, so no other guy at the club took advantage of her vulnerable state and offered to take her home for the night. She had told me that a few guys had already tried forcing themselves on her and I knew she wasn’t lying as I had seen a few of them harass her myself. I knew Kendra wouldn’t believe me, but she deserved an explanation. The drive home from the airport took less then an hour and it was almost near six morning when I got there and quickly made my way inside. The butler greeted me politely before he clo