KENDRA
It 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 was going to be one of those days where he was going to make sure I wasted no time and trained hard.
I punched the punchbag in front of me with all my strength and didn’t stop until my hands started hurting.
“Keep going” Ben shouted as he circled around me and didn’t let me slow down. I frowned at him and kept going, until I couldn’t feel my knuckles anymore.
Ben was the only one who physically knew how to push my body to its limit,
“You’re too slow, faster come on” he said, earning himself a frown from me as I thought was doing my best.
I didn’t realise when he stepped forward and started throwing punches at me instead, making my arms work faster than ever. I tried my best to keep up and just when I thought I was doing well, he distracted me and punched me on the shoulder hard, making me stumble.
I quickly regained my balance and looked over at him,
“Can I take a break?” I asked as I was out of breath already. Ben shook his head and looked over at me with a serious look on his face,
“Not yet” he said and that was all he had to say before I continued sparring with him, until I passed the point of exhaustion.
Ben allowed me to take a small break after fifteen minutes and I couldn’t be more glad. I walked over to the bench and quickly unscrewed my bottle of water before I took a few long sips of it, liking how refreshing it tasted.
I wiped the sweat of my forehead with a clean towel before I walked over to the weight training machine and sat down on the leather seat, ignoring the few guys who were checking me out from a little distance away.
Ben made me lift some lightweight dumbbells to start off with before he gave me the more heavier ones.
“You’re doing well, keep going” he said as he watched me quietly with both of his arms folded.
It was clear he wasn’t expecting me to do as good as I was, although my whole body was aching, and my arms felt numb, like they would give up on me any second.
“I can’t do this for any longer” I said quietly as the weight of the dumbbells weighed down on me heavily.
Ben circled me once again and looked down at me with no mercy,
“You don’t have a choice” he said before he told me to lift. I rolled my eyes and did as he said, thinking the quicker I listened the faster I could go home and shower.
It was almost an hour later when Ben finally finished training me and told me that he would see me again in the evening.
“Let’s hope I don’t come down with a sudden illness of some sort” I said before I drank some water.
Ben wiped the sweat of his forehead and looked at me with a serious look on his face,
“Either way I’ll be expecting you here” he said before he walked out of the gym before me. I followed him out and walked to my car, feeling like I had not an ounce of energy left in my body.
The moment I reached home, I knew I was in trouble.
“Kendra in my office now” father shouted the moment I stepped inside.
I took the bobble out of my hair and looked at him with a serious look on my face,
“Not until I’ve showered” I said before I quickly walked up the stairs and to my bedroom, thinking if there was one thing I hated, that was feeling sticky and sweaty.
Twenty minutes and I finally walked into my father’s office, earning myself a look of disappointment.
“Where did you go last night?” he asked before I even sat down.
I ran my fingers through my wet hair and looked at him,
“Out with a few friends why?” I asked, although I had a feeling he would see through my lie.
Father slammed his fist down on the desk in front of him and looked at me sharply,
“You went to rescue Kaleb, didn’t you?” he asked me calmly, almost too calm for my liking.
I leaned back against my seat and looked at him, thinking once again my lovely stepmother Megan or half-brother Jacob must have seen us arriving home later yesterday evening and wasted no time in telling father everything.
“Call it what you want” I said with a shrug.
That was all I had to say before Father got up from where he was sitting and threw a file at me, that just about missed my face and landed in my lap.
“Your brothers carelessness is costing me a fortune, and there’s only one way to fix this” he said with a small frown.
I felt my whole world stop for a few seconds the moment my eyes fell on front of the file in my lap.
“Marriage contract” it read in bold capital letters.
Those two words alone were enough to throw me off guard.
“What is this?” I asked father, although I knew what it was and just wanted to hear it from his mouth.
Father sat back down on his chair and looked at me with a serious look on his face,
“Open it and you’ll find out” he said emotionlessly.
I quickly picked up the file from my lap and flipped it open, with my heart beating faster then in ever had in the last twenty-four years of my life.
“I am drowning in debt and there’s only one way to settle this, you will be marry into the Richardson family and save the little reputation I have left” Father said coldly.
From his tone of voice, I could tell he had already made his decision and was just simply letting me know.
“What makes you think I will agree?” I asked before I closed the file.
I refused to let him decide my future and marry me off to someone I didn’t even know.
“You don’t have a choice Kendra, take this as a way of saving your brother” Father shouted, before he lit up a cigar and took a long puff of it.
I shook my head and looked at him,
“There has got to be another way out of it, I am not marrying someone I don’t even know” I argued, which only made father look at me with more disappointment,
“You will do as I say and besides it’s only for a year, after that you can do as you wish” he said icily.
Till this day I had never won an argument with him and knew today would not be any different either.
“I will agree, but on one condition” I said quietly, quickly getting his attention.
Father moved his cigar away from his face and looked at me questioningly,
“Spit it out” he said with a small frown.
I could tell he was agitated and that made me happy as I liked getting under skin and giving him a taste of his own medicine.
“You will not say anything to Kaleb and let him live his life the way he wants” I said quietly, my voice holding more emotions then my face ever could.
It was clear from the look on fathers face that he wasn’t expecting me to say that,
“And here I thought you were going to ask for a big sum of money” he grumbled under his breath, not knowing that my next request was going to be even more surprising.
I had big dreams and goals for the future but for that I first needed to have full control over my father’s multi-billionaire drug business, something I knew he would never give me.
“I don’t want your money, I want you to make me the heir of your company and I want it down in writing” I said quietly, getting his attention almost instantly.
Father let out a small mocking laugh and looked at me,
“Since when have women become heirs, your brother is the one who will be taking over, so I suggest you tell him to get his crap together and start learning” he said before he took another puff of his cigarette.
I hated the way father believed that women were not good enough for the business world. I wanted to prove him wrong.
“It’s the only way I will agree to this marriage father” I said with a hand on my chin, and it took him a moment to realise that I was being serious and not kidding.
He leaned back against his seat and looked at me,
“You will never be the heir of my business, get your head out of the clouds and focus on what’s important” he said coldly.
That was all he had to say before I dropped the marriage contract file, I was holding in my hand onto the desk in front of him and stood up,
“Then there will be no marriage contract of any sort, whilst I pull my head out of the clouds you can enjoy pulling yours out of the debt” I stated before I got ready to leave.
Father banged his fist down on the desk and looked up at me angrily,
“How dare you disobey me?” he shouted before he stood up tall and towered over me intimidatingly.
I looked up at him and smiled,
“If you want me to help you save your business then you will agree to my little request, and I will do as you say” I said before I took my phone out of my pocket.
I knew I was pushing all of his buttons but there was no way I was going to agree to this marriage without getting something in return.
“I will call my lawyer right now, but if you ever make me regret my decision, you won’t live to see another day” father shouted before he forced the marriage contract in my hand and told me to read it and start preparing for the wedding.
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
ELIASI took a hot steaming shower and dried myself with a towel before I put on some fitted boxers and a pair of black jogger bottoms that hung low and showed of the top band of my black underwear. I walked back towards the bedroom and stopped in my tracks when my eyes fell on the gorgeous beauty sitting on my bed crossed legged with her laptop in front of her. She was wearing a berry-coloured silk robe that teasingly showed off a hint of her sexy cleavage and creamy smooth legs. “What you doing?” I asked as I walked over to the bed and picked up the tv remote from the bedside table. “Just some work” she said before she looked up at me, her large eyes falling on my shirtless body. “You know you don’t have that amazing of a body that you feel you need to flaunt it at any given chance” she said before she turned her attention back to her laptop. I climbed into the bed next to her and looked at her with a small smirk on my face, thinking she had interesting sense of humour and I l
KENDRA If there was one thing I hated, that was men who thought they could hurt and take advantage of any woman they wanted. I started my online blog five years ago and it was the only place where I could really connect with young vulnerable women and girls from all over the world who had suffered at the hands of men both emotionally, and physically. They found my blog to be a safe place for them to open up to me and I took great pride in reading all of their stories and helping them in any way I could, whether that was getting rid of the men for good or teaching them a lesson. Today was no different. I put on my dark shades and lowered the cap off my head before I stepped out of the taxi and walked up to the apartment block where my next victim Ben was said to be staying with Kelly. Kelly had contacted me a few weeks ago and told me how she was in an abusive relationship and no matter how many times she tried leaving she couldn’t, as Ben would always find her and threaten to k
KENDRAIt was almost near midnight when Elias and I arrived at the nightclub where he was going to be performing.I was wearing a gorgeous short black glittery dress that nicely clung to my body and was teasingly showing off a good amount of my skin. I had safely dropped Kelly off at the airport and told her to contact me if she needed any further help. The reason Elias had rang me earlier was to ask where I was as he wanted to pick me up, but I had told him there was no need and that I would make my own way. “Enjoy the evening and let me know if you need anything” he said once we reached the VIP area of the club which was specially reserved for me and some of his friends. “Can I just make one thing clear, I didn’t come here for you, I came for myself” I said as I looked up into his sexy greyish blue eyes, thinking it had been a long day and I couldn’t wait to unwind. “Whatever makes you sleep better at night sweetheart” Elias said with a small smirk before he lead the way over t
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