RACHEL'S POV:THE NEXT DAY:It was 5am when I woke up and realized I had fallen asleep watching a series on Netflix. I cleaned my eyes and placed the empty bowl of popcorn on the floor. I rearranged my bed and laid down then unplugged my phone from beside me. I checked if I had missed a call from Nathaniel who I hoped would have sent a message or called to fill me in on the date of last night but didn't.Such a big head.Two hours later, I was up and had gotten ready for the day I planned out. I headed to the mall to buy a few clothes and necessities for my trip. I wasn't sure where I was headed to yet but I needed to leave the country. I wanted to think about my new decision, plans for my life, and also go for therapy and heal so I can grow and be the best version of myself.Which is why,with the money I get paid for being a King at the company, I used it and got a penthouse. This was my first time living alone and getting some freedom. Nathaniel was reluctant to leave me alone here
Rachel POV:“Send my regards to him, well that's if you ever get to see him again.” My heart sank and I looked at my security then back at Jason.“What in the world are you saying, fool?” I snapped and he shrugged with a bright smile. “Nothing, I'm just an investor, I don't put my hands in this stuff. But I make sure I receive the worth of my investment. Goodbye now.” He pressed the button and the doors slowly closed making me fist my hand while he waved at him happily. Why was he speaking in parables? What exactly was going on? “I'm already calling my mates at his penthouse.” My security said and I took in deep breaths pacing back and forth. I tried calling Nathaniel again and yet the same results. “Fuck!” I exclaimed and felt myself about to cry just thinking about the worst scenarios.I called Kelvin,who had been the best person I had ever known in the midst of the crap I was going through.“Hello, what's up Rachel?” He asked and I sniffled breathing heavily. I was I'm distress
3RD POV:THE NEXT DAY:It had been more than 24 hours since Nathaniel had gone missing. The crew had come across footage of Nathaniel entering a black minivan but from the look of things, it didn't seem forced.And why? Because he willingly entered to ensure his girls were protected. The police couldn't even see the plate number because the van didn't have one. Everyone was in Nathaniel's apartment waiting for an update from the police and also conducting their own research. Lydia had just made coffee for everyone and handed a cup to Rachel who had just been leaning on her. Jacob and Melissa had left because it was simply frustrating just laying around and waiting for an update or waiting on Kelvin to discover something. But Liam's wife, Riley had come around later that night along with Lorena and Darren who came to provide comfort for Lydia.“I think Jason is involved and I also think my mother knows something about it.” Rachel spoke out loud all of a sudden and everyone turned towa
3RD POV:“Nathaniel, do you know how many years I pretend to truly need her dirty blood that I no longer did?” She scoffed and Nathaniel stared at her intently though it wasn't exactly easy due to the intoxication.“I made a deal with the doctor, we continued lying, we needed her blood and in exchange he lied for me to you. And you would take so much care of me, I miss that version of Nathaniel. Who disregarded his wife for me and now guess who is going to be your wife?” She smiled and Nathaniel was angry and disappointed with himself. He was extremely regretful and cursed the day he met her.“I would rather die than marry you. All I did for you was just a form of appreciation for saving my life when we were kids.” He responded and she bursted out laughing.She laughed boisterously thinking back to that day, they claimed she saved his life. Nathaniel was trying to figure out a way to untie the ropes and an escape route but his head was banging and his heart was racing unnecessarily.W
3RD POV:It was judgment day for all as the police officers were moving from mansion to mansion, at least two mansions. The police had arrested Jenny and her men, meanwhile Jenny's brain kept replaying her killing Nathaniel all over again. She couldn't believe she did that, she kept staring at the police officer's gun on his waist and debated if she should take it and kill herself or not.“I need to kill myself, so I can hurriedly join Nathaniel and apologize.” She said to herself but luckily or unluckily, the policeman who was standing right in front of her cell, got a call and left.Jenny sucked her teeth sharply at that and rocked herself back and forth as she was in complete disarray.The thing with obsession is you never know when it turns from love to such a monastery feeling. Where you are capable of doing anything without thinking, even if it's crazy and impulsive and violent. Jenny was in dismay and she just kept reflecting on all her actions, from lying about needing blood j
3RD POV:Meanwhile during the arrest. .“Go back and do better ... .love and take care of your sister…..listen to Lydia, protect and cherish her, she has been there for you since day one, so love her with all your heart…..Prioritize everyone you see in your room as soon as you wake up. Forgive everyone like your mother who put you in this condition but keep at a distance and never forget.This is a second chance for you to live better and go about having a happy life. It's not your time to go, so RETURN BACK!” The next thing the doctors saw was Nathaniel's heart rate had picked up.“He's back!” They exclaimed with relief and happiness. The medical team conducted some observations and went ahead to take notes. The doctor and nurse washed up from the surgery room taking off their clothes and disposed of their gloves and nose mask, they rinsed off and went outside. This was about an hour after the young intern had given the entire crew the horrible news. Everyone was in dismay but held
LYDIA'S POV:5 YEARS LATER:“Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you…” Everyone sang as I celebrated yet another year. Lorena recorded me as I stood there with my cake pouting.I had woken up feeling old, it was probably due to the fact that it was almost my special month again. Everyone including my husband has been trying to cheer me up. After laying on bed for a minute just thinking about my age for no specific reason, my husband walked in with breakfast and holding my greatest gifts followed behind him.“Happy birthday mummy!” My three year old daughter and son spoke in unison. Three years ago, I had given birth to my beautiful twins, Madison and Mason KING. Nathaniel often said that day was the scariest day of his entire life. I almost died after giving birth to my children. But when I held the two of them in my hands, I cried tears of joy. I totally understood why Jacob and Melissa named their child, Treasure.“Happy birthday my queen.” Nathaniel kissed my forehead, placin
The New Girl3RD POV:“Welcome, Ma'am! I hope you have a great stay here.” The attendant spoke enthusiastically and she forced a smile as a form of response then wore her glasses which were on the top of her head.The attendant, security squad and people who were waiting around the airport turned to look as she strolled away as her look had heads turning and thirsty men's mouths watering. She was dressed in a short black leather gown and high top black boots to match. She was beautiful as her facial features seemed perfect in the eyes of the female attendant, her perfectly pointed nose, brown eyes, pink small lips and long black and blonde hair. Her aura screamed confidence and the heel of her boots clicking on the floor echoed to her ears as she walked by sparing no one a glance.She walked past a group of people who were waiting for the family members to arrive holding up sign boards and many assumed she was a celebrity but by how she continued on her journey without getting called b
I thought I would never be able to see them again…but I did and I'm going to make sure I live my life doing what makes them and me happy and loving all three with my whole heart.*************JUDGEMENT DAY:Mary had been found guilty on all charges and her lawyer was just a regular nonchalant state lawyer who was barely getting paid, he didn't even put as much effort into defending especially after finding out she was indeed guilty and all evidence was all spelt out.He just told himself, there was no point.“Counsels rise.” Both Mary and her lawyer rose to their feet as well as the state prosecutor. The female judge then asked for the jury's conclusion and she read it before then speaking.“This court finds the defendant guilty in the murders of the four men and the attempted murder of Lydia King. The court sentences you to death…..” The judge was still speaking but the members of the court as well as the journalist present all muttered amongst themselves pleased with the outcome.A
3RD POV:A FEW WEEKS LATER:It had been almost a month since the kidnapping of Lydia and a lot had happened in that period of time. When Lydia was kidnapped and she had seen a recorder beneath the down, it didn't belong to Mary, on the contrary it belonged to Jeremiah. He had personally flown to the city after his conversation with Lydia as his protective instincts arose at the sound of worry lingering in Lydia's voice. But while he was in the airplane, he and Aaron had been communicating and his heart broke when he landed and discovered that Lydia was kidnapped. But he swung into action at once.Mr Jacob Miller dialed all his contact in all the force which was why the FBI got involved and with the help of the two brothers, they pinpointed Lydia's location right in time though Jeremiah had arrived minutes before and ensured that he recorded all Mary was saying as he knew so well how cocky criminals got and they often start spilling. Then he went back outside in the car with Andrew a
Lydia's POV:"I killed him easily after telling him to come with me to carry the gifts of food I bought from him in my trunk. He happily followed behind and kept thanking me over and over again, if only he knew he was going to meet his demise. The hard part was now putting the body in your carry but after seducing the security team and diverting their attention, I went to your car. Luckily your car was not packed in CCTV's view, that was the end of it. Easie Peasie, Juicy Squeezie.” She finished and a single tear dropped down my eye as I thought about everything she had said.“O My Goodness, don't cry, it's not yet time for you to cry. I know I'm awesome but you don't have to.” She spoke mockingly and with anger and pain, I swallowed a lump in my throat and questioned, “WHY? WHY DID YOU DO THAT AND EVEN THIS? WHO IS PAYING YOU?”“Why am I doing all this? Such an important question.” I didn't miss the shift in tone as she walked closely behind me.“Well, I did all this because….You are
LYDIA'S POV:MINUTES LATER…“I know now you must be wondering, how did a queen like me do this? How was I able to destroy your family's image all by myself?” I was curious about that but the questions that were lingering in my mind were, Who asked her to do this? Who exactly was she? And more importantly, was she going to kill me or request for ransom instead? What was going to happen to me?“Don't worry sweetie, I'm going to tell you everything you need to know.” She hit my cheek twice softly then smiled snisterly.“So….Let's begin with the group of stupid guys that died in your family's hotel…” She took a seat before me and crossed her legs elegantly.“It was a chilly Sun…I don't recall what day of the week it was. Anyways, it was a chilly evening, and I had everything all planned out. I'm sure you've been mentally raving on how gorgeous I am, well so does every single man I come across. So I wore a beautiful short black dress and applied a sexy red lipstick and headed to the hotel
LYDIA'S POV:I opened my eyes slowly and they felt so heavy but I felt so different. My head was banging so loud I thought it was my heart beating, my body ached badly. My eyes were droopy, reminding me of the time I took too much cough syrup. It was a bit chilly in this place and I was seated on a chair but it was definitely not my office chair nor any of the chairs at home, as the chair felt cold and it was like sitting on a flat metal surface. I tried using my hands to rub my forehead, but I couldn't move my hands. It was then I forced my eyes open and instantly realized I wasn't in my house nor my office.Fear and confusion washed over me, as my eyes landed on absolutely nothing. It was completely dark in here and the only light was a small bulb which only managed to shine towards an empty office seat before me. I could see nothing else.Am I dreaming? Where am I? What the hell is going on? I struggled to move my arms and legs though they hurt badly, but it was so impossible. The
LYDIA'S POV:THAT SAME NIGHT:As the call on the other line dropped, I felt my body shake and goosebumps forming all over my arm. I just stood there with the phone still to my ear, stunned.“Who was it?” Nathaniel asked worriedly, breaking me out of my trance and I reverted my eyes towards him, removing my phone slowly from my ear, feeling my eyes tearing up in anger, frustration and exhaustion. But I blinked it away. Whoever was doing this to me would never get the upper hand in all of these. Never! “What's wrong? What did the person say?” Nathaniel asked again, pulling me towards him gently and I sighed.“I don't even know who it was! But what I do know for sure is that it was the person behind all these murders because not only was the person laughing like a maniac and a complete fool, I was also able to make out the words from what the person said, as he or she was speaking in a whisper. All I think I heard was, ‘Hope you're enjoying the drama in your life.’ before the person hu
NATHANIEL'S POV:My chair was faced out where I could see the entire busy city which served as a reflection to my mind which was running non-stop. My phone buzzed in my pocket and I instantly picked it up,My Queen👑❤️I'm okay, Nathaniel. I promise. I received the food you sent, thank you baby.I had also been checking up on her non-stop while waiting for a report from my private investigator. But as I looked outside, I decided to just do something rather than waiting.I dialed my mother's number, the one she had used to call me ever since she got released from prison. After just a ring, she answered instantly with excitement, “Hello, son. How are you doing?”She was currently in another country and she informed me where but I didn't care too much so it had slipped out of mind.“What are you doing?” I asked and she remained silent for a second.“What..What do you mean? I texted you last week that I joined a knitting and book club in a new city which I'm thinking of moving to. Is there
NATHANIEL'S POV:“She left already?” I heard voices coming from downstairs as I just finished freshening up after checking on the kids about twenty minutes ago. I was amazed to see that Lydia had already bathed them and even fed them. She was the best mum and I knew I needed to remind her every single day because she was truly a super mum and it was one of the many reasons I loved her so much. I'm not even going to begin to discuss how amazing she is as my woman.I left the twins with a smile on my face as I saw they were comfortable and just relaxing, kicking their feets. They were watching paw patrol which was surprising because Madison had always refused to watch it, calling it a ‘boys’ show. But It was nice to see her taking her time and actually enjoying it.I stepped out of my room in a casual fit as I had cleared my meetings till 10am, so I could be with the kids till I had to leave. I was genuinely worried about everything going on. I had wrapped my arms around Lydia throughou
3RD POV:THE NEXT DAY:There was something worse that could be added to the list of issues that the Millers were already facing.“O My Goodness.” Lorena closed her eyes rubbing her stomach as she watched the early morning news.Footage had been released from an anonymous source, displaying how food prepared by the hotel's chef was served to the three men that died and immediately after ate that they slumped and died.“According to the investigators, when they searched the CCTV camera, this was not found. And this comes to question a lot of things about the Miller company, did they delete this file to protect their image? And why were these three guests targeted or were there more people who died from the poisonous food prepared by hotel chefs and the bodies are still being hidden?” The news reporter casted and every friend and relative of the Millers were all perplexed. “Don't stress out, they are going to get to the bottom of this.” Lorena's husband assured serving a cup of tea then