The day Naya’s step father died, she was flabbergasted and confused. She remembered the police knocking on their door that morning and annoyings to them that his car had lost control while he sped. Naya’s mum was in tears. That was the first time Naya saw her feeling so heartbroken in years, and she hated it. As a 15 year old, all she could do was hug her mum from the side and try to be supportive. The relationship hadn’t lasted that long. They were barely married for two years and Naya was beginning to get used to calling him ‘Dad’. His death was a shock, but her mum’s mental health got her worried. What would they do now? How could she get her mum to find happiness again? The thought of her mum’s pain, reminded her of her baby. She just couldn’t bear the thought of giving her away. She knew she promised, but it was hard. No one said it was that easy. No one thought her not to get attached. Looking around as if she were a criminal, she hurried to the elevator and cuddled the baby so
Naya woke up to the sound of a beeping machine. A nurse stood beside her adjusting what looked like a drip. “What is happening? I need to leave!” She tried to drag herself out of bed. The nurse was startled by her sight. She hurriedly rushed out banging the door behind her. Her reaction was strange. Naya could confess that she didn’t understand what was happening. As she tried to remove the drip from her arm, a doctor hurried in and grabbed her arm stopping her from doing so.“Don’t!” He insisted. “You must be weak at this moment. You need to rest.” Naya pushed his arm off. “What do you mean?! I need to go! I need to see my child!” Naya argued. She tried to forcefully get herself out of bed, but the nurse took out an injection and injected her with a sedative. She felt her eyes get dizzy. “You’ve been in a coma for four years,” the doctor informed her as her eyes slowly shut, “You were found floating in the river and no one came to claim you. We thought you were dead, until someon
Naya couldn’t tell why the bag was so heavy, but she knew she had to do what she was told. She was trembling nervously and each step she took spoke a ton. The bag was very heavy and it was difficult to tell what was inside. She was even too scared to check. “Remember not to freaking look back!” The lady roared behind her. The rain had stopped falling and Naya’s slippers slipped as she walked. “Is that the parcel?!” A masked guy hurried to her with a gun pointed to her. “Are you the delivery person?!” She wasn’t even sure of what to say. She nodded sharply and handed the parcel to him without a word. He looked around to be sure no one was looking before opening the bag to check what was inside. Very impressed by what he saw, he smiled and turned to Naya with a smirk. “Where is Gold Face?” He asked her with a harsh tone. “What?!” She was confused.“Where is fucking Gold Face?! Do you not understand what I am saying?!” He roared in anger. This was getting very intense. What the hel
Naya looked behind her and caught sight of the lady who gave her the bag. The freaking cause of her problem! She’s the one that gave me the bag! She is the cause of all this, not me! I am not a spy, I promise you on my life.”The man took the gun away from her head and stepped back. Naya watched as the lady yawned and unzipped her leather suit. She cleaned her wet hair with a towel and handed it to the big man who collected it respectfully.“How much is the current balance?” she asked, ignoring Naya’s words. “We are 200,000 dollars shut,” the guy counting the money announced. The rest of the guys fell silent. They knew what was coming. Naya could tell from their expressions that the lady was the gang leader and the others followed her rules. “Who the hell stole from me?!” She roared in anger, pointing her gun towards them. They all said nothing. “WHO?!” She screamed and fired the gun in the air causing everyone to tremble in fear. Again, there was no response. Feeling impatient, sh
The gang arrived at his wealthy mansion which was no surprise to Naya. She was given the heavy bag and forced towards the entrance where they threatened the security guards. “Wear this!” Gold face threw her a mask. She reluctantly wore it and walked in with the rest. A strong feeling of hatred gripped her as soon as she saw Lovelyn. But who Lovelyn was with calmed her feelings tremendously. It was Hailey. Her daughter was definitely a striking resemblance of her father, but Wendy could see the curious look in her eyes. The curious look she always had growing. “What are you doing?!” Goldface rudely pushed her when she stopped to stare at them. “Keep moving!” Naya apologized and went on walking. Lovelyn offered them a suspicious look. She drew Hailey to herself, protecting her as much as she could. “The man of this house is in his room!” Gold face announced. “Some of the men are keeping an eye on him at the moment. Come on! Let’s go to the study room. That’s where the spy told us th
The gun began to tremble in Naya’s hands as she stepped back slowly. “Naya is that you?” Brett asked in confusion. “Did you really survive that fall?” Naya couldn’t say any more words. She knew it was too late to speak, but things were getting super intense and she didn’t know what to do. He grabbed her arm and pointed the gun to his chest. “If you want to threaten me, then do so! But you’ve got to tell me if you are Naya or not!” Naya tried pulling the gun off his chest but he wouldn’t let go. His grip was so strong against the gun and she was scared that she would mistakenly pull the trigger. “Are you Naya?!” She wanted to plead to him to back off, but there was so way she could do it without her voice. She couldn’t feed to his doubt again. “Hey!” Falcon’s voice yelled from the door. He hurriedly pushed Brett away from her. “What do you think you are doing?! I am gonna blow your head off!” He clocked his gun threateningly. “Do you have no shame?! You have a fucking wife at ho
When the gun went off, everyone gasped in shock wondering what could have triggered it. The audacity! The confidence Goldface had! Or was it Goldface? They turned towards Naya’s direction and saw her point the gun towards Goldface. She’d shot Goldface in the heart out of tension fearing she was going to kill her daughter. Everyone was surprised by how she even did that. Was she the one that claimed that she’s never shot anyone before. They watched Goldface drop death in the pull of her own blood. Lovelyn promptly drew Hailey from her, hugging her like a crazy lady. “Why did you do that?!” Falcon scolded Naya in anger. “Who gave you the audacity to do that?! Are you crazy?! You fucking killed Goldface! What makes you think that we cannot kill you too?!” He drew out his gun and pointed it at her in defense. The others did the same, fuming furiously. Naya had no regrets since she would do anything to save her daughter’s life and she could swear that she did what she thought was right.
“Naya Aurora, you are hereby sentenced 30 years to jail, for kidnapping, robbery and harassment.” The judge stomped on her mallet, as Naya’s court hearing ended. Naya hadn’t cried or pleaded her case. Her eyes were on Lovelyn who was grinning happily. She could tell the insecurity in the lady’s face. Lovelyn suspected something was off and she was scared. But she couldn’t admit it because she was afraid of the truth. Naya’s eyes moved from Lovelyn to Hailey and her smile returned again. She looked childish, as she grinned happily when taken from the stand to the Hazards who wanted to speak with her one last time. “Now you will be in the place you deserve,” Lovelyn said with a smirk. “All husband snatchers deserve a special cell in jail!” “Lovelyn, it’s an enough,” Brett tried to calm her down.“What?! She kidnapped our Hailey! I have the right to say whatever I want to her! She deserves all the humiliation she can get. She is a clout chaser! A gold digger! An illiterate!” “Lovelyn!
Brett sat in the sitting room feeling uncomfortable by the silence of the house. But his wife made her choice, he had to accept it. Hailey came by that morning, giving him a stone look. She silently helped her mum in carrying her things even though she knew in her mind that she had a lot to say. “Will you be able to care for the children by yourself?” Hailey asked her mum as she walked her to the car.“I will be fine, my love,” Naya laughed. I am more gallant than you think.” “I don’t think this is fair on dad’s part?” Hailey gazed back at Brett who watched from the door. “It was mutual agreement between me and your father. We agreed that I leave this nonsense…” “No! It was your choice,” Brett defended. “I don't know why you cannot trust me on this. I have tried so hard to comply with you. I have tried hard to explain all this to you…” “Enough daddy!” Hailey lashed, unable to control her temper anymore. “Just stop! You aren’t helping this matter.”“You ought to be supporting me h
Herald made up his mind to lead Brett. He wasn’t sure what sort of fool Brett was, or why Brett would trust him. But it wasn’t his own business anymore. He would throw Brett off and he would do it in such a way that the guy would never notice. He accepts the gun from Brett's hands trying to maintain an innocent stare. “I will help you,” he said with a sincere gaze. “That’s very good,” Brett laughed. “I knew I could trust you. I had no clue who else I could call. You are the only one that came to my mind, unfortunately.”Herald let out a weak chuckle. Brett focused on one of his helpers and ordered her to get Herald some wine. “Would you like some wine?” Brett asked with a smirk. “Sure, why not,” Herald eyes brightened due to the thought of wine. “This is a moment to celebrate! We are gonna work together!” Brett smiled and got him the wine. Brett took the glass of wine from him and they both had a toast. As he gulped down his whole cup, Brett felt reluctant to drink his.“I can’t
When Herald got the invite from Brett, he knew all wasn’t good. Unfortunately, Brett wasn’t dumb. Brett knew who he suspected, and was fond of getting into the matter of things. Herald couldn’t relax in his home. His eyes kept moving to his phone hoping for feedback concerning his flight. “Sorry, all flights have been closed due to the weather,” one of the agents informed him. Gerald frowned. “So you're telling me that I can’t get an emergency flight or what?!” He sounded harsh. His house girl gazed at him from the dining table she cleaned. She’s never seen him so angry before. In fact, his sudden outburst was rare. Herald was a cheerful dude. He was never angry… like ever. Herald’s phone rang again. It was Brett trying to remind him to visit. Gerald shivered. “It’s not my damn fault,” he quivered. “Do not blame me for this…please.” The house girl stared at him again. This time, he was mumbling words to himself and that was absurd. “Sir, are you fine?” She asked. “You are trembl
Herald couldn’t hide his confusion due to what happened. He knew he did as his father ordered, but what he least expected was the explosion which shook the earth. He hurriedly got into his car to drive Brett’s home. He needed to check up on the family and confirm how they were doing. He needed to know what the police knew. As he drew closer to the location, his phone rang, throwing him slightly off guard. It was his father, feeling proud of what he had done. “Keep this up,” his father said to him. “You have done very well.”“Dad, what the hell are you talking about? The Hazards just faced a huge disaster and…”His father began to laugh heartily. This made him confused for a moment until he eventually realized what was going on. “Dad, did you do this?” He asked in confusion.“I told you that I will always repay evil for evil,” the man wasn’t remorseful at all. Herald couldn’t believe his father would do such a thing. I mean, he knew how cruel his father was, but that amount of wicked
The Mafia Lord heard of the approaching wedding and frowned as he gazed at the E-invitation card with a frown. Of course he hadn’t been invited. But Brett was stupid enough to keep his enemies closer. Unfortunately, one of Brett’s office colleagues got invited. And that was his son, Herald. The Mafia Lord kept Herald away from the mafia business for a long time, seeing him as a golden child. There was no way he wanted his favorite to get into trouble. It seems that won’t last for long. As long as Brett worked with his son, and his son Herald was an easy way to get across to Brett, he had no issue with that. Things seem to fall in place…right? If only the Mafia Lord was in the same country with Brett to watch him and his family die slowly. The thought was really eating him slowly. Well, since his son was working with Brett, things should be easier. “I see you are friends with Mr Brett Hazard,” the Mafia Lord said to his son over a phone call. “You never told me you were close to th
Brett stepped out of his car in his well ironed suit. The ceremony was about to start and everyone ran helter skelter to see what pending tasks were left. Brett wasn’t bothered. He seemed a bit at ease for a new groom, and kept his hands tucked in his pocket maintaining his composure.“The ceremony is about to start. Do you know where your wife is yet?” His mother asked as she cuddled Damian who was asleep on her shoulder. “She will be here soon,” Brett said with a smile. “Let her take her time.”“Are you serious?” His mother looked unimpressed. “We have a freaking time limit here! You can’t just tell us to be patient with the wedding. The priest is already here.”“Trust me. Hailey knows what she is doing,” Brett said to his mother. “You spoil that woman a lot,” his mother hissed before walking out. When she left, Brett shut his eyes and took a deep breath. It was still difficult to believe it was the damn D day. If someone told him, he would never believe it. “Congrats man!” A gro
Hailey hurried up the stairs in her pajamas carrying a bouquet as the rest of the servants raced behind her.“Please tell me the band is here,” Hailey pleaded as she walked down the well lit hallway. The house was busy that weekend and everyone couldn’t hold back from the noise. There was a huge celebration happening at the Hazards apparently and everyone had their eyes on Hailey. “Why aren’t you ready yet?” Zara asked in shock as she walked out Hailey’s room with a jewelry box. “Do not be upset, I am just busy,” Hailey waved her off. “There is so much going on and we have to make this day a success.” “You need to calm down,” Zara calmed her down. “The marriage will happen anyway. Just calm down.”“No, I can't calm down. The band isn’t at the venue yet. The meals are still pending. What do you want me to do? Everything is a total mess,” Hailey nagged. “Hailey, you cannot get things done with a panicked mood,” Zara rolled her eyes. “You need to think clearly if you wish to plan som
Few months later, as Naya got Damian ready for daycare, she heard a loud scream from the highway and hurried to look. It was poor Hailey, getting scared for no reason at all…or maybe there was a reason. “What’s wrong?” Naya asked. “Relax, dear.”“Someone has kidnapped Ryan!” Naya cried. “What?!” Naya was shocked. “Why?! How?!” “I don’t know. He asked me to come to this address, we need to go,” Hailey showed her an address on her phone. It was a remote location Naya didn’t have faith in. “Let us go with the police. I do not trust this place,” Naya informed her with a doubtful stare. “No, mum, you do not understand. They will hurt him,” Hailey cried. “We have no other choice,” Naya advised her. “We need to involve the police, if not, they will do something to us.” Hailey couldn’t argue with her mum. In a few minutes, they were on their way to the location with the police. It was an abandoned location with an odd looking warehouse which hadn't been used in years. “Won’t you guys
Later that night, Naya had submerged her feet in the swimming pool watching the full moon. Brett joined her with two glasses of wine. They cheered and took sips. “Why does the air feel different?” He asked Naya who couldn’t agree more. “We are at a new era in our lives. A live where all our enemies have been put in their place,” Naya told him and took another sip of the drink. “Funny enough, we do not have to do anything. It just falls into place, you know,” Brett boasted. “I love when things fall on our laps. Damn! Let them all be coming, and let’s be showing them where they belong. It feels good to be evil,” Naya smirked. “Your soft heart is incapable of white, unfortunately,” Brett mocked and took the drink from her. He dropped it on the tiles beside the pool and jumped in. “Come on!” He called her out. “Let’s have fun in the pool.” Naya nodded and got in carefully. She swam towards him and poured a handful of water at him, which he retaliated. They swam around like childre