Aliyah's POVJason's mother walked with a suspicious look.I wasn't surprised that she came because she was the only one who was frequent in visiting Kelan. That made me want to believe that she wasn't too much into what happened to Kelan. "Dr Mike," she called with a smile.She looked around the room with a suspicious look and her eyes landed on me but she looked away immediately "Mrs Donald," Dr Mike also greeted her.Jason's mother and I were at odds so I also don't bother myself about her appearance. She looked at me and I frowned."I saw your car outside, that was how I got to know that you were around. I thought you checked on Kelan in the morning?" She asked.Looking at how curious she was, I was quite disgusted. I wondered how she would do such a thing so someone called her son. She fits in well with an evil stepmother. I wasn't surprised by her coming because they always love to monitor Kelan and bully me. At first I had thought it was because of her concern for him but it
Aliyah's POVGetting to New Orleans, Kelan was in disguise being that the Donald's were popular people and he might find someone who recognized him. "I'm hungry," I said for the fourth time today.Kelan was the real definition of a workaholic. He never got tired of working. Staying with him made me know why he succeeded in everything. Now he was not on a wheelchair anymore but supported himself with a stick. His legs had almost healed and I couldn't wait for that to happen because we would start our divorce process.Kelan sat there like he didn't hear me. This is my first time in New Orleans and moreover, I don't want to be found roaming about."Can you hear me?" I asked him with a frown on my face. " I said I'm hungry, " I snapped.I felt like hitting his head hard. Living with him wasn't so hard because he was always stuck with work and won't pay attention to you except when he needed you to do something. These past days the relationship between us was a Boss and employee only. I
Kelan's POVI didn't expect Jessica Chastain to recognize me. Jessica was one of the females I had a one night stand with. She never wanted to accept that I wasn’t going to sleep with a female twice so she started stalking me until I threatened to destroy her life. Now that she saw me, I needed to be very careful because she had close ties to Jason and anything could go wrong from here. I was glad that Aliyah was right there to have diverted her attention from me before I was able to signal to the men that followed me to take her away.I looked at the blue dress that stood before me. It was a perfect dress for Aliyah. I smiled at the dress but I scolded myself immediately. Aliyah might be beautiful but she was a no go zone for me. I was still trying to get the reason Jason would marry her to me. I wanted to talk to her about it but she kept on saying she wanted a divorce."You are only doing this because she's the reason her clothes were ruined," I said to myself as I picked the dre
Kelan's POVIt was a torture not to be able to touch her ever since I opened my eyes, but I had to live with her. Not even when the first thing I opened my eyes to see was her full delicious body. I wasn't going to allow her to escape this time. I was going to do this and regret it later. Seeing her on the bed, I gave free will to my body."Kelan..." She said and I kissed her immediately.She accepted my kiss and that was how she forgot whatever she wanted to say. I removed my clothes swiftly and stood before her naked. She licked her lips, my frame driving her senseless. I planned to take it easy but this woman was driving me crazy and my body couldn't wait anymore. I felt like I had more than two hands so that I could explore her body at once. Removing my hand from her breast, I slowly slid my hands down her thigh, then touched the very place where she ached and this earned me a beautiful moan. "Damn! You're fucking wet!" I groaned.I loved the sound of her moaning and I stroked
Jason's POV"Dr Mike?" I called out and I could see the slight quiver in his eyes as if I had caught him doing something wrong. He was hiding something. I was sure of that, but what could it possibly be? I would seriously skin him alive if I found out it had anything to do with Kelan."Ah! Jason, what brings you by?" He asked, scowling slightly."Really? You're my brother's doctor, so isn't it natural for me to visit you and ask about his condition? Unless, you have some skeleton in your cupboard?"He let out a short laughter. An awkward one at that. "What do you mean by ske-- seriously? Skeleton? If you think there's anything I'm hiding from you, then you can ask me. What would I even do that? I was just surprised to see you since I was still going to come to your place to check up in Kelan."Was he really saying the truth? He sounded honest but I knew people could be great actors at times. Something in my guts told me he wasn't entirely saying the truth. What exactly could he be hi
Aliyah's POVThe door pushed open before I barely had time to sit. Her face came into view, Jason's mother. The real devil's pawn.I struggled to remain calm but I had trouble catching my breath from running so much. We were so close to getting caught and if we'd been a minute late, we would have been caught. I didn't even want to imagine what would have happened then.After Caden called, Dr Mike had called us immediately. We had had to use the fastest route down here and truly, the way Kelan had expertly maneuvered the car was commendable. I had felt almost sick in the stomach at the crazy speed at which he drove earlier. But it wasn't in vain after all.I glanced at Kelan as he remained still on the bed. He sure was a pro in this kind of thing. Who knew things would turn out like this? Yeah, I was attracted to him but I never knew I was going to have sex with him so fast. And God help me, I wanted to do it again. I wanted to have him buried deep inside of me again.I didn't know why
The air in the house hung heavy with unspoken tension, a palpable discomfort that clung to every corner. I had spent too long confined within the walls of Kelan's room, surrounded by the echoes of secrets and the weight of my own choices. Today, I decided it was time to break free, to face the world beyond that suffocating space. As I stepped into the living room, a hushed silence fell over the occupants. Whispers and sidelong glances followed me like a shadow. It seemed my departure from the seclusion of Kelan's room was perceived as a sign of impending doom, and the household recoiled from my presence. Avoiding eye contact, I made my way through the living room, a ghost passing through a realm of the living. Even Priscilla, the housemaid I thought we shared some emotions glanced away as if unable to meet my gaze. The atmosphere was thick with judgment, disdain, and I felt the sting of their collective rejection. At the walkway, the tension heightened. Jason and Carey, the architects
Elsa's POV The door jerked open. Aliyah probably forgot something. I kept my eyes glued to the TV. It was my favorite show after all. "You still haven't gone Aliyah. What did you forget this time around?" I asked. I didn't receive a response so I glanced from the Tv to the door. I couldn't find anyone. I definitely heard the door open. Was it a burglar or another type of criminal who entered? My gaze darted throughout the living room but I still caught sight of no one. Fear gripped me as I stood up. Stealthily, I made my way to the kitchen where I could now hear the clattering sound of plates. Suddenly, someone pounced on me. I struggled to wriggle out of the person's grip. "Gotcha!" The voice exclaimed. I screamed in horror and I raised my hand to deliver a smack in the face of my attacker. My hand sliced through the air and halted half way as I recognized my attacker. It was Thelma. "Geez! You startled me. You are a lucky one. I would have hit you so hard that you would have pass
Aliyah POV“Fuck,” I shouted. I had been trying so hard to fix the hairpin in the right direction on my well-permed hair. It would tilt sideways at intervals, and I would have to straighten it. Maybe I was looking at the mirror for too long. If Carey was here, maybe. My mind flashed to the last time I had seen her – body bagged up, headed to the morgue. It was a gory sight, one I never expected I would see Carey in. Kelan had told me how everything occurred; how she grew in rage after Jason shot himself, and fired at an officer. A bullet in her chest, and another buried deep into her head killed her instantly. “Fuck. You didn’t have to die like that, Carey,” I cursed, and soon fell to the ground, my face soiling with tears. I didn’t mind my wedding dress, as I kept pounding the floor, taking the hurt from every nudge I gave the hard floor. She was my best friend for as long as I have lived. The only person who could stand beside me on a day like this. She didn’t have to betray me
Kelan POV“Jason, let's not do this. Just listen to the officers and put down your gun.” “No. I will do no such thing. I'm walking out of here with Carey and my mom and no one here is stopping me,” His voice retorted with anger laced all over his tone. “Sir, permission to fire,” one of the FBI agents called out to his superintendent. Their eyes glared at me as I threw quick glances at my phone screen awaiting Aliyah's call. We had agreed to split just in case Jason was smart enough to leave the babies behind and come here alone. He was and currently Aliyah and another team of agents were following the trace of the last call. The tracker was still on the phone line and we hoped to find them before Jason or Carey realizes. “No one is shooting my brother,” I jumped into the rising tension. Jason hands still held the gun firmly as I gradually walked to the front of the men. My hands we up, and I knew it wouldn't cost him so much to shoot me right now, but it was a move I was willing
Jason's POV“I cant believe Kelan’s got the balls to boldly say no to me. His boys should be more important than the company or money.” I nagged, kicking my feet in the air. “Clearly, he is not as dumb as you think he is. I did not see that coming, I had already imagined he would come crying and begging for his children.” Carley said to me with a smirk on her face which was quite confusing. I furrowed my brows from feeling displeased with her facial expression. “What?” she snapped.“What? Are you really asking me that?” I walked towards her and paused my steps when I was right in front of her. “What is this look on your face?” I asked her and I could hear her whimper. Clearly, my facial expression got her terrified and that is exactly what I wanted her to feel. “Nothing Jason. Get out of my face.” She said and pushed me to the side but I gripped her hand before she had the chance to take another step. “What was that about?” I asked her again. “Nothing! Jesus!” she exclaimed and
Aliyah's POVMy heart raced. My mind throbbed. My head pounded. I stood apprehended not knowing the exact emotions to process. Fear? Anger? I wasn't certain of the particular one to settle for. So, I paced from one end of the house to the other, running my hands through my dishevelled hair. I stopped abruptly and turned around immediately the front door creaked open with Kelan running towards me."Hey honey," he rushed towards me and held me in a tight embrace."Are you okay?" he asked with a tone of concern. "K... Kelan..." I called in a teary voice."Baby," he responded, running his fingers through my hair."Talk to me. How did it happen?" he released me from the embrace and cupped my cheeks in his palms."Our boys... They... Our boys..." I trailed off, welling up in tears."Honey, put yourself together and tell me all about it," he dried my tears with his eyes.I sniffed then blew my nose noisily into a tissue."Come, sit," he draped his arms around my shoulder and walked me to th
Kelan's POVAs I alighted from the cab and walked towards the wooden gate, a thousand thoughts cloud my mind. The past few days of my life had been dedicated to the search for my mum. I had talked with almost all of the old staff that worked in the company as at that time I figured that she was still around. But all of them had communicated their regrets of no longer having her contact. I had even looked up the internet but I realized that she wasn’t on any of the social media platforms. This woman whose house I approached, turned out to be my last resort. But I can’t help it but think if this search would turn out to be successful? If I wouldn’t get the same answers?Well, there is no better way to find out than finding out. So, pushing the gate silently, I walked in casting quick glances at my surrounding. Lilies and hibiscus flowers lined up at one end filling the atmosphere with the beautiful scent of nature. Standing at the door, I hesitated a while before I rang the bell. On the
Aliyah's POVMy soft hum filled the atmosphere as I gently stroked Jared whom I cradled in my arms. His body relaxed against mine while his little fingers curled around my index finger. I brewed a smile as I could see my face when I look at him, my exact prototype. Jacob, sat beside us grinning with content in his baby bouncer, sucking on his teething toy. His chubby cheeks curved into a smile then a chuckle, which was suddenly followed by a cry. I took the cry as a clue that he was trying to communicate that Jared's time in my arms was up. So, I carried him and Jared took his place in the baby bouncer. Minutes later, the front door creaked open, revealing Kelan, dressed in a black shirt tucked into an ash-coloured trousers. He loosened his tie as he walked over to where we were. "Hey, honey," he smiled. "Hey darl," I winked. "How was your day?" "Stressful," he sighed. "As usual," he replied, his voice sounding exhausted as he kept his briefcase gently on the table."My boys," he
Jason's POVPushing myself off the hard bunk with a grunt, I strode out alongside my fellow inmates into the dark corridor of the prison. In a single file, we dragged ourselves to the prison yard where we had our morning drills. During my first few days here, the space of about a plot of land was apportioned to me to clear up, but with my transition to the chief bully, such was no longer the case. I was even nicknamed Don Jay after I served the previous bully, loads of punches. "Would you all stop dragging your feet?" the prison officer barked. The question must have provoked the inmates as the shuffling of feet intensified. "Man, are you deaf? Lift your feet off the ground," I heard an inmate say. Swiftly turning around, I shot a fiersome gaze at this new scrawny inmate who probably doesn't know who I was. Because the rest of the inmates knew better than to question me or challenge my authority. Giving him a second chance, I ignored him and assumed my steps. "Hey!" he barked, wi
Aliyah’s POV“Your honor, my clients here,” the lawyer spoke, gesturing to Jason and Carey, “Plead not guilty as regards to the alleged murder,” his voice pierced through the hushed voices of the many individuals occupying the rows of wooden benches in the tensed atmosphere of the courtroom. I shift uneasily on my seat, eager for whatever verdict.Kelan must have noticed my uneasiness, as he pressed my palms. “Aliyah, relax,” he whispered.I heaved a sigh in response and reclined backwards because the last thing I wanted for myself was clouding my head with lots of thoughts, slumping again, and finding myself back at the hospital I had left a week ago.My gaze fell on Jason and Carey both wearing a smirk on their faces. I searched in vain for the expression of remorse, but I found none, not even a tiny bit. They seemed to be super confident in their lawyer or something else only them knew about. Slowly, my gaze travelled upwards to the elevated perch where the judge sat, peering throu
Kelan's POV Sitting in the front seat, next to Mr. Lanez, the silent ride was seemingly uncomfortable as I noticed the worry lines drawn on his forehead. There was this invisible cloud of tension hovering in the car as the engine hummed in melody. "Uhmm," I cleared my throat to gain his attention. "Thank you for saving me back there," I fondled with the handkerchief in my hands. I was taken aback by his silent treatment. Was he mad at me because of the way I relentlessly argued over his revelations yesterday? "I'm sorry for not believing you yesterday. I just found it so difficult to believe that they could be as terrible as that," I blabbed. "Mr Lanez," I called aloud, then immediately regretted my action as the eyes he flashed out me weren't friendly at all. "Did I do anything wrong?" I asked calmy."Kelan, you did everything wrong," he yelled. "You just added to all of the current complexities," he sighed, tightening his grip on the steering wheel. My mind raced, my heart