[OLIVIA]I woke up with a yawn and looked around the room strangely before realizing that I left New York yesterday. The memories of last night replayed in my head and my mood dampened in a flash, I waited up for about an hour staring at the door, thinking Mason’s gonna come through the door and apologize for yelling at me. It was all wishful thinking, he never came.I had stayed and hid behind the wall at the corner when I ran up the stairs. I watched quietly from the pillar as Curtis was brought in. I had even forgotten that he must be here in the first place. I listened as they exchanged words, it was obvious Curtis was just trying to provoke Mason and it worked. To cap it all, Mason hit the hell out of him after they had dragged the fight for minutes, each coming out with their own bruises. However, those ones on Curtis couldn’t be classified as bruises, it will be an understatement. I really felt for him even though I never liked the man. There were stains of red on Mason’s to
[OLIVIA]“Where are you going ?” He called after me.“To satisfy my stomach. I’m hungry too.” I answered without looking back.“That is why I love you.” He said and I could feel his footsteps getting closer behind me.“I’m not cooking for you, Mark.” I deadpanned giving him a side-way glance as he falls into step with me.“Be a good Samaritan, and please don’t call me that in front of the men. They always find ways to make jest of me.” He said and I saw him pouting.“Be a good boy and I won’t.” I wiggled my eyebrows and his shoulder sagged in defeat.*** *** ***Thirty minutes later, the table was packed with pancakes and I gave myself a mental pat for the accomplishment. I don’t know what got into me, I just made a surplus amount of the batter.Probably because I was thinking of ways to make Mason go bankrupt without doing it directly. The maids came around while I was making it and some of them actually joined me.Not after they warned me that no one was to cook for the
[MASON]The knock sounded the second time and I flew up from my position on the couch almost sprinting to the door. Others would know to knock once and come in but she is the only one who always wait for affirmation before entering.I leveled my breathing before putting on a poker face, then I opened the door. I guess I was too slow for Olivia’s liking because she huffed and brushed past me going straight to the small table placing the tray on it.“I brought you food.” She chirped and turned around with a dazzling smile on her face.I dipped my hands in my sweat pant’s pocket before moving closer to her. Truth be told, I really feel somewhat guilty these past few hours. My conscience keeps eating me up.Yeah, I got conscience !Thinking about it, I haven’t been treating her right. She did what I was supposed to do, she came back to me and rekindled our relationship. It couldn’t have been that easy to leave everything behind, I know what it feels like afterall.“What would I do without
[MASON]“Who is she, Mason ?” She asked me the same question again.“To me ? One of my men.” “I’m pretty sure I just saw a woman walk out.” She raised her eyebrows.“Yes, I said ‘men’ because she works with me on the field. She’s one of my women, wait, that doesn’t sound right. She’s just like my men in a female version. Yeah that sound better. Look, Olivia-” I say standing up from the bed looking down at her but she cut me off by her actions.She moved away and next thing I know, she was dragging a chair towards me. She stopped in front of me and climbed on the chair so now she was looking down at me.I bit my lips to stop myself from laughing .“You were saying ?” She asked impatiently.“I’ve never gotten close to any female since I got here. I had an encounter with my ex-girlfriend a few months ago and that explains the ‘another girlfriend’ part from Ana.”“Ana ? That means she was the one you were talking to on the phone yesterday. You must be close for you to call her nicknames.
[MASON]“Get off her right this instant.” I ordered sharply in a low voice and he jumped away from her but they were still giving each other the happy eyes.“Mason, don’t tell me you don’t remember Christopher ? He was the boy I met the first time I went to my dad’s company. Dad took his younger sister because of their father. The guards were beating him up and I had to jump in. You later intervened, remember ?” Olivia explained and of course I remembered.“Doesn’t look like him though.” I eyed the boy.“Well, he is. We kept in touch after you left. Christopher got admission into our university last year.” She beamed and I rolled my eyes.“But what are you doing here ?” Olivia questioned him.“Gotta make something out of this vacation. I’m working as a temporary PA.”“Wow, I’m definitely coming to visit you, I’ve always wanted to see Mason’s company anyway.”“You should go inside now, baby. Wouldn’t be good if you catch a cold.” I said and wrapped my hands around her.“Are you two tog
[MASON]“Liam, take care of this situation as I would.” I told him sternly and he nodded but looked hesitant and I know why.“I will branch by the club and take Dylan and some men with me.” I told him and his face relaxed before I stormed out of the house.I was already out of the gate when I realized I had forgotten my phone as always. It was a die-hard habit for me. When going on missions with Derek and Ace when we were still under the Don, it is forbidden to take our phones with us for security reasons. I got used to it even after years of being here.*** *** ***I groaned in anger as I watched Gerald being rushed to the hospital, we were late. The Only thing we heard after getting to the address was three gunshots and I hurriedly followed the sound to see Gerald sliding down against the wall with two cars speeding away.They were already too far away from me and one man from the passenger seat stretched his head out and gave me the middle finger. I would recogniz
[OLIVIA]After Mason left, Liam ask what happened and I explained to him how I had come down just to get myself some water and then I met the witch herself inside the kitchen, her name is Beth, I suppose.I ignored her, took my water and was going to return the cup after rinsing when she tripped me. If not for quick reflex, my face could have been sunk into by knives arranged skillfully on the counter top.I could have been dead within a few second, I was very angry. I wasn’t just going to let her be this time around, could I ? I slapped her as hard as I could not once, not twice but three times and well, things transpired from there.I touched my neck lightly and winced, it stings so much.“Noah!!” Liam called and one of the guard were here in no time.“Drag her out of the house and she’s banned from stepping her foot in this house for till the next year.” He commanded pointing to Beth and the guard wasted no time, he was really dragging her whining self out not giving her a chance t
[OLIVIA]When will all this end ? All this violence and bloodshed for what ? It’s just not worth it. After a few minutes, I got up from my bed and just walked out. Just as I was told, there was little to no guard in view, not even outside the house. I went to the kitchen and after two minutes of being in there, the fire alarm start to blare furiously which was my doing.I found myself walking towards the basement and my heartbeat increased. I’ve only been here once and not the legal way, I had sneaked here while exploring the house. As I expected, no one was guarding the door, they must have gone to check the source of fire. Quite stupid if you ask me.‘Not as stupid as what you are about to do though.’I opened the door and climbed down the steps. I felt like being in an horror movie, being down here was proving to be much more difficult than I anticipated. I spotted Curtis in the corner strapped to a chair.He was wide awake with a knowing smirk on his face. I ignored him and hasti
[OLIVIA] [A YEAR LATER.]................. Bare footed, with the heavy clothing weighing me down, I ran. Without looking back, I willed my feet to continue moving with just one destination in mind. The sound of the unrelenting footstep behind me pumped my adrenalin till I saw the door wide open and thanked the heavens. I ran towards Abigail and hid behind her using her as a shield as I breath heavily. She was looking around in shock trying to find the source of my problem. Few seconds later, Scarlet came running through the door with her eyes immediately spotting mine. She came to a stop seeing her mother in between us and she bent over trying to catch her breath too. “How are you able …..able…to run so fast in what you are we…wearing?” She managed to speak out. “Oh heavens! Why are you chasing the bride, Scarlet?” Her mother asked. “She was trying to dump that on my dress.” I pointed to the container in Scarlet’s hand. Michelle suddenly came behind her and snatched the containe
[MASON]“You know, I told my brother you were there when he was born and he thought I was lying.” Willow said pointing at the boy who was busy playing a game on what I assumed will be her phone, he was very absorbed in it that he wasn’t paying attention to us at all.“He wouldn’t remember. He was two years old the last time I saw him.” I chuckled.“Yeah, that was when we broke up.”“Wait, how old is he?” Olivia asked.“He’s ten.” Willow answered.“If you guys broke up when he was two, then that means Mason was …..seventeen years old.” Olivia reasoned. “At what age did both started dating?” Olivia looked at me with accusing eyes.“Fifteen, we are the same age. We dated for two years but we’ve known each other longer than that.” Willow answered and I wished they could bring up another topic already.“Fifteen? Is that legal?” Olivia pinched my butt again and I actually winced this time.I’m definitely getting my revenge later.“It’s called puppy love, Olivia. They got together as virgins
[MASON]I was relieved after confirming that Marcus had indeed taken guards with him, the ones that stay in the background and blend in staying hidden unless there is really a threat.All I know is the Don’s presence here comes with a lot of danger. Him stepping out of his safe zone and domain will make his opponents think that he is now vulnerable enough and they would do anything to try to get the upper hand, even if it means harming someone in his life, whoever it may be.That was why I’ve been extra careful about Olivia’s movement since the Don arrived. Her dad is the Don’s shadow after all. We just finished a meeting when I had received Olivia’s text that comprises of pictures letting me know that she and Gray were not in the house.The meeting comprised of the Don, Gerald, Carlos, Peter and I. Dad didn’t beat around the bush at all, he had went straight to the point. He apologized to Gerald without letting his pride get in the way.They apologized not for killing his brother who
[OLIVIA]The unfamiliar lady was staring again but then she smiled widely and that was when I realized, I wasn’t the one she had been glancing at, it was Marcus. The first time I noticed her gaze I had been sitting next to Marcus and now I’m also sitting beside him after Julius arrived.“What the fuck?” Marcus mumbled out still staring at her.The lady stood up and was coming towards us.“Who is she?” I asked.“Your fiance’s ex-girlfriend.” Marcus replied with mischievousness glinting in his eyes.“What? How come she is here?” I asked looking back at the lady who was still approaching us.“Mason didn’t tell you they met before you came here? They saw each other coincidentally and talked for a while.” Marcus asked and even though I love that he was telling me the truth to every questions I asked, the way he was so blunt about it amazed me.Now remembering, Mason did tell me he met with her. He had mentioned it when I had confronted him about Anastasia’s comment the first time she saw m
[OLIVIA]We all sat in a circle speaking one after the other with smiles on our faces. Leo was in Julius’ lap with the man’s hoodie held tightly in his grasp, I guess he felt like he was going to disappear again.Laurel had her head on his shoulder with her eyes still dripping and she was occasionally wiping it away. We all just did as if it was normal, the woman was very excited to see her husband again.Turns out I had misunderstood earlier thinking the man was Leo’s biological father. I didn’t know Leo considers Julius his dad nor did I think he would still remember him since he was very young when Julius was put away but the young boy did, he remembers the man who loves him immensely and always read him bedtime stories before sleep.Besides, Laurel said ever since Julius was locked up, she will always show her son pictures of her husband and bring up memories about the three of them just so Leo won’t forget Julius. It was hard because her doing that meant that Leo would be constan
[OLIVIA]“You better shut your mouth, Gray.” Marcus warned.The little boy reached Marcus and hugged his legs while Marcus patted his head. After they were done with their greeting. Marcus took his hand and they walked towards a woman seated on a spread-out fabric. She was already watching us.She smiled as we approach and then stood up.“Lauren.” Marcus smiled before giving her a hug.“I’m so glad you could make it. This one wouldn’t stop asking me when his uncle Marcus would be coming.” The woman said and the little boy looked embarrassed hiding his face behind his palms.So adorable.Marcus knelt on one knee removing the boy’s palms from his face.“Happy birthday, Leo.” He said before stretching out the container of fish rolls and the little wrapped box towards the boy.“My birthday gift?” The boy asked with a tone that made me wonder if he has never received a birthday gift before.“Yes. It’s all yours, buddy. Open it when you get home.” Marcus replied and the boy smiled happily n
[OLIVIA]“Come on Marcus, are you going to ignore me forever?” I whined.Mason has been gone the whole day and I’ve been very bored staying at home. Marcus was still holding a grudge against me because of what happened two days ago. His laptop slipped from my hands, it wasn’t intentional but he does not care whether it was intentional or if it was an accident.I even said I would buy him a new one but he declined. To be honest, I do not think any damage was done to the laptop at all after it fell but Marcus had snatched it away from my hands when I went to pick it. The screen was still on and there wasn’t even a crack. Nevertheless, he claimed I had ruined it and was yelling at me.What upset him the more was the fact that Mason had threatened to break his bones the next time he talks or yells at me the way he did. He has been ignoring me ever since but right now, I really need a companion before I go insane.“Should I cook for you?” I asked him and watched him blink rapidly biting h
[MASON] Everyone was outside preparing to go back to the hotel as the Don refused to spend the night in an unfamiliar environment. I just learned that the hotel they were staying at belongs to one of his close associates and so it was completely safe for him and his family.It was very dark outside and I plan on sending an extra security detail after them. Not being paranoid but one can’t be too careful. Carelessness however brings about nothing but disaster.The Don called me aside and we walked a few distance away from the others.“I just wanted to say, happy birthday.” He said with a slight smile.I checked my watch to see that the time was two minutes to twelve and I chuckled. It was almost the second day and past our birthdays.“I’m still on time.” The Don chuckles and I do the same.“Thanks.” I replied and he nodded before taking out something from his pockets and handing it to me.It was a flash and I was immediately curious to know what was on it.“I’m sorry, for everything.
[OLIVIA] Marcus was in his seat chattering away with Scarlet who was very excited on hearing the new happenings in his life. Thankfully, Scarlet had a rethink at the last minute earlier and pause in her plan of hauling her heel at Marcus. “Soooo, still no girlfriend?” Scarlet asked her brother who cringed at her question. Marcus shook his head and she shifted forwards staring at him differently which made Marcus stared back at her skeptically. “Just tell the truth, brother. Are you asexual?” Scarlet asked seriously. “All because I don’t have time for dating right now?” Marcus rolled his eyes at her. “Then, when will you have the time? You are pushing thirty!” “Get off my case, Scarlet. Here, have this!” Marcus shoved some food into her mouth and she glared at him while chewing at the same time. The sight was quite funny to me and almost everyone at the table found it funny too. “I need to attend to a situation. Will be back in a few minutes.” Mason whispered into my ears and