“Mrs Rollins is the mother of Jacob, right?." I asked.“Yes." Elise answered, taking a seat at the dinning table.“Point me to the direction of Mrs Rollins house."“Oh, we already checked up on her there. The house is empty, they're gone."“Where did they go. Do you guys know?."“The house staff wouldn't tell us anything. Maybe they were instructed not to or maybe they're just looking after their boss' privacy." Dariel said with a shrug.“You're not even worried, maybe they might have kidnapped her and forced her to forge a note. The both of you are fucking adamant." I snapped. “Gabriel, don't speak to my wife like that. You can insult me and my intelligence but don't you dare speak to my wife like that."Before he could finish his statement, I walked away.I was already getting into my car when I heard Dariel calling my name.He was furious as he walked towards me.“What?." I asked, thinking he was trying to lengthen the matter but instead he pulled out his phone from his front pock
“Gunther!." I snapped answering the call.“Mr Gabriel, sir... The cell your girlfriend is using has no signal. It's possible that she switched if off or just damagef it, I can't track it."I hissed and ended the call.I had too many things running in my mind. This week was not my week at all.Cristela almost left me, Cristela got harassed by Lora and Talia. Cristela got abducted and beaten up, I could not look at her body without hating myself for being so careless, letting her run off with Blue just like that. Cristela suddenly left me and now my brother told me to ask my mum questions about my paternity.I didn't know how to call my mother. We have not spoken to each other in months. I drove back to Cristel's house, hoping that she changed her mind and came back to me but I found the house empty again.This time I caught sight of her phone laying under the dining table. I went on my knees and pulled it out to see that the screen was damaged, I tried to power it but there was no resp
I had a terrible nightmare.I was on the Aquamarine and I was walking on the deck, I heard high pitched moaning and I was curious enough to see who it was.When I went to take a look, I was shocked to the core. Cristela was laying naked under Jacob and they were moaning loudly as they were having sex.I was devasted, I tried to move but I was frozen. I groaned and twisted and turned, yet there was no way forward. Slowly, I tore out of the bondage and ran to where they were. I grabbed Jacob and tore him away from her, I was about to throw him into the sea when I was ruggedly shoved out of sleep.“Gabriel, my god, what have you done!." It was a voice I knew too well, Kylee.“Get up, you smell like spirits. I've been looking all over the place for you. I thought you killed yourself and I went to the police."My eyes snapped open and I looked around. I was in the balcony of Cristela's bedroom. I wonder how I got here. “What if you had jumped... Wait, did you come here to jump?."There
“who is dead?." She asked searching my eyes.“My dad."“Who, Mr Winthrop?."“No, Kylee. My real dad."Apparently, my mum was still on the phone.“What was his name?." I asked her picking up the phone one more time. Kylee opened the cabinet and rammed through it, searching for something.“I thought something happened to you." My mother cried.“Mum, his name, tell me what his name was."“Christopher Cross... Everyone call him Chris."I almost whispered his name, almost.“I'll talk to you later mum."I ended the call and dropped my phone on the counter beside the sink.Kylee was holding a bag of cotton swabs and antiseptic.“Your hands."“Kylee I'm fine."“No. You're spilling blood all over the floor, give me your hands."“I don't want it to get better Kylee. The pain is distracting." I confessed. She looked up at me, suddenly mortified.“Not again Gabriel." She said, tears spilled from her eyes.Not again, what she meant by not again was the fact that whenever I got really hurt or ang
“well I can't be dripping blood all over." I said stretching my hand out to her.She smiled briefly, as if she was relieved and grateful that I let her take care of me.She brought everything back on the counter and she brought two chairs. In not time, my hand was bandage and it didn't feel so sore.“Don't you think it's too dramatic?." I asked staring down at my hand.She laughed.“ I think it's just fine." My phone rang.I glanced at the screen.It was Dariel." Did I tell you that Dariel found out?."“About you and Cristela?." Kylee asked nonchalantly.“Yes."“It was fated to happen. What was his reaction."“He punched me."“That explains the cut at the side of your mouth. What did you do to him?."“I punched him back, softly. Enough to hurt, not enough to knock him out."Kylee stared at me in disbelief.“What?." I asked her.“You're sleeping with his daughter, he finds out and punch you but you punch him back?."“She's not his daughter, there is no blood relation between Cristela
I turned around swiftly to see Jacob walking towards me. He looked tired and excited at the same time. He sat in front of me and looked around, searching to see if Bo had followed him. Relief freed some muscles in his face and he relaxed. “You left me!." He said accusingly.“Bo is a sweet girl and she really likes you. I wanted to give the both of you some space." I said.He snorted and picked up some fries from my plate without asking me.He ate them quietly, then he dipped the last one in ketchup.I watched him.I was not going to lie, I watched him with sheer admiration. The way his features came together and stood out, it was simply eyes, nose and mouth and yet, its combination was breathtaking.My mind fell to the most breath taking face I ever saw, Gabriel's face. One day I joked to him that he was more goodlooking than me, I remember the look on his face afterwards.A look of total confusion and when his mind finally put together my words, he laughed and told me that i was su
GABRIELI watched the men I sent out to find Cristela, return one after the other. None had found her yet, the ship was massive and by the rate we were moving, we would find her later, in about a week's time.“She bearded the ship. I have confirmed that she came yesterday but she did not get a room." Kylee said apologetically.“Means she must be sleeping in his cabin." I said, I tried my best to keep the images out of my head. I tried my best to trust that she would not give in to him. I wanted to believe that she was keeping the promise. The nightmare I had last night, might as well be true. What are they doing right now?.“Find Jacob's cabin then." I said crossing my arms over my chest.“It would be invading people's privacy. It was our plan B."“Do it now."“Okay sir." Kylee said and she walked away.I was at the top floor of the ship, I heard loud cheering and I looked down. It was almost impossible to see what was going up but there was an open space I could see through.There
I plopped my head on the pillow and stared up, seeing nothing. But from the corner of my eyes, I could see Gabriel pulling a chair from the side, to sit in front of me, so he wouldn't have to sit on the bed and risk touching me.I didn't mind being touched when I was angry or hurt, he on the other hand, he rued it. Hated the feel of someone trying to soothe him when he was feeling low.As if he deserved to feel low, as if you were disrespecting him, as if you hated him and didn't want to give him the luxury of being angry.He would let me touch him then, but he would stop me anytime I said I was sorry.“I was so scared. I thought you had gone some where far."“The sea isn't so far away?." I asked amused and bitter. “Thank you for telling me. Maybe next time I'll make an effort to really go far."“You know that was not what I meant."I scoffed.“And there's no where you'll go that would ever be too far for my reach."I almost smiled, I had to make a great effort and then remind myself