Isabella craved for him, she wanted to feel his touch on her skin and have him– but the grudge she held in her heart wouldn't let her. How could she forget so quickly that she was nothing but a replacement? Or, she was never a replacement and just a pawn being used by Alex to satisfy himself while he thought about his ex. This made Isabella quickly come to her senses and she pushed Alex away from her.Alex tried to speak but Isabella acted fast and slapped him hard on his face. She turned immediately and left. Entering her room, Isabella was so furious at him. Although she enjoyed the kiss, she couldn't just forget everything. It made her realize how simple she was for him to come to whenever he needed her.She wanted to show him that she wasn't just a mere game to him or even his cousin, Adams. She had to step up with her games if she wanted to survive.Isabella stood facing the huge mirror in the room, she looked at herself with disdain for the woman she had become. After being u
Isabella stood in front of the huge bedroom mirror staring at her beautiful self as she put on the dazzling dinner gown which Alex had brought for her.The gown which was a backless, V-neck dress, long with a remarkable slit up to her knees, Isabella loved how it modified her body features. She couldn't wait to step out of the mansion in the dress, together with Alexander.Isabella smiled as she recalled his words to her earlier. Alex called her his woman and confessed his feelings to her. It wasn't what she was expecting but Isabella was happy. At least she knew her stand and position in his life.She sniffed the air around her, after taking her bath just now, she could still perceive the scent of his cologne on her skin. She didn't want it to ever leave her, Isabella wanted more of it.She touched her arms where he grabbed her, she remembered each and every moment of their time together. Of how he carried and placed her on his table down to the way he slid down her panties, sniffed
The soft sound of the classical music filled the ship, making the atmosphere romantic for both couples as they danced. Alex had his arms wrapped around Isabella's waist, he looked into her big brown eyes, they were inviting just like her lips which he wished to kiss.Isabella's smile melted his heart, Alex was glad that she was having a good time with him. He leaned near her and whispered into her ears. "If you keep staring at me that way I might be forced to kiss you, Isabella…" he shamelessly confessed to her.Isabella giggles. She loved how he teased her with his words. " I don't mind if you kiss me…" she replied to him, her smiles didn't seize.Alex pulled her closer and her body slammed onto his. He kissed her, and she retaliated. Coupled with the soft music, the sea breeze and romantic moment they shared, Isabella's heart raised fastly inside her chest.She knew she had fallen in love with this man and it was very obvious. She didn't want him to let go, she didn't want to kiss t
"Please don't go" Alicia grabbed Alex's suit the moment she noticed him leaving the room. Alex turned to see the woman who was just unconscious– to be awake and glaring at him.Although Alicia was still very weak, Alex didn't want to stay with her, he wished to be with Isabella. He missed her and they haven't spoken to each other all day. A long frown appeared on his face when he was forced to stay back with Alicia until she fell asleep, and at that time, Isabella must've already closed from work.Alex left the mansion hoping to arrive in time to pick her up. He sent Carlos to help him make a reservation for dinner with Isabella. He was going to try and make it up to her.Alex went in his SUV and drove straight to the company. At that time, Isabella just entered a taxi leaving the place. Alex noticed and he immediately went after them. The taxi was no match for the SUVs speed, and Alex reached her immediately.Isabella noticed the scene ahead of her and she wasn't ready for Alex's dr
"No… let go of me. Mummy, mummy!!" Isabella yelled out from her sleep and almost jerked up, Alex quickly held her back down, he could feel the warmth of her body.Isabella had a fever. She must've passed through a lot in the hands of that man. Alex was so angry, he didn't like to see her this way, he wanted the man to suffer so bad.How dare he make his woman suffer? He touched Isabella's body again, he couldn't just leave her this way, he needed to help her get well. He moved closer and laid near the woman whose face had gone pale and her lips chapped.Is anyways having a nightmare about her parents and this was the second time he was witnessing it. He wondered how painful the memories were for her, seeing Isabella react this way bothered him.Alex considered taking her for therapy so she could recover soon. He wanted Isabella to live a normal life like other women did.Alex felt her tight grip on his shirt, she pulled herself closer to him, shivering. He was disappointed for the fir
Alex's mobile phone had been ringing but he could only get the chance to pick it at that moment. "Sir, Miss Summers is missing" Carlos immediately announced on the phone as soon as Alex picked up. Alex hung up immediately and jerked up from his seat, startled by the unexpected news. Alicia was still weak and hasn't recovered. Matter of fact, the doctor restricted her from movement for days, why would she now escape from him? He couldn't believe that she'd run away because he'd done nothing but care for her as he promised. He dared not leave her alone in this. Alexander rushed out quickly to find her. He entered his car and drove around the estate, searching for her until he received a message from Carlos.The message contained information about her location. He quickly searched it up and traced her to the place. Alex arrived about an hour later in a damp graveyard in the middle of the city.When he parked his car and got down, he didn't search for Alicia because he already knew whe
When Alex returned back to the mansion, the coldness of the place welcomed him. It felt like the mansion was empty again and he became somehow uncomfortable with the atmosphere.Alex was anxious to see Isabella so he could finally announce that he could finally be together with her. He was standing in the living room with a box of chocolates and rose flowers in his hands, anticipating his apology towards her.He thought about everything, he really owed her an apology. Alex vowed to change from that day and make Isabella comfortable around him, making her feel like she's the only woman he has in his life.Alex went upstairs slowly, his expensive dark pams hit the wooden stairs as he ascended. He arrived outside her bedroom in no time and after knocking softly on the door, he went inside.To his greatest surprise, Isabella was nowhere to be found in the room. The room seemed to be neatly arranged, like no one laid on it that day.But Isabella was there that day, so she could perceive th
Isabella had just made her twentieth job application for another company, it has been weeks and she has been unable to secure a job. Job hunting wasn't as easy as she deemed it to be, it was hard and even her qualifications were not satisfying enough for them.Isabella was beginning to get exhausted and she was running out of maintenance money. If she doesn't get a roommate soon to lessen the expenses, she might just end up falling crazy.Isabella stuffed the huge bread into her mouth and chewed it with her mouth open, not minding her bad eating habit, she had her eyes fixed on the bright screen of her mobile phone refreshing her Email.The sound of the door ball interrupted her, and she stood up to check who it was. Not expecting anyone, Isabella realized that Alexander Hunt might've discovered her.She was ready to fight him. Before heading towards the door she picked up a flower vase and went with it. She wouldn't let him force her into going back with him.Isabella's heart palpita
ONE YEAR LATER“No. Not that but you can have this one though. Here you go.”“Mum noooo. I want the yellow one and not pink.” “Happy birthday my princess.” Alex said walking in with balloons.He picked Laura up as she ran to give him a hug before snapping yellow sunglasses on her eyes.“Your first gift of the day.” He said to Laura, placing a kiss on her cheek.“Thank you daddy! I love it!.” She exclaimed.“You were out early today.” “Yes baby. Had to get flowers and lots of chocolates for my princess.” Alex replied.Laura gasped. “Chocolates?!.” She asked excitedly.Alex nodded his head and Laura scrambled out of his hold, running out of the room in the direction of where her chocolates were kept. He smiled as he watched Laura run off before moving to give his wife a hug and then a kiss on her lips.“Happy Anniversary baby.” Alex said.“Happy Anniversary to you too love.” Bella replied with a broad smile on her face as she sealed her lips with Alex’s in a passionate kiss.“How’s ou
“And please I’ll like to have the decorations redone. It’s for our wedding.” Alex said to the wedding plannner he had made come to the hospital.It was past three months now and still Bella was yet to wake up. Every day Alex came to the hospital and he would stay with Bella until night came or it was time to get back to Laura. Other than that, he did everything he wanted in Bella’s room at the hospital. From work to eating and then his special time which was reading Bella a book or telling her stories of how fast their daughter Laura was growing.Laura had surprised him tremendously after she was discharged from the hospital. He had decided to get her a private teacher when he saw how fast she caught on things and the way she pronounced her words. She wasn’t the average growing child and he sensed it.He was proud at how fast she grabbed things and how intelligent and outspoken she had become. Alex had been weary of Laura turning into a closed off chuld due to the things she’s had to
The police parked their cars far away from the address so they wouldn’t attract attention. They all hid in the nearby bushes, including Alex as they waited for Catalina to come outside.Alex kept glancing at his watch impatiently. He was sure without doubt that Catalina was still inside. He stood tall when he saw a glimpse of Catalina through the windows.Alex drew out his gun, cocking it and keeping his finger on the trigger. He was aware that he had no right to shoot but he didn’t care at that moment. He was determined to kill Catalina once and for all. He didn’t want her to be arrested and go to a jury where she would spend the rest of her life in jail. He wanted her in hell where she rightfully belonged because she had come after his innocent daughter.“Alex? You using that?.” Alex’s friend asked him, cocking his head to the side.“We’re friends. I expect you to cover my back after I gun this damn bitch down.” Alex said spitting on the floor.His friend had known him for a long ti
Bella drove like a maniac on the road as she followed the map leading to the address Catalina had sent her. She kept praying in her mind that her daughter was save.She tried calling Catalina but the line would not connect which only made her fear heighten. She wished Alex was with her as he would have found a way to calm her down but still Bella knew she had to be brave and strong for the sake of her daughter.It broke her heart each time she thought about how scared Laura was with Catalina. She tried to distract herself from thinking negative as she arrived the address Catalina had sent her. Since Catalina wasn’t taking any of her calls, she decided to text her.Immediately a text message came from Catalina, instructing her on what to do. Bella came down from the car with the duffel bag headed straight for the apartment Catalina had asked her to walk into.The apartment was situated at the end of the street and looked like a normal house but one would not know her child was being h
When Catalina was little, she had always felt unimportant. Her parents adored Alicia her twin sister because she was exceptionally brilliant and as they grew up, Catalina discovered Alicia had a more sculptured features which made her stand out.It made her hate being seen with Alicia because anyone who saw them together would always point out that they could easily identify the two of them tho they were identical twins. The thing was Alicia had a smooth, perfect nose with plump lips, whereas Catalina had a little bump on the nose with thin lips.It was weird because even with her thin lips, when she stared at herself in the mirror, she looked like Alicia as much as Alicia looked like her.Catalina decided she didn’t want to be a part of Alicia anymore when they finished high school and when she had gotten into college and began to date the handsome men, it was a boost to her ego and the reason was because Alicia with all her beauty never got asked out.If Catalina could recall vividl
Adam sneezed out as his eyes opened gradually. He was still in the warehouse he had been kidnapped and kept in for days. He still could not believe Victoria would go to the extent of kidnapping him. Scratch that. He didn’t even believe she was capable of planning something so evil.He groaned out when he felt his hair being dragged so painfully that it hurt his scalp.It was Victoria.“Does that hurt?.” She asked him while smiling.Adam groaned out. “Victoria. Pllee…please.” Adam begged.Victoria let go of his hair, kicking him on the leg with her red bottom heels.Adam eyed how sharp the pencil heel was and wondered how she could conveniently stand on that while still inflicting pain on him. Victoria was one mistake he wished he had never made in his life.“What do you want Vicky? What? Is it money? I’ll give you loads of it. Please just let me go.” Adam begged with his hands clasped together.Victoria chuckled. “You think that’s what I want? Money? If I need more money, I could just
Loud crunching could be heard in the room and with each loud crunch was the diminishing of a big bag of hot Cheetos which laid beside Isabella, her eyes focused on the TV.She smiled sheepishly as Alex walked into the room with a tray filled with fruits in hand. He looked disapprovingly at Bella for eating snacks, especially since he had warned her she wasn’t fully recovered to eat unhealthy things.“You should not be eating that.” Alex said sternly, taking the Cheetos away from Bella.Bella laughed out loudly at first but gave a pout when she saw Alex was serious about taking her snacks away from her.“I’m fine. Please give them back. Pretty please.” She pleaded.Alex huffed, shaking his head at her as his eyes lingered over her. He still could not believe he had gotten so lucky to have her as his woman. He was filled with happiness and love that they were about to live happily forever. Just him, her and their little girl.“I will if you take the veg mix drink you’ve been refusing t
Two days later Bella was discharged from the hospital and Alec drove her home himself, he couldn't wait for them to get to the mansion so he could show her the plans he had for her, the extreme care and love he'd always wanted to show her unconditionally.On their way back, he received a text from Ciara who narrated that she couldn't get a train back to the city from her end, making her unable to bring Laura on that day not until the next two days. Although he missed Laura, Alex was a bit relieved because he didn't want Laura to return to meet a sick mother or meet Bella looking pale. He was hoping that with his care, in two days time, Bella would recover so that Laura wouldn't ask questions or become curious.So many things had happened in the last few days , Bella fell sick, Adams got missing, and his father died. He didn't even feel sorry for Adams or his father but Bella, who was his top priority, affected him deeply and he hoped that it'd never happen again.They soon arrived a
Florence was about leaving the house to meet up with someone that can help with her predicament. Alex was too busy, he might not have the time to act fast before her son gets killed.She was really sorry about Bella. Yes she knew the old man can be tricky and evil at times. But to think her father could be so extreme she was disgusted at this.She had only driven close to the gates when some uniformed men drove into the compound.The cops.She looked at them and drove in with four cars as if they were here to arrest a dozen gangsters. ' I can't remember calling the cops. I never told them about my son's abduction. I had been warned not to involve the cops. What do they want this time l.'Florence recounts how many times food like this has been in their home when she was only a child. They would make everyone sit on the floor while they searched the whole house thoroughly leaving no stone untouched.The sight of them was terrifying to her back then. She would cry. Alex will wrap her s