Stacy had Just emerged from the bathroom with a bathrobe tied securely around her body. A towel at hand was drying her wet hair. She was walking to the hairdresser when she saw Gabriel already holding her hair dryer. It was plugged in and a chair pulled facing the mirror." What are you doing?" Stacy asked puzzled. Gabriel strode to her after putting down the dryer. Without saying anything,he pulled and made her sit on the chair. After she was settled,he switched on the power socket and started drying her hair. His movements were gentle and sensual. Gently massaging her scalp. She didn't question him anymore. Stacy decided to relax and enjoy the treatment from him. It was not everyday she got to be spoiled by a man,talk less of the only Man she ever Loved. His little actions made her feel special and Loved.' it's so great to have someone who loves you.' Stacy thought. Minutes later,her hair was dry and straightened. Gabriel took a three in one comb and combed her hair letting it flow
" Hi Aunt Martha?"Gabriel greeted back, offering her a polite smile.The group then proceeded to enter the house where the others were waiting for them. Upon entering, Stacy was surprised to see close to thirty people comfortably seated on coaches,all looking at them. She stood rooted on the ground cursing her parents softly.She only informed her mother about Gabriel's visit yesterday,just when did she manage to gather the whole village here." Stacy my dear daughter." Mrs Carls,her mother, sauntered to her, smiling broadly. Despite being in her late forties, Mrs Carls still had fair skin like a teenage girl. She had maintained herself very well." Mother." Stacy greeted back with a stiff smile on her face. Count on her mother to make everything a big deal and extravagant." Welcome home." Mrs Carls offered her a sweet bear hug." Just what is everyone doing for her mother?" Stacy questioned in a whisper." My daughter is bringing home her future boyfriend.I invited everyone here to
" know that look. What evil plans are you concocting on your tiny little brain?" Stacy said, eyeing Ava suspiciously. That sly look on her face was not foreign to her. It was a show that someone would be getting it rough soon. Stacy thanked God that she wasn't on the receiving end of those plans." Nothing to worry about. Just strategizing." Ava replied smiling,her smile dazzling overshadowing the smirk earlier. Seeing her innocent sweet smile,you could mistake her for a fairy or a goddess." Don't bother with her,you wouldn't like her ideas. Let's head upstairs, everything is arranged." Lucia commented.The four girls then headed upstairs to kick off with their party. It was their time to relax after the hectic rebellion suppression.It was an outdoor pool with beautifully crafted and manicured lawns. Food,drinks were already served on a large dinner table."How's the arrangement? I specifically hired an event planner to do this." Lucia asked with pride. As a fashion designer, she ob
"How dare she ignore my calls." Ronald said furiously. His expression turned a shade darker and ice covered his whole face. He was seething in anger." Calm down.. maybe she's busy with something important." Justin tried reasoning out with his friend who wore a killing expression on his face." Calm down my foot. She leaves the house without telling me where to and ignores my call? What is she trying to imply?" Ronald was beyond rationality. His anger clouded his reasoning completely." You have to tone down your anger. It won't help in this situation. You should try to relax." Justin practically yelled at him. His best friend was acting like an ass now." Take a deep breath and breathe out." He instructed. " Yes, again.... Now try and think where she could be if not at your house?"" Maybe out with her friends." Ronald speculated. " You should call your woman and ask her about her whereabouts." Ronald added." Why do you think Miranda knows where your woman went?" Justin asked amidst
Back at the imperial hotel.The girls had just finished swimming and changed to dry and warm clothes for the night." An fucking hungry!" Ava commented, making the other girls laugh. " That's something you'll never leave behind." Lucia commented. " With the amount of food you take,I wonder why you haven't become a pumpkin." Stacy added." It has a strong and good metabolic system. I don't need to limit my food intake." Ava said proudly. She could eat about anything and everything and you'll never see her gaining weight. Being in the entertainment industry, weight maintenance was very crucial but not to Ava. That was the least of her worries." Let's eat and drink. The night is still young. The strippers will be here in an hour." Lucia announced and Ava whistled. She was very much excited for tonight. Getting away from that control freak of a boyfriend sounded like a good plan and fun." Go ahead. I'll see if I received any important calls." Miranda said trying to excuse herself only to be p
" Does everyone also include me?" Justin who just arrived heard the conversation between his best friend and his late brother's right hand Man who was now the head of security for the queen." Prince Justin." Mark greeted politely,with his head held low." Answer the fuc.king question damn it!" For the first time in his Life, Justin cursed making Ronald look at him with a smirk on his face and mark to widen his eyes. It was the very first ever gracious prince Justin cursed,that was a clear indication that he was pushed to his limits." Yes,the rules state that no one is to be granted entrance except the group of dancers invited by the Ladies." Mark reported only to realise that he had spilled the beans." What dancers?" Ronald asked, squinting his eyes dangerously. He was getting a wrong vibe from all this." ... I can't say More,it's confidential." Mark replied trying to put up a brave stand In Front of the mafia Lord but truth is he was trembling inside. Who didn't know the reputat
In less than three minutes,the once Happy atmosphere was filled with shrieks as the strippers were manhandled. The lucky ones ended up plunged in the pool.not less than three minutes,the once Happy atmosphere was filled with shrieks as the strippers were manhandled. The lucky ones ended up plunged in the pool.s than three minutes,the once Happy atmosphere was filled with shrieks as the strippers were manhandled. The lucky ones ended up plunged in the pool." Scram!" Ronald roared menacingly. If those men stayed a minute more,he was bound to commit murder and that's the last thing he wanted his little woman to see. The beast in him was something he wouldn't want to show her. She would be scared and run away from him if that happened. And that's the last thing he wanted from her.Ava could see the fury burning in Ronald's Black orbs. For a minute, she thought that they had changed colour from black to white. She was terrified. She knew very well that she was done for, they were done fo
Miranda and Justin's story.Everything was running well with State affairs. After Miranda took charge of the State. However,a month later,the news about the king's departure circulated around the State. A period of one month was set in honour of mourning the departed king. That had marked the end of the era of king Edward Reign that was peaceful and the start of the era of princess Miranda Sophia Reign who was now the newly crowned prince.After taking office, Miranda had a lot to do. From cleaning all departments, recruiting new leaders and doing away with the moles associated with the rebels. Miranda was extremely busy and hardly had time to rest. Justin who was now the new CEO of Lambert group wasn't spared either. With the Lambert group cooperating with the government on various projects,as a CEO,he was busy overseeing every operation.Six months later, everything was settled. The country was at peace and the economy was growing. Everyone was happy with the new government and prai
After the glaring contest ended, Justin helped Ezekiel to the house. They all sat on the couches and silence reigned in the house. No one said anything, nothing could be said either way." Now that we have found Ezekiel,I think we should leave the couple alone. I am sure they have a lot to say to each other." Miranda finally proposed and they all agreed. Minutes later, only Ezekiel and Lucia remained in the house." Why honey. Why didn't you tell me?" Lucia tried to gather her composure and try not to break down in front of Ezekiel. At this point,she understood that he needed her support more than ever." I thought this is the best way to not burden you. I knew that I would lose my eyesight anytime soon. I am also about to leave this world. What's wrong with wanting to spend my last days alone?" Ezekiel replied. He didn't like this topic but he knew he couldn't avoid talking about it either." If it was me in this situation, will you abandon me?" Lucia Inquired calmly." Ofcourse I wouldn'
One week. Two weeks and the news about Ezekiel's whereabouts never reached the girl's ears. They followed the lawyer who was the legal advisor of Ezekiel and the Hawk construction company but never got to trace Ezekiel. The newly appointed CEO also refused to say anything about Ezekiel's whereabouts. The secretary knew nothing about his boss' departure.Lucia tried begging Ezekiel's parents but they refused to talk saying they respected their son's decision. The four girls were seated together with their fiances and husbands. They had tried looking everywhere for Ezekiel all in vain ." He must be somewhere in the country. I already checked every record from the airport. Ezekiel never Left this country,but where could he be hiding?" Miranda wondered out loud."Isn't there a place, Maybe a property he bought secretly?" Ronald asked Justin who had a contemplating look on his face." Now that you mention it,he once talked about a beach house he liked and was planning to buy. Back then he
While they were still contemplating on where to start their investigation,the doorbell rang." I'll get that, " Ava said, walking downstairs. Looking through the peephole,they saw Lucia's parents standing at the door,worry evident in their eyes. She opened the door and offered them a polite smile." Aunty, uncle you are here." She greeted with a bow." Yeah,we came as soon as we got the letter. What's happening here my daughter?" Mrs Mendez asked. To her,the four Ladies passed as her daughters." A letter? From Who?" Ava asked, puzzled." From Ezekiel. He said he wanted to officially break the engagement and set Lucia free. He also talked about taking care of his daughter for him." Mrs Mendez replied." It seems he was really prepared to leave." Ava mumbled but her words were caught by Mr Mendez." What do you mean dear, where is he going and why does he have to cancel the engagement if he would be coming back." Mr Mendez asked, puzzled." Aunty, uncle it seems like Ezekiel is not com
" I Know by the time you get this letter I will be away,far away from you and my daughter but will be thinking about you.I am sorry my love,I know sorry will not fix anything and you must be cursing me for being a scumbag, which I am .I love you Lucia but I will not become a burden in your Life just because I love you. I set you free,live your Life and take care of our daughter. I already sent an engagement cancellation request to your parents and explained myself. I hope you can forgive me.All arrangements for her future have been made,you don't have to worry about her finances, ofcourse I know that's the least of your worries.I left a video,let her watch it when she turns twelve,tell her that Daddy loves her the most and most importantly, don't come looking for me."Ezekiel.By the time she finished reading the letter, streams of tears were flowing down, wetting her clothes. So that's it? Was that the end of it all? Why didn't he wait for her and tell her those words instead of l
, After dropping Lucia off to work, Ezekiel went straight to the office. He had a few things to do before taking his leave away from his family, his love. He ringed his lawyer and instructed him to prepare a ownership transfer of all his properties, including the company.He also called a number and when the call was connected,he briefly said. " Meet me at my private Villa by the beach tonight."Arriving at the office,he called his secretary to give him a few instructions." I have transferred ten percent of the company shares to your name. I am resigning and never coming back. Please be here to guide the person who will take over after me and probably when my heir finally succeeds, support him too. Take care of yourself and your young madam while I am away." Ezekiel instructed his secretary to widen his eyes in astonishment." Boss,are you going anywhere? Why don't you let me accompany you?" He asked. After working with Ezekiel for years,he had gotten used to him. Their relationship
Ezekiel thanked the doctor for keeping his health condition from Lucia but the doctor informed him that he did it for her. Seeing that she was pregnant and knew nothing about his condition,he decided to keep it a secret from her. He then urged him to break the news to her because according to his diagnosis,he barely had two months to live. Ezekiel assured him that he would definitely discuss the matter with Lucia and thanked him yet again before leaving to Join Lucia who was waiting for him in the waiting lobby." That took you a long time to just say thank you." Lucia commented. He had been gone for fifteen minutes which according to her was a long time for just a thank you." He was occupied and I had to wait for him." Ezekiel replied casually trying to keep a straight face. Lucia didn't probe further and dropped the topic. She was so exhausted and jet lagged that she went to bed immediately after they got home.After ensuring that she was asleep, Ezekiel took his phone and went to
Tomorrow marked the second week of their long vacation. Ezekiel was very secretive of their last destination. He told Lucia that it was meant to be a surprise for them and he didn't reveal until they were receiving their boarding pass. Upon checking their last visiting destination, Lucia's eyes widened with both surprise and excitement. Of all places, Ezekiel decided to close their vacation by taking her to Africa and precisely to Kenya,her dream country." Honey,did you do this on purpose?" She asked,tears of happiness streaming down without restraint. Ste was deeply touched by his consideration. Along the way he had taken her to places sfe wished to visit but she never in her wildest dreams think that he would take her to visit Kenya as their last destination. She couldn't help but kiss him In Front of the people." This was supposed to be our vacation, not just mine. I have known for a long time that you have always dreamt of visiting that country so I chose it as our last destinat
The following morning, Ezekiel was the first to wake up. By the time Lucia woke up,she found Ezekiel ready with two packed suitcases." Good morning my Queen." Ezekiel greeted pecking her lips." Morning." Lucia replied, eyeing him then added," going somewhere?" She inquired. Yesterday,he didn't mention going anywhere. What was more surprising was the fact that one of the suitcases belonged to her." Yes,we are going somewhere." Ezekiel replied with a smile on his face. After last night,he figured out that before going to meet his maker,he might as well fulfil some of the wishes piled up. He had always wanted to tour the world with the woman he loved. He still had like three weeks before completely losing his sight,he might as well take advantage of that available time and fulfil that wish." You didn't mention something about that yesterday!" Lucia stated." I decided on it overnight. I want to take you on a vacation as we tour the world together. After this month,I'll be busy with c
Lucia had this unsettling feeling that something was up with Ezekiel but she couldn't say what exactly. How did she know? His frequent out of mind moments. She had caught him staring at her with pity filled eyes. Sometimes,his expressions would spell sorry. She couldn't quite understand why he looked sorry towards her.Pushing those thoughts at the back of her mind,she decided to go prepare something for him to eat once he woke up. He had been the one taking care of her all these days so while he rested, she figured out she should return the favour. Another reason was because she had noticed that his body was declining and his appetite poor. These days,he hardly eats anything and would always say he's full. That was alarming according to LuciaShe cooked his favourite chicken rice and veggies. She didn't forget to prepare pumpkin soup which was known for increasing appetite.Evening came and Kiel had slept for six good hours, something that added more to Lucia's suspicion. Despite how