"If I were you, I would stay very still." The low growl of the man who held my hands tightly resonated through my entire body and I froze. Even the scream that was about to come out of my mouth somehow found its way back into my throat. "Very good," he whispered into my ears as he gently stroked my hair and I shivered in fear. "Olivia!" Suddenly Ivy's voice rang out from my laptop and I could sense that she was worried. "Now princess, this is what you are going to do. You will put on a brave face, go to that laptop and you will tell your friend that you thought you saw a mouse and that was why you screamed. You will also tell her that you will get back to her later that you have something very important to do. Is that clear?" His voice was calm and I would have easily concluded that he meant no harm to me but the coldness of the knife tracing the outline of my neck reminded me that he was not my friend. "Okay," I said softly but that was not enough for him because suddenly he pla
I could not help the smile that laced my face as I saw the man who threatened to kill me few seconds ago, running around my room trying to find a way to escape. I know that he must have known Daniel and how ruthless he could be and it was obvious that he was very much afraid of him. Because if he wasn't, why didn't he still stand behind me and try to threaten Daniel using my life as hostage?It was either that or he knew who Daniel was and Daniel knew who he was as well. Using my eyes, I tried to find the key in my room. I would not be able to explain to Daniel who this man was but if Daniel knew who he was already, it would be easier for us to capture him and ensure that he did not come anywhere close to me again. All that would only be possible if I was able to find the key and open the door before he dashed out. Fortunately for me, Daniel opened the door just in time."Oh Daniel, thank God you are here." I sighed in relief as I ran to hug him His chest offered the comfort and
I looked at Daniel and saw that his eyes were wide open. I could not figure out why he was looking so surprised but then it clicked. His girlfriend was sending a message to me and something told me that the girl was about to expose another of his secret. I never understood why I kept trusting this boy even after he gave me a thousand and one reason why I shouldn't.Before I could even do or say anything, Daniel yanked the phone off my hand. "Hey!" I screamed, ignoring the pain that shot through my hand that he had to pinch to get to the phone. "Daniel give it back!" I ordered but he didn't listen. Rather, he ran out of my room but stopped at the door, abruptly. I did not say a word to him and slowly, I watched him turn around. He had a sober expression on his face and he looked like he had been defeated. "Can I have the phone now?" I asked still on my bed. "Liv, I need you to understand something."Lies, I knew that all that was going to come out of his mouth was lies and I deci
I froze at the sight of Daniel crawling towards me but my heart could not stop beating fast. At a point, I feared that I would be able to breath properlyBut suddenly, he held my hands and I immediately felt breath flow into my lungs. His eyes were filled with promises that my brain knew he woul not be able to fulfill but somehow, my heart wanted to be deceived and it allowed itself to be deceived by the looks of this man who looked at me like I was the only thing that mattered. "How can you say that you hate me so much when you cannot even push me away as I move closer to you?" He asked and I could feel the smug tone in his voice. "Daniel, get out," my voice came out as a whisper as I held on tight to my pink fluffy pillow.I doubted that he could hear me. After all, I struggled to hear myself as well. I did not want him to leave but I had to pull myself together and find strength in whatever I could muster to tell him to leave. "Do you really want me to leave?" He asked but this
"You're blushing," the man said calmly and I could have sworn that this man loved taking honey because the words fell from his lips without him even trying that hard. "Well maybe that's because you look like the characters I read about." I blushed harder as I spoke with him. I could not understand why this man wanted to talk to me but what baffled me most was how comfortable I felt with telling him everything that was actually going on in my head. "Tell me more about these characters," he asked with a smile on his lips and he moved closer to me again. "Well where do I actually start from?" I wasn't finding it difficult to breath because I desperately wanted to take in every scent that this man had and it was mesmerizing"How about from the beginning?" All the time, his voice was low and gentle. Such a man could never hurt a fly. Such a man was a gentleman. Such a man was the type I deserved to give my heart to. "Do you always sound like this?" I asked after a while of staring into
Daniel POVIt was taking forever for that man to leave Olivia alone and I could not do much. I was very much aware that if I should approach them, she will be fuming with so much anger. She already hated me and it was slowly ruining my plans. I could not have her hating me more than she already did. But as I stared at Olivia, something seemed different. She was smiling more with this strange man. She was more happy and I could not longer hide the feeling of pain and disgusts that the guy made me feel. I could not understand myself but I knew I could not lie to myself either. I desperately wanted to be the only one making her laugh and watching another man do something that I had struggled with for a while just made me angry. I could not understand the new rush of emotions. After all, I had gotten perfect at playing the role of a the mysterious brother who wanted her sister but I was not in love with her. I did not even fancy the woman. So how then was it possible that this was mak
Somehow, I felt like I had bitten more than I could actually chew but this man was right in front of me, lying down nearly breathing and the cold feeling of cuffs were still around my hand and this time, I could hear the words very well. "You have the right to remain silent because everything you say can be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney, if you can't afford one, the state will provide one for you." I did not fully understand what was going on but I did not have enough time to figure it out because suddenly, I was being thrown into the back seat of a police car and driven away. I looked behind me to see people helping the guy I had beaten to stand up and even in my state of confusion, I was happy that I had impacted scars on his face that he would forever use to remember that he should stay far away from Olivia. I sat still after that as I was driven to the police station and all the way down there, I kept asking myself. 'Why wasn't this g
If only I had known how wrong I was, I would have discussed some more with Tony or maybe even gone to a bar just to prevent my eyes from beholding the terrible sight that waited for me at home. As I walked into my penthouse, on my sofa was the guy that I had beaten till he was numb on my sofa, looking like he was just breeze by a punch. His head was on Olivia's lap and she was massaging his wounds with a towel damped with warm water. I heard the sirens in my head come alive. I was so angry and confused that I folded my fist, ready to pounce on this man again. But Tony must have seen my appearance because he held my hand in a strong grip, preventing me from doing whatever was going on in my head. "Let go of me!" I seethed but the young man wasn't listening and my eyes were still forced to look at the sight of a woman that I wasn't done with holding another man that I went to jail because of. "Olivia!" I screamed her name and jolted her back from whatever world she had travel