After a long day at school, Amyrah jumped out of the car as soon as it stopped in the compound. She couldn't wait to play with the new remote control car Damian had got for her. Amyrah dropped her bag on the her bed immediately she got to her room and slipped out of her uniform. She wore something casual and pulled out car under bed. She walked to the drawer and her face lit up when she saw a bright red remote and a a cat with sleek tires and a powerful engine.With a wide smile, she grabbed the car with anticipation bubbling inside her. She couldn't wait to see it zoom across the floor with speed.She placed the car on the ground and pressed the power button on the remote. The car sprang to life with its wheel spinning eagerly."Cool," she smiled dropping the remote for a while to grab her phone. She unlocked it and turned to the front camera. "Hello guys, it's me and I want to show you the new awesome toy my…ummm...adoptive father, Damian Makari got me," Amber said with a bright s
As Maya lay in a fitful sleep,the sudden deluge of cold water jolted her awake. As the icy water cascaded down her body, she gasped for breath, shivering from the uncontrollably from the temperature of the water and shock. Her teeth was chattering as the icy tendrils of water seeped through her dress, chilling her to the bone. The shock of the cold was like a thousand needles were being pierced through her skin. Confusion and fear clouded her mind as she tried to comprehend the cruel awakening.Her heart raced, pounding against her chest to the point that she could hear the sound of her own heartbeat. Her breath caught in her throat, small gasps escaping her trembling lips. The coldness stepped through her,numbing her senses and leaving her trembling in the depths of despair. The witness clung to her skin, making her vulnerable and exposed. But before she could react, two officers were dragging her out of the room. "What's going on?" She asked in a panicking state. They ignore her
Damian legs instantly felt weak, he couldn't stand anymore and as he stumbled, Ron quickly caught him. He led Damian to one of the benches and helped him sit. "Sir…are you ok? Is everything alright?" Ron asked, concern drawn all over his face. "What was the call about? Is everything ok?" Ron fired Damian with questions but he answered none. He just looked at Ton with silent tears streaming down his face. "I messed up," he finally managed to say after a long silence. He was feeling an overwhelming surge of guilt and sadness. "What do you mean you messed up?" Ron who was confused asked. "My grandfather is still alive Ron, he's still alive," Damian said, raising his voice slightly."What? How? That's good news sir," Ron said with a bright smile. "It is but…..""You can celebrate because you put your wife in the hospital bed right?" Maddie sneered, wiping the tears off her face. "Maddie..." "Shut up Ron!" Maddie said firmly, cutting Ron off. Her gaze shifted to Damian and he could
"Is that true?" Master Dan asked Damian and he nodded slowly. "I'm sorry grandpa," Damian mumbled. "Sorry? How could you be so irrational? Why didn't you think things through? Maya is your wife and you know she'd never do something like that, goddamnit Damian," Master Dan sighed, looking at Damian with disappointment."I want you to fix this and make sure my daughter in law comes home. I don't care how you do it but make sure you fix this," Master Dan said angrily. This is the first time Damian had seen his grandfather angry in years. The jovial, smiling Master Dan was gone and had been replaced by an angry one. The place turned silent as they waited for the doctor to tell them something. They all grew anxious as the clock ticked. They didn't know what was going on there but they all hoped it was something positive. The sun was setting, casting a warm glow over the city and yet there was still no news. Damian's heart was growing heavier by the second and he kept pacing around the hallw
"Is that true?" Master Dan asked Damian and he nodded slowly. "I'm sorry grandpa," Damian mumbled. "Sorry? How could you be so irrational? Why didn't you think things through? Maya is your wife and you know she'd never do something like that, goddamnit Damian," Master Dan sighed, looking at Damian with disappointment."I want you to fix this and make sure my daughter in law comes home. I don't care how you do it but make sure you fix this," Master Dan said angrily. This is the first time Damian had seen his grandfather angry in years. The jovial, smiling Master Dan was gone and had been replaced by an angry one. The place turned silent as they waited for the doctor to tell them something. They all grew anxious as the clock ticked. They didn't know what was going on there but they all hoped it was something positive. The sun was setting, casting a warm glow over the city and yet there was still no news. Damian's heart was growing heavier by the second and he kept pacing around the hallw
Oliver broke down after Master Dan's lecture. He cried and begged Master Dan to forgive him. He showed extreme remorse for his actions. He turned to Damian and begged to help him make things right, but Damian just looked away, he wasn't going to buy that act. He knew Oliver was just doing that so he wouldn't end up in jail. "What makes you think I'll believe this act of yours?" Damian asked coldly. "I know you won't believe but I'll turn over a new leaf. I'll be that brother you always wanted.""I never wanted a brother," Damian cut him off sharply. "I won't try to bail myself out of here. I deserve it and I'll stay in here and pay for my crimes but there's something I need from you," he said, his eyes fixed on Damian. "What?" Damian asked, taken aback. "I want to hand over all my properties to you. I want you take everything and I know you're going to take good care of them. I'm sorry I choose money over family and I want to make sure I change completely."He paused and looked a
Ron looked at the man in front of him, who had buried his head back in a stack of documents and a sigh escaped his lips. He had become a shadow of his old self since his wife died three years ago. He had now become distant and cold, just like he was before he got married. The day his wife died, it was like a dark cloud had descended over the entire family. He was lost in his own grief, unable to find solace and move forward. The office became tense and morale plummeted. Damian would snap at anyone who annoyed him. Everything had gone back to the way they were before Maya came into their lives. Damian, who wasn't able to stay in the house located in the city moved back to the isolated house his grandfather had built. The house wasn't far away from the bustling city and was surrounded by thick tree and bushes. The child they adopted was sent out to a boarding school in the United Kingdom, where Master Dan lived. The bond between the grandfather and grandson died gradually and it was
It was a recent photo of a woman who had a striking resemblance to his dead wife. She was smiling radiantly and she looked well and alive. Damian blinked several times to make sure he wasn't dreaming or hallucinating. Because he saw his wife, he was there when she was buried and he never left the corpse's side. He saw her lying lifeless in the casket. So who was this woman?Maybe it's because he just had an emotional breakdown or so he thought but reality kept hitting him in the face. Confusion and disbelief flooded Damian's mind. How could this be? Was this a cruel prank or a case of mistaken identity? He couldn't shake off the feeling that it was indeed Maya in the photo.If she wasn't dead then whose funeral did they have? How did she leave the hospital? We're the doctors aware of it? Did they have a hand in this? Why didn't she reach out to any of them these three years? Was she really happy with the life she was living? Had she forgotten about all of them? Questions after quest
Maya sat on the couch, her eyes fixed upstairs waiting for Ace to walk out. Her fingers were tapping her thighs impatiently. He was taking forever to get ready and Maya's anxiety grew as time passed. She even started to sweat despite the AC being on blast. Ace soon walked out with a black fabric in his hand but Maya didn't ask any question. She began walking to the door when Ace stopped her."We need to blindfold you first," he said, coming up behind her and tying the fabric over her eyes. Maya didn't say a word, she didn't even care about anything other than seeing her son. Ace guided her to the car and soon they were moving. Maya's heart began to be at faster as she wondered how long this journey would take. Maya's heart raced with anticipation, the darkness of the blindfold enveloped her in a shroud of mystery. Despite her inability to see, her senses were heightened, every bump in the road and every turn magnified in her mind.As the car moves forward, she felt her palms ge
Maya walked out of the bathroom feeling so lightheaded. She sat on the bed, ignoring Ace who was following her around with a concerned look on his face. "Should I get you something to eat, baby?" He asked, now standing in front of her. "Don't call me that," Maya said through clenched jaw. "You didn't answer my question," Ace said, slightly annoyed. "I'd rather die from starvation than to stay here with you," Maya said before laying down. "Well.... I'll be with Dennis...." "Take me to him..." Maya was suddenly sitting down. She watched as Ace grinned widely knowing he had her where he wanted. "Everything here must be earned....you want to know where we are? You earn it....You want to see your kids, you earn it." With that he walked out. As soon as she heard the door close, Maya jumped out of the bed and started searching the room. She didn't know what she was looking for but she knew she needed something, something that least give away where they were or where her kids where.
Maya felt someone stroking her hair gently and her eyes open to meet Ace's staring directly at her making her jump back. "Well someone must be tired," he said with a teasing chuckle only earning a glare from Maya. "The plane landed ten minutes ago but you were so adorable I just couldn't wake you," he smiled, getting up from his seat. "Let's go home," he said, pulling out his hand for her to take but she just stared at it for a long while before rolling her eyes. "I'm going nowhere with you," she said, gazing back at the window. " So you just want to sit here?" She could feel the mockery in his voice and this made her clench her jaw in anger. "I'd rather stay here than be around you," she said, with sparing him a glance. "You know you're very stubborn right? And this is going to cause you." Maya's neck snapped towards him as the reality of her situation hit her hard. This monster had innocent kids captive and she was their only chance of survival. "Without saying a word, she
For the first time since she entered the house, Dennis crossed her mind. "My son, what have you done to my son?" Maya turned, fear in her eyes. "If you want to act so irrationally, then I can't promise you anything," Ace said, a smile across his face. "Ace you can do whatever you want to me and with me but please don't hurt Dennis, he's just a child," Maya fell on her knees as the words left her mouth. She heard Ace take in a deep breath as he bent to her level to place a kiss on her head. "You know I gave you three years, three good year to notice me, to fall in love with me but it didn't happen," Ace said calmly, now sitting on the floor. "Even with your memory wiped off, your heart still yearned for him."Maya didn't know if the pain she was feeling in her heart at that moment was hers or Ace's but one thing she knew was that she didn't want to fell that pain at all. "But it all does matter now because you're never leaving my side again. With or without love," with that he wa
Renee glanced at the two faces, familiarity hitting her as the prison officer pushed them in and left after closing the door he had just walked through with them. The one she and Damian had used was left open. "I guess you're my step sister and mother," Renee said with furrowed brows. She didn't expect herself to be so calm and collected but she was. Maybe this was because she felt as if this wasn't their first time meeting. "I'm Renee, Maya's twin sister." And just like that the two looked at each other and burst out laughing as if she spoke an alien language. She watched them with furrowed brows as they dragged chairs and sat down. "What hole did you crawl out of? Do you think we're stupid? " The older woman said. "Mom...I think she's lost her memory something," The other said and they Burt's out laughing again, this time their laugher getting on Renee's nerves. "What the hell do you find funny?" She yelled hitting her fist on the table causing them to stop laughing. "The fac
"M...Maya?" Oliver stammered as if he had seen a ghost. "I....you... what?...how?" He didn't know how to form his words. Renee, sending his uneasiness flashed a warm smile and extended an arm before saying,"I'm Renee and you are?" "Maya....I mean Oliver...Oliver is my name," He stammered pinching the skin between his brows. He still could not believe the woman in front of him wasn't Maya. "Have you seen my son? He came this way," Renee asked flashing a smile. "No...no" Oliver said and a tiny giggle followed. "Oh that was me," Oliver chuckled, moving to stand by the bed defensively, yet the giggling continued.'' Hmmm.....I think I know where it's coming from," Renee said with a bright smile, before crouching down to look under the bed. "I see you," she giggled as soon as she came face to face with Dennis. The little boy laughed and crawled out to his mother. " He gave me away," he laughed pointing to Oliver. "What's going on here?" A deep voice had them turning to the door.
"H...have we met?" Renee said, even though the woman stayed clearly that they meet again."You don't recognize me? I'm hurt," the woman said, playfully putting her hand on her chest. "I... I think you're mistaking me for someone else," Renee flashed a smile. "I'm Renee, nice to meet you," She added, stretching out her arm."Renee???" "Oh sorry Miss.....I thought you were someone else, I mean you look a lot like....""Maya??" Renee raised a brow and the woman nodded. "That's my twin sister," Renee smiled and the woman's lips formed and "O". "Maya never told me she had a twin sister," the woman told Renee. "I didn't know I had a twin sister myself," Renee shrugged."What? How?" The woman asked, curiosity laced in her voice. " Long story," Renee said, not ready to share that piece of information with someone she just met. "I get it....Amber by the way," the woman smiled, finally shaking Renee's outstretched arm."Nice to meet you Amber," Renee said, although she couldn't shake off
Ace paced around his room angrily, his brows furrowed and his fists clenched that his knuckles almost turned white. Everything was getting ruined. Everything he had worked hard for almost accomplished. Why the hell did Damian come into Renee's life? His mind drifted back to earlier at the dining room, Renee and Damian chatting as if they had known each other for years. As he paced back and forth, his mind raced with a whirlwind of emotions. Anger and frustration clouded his brain making it difficult for him to find peace. He groaned loudly and tugged on his hair, looking for a way to vent out his anger."Ace, can I talk to you?'' Renee's voice sounded at the door, snapping him out of thoughts."How long have you been here?" He asked with furrowed brows."I've been for here a couple of seconds," Renee shrugged, walking towards the bed. She sat and motioned for him to join her.Ace rolled his eyes and sat beside her." Speak,'' he said coldly. " What's wrong with you?" Renee frown
"Welcome home,"Renee turned to see a woman dressed in a maid's uniform smiling at her. "We all missed you so much, especially boss," the maid said, turning to Damian who was busy in the phone."I....." "I'll take your bags to your room," the maid said, taking the bag Renee was holding."Take them to the guest room," Damian's voice made the maid freeze. "But.....""Just do as I say," He said in a hard authoritative tone.The maid stared at the two of them before scurrying off. "I'm sorry. It's just that.....""I understand....I really look a lot like my sister,'' Renee smiled and Damian nodded, ignoring the squeeze he felt in his chest."I'll take you to your room so that you can have some rest," Damian managed a slight smile as he led her to the guest room."Where's Dennis?' Renee asked, when they finally arrived at the door to her room."He's outside with Ace, I can bring him here if you want me to," Damian offered but Renee shook her head gently."No, it's fine. I think I'll ha