It's been 30 years since Mrs. Alpphia married into the Grey household, looking back she just realized how much time had flown by. She was no daughter of a minister, talk less of a wealthy household, she came from an impoverished background barely making enough to earn a living. She still remembered the day she met her husband like it was yesterday. Wearing a blue floral dress which happened to be her favorite and only decent dress she had, the streets were filled with citizens from home and abroad not excluding tourists who had all come back to spend the Easter vacation with family and loved ones. She beamed with happiness holding a picnic basket filled with fruits for her sick mother. She had not expected to be run over with a little commotion which caused so much chaos and waking up in the hospital the very next day all bandaged up like a newly molded mummy. She tried looking for her dress and found it on the floor screeded in pieces. It was the only decent outfit she had for occ
Alphia stared at the man before, not sure of what to say. She was certain she was careful enough, but how did he find her home? How did he get here? “I am sorry for intruding, I was just worried you would be misunderstood”’ he snaps her out of her phase. “‘It's okay, I am home now and everything is okay”’ he replies, trying as much as she can for her voice not to break. She had just met this young charmer today and would not want him to see her cry, deep down her feelings were boiling and threatening to spill. “So, is it because of him you don't want to marry the man I have chosen for you? Alphia you should know I am your parent and my word is law”’ Mr. Grey had not taken notice of the other members of the family. He had been so distracted by the beauty before him who held so much pain written all over her, that he forgot about the presence of her father. “‘Sir, I am sorry if she arrived late, I ran her over and had to make sure she was ok' '’ Mr Grey walked close enough as he exp
‘’What have you done?’’ Mrs Greys' thundering voice echoes all over the Grey mansion. She could not believe the son she had been planning on marrying to the minister of Defense daughter had gone and gotten himself a wife of nothing and class. Her anger was fuming, if smoke clouds came off her ears from the volume of anger she felt from within then it could burn the mansion down to ashes. ‘’Why, I am not some game you would use to attend your, political career mother, i am your son and as such should be able to have a say in my life”’ Danny Grey fires back at her. He has never had to make decisions, not for education, not career. He was nothing but a piece of item in the eyes of his mother to suppress her competitors of the Grey household and now that she found an opportunity to become even more wealthy and increase in stature, she was more than willing to sacrifice her son into a loveless marriage. ‘’You are all I have Danny, I have no other children, everything should be ours, why
It was her first time, and consciously Danny knew of that, but he could not stop his desires, he wanted her there and then. If not for his mother who has advised Cassie Cobswel, his supposed fiancee to drug him and the stupid girl did a very bad job by emptying the entire content of the liquid in his drink. Danny felt the hotness in his breath and his senses picked up, he was on a date to end things with her, he had told her of his marriage and the nonpossibility of union between the both of them in the future. He knew his mother so well and when Cassie had accepted everything so quickly he had thought it happened rather too quickly and just as expected, both ladies had something up their sleeves. Danny had to get Mathew to pick him up as he had driven himself, if his friend had wasted any more time, he would have made the biggest mistake of a lifetime. He was helped into the room by Mathew who closed the door as he got in. he saw the beauty he had married on the bed immense in her
It's been 3 years since Alphia walked into the grey home as a bride. She was shy and not very outgoing to others, she kept to the library and made it her favorite spot. But as time went by especially after they found out to be expecting a baby, she realized it was time to be better for her children. Danny had been teaching and introducing her gradually into the business but with the birth of Leonard, everything took a new turn. The threats to their lives were now evident and every passing day felt like a drop of water in an ocean. It was just a matter of time before someone took action. Mrs Grey resigned herself to politics and played dirty, they had some enemies from within but she went ahead and created monsters from the outside. Alphia was aware of her powerful she was, she knew the position of the household metron was nothing to joke about, however, it would have been appreciated if she would cease to create even more monsters and focus on dealing with the thousands they already
Alphia woke up very early, she got Danny all set for his trip, while Sarah helped prepare Leonard for school. Danny got into the car staring at his father wave at him, he could not hold back his tears. As the drive took off, he let it all fall. The ride to the airport was quiet, and he soon boarded and left. Alphia got very busy with taking care of the home, she was now in charge of so many things as Mrs. Grey was most absent and her health was not helping matters. She walked out of her room, and the sound of shattering plates coming from the dinner area caught her off guard. Leonard was having his breakfast, Alphia sprang to her feet, the thought of her son getting hurt was not something she could bear. She ran to the dining room, Leonard stood still with his eyes on the floor, Alphia followed the look of her son and found every dish used in serving Danny had been shattered. She walked up to him, taking him into her arms. She could feel his trembling body relax under her touch. ‘’I
They all worried for her, hade was a cheerful type, and around the mansion making sure everything was where it should be, she brought in light with her. However for the past 2 weeks, she has lived like a shadow of herself, he barely slept or ate. She only smiled when Leo was around, her eyes carried so much pain, and she had lost a good amount of weight which was not good for her health. She dashed towards Mrs. Grey's room knocking hard on the door. It was soon answered and she ushered herself in. Mrs. Grey was still in bed, she looked even more fragile than the last time Alphia had seen her. It was clear her health was getting the best of her. ‘’Why are you here?’’ Mrs. Grey snapped. Her voice sounded even more fragile which made Alphia’s heartache on her behalf. She knew she hated her and there was nothing she could do about it, but she was still the grandmother to her child and mother to Danny, she could not bring herself to tell her about her fears. ‘’I came to ask what you woul
Leonard was a smart kid and Alphia knew that. She could not keep it away from him, her emotions were just too much. How was she to explain the sudden white decorations that had commenced already? How was she to hide it from him that the corpse which would be arriving in no time is not that of his father? She watched as the blood drained from her son. He trembled under her touch but he did not let out a sound. Rather he inched even closer and hugged his mother. Leonard understood he was now the man of the house and had to protect his mother. She could not hold back her tears, she felt like a coward for having her almost 3-year-old son comfort her when it had to be her place to have him in her arms. Sarah was standing over her, her heart broken in a thousand shades watching the people she cared so much for break. ‘’Sarah please help me stay with Leonard, I have to oversee the burial preparations`` Leonard walks over to her without saying a word or resisting. I walked out and everythin