WHITNEY'S POV Alpha Vicker and I hugged each other for some seconds before he disengaged from me. He looked into my eyes and said, "For my sake, please, forgive Sophia for all that she did to you." I was quiet for some seconds as I stared at him. His sapphire blue eyes seemingly held me spellbound. "I forgive her," I said in a whisper. "Thank you," he said with a warm smile. "Your stomach is getting bigger. I don't think it's good for you to be doing any strenuous work at this stage. I don't want you to work anymore," he said. "Okay, but let me work for the last time today. After today, I won't work till after I give birth to my child," I said. He was silent for a moment as he gazed at me. "Alright, if that is what you want. However, I must say that after today, you will not work as a maid for me and even after you have given birth to your child," he said. I was surprised and wondered what he meant by that. "I don't understand what you mean," I said. "What I just
WHITNEY'S POV When I got downstairs, I saw Vera standing with her back to me and she was dusting the furniture while Felicia was mopping the kitchen. "Good morning, Vera," I greeted. Vera turned around and her face lit up. "Good morning, Whitney," she responded with a smile. "You came late to work today," she said with feigned anger. "I'm sorry. It was because I was having an altercation with Sophia and she later started a squabble with Alpha Vicker," I said. "If I may ask, what caused your altercation with Sophia?" I didn't want to tell her that it was because of my pregnancy. "It was nothing serious. You should know that Sophia would always quarrel about trivial things," I said. "Yeah, I know. That girl is just too bad-mannered for my liking. To be honest with you, I have never met anyone with such terrible manners and I strongly doubt if she will ever change," Vera said with a tone of anger. "I also don't think she will change. After all, a leopard never changes its s
WHITNEY'S POV A month after Alpha Vicker broke up with Sophia, I was now seven months pregnant. My stomach was bigger and I had added weight. Alpha Vicker stopped me from doing any chores in the house including cleaning my room. He instructed the maids to be cleaning my room and serving my daily meal. However, I implored the maids to allow me to clean my room myself but they refused and said that they cannot disobey the Alpha. I told them that I want to be cleaning my room myself because I don't want to be lazy. I promised them that the Alpha will never know about it and they reluctantly agreed. The day George realized that I am pregnant was a day I went to the swimming pool and he saw me with my bulging stomach. I recall what happened that day. It was on a sunny afternoon and I was feeling hot. I decided to cool my body in the swimming pool. I changed into swim wear and wrapped a towel around me. I then left the house. When I got to the swimming pool, I did not
WHITNEY POV Tears streamed down my face and dropped on my dress as I gazed at the inscription on the pendant and Alpha Vicker kept a straight face as he stared at me. The tears were that of joy. Although I love the diamond necklace, I must admit that I appreciate the inscription on the pendant more cos it meant so much to me. After staring at the inscription for some seconds, I raised my head and looked at Alpha Vicker. "Thank you so much. I must say that though I love the necklace, I love the inscription on the pendant more. I have never had a diamond accessory. This is my first. I guess it must have cost a fortune," I said in a whisper. "I'm glad you like it. Yes, indeed it is expensive. Would you like me to take you out today to celebrate your birthday?" he asked. I was silent for some seconds as I thought about it. Although it would have been great to go out with him, I didn't feel like going out. I just want to be indoors today. Since my pregnancy became visible, I d
A month after my seventeenth birthday, my pregnancy was now eight months. I had added weight but I was not fat. I was now having antenatal appointments at the hospital every two weeks and Alpha Vicker takes me to the hospital on my appointment days. Aside from that, I was religiously taking my medications cos I want to give birth to a healthy child. Alpha Vicker was pampering me and I was now craving different things virtually every day and he always gets me anything I want. However, most times, I crave chocolates and cookies. Anyone that doesn't know that Alpha Vicker is just being gracious would think he is the father of my baby. Seeing the way Alpha Vicker was treating me, everyone in the house now talks to me with the utmost respect including the maids. The maids serve my meals morning, afternoon, and evening with lots of fruits and vegetables which I love. They come back later to take away the dishes. I felt I was being over-
WHITNEY'S POV I suddenly regained consciousness as I felt something cold on my body. I slowly opened my eyes and saw that my hair and dress were drenched with water. I raised my head and realized that I was in the forest. It was already dark but there was a full moon in the sky with several stars casting their pale light in the forest. My eyes swept from my dress dripping with water to my legs and I let out a gasp of shock as I realized that my hands and legs were tied with a Manila rope to a large oak tree. I raised my head and my eyes swept around the forest. Fear gripped my heart as I could hear the distant sounds of wild animals. What am I doing here? I wondered as I tried to remember where I was before I found myself here. I closed my eyes and suddenly, the scene flashed in my head. I remembered when I told Phillip at the gate of Alpha Vicker's mansion that I was going for a walk on the street and I recall when I was walking back home and suddenly, a Toyot
WHITNEY'S POV I was silent as I gazed at Sophia who was glaring at me with eyes filled with hatred. I wondered how the men she sent to kidnap me knew that I would come out yesterday. I decided to ask her."Sophia, if I may ask, how did the men you sent yesterday to kidnap me know that I would be coming out by that time?" I asked."They didn't know. Since Alpha Vicker broke up with me, I gave the men instruction to always keep vigil over Alpha's Vicker's mansion. So, they have been coming everyday to the street and keeping vigil over Alpha Vicker's house since he broke up with me. I instructed them to kidnap you anytime they see you come out of his house alone," she paused to catch her breath. "At a point, the men got tired because they have never seen you come out of the house with someone let alone being by yourself. The only times they saw you, you were with Alpha Vicker in his car.They told me that they don't want to continue keeping vigil over Alpha Vicker's house and
ALPHA VICKER'S POV It was past midnight and I was pacing up and down in my room because Whitney didn't come back home yesterday evening after she told Philip that she was going for a walk. I had earlier lay on my bed but couldn't sleep. For over two hours, I tossed and turned in bed as I wondered what happened to her and where she could be. Even though I have only known Whitney for some months, to a large extent, I know her personality and can predict her actions in different circumstances. That she would just leave the house and go somewhere without telling me is unlike her. So, I didn't need a soothsayer to tell me that something was awfully wrong. How could she be missing? Where could she have gone to? A voice in my head was telling me that she has been kidnapped cos I see no reason why she would run away from home. But if she is actually kidnapped, who would kidnap an innocent young girl like Whitney? To make matter worse, she is heavily pregnant. I was deeply troubled