LOGINI was in my room when I heard my mother yell my name from the living room. I had gotten home about an hour ago and I was getting ready to go shopping.
“Honey! There's a package for you!“ She yelled again, and this time, it got me to respond. “I'll be down in a minute mum!“ I hurriedly put on my Lip gloss, staring at my reflection in the mirror and brushing my lips together so it could set properly, before heading downstairs, to the living room. “I guess it's from Blake, he must have sent it as an apology,” my mum said with a grin as she held the package in her hand. My mother must have thought we just had a mere fight, I didn't tell her he had broken up with me. Yet! I had to tell her, hiding it from her was no use. “I and Blake aren't together anymore,” I said in a low tone, waiting to get her reaction. “You broke up with him just because of a little misunderstanding?“ She scowled at me. I have always wondered why my mum always wanted me to be with Blake by all means, yes! He was from a very wealthy and elite family, but that wasn't enough reason, maybe she had a thing for him, who knew? “Mum, you shouldn't just blame it on me, he broke up with me, in fact he dumped me for a bitch!“ I was starting to feel the rage and anger again. But instead I let out a sigh, taking the package from my mother's hand. I could tell my mother was dumbfounded, I could tell she never saw it coming, Blake made her believe he would never hurt me, but he did, he really did hurt me. “Shimma, you mean to say, Blake dumped you, for someone else?“ She looked terrified. “Yes mum, not just a girl, his ex!“ I mumbled, I was about to take the package upstairs when she said something that made me pause on my tracks. “What did you do that made him leave you?“ I attempted to speak, but what could I say? My pussy was too dry? I couldn't ride his cock properly? I was bad at sex and could barely get wet for him? I mean, how could I explain it? “I'll be in my room mother,” I said to her heading to my room. “Shimma!“ I heard my mum call but I paid no heed to her, I just sprinted to my room shutting the door. I sat on my bed, placing the package on my lap. It was a little package wrapped with a ribbon, like the size of a jewellery box, or was it a jewellery box? I hurriedly unwrapped it and yes! It was indeed a jewellery box. I opened it to see two diamond earrings and a matching diamond necklace, placed inside was a card, I took out the card and it wrote. “CHEER UP SHIMMA, MATTIAS,” a smile of amusement crossed my lips and I stared back at the million dollar diamond jewelries placed on my laps. How sweet, but why? I took my phone and called Mr Mattias' number, I wanted to thank him and maybe ask him why he got me a gift. “Shimma,” he said, answering the phone, Gawd! I had missed his voice for like an hour now. “Uhm, I saw your gift, thank you uncle Mattias, But…” “Don't! don't ever call me uncle,” he cutted in, his voice rough. “But why? I always do, ever since I knew you,” I wasn't done talking when he hung up. I was staring at my phone in confusion when I heard a knock on my door. “Shimma, can I have a word with you?“ “Not now, mother!“ I placed the card back into the jewellery box and hid the box inside my closet. Don't think of it that way, it wasn't wrong for my dad's best friend to send me gifts, but I just didn't want my mother asking me unnecessary questions. “I just need to speak to you, and besides, we are running late!“ She mumbled. “Alright come in,” I said sitting on my bed again. I watched the door open and she walked in, giving me a warm smile, she always made that same expression anytime she wanted to apologize, I was used to it already. “I'm sorry if I made it seem like your fault Shimma, I was too quick to judge,” she said as she sat right beside me. “It's okay mother, I understand,” I responded as we both smiled at each other. “Let's head out then, you're driving,” she teased. “Mum you did this the last time, you're driving today, I'll drive next time, that's what we agreed on,” “Alright, I'll drive," she raised both hands in the air. She stood up, walking over to my standing mirror, checking out her outfit when she turned to me like she remembered something. “Shimma! i forgot to tell you earlier, your uncle Mattias offered to employ you as his personal assistant, once after you're done with your final exam next week. so I'll be dropping you off at his office for an Interview this evening, aren't you excited?“ She grinned. “Excited!?“ I could hear myself scream. This was torture! Being with Mattias for so long and not getting fucked by him could kill me! My mother and I were done shopping, and like she said, she drove me over to Uncle Mattias' company. “He'll drop you home,okay!“ She said waving at me as I watched her Black Mercedes zoom off. “Shit!“ I said standing in front of the skyscraper. With all courage, I walked into the building, heading towards the receptionist. “Good evening miss, I'm here for Mr Mattias,” I said. “This way ma'am, at the top floor,” she said pointing at the elevator. “Thank you,” I greeted, heading to the direction she had pointed. I opened the door to a office I guessed would be Mr Mattias's office. “G, good evening Mr Mattias,” I greeted. “Sit,” he ordered. And I did. There was an awkward silence, but I had to say something before it got too awkward. “So…,” I attempted to speak but he raised a finger, which made me stop talking. Oh silly me, I didn't notice he was working on his laptop in front of him. It took him some extra seconds, before he returned his finger down, the moment his eyes rested on mine, I felt it, I felt the warm sensation between my thighs again. “Shimma, I guess you're here for the interview?” he smirked, Gawd! Did this man know how handsome he was? “Yes,” I said softly, I pressed my thighs together as I tried to comport myself. “Well, there's not much to ask you, except,” he paused for a few seconds. “How good are you?” he stood up, and started advancing towards me. “Huh?“ he raised a brow leaning on his office table just right in front of my chair, just right in front of me! I gulped hard, I could feel my lungs tighten, I tried to move my chair backwards, giving us a few inched gap but instead he drew me closer to him. “Tell me Shimma, how good are you?“MATTIAS’S POV (continued)I stepped out of the shower, grabbing a towel and dabbing gently on my face before moving to dry the rest of my body.Steam clung to my skin, but it didn’t soften anything inside me.I tried……. I really tried……not to think about what happened a few hours ago. I told myself I could control this. I only had to come up with the good plan.The real plan.The one that would expose whoever killed Ryle…..the one that would explain the ‘RIP’ threat on my car…..the one that would make that weird call make sense.But the harder I tried to convince myself… the more the fear slipped in anyway.Because what if I don’t?What if I can’t?………What if I miss one detail and someone ends up in danger again…….someone innocent…….someone I promised myself I would always protect?I stood by the mirror, staring at my reflection like I could force an answer out of it.My jaw tightened.Then the bathroom door opened and Shimma walked in.“How did it go?” she asked, her voice gentle, ca
MR MATTIAS’S POV.I took a deep breath before opening the door to the chief police officer’s office.The moment I stepped inside, my lungs forgot how to work.There he was…….seated across from the chief, relaxed like he belonged there… like he wasn’t a threat to anyone’s life.Mr Beau…….Murderfucker.Wait!…… was it him? The one who fed the cops those silly ideas about me being a suspect in Doctor Ryle’s murder?Son of a bitch.The anger came fast and hot, but I forced it down. Not here. Not in front of the chief. Not with cameras watching.I stepped inside, closing the door behind me…….keeping my face calm as I took my breath again.“Mr Mattias,” the chief said, his voice smooth and a bit loud. “Welcome! Please, you can have your seat.”He gestured to the chair beside Mr Beau.Beau stared up at me, and I swear I saw it…….’that predatory look’ in his eyes. Then it was gone instantly, masked behind an innocent smile.Fuck. This nigga is beyond sick.I looked away, turning to the chief,
MMATTIAS’S POV.“And what if he was the one who did it?” Shimma said, her voice edged with disbelief. “Huh… would accusing him without evidence solve anything?”I frowned, because she wasn’t wrong in the way she said it.Evidence mattered.But the problem was… I didn’t accuse him because I liked accusations.I accused him because something about him had never fit. Not since Doctor Ryle’s death…..nor before.I took a step closer to my wife.“Wh—what are you trying to say?” I asked, my voice barely audible.I could see it in her eyes: she wanted to believe the best version of events. She wanted this house to stay safe. She wanted normal.And I could respect that.But right then, trust felt like a luxury we couldn’t afford.Before she could answer properly, my phone rang…….loud and sudden. Interrupting the conversation.Both of us flinched.I sighed, reaching into my pocket, already annoyed at the interruption.Then I saw the caller ID……..”The chief’s police officer.”My stomach dropped.
SHIMMA’S POV“Mattias,” I called, letting him know……clearly…..that he was taking this too far.His jaw was still tight, his eyes sharp, like he wanted to keep talking until nothing was left of Mr Beau’s excuses.But I couldn’t stand here and watch it happen the way it was happening.Because yes… I knew. I knew Mr Beau wasn’t someone I was supposed to trust. I knew the way his presence changed the everything all the time, the way his calmness never felt genuine, the way he always seemed to arrive like he had been placed there.Still, that didn’t mean every time he showed up, he had to be guilty.What if this was just an overreaction? What if his intentions were completely harmless this time?Maybe he really was trying to help the kids……trying to regain what was taken from them while all of this mess was happening.I swallowed, forcing my voice to stay calm .“Can I talk to you for a moment… privately?” I said to Mattias, my eyes still locked on his.I didn’t look away to give him spa
MATTIAS’S POV.I watched the bastard’s face as he tried to wear innocence like it was a shirt he could put on and off whenever it suited him.“Mattias,” he said again, like my name was something he owned. “I came here so we could talk.”Talk……I scoffed, staring down at my children as they stared at me wide eyed. Like they badly wanted to know what was going on….like they were surprised at the way I spoke to Beau.What on earth did this man do to make my children like him this much? How much of a manipulator was he, that my kids had completely become obsessed with him?I raised a brow and folded my arms, waiting. Let him keep talking. Let him dig. Men like him always did.Because I needed to know why he had the audacity to show up at my house when……when he was still right at the top of my mind as a suspect connected to Doctor Ryle’s death.His eyes slipped to Shimma for a second.Then back to me.That tiny movement told me everything. He wasn’t only addressing me.He was manipulating
Mr BEAU’S POV.Of course they’d notice.Kids always notice the moment their surrounding changes……when a familiar voice returns and the promise of “normal” walks back through the door like it never left.When Nora and Elara came down after Noah, I let my face soften exactly the way it needed to. Not too sad…….never too sad. Just enough warmth to make their confusion feel like hope.‘Let them miss me,’ I told myself. “Let them crave what I can offer.’Because the truth is, tutoring was never just tutoring.It was access.It was time alone with the parts of their lives I could control.It was a reason to be close enough that Shimma would relax……just for a moment……just long enough to forget how suspicious I should be.And Shimma…Shimma was the kind of woman who didn’t relax easily. Not anymore.So I worked with what I had: the children of course.As Nora clung to my sleeves and Elara bounced with that impatient honesty only kids have, my mind quietly mapped everything like a chessboard.
“Hello?” I said, my voice crackled.“Are you ready?” he asked, as if this were a game to him. Fucking bastard.“Yes, I am,” I replied in a low, calm tone. Part of me was relieved and ready to see my children, but most of me was uncertain about whether the tracking devices would help. What if he was
SHIMMA’S POV….As I drove to the supposed location, I couldn’t stop praying and hoping everything would go well.There was a strong possibility that Lucas wasn’t there, but I had to focus on the positive side. Still, what if he really was there? What would he do to me if I got to him before Mattias
SHIMMA’S POVI took a deep breath, trying to calm myself when the door opened.But to my surprise, it wasn’t Lucas. It was someone else—a lady. An elderly lady, at that.“H—Hi, good day, Ma’am,” I greeted, my heart pounding in my chest.“Hi?” the lady said, giving me a curious yet confused stare.“
Mr. Mattias pulled up in front of my house, and I was seated right beside him in the passenger seat. I sat there speechless, unable to utter a word. Not back at the office, not on the way here. It was as though I had lost the ability to speak.I honestly didn't blame myself. Not after being fucked







