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He wore a neutral gray three button suit, a modest bright red tie and a white collared shirt. He had groomed his short black hair and was also wearing a closed toe oxford black shoe with gray pants. It was not his first day at work but he needed to give a smart impression. He was the new boss, he had to set standard. He moved out of his room to join his brother outside the house, Marcus was beside his car together with his wife, she was knotting him up and they were having a discussion. Recalling what transpired between them yesternight didnt pester Allen much, as awkward as it sounded, he was cool with it. Stella's new found friendship with him is giving him much confidence and liberty, he was just bothered at the pretence Stella gave his brother. He felt sorry for Marcus and also didn't like that he was the problem between the couple. They both looked perfect together.When was this going to end an
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TAKEN TAKEN eleven
TAKEN eleven Just immediately Marcus left the office, Jenifer's friend strolled into the office taking another look at Marcus before turning to her friend with big eye balls widening with a glimpse of awe."Are you kidding me?" she squeaked at her. Jenifer raised her brows not understanding what her best friend was talking about. But she definitely recognise the look on her face when she turned back to check Marcus out. "Oh no don't go there" Jenifer said repeatedly warning Jane. She knew how Jane can be and that look confidently told her Jane wanted her to try Marcus out. When Jenifer finally got out of her abusive relationship, all thanks to her best friend, Jane has been looking forward to seeing her with another man and wouldn't let her rest if a masculine figure waved at Jenifer. Jane even went further by putting Jenifer on blind dates, all was a disaster though, but she wasn't giving up. "I'm already there" she laugh
TAKEN TAKEN twelve
TAKEN twelve Getting to his fitness class, Marcus wondered why he was here the second time in a day. He pondered on Jenifer's sudden call this evening. He was not expecting it. There were no classes at evening so the class was empty, he head to his instructor's office. There she sat roaming her eyes into some books on her table, she raised her head up and saw Marcus standing at the door. She gave a warm smile and stood on her feet too. "You sounded urgent" Marcus eyes rolled hesitating to come in even with her welcoming smile. Seeing her on her feet he sighted the new dress she was wearing, different from the one he saw in the morning, she didn't look like his fitness instructor here, but she really looked fit. She was a work of expertise. "Well, you could just take a sit and know why you're really here Mr Marcus" she said and after giving it some thoug
TAKEN TAKEN thirteen
TAKEN thirteen They both sat on the same table and placed their order, Allen began eating hungrily without minding if Flora was interested in the food or not, he wasn't going to eat something this better at home anyways, so he took his time, not leaving any grain of the food out. Flora watched her boss eat, it wasn't mannerless though, but it was obvious he was very hungry, she wouldn't blame him. He uses the strength he was supposed to save for later to scold her for not dressing as he wanted. Allen looked up to see Flora still staring at him without taking a bite from her food. He stopped eating and gently rubbed his mouth with the napkin on the table. He wondered why she stared at him this awkward. "You don't like it?" he questioned her preference of food. "You can have it if you want" she bluntly said to sound rude on purpose but Allen gladly dragged her own serve of the food and dig his spoon inside. She didn't know how to react but she was
TAKEN TAKEN fourteen
TAKEN fourteen It was the first time Flora was in the CEO's house. She has been a good employee in her work place and someone Marcus liked her but their closeness didn't get to the level of bringing her home. Why should that happen anyway?.She stopped her car and turned to Allen. "Thank you"he said the words she wanted to hear. She gave a short smile and an approval nod and drove out of the house. Allen turned to the house direction,saw Stella standing by the door step, he checked his wristwatch and saw that time was fast spent. She was with a worrisome look and wrinkles form on her forehead. He walked to her and stood in front of her. " Where's Marcus? "was the first question she threw at him. He wasn't expecting a squeeze on her face as she always seemed happy to see only him at home. She looked behind him to check for another incoming car but she didn't see none. " Who was that?"she asked. "Marcus ha
TAKEN TAKEN fifteen
TAKEN fifteen Marcus worried nervously. He wasn't sure how he would tell Stella he wanted to leave home. He just got back from wherever he went to and he was not going to work today, what other explanation could he give if he didn't want to reveal his fitness practice to her. He paced the room three times beating his legs continuously. Stella sat with her phone as she watched her husband in disarray. He was casually dressed to go out but he looked bothered about telling her where. "Marcus"her questioning tone caused him to stop at a spot. Could she see how nervous he was? He turned to her and gave her a short wink bouncing on the bed where she was and touched her leg. "Are you okay?"she asked him "Definitely"he said too quickly "You want to go somewhere?" "Yes. With you...let's take a walk"He was certainly going to skip a class today, he wasn't rea
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TAKEN sixteen Let's take a quick rethink.'To be honest'her thoughts refreshed. She really was pained by Allen's words. He chattered her expectations. His words weren't a waste of time. What if he actually said what he saw. She was just being hard on him and on herself. But he had not right so say that, he was the one that just complimented her back view, how could someone compliment what he didn't like. Or was it just an irony? "I'm not attracted to you too" she hoped it was a good comeback to what he said, but it was poorly said as her voice gave a little crack and pain in it, making her seem like she was begging for his attraction, but definitely she won't do that. She loved Yvonne and she's really not interested in guys. NOT ANYMORE Her attraction with Yvonne might have taken long to accept, she had to fight herself and a lot of people to be able to go on with a relationship li
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TAKEN seventeen Stella wasn't convenient with the mood she and Marcus were when they got home. They suddenly got cold to each other, so she needed to leave home and have a clean refresh in her brain. She took her handbag and her car key as she drove outside the compound. Marcus watched her from the blinds of the sitting room and shook his head. Stella had changed and he didn't seem to notice till now. Their marriage was lagging. He could tell she was getting bored of him, but he didn't really know what he was doing wrong, should he stop working? Does she need more attention? Is it about him on bed? Does he not look like what she married any longer. His phone vibrates in his pocket and he brings it out. Jenifer displays on the caller ID and he picks it without hesitation. "You missed a class"her 'scolding fitness instructor tone' didn't change. "Are you less busy?"he asked. "Are you okay?"with a concerned to
TAKEN TAKEN eighteen
TAKEN eighteen Jenifer wasn't welcomed with a very happy or normal face like the one Marcus use to put on. Instead, it was very obvious how sad and dejected he was.She offered him a seat in her office and drags another chair to sit beside him. He didn't sound too nice on the phone and didn't look too nice either. She was certain it had something to do with his wife since that was the main topic and why he even met her, a fitness instructor. She offered him a glass of water and he gulped down in a rush as he arch a brow of anger too. "I love my wife"he angrily burst out. Why was he so angered loving his wife. What was so annoying about his love for her, he couldn't figure it out on time. "I know you do"Jenifer softly said holding his hands. "Let it out Marcus"she rubbed her hand on his back, giving him space to let out what he was feeling. "I don't want us to grow apart. I want her back. Like when
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TAKEN AUTHOR'S NOTE
AUTHOR'S NOTE.LESSONS?Not all story has a morale lesson, but luckily TAKEN does. Being set in a Marriage standard, there was bound to be something to learn, maybe one or two or even more.You see, a big fact about fictional story is that 90 percentage of those reading can relate to 75 percent of the scenes and conflict because we are our own story.But note that if you're facing the same thing in a story you read, it doesn't have to end up the way the story did.I wouldn't point out the characters mistake as wrong nor would I point their achievement as right. Because we all have different point of view.Whatever felt right in this book to you is right and whatever is wrong to you is wrong. No matter what any other person says.FAVORITE CHARACTER?Maybe I should announce my favorite character. Haha. But it doesn't make any other character feel less important.Your favorite can be the Protagonist or the Antagonist
TAKEN TAKEN
TAKEN intro poemSHE FOUND IT HARD TO RESIST HIM, AND NEITHER DID HER WEDDING RING.PEOPLE CALLED IT CHEATING SHE CALLED HIM A MEANINGFUL TOOL.A BLISSFUL MARRIAGE WITH A MASCULINE ATTRACTION.WHAT A DISTRACTION!"NO ONE HAS TO KNOW" HE SAID TO HER TOO.TAKEN middle poemSHE WAS STUCK BETWEEN TWO THINGS: SEDUCTION AND MARRIAGEONE HER GUILTY PLEASURE, THE OTHER HER PEACEFUL LECTURETO GET ONE, SHE HAS TO LOSE ONE.BUT WHO SAID THE TWO COULDN'T BE WON.TAKEN final POEMTAKEN BY A GEEZER WHO LOVED HER LIKE A PHILEEINUNSATISFIED, SHE GOT OUT OF HER INNOUTSIDE LIES HER DEMISE , BUT SHE DIDN'T REALIZEHOOKED WITH HER CONTENTMENT WITH NO RESENTMENTDEATH WELCOMES HER FLAWSCOME IN FRAU.
TAKEN EPILOGUE
TAKEN EpilogueFive years laterMarcus stared numbly at the name encrypted on the grave plate, he didn't bring flowers today as he used to. In fact, it's been a long time he was here. He could see the previous ones had withered and so was his feelings. Instead he was there with a three year old girl and a woman in her early thirties beside him. And like he had informed them, he was just going to say his last bye to that woman he once married.He sighed and turned to the other graveyard right beside it.The only regrets he had was not saving Jenifer on time that day. He had seen the message, but he was didn't really think Stella was dangerous to that extent. It was a shame to see three bodies that day and it was the worse moment of his life.Everything came back to him like it was yesterday. How he saw Stella lay lifelessly on the ground that day and Jenifer all burnt up. When he found out about Stella still being pregnant ad losing the
TAKEN TAKEN final
TAKEN- FinalThey had gotten to the location they already set, waiting for their prey. Stella was really happy she was gonna end all this. Marcus already got their ticket and she already has her stuff ready too. After she was done with Jenifer, she was gonna give Spencer the order to to kidnap Flora. Every other thing would be when she gets back with her husband. She knew Marcus would have found out then that she still had her baby. Whatever his reaction was would determine the next step she was going to take in releasing Flora.Rose was with Stella in this, she knew her marriage was not perfect and wanted to change her friend's own too. Friends should be there for each other isn't it. As much as she was hurt by what her own husband did to her, she still didn't want to leave him and she was making this clear to Stella too. They were not happy in their marriage but they were convenient. And she really believe that was importantStella and Rose walks round the roo
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TAKEN fifty sevenYvonne stared despondently at Flora. It was like a wasted effort like she thought. Her doubts were obviously cleared and she didn’t need a reason to be here anymore. But it hurts her that Flora wouldn’t be coming with her. She had read about sexual change in taste but never experienced. She knew Flora’s was bound to happen because of her previous relationship and because she was the one who took the first step. But she didn’t want it this fast. She was always concerned about her job, but she still wanted Flora to stay with her.Flora was not happy she disappointed Yvonne when she had to fly down to pick her up, but she really wanted a life with Allen instead. She was more happy with him and wants to start a family in future. She had said sorry to Yvonne countless times. She knew sorry wasn’t going to change a thing, but that was what she could offer at the moment.She had come to pick her remaining stuff fr
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TAKEN fifty six.Spencer didn’t understand what was going on in this family, but he definitely knew that it was a conflict he shouldn’t interfere in. But with the kind of amount Stella was offering him, he had to do what she wanted. As far he was going to be safe at the end. He had bargained a certain price for the job, he was not going to do it himself, so he still had other people to pay and he insisted on the high price for Stella.She literally agreed without much bargaining. “You listen and follow my instructions very well. Make sure you get a call from me confirming before you go ahead” she pointed.Spencer nod and gives her shake. “Nice doing business with you Stella” he said and gave a wink.If all the trouble was not so much, he literally wanted to lure her to bed. But he changed his mind, and he didn’t think she’ll let him anyway. She seemed too bothered herself.On getting home, Stella barges
TAKEN TAKEN fifty five
TAKEN fifty five.Maybe she had reconciled with her husband. But Stella definitely had other plans of hers. She had always had. She wouldn’t deny how happy she was to finally get Marcus to forgive her. She really thought she was going to lose the game this time around, but luckily, nature was on her side. Like she had expected, Yesterday sex with her husband was blissful like their marriage was before she destroyed it and before he finally destroyed it too. She didn’t think of Marcus as someone who would cheat on her and maybe that was what gave her too much guts to do so. Also, one cannot tell if eh would change in future. Rose had predicted something like this and it finally happened. Rose was more experienced in the Marriage contract and just like Stella, she had trusted her husband too much. Not until he started sleeping around too. She definitely wanted the best for her friend, so she warned her beforehand. At first Stella was adamant about cheating on Marcus,
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TAKEN Fifty four It was his turn to have more frequent sleepless night like Stella have been having. Turned out he was an asshole himself shouting and making a scene about his wife when he was doing the same shit secretly with an excuse of trying to save his marriage. Could Jenifer be right? Stella could suspect them both. But Stella knowing about it? He didn't think so. Marcus couldn't get enough sleep at night. He just kept thinking about what Jenifer had told him. He was caught by mum and that was why she left, she must have been so disappointed in her son, doing the same thing their father did, no one to lay an example. Well maybe Allen was the good one. He was obviously from the mother side. But if Stella knew about it why was she keeping cool. He decided to ask her. But how was he going to do that. He didn't want to be too direct too. He turned to Stella, her eyes was closed as he watch her sleep. Was it time to for
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TAKEN fifty threeRose wouldn't refuse a party like this, especially one to support her friend's progress. It was a small dinner party with strict invitations to family and friends, but Rose had so much purpose to be here than that. For whoever's information, she brought the party idea to Stella..After she saw her friend horribly crying at her place telling her about Marcus new plan to get rid of her so he could marry pregnant Jenifer in the house. Rose had immediately brought all these idea and she would support her friend through all this.Flora had help Stella set up, she has no choice anyways. Marcus had been going to work to cool himself down. But, he was home early for the party too. Stella made him promise he would attend.They all sat down at the decorated dining with food and wine on their table. Rose was the first to get up."Let's make a toast to a new life for my friend and Marcus"she raised her glass up"No. not yet"Stella cuts in.
