Logan always believed that he was a man made of steel, but seeing little Benny, who looked like he was peacefully asleep, made him crack. He had always thought that after Megan finally divorced Rich, he would adopt Benny and give him his name. He envisioned raising him like his own son, providing the fatherly love that Benny lacked from both his biological father and stepdad.Now, he faced the heavy burden of telling Megan about the loss, but before that, he was determined to catch the perpetrator responsible for it all. Back at the police station, he scrutinized the evidence they had gathered while awaiting the DNA results from the cigarette butts. The pathologist had also discovered scrapings of skin under the boy's fingernails, which had been sent for DNA testing.Everyone crowded around the medical geneticist as he walked in holding a red envelope. Because the case had been marked as urgent, he had put aside all his other work. The red envelope signified the importance of this
Dante, confused, looked at the strange faces staring back at him. They hadn't said a word since they had forcefully barged into his house, but he was already beaten to a pulp.He was sure that he had done a great job at hiding from the authorities and even managed to cross borders. He had felt that his escape was too smooth but didn't put much thought into it.Hands took him by the collar and landed one more punch and his lower lip split. Now he was scared because even the two police officers just looked on as he was being beaten."What is going on?" He asked as he shielded himself with his hands.Hands grabbed his head and smashed it on the table which caused a sharp ringing in his head."I am going to continue beating you up until you talk" Hands threatened him then punched him in the ear.Dante was sure that his left ear had gone deaf because of the punch. If this went on then he would die in the hands of this menacing soldier-like monster.Crawling away from him to put some space
"Benny come back" Dante ran after the little boy.Dante had loosened the restraints on Benny's hands and feet, feeling sorry for him. He then placed him in the makeshift bed, intending for the boy to sleep more comfortably as he had been lying on the cold floor since they got to the shed. As soon as his hands were loosened, Benny grabbed the bag that was on his face, hindering his vision and frantically looked around."You!" He exclaimed in recognition, his eyes settling on the face of the kidnapper as his sight adjusted to the light in the room.The man, alarmed, tried to hide his face in vain. "No....no......no, it's not what you think", he said as he tried to hold Benny. Benny started hitting and kicking with all his might. After seeing the kidnapper's face, he knew he had to escape. While the man was holding his eye where Benny had hit him, the boy saw a chance and ran for the door. Hitting the dirt path running, he stumbled, fell, then picked himself up and ran. He heard foo
The procession led to the cemetery. The mood was somber and dark clouds hung in the sky, threatening to burst open as the crowd walked slowly behind the white casket that was on a cart, highly decorated with purple and green ribbons. The cart was being pulled by black mares that trotted with their heads held high as if they knew the magnitude of their duty.The purple ribbons signified the highest rank that the deceased had held in the army; before retirement, he was the Major General, answering directly to the President. The green ribbons represented the clan color of the Waynes, the wealthiest family that ruled the business society in the country.A lady in her late sixties was being held on both sides by two gentleman as they helped her up the slope where the family cemetery was situated. On her right was her only son while her nephew, the son to her younger brother, held her left hand. She sniffed and shivered slightly in the cold and immediately, a young lady with gentle but sorr
By the time that Megan reached home, lunch was being served in the dining room. She had no appetite not the mood to face any kind of humiliation or insults from the family it was better to just hide in her bedroom.Mother Elizabeth was seated at the head of the table as she had taken over as the head of the family now that the patriarch had fallen. Rich was seated at her right with Liana by his side. Cindy, Rich's younger sister was seated on her mother's left hand with her uncle and cousin who had come to live with them after the passing of Father Wayne. The only seat left was next to Liana and there was no way that Megan was going to degrade herself to seat there. “Mother may I be excused? I am not feeling well so I will not be having lunch.” She did with her head bowed.“Will you stop being such a drama queen? Father is no longer here to see your acting” her sister-in-law admonished her. She had never liked Megan and did not understand why her father had to face her brother I to m
Liana was caressing Rich's back, tracing his spinal cord with her fingers which sent shivers down his back. He loved the feeling of her hands on him and was soon raining kisses on her throat as he grunted. Because she was the facing the house, Liana could see Megan looking out of her bedroom window that was on the first floor. She took Rich's hand and placed it on the slit of her skirt as she spread her legs wide while still keeping her eyes on Megan. The sooner Megan knew her place in Rich's life, the earlier she would work at divorcing him, Liana thought.Rich who’s back was facing the house had no idea that his wife was looking at them and was engrossed in his business of pleasuring his woman as his fingers caressed her thigh.The section of the garden where they were standing was surrounded by various plants making it a good hiding spot so he had no worry of being exposed.As the kiss deepened and the heat was rising between them, Rich took a hold of her panty and stretched it to
“Rich, have you had dinner, I can make a plate for you.” she offered as she got up from the couch. She had saved a plate for him during dinner and all she had to do was to warm the food. Before she could even take a step, Rich turned to look at her, a sneer on his face.“Did I say that I want anything from you? Why are you even talking to me?” He had a disgusted look on his face. He hated this person standing near him with a passion. Just the thought of being in one house with her was always revolting to him.Megan hung her head low in humiliation. Whenever she tried to have a conversation with him, it always ended up in a bad way either with him insulating her of or he would just walk away as if she did not exist.“I am sorry but please I would like to discuss something with you if you can spare a few minutes for me”, she braced herself for more insults but Rich remained silent.He never liked being in the same space with her but since everyone had gone to bed and it was just the two
Megan had already spent two weeks looking for a job to no avail. She would leave the house early in the morning with Benny as she dropped him off at school then head out job searching.It became a routine for her to go into the cyber café in town to search and apply for jobs in the internet. After spending about three hours doing this, she would then start walking in the offices around in search of job vacancies while dropping her resumes.The one disadvantage that she encountered was that the companies wanted someone with at least two years of experience in a prior job so even though she had the papers to prove her qualifications as a Human Resource Manager, she failed in the interviews when it came to work experience.All this could have been made easier for her if her husband had agreed to get her a position at the company.This was all her fault, she thought as she got into the car to pick up Benny from school in the afternoon. If only she had not rushed to get married to her uni
"Benny come back" Dante ran after the little boy.Dante had loosened the restraints on Benny's hands and feet, feeling sorry for him. He then placed him in the makeshift bed, intending for the boy to sleep more comfortably as he had been lying on the cold floor since they got to the shed. As soon as his hands were loosened, Benny grabbed the bag that was on his face, hindering his vision and frantically looked around."You!" He exclaimed in recognition, his eyes settling on the face of the kidnapper as his sight adjusted to the light in the room.The man, alarmed, tried to hide his face in vain. "No....no......no, it's not what you think", he said as he tried to hold Benny. Benny started hitting and kicking with all his might. After seeing the kidnapper's face, he knew he had to escape. While the man was holding his eye where Benny had hit him, the boy saw a chance and ran for the door. Hitting the dirt path running, he stumbled, fell, then picked himself up and ran. He heard foo
Dante, confused, looked at the strange faces staring back at him. They hadn't said a word since they had forcefully barged into his house, but he was already beaten to a pulp.He was sure that he had done a great job at hiding from the authorities and even managed to cross borders. He had felt that his escape was too smooth but didn't put much thought into it.Hands took him by the collar and landed one more punch and his lower lip split. Now he was scared because even the two police officers just looked on as he was being beaten."What is going on?" He asked as he shielded himself with his hands.Hands grabbed his head and smashed it on the table which caused a sharp ringing in his head."I am going to continue beating you up until you talk" Hands threatened him then punched him in the ear.Dante was sure that his left ear had gone deaf because of the punch. If this went on then he would die in the hands of this menacing soldier-like monster.Crawling away from him to put some space
Logan always believed that he was a man made of steel, but seeing little Benny, who looked like he was peacefully asleep, made him crack. He had always thought that after Megan finally divorced Rich, he would adopt Benny and give him his name. He envisioned raising him like his own son, providing the fatherly love that Benny lacked from both his biological father and stepdad.Now, he faced the heavy burden of telling Megan about the loss, but before that, he was determined to catch the perpetrator responsible for it all. Back at the police station, he scrutinized the evidence they had gathered while awaiting the DNA results from the cigarette butts. The pathologist had also discovered scrapings of skin under the boy's fingernails, which had been sent for DNA testing.Everyone crowded around the medical geneticist as he walked in holding a red envelope. Because the case had been marked as urgent, he had put aside all his other work. The red envelope signified the importance of this
After taking a long, hot shower, Cindy put on her pajamas and headed to Megan's room. Megan was curled up in bed, staring at the wall. She was sure she had heard Benny's voice calling for help, but no one else seemed to have heard it. She wished she could hold her son, hug him, and kiss his chubby cheeks. Her mother kept watching over her, afraid that something might happen to her.Meanwhile, Bill was seated in the garden outside with Logan and Stefan, who were updating him on what had happened at the police station. "But how did you manage to get the recording?" Bill asked, unaware of Logan's background or his connections."Well, I have had several clients with airtight cases that ended up being thrown out before they reached court. We had a feeling that the police chief wasn’t being straight with us, so we bugged his phone," Stefan explained, cleverly omitting the details about who the "we" referred to.Just then, Logan's phone vibrated."Sir, are you in a position to talk? I have
"Benny!" Megan startled everyone as she shouted, clutching her heart as if in extreme pain."Megan... what's wrong?" Logan asked, noticing the agitation on her face."Benny is calling me! Can't you hear him? Benny is calling me!" She jumped up and rushed toward the main door, but one of the policemen restrained her before she could reach it.Frantically, she tried to break free, but Logan carried her back to the couch. Gently patting her back, he tried to calm her down and asked the maid to bring her a glass of water."Benny's calling me! My baby is in danger! Please, let me save him!" she cried, struggling to escape Logan's embrace."Oh, my baby, what's wrong?" Martha asked, tears streaming down her face once again.Bill could only watch helplessly, afraid his daughter might be losing her sanity.Rich gently pushed open the door and peeked inside to find Liana fast asleep. Although he wanted to question her about the arrest warrant, he didn’t want to disturb her rest, so he decided t
Martha hadn't stopped crying ever since they got news of Benny's kidnapping. She cried through the drive from the farm and was still crying as she sat holding her daughter's hand.Bill sat opposite the Wayne's with a stern face and for the first time, Beth was scared. His heart went out to his daughter, who had suffered a lifetime of pain in the name of marriage, and he vowed in his heart to take her away as soon as his grandson was found.Aaron and his father who wanted nothing to do with the situation, sat at the farthest end of the room. They had also been summoned by the police after the kidnapping. Logan stood behind Megan, watching over her like a brooding hen while the doctor as ordered, was on standby.This is the situation that Rich walked into when he went back home for a shower and change of clothes after persuading Liana to take a nap.The room was so tense that one could feel the cackles of emotions like sparks flying all over, and only the sniffing of Mrs Fodert broke th
"I want my baby. Give me my back my baby!" Liana ran berserk and threw a glass at Cindy as soon as she saw her.Cindy had just come from calling Logan to give him an update on what had transpired at the hospital and also find out how Megan was doing.She was only going to inform Rich that she was heading back and as she entered Liana's VIP room, she was met by a glass narrowly missing her face and shattering into pieces behind her."There is a saying; may what you wish upon your enemy happen to you. Karma is yet to hit you." Cindy said as she entered the room.Liana, trembling with rage, pointed a shaky finger at her as she choked due to anger. She could only turn weakly to Rich for support as she tried to get up from the bed.Cindy, unbothered, turned to Rich. "I'm gone; I don't have time for this.""If you dare walk out that door..........""What will you do.....eh.......what will you do?"Cindy didn't even give him a chance to finish the sentence and started walking out."Come kill
Athena came back from having dinner and as she approached her room, she found it odd that the door was slight;y ajar. She was sure that she had locked the door as she was never that careless. She slowly moved forward as she took out the gun that she discreetly tucked into the waist of her jeans trousers.Hiding herself on the wall, she nudged the door open with the butt of the gun, her heart pounding. Just as she was preparing to count to three before budging in, she heard a distinctive giggle and two heads popped up the door."Surprise!" She stared at her two best friends, wondering how they had tracked her down."What are you guys doing here" she exclaimed then hugged them tightly as they all fell on the sofa with girlish giggles.They had been best friends from the first day of High school and they had been inseparable since. Their friendship had spanned years of high school broken hearts, college relationships, university graduations, successes and failures in workplaces; seeing
Athena woke up to a relaxed evening. This was her third day of vacation and she wanted nothing more but to laze around all day and enjoy the local cuisine. She knew that a month of rest would take her back to factory settings and maybe change her perception of certain things.Like a lioness that was waking up from a nap after a sumptuous meal, she slowly walked to the window and opened it, taking in the early evening view. As she looked up at the cloudless sky, gazing at the twinkling stars, she thought of a long time ago when her life was carefree and full of laughter. The nearby houses were already lit, and children could be heard playing in the streets.Being a private investigator was beginning to take a toll on her and the last case made her restless for change. She had taken this vacation in a remote village so that she could have some reflection time and also focus on her training that had taken a back seat.A family had recruited her services to investigate the disappearance o