PIERCE'S POV
Stan drove us to a five star restaurant just around the corner, which didn't take long at all. As soon as we entered the restaurant, we got situated close to the window with a great view and a waiter attended to us immediately and it's very obvious that Stan is fucking hungry with the way he jumped right in and made his demands while I had to look through their menu before deciding. " Please get me Buffalo chicken bowls with cauliflower garlic rice and a bottle of wine." Stan ordered immediately while I am still trying to make up my mind on what to have. " I will like salty, sweet and spicy creamy coconut curry sauce with broiled salmon and a side of white rice." I finally placed my order. " Okay sir, I will be right back." The waiter said just as he was about to leave. Just as he said, he returned within a few minutes with a bottle of wine and two glasses, he opened and served us before he left for the food I guess. It's actually a good bottle of wine, DeLuka... It's must be new because I am not familiar with the name but it tastes great. " Wow today must be your lucky day and I dare say God approves of our decision because you won't believe what the cat just dragged in." Stan said out of the blue with a mischievous smile and I curiously looked around just in time to see two gorgeous ladies walk into the restaurant but I honestly don't know what Stan is on about because I don't know the ladies. " What are you on about this time, do we know them?" I asked curiously just as the waiter returned with our food and my stomach immediately started rumbling at the sight of the food, it's smells so damn delicious and I can't wait to have a fucking taste. " Of course we do, look very well at the curvy one on a black dress. That's Kiana, I showed you her picture a while ago at the office." He pointed out and the more I looked at her, the more I realized that he is right. " Oh yeah that's true, she's got man." I noted before returning my attention to my food. The food is fucking delicious like I anticipated and I am enjoying every bit of it, the spice level is perfect and I can actually eat this all day. " Maybe you can introduce yourself to her and just make friends, I think that will be an easier approach." Stan whispered all of a sudden and I looked away from my food wondering why he felt the need to whisper and then I noticed that Kiana and her company are sitting very close to us. " That will have to wait till after my food but then maybe there is another way I can get her fucking attention without having to leave my food." I whispered back and then I signaled to the waiter that attended to us a while ago. " Yes sir, do you need something?" The waiter asked as soon as he got to the table. " Yes, please give a bottle of DeLuka to that table." I said in a hushed tone and thankfully he got my message. " Of course." He said with a knowing smile before he left and I made a mental note to tip the guy generously. " That's a good move." Stan said as I continued eating. From the corner of my eye, I noticed when the waiter took the bottle of wine to their table and then he pointed to me but I just concentrated on my food and acted like I didn't notice anything... Within a few minutes, we finished our food and I decided that it's time I introduce myself to the beautiful ladies, after all they have been stylishly looking my way. " Hi ladies, sorry to bother you but I noticed when you guys walked in and I just wanted to compliment you guys, you both look lovely." I said with a smirk and they both started smiling at me like they have never received a compliment before. " Thanks so much, my name is Lucy and this is my best friend Kiana." Her friend said immediately and stretched out her hand for a handshake which I took. " Nice to meet you Lucy and Kiana, I am Pierce." I said after shaking Lucy and then I moved to shaking Kiana who seems to be very reserved. " Thanks Pierce for the wine, we appreciate." Kiana said for the first time and she's has a sweet voice and I can listen to it all day long. " It's nothing, I have to go now but here is my card. Maybe we can hang out sometimes, that's if you don't mind." I said specifically to Kiana as I gave her my card but I could see from the corner of my eye that Lucy was trying to whisper something to her. " Of course we can, I know we don't know each other and this might seem crazy to you but do you think you can marry me Pierce?" Kiana blurted out and I am equally surprised at her statement, I know she's desperate for a contract marriage but I had no idea she's this desperate. " What?" I asked obviously in shock because I don't know if she's still talking about a contract marriage at this point. " No, sorry I mean a fake wedding. Like a contract marriage for a short period of time, I know I sound ridiculous and I shouldn't even ask because there is no way you can agree to something that silly." She said shyly and I pulled out a chair on her table and got comfortable. " Well I can't deny that I wasn't expecting this and also the fact that this is new to me but I am not oppose to it. I am actually very bored at the moment and a little adventure won't hurt, so you can call me tomorrow or something so that we can talk about it further." I said while she stared at me in shock.KIANA'S POVIt's been over a week now that I met Pierce at the restaurant and I still can't believe that I allowed myself to be pushed into asking him to marry me but the surprising part is the fact that he actually agreed... Right from when he sent the bottle of wine to our table, Lucy started persuading me to ask him and even when he was talking to us at the table she still didn't stop till I took the bait.It's been three weeks since I received that letter that motivated me into trying again and I can't believe how much progress I have made since there and here I am preparing to go over to Pierce's office this afternoon to sign the contract papers... I am one step closer to laying my hands on my inheritance and I am so happy that I won't have to disappoint my dad even though he is not here." Wow girl, you look so beautiful in that dress." Lucy complimented immediately she entered the room while I checked myself out in the vanity and I agree with her because the dress compliments m
KIANA'S POV" It's official, I think I just made a terrible mistake by signing that contract." I blurted out after reading the text.I don't know who sent the text but I know for a fact that the person is serious, I just left his office and the sender already knows what I did. This only means that I am being watched but why, what does the person have to gain in all of this." Why, did something happen?" Lucy asked curiously and I honestly don't know what to say because she warned me to reconsider but I insisted." Yes I just got another text, look." I said as I handed her the phone." Oh my God kiki, this is exactly what I was avoiding." She pointed out and I thought she was going to rub it in but she didn't." This is all my fault, I should have listened to you. What am I going to do now?" I asked while looking around to see if someone is watching me or something." Well it's not exactly your fault, you are doing this to fulfill your father's wish. Besides it's too late now, the best
KIANA'S POV We hide by the side of the bed after the windows in the entire house shattered one after the other. My heart skipped with every smashing sound we heard around the house but we stayed quiet and hid.Although no one has entered the house yet but that doesn't make it less scary, I don't know if they are just trying to scare us they are trying to get into the house. This could be a robbery but that will be strange because this is a very safe neighborhood and we have never had a case of robbery before." I think we can come out now." I said after hiding for what felt like an hour but it has only been for about fifteen minutes." What just happened?" Lucy asked quietly as we crawled out of our hiding place." I don't know Lucy, something like this has never happened before. I suddenly feel so unsafe." I pointed out as we held each other's hands while looking around at the damage.The window in the bedroom and living room was smashed with a big stone in different spots and all t
KIANA'S POV Oh Lord have mercy, I initially thought I was being paranoid when I felt like someone was watching me when I first left my apartment and even when I saw the black car but now that the driver has confirmed that we are indeed being followed, I am so scared and I don't know what to do." Should I call the cops?" I asked curiously because I can't think of anything else.This makes no sense to me, I have always lived a peaceful quiet life. So I know this has something to do with Pierce's mysterious lover but I just don't understand why she's going this far in such a short period of time, knowing fully well that I am not even dating him, this is just a contract for God's sake." Don't worry Miss, I will lose them." The driver assured just as he increased his speed." Okay thanks." I said as I silently pray that he is actually able to lose the car.I continuously looked behind with every turn my driver made and to my surprise, I stopped seeing the car behind us, which means my d
KIANA'S POV The speed at which Pierce is driving is scary but this is exactly what I need because I am worried about what the mysterious lady means in the text and I really want to get home before she ends up doing something stupid." Oh shit." I cursed as soon as I noticed my house from a distance and noticed the crowd in front of it just as my phone was ringing.The caller is Lucy and I can already tell what she wants to say and since I am very close to the house, I guess there is no need to pick up." Is that your apartment?" He asked curiously immediately he noticed the crowd." Yes it is."" Damn it's on fire, shit." He said and immediately pulled over.We both ran out of the car and hurried over to the crowd and I started looking for Lucy and I hope she's fine and in one piece." Lucy, Lucy..." I called before I finally noticed her just as a firefighter truck pulled over." Oh my God kiki." Lucy called as we gave each other a tight embrace.This must have been so scary for her,
KIANA'S POV We stayed hidden at the back of the couch and kept quiet as we listened closely to the movement of the person intruding. Honestly I am so pissed that she's even here right now after everything she has already done, what more does she want... After seeing the length she went today by burning down my apartment, I must confess that I am scared but honestly, I can't keep allowing her to do this. I have to fight back at some point and I am going to start now." You know what, we can't keep hiding like this. We have to defend ourselves and fight back. Take this." I whispered as I removed both my heels and gave Lucy one of my shoes.The six inches will definitely serve as a nice weapon and I will show her no mercy especially after everything she did today." One, two , three, attack." I whispered and we both rushed out of our hiding place with our heels in hand and raised high ready to attack.There was no one in the room, so we tiptoed to the living room and we made move to att
PIERCE'S POVPeople can really be crazy, I still don't understand why anyone will claim to be my girlfriend and then threaten someone else to the point of burning their house when I clearly don't have a girlfriend or anyone at all that is in a position to feel entitled or something. I stayed in bed thinking about all my ex's and which of them can do something this crazy but I can't think of anyone, most of them are cheats, liars, thieves but none of them is crazy enough to threaten an innocent lady.I really don't know what to do because now Kiana and her best friend are homeless because of my involvement in her life. Yes her father stole from me and I need to get my money back but I don't want her to lose everything in the process... After thinking for a while and coming up with no solution, I reluctantly got out of bed and made my way to the kitchen to get something to eat. It's the weekend and I practically don't have anywhere to go... I decided to make a simple turkey sandwich fo
KIANA'S POV I woke up in the morning, feeling a little disoriented and thinking of what part of my house this is but after looking around, I remembered that we are in an hotel after that mysterious lady burnt our house down. I still can't believe that I am homeless." You are up early." I said when I saw Lucy coming out of the bathroom." Yeah, how was your night?" She asked while smiling at me before she plopped on the bed." It was okay, you?" I asked as I reluctantly got out of bed and made my way to the bathroom." My night was perfect girl, I can't even remember the last time I slept at a place this fancy. This place is so perfect girl, I wonder who owns it." Lucy gushed and I couldn't help but laugh." You shouldn't be so excited because in case you have forgotten, we are practically homeless and I have no ideas where we will go when Pierce finally gets tired of paying for this place for us." I stated.I have some money saved up but I don't think it's enough to get a new place
KIANA'S POV "We should definitely go out today." Pierce pointed out when I stepped out of the bathroom.We have been locked up in this suite for the last two days since we arrived for our honeymoon, all we do is eat, watch movies and have sex."Oh yeah?" I asked teasingly."Yes love, I didn't fly us here just to stay indoors. Let's go out and have some fun.""Well we can go out but I am having plenty of fun right here." The sex is great no doubt but it's not all about the sex. He is fun to be with and easy to talk to, so I am very happy here with him."I know but I still want you to have other types of fun, okay how about we go on a date?""That will be nice." I sat in front of the vanity as I put my hair in a messy bun."Cool, I will make reservations." He said as he picked up his phone.I decided to look for something simple to wear for now before I dress up later for the dinner, this will be the first time i am wearing a decent cloth since the wedding.After wearing a simple flora
KIANA'S POV We arrived at another one of his hotels and this one is equally very big like the others but I still don't know where we are."Wow this is beautiful." The penthouse suite of this hotel is even better than the one in Houston and it was decorated with flowers and balloons and the bed has rose petals all over it, I guess I can call it honeymoon suite."You like it?" He asked as I looked around and I even noticed that there are two suitcases in the room."Of course baby, I love it. Where are we?""Miami, Florida. I wanted us to have some alone time away from home." I don't usually travel but I am glad that I am here with him."I love it, it's really nice." I said before sitting on the bed.I quickly removed my shoes and then I picked up one of the suitcases to see what's inside but luckily, the first one I carried, happened to be mine... As soon as I saw the things inside the suitcase, I realized that it was Lucy that packed up the things. Everything in here is mine including
KIANA'S POV "We are gathered here today to witness the sacred union of Pierce and Kiana. We stand here to honor and celebrate the love shared between these two people, as they come together to start their new life with a solemn vow, surrounded by their closest family and friends." The pastor started and I am so excited.I have been so worried all week that the mystery lady might do something that will stop the wedding and couple with what happened yesterday, I have been a nervous wreck... A few minutes ago when Bridget tried to stop me, I initially thought it was the mystery lady again but I was so relieved when I realized that it's Bridget.I smiled at Pierce again when I remembered how he swang into action and he took care of the situation with Bridget without asking questions. His actions confirmed to me that I made the right choice marrying him."Do you, Kiana, promise to be Pierce’s friend? To comfort him and to listen to him? To celebrate his successes and to support his strugg
PIERCE'S POV "I can't believe it's actually happening bro, you are actually getting married." Stan said while helping me fix my tie.Honestly, after so much heartbreaks, I actually thought that getting married will continue to be a dream I can't achieve but here I am, getting dressed for my wedding and it's not just because of a contract but because she loves me as much as i love her."I can't believe it too man, it feels like a god-damn dream.""Well it's not and we should actually leave now before we run late." He is actually right, we have about an hour or so and the church is about thirty five minutes away."Yeah, we should." We hurried out of my room and made our way to the living room.Stan stopped by the kitchen to get himself a glass of juice and I decided to go for a bottle of wine instead."Where is Ashley?" Stan suddenly asked."She should be at Kiana's place, she said she's dressing up with her." I don't even understand her anymore.Ever since I told her about my wedding
KIANA'S POV I woke up really early, it's almost like I didn't even sleep... I was too worried about my life, my future and my safety to get a proper sleep. Someone is after me and I know it but I can't really be at peace until I know the person..."How was your night?" Lucy asked immediately she woke up and noticed that I am awake."Horrible, very horrible." I said as I got out of bed."Well it's your wedding day and I am sure you will have a great time." Lucy said excitedly and I am actually very excited too, I can't wait to see Pierce."I know right, I can't wait." I don't know if it's the alcohol or the drug I was forced to inject but I feel so empty. " I'm so hungry.""Yeah me too, I will order something for us to eat. Today will be a long day." She picked up the phone to order for breakfast just as I got a call from Pierce."Good morning love, how was your night?" He asked as soon as I picked up the call."Not so good, I didn't really sleep much." I said truthfully."Why is that
KIANA'S POV "Argh." I woke up with a very disturbing headache. "How did I get here?" I asked myself when I looked around the room and realized that I am back at the suite."I brought you back." I was surprised when I got a response.I turned to the other side and I saw Lucy sitting down which is surprising because I thought this is the middle of the night, I looked around for my phone but I can't find it. "What's the time?""Past twelve." She responded but why is she awake."And you are not sleeping because?" I asked as I got out of bed.I don't know why I have such a terrible headache but I need to take a drug for it, I checked the dresser for the drug and I immediately used it with the bottle water on my bed side table."Do you even remember what happened last night?" I tried to think of any significant thing other than partying but nothing came to mind."Not really, why?""You were so drunk Kiana, why did you drink that much when you know your wedding is around the corner?" Her st
LUCY'S POV The party turned out to be more fun than I initially imagined, Ashley actually did all the planning and she did a good job, although I gave her a few informations about what kiki likes... At first, I didn't want the party when Ashley suggested it at the bridal boutique over the phone because I know Kiana doesn't want a party but after so much persuasion, I later gave in and I am glad I did because it turned out great.Everyone is having so much fun and so am I... I looked around the room and I am actually hyped with the turn up of the guests, all our colleagues that I invited actually showed up and I think Ashley invited a few of her friends because I don't know some of the people here."Lucy, where is Kiana?" Our mutual friend from work asked.The last time I saw kiki, she was sitting on the couch next to Ashley but now I have no idea where they are."I don't know Tina, she was over there the last time I checked.""Okay I just wanted to tell her that I am leaving, anyways
KIANA'S POV "That's so sweet of you and I am really sorry for giving you a hard time and for asking you questions all day." I know I am going to miss her so much and I have no idea what I will do without her, especially when we are away for honeymoon."It's fine, now dress up, we are running late."I wore the white polyester dress and it's perfect on me, I look so beautiful and I feel like a bride already. I sat down and wore my nice black sandals heels and I paired it with a matching clutch purse."You ready?" Lucy asked as she checked herself one more time in the vanity."Yeah sure." I checked myself too before leaving the suite together.I am still curious about where we are going but I don't want to ask her anything anymore, I just want to have fun with her this evening... As soon as we got to the lobby, I saw Diego and Frank waiting, honestly I don't know why Pierce is still having them follow me. It's obvious there is nothing they can do if the mystery lady decides to do someth
KIANA'S POV I woke up with only one thought in mind, my wedding. I can't believe tomorrow is my wedding. So far so good, everything for the wedding has been handled and Lucy and I bought everything we need... I am yet to see the wedding but Pierce has handled everything and I am sure it will look great, just like the engagement party." Lucy." I called when I noticed that she's not in bed with me.I thought she was in the bathroom but she didn't respond, which means she is probably not in the suite at all... I don't know what is wrong with her but she has been acting weird lately, she's always sneaking around and hiding things and whenever I ask her what's up, she tries to lie.I said try because Lucy is a terrible liar. She's stammers and rambles a lot when she's lying, so I know that she's hiding from me, I just don't know why she's lying and what she's hiding." Lucy... Lucy?" I called again and still no response." She definitely not here." I said to myself before I got out of be