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 waited quietly at the back of one of the cars in the parking lot till Pierce finally picked his call." Pierce, Pierce, can you hear me?" I whispered." Yes but why are you whispering?" He asked curiously but I don't have the liberty to explain at the moment." Please, I need your help. We are at the mall and two guys are following us, I think the mystery lady sent them. Please help, I am scared they will kidnap or even worse, kill us." I whispered and I peeped again but they are still hanging around looking for us.This is crazy, I should have known the lady is willing to do anything when she burnt down my house. It's very obvious that killing and kidnapping is not beyond her." No, none of that can happen." He said and started laughing, it's so upsetting because I am fighting for my life here and he finds it funny." I am serious, Pierce. I am hiding at the parking lot and I can see them from here, looking for us." I explained again, hopefully he will understand how
KIANA'S POV " What is wrong with you, why would you push her like that?" Lucy asked angrily while I was still in the water, wondering what just happened. I don't even know who this lady is yet she pushed me in the water and called me a slut and I haven't even done anything to deserve this treatment but to my surprise, she went ahead and shoved Lucy into the water as well. " You guys are cheap sluts, I have heard that you are occupying the penthouse. That is Pierce's personal space and he doesn't let anyone go in there, yet you guys got the boss to let you stay there." She said while staring at us with so much loathe and I just don't understand why. " What are you even talking about" I asked curiously because this is so unexpected. " Shut up slut and don't even bother to pretend around me because I know the only way you can get the owner of this hotel to give up his room is to open your filthy legs for him... He is not one to fall easily for girls, he has turned so many of u
PIERCE'S POV I have a bit of work today, after Gary duped me of thirty million dollars and refused to come through with the supply of furnitures as agreed, I found it very difficult to trust any other contractor but I am currently building two new hotels in Florida and I need new contractors which is why I am so busy this morning, trying to figure out the best five candidates to vet out of these pile of files in front of me.After about an hour or so, I was down to the last set of files and I have a pretty good feeling about some of them." You have been so neck deep in work, what's up?" Stan said as soon as he entered my office." Yeah, you know we need contractors for the new files so I am trying to figure out the right candidate." I informed as I continued working on the files." Oh that's true, so how is it going?" He asked just as I rounded up." Well this five files here has prospects but I still need you to properly vet them because I don't want a repeat of what happened with
KIANA'S POV Ashley refused me paying for her things but I insisted... First of all, this is her brother's card, so technically he is the one paying for her. Secondly she was a great help today in getting me a nice dress for the engagement party and to think she even wanted to give up her reserved dresses for me, so yes the least I can do is pay for her dresses especially because it's her brother's card." Thanks so much for today Ashley, I am very grateful." I pulled her in for a hug after making payment for the dresses." It's nothing." She smiled as she picked up her shopping bag and left with Ken.After they left, I picked up my bag as well and stepped out of the store with Lucy. We made our way to the car and Diego started driving as soon as we entered." Is it just me or did her mood change when she realized that it was her brother's card." Lucy asked but I didn't notice anything of that nature." I don't know, I didn't notice anything. She was very nice and helpful and that's a
ASHLEY'S POV " Girl, I can't believe that you still haven't found anything to use against that bitch." Ken said as I drove out of his parking lot.To be honest, I am so mad. I am so mad at myself, Kiana and even Pierce... I am mad at myself for not being able to dig up anything on Kiana, I am mad at Kiana for being so perfect and for intruding on the life I have with Pierce but I am mostly mad at Pierce for insisting on going ahead with the plans of getting married to that bitch and for forcing me to go and shop for his stupid engagement party with her." I know right, although I found out that she's from a rich family. Her father is Gary Reeds he died recently and willed everything to her since she's the only child. Although I am very confused as to why she is living such a simple life with all the money she has and I don't understand why she's interested in a contract marriage with my man." It's obvious that Pierce is not paying her to be is wife, so what exactly is her gain in al
KIANA'S POV Weeks later... I woke up feeling very nervous and anxious. Pierce has been busy planning our engagement party with his event planner and I have no idea how it's going. It's my engagement too but it seems like it's a surprise for me because he completely put me in the dark and I have no idea what to expect.I feel like he is keeping me out of the loop because he knows that I am not in support of a big lavish engagement party... I mean it's not real and there is no need to waste money on something that is absolutely false.The way Pierce has been treating me since our date on the beach makes me wish so badly that he actually loves me and our relationship is not just contractual. He is so caring, kind, thoughtful and very attentive, I just wish he can miraculously make him my man and we can stop pretending." Honestly, you should have accepted the stylist he offered you, instead of insisting to get ready yourself." Lucy lamented." Well I have you and I don't need a stylist
PIERCE'S POV I woke up early in the morning, preparing for work because I have meetings today but as I was getting ready, I couldn't help but remember the fun weekend I had. Honestly, it's the most fun weekend I have had in recent times, from the fun day at the beach to the dinner at home yesterday, it was all very perfect.Ashley on the other hand was well behaved, she even went over board with her meals and she was so nice and very receptive to Kiana which is unlike her. Usually, she doesn't like me coming home with my ladies and even when I do, she will refuse to cook for them but I guess Kiana is not my girlfriend, our relationship is simply contractual. Maybe that's why she likes her, although I can't deny that I am beginning to like Kiana, I know we are not dating but she's so different from other ladies.She's very nice, thoughtful, sweet and kind, she's just very unique and I like her but for now, I need to focus on the deal we have and when that is done, if there is room for
ASHLEY'S POV Pierce doesn't know it but I have seen Kiana before today, although not up close but I was there when I asked some guys to burn down her filthy house... All day, I have been thinking of the best way to approach her. It's no secret that I hate her for trying to get married to Pierce when I am the only woman he is permitted to ever marry.I feel like making it known to her that I don't like her and I don't want her in Pierce's life but after speaking with Ken, I am beginning to agree with him that declaring myself publicly as her enemy is a bad idea... The last thing I want is for Pierce to be pissed at me, so I decided to pretend to like her and be nice to her, while I quietly figure out a way to get her out of my mans life.The worst enemy a person can have is the one that is faceless and hidden and that's exactly how I will win this battle, which is why I went all out with my cooking. I want to impress her with my welcome and I am sure Pierce will be very happy with tha
KIANA'S POV " You need to be fast, Pierce will be here soon." Lucy pointed out immediately I stepped out of the bathroom after showering.I am running late and it's all thanks to Lucy, we just got back from the hotel supermarket to get the gift basket and a bottle of wine for Pierce and his sister but thanks to Lucy, the shopping took longer than necessary.I just wanted to pick up a gift basket but Lucy wanted to make sure we get the best and at the end, we ended up buying an empty box and we filled it up with things we think she will like... Lucy picked every item herself and now she's sitting in the middle of the bed, arranging every item in the box and if I am being honest, the box actually looks very nice and the items are actually thoughtful unlike the boxes in the supermarket that is just filled with irrelevant random items.Pierce texted me a while ago that he is on his way, so I need to move fast. I sat in front of the vanity after drying my body with the towel, I creamed my
KIANA'S POV I woke up really early today, I couldn't really sleep. I was up most of the night, thinking about the great time I had with Pierce. I wanted to do something different and unusual for him, something he would appreciate but I never imagined that he would be so fun and sweet... To be honest, I can't remember the last time I had such an amazing time with a guy, in fact I don't think I have had this much fun with any guy.Pierce was so carefree, casual, fun and even very playful, I didn't think he had it in him. As a billionaire, I just assumed that he would be uptight and proud but he is the exact opposite, he is so selfless and very down to earth." Come on girl, give me all the details." Lucy said excitedly as I stepped out of the bathroom.Lucy was already fast asleep yesterday when I got back, so we haven't had the time to talk yet but it's obvious she's very curious with the way she's eagerly waiting for me to say something." Nothing happened." I teased." With that smi
PIERCE'S POV " Ahahaha, oh my gosh Pierce. Please put me down." She squealed as I hoisted her up from the blanket and ran into the water with her in my arms." There is no way you will bring me to a beach and we won't swim." I dumped her into the water and we both started laughing.The wave of the water was fast approaching and we scampered out and ran while laughing. To be honest, I can't remember the last time I had this much fun... I am really glad she invited me out, she's beautiful and fun to be with, she's smart and very mature, unlike the many ladies I have been with who are obviously with me because of what I can offer." No not again." She screamed as I held her hands again and pulled her back into the water with me. We kept running in and out of the water, and after awhile we decided to stroll around a little." Are you having fun?" She asked after a while." Of course I am, I can't even remember the last time I had this much fun. We should do this again." I said as I carri
KIANA'S POV Later in the day, I decided to get up and start preparing for my date but I made sure to call the restaurant to remind them of my orders and when I am picking it up... After the call, I made a beeline to the bathroom and showered quickly, when I was done Lucy helped me with my hair and then she did a simple nude makeup to go with the look.In about forty five minutes or so, Lucy was done making me look good. I checked myself out in the mirror, and I actually can't remember the last time I looked this beautiful." You like." She asked after a while of staring at myself." Of course I love it, thanks bestie. I love how I look, everything looks perfect." " Good because I don't think Pierce will be able to keep his eyes and hands off you today when he sees you." Lucy said excitedly and that's exactly the reaction I am hoping to get from Pierce." I hope so girl, I hope so." I got up from the chair in front of the vanity and I went to the closet to pick the two beach wear I b