“Hi Avery, oh my goodness you won't believe it... You need to see his mansion, it screams wealth!! And my room is so enormous and the mini pool and... Hold on, did I tell you his living room is bigger than our four rooms at home combined? I wish you could see things for yourself... Goodnight, Avery. I love you...”, her phone dinged and a text message from Ava popped up. Avery was furious as she went through the text over and over again. It should have been her! Ava didn't deserve Nathan, she did. She was about to vent her anger; Most times she smashed her phone or destroyed personal belongings. Last Christmas, she had destroyed grandma's favourite flower vase. Earlier on when her wealthy boyfriend left her, she broke the wall clock. The bed lamp in Ava's room was broken also. Avery would always destroy anything she laid her hands on just to feel better. She was about to do that again when an idea came up. Why not try to win Nathan over? She did her homework and found out
Ava was on the floor. It looks like she had passed out and Nathan rushed over to her. He checked her pulse and luckily she was still very much alive. Her body became extremely cold and he looked like his whole world was about to crumble. With tears in his eyes, they tried to revive her. Few minutes later, she was resting on her bed under the prying eyes of everyone in the house. Nathan was at the side of her bed and he never for once took his eyes off the damsel in distress. The clock ticked, seconds passed, minutes passed. She was yet to say a word to any of them. Nathan took her hand gently in his but she yanked it off quickly. That alone was enough to break through the ice. Everyone in the room remained calm and gave the two love birds the room to settle their differences. “ Ava”, he begun but she interrupted,“ I'm late for work. I need to go now and don't worry I will use the public transport.” “ No, don't worry about that. George will drop you off. I'm.. I'm
Country G, Frost Falls. “Vincent? Any plans on going back to Country V again?”, Tricia asked sipping her coffee. Bailey's Starbucks; it was their favorite spot in town and they were regulars. Vincent, the alluring, cocky, 6'7 ft tall, broad chested, thirty-one years old man. They sat at a table sipping a cup of mocha. With suspicious eyes, he whispered a “ yes why do you ask?” “ Nothing really, just wanted to know... If I could tag along, please...”The cold man stared at her for a while before he spoke abruptly. “You can't tag along, Tricia. This isn't some expedition or treasure hunt. I'm going there mainly for business. I have an unfinished business with an old friend of mine.” The girl who was no more than twenty-three years old sulked and sipped her coffee without a word. Her eyes were the first thing one would notice about her. She had amber eyes and they were the most beautiful feature on her face. She had a symmetric nose, full perky cheeks, a well defined jawline and full
Intriguing. A man clutching onto a cricket bat as a weapon for defense. Vince gave a dry laugh, at that moment, Dean begun to regret his action. A cricket bat? What the hell was he thinking? ” Hello Mr. Parker, how may I help you... Again?”, he asked, clearly aware of what was going on but he decided to play along with his hand holding a gun behind him. “Mr. Vincent, I'm afraid I have to search your office. Besides, it's quite late, why are haven't you gone home yet?”, he asked holding the cricket bat tightly. He couldn't take any chances with the shady Vincent. “ I decided to stay up to complete the paperwork for the Ruby's company business proposal. I will go home when I'm done, Mr. Parker”, he sneered and Dean pushed him aside. He didn't insist instead he made way for him to step in. Immediately he got inside, he saw his friend's lifeless body on the floor at the far end of the office. ”Nathan, OMG. Are you okay? Vincent what have you done?”, he turned arou
"Don't you dare lay your filthy hands on my little girl. Charlotte c'mon, come to daddy", Vincent stretched out his hand to her but the little girl shook her head and buried it in Nathan's broad chest. She was very fond of Nathan and was really close to him. Several times, most people always refer to her as Nathan's little girl. Charlotte was two years old but way smarter for her age. The little girl was a brainy and she knew a lot of stuffs she shouldn't for her age. - - - - - - On a sunny afternoon, Vincent's neighbor, Miss Patricia had dropped Charlotte at the office. She had no husband as she had filed for divorce after she caught him cheating and her kids were all grown; so she stayed in her house alone with her pets and the garden which she spent a lot of time tending. The advanced woman was fond of Charlotte and treated her like her grandkid. Charlotte loved her dearly and fondly called her 'Grandma Pat'. “ Hi Mr. Nathan. Is my Dad busy? If he is, tell him to
Dean had dropped Ava at work and stepped in with her to say a few words of apology on her behalf to her boss about her late coming. The old lady was shocked to see the famous Mr. Parker of Dove's enterprises in her grocery store. Immediately he came in with Ava, she rushed over to him and decided to attend to him herself. She had thought he had come over to get veggies. She directed her menacing stare at Ava, “ Why are you walking in with him like that? You should kneel and attend to him. It's an honour for the popular Mr. Parker to shop at our store”, she said with a stern expression on her face and Ava wanted to do her bidding when Dean's cold gaze struck her. She remain rooted to the ground and the older lady screamed again, “ Are you deaf or your sense of hearing isn't just functioning at the moment..” “ Enough!”, Dean said in a cold, menacing tone. How could she treat Ava like she was nothing? He had a scowl on his face as he gripped her hand firmly. The older lady swa
In the car, a gloomy silence engulfed and Ava was caught up in thoughts. Did she do the right thing? By quitting her job? How would she be able to support her family? So many things ran through her mind. She was beginning to regret it but she didn't want to embarrass Dean in front of Mrs. Cooper. Now that she had quit the only means of providing for her family, how was she going to pay her bills? A lot of things ran through her mind; the electricity bill, water bill, grandma's meds and the groceries she was supposed to get. Should she go back tomorrow and apologize? It would be stupid of her to do so. Now that her boyfriend was already made known to Mrs. Cooper, all thanks to Dean, the old lady would probably be shocked and suspicious if she comes back to work. Dean took a glance at Ava and noticed she was far gone; in thoughts, he meant. Poor girl! Was this what she went through every single day? “ Ava? What's wrong?”, He asked concerned. What's wrong? Of course everyt
“ Dean, do I look okay? I don't want Nathan to be ashamed of me..”, He stopped her midway, “ You look beautiful, Ava.” She knew be didn't say that to make her feel better, he meant it sincerely. She had on a blue jeans with a black top. She had them picked among the clothes in the wardrobe this morning. A lot of clothes there were not her size, but luckily she found one that fit. It would be ridiculous wearing a dinner gown and heels to work at the grocery store. Seconds ticked and she was still seated. Dean decided to allow her take all the time in the world. He understood it was a first time thing and she would be overwhelmed. Ava was about to step down when her eyes caught a few paparazzi coming their way. She stayed put with her hand which were initially stretched out to Dean, withdrawn. He followed her gaze and facepalmed. This was definitely not the time for them to show up. Dean whispered, “ Stay right here and here you go..”, He signaled to George who handed a ba
[ Warning! This Chapter Contains Mature Content Not Suitable For Young Readers.] He gently unzipped my dress and the gown fell to ground. His gaze was causing more bad than good. It made me crave him more. I stepped out of it, our gaze still locked. In the past one second, Nathan has stared at my body in awe countless times. And here I was in the middle of some airplane, half naked with just my panties on. What if someone walked in? “ I will go change now. Hey, stop staring at me like that. It makes me want you more.. you have to promise to be a good boy and behave. We will have all the time in the world to worship each other's body when we are off this airplane.” “ I never said I planned to be a good boy, Aviva. Maybe I was but I changed my mind the moment I saw your smoking hot body. I really can't promise to keep my hands to myself, princess.” And he was being honest. I could make out the hunger in his voice as he spoke. I had starved this man
Hi, lovelies, I'm so excited to be back. I took a break but now, I'm are back fully. I'm so sorry for the delay. Ava and Nathan's love story is about to end.. We have just a chapter or two more to go.. And also for this last part of the book, I will be making use of the first person POV. Enjoy!! ***** “ Do you, Aviva Alexander, take Nathan Lewis to be your lawfully wedded husband?” Silence. The buzzing hall was now as silent as a graveyard. I'm sure you could hear just how loud one's heart pounded if you listened keenly. I smiled at Nathan, he had tears running freely down his face. Today, he dropped the “ Strong, arrogant CEO who doesn't give a fuck about anyone” and in it's stead, was a handsome young man who was capable of loving someone. In him I saw someone who was tamed to love, someone who doesn't know just how much love he's capable of giving because he has never given it a try. “ Uhm, I don't know if you noticed fluffy bear, but they are a
“ Nathan!” What was she doing here? It's a modeling audition for crying out loud. Nathan and Aviva folded their arms and watched her yell and whine about him being married. “ Caryn, can you slow down? By the way, who's married to you?” he asked and all eyes were fixed on them. This would serve as good entertainment while the judges were away tabulating the scores. “ Nathan Lewis, I will not have you humiliate me this way. I won't! Now, get up and let's go home.” she ordered like some boss who was passing out instructions to her employees. “ I'm not going anywhere, just yet Caryn. You can either have your seat and enjoy the show or you can choose to leave. Whichever works for you, my lady.” “ Are you being serious here? You're doing all this because of this, this ugly, classless girl? Are you not ashamed being seen with her? I'm pretty disappointed in you, Nathan. We have sophisticated, elegant and smart ladies in this city but you choose to chea
Modeling Audition, Semi-final & final. “ Nervous? I believe you will do perfectly well. You scaled through the last round remember? You will get through this also. We are rooting for you, Aviva.” “ Oh my goodness, this is the first time I have ever heard you say something positive. Thank you so much, Avery. I love you so much..” “ Girls, they are about to start. Come over.” Alex called out. Avery stared at her sister, she was grateful she had everyone back. They held hands and walked into the hall which was filled to the brim with people. Luckily, Alex had been able to secure seats for them all. “ Good day, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the semi finals/ finals. We are pleased to see you all. After the first round, hundred people were screened out and only twenty were qualified to move on to the next stage.” “ Well, only five people will be taken from this round to go on to the final round where we will pick only two persons. B
“ Mom. I got the money and narrowly escaped death. Someone else has been framed for stealing the money.” she informed her mom on phone and the lady went hysterical. “ You got it? That's my girl. You're just like your mom, Caryn. I'm so proud of you, darling.” “ Thank you mom. I will transfer half of the money to Dad's account. I want his company to be back on its feet for good.” “ Alright love. Your father sends his regards. One more thing Caryn, be careful out there.” “ I will. I love you, I have to go now.” They were outside, with ears glued on her door. They had heard it all, but Nathan beckoned on them to follow him. They tiptoed, to avoid being heard. “ Now that we have gotten concrete evidence, what do we do next?” Hazel interrogated. “ We will let her keep the money. I'm gathering a lot of evidence and by the end of the day, she would be left with nothing. All she stole right now, is the alimony I'm supposed to pay a
“ What's going on?” There was absolute silence. If a pin had fell down, there was every certainty it would be heard. She walked in and met her beloved family in a state of distraught. She was sure they had heard the news already. “ Nathan honey, what is it? Why are you all seated there like some bunch of robots? Talk to me, somebody.” if there was one thing she was good at, it was pretense. She threw her shoes on the floor and rested her head on the couch. If they were not going to talk, then she would let them be. It was difficult to breathe as she felt a sharp pain around her neck. No one had expected it, not even Caryn herself. Nathan held her tightly around her neck, his fingers tightened every second, and his nails dug deeper into her skin. It wouldn't be long before she started bleeding. “ What are you doing, Nathan? Put her down!” Dean yelled but Nathan was no longer in control. He was infuriated and couldn't even hide it. “ N
The dim light in the room made it a bit easy to see. These days she kept her curtains closed and the lamp, off. Today, she felt switching on a candle would be better. She had been in bed all day, doing nothing but mope. Her door moved slowly, and the dim light barely made it easy to see the lady's face. The woman who had birthed her, but now, it felt like they were two strangers meeting for the first time. Lina had walked in, without the tiniest courtesy of knocking. Ever since the issues with Ava, her family treated her like a complete outcast, her dad not excluded. They avoided her like a plague. The only activity that brought them together as a family, was eating at the dinning table. On most days, she would have her meal upstairs in her room. She decided to tag along to Ava's audition, not because she was invited but she felt like going. Rolling her eyes and heaving a deep sigh, she rolled to the other end of the bed. Her back was turned to Carolina,
Now he knew why Dean made that prayer yesterday. He knew she was a bad cook but he didn't think it would be this bad. What happened last night was a mistake that would never repeat itself. Penne pasta with vodka sauce and some parmesan cheese. After the funny but useful prayer from Dean, they all grabbed their cutleries and proceeded to feast on the meal she had made. Dean went first and spat it out the moment it got into his mouth. “ Hell nah, I'm not doing this. I'm not doing this with y'all, I will ask the maid to make me something.” “ But it's really not that bad, Dean. Just close your eyes and chew quickly. Caryn you are such a good cook, no doubts.” Hazel spoke, forcing a spoonful of poison into her mouth. “ Do you like it? I did well, right?” she asked innocently. Nathan nodded, they all nodded. Hazel made Dean take a few more spoons of the terrible concoction she made. And for a sec, they had initially thought it wouldn't be as bad as
“ Why does the room look like someone went through our things.” he inquired after taking a thorough look around the room. Something wasn't right, the drawers had items sticking out. The wardrobe wasn't properly closed, the pillows were wrongly arranged and the bed looked like someone had jumped on them. With a smile of deceit, she rubbed her palms and walked closer. Nervously, she asked. “ What do you mean?” her voice was shaky and her heart was pounding so loudly. “ I mean..” but on second thoughts, there was really no need to engage her in a conversation or questions her, knowing fully well she would deny ever searching for only God knows what, thereby turning the house into a mess. “ Nothing. Hazel is home, she lost her baby. I thought you should know.” he said with his gaze fixed on nothing in particular. “ Poor little thing. I will go check on her later, she must be feeling so sad at the moment.” Playing along, he replied.“ Yeah, she