“You just made a deal with the devil,” Lucas said and he closed his eyes to finally get some sleep.“The devil always loses,” Kiandra commented.“You know, if I’m going to be nice to you, you should also be nice to me,” Lucas commented.“Too bad, that wasn’t in the deal,” Kiandra responded and Lucas chuckled as it had skipped his mind to bring that as a condition.There was silence after that but it was one that the two found comforting. “Kiandra,” Lucas called after some time.“Yes, Mr Valencia,” Kiandra responded.Lucas opened his eyes and frowned as he didn’t like the sound of her calling him ‘Mr Valencia’ especially after hearing the way his voice sounded sweet from her lips. However, he didn’t say anything as he didn’t want to push it.“What are you thinking about?” he asked curiously“About how I'll get to boss you around when you lose the bet,” Kiandra said and Lucas chuckled. “Why do I feel like you have bad intentions towards me?” he responded.“Because I do,” Kiandra affirm
Lucas sighed deeply when he saw the gates to his family's mansion open as the place had both bad and good memories.The bad memories however overshadowed the good ones and that was why he refused to come here. The bad memories came rushing to his head as the car drove to the mansion. They finally reached it and Lucas got down from the car and headed straight for the entrance.He rang the doorbell and barely two seconds later, the door was opened by a helper."Good evening, Young Master,” she greeted him and slightly bowed her head.Lucas walked into the mansion and headed straight for the dining room as he wanted to be out as soon as possible. When he got there, he found it to be empty. This meant that his father hadn’t come down yet. He took off his jacket and sat down on his seat. This used to be where he and his parents would sit and dine together. Back then it used to be filled with laughter but now, everything had changed. He heard footsteps approaching the dining table and w
Lucas didn’t know what came over him to do such a thing but he didn’t regret it. His attention went back to Kiandra and he slowly moved the strands of hair that had fallen on her face away so it wouldn't disturb her.Just as he was about to get up, Kiandra held his arm and when he turned he found her still asleep. ‘Please don’t kill my child,’ she muttered in her sleep and Lucas frowned. This was the second time he had heard Kiandra pleading for someone not to kill her child.He had asked his team to investigate the first time and they found nothing. Asking kiandra was out of it as he knew she wouldn’t tell him anything. "Kiandra, snap out of it, you're in a dream," he whispered to her. This seemed to work as she stopped mumbling and opened her eyes to look at him. "You were having a nightmare,” he told her and she closed her eyes back to return to sleep. Lucas stayed for a few minutes to make sure that she would be fine.And after being sure that she was okay, he covered her and
“Lucas, are you sure, you’ve never done this before,” Kiandra asked him worriedly.“How hard can it be,” Lucas replied“I want my hair braided into two,” Zendaya told Lucas and Kiandra knew at that moment that it was going to be a disaster.“Lucas, let me help you with it,” Kiandra offered.“No, she said she wants me,” Lucas said defensively. He then tilted his head to the side and said to Zendaya, “Let’s go get your hair braided.”“Yay!” Zendaya said excitedly and she and Lucas went back to the room she had just come out from. Kiandra quickly followed them so as to keep an eye on them.Lucas sat Zendaya down at the dressing table and he touched her hair. “How did you want your hair again?” he asked her.“One to this side and another one to this side,” Zendaya answered and she described it to Lucas with her hands.He picked up the brush and brushed Zendaya’s hair. He then parted her hair and that part had no problem. The problem however started when it came to the braiding part.Havin
“Why do I feel like you're mad at me?” Liam asked casually. He squinted his eyes when he saw Lucas get up from his seat and walked over to where he was. Liam already knew what to expect and so he calmly took the punch that Lucas gave him the next second. He staggered back but he managed to regain his composure. “Your punches have become weak,” he mocked Lucas. Having grown up together, they had had their fair share of physical fights.“You’re lucky we’re in the office or I swear, I wouldn’t have stopped,” Lucas growled.“Why are you getting angry at me when I didn’t do anything?” Liam asked as he touched his jaw.“You fucking left me on my own. If not that I had my penthouse to go to, I would have been stranded,” Lucas yelled.“I don’t understand why you feel I left you stranded. I mean, I’m not the one who showed up unannounced at your house,” Liam defended himself. “And I did give a suggestion that you could go to your father’s house.”Lucas moved to punch him but Liam wasn’t ready
Kiandra arrived at Zendaya school and after going through security, she was allowed in where the principal was already waiting for her.“What happened?” She asked as the principal led her to the school’s health center. “According to her teacher, she brought out her food to eat at lunchtime and she took a bite of the food. She was however unable to take another bite as Jayden Gerano threw something which made her food spill. A few minutes later, she started throwing up and that was when she was taken to the school nurse,” the principal explained.So this meant that Jayden had unconsciously saved her daughter from harm, even though he had no idea that he was doing so.They got to the school nurse’s office and Kiandra was immediately ushered in to see her daughter. “Zendaya,” Kiandra called and she rushed to hug her daughter.“Mummy,” Zendaya responded in that weak voice of hers. She was immediately reminded of that man’s words. It was just this morning that Lucas commented on how Zenda
After taking her sample, Kiandra was allowed to go and visit her daughter. Her heart broke upon seeing her daughter in her unconscious state. There was an oxygen mask attached to her daughter’s face and she looked even paler. The room was quiet and all that could be heard was the beeping of the machine.“My daughter, I’m so sorry for putting you in this situation. I shouldn’t have trusted that man but I did and now, you’re paying for it once more,” she said and tears started to drop from her face.She reached out and gently stroked her daughter’s hair. “Come back to me, please and I promise I’ll never put you in danger again,” she stated.The door to the room opened and when Kiandra turned to look at who it was, she saw Jeremy alongside Samantha. “I came as soon as I received your voice message,” her friend said as she rushed over to where Kiandra was.“I’ll leave you two alone,” Jeremy said and he left, making sure to close the door behind him. "The man who brought me here told me Z
After much persuasion, Kiandra managed to get Jeremy to go home. He only did so after promising that he would come back the next day.“You should get going,” Kiandra then said to Samantha. “There’s no way I’m leaving you and Zendaya in this state,” Samantha said.“The doctor already said Zendaya won't regain her consciousness today and so you don’t need to worry. Besides, you have to work in the morning,” Kiandra pointed out.“I’ll take a few days' leave to take care of you and Zendaya,” Samantha resolved.“You should know that I won’t allow you to do that,” Kiandra sighed. “Besides, Lucas’ father is already taking care of the well-being of Zendaya,” she told Samantha.“Do you trust him?” she asked.“Honestly, I don’t know but for now, I need his influence so my daughter can get the best care. And besides, he’s already footing her medical expenses and that alone is already more than enough help to me,” Kiandra stated.At least she wouldn’t have to go through the tedious process of app
Kiandra noticed that they were in their school uniforms. “You two should get going to school so you don’t get there late,” she said. “Have you had breakfast?” she asked.“Yeah we had it before coming to meet you. We wanted to wish you before leaving but you didn’t want to wake up,” Levi exasperated and Kiandra had to look away so he wouldn’t see the smile that appeared on her lips. “Go get your bags and wait for me downstairs, let me get dressed so I can take you to school,” Lucas said to get Levi to stop asking about the question as he knew his son would start enquiring about why they didn’t get up early.The two children immediately left the room and Kiandra turned to face him. "Not letting the driver take them today?" She jested."You knew what would have happened if I hadn't distracted him," Lucas retorted. He then headed into the bathroom to wash his face and headed out.After he dropped his children, he decided to visit a place he hadn't been to in over eleven years. When he got
For those who are saying the book is going slowly, Kiandra and Lucas' story is over. The chapters after that are just a sneak peak into the love story that will happen in the next book.****That night after dinner, Lucas headed to his study to work while the rest of his family went to bed. He didn't know for how long he had worked for but he took his eyes off his laptop screen when he heard his phone ring.Upon turning, he found that it was Spider who was calling him. He immediately answered the call and Spider informed him that he had found out who it was that was disturbing Zendaya and he had sent his details to Lucas.Lucas immediately disconnected the call and proceeded to check what Spider had sent to him. The boy was the son of a politician according to what he was reading."I hope you're not thinking of doing anything to the boy?" Came the voice of Kiandra and when he looked up, he found her leaning on the door. When did she even enter?"He troubled Zendaya," Lucas said and Ki
A few minutes passed and detention was over. Zendaya immediately shot up from her seat, picked up her phone and left. "Hey man, that was sick," one of the bully's friends said to him just as Jayden passed by them. He too picked up his phone and left. By the time he got out of the school, Zendaya had already left with her driver and when he looked around, he found his driver waiting for him. Knowing his sister, he knew she would have gotten a ride with Anaya. After all, they lived in the same place. Jayden immediately entered his car. However instead of the driver driving off, he instructed the driver to get out of the car as he would be driving himself home since he already had his driver's license.The driver immediately did as the young master wanted but he immediately proceeded to call his boss to inform him that their son was acting up again. Jayden waited for some time before starting the car and driving off. Instead of him heading home, he headed to a local alley as he knew
"Stop calling me clownhead," Zendaya snapped in irritation. The name irked her as he started calling her that due to her losing a bet and he painting her face like a clown. Remembering that she didn't have much time to get to class, she turned to go but just as she did, the bell rang and she was officially late."No!" She exclaimed and she started running. Meanwhile, Jayden, not caring about the time, put his hand in his pocket and he casually made his way to his class.After climbing the stairs, he was met by the principal and beside her was an angry Zendaya."How many days is it this time?" Jayden asked casually as he really didn't care."One day and dress properly, Mr Gerano," the principal sighed in resignation. There just wasn't any changing this stubborn student of her"You two get to class," she ordered and Zendaya bolted out of there while Jayden did the opposite.When Zendaya got to class, her teacher had already started teaching. "Late again, Miss Valencia," the woman lif
"Hey Zendaya,” a young teenage girl greeted as she reached a locker where another girl who was about her age was standing. The girl who had been greeted closed the locker and she smiled at the person who had greeted her. "Hey Anaya, where's Juliette?" She asked."There she is," Anaya pointed and Juliette turned to the direction where Anaya pointed to and she saw Juliette approaching them with an annoyed expression on her face."Who got you so mad so early in the morning?" Anaya asked casually as she rested on one of the lockers."Jayden. Having an elder brother like him is the worst," Juliette complained as she opened her own locker which was beside Anaya's."What did he do this time?" Zendaya inquired and she rolled her eyes as she could already tell it would be one annoying thing."My parents aren't around as they each went on a business trip yesterday evening and they put him in charge," Juliette answered and Anaya laughed as she realized it would be a disaster. Out of the three
Kiandra herself wasn't ready to meet the man who had abandoned her when her mother was unable to terminate the pregnancy. He had made it clear he didn't want to have anything to do with her and so, she was respecting his decision.Kiandra shook her head to get rid of such useless thoughts especially on her big day. She stared at her reflection in the mirror and she smiled as she looked beautiful."Mummy, you look beautiful in your white dress," Zendaya said to her mother who was currently sitting and waiting for the wedding to start."Thank you," Kiandra replied and she kissed Zendaya on her forehead. Seeing that what she had come there to tell her mother had been done, she left the room to go meet her grandmother and aunt who were now her friends."You deserve all the happiness in the world," Samantha who had been in the room said as she wiped her tears before they fell as she didn't want to ruin her makeup.She had watched Kiandra grow up too soon and just when she managed to get o
"It's good to hear," Lucas commented."Too bad I won't get to see the drama that's going to happen," she said sadly but Lucas could see that she was excited.He was happy that she wasn't beating herself down over people who didn't deserve it. Besides, she already had her own family who loved her and that was enough for her."Your mom wants the wedding to happen as soon as possible," Kiandra told Lucas as they drove back home. "Really?" Lucas asked and she nodded. "What do you want?" He asked as her wants were greater than what his mother wanted after all, Kiandra was the one who was getting married."Mrs Valencia sounds really nice and I finally get to discard Aidan as my last name," she said nostalgically and it made Lucas smile to see that she was looking forward to becoming his wife."Big or small?" He asked her."Big," Kiandra threw her hands up. "So everyone can see it and eat it up."Lucas shook his head as he knew that his mother had played a part in influencing Kiandra to hav
"Call the workers and tell them if they don't fix it by the end of the day, they are going to lose their jobs," Lucas was saying to his new secretary when the door to his office was flung open and Belle walked in."Do that and let me know what they say," he said and he dismissed the secretary."Brother," Belle called excitedly after the secretary left and she rushed to hug him. "I have no money to give you neither am I getting you the latest designer bag or dress," Lucas immediately stated as he knew Belle didn't act this way unless she wanted something."It's not that. Liam told me you two are no longer fighting," Belle said. After the truth about her and Liam came out, he told her that there was no point in her staying away from him and he requested that she move to his house.When he got back home the previous night, he told her that Lucas had finally accepted the relationship between he and her, a news which made Belle beyond elated as that meant her brother and Liam had made up.
"Why are you sounding so excited?" Lucas chuckled."Because you're old and should have already been married," Dolores exasperated."Mom, I'm only twenty eight," Lucas argued."Your father got married at the age of twenty five," Dolores pointed out. "Now that you've popped the question, it's time for me to start planning the wedding," she said."Mom," Lucas called as he rubbed his forehead. "I don't think I want a big wedding,” he said and there was silence on the line for a few seconds. "Mom," he called when she didn't say anything."I can't wait to plan your "big" wedding," Dolores stated as though she hadn't heard anything that Lucas said."Mom, I said I…." Lucas started but Dolores immediately disconnected the call on him as she didn't want to hear what he was going to say next.Lucas shook his head as he knew his mother wasn't going to listen to him on this and if Kiandra actually wanted a huge wedding then he would have no choice but to accept it as well.Speaking of Kiandra, she