After leaving Daira’s house, the two headed back to the hospital and straight to the room where Zendaya was. “Oh my God, I’m so glad you’re back,” Samantha exhaled as she rushed over to where Kiandra was.“What happened?” Kiandra asked when she saw the worried look on her friend's face.“The results of the report came back. None of us are matches,” Samantha started and Kiandra felt her world starting to crumble. “Lucas however is a perfect match to Zendaya,” she informed them.“Really?" This time, it was Liam who spoke and Samantha nodded in affirmation. “He was here when the doctor announced the results and he has been admitted so the doctors can prepare him for the operation which is happening tomorrow night.”Kiandra sighed in relief and it felt as though a huge burden had been lifted up her chest upon hearing that a match had been finally found and that match happened to be Lucas.“The doctors wanted you to be here before taking Zendaya out to continue the conditioning process as
Kiandra waited for some time as she wanted to make sure Lucas had fallen asleep before leaving the room.After making sure he was indeed asleep, she pulled the sheets over him and left the room to go see her daughter who was also asleep."Finally you're back, I thought you had forgotten about me," Samantha exhaled as she shifted so Kiandra could see on the couch."You don't have work tomorrow?" Kiandra asked as she took her seat next to her friend."I took two days off," Samantha answered. "Now tell me what's going on. I feel so left out," she said to Kiandra."All these years I spent hating and thinking Lucas was the one responsible for what happened to Zendaya and that had been a lie. It was actually Daira who responded," Kiandra told Samantha."That day when I texted him, he was in his office and Daira came to visit him. He got a call for something important and left the office with Daira in it. However, he left his phone and that was when my message entered.""That bitch!" Samanth
There were guards stationed outside his room and when they saw her, one of the guards reached out and opened the door for Kiandra.She entered and saw him fast asleep on the bed. Seeing him sleeping made her smile to herself as he always had trouble sleeping.She walked up to the bed and sat beside him. “No matter how many thank you I say, it won’t be enough for what you’ve done for me and our daughter,” she whispered to him. She then reached out and gently stroked his hair.“Now both of you get better quickly so I can tell you both the truth,” Kiandra urged the sleeping Lucas. She didn’t say anything after that, instead, she stared at him. “If I say I love you, will you love me back?” she asked him.She was about to say more when the lights suddenly went off making her wonder what was happening.****“Hey, will you stand guard for a while? I want to take a quick nap,” one of the guards who had been stationed outside Lucas’ room asked his partner. “Sure, I’ll wake you up in two hours
When Lucas reappeared he was dressed. His eyes fell on Zendaya and he made his way over to where Liam was standing. "What did the doctors say about the operation?" He asked Liam."That it was a success and that she will be observed for the next few weeks," Liam answered."Hmm," Lucas mumbled and he cast one last look at Zendaya. He then turned his attention to his sister. "Cancel whatever plan you have for today and stay with the little girl. A woman named Samantha may come to see her, if she does, let her in. Apart from her and the doctors, no one else should get close to the girl," he instructed and Belle nodded."New guards will soon arrive. Till then, hold down the fort." And with that, Lucas turned and left the room.“Go and make sure he doesn’t go overboard,” Belle urged Liam who turned and followed Lucas who was heading straight for the elevator.“Where are we going?” Liam asked.“To see the darn head of this hospital,” Lucas answered and he pressed the button to take him to t
“Put your hands where I can see them,” one of the police officers said to her, his and his partner's gun still pointed at her.Kiandra panicked when she realized what was going on in their minds. “I swear I didn’t kill him. He was dead when I woke up,” she cried out.“You’ll explain at the station,” the same officer retorted. “Ma’am don’t make this difficult for us, put your hands where I can see them,” he asked her again and Kiandra did as he told her to do.The second officer walked up to Kiandra and handcuffed her. “You have the right to remain silent, anything and everything you say, can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be provided by the state,” the officer read her rights to her and they led her out of the house.When they got out of the house, she saw that a crowd had gathered around the house and they were all staring at her judgmentally.“What the hell is going on here?” She heard a familiar
After Lucas left the police station, he headed straight to the hospital to check up on Zendaya, as he received a message from Belle that the little girl had regained consciousness and was asking for her mother.On his way there, he saw that the news about Kiandra getting arrested for murder had broken out and that she was being dragged and he himself as well was being called out for still supporting her. The person behind this had leaked the news to the media and that made him smile as he didn’t want to imagine what would happen to that person when he found them. When he got to the hospital he immediately headed to Zendaya's room and when he got there he headed to the little girl crying for her mother. This was really going to be hard. Taking a deep breath, he stepped into the room, and his sister heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing him there.“Where is my mom?” Zendaya immediately asked him when she saw him. “She said she was going to be here when I woke up, so where is she?”“I’l
After Lucas left him stranded at the base, Liam took another car and he headed to the hospital as it was better if he stayed with Zendaya and Belle considering how the guards had failed to protect Kiandra.As he walked past the doors of the hospital, he sighed as it felt as though the last week he had been to the hospital was more than the times he had visited the hospital throughout his entire life. When he got to the floor where Zendaya’s room was, he saw Belle standing outside the room and in front of her was a man he had never seen before. He would have ignored them and walked into the room had the man not leaned forward and kissed Belle.Liam felt his blood boil upon seeing that and he immediately had the urge to rip the man’s head for kissing her. ‘She’s off limits,’ his rationale yelled to him and this made him calm down a bit.And so, instead of walking over to the man and punching him, he cleared his throat to alert the two of his presence and sure enough, they turned to fac
A YEAR AGO.“Sir, where to?” The driver asked Liam after he had gotten into the car. It was late in the night and it was one of those nights where Liam stayed back in the office due to him having various meetings. Liam looked at his watch and saw that it was already past eleven o’clock. “Take me home,” he ordered his driver who immediately started the car and started driving.Liam looked outside the window as the car drove. Even though it was very late, there were still a lot of cars out on the road and this caused traffic. Seeing that they would be on the road for a while, he rested his head on the seat and closed his eyes.His thoughts immediately took over and it reminded him that Belle’s birthday was in less than an hour. He opened his eyes and ran his fingers through his hair roughly as he was annoyed with himself.Belle Valencia wasn’t like other women whom he could have easily. She was someone he couldn’t have and he had tried to convince himself of that fact countless times.
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