"W-what are you saying?" Olivia asked. She was in shock and couldn't believe that her secret was out in the open.She had managed to protect it and get rid of all the links to it so how did Lucas find out about it?Tyrone's eyes fell on Daira's father and the latter quickly avoided the former's eyes as he didn't know how to face him after his affair with Olivia was out in the open.Lucas looked at his stepmother and he wished to kill her slowly and painfully. He had watched his mother break down after losing her daughter and her condition became even worse after Olivia came to rub it in that her own daughter had survived.His mom had just suffered for nothing as it was Olivia's real daughter that died. If Olivia hadn't gotten rid of the nurse who switched the babies then she would have been the first to go.Who knew the guard they had captured had dug up a lot of dirt on Olivia Upon inquiry as to how he figured out who Daira was, the guard confessed that he had eavesdropped and record
Kiandra looked back multiple times to make sure she wasn’t being followed. She hadn’t planned to run away initially but thinking about having to deal with everyone was suffocating for her and so she immediately took advantage when Spider took his eyes off her to escape.“If anyone asks for me, please tell them I went to the restroom,” she told the man in front of her and without wasting time, she found an employee and got out through the backdoor.She knew it was only a matter of time before she was found but that didn’t stop her from running. Thankfully she still had the five hundred dollars Spider had given her. She didn’t stop moving while trying to find a taxi. She kept running and she reached a bend and without stopping, she ran but she collided with someone who was running and also coming out of the bend. “Aw,” Kiandra groaned in pain and she looked at the person she had collided with. The person was a woman and she seemed to be in her forties or was it fifties? Kiandra wondere
“Kiandra,” Lucas called but she had already closed her eyes to go back to sleep. That was it! He was done being nice to her. He wanted his Kiandra back and acting nice wasn’t going to help.Not bothering to say anything else, he walked over to the bed and carried her up. This made Kiandra open her eyes and stare at him in shock. “What are you doing? Put me down!” she said and for a second, Lucas saw the anger he was used to in her eyes. “No,” Lucas answered and he started walking towards the door. “If you try to struggle, I’ll drop you,” he threatened.“Fine, do whatever you want,” Kiandra replied in that annoyingly calm voice. He walked out of the room and down to his car. Spider, who had been waiting, immediately got out of his car and opened the car door for Lucas.Lucas placed Kiandra on the front passenger seat after which he helped her with her seatbelt. After making sure she was secured, he closed the door and headed for the driver’s seat.When he entered the driver's seat he
"Alright, let's get you ready for school," Kiandra agreed and she got off the bed. She firstly helped Zendaya to take her bath after which she dressed her up.It was in the middle of her braiding Zendaya's hair that there was a knock on the door. "Go see who it is," Kiandra told her daughter who immediately rushed over to the door.When Zendaya opened the door, she came face to face with Lucas who was already dressed to go out. "I came to wake you up for school," he told Zendaya and his eyes then fell on Kiandra.She gave him a slight smile before going back to her daughter’s hair. When she was done, Zendaya jumped down from the seat and she grabbed her bag. “Will you be dropping her?” Kiandra asked and Lucas nodded. This was a good time for him to try and bond with his daughter.“Good luck honey,” Kiandra wished Zendaya and the latter turned to look at her mother with a frown as though she didn't like what her mother said.“Are you not coming?” she asked.“No I want to go back to sl
Belle turned to look at Lucas before turning back to face the river. “What are you doing here?” She asked.“Well, dad sent me to look for you as he was worried about you,” Lucas answered. “Of course, only dad was worried about me,” Belle scoffed and Lucas squinted his eyes to look at his sister.“Was I supposed to be worried?” he asked as he took his seat on a rock beside Belle.“Would it kill you to admit for once in your life that you care for me?” Belle fired at Lucas. She had never in her twenty three years of life heard Lucas say he cared about her. Every time he saw her, he was either bullying her or getting her annoyed.“Do you want to hear me say that I care for you?” Lucas asked and Belle nodded in anticipation.“Too bad we always want things we can’t have,” Lucas said and Belle threw a pebble at him in annoyance. He however caught it in his hand and he threw it back at Belle. The stone hit her leg but it wasn't painful as Lucas didn't throw it with force.“One of these day
“You went to jail because of me,” Lucas stated in regret. He knew that it would take some time before Kiandra went back to her normal state.Even though she was talking more, he could still tell that her mind wasn’t fully there but at least she had started to recover and that was enough for him.“Hmm,” Kiandra agreed. “But at the same time, you aren’t responsible for their actions and decisions,” she stated. She didn’t have the energy to hate anyone mainly because her mind wasn’t allowing her to think too much about it.All she wanted to do was just to sleep as she was tired. It seems her body was finally breaking down from all the stress she had been through in the last five years starting from when she discovered that she was pregnant with Zendaya.She didn’t have the time to sit and think about it as she had to juggle school alongside a job and taking care of her child and it had been so until she met Lucas. Now that she didn’t have to worry about how she was going to take care of
Belle was beyond mad to see the person who had caused her breakup with Dave lying so casually on her bed. Without thinking about it, she pointed the gun at Liam. “Give me one good reason why I shouldn’t kill you,” she growled in anger and pointed the gun at him. “Well darling, you shouldn't because you love me,” Liam answered with that triumphant smile Belle hated. It was a smile that he used whenever he had gotten his way and if he was giving her that smile, it meant that he already knew that Dave broke up with her. She cocked the gun to show that she was being serious about shooting him. However, Liam didn’t flinch. If anthing, she could see that he was enjoying the little show that was happening.“How did you get in?” she asked. Her door had a passcode which had to be inputed before the door would open. How did he figure out the passcode?“You underestimate me,” Liam shrugged casually and he picked up the remote to change the channel. Seeing that it was pointless threatening to
"Did he touch you?" Liam asked and his eyes turned cold as the thought of the idiot touching Belle made him jealous."Liam," Belle was unable to answer with the way he kept on sucking her neck. She couldn't even think straight as all she could focus on was on Liam and the sensations he was making her body feel."Answer me," Liam demanded."Y-yes," Belle answered and Liam's expression grew even colder as she had just confirmed his suspicion."No worries, I'll make you forget about him and fill your mind with thoughts of me alone," he said and he kissed her once more.Belle kissed him back and she shuddered in anticipation of what was to come. The next thing she felt was Liam tugging her shirt and immediately, she sat up and raised her hands up so he could take it off.His hand went to her back and he unhooked her bra. She instinctively wrapped her hands around her chest to cover herself from Liam's eyes. "Do you want this as much as I want it?" He asked, wanting to be sure that she was
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