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The Mask She Wears Chapter 31: The Execution
Tania||Two minutes away from the house, Ivan drove by us in his black Mercedes headed towards home.I watched the car till it was out of sight.I was happy I had left home before he came back. It would have been an awkward situation especially as we had not seen each other ever since the altercation we had and I wanted to keep it that way.My phone buzzed to life beside me.It was Marcus."Where are you?" I could hear soft, mesmerizing music playing in the background."I'm on my way. Where are you?" I asked."I'm waiting for you. " He replied."I came early so as to get a good seat. I found one which gave me a great view of the entire restaurant but us still discreet enough to allow me do what I am to do.""Thank you Marcus. It'll be showtime soon." I pressed the red call button and the call ended.Just then, my phone buzzed again. This time, it was Nicholas."Hello?" I spoke in a tone lower than my regular tone."Dont keep me waiting." Nicholas warned in his rich, deep voice befor
The Mask She Wears Chapter 32: Master Vs Mistress
Ivan||The new publication on the new techniques for the most natural rhinoplasty was in my hands as I reclined on the sofa.It was past midnight and Tania was not yet home.I was trying to distract myself from that by reading about techniques I had already mastered a long time ago rather than worry myself to death about where she was.I had stopped myself multiple times and even dropped my phone on the other side of the room just to stop myself from calling to check up on her.It had been a couple of days since I had set eyes on her even though we still shared the same room. I always made sure to come into the room when I was sure she was in bed wake up very early and stay in my study before she woke up.The new routine was killing me but if it was what needed to be done to keep the peace, then I was willing to do it.But now she was nowhere to be found.And it was so unusual for her. She was always home. She had nowhere to go.Twenty minutes ago, in panic, I had rummaged through he
The Mask She Wears Chapter 33: Conscience Wipe
Tania||I glanced at the alarm clock that lay by the bedside as I turned to my right side for the millionth time that night.I sighed with frustration as the time said it was some minutes past four a.m. I had barely gotten thirty minutes of sleep as I had spent the entire night tossing and turning as the events of the entire night haunted me like a terrible dream.Even though my eyes were heavy with sleep, yet my mind was refusing to shut down.I shut my eyelids close hard as once again, my mind spiraled from the dinner with Nicholas to the kiss we had shared, the electrifying connection between us, and then to the altercation with Ivan instead of shutting down.My head felt heavy like lead as I was mentally drained by the series of events of earlier on but no matter how much I tried to put it behind my mind and get the sleep I needed, I could not.The anger in Ivan's eyes haunted me. The lust on Nicholas's lips taunted me.I tried to focus my mind on my night with Nicholas but the
The Mask She Wears Chapter 34: Peace Offering
Tania||I had my bath and then changed into a pair of cargo shorts and a tank top.My phone kept on buzzing nonstop with notifications, but I did not care to look at it as I hastened out of the room.There was no one in the living room, and the house was as silent as ever as I made my way to the kitchen."Good morning, ma'am. What would you like for breakfast?" The chef asked as I walked in."Don't worry about that. I would be making breakfast myself." I replied to her.I almost busted out laughing at the shock on the chef's face, but I did not have time for that. I needed to be done before anyone else woke up.I wrapped an apron around my body and started to rummage through the pantry in the large kitchen."Are you sure you won't want me to make breakfast ma'am?" The chef asked from behind me."Where is the flour?" I replied, ignoring her question."It's on the counter." Sh
The Mask She Wears Chapter 35 : TGE AWKWARD AFTERMATH
IVAN|| The smile that had been brewing on Tania's face died down like a car without a battery. The colour on her face was next, and she was left looking as pale as a ghost as she sat frozen, at the sound of my words. "I think it's best we have food in our bellies before we have any talk, don't we think?" Nana tried to salvage the situation, but I did not even glance in her direction. Without another word to any of them, I turned and headed towards the stairs. The chair made a screeching sound as Tania pulled out her chair, and my frown grew tighter. "It'll be just fine." I heard Nana encourage Tania, and my chest tightened the more. It was as if a boa constrictor had wrapped itself around my chest and was squeezing. The soft patter of Tania's footsteps trailed behind me against the heavy thuds of mine as we both climbed the stairs leading to the bedroom. I could tell from the sound of her steps that she was nervous and was taking measured steps as if trying to delay her arri
The Mask She Wears Chapter 36: Confrontations
Tania||I stumbled backward as his words hit me.My mind was reeling with shock as the last words Ivan had said registered themselves in my brain.I was frozen, unable to even move a limb as I waited for the moment to pass."Tania, I need you to pack your things and get out of my house right now." He was so calm as he spoke. But his eyes said otherwise.His bright blue eyes had turned deep blue like a troubled sea. They burned with anger and hurt. The two emotions crashed against each other like waves during a storm.I could not bear to behold the emotions packed in there and I took my eyes off of them and focused them on his chest instead."Ivan?" I whispered, my voice slightly shaky.He closed his eyes at the sound of my voice and I dared to look at his closed eyes.He had shut them so tight I could see the wrinkles at the corner. His face looked uneasy. His jaw was shut tight as he was tightly pressing his teeth together.It was as if he was fighting a battle in his head.A vein
The Mask She Wears Chapter 37: Lies of the Heart
Tania||"And guess what? Not only did you have me fooled, but you have succeeded in fooling yourself too."The more he spoke, the weaker my heart felt, and all I could do was search his face for a clearer understanding of what it was...He was never like this. What could have gotten into him?"Since I have understood the situation, I have decided to save you all the drama and hurt, and I am advising you to leave my house and go and be with him..."And that was when I saw it...It had been lurking at the back of his eyes, behind all the anger. It was a familiar look, one I had seen in his eyes every day from the first day I had woken up at the hospital. It had been very little at the start, so easy to ignore and I had interpreted it to be many things before as it had manifested itself in various ways but then it had grown every day and it was not until this moment that I finally understood what it was.
The Mask She Wears Chapter 38: Wild Dreams
Ivan||I drew in a sharp breath as her lips touched mine. My body jolted as if I had been hit by an electric current.My eyes were wide open in surprise as I looked at her.She had her eyes closed and her lips slightly pursed as they pressed against mine.Every muscle in my body was tense as the soft, full flesh of her lips pushed against mine.I could feel the warmth of her body and the hot air she exhaled from her nostrils. All these sensations awoke my senses and every hair on my body was on end.My heart was beating wildly and she was still in my arms. I feared that she would be able to feel it and it made me uneasy.I did not know what to do. This was sudden and unexpected. Never in any wildest dream would I have ever imagined this to be the outcome of the last half hour.I stood completely still, so afraid to even blink lest I break the sanctity of the mome
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The Mask She Wears Chapter 100: A satisfactory Ending
Ivan|| The hospital room was filled with the soft beeping of machines and the gentle hum of fluorescent lights. It had been three days since the incident that had happened but it felt very fresh in my memory. The television that was mounted to the side, was showing news about what had happened. The caption read, "Family Feud: A tale of love, deceit and betrayal." I had been disgusted at the various titles news reporters had been using just to trend with this story. It would have been funny to me if I had not been involved and my loved ones nearly killed in the process. Tania lay unconscious, giant tubes running in and out of various parts of her body. Her sister was in the adjoining room. She had also suffered a bullet wound, but hers was not as fatal as Tania's, and she was already awake and doing fine. We were lucky the ambulance came in time she would have been lost. I remembered how shocked the medics were when we brought her to her state. How did it even happen? How
The Mask She Wears Chapter 99: A Villain's End.
Tania|| "Well, well, well. If it isn't the two loves of my life. My sister wives, literally." He mocked us sarcastically as he approached. He clapped loudly as if he had just won the lottery. Eyeing me, he said, "I can't believe you are Tania! You look nothing like before." He scanned me up and down. "I should have known it was you when you gave me that sloppy kiss. You know you were never a good kisser. Unlike my lovely second wife here." He addressed Eloise. The fear in the room from the three of us was so palpable, filling the room. I bet we even stank of fear. "Get away from her!" He commanded, but we did not move. "I said get away from her, or else her brain matter would decorate your bodies in a second!" He shouted. Not needing another graphic threat, Eloise and I jumped away from Nana. "Good girls." He complimented us with a leery smile, and I felt like throwing up. "Let her go! You said you would let her go if we came!" I yelled at him. He chuckled. "What do you t
The Mask She Wears Chapter 98: Into Nicholas' Den
Tania|| The siren of a police car trailed behind us as we sped to the location Eloise had discovered. Eloise sat at the back of the car. She had insisted on following us even though we had begged her to stay behind. "This would be traumatizing for you. Moreover, your body needs rest to fully recover." I had tried to reason with her. "I can't keep running from Nicholas. I need to face him and face my fear and if he goes down today, I want to be there to witness the moment." She had insisted. "I will not let you!" I stood my ground. "Then I won't tell you where the place is." She said cockily. "Good luck finding where the penthouse is, and even if you are lucky, it would be too late then," She said, folding her hands. Ivan wasn't too pleased with her. With fallen shoulders, he conceded. "She is coming with us!" Ivan had declared and she smiled triumphantly. She had played on Ivan's fear of running out of time and losing his grandma and had won. As we waited for Eloise to g
The Mask She Wears Chapter 97: Ivan's Struggles
Ivan||I grunted awake, my hand heading straight to the throbbing pain at the back of my head. "Ouch!" I cried out as a sharp pain shot through my head when my hand touched the wound.My hands felt wet, and I brought my hand to my eyes to inspect it, and I saw blood.Struggling to my feet, I tried to remember what had happened but when my eyes fell on the chair in the middle of the room, it flashed in my mind instantly. Nana had been kidnapped and Tania and Eloise were the ransom to get her back.This realization sent a surge of energy through me and I regained a tremendous amount of strength. There was also a tinge of fear developing deep within me. A paper on the floor caught my attention and I picked it up.YOU HAVE UNTIL 8.00 P.M TODAY OR ELSE SHE DIES, the note read.I squeezed the note in my hand as anger overcame me.From recent events, I knew not to take Nicholas' threats lightly.Reaching into my pocket, I pulled out my phone and checked the time.It was 8.00 am.This mean
The Mask She Wears Chapter 96: The Enemy In My House.
Ivan|| I could feel the exhaustion in my bones as I drove home from the hospital in the pitch-black darkness. It took a great deal of effort to keep my eyes open as I drove. It had been quite some time since I had a good night's rest ever since this entire situation had escalated. I was driving home alone; Tania had insisted on spending the night with her sister, and I had left them consoling themselves and planning their wrath on Nicholas, whom Tania had just found out had been the cause of her parents' death. That one was a big eye-opener; I never even saw that coming. I knew surprises were coming, but damn. I knew Nicholas was ruthless but I had never thought it was as bad as this was. He had killed and would have continued killing till he had wiped their family off the face of the earth until he was the only one left alive so he could take the company. I had never seen such callousness before in a man except my father. Nicholas reminded me a lot about my father. They could
The Mask She Wears Chapter 95: Buried Secrets.
Tania|| I held Eloise's hands tight in mine as I ran alongside the stretcher that was rolling her into the hospital. After she had collapsed by the roadside, we put her in the car and drove back to the hospital. I sat with her in the back of the car, her head resting on my thighs and my hands clasping hers as Ivan raced to the hospital. It was thanks to Ivan's connection that a team was already waiting for us when we arrived at the hospital. "Ma'am you need to let go now. We are taking her in to run some tests." A male nurse held my arm, holding me back from following the stretcher. "No! I can't leave her!" I cried out. "Madam, you have to allow us to do our jobs properly. Please calm down." His words were strong, but his expression was very soft. He was acting very professional. "Please, I won't disturb you. I will just stand in a corner, she needs me now more than ever!" I begged. My hands stretched out reaching for her hand that was retreating fast from me as she was p
The Mask She Wears Chapter 94: My sister, Tania.
Eloise|| I was shocked to hear my name, more so coming from the lady standing in front of me. My trembling reduced, and I raised my head. She had come out from the car that had almost taken my life alongside the handsome and gentle man who was leading me back to the car with them. I continued to stare at her as I tried to get my wits together after nearly facing death. It was as if I had been predestined to die with the way I was having a lot of experiences that brought me close to death. The situation was starting to get weird as her excitement of seeing me grew, and she started to jump and cry in one place. She acted as if she was very familiar with me. Who was she? How did I know her? And then it clicked in my head. I did know this lady. My eyes furrowed, and a deep rage started to brew inside my belly as my mind brought back the pain of the past. "You!" I spat out, pointing at her, my brown eyes heavy with hate. Nicholas whore! I had once threatened to kill her, and
The Mask She Wears Chapter 93: Things That Meet The Eye
Tania|| "The result will be put in five days." The doctor who had drawn my blood for the DNA testing said. "Five days is too far! Can't it be done tomorrow?" I could not wait five days to be able to take my inheritance back. "A day is not feasible, especially since your records do not exist to compare it to. We would have to search through the database to track your father's DNA." He explained. "Five days is too much, Sir!" I refused to give up. Figuring there was no way to continue arguing with me with any prospect of winning, he conceded. "Fine. I'll try to get it ready in two days. That's the best I can." He said. "Two days is fine. I can work for two days." I agreed, and the doctor looked visibly relieved. Ivan and I had headed straight to Ivan's hospital for the DNA test the board members had asked for to prove to them I was Tania White–Angel. I had suggested we go today as I could not wait another day. Today had been the best day of my life, and I could not hi
The Mask She Wears Chapter 92: The Escape
Eloise|| My eyes flickered open, and I was greeted by a bright light. It was hard for my swollen eyes to adjust to the light but I tried my best. I lay on the floor, my body aching all over. I looked at my body but I could not find my night dress on me, instead the shreds of what used to be my night dress were scattered on the floor. Hugging my naked breasts, I slowly sat up, wincing as pain shot through every part of my body. I assessed my surroundings. The room was quiet, and Nicholas was nowhere to be seen. Knowing that was a relief to me but I knew that I needed to act fast. Nicholas would be coming back to inflict more pain on me. I pushed myself up, trying to get on my feet but I ended up just stumbling back to the ground and hurting my injured body. I was weak, my body suffering from Nicholas' attacks, thirst, and lack of food. I could barely move an inch, but I knew if I lay there, I would die, and I did not want to die, especially in the hands of the devil spawn
