CHAPTER ONE
My eyes drooped slowly as I laid, sprawled across the bed. My hands were limp against the books that
were on my bed, making me more uneasy in my sleep.
Suddenly, the bang tore through my ears, causing me to jump up, my heart in my mouth. I stood up
almost angrily, my legs proving to be weak due to the long time I had slept.
Who could it even be? I opened the door to reveal my best girl who was the worst at this moment.
“Don’t tell me you slept on your books? God, why do I have a nerd for a best friend?” She questioned no
one in particular and I rolled my eyes at that.
“Jane!” I shouted to stop her from going on about me, slightly shocked. She looked at me, giving me a
dead pout, and continued almost immediately, causing me to groan.
“Anyways, please get dressed, today is Dave's birthday, we are both going, it's by 8 pm which leaves us-
“ She looked at her imaginary watch on her wrist.
“-with only an hour to get ready.” She said with a tone of finality.
“Oh, that,” I started and she frowned at my tone, knowing I was about to cancel. “I forgot, I am not sure
if I can-“
She cut me short, sitting on my book-filled bed. “-meet up, right? Oh, don’t worry, you will, now that I’m
here.” She said, rolling her eyes again, making me hope that it would get stuck there.
I glared at her and dragged the book she was sitting on from under her butt. I closed it and tossed it on
the bed, placing my hands on my waist.
“Okay fine, I am canceling today’s plans because of Dave and not you,” I said, sticking out my tongue, in
a childish manner.
“As if you could ever say no to me,” She cooed, typing away on her phone.
“You wish,” I said, slapping one of my books on her face to distract her and she gasped dramatically.
“You-“
I didn’t wait, I ran to the bathroom.
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At 7:48 pm, we were done and thanks to Jane, I was staring back at my breathtaking reflection.My hair was tied up in a cute bob and the edges were beautiful. The light make-up was top-notch as she
enhanced my features making my face pop. I loved it.
“Isa, we are going to be late, if you keep on with that mirror self-worship.” She said laughing and picking
up her small bag.
"I'm already done, and I was just checking myself out, Miss,” I replied sarcastically.
CHAPTER TWOAt 7:55 pm, we took a shuttle down to Dave's party, he lived in a two-bedroom self apartment. Davewas one of those extremely rich kids on campus, whom everyone wanted to get hooked up with.Dave however was not your stereotypical rich bad boy. He was sweet and nice without an iota of pride,making him accessible to everyone and that explained why he was friends with Jane and me.I guess that was why his party was stacked up, with different calibers of people, I mean who would wantto miss a party hosted by Dave?We entered the party, there were red cups everywhere. The music was loud as usual and girls dottedeverywhere. Some grinding on boys, some kissing, some drinking.Suddenly, everyone’s focus shifted to us for a split second. I felt the least comfortable, I stole a glance atJane to see how she was faring and I wasn’t surprised to see that she was
CHAPTER THREEThe images of my older sister's corpse came flashing back, she died of blood insufficiency, after beengang-raped.My father, the one who got us into the mess we are, was once a very wealthy mafia boss, he achievedfame and wealth at a very young age before getting married to my mum.A year later they had my sister, after which I was born two years later, coincidentally we were both girlsand the mafia needed a male heir to continue.This plunged my father into depression as his associates mounted serious pressure on him. He wasn'tready to listen till threats came in, the mafia he ran was a collective one, there were two main shareholders.When Santiago became greedy and wanted it all to himself since he felt my father had no heir, my dadwas forced to turn him in to the police, he had been wanted for a long time, he served a sentence of six
CHAPTER FOUR“isa!, this like the third time am calling you, you can’t come to a party and be thinking aboutGod knows what? “ Jane said sounding annoyed"I need to go home jane ""you can't be serious,are you?,the party just started""I'm sorry ,I promise to be fine , just have fun darling" I said assuring her"Just be safe okay?""I will girl , bye"Too bad I couldn't see dave before leaving, well I would call him later.I ordered an uber ,which came in less than five minute,the ride was silent , as I tried not to thinkabout everything,it was just too much.As I alighted from the cab and made my way towards the door , I noticed a white envelope with ared seal , designed with a butterfly shaped metal . Who would drop a letter for me without anaddress?, " You cannot run forever"SANTIAGO.Looking around to find traces of a possible spy or danger , I qui
I moved straight to my closet , stripped off my garments , changed into my shower robe , as Iwent under the shower to have a cold bath, I was going to grab a drink at the bar close to myhouse , i had never gone there except our freshman year,when we went for our departmentalwelcome party, I guess I needed somewhere to clear my head , I couldn't think of anywhere else,I wore my short peach gown and a black turtleneck top , I locked my door and headed straight tothe bar , they usually close by 12pm , this was still 7 , entering the bar I noticed it was a bitscanty than usual , only about four tables were occupied, one with three men on suit ,seems as though there were discussing business, the other three were occupied by people whom I supposed would be couples .I made my way to the boot at the back, as soon as I settled in, the waitress approached me,"Please what can
Isabella's POVFor some unknown reasons I felt good , Dave just kissed my forehand , I felt a lurch in mystomach , I ran straight to the toilet to empty my stomach content , I was definitely going toregret yesterday for a while.I got off from my bed after clearing the takeouts dave bought , I changed from the clothes Iwore the previous night , carefully removing my bra and lingerie, I went under the shower, I letthe water do miracles , I needed a soothing aid . I came out of the shower after spending closeto an hour . I got out dried my hair and creamed my skin , putting on my pink tank top and shorts,I continued my project on my laptop, I was already rounding off chapter three , after typing forclose to thirty minutes , I decided to shut the laptop and watch movie , after finally surfing formovies I settled down with 365 days , the hype was high online.It was interesting
While we were talking, we heard the booing of an helicopter outside the building , it sounded asthough it was moving closer, I looked around , hoping to find an explanation. The guardsseemed as confused as I was , I could hear people jumping down , their feet echoed as though they wore hefty boots .The guards left us and began going outside to check what the commotion was about , we heardshouts and two gunshot , we didn't know who died or who was killing whomThe door burst open and we saw two African American men on clothes which seemed likeuniforms.The first made his way and began untying my mum, the second hesitated and began untying me too ."Who are you people, who sent you"" Ma'am I think , this not a time for questions , we are just following directives , and you're safenow "With that they led us to the helicopter outside , we flew to Lagos and at lagos we were taken to
CHAPTER 8ACE'S POVI had just finished making out with the sexy brunette I picked from the club yesterday when Jason's call came in."Where are they""There are here and safe ""Did you leave traces ""No we didn't " with that I ended the call.That was all i needed to hear, turning my head I met the the rosy lips of the brunette, we were at it all day and she is still not tired, such prowess for a lady , well that's how I loved them.Getting up from the bed,with the blanket wrapped around my waist, i made my way into the bathroom, turning on the shower , i washed off the memories of the previous session as I always do, after towelling my body, i tied the towel loosely around my waist, coming out of the bathroom I was stunned to find her still in my bed , I'm sure she didn't get the message."Hey , what do you think you're doing" I said realizing I don't know her name"What ?""Why are you still in the bed?""I was waiting f
CHAPTER NINEIt's no news that charlotte seizes the least opportunity to seduce me , that would have worked if only she wasn't my secretary. I loved women , but I had my limits and an ounce of self control, the least I could do is having an affair with my staff , it took cheer hard work and discipline to bring my company to the heights it has attained, after it was willed to me by my father, the company was almost in shackles when I became CEO.Charlotte is an attractive,curvy lady , with all endowments in the right places , but she isu secretary and that is a strong barricade."Good morning,boss" she said smiling brightly"Morning, charlotte" I replied almost immediately, without looking at her . Walking past her I got into my office. After minutes of settling down to work , I heard a knock on the door , it must be charlotte."Yes , what is it? ""I'm sorry i have bad news boss""I don't have time for this , can you talk!""The emeralds just called t