CHAPTER 8
ACE'S POVI had just finished making out with the sexy brunette I picked from the club yesterday whenJason'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 atit 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 for you to finish up from the bathroom so I could shower too " she explained looking so lost and ignorant."Get up!,get your things and leave at once " I barked without any sense of emotion, I enjoyed seeing her scared , watching her gather her clothes and shoe , half naked, she ran out.It wouldn't be a surprise to my domestic staff, seeing a naked woman run out of my room , it happens frequently, it was due to their inability to remember, because I always tell them before bringing them home that I do not want to see them once the sun begins setting. I was close to beating the last one I brought home last week, I woke up as early as four AM , walking to the kitchen to take a bottle of water, I met her making breakfast.Furious I smashed the plates she was slicing the vegetables into , scared to her bone marrows , same time confused on what she had done , I kicked her out of the kitchen , it was my housekeeper, Mary ,who had helped her out of the house , probably with an explanation to make her feel better.I'm no beast , but one thing I detested was commitment, because it gave room for love , and love makes us weak. That seemed to be what they are all wanted , tying you down in the name of love , and swoon all your money . I had never been interested in settling down , that explains the fact that I never had a particular woman for the night , this wasn't had , I have the money , affluence and wasn't that what mattered the most ?.After I made the least stressful attempt at knoting my tie , no doubt it was good!, I headed downstairs for breakfast. Climbing down the stairs, I saw my food covered on the table."Maria?""Yes sir" she answered scurrying from the kitchen"Have you prepared the two rooms I asked you to""Yes sir , I did so since yesterday""Alright, we are expecting a young lady and her mother , any moment from now, do well to show them round ""Okay sir , sir if you don't mind me asking, this people seem to be of tangible value to you , who are they?""Of course I mind you asking, do as I say and stop asking me unnecessary questions " I told her almost calmly. She was one person I found hard been harsh to, even when I did she always understands and takes it calmly.She was my nanny from age zero , she worked for the man I once called father, she always supportive towards my mother , even times when my father attacked her . My mum once told me how she put her life at risk the day my younger sister, Tracy, was born , my dad had claimed the child didn't look like him and wasn't his , so he locked, my mother and my sister up , asking that my mother confessed whom the father was.Mary out of pity and love , sneaked to give my mother food in the evening, halfway through the corridor where they were locked , my father got a glimpse of her and ordered she was kept in a darker room , she was badly beaten and bruised by my father's men.Those were one of the few daring sacrifices she made , that planted a soft spot for her in my heart .After settling down to my breakfast of bacon eggs , bread and tea, I stood up to go , I had instructed Mary on what to do . They were due to arrive in an hour , they were supposed to get here yesterday night , but I didn't want any traces , santiago was no one to be messed with , I had their flights changed over at South Africa.Getting outside my house , Andrew my driver was already waiting at the driver's seat, I got into the back seat , and slammed shut ."Good morning, sir""Morning" I hummed a response in return , andrew was one of the few person's who u understood me , he has been working for me for five years now. The last driver was sacked for missing one of my appointments, Andrew tries his best in that regard."I have an appointment by four at Kingston's" I said not tearing my eyes away from the email charlotte,my secretary just sent.In no seconds , we pulled up at the office, I made my way to my private elevator, as soon as I entered , everyone went still as though the image of zeus had been brought in for homage , well I was used to this . I never had a problem with it , so far they were scared of me and carried out their duties well , it was the least thing I worried about.The elevator stopped at the last floor , I got out and walked to my office, on my way I saw charlotte already seated in her position,she was radiant and scantily dressed as always.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
CHAPTER TENCHARLOTTE'S POVThe cracking of ACE'S door brought me back to consciousness, he had phoned me two minutes ago , and I was still seated, that is going to be serious trouble!. Entering his office I saw him standing with his face against the window , I wondered, what the problem was ."Boss , you sent for me " I said genuflecting unconsciously"Two minutes ago, I sent for you two minutes ago charlotte, do you think I have all the time in the world , or I am that jobless?""I'm sorry sir , I was sending the reports of the last minutes to the auditing department ""Do I care ?""No sir , I'm sorry it won't happen again""Yes it shouldn't""Okay si..""Summon everybody got a conference meeting in an hour , anybody who gets the notice and fails to be in attendance , stands the risk of getting fired""Sir but, there is always a twenty four hours notice for meeting, there's no how they are going to make it , sorry I mean I could send th
SABELLA'S POVThe helicopter stopped in an unknown country , which I later found out to be south Africa , the men drove us to a mini secluded area , there were no many houses , we were told to submit our cell phones.I couldn't refuse , they were armed , I wasn't. Whoever sent them must be wealthy I concluded, we were driven to an unknown building , it was a desolated house situated in the middle of nowhere. I think they were trying to avoid been tracked , who were there running from . I would think of that later , right now all I could comprehend was the fact that , I was out of Nigeria, away from santiago and the throbbing ache in my head. The house looked more like a warehouse , the ware house was built with bricks, and a weird type of roofing sheets , it looked more like a woven metal ,made solely for the purpose of design rather than being a roof top , we were walked through a cracked door at the back of the house , this left me wondering why they didn't use the front
CHAPTER TWELVELooking between themselves as though I just made the most outrageous request in the universe , "okay " said joan with a tone of weak resolve . Turning to the table behind us , she picked a phone , and began dialing whom I supposed is Ace."Hello ,s-sir , good afternoon""Yes sir , just that your guests have arrived and , she insists on speaking to you first , I - , sorry sir , I would do that right away " she said ending the call immediately." He says you should settle down first , and he would be home by evening " "Okay then , please show me where I would rest till then " that was the first word my mother said since she was been kidnapped , she sounded least bothered by who this Ace was.Complying I followed mary , we climbed the stairs , we passed through a narrow passage,it was a little darker than the rest parts of the house , lifting my heads I noticed the lights were off, reading my thoughts, Mary explained , "He doesn't like the lights
Chapter 13Getting into my room , I shut the door , this is definitely going to be a crazy stay , I wouldn't be here if only I wasn't born to such a family, if only I had the normal peaceful life everyone else had.That doesn't matter right now, I'm stuck .ACE'S POVThat was a lot guts outside there , she had quite a temper for such beautiful face , did I just acknowledge she is beautiful? , well she is , that doesn't change the fact that she is extremely rude too. Pacing around my room perturbed, or perhaps I was the rude one who needed rebranding?, No I wasn't . Getting out of my office suit which I had on close to an hour after getting to my room , I hung it at the other end of my room where I kept my already used clothes , till whenever Thomas came around, Thomas is my personal dry cleaner , he comes every Friday to take my clothes for laundry and returns them on Sunday. Checking my phone for the time , it was 7pm , just in time my phone began buz
CHAPTER FOURTEENISABELLA'S POVAfter a short nap I woke up , it was always like this for me, I never slept well in a new environment for the first three days till my subconscious fully adapted.I lay awake , silently , looking around the room I found out there was little to do around here, getting up I decided I was going to find out what I could be doing and also how to reach out to my friends and let them know I wasn't missing nor dead , Jane could be very hysterical .Getting up I wore the pair of shoe mary had given me earlier , I walked out of the room towards the left wing , what was I even doing ,I mentally questioned myself, "going to talk properly to Ace, and also set things straight " an inner voice answered.Taking unsure steps after the other , with my chest thumping, I was squinting my eyes to look for the label on Ace's door , it wasn't hard to find neither was it far from mine , it had a gigantic door , and a golden door knob . I could hear s
CHAPTER FIFTEEN"Hmmm , interesting , when was this friendship built and why wasn't I informed" she said grinding from ear to ear "Come off it mum , just today, while I was returning from school , he asked to be my friend" I said carefully omitting the other events , I didn't want to bother her , I was a fighter or so I thought."So far he is not a bad person, that is good to know, but you know the rules, you can't go to very public places with him, you can't risk been seen ""Don't you think I know all of that already, a rule I lived with since I was a child " I added bitterly, I was always confined to the house and just my mum."You should invite him over tomorrow so we don't get to eat up this whole cake all by ourselves" "I would invite jane""Jane , doesn't even eat much, unless you want all our efforts to be wasted, or is there a reason why you don't want me to meet this new friend of yours""Fine , I would invite him over, after school tomorr
CHAPTER SIXTEENTurning my face to the angry looking Ace, I cowered , jostling back from my thoughts."What happened back there wasn't intentional I promise, I was coming to talk to you , I knocked but no one answered" I explained"I believe you isabella, what were you about asking me ?" His tone lowered , this man was totally unpredictable, I concluded."I wanted to talk to you about my friends, school and what I would be doing pending when things get stable or better , it's so boring here ....""There is a TV in the parlour I didn't ask you not to watch it , there are video games everywhere , that's if you know how to play""Excuse you ? , I do know how to , but then do I just sit at home all day watching movies and playing games ?""You do as you please" he said blankly, I knew I had to be more humble if I truly wanted a little more freedom and gadgets too."All I'm saying is I just want to reach out to my friends, by now they might be thinking I am mi