Rags to riches, everyone’s happy ending but it’s not as easy as it seems. Sometimes you become so desperate you end up doing something you never thought you would. But wait, I had it all then I lost it all and now I cringe at the memory of what I had and what could have been.
Four years later broke and desperate, all I can do is get up and do whatever it takes to make money again, am done making excuses it’s time to take action even if that action means marrying this man who hates all of me but what can I do? Like I said, whatever it takes.I have a short and curved frame wondering how I would have been feeling if I was madly in love today, as I stand at the altar looking so beautiful in my wedding gown.“if only love was involved,” I think to myself. I look at the Tall Handsome figure staring at me with his blue eyes so beautiful I feel like he can see my soul. He showed me no emotion as he said“I do”.Xxxx…Xavier’s POV:“Maybe I should just find out who started this bullshit and kill them?” I ask my lawyer Santino.“well that can be done but I doubt it will sort out the mess, the best option right now is for you to find a girl you can marry to put the fire to rest and prove the allegations wrong. Maybe this is good for publicity” he added.“Marriage is the last thing on my mind now Santino, Fix this mess!”“yes sir."Santino has been my Lawyer and advisor since I built this company from scratch but even he is not allowed to come close to me It’s not that I don’t trust him I just don’t like anyone close otherwise how can someone I don’t trust advise me?This suggestion must be some kind of joke right?, And I rarely find anything funny. Getting married is something I’ve never even thought of since Alexandria was killed right in front of me simply because she was my girl.What hurts the most is that the betrayal came from within, my then-best friend Cole sold her while I left him to protect her all for a stupid gang membership, it tore me apart I failed to protect her because I was blinded by trust.I have therefore chosen to never forgive myself and I’ve never looked back since. My emotions are sealed and no matter what I’ll never love again.The next morning I wake up to more ridiculous news. My stocks are dropping and investors are pulling out so they’ve requested an emergency board meeting I mean what the hell is this? Have people forgotten who the fuck I am? I own 15 companies and even if the world ended today I have nothing to lose unless well they touch my high-tech company that would be a whole different story.“get my car ready,”“I thought you would not attend the meeting Sir,” he asks sounding confused.“I wasn’t going to, but then I remembered that not every investor has 15 companies and some might lose all they have and I can’t be responsible for that, I like to kill my enemies with a clean conscious and I protect the weak by all means” I smirk knowing very well he understands what I mean.As soon as I reach the office doors open for me as usual with no one in sight except a few staff members essential to the day's program I don’t like seeing people when am stressed and irritated.Alex hands me the agenda and I look at it as she waits for my next instructions“Is there anything else you need Sir?”I look up and look at her and I find it funny how she has been trying all she can to make me fall for her She is not bad looking she just wears too much makeup and I don’t know if she is at war with the outfit she has on because it looks like it will tear any moment but I ignore her so she can keep her job. I am too busy to start training a new secretary worse off having to deal with mistakes.“No,” I say plainly and walk into the boardroom.Everyone stands up as I walk in except the one person who gets on my nerves.“Good morning Dante,” I sayHe quickly stands up“Good morning Mr.Kings, my apologies I didn’t see you there “ he mocks“Please do take your seats and let me hear what your concerns are” I address the room ignoring Dante’s sarcastic response. Men like him need validations as long as I don’t validate what he has said it won’t carry weight. He has been trying to get his daughter to either seduce me or force me into marrying her so he can have a share of my fortune and power So I wouldn’t be shocked if at all he began all this bullshit.Then again it could have been Blondie the obsessed bitch, that girl can do anything to get me to put a ring on her finger but after today's news, she will definitely sleep with a heart attack. Am always one step ahead and the news I have will shock them well.. it shocked me too.“We don’t feel like our investments are safe Sir, seeing how events have been the last few months and how you’ve done nothing about it. It seems you are not bothered it being you have little or nothing to lose out of this whole mess hence, we’ve decided to withdraw our funds”. Old Dante says“And you speak on behalf of?” I cock my brow daring someone to cross meKnowing very well that no one in this room can go against me at least not openly apart from being threatening am also a good businessman, I’ve multiplied everyone’s money and no one In this room will lose a dime no matter what. That sadly, is never enough and I know they're willing to betray me at any chance I lower my guard. These greedy fuckers!“Everyone here agrees?” I add.“Please, do understand our concern “ the old man whose name I don’t even know pleads.“And what are your solution options to end this problem?” I ask.Not that I'll even consider it.“get married, of course, I can even give you my daughter as a kind gesture you know” he laughs while clapping his hands.Is this man delusional? Seriously? That's his card?Well...Nothing would make me happier than to wipe that smirk off his face, so I touch him where it hurts the most. I crush him with one sentence and this is something he will never recover from.“Well then, am sure you’ll all be pleased to hear that am getting married tomorrow, I have a fiancee and I wanted to introduce her to the world when the time is right but I guess now is the time,” I say.“ She doesn’t like huge gatherings, so it will be a small wedding with only close relatives attending” I add.“But you barely even have relatives” Old Dante responds mockingly“Well, that’s the point.”“I hope you’ve not just picked out a gold digger worse off a whore just to fool us because it won’t work,” he says under his breath“Well. I thought you wanted me to get married I didn't know you cared about what kind of wife I picked or would you rather I marry your daughter then?” I ask with a raised eyebrowEveryone goes so quiet you can hear the breathing in the room. I could kill this man right now right this moment for disrespecting my nonexistent fiancee. But that’s what he wants, to get me worked up so I ignore him.“Everyone in here is invited, except Dante. You have disrespected my wife to be and that I don’t tolerate so if you want to cross me and see how far I will go I dare you to pass another remark!” I say it so slowly and threateningly it’s satisfying even to my own ears.“if I see this man is near my wedding tomorrow, you’ll be the first one I’ll kill,” I say to Dave as I walk out of the boardroom.The shock on Old Dante’s face was so satisfying I couldn’t help but laugh to me. I knew I had shattered his dreams of getting part of my wealth by working with his obsessed daughter to get her impregnated and seeing him so afraid was a bonus.The only problem is I have no fiancee, I don’t like people getting close to me and I dread marriage. To solve both problems I’ll need to find someone only interested in money so she can not bother me by needing affection. I’ll protect her and provide whatever she needs the only thing is I’ll never love her. And I need this “her” before 8 tomorrow.And Just as I walk out something catches my eye.LEAH’S POV: Vvvvvvvvv,vvvvvvvvv, I wake up to the sound of my phone vibrating none stop and as I look at the screen I know what’s coming if I don’t leave this house and hide somewhere. From the time I lost all I had I’ve been unable to get back on my feet and live life like a normal person, am always on the run unable to pay my bills much less pay my debt. I never took school seriously and I was a brat so even chores are a challenge, am learning to do better but it’s always a mess. We try again today. I avoid picking up the calls as I run to take a quick shower so I can start my part-time job as a cleaner. It’s not much but it’s a start and am happy about it I laugh to myself at least I now have a pay cheque. I look at the clothes I have and shake my head. It doesn’t matter what I wear am a cleaner, not an office worker I smile again. So I throw on a black top and blue jeans. Am short with curves so I look good in anything anyway. I take a banana and run to the bus stop so am not
It’s like my mind is playing tricks with me today, I’ve had so many turns of events even I am failing to keep up. I woke up broke and a general worker I quickly become someone’s fiancee and now am a whore who stole someone’s man? Tears swell up my eyes as everything I’ve been bottling in come to my throat and I feel like am choking I squat on the floor to cry my heart out as everything I’ve survived comes before my eyes. It’s past midnight and it will be morning soon am about to enter a loveless marriage and…wait… is he the one she is talking about? “I asked you a question bitch! Answer me!” Why is she screaming?But before I could even look up, some men in black suits come in and take her away forcefully but respectfully meaning she is someone important and I don’t know what the hell I just got myself into. “Am truly sorry about what has happened, we will deal with it please do get some rest and get ready for tomorrow” he says as he closes the door.But before he can completely g
The day finally arrives and despite all the attempts to stop this marriage, we are finally standing on the alter.I look at the Woman I barely know and yet she is about to become my wife. She is short with curves and a beautiful face. I sigh with relief when I find that she looks like her pictures otherwise I was going to be a laughing stock not that I care anyway. I can never love her but I’ll protect her because she will protect my companies. Looking at her as she stands before me I can tell that she is a wild one but she just needs to Give me three months and she will have all the freedom she needs. l am lost in my train of thought until the priest nudges me. I snap back to reality but I don’t show that I was lost for a second . “Well, Do you?”“I do” Leah’s POV: Intoxication, power, lust, and money are all I can see as I stand at the altar. I woke up this morning expecting an old dude with no teeth and just the thought of it made my skin crawl. Alas! It was the sex god I me
Xavier’s POV:After the wedding, I had to leave immediately to fix the threats that kept increasing and could not be ignored. Leah just joined this world even though I don't love her, I couldn't bring her to this mess!My team gathered all the information on when this began and it seems like it's inside information that has been leaked. I choose not to alarm the situation because that could cause unrest and give my enemies an advantage. We manipulate the tech numbers so that the system will reject the entry and the Al won't launch, while I fix security on the prototype. There is no way in hell I will start from scratch just because of some bastard.Time moves at the speed of light and I realize I haven't spoken to my bride in a while, though I have been watching her through the devices I've inserted into her phone without her knowing.I receive another call from her and I try to avoid it but she doesn't stop. I knew this day would come and she thinks I've been intentionally away for
Xavier's POV For the first time in my life, I am truly afraid. I always lived my life so recklessly not caring about the fact that I might die any time. Men in Business like me can't show any sign of weakness else they will be taken advantage of and that was never going to be me.Marriage was never on my mind and anytime it was brought up I considered it a business transaction and nothing else. After barely spending time with this woman in my arms, I want to protect her from any danger. Am convinced it is because I promised to keep her safe and I feel pity for her. There is no way I will ever love again because that becomes a weakness that eats you from the inside.Right after I landed I started to track her and luckily I was able to pick a signal not too far from where she was. Whoever took her wouldn't know about the tracker but they left the phone near her making it easy to track and find her. It was too easy and it like they wanted me to find her. I knew it was a trap but I went
Leah's POV It's been a week since I was in a dilemma and I clearly remember my devil husband saving me that day though I thought it wasn't possible then I remembered he has a reputation to protect. Whoever took me had no idea this is a contract marriage but they hit me hard enough in strategic areas to send a message. But how could they do such a thing to someone unconscious? Most people fear Xavier, and he may not have room for any feelings but I don't care. What matters to me is that he came and had it not been for him, I would have died that day. For the past four days, I have been cracking my head trying to recall if I made such kinds of enemies. Before I was made unconscious, someone approached me, I just can't remember who it was. The feeling, however, is not something anyone would forget. I was terrified as though I saw someone wake from the dead. Who would do such a thing to me? My husband is a billionaire but no one knows what the wife looks like so who could it have be
I put my phone down after that alarming phone call. It might be true something is going on but the information given freely this way is more dangerous than the culprit. They aim at something and the only way to find out is to do the exact opposite of what they expect.My mind is constantly thinking of what happened and who my enemies are. The death of Alexandria and my parents is something still waiting to be solved.I become restless, so I decide to walk to my office and see what documents I can go over to use as a distraction before I resume work tomorrow.My house is a huge mansion with so many rooms, it is beautifully decorated and spacious. It was made of Rocks as if to symbolize my cold personality. Its windows were as shy eyes, large to welcome any ray of sun. The solid rock walls stood firm as if sending a message to show that it rightfully belonged right where it was as if perchance it had grown up right from that hallowed ground. It was as though it had been called into exi
Leah's POV The same girl who slapped me the day before my wedding stands before me as I am about to reach ecstasy. The anger I feel cannot be explained in words. So they know each other? and she has the key card? otherwise how did she get in? Questions are running through my head and seeing her so comfortable makes me so mad.Xavier puts my pants in place and I look up at him pleading silently for him not to pick her over me. He looks sorry for a second and in a flash his mask is back again."Go to your room" he whispers coldly and that breaks my heart into a thousand pieces. I had hoped we could be something for a few minutes I trusted him with my heart though I knew he would break it over and over again.I excuse myself not glancing back again and walk to my room but suddenly I stop in my tracks. Why should I be the one to leave? Am the wife and she is the intruder, right?I fight the temptation of eavesdropping but I decide the better of it and walk to my room. I lay down on my co