"I was ready to pay an exorbitant amount for you as a child and now, I am ready to pay even more. How much? I am willing to pay any amount to have you in my bed, to finally fulfill my innermost dirtiest fantasies I have had since the moment I saw you, so frail, so weak, so light almost featherlight... Trust me, my lips are sealed. Xavier won't know a thing." He said, stalking towards her. A grin on his face.
"Stay away from me." She whispered, taking a step backward and it felt like she was 15 years again, terrified to death and helpless.
His grin only widened, "I like them when they play hard to get. I love the chase."
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Amber walked towards her mom, a displeased look on her face with a pout.
"I was having a good time with aunty Maya," then she smiled at Xavier. " Your wife is really beautiful and nice, damn smart too. She taught me how to buckle my shoes
She held a beer in her hands widely gesticulating as tears glided down her cheeks while the duo in front of her stared at her with their eyes wide open as she spilled out everything that had happened between her and Xavier, well apart from the fact that she was acting as his fiancée. Telling them that will lead to a series of questions, questions she had no business replying to. At the end of the day, it was Xavier's story to tell. Jasmine stared at the big rock on her finger which collaborated the crazy story she had just heard, the story she was finding too hard to digest. "So Xavier is the hot stranger at the club?" She nodded, taking another swig of her beer. "And you are engaged to him?" Jessica's eyes were also wide with shock. She had known Maya was dealing with some secret private shit, but this was beyond her. "And his father was the one who attempted raping you?" Her
"The conference call is scheduled for an hour, we just signed a contract with the company so messing things up should be the last thing on our mind, next we..." Xavier rolled his eyes at how straight her shoulders were, how stiff her posture was and her voice lifeless. "How are you?" "After the conference call, you have a brunch date with the heiress of ...." He stood up and then taking her notepad so she wasn't reading from anything, he forced her gaze on him. "Fuck the conference call and the heiress. God! You can fucking shout, hit me but please your indifference will kill me, Maya, it will destroy me." His gaze was fixated on hers while she maintained her stoic expression. "I am fine. I had a wonderful weekend in fact, before then I visited my fiance's family, found out his dad almost raped me and was the reason I left home. Did I also mention that I also managed to be followed by
Maya rolled her eyes, wondering who was so intent on running down her battery with almost a gazillion of text, calls, and even online notifications as the poor device have been going off like a light cracker since she woke up. She ditched her hair which was not in any way being cooperative that morning, as it was all a tangled mess around her brush. Deciding to off the damn phone so it won't distract her from her preparation to go to work, she grabbed it. A message caught her eyes before she could switch it off.Xavier- Hope you are fine? Of course, you ain't. Stay right back in your apartment, do not step out, I insist do not. She rolled her eyes wondering what the fuss was about as she opened a message from Alex.Alex- Maya? Hope you are alright and you have not been found by the mob of reporters that will be engulfed in the race of searching you out. Please do take care of yourself and just know you have a
Melissa couldn't believe that after weeks of ignoring her, Maya finally replied to her text and even more was ready to meet up with her. She bit her lower lip nervously, shame and uncertainty clogging her mind as she rang the bell, waiting on Maya. Maya opened the door a few seconds later and then walked back allowing her to trudge behind her slowly. "I'll advise you to say whatever you have to say before my friends come back. They left a few minutes ago to get coffee and might be on their way home, trust me they won't be as kind." Melissa sat down beside her. "I'm not here to ask for your forgiveness or explain why I did what I did." Maya eyed her with confusion but didn't say a word. "What I did was dumb and stupid. Trust me, I am not as blind as I make it appear, but neither am I as strong as Xavier to voice out the truth right in front of me," her voice b
Xavier's eyes widened as he took in the thrashed state of Maya's house, lots of possibilities going through his mind as he pushed the door ajar. He ran inside, shocked to see everything in order and Maya seeing a Netflix series on her laptop. She raised her brow, noticing that he was breathless since he had run From his car to meet her. "Are you alright?" She asked sipping from a juice box she had next to her, while she eyed him like he was the one who had his house vandalized and was seeing a movie. "Maya, are you fine?" He mumbled, bringing out his phone and showing her, her own text. She stood up and then hugged him, his hands loosely hanging at his side awkwardly taken aback by the gesture. "I was so worried about you," she explained stepping away from him as an awkward silence ensued. Jasmine and Jessica's arrival was announced by a car scr
She looked behind her distraught as she stumbled through the dark path, sobbing. She didn't have a destination but the bleak path in front of her was less frightening than the prowling beast waiting to bounce on her. She tripped over a piece of wood she had not seen because of the darkness, blood trickled down her leg confirming her suspicion that she had been wounded. She fought to stand up, biting her lower lip to stop herself from crying, then crawled not having the courage not to cover any distance at all. She heard the sounds of insects and didn't want to think of the possibility of wild animals lurking in the wood, she was currently in. She knew nobody, she got nobody. Nothing but a sob story and a desire to get away from what awaited her in her mom's broken trailer. "We are here with you baby," Jasmine cooed, "It is just a nightmare. Open your eyes." She tapped Maya lig
She smirked as Alex grabbed her arm dragging her to the Morning Dose coffee shop. She willingly followed, already missing her favorite liquid even though it was just a day of absence. "How did you become Taylor Swift in a day baby girl? And how do you manage to land your boss, our boss?" He asked eagerly, in hushed whispers that shouldn't be called that because of how loud it was. She shook her head at him, in between clenched teeth, "I'll tell you if you stop ranting, okay?" He nodded remorsefully and then grabbed a cup of strawberry smoothie, Maya knew he didn't care for. She ordered an expresso, and minutes later they made their way to a booth. "Yes, I got engaged to our boss but I kept it a secret because I was trying to avoid this ruse and drama that is now arising." He placed his hand on his chest like he had been wounded dramatically. "I thought
Maya felt the hair at her back stood, goosebumps following. She was at the driveway waiting for Alex to come so they can go back home. She shivered, something wasn't right she could tell. Then she saw a flash of black cloth Making her apprehensive as she glanced at the office door wondering how fast she could head back in there if she made a run for it now. Before she could even process her thought, she felt an object being prodded at her tummy. She stifled a scream, shaken as a sheen of sweat was visible on her brows. "Don't move," he was wearing a black mask over his head, his outfit also black making him blend into the darkness of the day as she wondered how long he had been waiting for her, lying in wait for her. That was the last thing she thought because a handkerchief was placed over her face and she passed out.***&nbs