He had not expected to want her this much. To feel the blood pounding in his veins as he stood in front of her in the sitting room. She was wearing another one of his shirts, and from the look of things, nothing beneath. He watched a blush rise up her high cheeks.'Karis! -- I didn't know -- welcome, how was your trip?'Karis stepped closer and tried not to feel victorious when she stepped back. He affected her -- but then, that was not new. He wanted to know if she was more attracted to his money, or whatever information it was she had been sent to steal from him, than she was attracted to him. He stepped even closer, and brushed the back of his hand down her face, across her lips, making her shiver.'Have you missed me? Or has my absence given you more opportunity to steal from me.''Steal from you?' Her head that had been slightly bowed snapped up, so that Weruche found herself staring into the same expressive eyes that always held her spell bound. Beyond the mockery in them, the p
Ecantas boutique was a name Weruche had only heard before in the few commercials she had ever watched, and she tried to hide her awe at it's magnificence -- and the price tags of the clothes Marie insisted she try on. She tried not to feel guilty about the several bags that was packed full of very expensive clothes. Marie had hushed her protests by calling it company property. According to her, Weruche was being paid to look good.The clothes were loaded in the trunk, and Marie began asking her about her identity information, the nickname she preferred, and if she had any previous presentable photo. She's shook her head, and Marie rolled her eyes. She was setting up Weruche's social media account, she explained.They drew up in front of Karis's house, and Marie informed her that she had scheduled a photo shoot for her the next day. She nodded and was about to run up the few steps that led to the door.'Weruche!' Marie called out.She turned.'Don't get too comfortable here -- Karis's
Weruche wondered over to Karis living room. It was lighted only by the fading rays of the sun.The front view of the house overlooked the setting sun, and it was visible from the glass wall of the living room. Weruche found she could not still herself enough to enjoy the beauty. She had never been able to understand guilt, in the past, she had not needed to because she had rarely felt it, but now it was a bitter taste at the back of her throat. Karis Ilobi did not deserve her betrayal.She swiped angrily at a few tears that spilled over, she could not understnd the girl she was -- the woman she was becoming. It was true that she needed to find a way to protect herself, but did she have to betray Karis in the process? She had once made a decision to visit her brother in jail, but somehow, she could not still bring herself to go -- or perhaps, it was her mother she needed to see. Her mother had been cremated on Emeka's orders, and her ashes were probably stored somewhere in the hous
Weruche appeared unaffected as her few possessions were packed and put into the trunk of rented car. Karis had not even bothered to send her one of his expensive cars like before, it was Marie that rented a car for her.Within her, she was distraught, but outwardly, she smiled and offered Mrs. Fisher a hug that had not at all been forced, she would miss the woman.The apartment given to her was a one bedroom apartment in a high rise building. She had left Karis's house preparing to hate him, but she was surprised to discover that her apartment was even more expensive than his own.She thanked the driver who had helped her carry up her bags, and sank her key into the key hole. Unwittingly, one of her mother's favorite sayings came to her mind 'today is the first day of the rest of your life.' She wanted it to be so, she really wanted a fresh start -- but she knew it was not going to be so, she did not deserve a new beginning. She could have no first days with her father -- or rather, h
The little man had said her father wanted her dead for ten thousand dollars. She had been given an eight thousand -dollar sign up fee by the House of Percove but even if it had been up to ten thousand, even if she had been willing to give out all the money she had earned, as a ransom for her own life, the little man had said there were others who wanted her dead, others who could pay even more than Emeka to see her head on a platter -- and in any way, she did not know how she was going to ransome herself from her stepfather's bounty. She could not just tell everyone that they could come pick up for ten thousand dollars if they agreed to disregard her stepfather's bounty, that way she would have to pay off over a million people and even millions more. It was far easier for her father to put a bounty on her head than it was for her to ransome herself. Then I thought struck her . . . .It was easier to declare a bounty than a ransom. Perhaps the best ransome for herself would be to put
The house of Percove was having a dinner later that day to launch the industry. Weruche stood in front of the mirror wondering what to wear. All her life, she had not dared to wear makeup, and when her classmates in grade school had started getting over aware of themselves, worrying about being late bloomers and covering their face with makeup, Weruche has prided herself in her ability to remain natural. Somehow, she knew that was what Emeka expected of her.She did not feel so proud now as she stood in front of her full-length mirror unsure of what to do even with her hair. There was a slight knock on the door and the person who had knocked threw it open without waiting for her to answer. Weruche found herself staring at a tall blue-eyed blonde.The girl give her a quick once-over 'Ok, I agree. You're beautiful.''Sorry?'She waved her hand dismissively. 'Don't apologize. The worst way to start off a career in fashion is with an apology.'Weruche blinked. 'Yes I know, but I was not
Karis did not feel the same way about her! Weruche caught herself watching him several times, waiting for him to turn and smile at her, wink, compliments her, or just simply acknowledge that she was present. She was desperate for any attention from him but she got none, instead she watched in awe and bitterness as he flirted with every single female in the room -- all except her.He was extremely charming today and Weruche the struggled not to blush as she thought of how good he looked in a three-piece black suit. She had forgotten how charming he could be when he wanted to, how charming he had been when she first met him, how generous. She could still remember the look in his eyes when she had looked into it and saw that he knew she was going to steal his watch.Those eyes refused to look her way now, as he focused his generousity and courtesy on every other woman in the room.Did he find her so disgusting, so revolting that he could not even look her way with one of his char
Weruche was scared, filled with emotions she couldn't name, her body reacting in ways she couldn't understand. Why did only the mention of the name KarIs send her heart racing and start a fire in the pit of her stomach, stirring feelings she had never felt before. Her brother had called her a whore when she had looked twice at another teenager when she herself had been a teenager. She had felt angry then and rightfully so, it had given her the self determination to beat her brother's white room torture. Now she wasn't so sure, was this what it meant to be a woman of low morals - to want the body of a man on top of her's, doing things to her that no one had done before, a man who dispised her. In her minds eye, she saw him. The way he had been at the party the focus in his gaze, the rhythm in his moves. He had obviously not needed to stay focused in order to be the center of attraction in the room, even a dummy could tell he was the most charming -- yet when he focused his attent