The heavy December wind struck the earth's surface, causing debris to land in different areas of New York City.Lena had gone to get a few drugs for her dad's treatment. Now she was stuck in the pharmacy store; she sighed wearily and wished the wind would stop blowing heavily. She needed to get home to her father as soon as possible."Ena," Pat, the pharmacy technician, called."Oh, I've told you several times that my name is Lena and not Ena." She didn't sound pleasant. She glared at Pat, almost letting out a long hiss. "Hmm, you seem mad at me. Have I done something wrong?" He asked her."It's so tiring that I get to correct you every time. My name is Lena, not Enaaaa." She emphasized."Noted, Lena." He smiled at her, but she didn't acknowledge that. She had moved out to check the weather outside. It was still a bit dark, she stretched her hand to feel the impact of the raindrops on her skin, and it was manageable.She did a mental calculation of the pharmacy to her house and reali
After Darian left the house with his chauffeur, Lena went to get her father new drugs from her money.It was already late when she returned home. She gave the drugs to him and sat down when he was done taking his prescribed dosage.She coughed out to attract his attention. Glancing at her father, she placed her hands on her chin. "Dad, who was that man?" She was ready to talk about it now. "And what was that whole nonsense he was spewing? I didn't understand anything. Could you please explain this to me? Properly this time." She demanded, swabbing her feet on the floor.Her father heaved a long sigh. Shaking his head in pity, he stared at his daughter."He's Darian Dawson, the CEO of Darian's Holdings. He doesn't reverse his decisions, he speaks once, he's dreadful, and no one dares go against his will," Gavin replied to his daughter in a reserved tone. "How did you get involved with him, dad?" She continued with her questions.He heaved a weary sigh, folding his arms together; he re
The day was finally here. Lena and Lisa sat in her room while the makeup artist did the last touches on Lena's face, giving herself a satisfactory smile. She turned to Lisa and said, "Done, ma'am!" Then she started to pack her things into the makeup box."I don't think this is necessary," Lena told Lisa. She had rejected the makeup offer when Lisa suggested it to her, but Lisa didn't have it. She went ahead to bring the artist."It is, you look so pretty, and I'm sure he would go crazy once he sets his eyes on you today." Lisa giggled, standing from where she was seated. She strode over to where Lena was sitting and cradled her already-styled hair."I don't want to do this." Lena just realized that after the wedding today, she won't be coming back to her father's house. She was so scared it could be a bad one. "I'm so nervous. I don't want to live with a man I don't know.""This is the crossroad, Lena. We can't go back anymore. We either take a cross, or we stop at a standstill." Lisa
A few minutes later, the car stopped in front of a gigantic building, the driver honked, and someone came out. Lena didn't know how but she was sure no one had pulled the gate open; it did itself.She smiled, but the smile quickly faded when she remembered Darian was sitting close to her.They got out of the car, and he let out a smug smile."Welcome to my house!" He voiced out, walking into the house without her.Lena was outraged. She had expected him to be nice to her since they had just gotten married.She looked around the big building and almost lost her way. She'd never seen a house that big all her life. The painting was a mixture of white and cream colour, there was an orchard with different kinds of flowers in it, a big garage with over ten cars, and a few tiny houses made part of the big building.She was stunned as she walked towards the entrance and surveyed the building. She loved it already; it was typical of her dream house.She was welcome into the house by the gateke
After Lena wore the clothes Tina gave her, she went back to the bedroom and positioned herself on the edge of the king's sized bed. She expected a large room with different fixtures in it and so it was.She realized she hadn't eaten, she rubbed her rumbling tummy and made for the kitchen, she remembered it wasn't her house, she went to the living room instead and waited for Tina to show up again.When she did, she requested food and in no time, Tina set the dining table and invited her over."Thank you, Tina." She smiled and went to sit, she looked around but didn't feel the presence of Darian, she wondered where he could be.She set the food well and started to devour it gently. She was some minutes into eating when her phone started to ring —a call from her father but she didn't pick up, she stared at the phone while it rang. After the call ended, there were two more attempts from her father before Lisa placed a call to her.She picked up Lisa's call, pressed the phone to her ear, a
6. A SIT-DOWNLena woke up to the morning sun glistening into her through the window blinds. She quickly shut her eyes at once to deter the sun from reaching them.She whined and remembered she wasn't in her father's house anymore, she groaned and yanked the blanket Tina gave to her the previous night, off her body.She let out a soft yawn, looking around the living room to feel someone's presence. Then, she remembered Tina told her she would leave very early. She must have slept for too long, she stood up and thought of where to go, her clothes were in the room she shared with Darian, she didn't want to see him that morning but she didn't have a choice.She huffed an annoying sigh, got off the couch, and walked toward the room, the door was left open, and she figured he wasn't naked again.She walked into the room but didn't find him, she heaved a sigh of relief and crouched down on the bed, she was still surveying the features of the room when she heard footsteps approaching her, s
7. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?Darian donned a white shirt, a pair of blue trousers, and a black suit jacket. He stood by the mirror side and checked himself. When he was satisfied with his look, he turned back to Lena who was still struggling with finding a decent dress to put on.She was ferreting the closet but she didn't like any of the clothes in there, she hadn't checked them until now, a small scowl marred her face as she rummaged through the closet. 'Why would Darian get her such indecent clothes?' She hissed inwardly, she was not used to exposing her body, and she won't start that now."Haven't you figured out what to wear?" His cold voice propelled quakes to her insides, but she didn't respond to him. She continued the search and got hold of a blue dress that looked longer and covered more parts of her body. She picked it up and heaved a sigh of relief. She dropped it on the bed, standing by the bedside, she looked at him, expecting him to excuse her while she dressed up. "What's t
8. MEETING THE FAMILYThe car pulled up in Dawson's mansion, and Lena's heartbeat intensified —this was the first time she would be meeting with someone from Darian's family, she hoped she would be treated nicely, and nothing like how Darian regaled her.As expected, it was a big mansion with lots of compartments. The outside was painted white and cream, and there was an orchard that beautified the house. Lena sighed, the Dawson family had a thing for flowers, it was evident from how they planted flowers all around the house.Darian pulled up in the garage that contained about ten more luxurious cars, 'They must be wealthy.' Lena thought as she got out of the car, Darian hurried to her side, and helped her out, he placed his hand on her lower back and walked her into the house.The guards welcomed Darian and Lena and accompanied them into the vast living room, as Lena stepped in with Darian, she tried to conceal her nervousness, she checked out the living room, and her jaw dropped, Da