Twiddling with the bracelet Lena gave to him, Darian was lost in thoughts of his wife until the squelching sound of Jay's shoes against the floor interrupted his musings. He looked up at him, his face quickly switching to a scowl. He wondered why he had to come into the living room now. He stopped touching the bracelet, focusing his attention on Jay. "Is there something that I need to know?" He questioned, squinting his eyes."Here are the reports you demanded," Jay handed a file to Darian, bowing his head to his boss.Darian snatched the file from Jay, flicking through the pages with swift moves. He halted and shook his head, nothing there was appealing to him, not the things he wanted to see."Anything else?" He asked, disgruntled."Yes boss, someone is missing in the casino," Jay said to him."Missing? How?" Darian fluttered his eyes, taking a maximal interest in the latest development."Her name is Nessa, she works as a cleaner at the casino. We recently discovered that she was
A small smile formed at the corner of Darian's lips, "My husband, I think I can call you that now. You are my husband, Darian." He wiggled his head, her beautiful handwriting clearly disseminated in the note. He sighed and held the diary closer, "The first time I met you was not the best, but now I feel like I want to be with you every moment of my life, I don't want to ever live a second without you, I need you to survive, do you feel the same way?" Darian read out. Wriggling his head, he answered subconsciously, he felt the same way too, he needed her to survive. Without Lena, his life was desolate."I have heard people say that sometimes the one you loathe the most can turn out to be the only one you want in the world. Darian, you were a motherfucking bastard the first time I met you, yes, a motherfucking bastard, that was what I termed you as when I saw you in my house, threatening my sick father, I hated you so much. If I had a gun, you'd have probably been dead by now because I
It's been five hours since they got back home and Lena was still sleeping. Darian sat close to her, watching as she took short breaths in her sleep. Lisa had argued with him when he told her he wanted to bring Lena home, but he promised her that he would take good care of his wife.Lena rolled on the bed, letting out a soft yawn. She tossed around to see Darian staring intently at her."You are awake," his lips curled up in a small smile. "I have been waiting for you to wake up."She looked around the bedroom, dissatisfied. "Why am I here? When did I leave Lisa's house?" She growled."I brought you back home, Lena." He said in a gentle tone. "Our home," he emphasized."How and why?" She grimaced, "How did you bring me back here?" She rested her back on the headboard."You were sleeping," Darian said, trying to calm her down. "I carried you into the car and brought you home, Lena." He slinked closer to her and squeezed her hand. "How do you feel?"They stared into each other's eyes, st
"You should eat now," Darian freed Lena from his hold. She folded her arms against her chest, wriggling her head like a toddler. "Please, you haven't had something nice to eat for days," he looked at her, persuading her."Darian," she clutched her finger with his."Yes? Do you want me to do something now?""Did you tell my dad about the pregnancy stuff?" She queried.He sighed, he didn't have a relationship with her dad. They used to be gambling buddies, and since he got married to Lena, he had not seen Gavin or heard from him apart from when he called her phone a few weeks back, and the phone was with him then because Lena was locked up."I didn't, there is no way I would. This is our business, we should let it stay between us and Lisa, of course. I know you tell her everything, she knows too much about us, but it's okay. I believe you know when and where to draw the line." His voice was stern, but he quickly changed to a soft one. "Why won't you eat?" He asked."Darian, I don't feel
Darian was striding toward his study when he remembered that Jay was in the living room earlier on. He halted his steps, turning back to the living room. He sat down and called Jay on the phone. Some minutes later, Jay was standing in front of him."Why were you in the living room earlier?" He questioned Jay."To give a report that we found Nessa, but—" he drawled, his expression turning dark. "We lost her too, she took poison before we got to her, the same polonium poison she used in poisoning Gaius." Jay showed pictures of Nessa's corpse to Darian.Darian shut his eyes regretfully, he wanted her alive. "Did you find anything on her?" He inquired."Yes, we did. She wrote a letter saying she'd rather die than stay alive to face the humiliation. She also confessed to poisoning Gaius' cup, but she didn't state why she did that." Jay told him all that happened when they got to her hiding place. She was still breathing faintly, but they were not able to save her. The poison had spread to
Darian had noticed the change in Lena's mood since he brought her back into the house. She laughed more, talked more to him, and even contributed to his discussion with Jay. He was yet to call a sit-down for the family, but he planned to do it soon. He wanted Lena to get better so that she could go with him whenever he called the meeting for all members of the family."Lena," Darian stared at his wife who was busy with something on her phone. Flipping her hair, she tilted her head to his side. "I want you to come somewhere with me," he said."Where could that be?" She walked through the room, turning towards the window. She pulled up the curtains and fed her eyes with the beautiful evening sun that faintly penetrated the window blinds. "It's late already, where do you want us to go?" She asked, her eyes still gawking at the sun. She nodded her head, subconsciously agreeing with the fact that nature was indeed very beautiful."Somewhere I used to visit in the evening before we got mar
Strolling down the streets with Darian and the bodyguards, Lena felt safe between them. The long cemented poles illuminated the night thruway, giving everywhere a radiant view. Lena smiled, it'd been months since she walked the streets on a night like this, and it felt so cool, and maybe cooler because she was with her man.The night breeze slapped through her skin, leaving goosebumps on the veneer of her sleek skin. She shivered a little, and Darian noticed. He pulled out his jacket, wrapping it around her shoulders."Wearing this was a bad idea," Lena muttered, draping the jacket over her shoulders. Her eyes quickly scanned Darian's muscled arms, she smiled and fixed her eyes back on the road. "Where exactly are we going?" She asked, for the umpteenth time that night."Somewhere to get you out of the house. We are almost there." He said.Lena nodded absentmindedly. Sometimes, she still imagined how much Darian had changed for her. Though he was still the tough mafia boss everyone k
Lena's countenance turned sour when Darian mentioned a woman. He didn't fail to notice the scowl that marred her face as she gawked at him."Long ago," he added. She sighed, moving to the left to match his steps.A smile was back on her face. He loved that she was jealous when she heard that a woman taught him how to dance."That day I saw you taking Asher's hands at the anniversary party. I thought you could dance." Darian spun her around for the third time, the voice was drooping and they figured the song was already coming to an end."Oh, Asher." She laughed softly. "I was alone and he showed up. Thank God you came at the right time to stop us. I would have stepped on his toes and maybe injured him too." The voice was down now."Thank God, I came on time." He pulled her closer when the song ended. "I don't like it when someone else takes your hands. You are mine and mine alone." He said, pressing a long kiss to her forehead. Lena shut her eyes, different emotions surging through