CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE "Careful there” Owen told the man who held her hand. They had just come out of the hospital after the consultation with the doctor. He still had the bandage on his head but he was less concerned about it. He just didn't want to see his wife or his child harmed. Rina smiled when she heard the concern in his voice, she couldn't expect such love and care from someone she had actually betrayed in a sense. He still acted cool with her even after he found out everything. If she had known that he would act this way, then she would have told him since, now she was just left with what ifs, but she was happy it wasn't regrets. A win's a win. Now, she just had to stay strong and make his dream come true for him. She was still strong enough to walk and work, but he just didn't want to take chances with her and the baby's life. She had thought he was acting all possessive, but she had just come to see this side of him. He was possessive as hell and she l
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIXAlthough he felt that might have been a presentation to gain his trust again, but his heart had always been soft and this heart of his, he always followed. He wouldn't sit by and allow past experiences to change his perspective of things, or sit by and allow those not a o good memories stop him from creating new ones. He was ready to start afresh with her if she was willing to start afresh with him too. They drove for a while and the driver finally pulled up. Rina raised her hard from his chest to look out and she could see they were outside her mother's house. She cleaned her clammy palms on her gown and she bit her fingers. “Are you ready?” Owen asked when he saw the way she looked at her fingers nervously. She took two deep sighs before nodding “Yeah, I am” she replied and Owen and the driver shared looks before the man horned. In no time, the gate was opened and they were let in without further ado. They parked the car at a decent pos
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN “I'll be going home now ma” Owen said as he got up from his seat and he saw the way her expression changed. She wanted him to stay a little longer, but she knew he had a pregnant wife to take care of at home, so she couldn't take too much of his time. “Ok, I'll see you off to your car” She said and Owen smiled before bringing his hand out in a gentlemanly way and they merged their arms before walking out of the house with smiles on their faces. She saw him to the car and he was about to get in when she stopped him. He looked at her questioningly. “How's my daughter?” She asked and Owen looked at the car before looking back at her. “She's fine” he replied “And the baby?” She asked again “Doing pretty well” Owen replied. “Do you have any messages for her? I can help you pass it across, if you share” He said and she wanted to shake her head but she remembered. “Just tell her I miss her” she said and Owen nodded his head. He could s
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY EIGHT Kate sat on the kitchen counter as she watched Mario prepare the dish he had promised to prepare for her before he was kidnapped that day. The both of them were still trying to settle their differences since the truth was discovered. He knew she was still angry at him for lying to her, but she loved him also, so she couldn't possibly stay angry at him for too long, but still he was trying in every possible way to make her forgive him faster. Now he did have his mask on and he was just him and yet she still chose to stay with him. Even after the rude words he told her the day they met. “Would you care to have a taste?” He asked as he scoped a little of the egg sauce with the wooden spoon in his hands. She looked at the spoon skeptically but after some time, she finally agreed. She came down from the counter and walked to where he stood, in front of the stove. She collected the spoon from him and she used her fingertips to fetch some
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE “Unfortunately, I can't. You have to listen to me” Mario yelled back and that earned him a glare from Kate. “I do not regret it because no matter how many times I look at it, all I can see is the day you walked through that door and then the moment you agreed to marry me” he paused for a while. “At first, I had decided that I would just play along until it was time to leave, but after spending a day with you, here in this house, I fell without second thoughts. I do not know what you have done or what you are doing to me Kate, heck I didn't even marry you out of love, but I can gladly tell you that this man right here is on a leash and you Kate, are the one who holds that leash” he paused again. He could see she was literally struggling with the tears that were threatening to pour out any minute. “I understand why you're acting this way, but I just want you to know that I am very sorry and I wish you would actually forgive me and we can go
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTY Rina sat on the floor in the bathroom, she had left the shower on so she could cry and shout without anyone outside noticing even though she knew they wouldn't notice since the walls were soundproof and she had shut the door damn tight. She couldn't take Tyla's voice off her mind, the statement repeated itself severally in her ears and she tried to shut it off, but it wasn't working out. Of all the times, now that she had finally fallen for him, now that she had decided to be good, live a good life and make kids with him. She laughed warily. It seems fate has its own way of making decisions. She had finally become a first wife without even asking for it. Never in her wildest dreams would she think that something like this would actually happen. She didn't grow up in a polygamous family so she wouldn't want her kid to grow up in one as she knew about the issues that always resulted. She got under the running shower with her clothes on as the
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTY ONE Rina had woken up early, she rubbed her eyes as she looked at the time. It was almost four and she knew the whole house would still be asleep, so she had to be fast. She was going to her mother's place as the house felt too stuffy for her right now. She needed space so she could think and make decisions that would benefit her in the future. She took her bath hurriedly and when she finished dressing up, she took only a few things with her. She had just made it downstairs when she got thirsty. She shook her head with a dramatic sigh as she made it to the kitchen to take a glass of water. She opened the kitchen door and was about to go in when she saw Tyla, sitting on the kitchen counter while Owen made something for her. It was the same meal he wanted to make for her, but it actually ended as coal as that was the day they almost burned the whole house. Owen smiled when he saw her. He could see the eye bags beneath her eyes and it made his he
CHAPTER HUNDRED AND FOURTY TWO Rina glared daggers at Owen, he had provoked her and he wasn't going to hear the end of it. Owen couldn't help but tower over her as he was a few inches taller than her and she hated that fact now. “Babe..” Owen started as he touched her face, her cheeks in particular. But she yanked his hand off with force. He kept his hands to himself but he still said what he wanted to anyways. “I'm sorry Rina, I know I did you wrong, I broke the promises I made to you and I regret it deeply. But I do not know how to break it down to you that shit happened and no matter what, I can not change back the hand of time. I just promise that it won't repeat itself next time. Please” Owen said to her, but he could see that she was not relenting. It seemed as if his words made her more angry. “Save that story for another day, I will just have you know that Tyla or whatever you call her and I will not live together in this house, that shit ain't gonna happen, I'll
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SIX “I shouldn't have fought with her” Kate said, as she lay in bed with Mario in her room. She had thought of what happened between her and her mother earlier and now, she was feeling a little bit guilty. She could clearly understand the kind of pain and confusion her mother was in, and yelling at her that way was like pouring salt on an open wound. She had to sleep over it to realize that. Mario shifted on the bed and she understood he was trying to sit up. She sat up and he did too. They sat facing each other and he gave her a look that said ‘I told you so’ . “Don't give me that look” Kate said as she bent her face. She was already having a bad day without getting out of bed. She stood up from the bed and stripped to the bathroom. She washed her face and cleaned her teeth before coming out. She met him in the same position she had left him and she gave him a questioning look. “Aren't you getting out of bed?” She asked. “Hell, I am
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE They had been standing for the past ten minutes and Danny had not said a word to them even after everything Tyla had said. The guards had stopped banging the door and Rose Mary surmised that they had come to a conclusion that banging it would not make her open it. She had a cunny smirk on her face. “What do you say Danny? Just a word from you and those men outside will back down. You can end this, you alone can end it” Tyla continued, hoping she could convince her even though her hope was very low. “So, I should let him go? Is that what you are trying to say” She asked, her gun still pointing at Owen where he knelt on the floor. “Yes, and we can all go home in Peace” Rose Mary replied this time. “Here you are, talking of peace and still having a gun pointed at me. How peaceful that looks” Danny taunted. Owen looked between Rose and Tyla and he gave her a slow nod. She gave Danny a thorough look before gently bringing the gun
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FOUR Rina sat on the floor in the bathroom, she had left the shower on so she could cry and shout without anyone outside noticing even though she knew they wouldn't notice since the walls were soundproof and she had shut the door damn tight. She couldn't take Tyla's voice off her mind, the statement repeated itself severally in her ears and she tried to shut it off, but it wasn't working out. Of all the times, now that she had finally fallen for him, now that she had decided to be good, live a good life and make kids with him. She laughed warily. It seems fate has its own way of making decisions. She had finally become a first wife without even asking for it. Never in her wildest dreams would she think that something like this would actually happen. She didn't grow up in a polygamous family so she wouldn't want her kid to grow up in one as she knew about the issues that always resulted. She got under the running shower with her clothes on
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THREE She never thought Gabriel would think of coming here in this lifetime. “What the hell is Gabriel doing here?” She asked no one in particular “Tell him I'm on my way” she told the girl before going back in and she heard the girl leave. She went back into her room and she wiped the tears off her face and applied a little bit of makeup to shield her swollen under eyes. She came out after a little time and she went downstairs to see Gabriel. He came with his assistant, his handbag as she addressed him before. “To what do I owe this pleasure?” She asked as she walked down the stairs majestically. Gabriel and the man raised their heads up simultaneously to look at her. “Tamara” Gabriel called and she cocked a brow at him. “What is it Mr man?” She asked “How's Daniel?” He asked and she chuckled loudly. “Oh, you remembered to ask of him today. That's weird, did something happen to Owen? Huh? Best father of the year” She said, her voi
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY TWO “Hands up where I can see them” she heard him say again and she obeyed without complaining. She heard an engine roar and in no time, the whole place lit up. It seems they had put on the generator. She cursed as she saw the person pointing the gun at her. It was the man from earlier, the one she had not killed and she regretted that decision right now. She should have just killed him, but it was too late. Sb couldn't turn back the hand of time. She raised both of her hands up in the air and she saw another shooter come out from the back. It was Danny and it seems like the woman recognized her too because she smirked when she saw her. Tyla gave her a bored look, she had this haughty smile on her face. “What a surprise Tyla, looks like Owen couldn't man up and come by himself, so he sent you instead. That's funny” she said,her smirk not leaving her face. “Well, he didn't seem you worthy enough” Tyla replied with a calm smile and Danny cocked
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ONE “Unfortunately, I can't. You have to listen to me” Mario yelled back and that earned him a glare from Kate. “I do not regret it because no matter how many times I look at it, all I can see is the day you walked through that door and then the moment you agreed to marry me” he paused for a while. “At first, I had decided that I would just play along until it was time to leave, but after spending a day with you, here in this house, I fell without second thoughts. I do not know what you have done or what you are doing to me Kate, heck I didn't even marry you out of love, but I can gladly tell you that this man right here is on a leash and you Kate, are the one who holds that leash” he paused again. He could see she was literally struggling with the tears that were threatening to pour out any minute. “I understand why you're acting this way, but I just want you to know that I am very sorry and I wish you would actually forgive me and we can go b
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY “What boss?” She asked and the girl replied hesitantly. “Mr Sinclair” she replied and Tamara was surprised. She never thought Gabriel would think of coming here in this lifetime. “What the hell is Gabriel doing here?” She asked no one in particular “Tell him I'm on my way” she told the girl before going back in and she heard the girl leave. She went back into her room and she wiped the tears off her face and applied a little bit of makeup to shield her swollen under eyes. She came out after a little time and she went downstairs to see Gabriel. He came with his assistant, his handbag as she addressed him before. “To what do I owe this pleasure?” She asked as she walked down the stairs majestically. Gabriel and the man raised their heads up simultaneously to look at her. “Tamara” Gabriel called and she cocked a brow at him. “What is it Mr man?” She asked “How's Daniel?” He asked and she chuckled loudly. “Oh, you remembered to ask o
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY NINE Owen had his arms wrapped around Tyla as they lay on the bed. He knew Rina would probably scream her head out if she came in and saw them in this position. But he had to do what was important and getting Tyla to sleep was very important at this moment. He ran his hand across her back and she relaxed against his touch. They lay side to side, her back pressed closely against his chest, while his arm was wrapped around her waist. “Owen” she called, her voice a little bit groggy. He could tell that she was almost falling asleep. “Hmm” he replied and she was silent for a while, the beeping sound of the machines in the room being the only sound audible. She sighed loudly before she finally spoke up. “Do you think bad people deserve to be loved too?” She asked and he was taken back by her question. He didn't think she would actually ask him something like this. “Yeah” he answered sincerely “Everybody deserves to be loved” he added. She wanted
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT They had been standing for the past ten minutes and Danny had not said a word to them even after everything Tyla had said. The guards had stopped banging the door and Rose Mary surmised that they had come to a conclusion that banging it would not make her open it. She had a cunny smirk on her face. “What do you say Danny? Just a word from you and those men outside will back down. You can end this, you alone can end it” Tyla continued, hoping she could convince her even though her hope was very low. “So, I should let him go? Is that what you are trying to say” She asked, her gun still pointing at Owen where he knelt on the floor. “Yes, and we can all go home in Peace” Rose Mary replied this time. “Here you are, talking of peace and still having a gun pointed at me. How peaceful that looks” Danny taunted. Owen looked between Rose and Tyla and he gave her a slow nod. She gave Danny a thorough look before gently bringing the gun down. Da