It was morning and the day was almost bright, Leila lay on the bed clinging onto Adam as though he would escape her claws in her sleep. She slept calmly and held him tightly,Adam shot his eyes open and closed them immediately as the sun pierced through the curtains into the room and his half-sleepy eyes could not take it. He shut his eyes and laid there, running his fingers through Leila’s hair sensually.He thought about the previous night and smiled, a smile of satisfaction and his heart was full; so were his organs.In her sleep, she could feel Adam’s fingers caressing sensually through the roots of her hair and it sent chills down her spine,‘Good chills.’She thought to herself and smiled in her sleep, she tried to open her eyes but decided to shut it and just enjoy the moment.After a while, Adam got up and placed her head gently on the pillow, as he stood up, she no longer felt the zeal to lay there anymore and immediately opened her eyes.“Good morning.” He said to her with a
Leila had just finished taking her bath and just got out of the bathroom, she had a robe on and her wet hair was all rolled up and covered in a towel. She stepped out of the bathroom standing on the foot mat, waiting patiently for her feet to dry before stepping on the cold tile,She heard a little knock on the door and wondered who it was, she knew Adam would not knock on the door before coming into his room.“Come in.” She said reluctantly, tilting her head to get a glimpse of who it was,She watched as the knob on the door was jolted slowly and watched the person come in gently. It was the housekeeper, whom she had met the day before when she came into the house.“Good morning ma’am.” Evelyn greeted with a low tone and lowered her gaze, trying not to make eye contact with Leila.“Uhmm, good morning.” She said to her with a smile as she tried to remember her name as she had heard Adam mention the name yesterday.“This is your breakfast.” Evelyn said, placing the tray of food on the
“Hey, princess. Daddy needs to talk with Leila,” Adam said, moving closer to them,He had been standing there in a corner staring and admiring the affectionate moment between the two, making him smile. He had always wanted Ariel to have a mother figure in her life or someone she could look up to as a mother, “Let me get Evelyn to come take you downstairs.” He said and headed towards the door to get Evelyn.He stepped out to call Evelyn so she could come take Ariel for a walk, and on their return, they met Ariel on Leila’s leg playing with her hands and her heart melted at the sight of the both of them,‘They both seemed like a mother and daughter duo already.’ Evelyn thought to herself as he approached them to take Ariel away,“Let’s go, Ariel.” She said to her and helped her up gently.“Bye Leila.” Ariel greeted and waved at Leila as Evelyn led her out of the room,“Bye, baby,” Leila replied, waving back at her with a big smile of satisfaction on her face.Ariel and Evelyn left the
Just as Williams was about to step out of their presence, atensed Louisa barged into the room, looking grim and scruffy, she wasn't at peace as she had been trying to reach her mother and brother for hours to no avail.Her rushing into the house got the attention of the trio and they all turned to look at her with varying expressions on their face,“Hey, hey, Louisa.” Williams was the first to call her out with a sneer on his face, storming in her direction, “Williams?” Louisa responded with blinking eyes, and a drawn-back head, she couldn't understand why the fool had called her name so loudly at this time,“What happened?” She asked with furrowed eyebrows, looking him from head to toe,“Williams, what is going on?” She asked again, gazing at him as she walked towards him with the baby in her arms.Her estranged husband glared at her with grated teeth, but for the child in her hands, he would have dragged her by her hair,“What.did.you.do?” He asked with a raised voice.“What did I
In a few minutes, she came out with two glasses of water in her hands and handed one over to her mother and the order to her brother.“None for me?” He was holding the baby while sitting on the couch, he didn't like being excluded,“Suit yourself, William.” She retorted to her estranged husband with scorn, without sparing him a glance. “So Logan, how did it go?” Louisa asked Logan who still stood aloof, his face as straight as a ruler, his straight face pale.“Was it a success? I'm guessing it was hectic, but still a success. Right?” She fished out again, going to sit beside a stiff Cecil once more, oblivious to the rising and lowering of Logan's chest, nor to his flaring nostrils, Cecil on the other hand fiddled with her fingers, muttering swears beneath her breath,Louisa's gaze remained on Logan as she waited for his response, at his silence, she proved again,"Loga..." “It was a mess! It was a mess, Louisa!”Logan thundered at her with fuming eyes, interrupting her while thro
The silence in the room was deafening, the tension palpable, if an elephant had rushed in, no one would have noticed.All the same, Williams sat in his chair with a smirk, it was a delight to see this family crumble, just as they had crumbled him.Louisa was still numb in her position, and no one took notice of her or her fears, Cecil sat with a scowl,Logan exhaled and finally broke the silence, staring at his sister, his face a calm facade,“Whatever happens, we all go down together.” He announced to Louisa with a straight face, the sides of his mouth upturned, At first, Louisa stood frozen in her spot, her lips quivering, trying to process the words before she could finally string words together and spoke up,“What do you mean?!”She glared at him, her nostrils beginning to flare, “What do you both mean by that?” Louisa demanded, stomping her foot hard as she gazed between the duo, “I’m not going to be part of any blood deal you both made!” She informed them, whilst pointing at
In a darkened room, a woman with long flowing hair sat, almost still, albeit the harsh breathing, one wouldn't know she was alive or if there was anyone in there. Though she was finely dressed, she looked haggard, just as she felt ragged, she ached to blow something, kill someone or take back what she felt was truly hers. This woman couldn't fathom how she had let the good thing she had ever known slip through her fingers, and the realisation gnawed on her soul, ‘I’ll get you back. For this pain, this heartache, my sacrifice and time! Best believe I'll get you all back, for ignoring my feelings and never acknowledging it” the haggard woman muttered, while biting her fingernails harshly. “You won't see me coming when I come for you, for making my life miserable, I will make yours a hundred times more miserable than you ever left me! No one toils with me and gets away with it! No one! Absolutely nobody!” She cried out in the dark, the pain in her chest overwhelmingly painful and hea
At Adam’s house, Leila was seated on the chair, reluctantly finishing her breakfast as Adam sat on the bed and stared at her. He was well aware she was not ready to face her sister and father but he knew that was the best thing for her to do and now was the right time.“Can you hasten up a bit?” He asked her as he watched her slowly chew her breakfast, deliberately delaying,“Yeahhh.” Leila replied, swallowing hard before picking up her cup of coffee,Adam looked at her and saw the sadness in her eyes moved closer to her and placed a hand on her shoulder.“Leila,” he called in a soft tone, tilting her head gently towards his direction so he could talk to her while staring directly into her eyes.“I know you don’t want to do this right now.” He said softly and she nodded.“Then why are you trying to make me?” She asked as her eyes became teary.“Because now is the right time.” He said to her and rubbed her cheeks with his pinky finger.“You need to have a conversation with your fathe