Logan stared at his mother silently and his silence gave Cecil the right answer she needed, she looked at him dumbfounded and knew within her that he had complicated things for them more.Taking a deep breath, she slowly released it before asking,“What deal did you make with that big dog?” Logan could hardly answer as he stood and continued to stare at her blankly,His silence infuriated Cecil, as she stared at him, fuming within her. In response, she grabbed him by the shirt and shook him more fervently, gritting her teeth as she held him. “What a deal did you make with that bastard?” She yelled, still fuming,Logan huffed and suddenly freed himself from her grasp, causing her to stumble in the process before he lashed out,“I didn’t have any other choice, Mother!!!”“That was the only way he would have agreed to be part of this, okay?!” He said before throwing his arms in the air.“What did you do?”Cecil asked loudly, clenching her fists as she bit her lower lip,“I…I..did..” H
“Hi officer.” Cecil greeted with a smile as the officer lowered his window to get a better view of them,“Ma’am, where are you headed and where are you from?” The police asked as he averted his gaze from Cecil to Logan,“We are travellers from Brazil, and we are headed to the southeastern province.” She said and cleared her throat while trying to maintain a smile,“We got displaced from our family and now we are stranded here.” She said to the officer, observing his facial expression to see if he had bought her story.“So, how about I take you to the nearest police station? So a search can be launched on your family to enable them to find you easily?” The officer asked and Cecil's face became pale immediately,“No...no...no, officer.” She retorted immediately,“That would not be necessary Sir.” She said immediately trying to feign a smile to convince the officer that everything was fine.“Uhmm, we just need a phone to put a call through to them.” She said and Logan seconded immediat
The officer took his phone from Cecil and continued staring at her, narrowing his eyes at her with wrinkled brows. Cecil rubbed him the wrong way but he couldn't place it, clearing his throat he asked with raised brows,“Are you sure you are going to be okay?”“Yeah, sure officer.”Cecil responded with a nod and a smile that was enough to sway the suspicious, “We might be foreigners, but we know the borders like the back of our palms.” She responded, trying to make a joke to alleviate the tension and relieve the officer of his tension.“Okay, ma’am.”“Just in case your family can’t reach you, be sure to head to the nearest police station.” He informed, “It’s just down the next bridge.” pointing down the road,Cecil nodded before she responded,“Thanks.” and watched as the officer zoomed off.She took a few steps backwards from the road and took a deep breath. She had been so tense as she didn’t want to fumble herself in front of the officer so they didn't take her to the station.Ho
Cecil's son counted the money, his face lighting up with a smile when he realised it was more than enough, but his joy was short-lived, as Cecil suddenly slapped him on the head from behind,He turned around, his eyes blazing as he glared and demanded,“What was that for?! Mother!" Cecil's eyes were cold and flat, shaking her head, she lashes at Logan with curled lips,"Someone threw money at us, and you're picking it up like a beggar?"Logan's face reddened, and he retorted with a snap,"What are we going to do? We need the cash!"Cecil raised her brow, then rolled her eyes, his rhetorical question was aggravating, and her next response was laced with venom while she narrowed her eyes at him,"What did I do to deserve a loser like you? You're useless, just like your father!"Logan's eyes narrowed, and his nostrils flared, his jaw clenched tightly before he stomped his foot,"I'm not a loser!"Cecil sneered,"Oh, but you are! If you were capable of making a decent living, we wouldn't
Logan exhaled and rubbed at his brows,“No, we did not, and the big dog’s hideout got busted.” He replied with a huff, and Williams’ expression instantly changed from that of mockery to bewilderment,“The what got busted?” Williams's head drew back quickly, and he asked with bulging eyes, “You got the big dog involved in your little schemes?” he proved in a disbelieving voice, trying hard to not laugh as he knew the implications of what he had just heard,“That means you made a blood deal.” Williams observed with raised eyebrows, as he waited to hear a response from any of the duo,Cecil exhaled loudly and jabbed her finger in Logan's direction,“That fool right there did! He did that behind our backs, without informing us!” she fumed, and continued to glare at him with curled lips,“He put all our lives on the line.” She snapped.Williams smirked and made an elaborate sweep of his hand,“Point of correction ma’am, he” pointing at Logan with a smirk, he continued, "Put your lives i
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