NIKAELEON***“What do you mean I’ll move in here with you?” Aina asked with a perplexed look.“My room is just as safe as yours, and we’re practically neighbours, what’s the difference?”“The room isn’t the problem. I want you close to me at all times so I can keep an eye on you. This person threatened the life of our baby, and in order to get to our baby, they have to get to you first. Since we still have no clue who this traitor is, your life is in danger. I need you close to me so I can protect you if need be.” I said to her.“Nik….”I cut her off before she could protest my decision.“It’s not up for discussion, Aina.” I said to her and she frowned.“So is this what I am to expect if I eventually agree to marry you?” She asked.“You give me an order and I’m expected to follow without argument like I’m one of your employees.”I sighed.“Aina, when I said we were in this together, I meant it. I value your opinion, if I didn’t, I wouldn’t even consider marriage. But in situations li
NIKAELEON~"I don't care what you say, Uriel. I already told you that it's a surprise for Sophia, and you're not invited." I said to her."But you invited that woman. What does she have that I don't, Nik? How is she better than me?""Uriel, you're the one making comparisons, Uriel, not me. I don’t want you to show up here just to try and annoy me because you weren’t invited.” I said to her.I had to lower my voice as I spoke so Sophia wouldn’t know that I didn’t want her mother anywhere near me. Despite her shortcomings, and the fact that Uriel was a pain in the ass, the only thing I could trust was her love for Sophia. And Sophia loved her mother too. She deserved to grow up thinking her mother is a superhero, she already had a major change in her life by discovering that I’m her father. I didn’t want to ruin her childhood.And I knew that Uriel wouldn’t even be able to get to the venue even if I told her the address because she had no ship or plane to get her there. I just wanted t
NIKAELEON***I chuckled at her excitement as I held her in my arms and walked towards the helicopter.“It’s not a plane, this one is called a helicopter. That’s how we’re going to get to your surprise.” I said to her and she squealed.“When we used to go on vacations, we went with big airplanes sometimes. I always begged mummy to sit by the window so I could watch the clouds pass by, and I always tried to look for fairies but I didn’t see any. I watched a cartoon with cloud people, but I didn’t see any of them either. Where we used to sit wasn't as tight as the other places on the plane, it was better, and they served nice food. One other place barely had any space, I always wondered how the people there could stay there, they looked squished together like sardines. I asked mummy and she said it was because they couldn’t afford the nice place like us”She meant that they always flew first class. The other place that was tight was those in economy, sitting there usually led to people
NIKAELEON***“Thank you.” I said as I moved forward to hug him.Sophia gasped and I turned to face her.“Daddy, is this your daddy?” She asked as she tugged on my hand to pull me closer to her.”Yes, sweetie.” I replied to her and her nose scrunched in a cute way.“If he’s your daddy, then he’s my grandpappy, right?” She asked.“Yes, I am.” My father answered and she smiled.“Is he the surprise, daddy?” She asked me.“Yes, honey. And also the island too, I know you’ll love it here..” I said to her.“Now, come give your grandpappy a better welcome.” My father said as he crouched and spread his arms.Sophia squealed as she let go of my hand and ran into his. He laughed as he nearly toppled over from the force of her hug, then stood and twirled her around. Sophia shrieked and Aina chuckled.“I don’t remember much about my own grandfather, but I remember that he used to do this to me everytime we went to visit him, then he would toss me in the air several times and catch me. I always lov
NIKAELEON***For several seconds, she remained unresponsive, out of shock maybe, so I grabbed her by the waist and pulled her closer to me. She moaned as I nipped her lower lip and then began to respond to my kiss. Good girl.Her hands wrapped around my back, and I grabbed her ass. I groaned because it was so soft. The two piece bikini she wore had been distracting me since we left the villa. It was a white piece that stood out against her dark skin, and the top covered most of her breasts but I could still see the outline of her nipple, and the bottom was cut in a way that almost half her ass cheeks were open. I picked this particular one from the online shop I had it delivered from because I knew it would look great on her, and I was right. I couldn’t wait to see her belly get big with my child in it.“Nik, Sophia is close by. What are you doing?” She asked as she broke the kiss.“Trying to get you to relax.” I replied to her when the truth was that I just couldn’t help myself.She
NIKAELEON***We walked into his study and he went to sit behind the desk while I sat on one of the two seats opposite him. He reached for the decanter and two glasses on the small side table beside his desk. He poured two glasses of the vintage whisky he always keeps in his offices, and then leaned back in his chair. I held on to my glass and watched him drink his slowly, deliberately taking his time so he wouldn't say why he called me. It was an intimidation tactic he taught me when he was training me to take over from him. It was supposed to make me anxious, and if I was guilty of something, I would have the compulsion to fill up the silence and inadvertently expose myself. But he had also taught me how to beat the game with patience so I wouldn't be a victim so I wasn’t moved by the silence.I drank from my glass and continued watching him like I had all the time in the world to waste. After several minutes of drinking in silence, he finally spoke."So you actually got her to agre
NIKAELEON***The first thing I did when we got into the house was get Manolo to draft out a Non Disclosure Agreement that I would get Uriel to sign before she leaves. That was the idea I got after Aina said we should focus more on what Uriel would do, not Sophia because as a child, Sophia was more predictable. The real problem was Uriel, she could decide to spread the news of my father being alive just to spite me, even if I made her promise not to. So, signing the NDA would be better. She would be jailed if she revealed such sensitive information, I doubt she would want that.The rest of the day, Uriel and Sophia were in Sophia’s room, where Uriel decided to stay instead of the guest bedroom away from my wing that I assigned to her. She knew I wouldn’t be able to force her to leave the room for Sophia’s sake. I was in my home office trying to get some things done after dinner when Aina knocked and entered the room.“Why are you here working? I thought today was a free day?” She aske
NIKAELEON~When Monday came around, I was relieved. I wanted to just get the custody battle over with and make it official. Uriel had left the day before of her own volition, without being coaxed or coerced. She didn’t try to guilt trip me into extending her stay, nor did she attack Aina when she saw Aina playing with Sophia. She seemed so calm and level headed now, but I just had this niggling suspicious feeling that seemed to never go away as I woke up this morning. Something wasn’t right, and though I didn’t know what it was, I had learned to always trust my instinct. Maybe something bad would happen, maybe it was just nothing. Either way, I left Sophia at home just in case.Usually, the child is supposed to be present in cases like these, but with my influence, I would just make a good excuse to the judge and jury concerning her absence. No one would force a sick child to appear in court. So, it was just me, Aina and Manolo, who was my legal representative that would be going to