They were Twins, bounded by blood. Separated by Love. Their lives changed when they were both admitted in a separate school abroad. What happens when they both faced the circumstances of life in a strange land? What happens when fate brought them back together. What happens when one died at the hands of the other?
Chapter 1.
SMITH
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"My name is Smith Femi Akindele. I'm the twin brother to James Jimi Akindele. I'm from Lagos, Nigeria and I..."
James dragged my phone and ended my life video.
"What's that for?" I asked
"I know what you wanted to do. You wanted to announce to the whole world that we're leaving for London today" James said.
I rolled my eyes.
"So what's the bad thing there?" I snorted
Just when he was about to reply, Mum called.
"Smith and James"
"I guess breakfast is ready" James said and hurried off.
I sighed and followed him.
"James, your flight is by 12...so you need to hurry up so we can leave." Baba said in the dinning.
I and James exchanged puzzled glance.
I turned to Baba and asked; "Why did you specify James. I thought its suppose to be the both of us."
Baba shook his head, "not anymore".
Oh my God!
"What do you mean by not anymore!" I yelled and Baba shot me a hard glare.
"Sorry" I mumbled. He hates disrespect.
"Next time, if you ever yell at me. Trust me, you'll regret it" he said.
"Sorry Baba" James and I said.
Baba went back to his meal.
Mama was silent.
After a while, Baba said "Smith, your Mother and I have pondered about this and we think that it'll be best if we sent you both to different school. So you're no longer going to Cambridge. You'll be going to Harvard."
I stood up like someone possessed "That's not possible!" James and I screamed the same time.
Mama stared at us in shock.
"If is Harvard, then we are both going there. Same goes to Cambridge." James retorted.
"Have you guys lost your manner?" Baba questioned.
"The thing is that, there's no way I and James would be apart." I said.
Baba glared at Mama. "Talk to your boys." He said and left the table.
Mama looked at us with hurt in her eyes. "You guys are hurting your Dad"
I snorted "He's the one hurting us, he's trying to separate us"
"But is for your own good."
"How?" James asked.
"You won't understand" Mama said.
"Really? Is that what you have to say?" I yelled.
"James will be going to Cambridge today, While you'll be going to Harvard tomorrow. That's all I have to say" Mama said and stood up.
"No!!!" James yelled, he followed her as she walked away.
He was crying, cursing and pleading. He was screaming at Mama saying she planned all this. He accused her of trying to break the twin bond between us.
Then, he called her a witch.
*What?*
No one dare calls my mother a witch, not even my brother.
I sprung from my chair, jumped at James and gave him a hard punch.
Mama rushed to me and prevented me from giving him another.
James stared at me in shock.
I saw the blood on his lips and I felt like crying.
"Look, I'm sorry! I never meant to..." I said.
He looked blankly at me and then he walked away without saying a word.
"Look why I don't want you guys together" Mama said after James left.
"You've the hard hand. While James got the hard mind. If you guys are together, something might happen and you'll both hate yourselves. That's what I and your Dad is trying to avoid." Mama said.
This time I didn't argue with her.
By 12, Baba took James to the airport. By two, Baba came back.
"Where's James?" I asked, though I knew the answer.
"He's on his way to London" Baba answered curtly. Then he said "You'll be going to the US tomorrow."
I ran to my room, shut the door, sat on the floor and wept.
James never said a goodbye.
Just as Mama said, "His mind is as hard as stone".
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House was boring so I visited my friend; Tayo. He lives down the street.
I told him about my trip tomorrow.
"So real real, you guys are going abroad?" He said, bewildered.
"James is gone already. Mine is 18 hours from now."
"Wahala for us wey go school for Lagos." Akin said.
"So what about Adaeze?"
I sighed "That's why I came here. I'm handing her over to you. Protect her with your life" I said.
Tayo is the only person who I trust to watch over my girlfriend, Adaeze.
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When I got home, I headed straight to James' room which is now empty.
I spotted a small book on the floor.
I recognized it to be James' diary.
I was tempted to open it and I was overcame by the temptation.
I opened the first page and read. Something caught my attention. I read the next page.
My eyes widened.
I turned over to the next
I gasped.
I ended up reading, 15 pages.
After reading the fifteen pages, I understood why Mama said it wouldn't be good if we both stay together.
If he were here. He would've been dead.
His little diary has exposed him.
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He told her to call him Daddy. Not because he earned it, but because he fucking owned her. The moment she signed that contract, she stopped being a woman with dignity and became his filthy little plaything. His holes to use. His mess to ruin. He didn't just fuck her, he rewired her. Stripped her clean of boundaries and filled her with sin. Every punishment made her scream. Every game dragged her deeper into his twisted world. And the way he praised her... Good girl. She should've run the first time he said it. But Daddy doesn't let his toys leave. He breaks them until they beg to stay. ** Mia's life changed the night she let a stranger ruin her. One night. She never expected to see him again. Until she walked into her new job... and her boss turned around. Ace.Her one-night sin in a thousand-dollar suit. Only this time, he wasn't asking her to be his assistant. She was to be his wife.
Madisyn was stunned to discover that she was not her parents' biological child. Due to the real daughter's scheming, she was kicked out and became a laughingstock. Thought to be born to peasants, Madisyn was shocked to find that her real father was the richest man in the city, and her brothers were renowned figures in their respective fields. They showered her with love, only to learn that Madisyn had a thriving business of her own. "Stop pestering me!" said her ex-boyfriend. "My heart only belongs to Jenna." "How dare you think that my woman has feelings for you?" claimed a mysterious bigwig.
Darya spent three years loving Micah, worshipping the ground he walked on. Until his neglect and his family's abuse finally woke her up to the ugly truth-he doesn't love her. Never did, never will. To her, he is a hero, her knight in shining armour. To him, she is an opportunist, a gold digger who schemed her way into his life. Darya accepts the harsh reality, gathers the shattered pieces of her dignity, divorces him, takes back her real name, reclaims her title as the country's youngest billionaire heiress. Their paths cross again at a party. Micah watches his ex-wife sing like an angel, tear up the dance floor, then thwart a lecher with a roundhouse kick. He realises, belatedly, that she's exactly the kind of woman he'd want to marry, if only he had taken the trouble to get to know her. Micah acts promptly to win her back, but discovers she's now surrounded by eligible bachelors: high-powered CEO, genius biochemist, award-winning singer, reformed playboy. Worse, she makes it pretty clear that she's done with him. Micah gears up for an uphill battle. He must prove to her he's still worthy of her love before she falls for someone else. And time is running out.
“Do I want a taste?” his voice deeper than he had ever spoken. His eyes pinned on me like I was the only thing that fascinated him. “What do I do?” I thought to myself as he moved closer to me, I wanted to run away, to resist him but I was pinned to the wall by him. “Gosh I hate this man so much” his scent, his body, his beautiful green eyes, he was driving me crazy. I know this is wrong, he has a fiancee and all but that makes me want him even more. “Get on the bed and spread your legs” his cold voice woke me up and then I remembered I was just a maid to him. “Yes master”.
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