PROLOGUE...
"Will you stop that already! You have been on it for the past thirty minutes!" Joshua says to his friend.The guy had been roaming around the room non stop, only stopping to fill up his wine glass
"I'm frustrated i am pissed i have never been this miserable in my entire life!Why did this have to happen why did i have to meet her i was just minding my own business bro and to top it up she is just some blind girl she is supposed to have eyes and not my heart!"
"Julia?"
"Yes i mean who else?! That girl practically has my heart yet here i am being forced to marry Grace,what kind of life is this why did i have to fall in love when i knew i was betrothed to someone else what is happening to me what is this!" he snapped throwing himself onto the couch then gulping the last bit of the bitter liquid. Raymond had been with Julia for just a few months but it was beginning to feel like he had known her for years. She was a gem, one in a million
"I feel you bro i really do so what do you suggest we do i mean, Grace will be here in a month and that means your wedding is fast approaching. I am afraid you will have to choose." The words hit him hard, it was the most difficult decision he could ever make in his life and it was between two things he treasured the most
"I cant lose my inheritance Josh,i cant i just cant.I dropped out of school just to come learn more about the business so that i take over someday so i cannot."
"Is that you letting go of Julia?" he asked Raymond whose face cringed. He could not imagine his life without her, he would lose it!
"I will not let go of her either, she is my life i just can't." he said turning to look at him, "You know i cant live without her Josh,you will have to help me i cant lose her." Joshua looked at him confused. How could he possibly help?
"I am not following Ray."
"I don't want her meeting and falling in love with someone else before i free myself from Grace, i will marry Grace but i will surely get a divorce later,at the earliest i will make a plan but I don't want Julia moving on with someone else before i divorce Grace or even finding out i married Grace.
"So what are you saying?"Joshua said still failing to figure out the sense in everything
"I want you to do me a very huge favor Joshua." he looked around before locking eyes with Joshua once more, "While i try figure everything out...i want you to pretend to be me and marry her. Marry Julia, please."
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NasheMel
CHAPTER 1
After a long and exhausting flight Helen was just but glad to finally arrive home that late afternoon. She could not wait to meet her family but above all, her secret love. If her brother ever found out about that one he wouldn't hesitate to shove her into the next available flight and fly her back to Qatar. Laughing at that silly thought she got out of the plane and made her way to meet whoever was there to welcome her. She hoped her dad or even her annoying brother had come but like always non of them were there, only the guards. Sighing in disappointment, she handed over her bags and paced out of the airport to shove herself into the blue Mercedes which immediately drove off.
"Where is my father?" she asked the driver who remained mute.
"Driver...?" she took off her shades and it was then that she realized she did not know the man driving her.
"Where is Dominic? Who are you?!" she asked but the man remained silent his dark shades not doing any justice in helping her see his face clearly. She was too engrossed in her own world of thoughts that she had failed to realize that Dominic had sold her off. She had seen Dominic he had helped her with her bags but where was he now?
"Stop the car i want to get out." she said trying to open the doors but they were locked. She was doomed.
"Let me go! Help!" she screamed banging the windows but as she diverted her gaze to the strange man they met with a medium sized glass bottle which released a white cloud of mist. That was the last thing she saw that very day.
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A call interrupted Joshua's cozy sleep bearing in mind he had partied all night. His hand fumbled all over the bed before getting into contact with a body but that was not the issue. He had to silence the irritating tone and get back to dreamland. He was exhausted. Finding his phone after some seconds he silenced it and buried his head into his pillow once more but again the tone erupted managing to slap him awake
"What?!"
"Are you sleeping?"
"Oh Ray its you. What's up?"
"You sound really sleepy. Anyway have you spoken to Helen i cant reach her she was supposed to be home two hours ago. I cant reach Dominic either."
"No man last spoke to her last night. She wanted me to pick her up when she arrives but i had plans. I will try call her then get back to you."
"I feel worried. She has never done this."
"Relax i will call her and get back to you. Don't worry man."
"Okay cool keep me posted."
"I will." he said cutting the call and turning to face the blond he had brought home for the night. She looked cozy and comfortably fast asleep, too comfortable for his liking
"Hey!"
"What?" she mumbled turning to look the other way.
"Hey get up what are you still doing here? Get up and get out!" The girl slowly opened her eyes to meet Joshua's cold stare.
"Sorry." she mumbled getting up and wrapping herself in a sheet before rushing into the bathroom to get dressed. Joshua hardly remembered the events of the previous night he did remember sealing a deal with his suppliers but what happened afterwards was a blur. He then took out his checkbook from the bed drawer, wrote a cheque and left it on the other side of the bed for the girl to take and get out of his house and life. After a failed attempt at calling Helen he could not help the creeping in exhaustion hence fell prey to lala-land once again.
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Upon gaining her consciousness Helen looked around, her blur vision also slowly becoming clear. She looked around trying to put two and two together and it was then that she remembered what had happened. The room was dark she could hardly see anything and at the same time very cold
"Hello!" she called out but nobody answered. She sat viciously tied to a wooden chair with no possible means of escape
"Hello! Who is there and what do you want from me?!" she screamed now close to tears like the daddy's little princess she was
"Hello! Ray! Josh where are you?!"
"You are so noisy!" a manly voice startled her but she could not see anybody, the room was dark which at the same time made her question how long she had been out for. Was it night time already?
"W...who are you and what do you want from me?"
"Oh my oh my. Daddy's little princess is scared. You are so cute when you are scared."
"You can see me?"
"No, i can smell you darling." said the man getting up. At that point all Helen could hear were footsteps and moments later the lights went on revealing her kidnapper. A tall and buff scarred man. The scar on his face making her cringe and look away
"Disgusted? Are you disgusted? Do you know who did this to me do you?!" he screamed at innocent Helen who shook her head tears gushing out
"Its okay. Don't cry okay? You don't look too good when you cry." he said getting closer and kneeling before her. He then wiped off her tears but more kept gushing out. Poor Helen shut her eyes to avoid looking at the brute before her
"Ray, Josh, where are you?" she muttered hoping they would show up to save her. Or maybe wake her up from this terrible nightmare.
"Josh, save me."
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It was late afternoon when Joshua finally got up and treaded to the bathroom to take his bath. His head was pounding and for a moment he regretted all the boozing he had done but hey, he was a man and had to endure it then do it again and again. That's what made it even more fun. Getting out of the bathroom with nothing but a towel around his waist and using the other to wipe his hair dry, his phone tone greeted him and he quickly answered seeing that it was Raymond
"Ray."
"Anything?"
"No man i couldn't reach her either is she still not home yet?" he asked checking the time and it was headed for 6pm.
"Called all her friends and nobody seems to have seen her. She has never done this and i am worried something has happened to her. Dominic is nowhere to be seen either!"
"Hold up i have an incoming call. I am dressing up now and coming over to your house we will find her don't panic." with that he cut the call and tended to the incoming one whose caller ID was unknown
"Yes?"
"Master Jay, its good to hear your voice again its been long
"Darian...?"
"Haven't you been wondering if something is missing or....a certain somebody is not where they are supposed to be?" he said looking over at a drained and miserable Helen who was staring right back at him
"You took Helen?"
"Meet me at the Hyde warehouse seven o'clock sharp if you don't, you know what will happen to your dear friend's sister. Too bad you do not have a sister else i would have been glad to have a taste of her." he chuckled causing Joshua to cringe. "Come alone, and again if you do not show up or you are a single second late i will rape the hell out of her and you know i am not kidding!"
