The girls decided to spend the night at Lillian’s and take Aba home the next day. Rami would tell her mom that she was bringing some people around to meet her and then go with Peter and the herbalist first to prepare her mother before Lilian brings Aba in. However, before they dropped Peter at home, Peter suggested that they visit Hormeku’s house so that his wife will know what had happened to her husband. They had Aba cover most …
Author: A. Duchess
Now Lillian quickly drove them back to where Peter and the herbalist were waiting. They were euphoric with the success of their mission. “How did it go?” Peter asked anxiously when the girls got out of …
The ride to Nokalu was mostly quiet, with Rami intermittently repeating the words she was supposed to say at Nokalu and the follow-up responses she was supposed to give when asked. By the time they got …
Nobody is as serious about marriage as a mother who is desperate for their daughter to get married. My mother started with subtle hints about finding a serious relationship that would lead to marriage when I …
Aba was nervous. She knew that something was happening, but she didn’t know what. She had been awakened earlier than usual and allowed to walk around the compound of her prison. Her handler, whom she had …
They stared at the herbalist in surprise, and Rami felt a little fearful. The whole situation was creepy. “Have a seat,” the herbalist told them, gesturing at the seats in front of her desk. Her office …
The first call came in at 8:45 am. You were rushing to a meeting that should’ve started 20 minutes ago, having slept through your first alarm, but the second alarm saved you. That alone wouldn’t have …
When you come from a family where everyone is naturally slim with flat tummies because you grew up thinking eating once a day was normal, you don’t take anyone who shuns money seriously. “I’m telling you, …
Rami couldn’t help but notice that he hadn’t sounded drunk during most of their conversation. He sounded normal in a way that she had never witnessed since she met him. In fact, she had never thought …
Rami stared at Peter, doubting what her ears had just heard. “Did you just say blood sacrifice?” Lilian asked. Peter gulped more water. “That is the only thing that makes sense. He was acting suspicious after …
Lilian was back in ten minutes, and they both waited anxiously for Peter to arrive. Time was crawling too slowly for Rami. Twenty minutes had never felt so long. They didn’t speak as they monitored the …