"What is it?" Daniel gritted out as he poked his head out of his room door with a raised eyebrow. He was completely irritated as he glared at his sister who seemed unfazed. He sighed as he came out giving her a look that said "so?"   "I need you to call Clarissa's house right now," Mercedes said and Daniel didn't miss the panic in her voice.   "Clarissa?" Daniel said as he furrowed his eyebrows in confusion, "why?" He asked    "Now is not the time to be asking questions just call her up,” Mercedes demanded desperately    "Look, if this is one of your stupid assumptions on who she is then—"    "Just call her okay! Five lives depend on this!" She screamed to her brother, Mercedes needed to know if Clarissa and Aramide were the same persons. If so, their whole world was going to come crashing down, and their mother's heart attack would be the least of their worries. S

   “Checkmate” Tania smirked as she stared at the frown that was growing on Dared's face, her childhood friend had never been one to deal with defeat, in fact, the man rarely failed. She was the exception though. She had always made that clear.         The fair-skinned girl stood up and dusted her clothes, they had been at this for a while going back and forth and she was exhausted. Honestly, when she decided to visit her friend in New York, she hadn't imagined she would spend three days, and now she had been here for more than a week. She wasn't complaining though, Dared was great company, he was smart intelligent, tall, influential, and dominant. Being filthy rich as well — a quality, she admired.          To Tania, Dared was anyone's spec, and she hoped to everything he had built and his whole career, that this Clarissa girl he was always rambling about, was a

     Blaire paced to and fro in the waiting room her hands visibly shook as she took in heavy breaths while her thoughts were everywhere.   Aramide's father was sitting on a chair, His head was rested on the wall and he seemed deep in thought. Blaire let a tear slip as she mumbled something underneath her breath, Memories ran through her mind.   "You've become quite popular and feared here, No one wants to get cross with the boss lady,”  Blaire said with a smile that didn't reach her eyes   "That's exactly what we want, whosoever wants to kill me, must be someone who knows me well, the person must be going crazy wanting to know where I am and how Aramide managed to disappear from the surface of the earth," Aramide said with a smirk    "Oh Nana, I can't wait to return to London, I can't wait to board that flight today, it was about time

    Jared groaned as he paced back and forth. It had been two hours, two long hours since Cole had managed to escape from right underneath their noses!    Jared was sure Aramide  had helped him escape. What he didn't understand was why the girl hadn't left with him? Why had she stayed? What exactly was keeping Aramide tied to this place that she had willing told freedom goodbye?   The man sharpened his small knife as a frown laced his features, he couldn't care less what she thought anymore, he was going to get rid of his pestering niece today, Soon the cops would arrive.   Jared was sure that cole had been singing to them about how Aramide was alive. Every moment was crucial. Each moment was like a drop of water, it could never be gotten back after it was lost, and that was just reality.   "Aramide" he gritted out as he stepped into the room, He didn't m

The cries of spoons and plates as they were either grazed or stabbed at each other was the only sound present at the Dante Dining table. Each person refused to make eye contact with the other, Sylvia had gotten back from the hospital, and to say the news of Clarissa's death hit her like a bomb would be an understatement, but that wasn't the worst part.   The revelation that Bola had taken upon herself to reveal made their worlds shake. As if it wasn't enough, Cole had shown up the next day, with no clear explanation of where he had been or what had happened.   The tension could be cut with a knife, Mercedes eyes glanced over the chair that Daniel should be in, Her eyes watered, After her brother's overdose, he was sent to Rehab once again, but this time it was way worse as he had also been informed of the drama surrounding Aramide, He was furious and heartbroken, That girl, that  Clarissa or Aramide or whatever her name truly was, She h