Novels by Stella_Shee

Under His Protection:::Once Michael existed the library, he saw Laura in the hallway, her eyes were bright with anticipation, " How did it go?" She asked, as he drew nearer to her. Michael couldn't help but to smile at her, be hugged and swing her around as she shrieked at first then broke into a happy laugh, " My love, we have finally received your father's blessings" he told her warmly."Really?"He nodded as he gently set her down on her feet, " yes, it was much more easier than I first thought to convince him, now I can finally marry you and I really can't wait for you to become my wif and start the new chapter of our lives with our baby"The smile she gave him melted his heart, Laura slowly placed a kiss in his lip as she stared at him with her eyes showing love, only for him, " so do I Michael, I can't wait to be your wife and to call you husband"********Laura heart warmed at the thought of the both of them finally getting married soon, s

Under His Protection:::"Can you make my daughter happy?"Michael have never been surer in his life than this moment, he nodded sincerely, " I will di trying to make her happy for the rest of our lives, I know you probably want a wealthy husband for Laura but I love her more than anything in the world, I just want you to give me a chance to prove it to you"Jadua smiled slightly, " I know that"Michael couldn't help his mouth from hanging open, You knew sir?"Jadua leaned back on his chair to study him, " I have seen the two of you stole glances at each other when you thought no one was watching, I saw you both that night when you kissed her. Just because I didn't say anything doesn't mean iam not aware of what is going on, I trust that you will make my Laura happy"Michael just stared at Jadua in disbelief, " Yyou don't mean it sir"Jadua shook his head, " it seems that you're having a second thoughts if I would accept you as Laura's

Under His Protection::::The follow morning after his proposal to Laura,they were back to where it all started. Hand-in-hand they faced her father who was sitting behind his mahogany table in his magnificent Library with his wife standing beside him arms crossed."Glad to see you are back" Jadua said without a hint of emotion in his face."Iam sorry" Michael heard Laura murmured apologetically under her breath while looking down at the carpeted floor, she couldn't meet her father's intense gaze."What are you sorry for?" Jadua asked.Michael tried not to flinch at the questioning tone Jadua used directly at Laura, the way Jadua eyes bored their gaze on them unblinking, truth be told Michael was surprised to see Laura's father calm and collected, he was expecting him to unleash his anger on them once he found out the stunt his ex employer pulled in the night of his daughter engagement party.Michael was about to start where Laura stopped when Trish

Under His Protection:::To Laura, it seems her questions which was directed towards Michael caught him off gaurd as he stared at her for a moment before answering, " I actually wanted to be a policeman, I already finished my training but when my dad died of heart failure, I tried to provide for my family. An offer from the academy asked me if iam interested in becoming the bodyguard of a certain prominent man...." He gave Laura a speaking glance, and continue, " ...No one could resist the large salary he offered, so I accepted"Laura raised an eyebrow, " You mean my father is your first employer?""Yes, I became more of his driver and P.A, doing errands for him than actually being his bodyguard" he confessed with a smile on his face, clearly Laura could see that he has high respect for her father."No wonder both of you got along so well, I know my father likes you alot"Michael smiled at her with gleaming eyes, " why don't you get dressed, I want

Under His Protection::::Michael looked at her with a boyish grin on his handsome face, " who cares baby? As long as they are not bothering us, iam fine with this setup"Laura threw a disapproving frown in his direction, she could not help but feel guilty about the issue, she knew they might be doing this so she and Michael would have time alone but she could not help but wonder if they are fine while waiting for dinner time so they could come home."Don't worry about them baby...."He surprised her when he suddenly scooped her out of her chair and placed her on his lap, Laura tried to look horrified, " Michael!...""What?" He had the nerve to ask so innocently, " my family are not around, this should be fine. I have been wanting to do this since we arrived here, there has been no improvement in our relationship since NYC days"Laura eyed him shrewdly, " and whose fault is that? Since we arrived here you didn't make a move on m

Under His Protection::::Michael mother eyed him from head to toe, " really? Have you forgotten that iam your mother?" She asked simply, " If newspaper article filled with news far and wide didn't carry the news about the jilted fiancee of the Van-Lerie heiress wasn't enough, iam sure I would recognize that pretty face anywhere since she resemble her socialite mother.Your younger sisters might have no idea who she is, but not me, I recognize her the moment she walked into the kitchen this morning""Mom....""Aren't you afraid that the most feared man throughout the country will surely have your head after this?" His mother said with anguish,her eyes filled with despair, " iam afraid that Jadua's men will come after you, after this stunt you pulled in".Michael groaned, blocking the pain he saw in his mother's eyes, " iam not afraid of him mother, besides I never regret my decision even for once. Mother, I love Laura so much and

K•E•L•S•I::::"Kelsi, What's happening here?"Who's that? Mum asked coming towards me with the things she bought, while looking at Anita departing figure."Uhm....She's just a friend", I smiled, taking the goods from my mum who look unconvinced about my reply, I knew she could see my unsettled body language."She is my Friend mum, ermm.... I mean my class mate, she was greeting me" I grinned, trying to reassure my mother."Alright", mum said. "let us start going it's getting late already"I was relieved, finally she reluctantly accepted.I was glad Anita didn't not meet mum,and mum didn't meet her.I hope they don't cross paths.I really hope so.***********We came back late and quickly make dinner for the Raphael's, while mum was still cooking I went outside to complete my assignment

K•E•L•S•I::::"Oh Well, seems like she saw us smilling at each other", I blurted out softly because I could see smoke coming out of her head and her eyes not leaving our direction."I need to start going" I told lexy quickly standing up from the seat.I really don't want any trouble with Anita, Not today.Lexy nodded and broke into a wide smile when Anita came over putting her arms across his shoulder.I walked passed Anita and heard her hissing like a snake.Friday was a one of the most memorable day for everyone in the school, most especially for the girls.I too was looking forward to seeing Lexy in school on monday.When I got home from school mum noticed I was in a happy mood, she eyed me suspiciously."Hmm.. what happened today Kelsi"? This one you are smilling like this, she teased."Nothing oh! Mummy", I replied smilling mischievously."Are you sur

K•E•L•S•I::::The sport teacher asked him to introduce himself."My name is Lexy Ideh", his smooth voice came out"Ideh?" That Sounds familiar....... I thought sitting at the front row in other to watch the match properly.Well, alot of people bears that name, so there is nothing wrong with it being a coincidence.We had sport that morning, I watched the guys played football it was SS1 science department VS SS1 Commercial department that Friday, girls were cheering guys were whistling encouraging their various departments.Lexy and delvin were good player and everybody was cheering and encouraging them, I smiled watching him play with all seriousness dribbling his opponent.They were everybody's favourite, both the teachers and students, smart, handsome and energetic.What else?Few minutes into the match, Lexy kicked the ball flying straight into our rival goal post, a

K•E•L•S•I::::Few weeks later I started getting used to Anita and her crew, their constant disturbance and nusiance, pushing me out of the way, mocking my dress, pouring water on my school bag and all of that.I couldn't tell mum about what I've been going through in school, I know she has a lot too.I vowed to keep it to myself and hopefully stand up to the challenge.I had to balance both school and work with mum.later at night mum couldn't hold it anylonger she woke me up and told me everything going on at work, she told me all that Mrs Raphael has been doing to her, sometimes accusing her of stealing, threatening to kill her if she come close to her husband.I felt bad.Mr Raphael took us like his family, but his wife sees mum and I as slaves and nothing more.I was hurt again, even when we think everything is going on well, Life will always show us the bad side.I couldn't follow m

K•E•L•S•I::::The closing bell rang, I was the first to rush out of the class, I honestly don't belong here! I hasten my footsteps as i wanted to go home on time.Parents were coming to pick their children, flashy cars were everywhere it was noisy and that made me feel sick the more.I knew I had to trek home, i didn't waste a moment to start my journey home.I walked out of the gate eager to get home, cover myself with a duvet and forget about today.I started trekking under the hot sun, when I got to the junction where there was a pothole with water, I waited for some drivers to pass so I can continue, while trying to pass through the pothole avoiding the water, a vehicle from no where splashed the dirty water on my body, I suddenly became chill wet from head to toe including my school bag.I looked at there I saw the driver slowed down and Anita head came out of the car window laughing.I couldn't

K•E•L•S•I::::I used all my will power to focus my attention on the teacher as i overheard soft mumurs from every corner."Ah! There you are, can you please tell me and the class your name? He encouraged."My name is Kelsi Itohan" I tried to be audible as I could."I'm a new student here" my voice slightly shaking.He nodded "Welcome, Kelsi the teacher replied with a smile that soothe my feeling.Sit down please."Thank you", I replied sitting quietly while taking a quick glance at my classmates."Alright everyone today we will start a new topic on mathematics INDCES'Ugh!I hate mathematics even as a science student I love anything that does not involve calculation, but I have no choice than to sit and learn.The teacher taught for over two hours, another came in and the third all asking me to introduce myself, I almost wanted to

Taming Faye::::Faye was now in the eighth month of her pregnancy, she was spending a lot more time in bed. The kids would often come in and lay down with her, Alex would read to her and Tania would cuddle up to her and would giggle everytime the babies moved.It was in the middle of the night when she woke up, her back was really hurting her and she felt sharp pain in her stomach, looking over at Daylan she shook him awake.He opens his eyes and looked at her, he could tell right away that something was wrong " Angel are you okay?""No, my back is killing me and I got pains, I think I might be going into labour soon"He jumped out of bed and threw on some clothes, he then went around to her side of the bed and helped her get up and dressed, thankfully viola and Stefan were spending the weekend with them, he picked his phone and called Stefan letting him know what was going on and to have his mother stay with the kids.St

Taming Faye::::Faye was now in the eighth month of her pregnancy, she was spending a lot more time in bed. The kids would often come in and lay down with her, Alex would read to her and Tania would cuddle up to her and would giggle everytime the babies moved.It was in the middle of the night when she woke up, her back was really hurting her and she felt sharp pain in her stomach, looking over at Daylan she shook him awake.He opens his eyes and looked at her, he could tell right away that something was wrong " Angel are you okay?""No, my back is killing me and I got pains, I think I might be going into labour soon"He jumped out of bed and threw on some clothes, he then went around to her side of the bed and helped her get up and dressed, thankfully viola and Stefan were spending the weekend with them, he picked his phone and called Stefan letting him know what was going on and to have his mother stay with the kids.St

Taming Faye::::Faye was now in the eighth month of her pregnancy, she was spending a lot more time in bed. The kids would often come in and lay down with her, Alex would read to her and Tania would cuddle up to her and would giggle everytime the babies moved.It was in the middle of the night when she woke up, her back was really hurting her and she felt sharp pain in her stomach, looking over at Daylan she shook him awake.He opens his eyes and looked at her, he could tell right away that something was wrong " Angel are you okay?""No, my back is killing me and I got pains, I think I might be going into labour soon"He jumped out of bed and threw on some clothes, he then went around to her side of the bed and helped her get up and dressed, thankfully viola and Stefan were spending the weekend with them, he picked his phone and called Stefan letting him know what was going on and to have his mother stay with the kids.St

Taming Faye:::The doctor walked in just as the nurse took the children out of the room " well, now let's take a look" he said, using the wand over her stomach as he watched the screen."My, my! Will you look at that?" The doctor exclaimed.Daylan was getting worried, he was so close to choking the doctor if he did not hurry and explain what was going on " Doctor will you tell me please what exactly the problem is? My wife is getting more upset by the second"The doctor looked at him and smile " This is odd, we did not see it before but there is another baby hiding behind it's brother""Twins?" They both said.Faye covered her mouth as tears ran down her face, " This is wonderful, boy or girl?""Because of the way the baby is situated, it is too hard to tell right now but let wait a couple of weeks and we will do another scan, until then I will be able to tell you, I will leave you two to tidy up and we will see in two w

Taming Faye:::As the day went by she still get tired easily even though her blood test came back normal, when she got to thirteen weeks in her pregnancy she went for her first ultrasound scan, everything came out Normal and the doctor could not find anything wrong and had no answer for her getting tired quickly."Your blood pressure is good, the baby is doing well. So if you feel you are tired you should get some rest, in your next scan we should be able to tell you the sex of the baby if you wish to know it" the doctor said when they were getting ready to leave."We are thinking this time that we should know the sex of our child before he or she is born" Faye said smiling over at Daylan, they had both discussed about it the night before and decided to find out the sex of the baby, it would make it much easier when it comes to painting the room.**********She was sitting in the family room with the children, her baby bump was growin

Taming Faye::::Daylan hand stroked his son's hand as Faye looked up at him.Alex lowered his eyes " You won't have anytime for us once the baby comes"She lifted up his chin and looked straight into her son eyes " sweetheart you don't have to worry about that, nothing is going to change and I will always have time for you and Tania. I could have dozen of children and still have more than enough time for you"Alex threw his arm around his mother neck hugging her " I love you Mom and iam happy about the baby" he said.Later that night she laid in bed waiting for daylan, the event of the last past few days were slowly starting to fade, she knew that from now on their lives were going to be perfect and no one would hurt them again, moving her hand over her stomach she felt so blessed knowing a baby was growing inside her, one they thought was impossible according to the doctor. A smile appeared on her beautiful face when Daylan came out

Devil incarnate" Laura cursed under her breath as she stared at him with anger radiating over her features, so he had the nerve to smile at her like everything is perfectly fine? Like nothing happened back at her father's palace?"Didn't I make myself clear last weekend that I don't need a bodyguard?' "look Michael I'm sorry to tell you this, you just waste your time coming here. If I were you I'd head to my car and drive out of this premises" she hissed as she slam the door closed before her.Michael shook his head at her action, "spitfire Laura" he chuckled as he made his way into her studio.He admire the coziness and beauty of laura's magnificent studio which must have cost a fortune, he had always know her way back when he was her father's bodyguard to be someone who had always wanted to be indepen

"So........how was the wedding you attended last weekend?" A tiny female voice floated the silent room as Laura attention was focused on the giant mirror trying out the newest brand lip stick on her lips."Good morning to you too Vanessa" she rolled her eyes as she pressed her lip together blending the nude colour."This is so beautiful" Vanessa complimented Starring at her through the gigantic mirror, ' it matches with your skin tone" she continued as she gently place the tray of Laura coffee on the table beside her while leisurely sipping hers."From the look on your face it seems you did not enjoy your trip" Vanessa paused waiting for a reply from her."No' Laura blurted with clipped tone as she cautiously picked the mini mug from the beautiful tra

Laura could not believe what her dad just said, "this can't be happening" she muttered softly while shaking her Head pacing the room."Dad I thought I told you earlier that I will accept this bodyguard thing as long as it is not him" she gesture her hands towards Michael."Laura, I'm after your safety as a father, I cannot loose two children within two years, you have to obey me" Jadua walked further into the room."You can't be serious dad" she immediately replied her father in disbelief, "why him? She scoffed."Why are you hiring this man for the job? "Didn't he leave that post before?"Dad he doesn't want to work as a bodyguard, I'm very sure of that" Laura tried to convince her fathe

Michael carefully closed the letter he had gone through the moment he arrived his office, it came from his Ex employee His Excellence Jadua Van-Lerie.He sighed deeply pinching the bridge of his nose from the growing early morning headache, the cause of his early morning furstration was soley directed to Jadua Van-Lerie's daughter who apparently is a very stubborn lady who had acquire herself a stalker in the NYC where she is currently living because of her career as a fashion model and a designer.And her father stated clearly in his letter that she has refused every bodyguard his agency provides for her, and Jadua is personally asking him to protect his daughter until the stalker is found.If she was just another woman he won't waste a second to say YES!. But this particular woman was a no way n

Laura walked briskly in the street as she clutched her coat tightly looking at her back per seconds thinking somebody was following her silently, the hair on her skin stood up as she felt pairs of eyes were fixed on her watching her movement.Taking a deep breath she hasten her step but consciously walked not to pull attention towards herself. "No one is following me, iam just being paranoid!" She tried to calm herself with a silent groan."No one is looking at you for goodness sake Laura!" She had these feelings after receiving creepy anonymous admiration letters and texts messages for the past three months.At first she had ignore them, but lately.........Finally she arrived at her apartment, on getting inside she locked her door with the main lock and the extra lock added to the door.She was not ready to take any chances atall, Laura gently pull off her coat as she saw the message machine bleeping.