Under His Protection

“That is Marie Montenegro, the deceased wife of Japhet Montenegro who happens to be a striking resemblance of Laura Van-Lerie” DèDon said, taking a long sip of his wine.

Michael was still transfixed, looking at the photograph of the woman who looked so much like Laura, his hands shook as he stared at the photos along with the very detailed information about japhet and the deceased woman who has a striking resemblance of his fiancee, the hair in his nape started to rise with alarm, no wonder japhet was obsessed with Laura, she reminded him so much of his dead wife.

Michael swallowed hard trying to absorb this new discovery about the sick bastard who would go to the length of kidnapping his pregnant fiancee, he looked up at DèDon inquisitively, whatever connection DèDon had has clearly shown he is one hell of an influential man who gets such critical details on time.

DèDon faced everyone who boarded his private plane, the adjustment his mouth piece, ” Gentlemen, allow me to inform you that we are close to our Destination, please fasten your seatbelt because this is going to be a bit bumpy ride”

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“Please don’t think of yourself as an hostage here, feel at home darling”

Laura glared at the man in question as she was already trapped with him in one of the bedrooms, in his family house, she couldn’t dare to fight with him again, not after what he did to her baby in Spain, looking at the situation right now he has the upper hand.

“Feel at home?” She sneered looking at him with acid eyes, ” how can I feel that when iam held against my will?”

“Soon Laura love, soon this place will be your abode, you will love it here” japhet said smiling down at her.

“No! I forbid it”© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“You are going to be my wife anyways….” he stated firmly, “… And we are going to spend the rest of our lives as man and wife here, away from the busting city, you will love it here”

Laura stared at him with disbelief, he doesn’t really get it, does he? ” I don’t want to live here with you japhet, You and I know very well that i do not belong here, please let me go back before it is too late”

“No!” He shouted, shaking his head, “…. You can never leave this place, I have gaurds scattered everywhere in this mansion you will never be able to get out of here, you cannot go back and marry that dirty bastard”

Laura doesn’t know if she should be mad at him or pity him for being blinded by his infatuation towards her, ” You are making a big mistake japhet, my father and Michael are probably looking for me right this moment, do you think they will let you go easily if the find us? You can spend all your life in jail for what you are doing, or get killed!”

Something changed in his eyes that made her shiver, ” I will kill that dog first before he makes you his wife” japhet closed the distance between them and took her hand in his, ” please marry me Laura, instead of that guy, I will make you the happiest woman in the world”

Suddenly Laura felt disgusted by his touch, she snatched her hand back and put a good amount of distance between them, ” iam sorry japhet, I cannot do that since iam carrying his child and I want to be his wife”

Japhet went after her, forcing her to look into his eyes, ” then we will give the child to him once he or she is born and don’t worry you will not miss that child in your womb anymore once we start having children of our own”

“Stop this nonsense japhet!” Laura stared at him in horror, she pushed him out of her way and went out of the bedroom, she angrily marched in the hallway determined to get far away from his as possible, how could he even think she would give up her child easily like a ragdoll?

Her eyes were arrested by a very huge portrait hung proudly on the wall near the grand staircase, ” what the…..” She startled, mouth hung opened, eyes fixed on the picture starring down at her, Laura couldn’t believe her eyes as her gaze was fixed on the portrait.

“Wwho is she?”

As if he was reading the question in her head, Laura didn’t notice that he was now standing next to her, admiring the loving painting, ” she is my dearest Marie”

Laura swallowed hard as she finally manage to remove her eyes from the woman who was almost the exact replica of herself, ” where is she?”

From the adoration and sadness japhet had given to the mere painting, it was obvious to Laura, his facial emotions says it all.

“She lost the battle to cancer few years ago, we were so inlove with each other, well I can say iam more inlove with her to the extent that even in her deathbed I told her I wish her soul would incarnate as soon as possible, so we could meet again” japhet turned to Laura and gave her a loving smile, ” Then I met you”

Laura prevented herself from gasping, what exactly was he implying? She shook her head regretfully taking few step backwards ” No, iam not her, I never will be. You are mistaking me for your dead wife japhet, Iam not her, iam not…..”

“I know that!” He replied staring straight into her eyes, ” when I first saw you, I really thought you were Marie but when I got to know you better, I realized that you’re not her but I already feel deeply in love with you”

Laura shook her head, ” You don’t love me japhet, you are mistaking your illusion for love, you just remembered your wife since I looked like her”

“No, don’t say that!”

Laura stared at him helplessly, ” it is the truth japhet, iam so sorry that you miss your wife that is why you think you are inlove with me”

“Laura….”

He was interrupted when they heard the commotion outside, Laura frowned at him questioningly, ” what is that sound?”

Japhet swiftly placed her in the safety of his back as if protecting her with his body, ” iam not sure, I…..” One of his trusted gaurd came running from outside, ascending the stair where they stood, he ascended the stair to report, ” Sir, there are Intruders outside”

“What?” Japhet asked looking downstairs, Laura noticed that his body became rigid, ” who are they?”

The gaurd gave a speaking glance at Laura’s direction, ” they are looking for the lady sir”

Laura sighed with relief, finally Michael was here to save her, she tried her very best to hide her excitement from her captors, but she couldn’t miss the way her heartbeat so loudly in her chest at the serious commotion going on outside and moreover the thought of seeing her lover again.