Shadow Sedvction episode 26 – 27

🔞 SHADOW

SEDUCTION🔞

WRITTEN BY : NOEL INNOCENT

CHAPTER TWENTY SIX: ARTHUR CONFESSION 2

” Christine ” I swallow, forcing the words out of my mouth ” I killed her” it took me two minutes before I meet lacey gaze, just as expected, she looked shocked and confused.

” Weren’t you two lovers?”

” We were ”

” So why will you do such ” she turn her body to face me completely, I got her attention ” if Christine is Linda daughter why is she here? Why is she still living in this house? With you ”

” Lacey ”

” Isn’t that even weird?”

” Lacey ” I sit down next to her on the bed, confused as to why I haven’t heard the question I was expecting ” aren’t you curious why I am not in jail?”

She nod ” tell me ” I love the way her eyes bright up whenever she wants to learn something new.

” The death was registered as sucide but Linda simply can not accept that, it is true she sees me as a son….I mean I grow up with her and Christine ” exhale, I suddenly feel the urge to smoke ” she is still looking for evidence lacey, it’s truly weird, I expected her to poison me at this point”

” Why haven’t you fired her ”

I shake my head ” she is like a mother to me ” smiling, I grab my cigarette ” she hates me, keep finding way to prove herself that it wasn’t sucide, am sure when she does….she will finally poison me ” laughing I shake my head ” she must think I don’t know, think she is hiding it perfectly”

” Arthur ” lacey growl ” stop acting like you actually killed her, you said it yourself….it was sucide ” lighting the cigarette, I look at her and then chuckle, she just wants to believe anything.

” It’s not ” a smile appear on my lips ” I really did kill her, pushed her off the cliff and into the ocean, her body was never found and it’s been years ”

” But why?” She hold my hand and I look at her ” why did you kill her?”

” Goodnight lacey ” kissing her forehead, I stand to my feet ” I will be spending the night in the guest room ”

” Why? We can both sleep here ”

” Not tonight ”

” Can you atleast read for me?” She pout her lips ” am really finding it difficult to sleep right now ” nodding my head, I proceeded in putting on my underwear, blue short, singlet, grab my favorite book from my drawer, sit on the bed while she lay down peacefully and eagerly waiting.

” Why am I nervous” I chuckle when I open the first page, clear my throat and begin ” it was just like the sun, he knew he couldn’t have her but his lips grow dry, his heart won’t stop beating at the sight of her…….” Reading on, I didn’t even spare a glance at lacey, the book was captivating.

By the time I move to chapter ten, I look at lacey only to find her sleeping, her eyes closed soundly ” lacey ” leaning close, I kiss her forehead and decided to join her on the bed, looking at the ceiling, everything seem a little strange, my eyes slowly grow dizzy and just like that, I fall into deep slumber.

I knew it was a dream, I found myself standing yet again on that cliff, Christine sad eyes, she kept pleading, asking me to believe her, saying it was my child ” why will I cheat on you, I love you ”

” And you expect me to believe you? I caught you on the act, why will you still lie to me ” grabbing her by the throat, my anger boil to the fullest ” you let another man touch you? That two when you are pregnant? How am I supposed to be sure that it’s my child?”

” It was a mistake ” she cry ” I didn’t mean to, I swear it…..pond came in drunk and ” tightening my hand around her neck I watch her swing her hands, trying to break free from my hold, begging but it all fell to empty ears.

She was mine, I was the only one permitted to touch her, no one else but me ” please ” she force the words out and I let her go, watch her try to catch her breath ” you have to believe me, I didn’t give pond my consent, it was rape!!”

” Shut up Christine” I frown ” stop with the lies ”

” How is this relationship going to work when you are like this? Do you even love me!!!!”

” If this is not love, what is it? What is driving me crazy ”

” Obsession, all you feel is obsession and nothing else!!!!” She yell back” am not your possession Arthur, you can’t treat me like this”

” What are you saying ” I clench my hands.

” Let’s break up, cancel the wedding, I can’t do this with you anymore ” she look at me, dead in the eyes ” you’re a monster!!!”

I notice the change in those eyes and just that moment, I push her off the cliff, watch her fall into the ocean.

She was right, it is obsession, am Incapable of love.

•••••••

“Arthur?” Opening my eyes, I close them right back at the harsh sunlight and then open them again to stare at lacey, the dream was too vivid, the feelings and everything came back ” are you okay?”

” Why?” I sit up ” was I crying?”

” Yes” my hands swiftly touch my cheek, tears?, my cheek is wet, I look at my hands and gasp, I was crying? For Christine? I doubt it, I didn’t cry, I have never shed a single tear for her. ” Is something wrong?” Lacey asked but I can’t help but to question myself, am I regretting? Regretting killing her?

Of course not, that can’t happen, I don’t care if she is dead but why? Why did I cry? ” Arthur!!!!” Lacey high-pitched voice brought me out of my thoughts, looking at how worried she seem, I smiled and clear my throat.

” It must be sweat, nothing else ” she nod, tuck her hair behind her ear before I look at what she is wearing, my hoodie and for some reason, she look really good in them.

” I couldn’t find miss Linda so I prepared breakfast myself ”

” You did ” she nod ” where is Linda?”

” I have no idea ” I frown, it was the first time she left without cooking, ever since that accident with Christine, she took it upon herself to make sure i eat healthy, they must be no prove of me killing her, even if she still thinks am the culprit that her daughter can never commit sucide, since they is no evidence am sure she still think am suffering inside.

I have no other person but christine.

That must be her thought” what did you cook ”

” Noodles ” lacey pick up the tray and place on the bed ” with boiled eggs and fried eggs, I also bought juice ”

” You bought?”

” Yes, I went to the grocery shop ” my gaze quickly move to the time, I gasp almost noon, why did I sleep that long ” don’t even think of hurrying anywhere, you have to eat first ”

” Of course ” grabbing the fork, I slowly eat while she stare at me ” it’s delicious, you have to join me ” take a forkful of the noodles, I place it close to her mouth and she eat it, watching her eat, I lick my lips.

Clean my hands and mumble ” Eat, am full ”

” But….”

” Just eat lacey ” silence engulf us while I watch her eat, she slowly eat, tucking her hair behind her ear occasionally ” lacey ”

” Hmmm”

” Don’t you think am horrible”

She nod her head but didn’t stop eating ” I think you’re a monster, I mean you did kill the woman you said you loved ” her eyes never meet mine and I clench my hands.

” Aren’t you afraid?” I asked, my heart seem to be beating fast, am I scared? Scared of what her answer might be? ” That I might kill you too ”

She nod once more ” I will be lying if I say am not ”

” Why didn’t you run away?”

” I wanted to ” she drop the fork and look at me with tears swelling in her eyes ” this morning, I wanted running away from you but I couldn’t, if I leave you, you will be alone…no one to embrace and am not sure, am not sure i want to touch someone else”

” Lacey ”

She sniff ” it must have been difficult” she drop the tray on the floor and hug me ” having someone blood in her hands, especially if that someone, is the person you love, it must have been hard ”

” What are you saying ” holding her shoulder, I push her back a little to stare at her face.

” Am scared Arthur, am so scared but I don’t want to live without you” she sniff and clean her tears ” you have to promise to always trust me, I don’t know how obsession works but everything is better with trust, no matter what you see or hear, you have to trust me ” I stare at her pleading eyes and I smile

” I promise” kissing her forehead, my voice shaky ” I will always trust you ”

Read Sudden Prince episode 23 – 24

🔞 SHADOW

SEDUCTION🔞

WRITTEN BY : NOEL INNOCENT

CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN: ARTHUR HALLUCINATIONS 1

The room was embraced by the gentle caress of sunlight, casting a warm glow upon us as Lacey and I sat on the bed. In the midst of her tears, ” I will always trust you lacey, that I promise”

My fingers delicately wiped away each tear, and I murmured sweet words to soothe her troubled heart ” what happened was just a mistake on my part, it won’t happen again ”

” You promised?” I nod

“I’m here for you, Lacey. If I ever do anything to anger you, don’t forget to put me in my place” I whispered, trying to create a comfort zone amidst her emotional storm.

Attempting to lighten the heavy atmosphere, I pat her head softly “You know, they say laughter is the best medicine. How about we trade some jokes, and you’ll forget what brought those tears?”

She chuckle ” I doubt you’re funny ”

” That’s harsh ” I place my hand on my chest and she chuckle ” you are really looking good this morning, tell me something”

She bite her lower lip ” what?”

” Do you have some kind of spell, I can’t seem to take my eyes off you ” tucking her hair behind her ear, she giggle, cheeks turning red.

” That’s not true ”

” It is ”

In a tender moment, I leaned in to kiss her, intending to taste her even more. However, at that exact moment, haunting images flashed through my mind like unwelcome apparitions. Christine, appeared in vivid recognition, I couldn’t think of anyone else but her, her smiling face hunt me for that split minute.

A sudden horror gripped me, and I found myself pushing Lacey away, confusion etched across my face. Why now? Why was her face in my head, it was more like I was about kissing her? This haven’t happened before, it has never happened before, I don’t think about my previous women.

First that horrible dream and now this?

” Arthur?”

I struggled to comprehend why these memories chose this moment to resurface, disrupting a tender connection I was trying to forge with Lacey. One will think something is wrong with me? Am thinking the exact thing.

” Arthur!!!” Lacey High-pitched voice brought me back.

Staring at Lacey, I couldn’t shake off the images that lingered in my mind. “Lacey, I…” I faltered, grappling with the unexpected rush of emotions. She looked at me with concern, her eyes searching mine for an explanation.

“I promise, it’s not you,” I mumbled, running my hands through my hair in frustration. “It’s just… Something, I have to deal with something”

Lacey, as if sensing the turmoil within me, gently placed her hand on mine. Those eyes of hers filled with curiosity “Arthur, are you sure you’re okay? You look really frustrated”

Taking a deep breath, I decided to change the topic “it’s fine lacey, what do you think about working as a model in my company?”

As I spoke, I could see the understanding in Lacey’s eyes. The complexity of emotions danced in her gaze, a mix of anger and empathy, but she didn’t act on them, just smiled and then shake her head ” I don’t think I can be a model ”

” Why not?” I was slowly losing interest in this conversation, they is no way I will want other men to see her in lingerie, over my dead body but what just happened keep interrupting my thoughts, I can’t seem to stop thinking about her.

It’s been years since I’ve thought about her this way. I never imagined her face would haunt me at a moment like this.

” Excuse me ” getting up, I grab my cigarette, a lighter and walk out of the room, run my hands through my hair when I sit on the couch in the living room, Linda walk in at that moment, our eyes meet and she smile.

” Have you eaten?” She asked ” I should make breakfast”

” No, lacey already did ” replying her, I look away and blow out the smoke ” where were you?”

” Out” she reply ” to visit my daughter, it’s her death anniversary today ”

” Oh ” could that be why she keep appearing in my head and the minute I close my eyes? Or is it just stress?

” Why? Is something bothering you?” I turn and look at her, I notice how her eyes dance in anticipation, is she expecting me to say something to her?

” No ”

” You should visit Christine sometimes”

” Not interested ” I reply and silence engulf us, I avert my gaze from her ” she is your daughter, she is nothing to me ”

” Is it ” she reply, voice calm ” don’t you think soon guilt will kill you, images of her will haunt you in the process”

” What are you saying” I look at her, smiling…she is smiling, not like before but that smile, it’s evil.

” Excuse me ” she walk out of the house once more, for some reason, I clench my hands to my chest and try to catch my breath, why is this happening all of a sudden, I don’t understand this feeling.

First she appear in my dreams and now I literally see her everywhere? How is that possible? Am I hallucinating now? But why Christine? Why her?

If am to say this to lacey, she will think I still like Christine, she will think am not over her, the fact that Linda knows exactly what’s happening to me is strange, is not like her curse or whatever is working, so why?

Is this some sort of drug? I doubt it.

Lacey sat alone in the library, two weeks had passed since her heartfelt conversation with Arthur. However, instead of feeling closer, she sensed his growing distance. “Curse this time of the month,” she muttered, wincing at the cramps that seemed more intense than usual.

Miss Linda was still nowhere to be found, leaving me isolated in the building. My phone buzzed for the second time, and upon seeing Edwin’s name, i frowned. His persistence was becoming unnerving, and Arthur’s frequent business trips left little opportunity for them to connect.

“Lacey,” Edwin’s voice cut through the air as I answered the call, and sighed. “You’ve been ignoring me.”

“Did you send that video to Arthur?” I asked, my frustration evident. “Why can’t you leave us alone? What do you really want—my inheritance? My father’s company?”

“You,” Edwin replied, surprising. I chuckled dismissively, suspecting his ulterior motives.

“Are you trying to fool me again?” I questioned.

“No,” Edwin paused. “I like you, Lacey.”

“You have to be joking,” I retorted, unconvinced.

“Am…” Edwin attempted to continue, but i hung up the moment Arthur entered with a glass of milk and a warm smile. Probably concerned about my cramps, he offered me the glass milk ” are you still feeling horrible?”

I rob my stomach and nod ” the cramps is horrible ”

” Drink this, I will take you to bed ” collecting the glass of milk, he stare at me ” who were you talking to?” I look at his eyes, no he isn’t suspicious, just wants to know.

” Edwin”

” What?”

” He has been calling so I just decided to hear him out”

” Block him ” Arthur drop the tray and then grab my phone ” I will do it for you ” watching him, I clench my hands, why is he acting this way? He did promise he will trust me but he keeps acting up ” here ” he straightforward his hands to hand over the phone but I just stare at him” lacey ”

“You promised to trust me,” i expressed, observing his tense demeanor.

He run his hands through his hair ” it’s not like that ”

I stand up ” You need trust for this relationship to work ” looking at him, my frown deepen “Are we even in a relationship? I don’t remember you asking me out,” i remarked, heading toward my room. Arthur intercepted, holding my hand. Stopping me from taking another step away from him.

“I’m sorry. Forgive me,” he pleased
“forgive me ” his hands move to my waist ” I was quite disappointed you saw your period ”

” What do you mean ” I smile

” You know what I mean ” leaning close, he kiss my forehead, he keeps doing this often, I can’t remember the last time we kissed, is something up with him?

” Arthur?”

” Hmmm” he pat my head, smiling” what is it ”

” Let’s go out ”

” Okay ” he walk out of the library and I frown, something is definitely up with him, it isn’t like him for not to kiss me, is they something going on in his head? Is he growing tired of me?

That will be too soon, I mean we haven’t even done it for long, for two weeks he has literally forgotten about sex or kisses, I would say he keeps avoiding me ” Arthur?” I catch up with him, in his bedroom, he turn around and shoot me a confused expression.

” Is everything alright?” I notice a phone close to his ear ” wait for awhile” I nod, shut the door and sit on his bed, during this time I watch him, how his facial expression keep changing with each of his words.

My eyes lower to his lips, he lick the lower and I bite mine ” what is it” he drop the phone and look at me ” are you tired of staying indoors, want to go to the aquarium with me?”

” You mean where I can see different fishes?” I mumble, feeling excited, he chuckle and nod.

” Yes ”

Getting up, I smile ” let me get dressed” taking two steps out, I stopped and then quickly move to his direction, that confused look is back on his face but I didn’t give him time before I kiss him, he didn’t push me back but never reciprocated the kiss.

I withdraw and stare at the horror look on his face ” Arthur?” he look away

” Get dressed, I will set up the car ” he hurried out of the room, leaving me standing, I felt horrible, no…that wasn’t the right word, is was more like he felt disgusted by the kiss.

By me.

TBC