The Twins Journey of Love & Deceit

By Sharon Grace

A novel with a perfect blend of gray history, raw romances, crime and money, love paradoxes and a perfect touch of when love tastes bitter and sweet

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sharon Grace
• Release date: Jun 20, 2019
• ISBN: 9781393578925

Book preview

CHAPTER - 1

We  boarded  the  plane  geared  up  to  depart  the country Next to me was Gabe, my twin brother who was sitting close to the window As the plane took

off, I closed my eyes, and fastened my grip on the leather seat as if I would be snatched through the window anytime Finally, I gradually opened my eyes, turning to my left I met with Gabe’s eyes staring at me with a wide grin

‚You should have seen your face‛ Laughs ‚I actually thought your eyes would sink and disappear in their sockets‛ Gabe laughed loudly with his hand clinging at his stomach

‚Cut it off already big man that wasn’t hilarious‛ I sighed with relief then turned my attention out of the window, what I saw fascinated the hell out of me The scenery was very magnificent and everything on land appeared to be very microscopic

After a trifle of gazing and appreciating nature my vision blurred and I began to lose my consciousness

"He was a frenzied zealot!‛ I cursed

For years my dad had a second nature of coming home late with his hands stained in blood Every time my mum asked him where he was coming from and

why he had blood on his hands he would simply say nothing or even ‚it's none of your business‛ and sometimes they ended up in a fight My mum woke up with bruises on her hands and swollen eyes severally On many occasions she tried to hide the bruises from us by applying tons of make-up and wearing a pair of glasses This made me bear a deadly malice towards my dad, he made my mum suffer yet she did nothing wrong He made life a living hell for us when he was home Lucky enough we didn’t get to spend a lot of time with him, he used to go for his so called vacations and business trips We organized parties at home every time he travelled This was the only time my mother was joyous; the only time peace was known to us

It was not until two weeks ago my dad came back home drunk and as usual his clothes and hands were stained in blood My mum served him food nicely then headed back to the kitchen to clean up the dishes He took a bit of food then spat it out complaining that the food had been poisoned He shouted at my mum calling her names, she came running towards him From my room I could tell he was fuming in anger, I knew things wouldn't turn out well so I rushed downstairs only to see him slap my mum hard making her to fall with a thud

"You insolent woman, so you have the guts to poison my food? Are you tired of singing your usual

song, 'why do you have bloodstains'?‛ He mimicked her He went to add, you think by poisoning my food you will get rid of me?, Let me make it clear to you now that am never going to die, am a villain! I will live forever and so you know yes I kill people and only those who don't deserve to live in this world, people like you and your lousy sons, I’ll kill you all tonight As he was foolishly lamenting, he aimlessly threw kicks at her caring less of where he hit her She groaned in pain thus I raced down the stairs to her rescue

I pulled him by his shoulder then punched him hard on his face leaving his drunken body sprawling on the ground

"How dare you do this to my mum? What kind of a man are you? A man that fights his wife is a fool!‛ I yelled at him

"Your imbecile you will regret laying your hands on me! You and your wretched mother will die tonight! Wait, where is the other brat?‛ scratching his head ‚

soaked in blood all three of you dead!" he maliciously licked his lips

He struggled getting back to his feet then pulled out a gun from his waistband pointing it at me

‚Get away from him son, everything is going to be okay between us, just go!‛ she said as tears rolled down her cheeks

I stood there with my eyes locked in a gaze with his bloodshot eyes as he moved closer and closer until he was an inch away from me His mouth stunk of liquor For a moment I stood there wondering what my mum had seen in such an ignoble and abominable man, why did she marry him She deserved the best man ever in the whole wide world she is the best woman I've ever known

Come on, hit me hard now His words brought me back to my senses

Looking at mom the side of her mouth was already bruised, my blood boiled inside me with my fists itching to beat him up I raised my knee and hit him on his stomach then using my hand to snatch the gun from him He and the gun fell on the ground I hurried to pick it up but then he got it before me

‚You’re going to regret this you silly brat" He screeched in pain

"Geoffrey don't shoot him please, don’t hurt our son ‚Mom pleaded

"Don't you dare talk to me woman!‛ He yelled

I heard the gun shoot past by my ear, it is as if the world stopped for a while and my ears filling with buzzing sounds, I touched it confirm its presence, that's when I heard my mum fall on the ground with a thud

‚moooomnoooo!‛ realization hit me hard Her pink silk blouse was getting soaked with blood all over her chest bit by bit

I rushed towards her but it was as if some force was pulling me back Looking back big strong hands grabbed my neck He raised me from the ground by my neck This half-wit was going to kill me I felt his grip on my throat get tighter, draining all my energy and my air getting thin

Out of nowhere, Gabe came in His eyes scrutinized the room and bewilderment was unfolded on his face and his mouth wide open He looked at me then mom, he seized his phone violently from his pocket and phoned the corps then ran towards mom who was now laying on a pool of blood contesting for her life

"mmysonstakecareof eachother

when am "

Gabe knelt in front of her with his hand under her head ‚mom noo! hold on I call an ambula<‛ he got up in a flash, rushing to our side his face beat root red and his knuckles already turning purple from his tightly clenched fists

"Son of a bitch! You killed my mum and yet you still want to take away the only family I have left in this freaking world!‛ He picked a flower vesicle and hit him on his head making him fall on the ground

unconsciously I stumbled on my feet trying to take in as much air as I could to regain my strength

Gabe rushed towards me ‚are you okay Dan?‛ his hands ran all over me checking any injuries

Sirens filled the air and I knew the police came to our rescue The ambulance carried my mum away to the hospital confirming to us that she had already passed away because she had lost too much blood

By this time my dad had regained his consciousness He was handcuffed then was harshly dragged to the police patrol car

Listen you imbeciles my bank accounts are rotting in money I will bail myself out and I will come after you two! he yelled rebelling against the corps that were forcing him to get in the car

‚You will decay in jail you man-slayer! We’ve got enough evidence against you, you don’t deserve to go to jail, you should even be grateful I didn’t kill you with my bare hands because you’d be burning in hell right now!‛ Gabe yelled

All along I said nothing; I stood fixed to the ground like a missionary statue

"Everything is going to be fine Dan ‚Gabe stroked my shoulder

In a weeks’ time we did the funeral arrangements Everything went well with the support of family and friends After a few days we held the burial ceremony, it

was quite a doleful day to all of us A lot of people showed up lavishing us with their support

We had several meetings with mom’s lawyer allocating the property she left behind for us, most of which we sold in good time then made arrangements to move to another country and start a new life

"Dan! Dan! Dan!

It’s now that I realized Gabe had been calling me, I turned to face him

Are you Ok?He questioned through his furrowed eyebrows

Yes sure am fine I sighed shifting on my seat and grabbed a novel from my bag to keep me busy for the remaining part of the flight

CHAPTER - 2

Canada here we come I whispered excitement flowing through my blood I carefully adjusted my

position on my seat as the plane landed

The airport was packed with tons of people Everybody busy moving around, oh yeah it was summer, so that explains the situation here

‚This is going to be fun‛ I sighed turning to face

Gabe

Yes sure but we have to settle down first

Ease up big man all will be fine with time; luck is on our side

My attention was caught by a lady a few inches in front of us with her back turned to us walking in a reeling motion At first I thought that may be the young lady had so much to drink but checking my gold coated wristwatch it was barely mid-day My gaze was fixed on her and I couldn’t fail to notice she was dressed in a floral satin blouse tucked in a black pencil skirt that went slightly above her knees exposing her beautiful long legs, completing her elegant look with black heels I even wonder how she was keeping up with the height of her shoes in her condition

She stopped in her tracks melting down to the ground I took one long stride with my hands

outstretched and she fell in my hands I gently crouched down as i laid her head on my laps

Oh my God let me get a taxi Gabe began to wave to taxi nearby and luckily it stopped I carried her bridal style and lay her down at the back seat letting her head rest on my laps Gabe grabbed our luggage and sat next to the driver’s seat

Take us to the nearest hospital please

I had been staring at her from the time we boarded the taxi, her feminine perfume filling the air, I got rid of the scarf she was wearing and loosed the buttons of her blouse This woman was damn beautiful I couldn't help but stare at her, she had a long wavy hair with blondish highlights held up her head in a ponytail, she possessed pouty lips which were colored in a very hot red and Almond shaped eyes which I desired to see them flip open

Here we are sir

Gabe paid the taxi driver and got our bags as I hastily rushed her in the hospital on my way in I was met by two nurses who received her on a stretcher then instructed me to wait at the reception After a whole ten minutes sitting at the waiting room, the doctor matched out of her room headed to where we were I raced towards him with Gabe following behind me with slow but sure steps

Are you the guys who brought in an unconscious young lady?

Yes we are We said in unison

Well, lucky enough we recognize the patient, her father owns this hospital so you don't have to worry about the bills

How is she doctor? I enquired

She's fine now, it was nothing serious but we really appreciate being kind enough to bring her here

Can we see her now?

Yes sure, go on but she needs to rest

Ok, thank you doctor I was ready to move when Gabe grabbed my hand forcing me to turn to him

Hey man are you Ok? where are you going? the doctor just confirmed to us she is safe here, I mean if her dad owns this place isn't it obvious she's fine here? we’ve got no other business here let's go, we have a bunch of issues to solve before sunset

Come on let's just see how she's doing before we go He moved closer feeling my forehead with the back of his palm

Am just making sure you haven't contracted cerebral malaria

We both laughed at his statement then headed to the room directed by the doctor The room was quit large with a king-sized bed placed at the center of the room, on it was the well-bred lady I saved earlier Turning to the

right hand side was a white leather couch and a glass coffee table in front of the couch, a TV carefully mounted on the wall directly opposite the sofa, a fridge on my left hand side and for a moment I even forgot this was part of the hospital Everything here must be expensive This is most likely the room set aside by the owner of this institution to be used by family staff only, then they would be attended to from here

I moved closer to her as Gabe sat on the sofa and grabbed a magazine in his hands

I took a deep breath ‚She’s beautiful"

I think you are under a spell brother or maybe you want to play the role of the prince like in sleeping beauty huh? He teased and we both chuckled

Ugh come on, truth be said she's beautiful and such spells only exist in fairy tales

She had been laying there with her eyes closed neatly As I stared at her, my attention drove away to my mum she had the same almond shaped eyes The image of my mum laying on the floor that dreadful night rushed to my mind

Gabe where were you that night? I turned to face him, he placed the magazine he was busy reading on the coffee table then stood walking towards me, his hands rooted in his pocket and face down he stopped when he was only an inch away from me, placing his right hand on my shoulder then looked up into my eyes

Brother I know if I were there may be such a thing wouldn't have happened but it’s all in the past now, we have to move on and leave it in the past, we have a new life to live now

I knew he was right but I found it difficult to understand why he doesn't seem affected by this? Why am I the only one still getting nightmares? Why did it have to happen to my mum?

A thousand unanswered questions ran through my mind

**********

Eskah

The last thing I remember is feeling dizzy at work then woke up in a hospital bed There were some noises of guys talking I opened my eyes and the sight of two gorgeous figures standing at the edge of my bed dumbfounded me They were indulged in a serious conversation and their backs were turned to me I was about to talk but something about what they were saying made me keep mum

Gabe where were you that night?

What were these two guys talking about? Which night? Why does he speak with so much pain? What could have happened?

Now more than ever I wanted to know what these guys are up to and what could have happened Not

that I loved gossip but curiosity got a better part of me I wanted to know who these two good-looking guys are

"We should be going now Dan time is running out it seems she will be resting for a little longer and we don’t have a lot of time left, it’s more than enough you saved her We need to get a place to stay for tonight remember? These were the words that tapped me out from my thoughts

‚So these two guys brought me here, I might as well count myself the most fortunate of all ladies‛ I bit my inner cheek suppressing my excitement

I can help you out in that I said through my cracked voice and they both spun around to face me

Clearing my voice I'm Eskah

Um

Nice to meet you two, I suppose you are the guys who brought me here right? I questioned with a smile on my face

Yes Dan responded with a smile plastered on his face

I hope its fine if I offer you two a place to stay for the meantime and am not taking a no for an answer I mean it's the least I can do to express my gratitude

I watched as they both exchanged quick glances then looked back at me

I couldn’t help but notice Gabe was an inch taller than Dan, His hair was thick and lustrous made carelessly on his head He had dark big eyes and dark

eye brows which slopped downwards in a serious expression His skin was tanned and a well-defined chin which perfectly accentuated his face He had kissable, proud and slightly pink pouty lips not to forget he had a thick dark beard that matched well with his hair, Muscles rippled across every part of his body and his abs in conjunction with the tattoos running down his fore arms evident beneath his tight short sleeve shirt I would spend all day describing his magnificent features

On the other hand, Dan had the kind of face that stopped you in your tracks, that kind of face every girl would die for He had tousled rich chocolate hair well kept; his brows are strong and arched his eyelashes so thick He had a soft flawless skin which looked so right on him and soft thin pair of pinky lips His jaw was tight and clean shaven matched with angular cheekbones He had well defined muscles keeping his body trim; his muscles of normal proportions were just the perfect size that went in handy with his submissive face Comparing the two Gabe looked little bit bigger than Dan One would think Gabe spent most of his time body building

Looking at Gabe made my body warmed up in a flush His eyes held something I just can't explain; they looked devilish, dangerous and mysterious How would it feel being held in those arms that looked so powerful, being kissed by him? Were his lips as soft as they appeared to be? Now more than ever I