Bought my Life

15. …Always Found

***Narrator***Hamilton Manor***Thursday

Ivy was woken up by Marcus calling her name; it takes her a moment to realize that she is not dreaming. “Marcus! Marcus!” She yelled but her voice wasn’t powerful enough. Looking around the room for something she could bang together to get Marcus’ attention. She then laid eyes on her violin, she pulled it out and she played the first song she ever played for him so he could hear her from afar. The soft melody was played loudly to reach Marcus and instantly he knew she was in there somewhere, but attic seemed normal. Where was she? The music seemed to be coming from the back wall. She was playing Mary’s and Marcus’ favourite song. That’s when he noticed the hidden door to her the room; the door was locked… after a few tries he was able to knock it down.

When Marcus saw her, he held Ivy in his arms tightly, he thought he might never see her again; Ivy was crying of relief. It had been ten days since she had seen Marcus and the last time, she saw him; he called her Mary and told her not to come back. “Ivy, I am so sorry… I was the worst husband to you; please forgive me,” Marcus says as he drops a kiss on her forehead. “I knew you were coming to save me; I will always love you Marcus and I know you will always find me,” Ivy responds. “We have to go Ivy, Jake is the ballroom; he might need some back up” he said.

As they entered the ballroom, her four siblings are lined up behind her aunt and uncle. They noticed Thomas’ own guards had joined their side… “So, what did you say about Ivy not being in your home? Isn’t that her, she was hidden in your attic? Do you take me for a fool?” Jake asked angry. Thomas was livid and his wife was staring at him, and their four children were scared; “How is she in our home, Thomas”? his wife Marla asked. Thomas seemed to have lost his ability to speak. “Thomas, you are cornered, there is nowhere for you to go… You committed fraud to escape from prison then you kidnapped my wife and held her captive. Don’t you have any shame? Even you are not her father, you are still her uncle… don’t you wish her happiness” Marcus said firmly.

“Happiness… Since my naïve sister got pregnant, I do not know happiness. She refused to give up her pregnancy even if she knew delivering the baby would very likely cause her heart to fail. She never dared tell anyone who the father was… that’s how I got stuck raising this insolent child that refused to marry the man that would guarantee our future,” Thomas said raging. “Thomas, are you listening to yourself? The man you expected Ivy to marry is in his late fifties and he is known for mistreating his wives, Ivy would have been his fourth wife… You wouldn’t have asked one of your three daughters to marry him and you wouldn’t have hired hitmen to kill your own daughter if she would have refused… Ivy has been a pawn for you and I wont let you get away with this”

“You can never count on someone else to do your dirty business…” Thomas said as he pulled out a gun and was about to shoot Ivy when Jake shot him in the chest, while one of the guards had shot the hand that was holding the gun. The sound resonated in the ballroom as his wife dropped down on her knees by his side. “Jake! How could you? You killed him!” Marla was screaming. “If he didn’t raised his gun I wouldn’t have needed to shoot him, Marla, would you calm down,” Jake replied

Ivy was in shock Marcus had thrown her to the floor and would have possibly taken the bullet if her uncle had a chance to shoot. All her siblings were also in shock,Viviane was kneeling on the floor beside her mother crying. Iris and Jasmin were crying in each other arms; Phillip was the only one not crying but he was giving us this intense look. Jake walked towards Thomas checked his vital once he confirm he was dead. He ordered everyone out of Hamilton Manor. Jake was seizing the Hamilton Manor, first for investigation and second to repay the debts Thomas had accumulated.

Seeing his in-laws being homeless, Marcus rented a cottage just outside the town so Ivy’s siblings could stay there until they could figure their new accommodation. “The rent is covered for next year, Marla, I have opened an account with money under your name; for now, you have enough to cover the necessities. After the investigation, I will give you a startup amount so you can live comfortably from investments.” Marcus said reluctantly to Marla who was staring at him with a dark look.

“This is really a nightmare… and our employees?” Marla said harshly. “King Jake and I have employed them actually, their wages went unpaid for almost three months; we paid them what was owed and they are all welcome to relocate to Tuscanton or Hastleton to work for us… if anyone want to stay and work for you, you may keep them but I am under the impression that most of them were already looking for another job.” Marcus says. “How am I supposed to manage without the maids?” Marla replied.

“My husband was more than generous with you Marla… you seem to be innocent but the truth is we don’t know the depth of your involvement. We are kind enough to take care of your basic needs and basic comfort until we know. Then we will decide which support is the most appropriate if any…” Ivy says irritated by her aunt.

Ivy grabbed Marcus by the arm and walked away. Marla couldn’t believe how bold Ivy had become, she wasn’t the docile child that was just begging to be loved but Marla never liked Ivy, she was the only one who got sent away in boarding schools because she knew her mother-in-law had a preference for Ivy. “I don’t have anything left to say… let’s go home Marcus,” Ivy said to her husband softly. Marcus smiled and led her towards the car where Jake was finalizing the trip back to Hastleton. When he saw Ivy coming, he opens his arm wide to hugger her; he held her tightly and kissed her forehead. “You have no idea how scared I was to not find you alive… Marcus would have never recovered. Thank God you are safe and sound” Jake said to Ivy. “I never lost hope that you would find me” Ivy replied.

When Ivy and Marcus were comfortably seated in the back of the car while one the guards was driving and another one guarding in the front passenger seat. It didn’t take very long for both of them to fall asleep.

***Narrator***On the way to Hasleton***Thursday

When dinner time came, they stoped at a hotel, Marcus decided to order room service instead of going downstairs at the restaurant. They both felt the need to shower… Marcus looked straight into her eyes reading her needs and waiting for her permission as he was undressing her and caressing her. His sweet Ivy had lived through yet another trauma, he wanted her badly, showering with her, grooming her, washing her and making love to her under the warm stream but he would never make his sweet Ivy do anything unless she wanted to.

Standing naked in front of each other for the first time since ever. “Do you know why I remember the last time you made love to me… it was during our honeymoon.” Ivy said sweetly; “I am not saying this to shame you, Marcus, but please no matter how hard and exhausting your work is I am here… I might not be able to help with business, but I can take over all the house related things. I am standing naked in front of you…” Marcus pulled her into a hug leaning in; so, she could feel his erection on her pelvis. “Marcus all this to say that I don’t ever want to be ignored… I crave your body against mine, it is like drugs, I never had a relationship that was meaningful before you” “Ivy, I am not proud of how I managed the situation, I was ashamed of my whole empire was falling apart days after it became our empire… We lost a lot of money because of your uncle but now I am shameful of how I pushed you away… I am so sorry Ivy, I needed to lose you to understand the priorities in my life.” Marcus says as Ivy brushes the tear crawling down his cheek.

Naked with water dripping on their bodies, that’s when they heard heavy knocking on the door, “It must be the food, I will get the door, you get yourself dry…” Marcus said as he wrapped her in a towel and grabbed his robe and hurried towards the door. Ivy walked out of the washroom timidity wearing only the towel around her chest, “Marcus, the food smells amazing but I need you, inside me…” Ivy tells Marcus as she makes her way towards the bed, Marcus closes the cover on the plates and joins her in bed without a second thought. When he reaches Ivy, he places his lips firmly on hers while making that towel fall to the floor. He holds her up in his arms to place her in the middle of the bed, spreading her legs open to find her wet and ready for his loving assault.”Ivy, you are dripping… I can’t guarantee that I will be soft, I have never wanted anyone the way I want you right now” he whispers to her ear. Marcus spreads her leg wide before removing his robe, he leans in towards the apex of her thighs and kisses her stomach softly as she moans in anticipation, he slides his face down to her s*x and he starts licking her wetness away. His fingers slide in and out of her making her body cringe under his touch.

“Ivy, I can never get enough of you … seeing you in pleasure is one of the best feelings. You are mine, fulfilling your needs makes me feel complete” he said to his wife before sliding his erection up and down, teasing her entrance. “Marcus, I beg you, please, I can’t take it anymore… give it to me” Ivy whines in pleasure. Marcus drops many kisses down her neck before pushing himself inside of her. She moans wildly as he picks up the paste and hits her most sensitive spot, “Marcus, I have been craving you for so long… I am going to come”. Marcus increased his speed, “I want to come with you…” Marcus feels Ivy tighten around his erection and he increases the speed once more, he knows she is about to come and wants to make it as intense and pleasurable as possible for her. Ivy moaned and released her pleasure just before Marcus came undone, out of breath he leans in to kiss her passionately. “Ivy, you are my everything,” he says has he rest his body on hers still inside her. “Marcus, I would never want anyone other than you to buy my life… It was a blessing in disguised…” He kissed her passionately before rolling to her side… “Baby, let’s eat…” Marcus said as he gets out of bed to bring the plates to Ivy. “Tomorrow when we wake up, we will head back home.”