Beneath The Mask Of Deceit

Chapter Two

Lizzy's POV:

Silence swept across the hospital, gentle rotating sound of the air conditioner and quiet monitoring beeps the only sounds as I lay in the hospital bed after requested for another VVIP room. The air was filled with the delicate scent of blooming flowers, a radiant counterbalance to the darkness that had consumed my life. But I couldn't turn off my thought, pondering over the event that had led me here.

From the strange messages from unknown number, poisoned and numerous warnings I couldn't even attach any reasons to yet, I was suddenly alerted by the pungent fumes, I opened my eyes to see flame crept up to the windows, fire tongues danced across the frames to the curtains. The corridor was hazy with smoke.

Fire outbreak!

An automated tones indicating the need for the patient to evacuate. "Emergency alarm notification response"

With a sense of increased alertness, I flew away the bed cover and sprinted. The doctors and nurses while scrambling to move patients to safety as I stormed through the entrance - dodging them.

A thick cloud of smoke spreading, stung my eyes, but I kept on running.

I felt a sense of relief and refreshment when I stepped into the crisp night air,struggling to catch my breath, little did I know that the real nightmare just began....A strong arms dragged me back into the darkness, I was too weak to neither struggle nor fight because they were strong than me, I was thrown into a van like a bag of salt, the door was slammed against me and zoomed off immediately with speed.

"You think you can escape?" A fierce voice from under a mask sitting beside me growled. "Who are you" He continued, "To think that you can marry Drek and give the Harrisons heir to carry on with the legacy of the family. So what is going to be our gain? Because we are illegitimate sons of the Harrisons, we don't deserve a better life?"

He pulled me closer forcefully with my scattered hair "yes" "answer me" He said with intensity. Bastard "releasing my hair, pulling my head off to hit the car side screen, I was bleeding. "If we can't kill you through fire, then you will die by hanging" He spitted out those statements venomously.

This is not connecting, they are not talking about the strange messages I've been receiving, definitely it's not from them. My inner thoughts.

But what did I do to deserve this? I continued, why do I have to be suffering for this? I need to escape, I really need to escape.

As the van sprinted through the streets, I waited until the driver took a sharp turn - kicked the door open and leap out, falling to the ground.

I struggled to my feet, scanning the area desperately, found a narrow alleyway and sprinted towards it. I didn't dare to look back until safely concealed in the darkness.

I walked for hours and finally I saw a glimpse of hope-a cab

I met Ella, the Harrisons maid at the entrance crying and wailing, she thought she had lost me, she ran out to me and held me up, I went straight to the restroom looking shattered and I just want to stay under the running shower forever.

All the memories were running through my mind, my heart shattered and broken, I kept on asking myself why is this happening to me? Tears streaming down my eyes, a strange silent I couldn't explain swept through the room. It was the voice of Drek, my husband that jolted me back to reality.

Drek rushed inside the restroom to check me only for him to find me lying down on the floor under a running shower. "Lizzy,

I've been looking for you, I'm sorry , please forgive me, I'm really sorry for all the things you've been through" He held me up from the ground gently and have me off my drenching dress, he couldn't let go of me but to just share an intimacy with me right in there in the bathroom, we had s*x!

Drek's POV

Daniel barged into my office angrily without even knocking as he delivered his statement "You don't think it's high time you stopped afflicting this girl when it's so obvious that you are the one with the problem. Lizzy went through hell and she's still going through hell just because of you, we both know Lizzy's not being able to conceive is you guy and we both know this for crying out loud!"

The room was silent only to be interrupted by a ringing tone, Drek's phone but he declined the call.

"Lizzy suggested IVF" Daniel continues..... yelling.....you didn't agree but you kept in the secret, suffering the shame all by herself yet this lady is innocent, you had better find something to do!"

"I need your help Daniel" I said silently

This statement brings Daniel into a state of calmness.

"And what is that?" He asked.

It's going to be hard but can you promise to do this for me? Leaving Daniel hanging and confused, what is it guy? He asked again.

I want you to have s*x with my wife and impregnate her.

A silent I cannot explain swept across the office, Daniel stood up and was about walking away.

"Name your price", I added.

"What? Drek?"

"Are you in your right senses at all? Do you think you are normal"

"$100,000?", I said

Daniel hissed and opened the door that led to the reception but his steps were halted by the next statement I made.

"If you walk out of this office, I'm going to expose your secret!. I give you just 48hours to think about it, you can close the door on your way out" I said angrily without looking at Daniel's face.

Lizzy's POV

Another beautiful evening and lively atmosphere, Drek took me out but had his friend, Daniel to join us.

Drek called one of the bartender to serve us drink but he said he particularly prepared a special package for me. He brought out one of the best wine that I like so much, I felt so loved and happy that even in the midst of tribulations, there is a man standing right beside me through the thick and thing.

It was obvious that Daniel was not in a happy mood right from the instant we got to the place, he became more agitated when Drek brought out the drink he got specially for me out.

Little did I know that the drink has been injected with drugs. I ignorantly drank small part he poured for me and that was the last thing I saw.

I met myself on the bed naked the following morning, I felt it in my body that I had s*x over the night but why was I unconscious? What happened to me?

I didn't feel any part of the s*x, I just discovered how wet I was when I woke up

Was I drunk so bad that I didn't have a glimpse of s****l enjoyment or pain during the process.

This is not like me, this really bothers me so much . I was so weak and tired that I could barely stand up.

Ofcourse I met Drek sleeping beside me on the bed but something was definitely off that I couldn't explain.

Immediately, Drek was up, he hissed at the sight of me on the bed, his eyes were cold and unreadable, get dressed and walked out. Now this is bringing more confusion that I can't just explain.