As Charles stood in his room with his hands which were previously raised now falling to his sides he could only be grateful that his family were not around to witness any of the drama.
Grace was determined to get him out of the house as a hostage but he could only think of how to overpower her and turn her over to the authorities.
She had been checking his wrist constantly as if she was waiting for something. Maybe she was waiting for Jude, Charles thought because there was no way she could have pulled everything off without help. Charles couldn't help but doubt Jude's innocence in everything that happened. He understood how betrayed Jude felt and how he had sought for revenge and it pained him to know that his mistake with his ex wife was the cause.

"Grace, did Jude send you to do this? I know he wasn't too happy with the things that happened before but would you also commit a crime just because of him? " Charles watched as her eyes lingered on his lower abdomen and it aggravated the level of embarrassment he was feeling. He couldn't do anything with his hands not even grab his towel to cover himself because he felt Grace was enjoying his predicament. He was exasperated, anxious and afraid but he had to find a way out of the mess.

"Jude? Jude would never hurt a fly. He couldn't even seduce your wife when he got the opportunity and to be honest I feel disappointed that you feel I'm incapable of fighting for what we had " This time Grace sat on the chair she had turned so that she could still be facing him.

Charles finally saw the source of the sound that woke him from sleep. A huge picture of Charles and Victoria had been shattered close to where Grace now sat. He even remembered how careless he had been when he didn't lock the front door to his living room. That was probably how she gained access into his house.

" I admit when I first got in and saw you in that position, I had wanted to join you. Then I saw her smiling, and I just felt this rage. You know Charles when those cops dragged Grace away, I couldn't help but rejoice at the easy way nature decided to rid me of a nuisance. She was the one who made Vicky lose your baby. I didn't plan on killing Vicky and the child, you know how I feel about miscarriages. My plan had been to keep her for months, then when she has the baby, I'll take him and we can be together. I even planned on getting Jude involved so that he could take the blame for Vicky's imminent death. But then that psychopath ruined everything. Funny how she agreed to kidnapping Vicky just for you to fuck her, just one time. She was really obsessed with you. " Grace laughed a bit then continued
Charles silently battled with her revelation and pondered on her sanity. If the other Grace was obsessed, what does she think is her own predicament?"

"I love you Charles, but I'm not obsessed with you" Grace spoke as if she read his mind

" She was the one who got Vicky I'm coma the first time, although the bullet was meant for Esther. But somehow  Victoria decided to become the martyr just so that she could rope you back into her arms, that slut!. You fell for it Charles, you wouldn't even look at me or talk to me. You told me to stay away from you but that wasn't what hurt me the most. The day you sleep walked to my house, I was thrilled. Ha! finally I could laugh Victoria in the face but then even though you were unconscious, you refused to touch me not even when I told you I was Victoria. You looked at me like - like I repulsed you and it broke my heart. Charles you became my reason to live the day we made love, you see the doctors had told me after the miscarriage that I could never conceive again but you came and you opened my eyes to a whole new world.

When I found out Vicky was pregnant I was happy too, it meant I could get another chance at being a mother with you as my partner. So when Nasa accidentally mentioned about their father when she came to admonish me about revealing the truth about her cheating husband I saw it as my one true chance to execute the plans I had made for a long time"

Charles felt a pang of pity towards her, maybe her miscarriage drove her over the edge and made her mad

"Grace I am very sorry about what happened to you and what transpired between us but it was a mistake" Charles spoke

"mistake!" this time Grace sounded very angry

"mistake is feeling sorry about something that felt good and right, mistake is you telling me off, like I was some sort of prostitute"

Charles reached down for his towel hoping she was distracted by her outburst but Grace fired a shot beside his leg.
"I like it the way you are"

Charles had to do something to get away from the crazy woman, so he decided to play his last card. Try to cozen her into having sex with him, then while she let her guard down he'd escape.

I'll go with you Grace, Victoria is not here and it's not like she loves me anyway" Charles said

You are a horrible liar, now don't joke with me, one minute you're protective of Vicky the next minute you're telling me you want to go just like that."

See Vicky is a slut, you know it, i know it. I thought she loved me but I saw the way she was with Jude"

"maybe you're right, we should have fun while we prepare, it's not as if anyone is around to stop us" Charles spoke again. This time Grace seemed to be delighted because she took a step forward and gestured that he walk away from the door.

"First you have to remove your clothes , then we'll get right to it"
Charles persuaded

"Do you really want that Charles?" She asked with a smile like the devil's and her eyes fixed on the door.

"For someone interested in having fun, you don't look interested atleast your body does not seem to be and I can see clearly that you are far from interested with no clothing." Charles knew what Grace was getting at, he claimed he wanted fun but he wasn't in anyway aroused, but he came up with a reason quickly

" well it's probably because I'm not used to making love to women with guns pointed at me"

"Do you really want to make love to me?" Grace spoke with a glint in her eyes, she was probably satisfied with what he was propositioning her to do

"Yes" Charles replied

"would you make love to me if Vicky was here as well?" He knew he had to lie his way through of he really wanted to escape and thankfully Grace didn't know how to tell if he lied.

"yes I will, like I told you, I loved her but she betrayed me I don't care about her"

Grace chuckled

"Then open the door Charles , we might have a threesome after all, isn't that right Victoria?"

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Charles could feel his heart come to a halt then resume to beat again except it began to beat frantically. The lady must have been joking with him. Victoria was safe with her mother, she couldn't be there.

" I can see your shadow behind that door and Vicky you might want to change how you smell once in a while" Grace spoke again

God please let her be lying, it's not Vicky. Charles silently prayed.

"I'll shoot your husband right through his heart if you don't get in this instant!" Grace threatened

A soft click was made on the door and Vicky appeared in front of him.
His worse nightmare had just begun Charles thought

"Did you think I was an idiot, hiding behind the door. I must applaud you, you know. When I used my daughter to get to you, I thought you wouldn't make it in time. You should have seen Amara's face when I told her I was going to kill Charles and that it was only you who could stop me. I had been hiding ever since they found grace, got myself a new phone with a new number. I knew going home could be like a trap and frankly nobody thought to search my daughter's hostel even though they had questioned her about my whereabouts. I had barely stepped out of the room before she rushed and dialed your number. "Grace paused and laughed." I thought she was even going to call Charles but I was surprised when it turned out to be you. I didn't even know my daughter had your number by heart, that girl has Jude's brain. I know how you think Vicky, you're quite predictable. I knew you'd drive down here to save your husband and that's why I have been stalling waiting for you to get here.

You are quite smart, dumping the car somewhere to avoid getting noticed then being so invisible till you let your shadow betray you behind that door. At first I got scared thinking it was those goons watching over you but when I stepped closer I figured out it was you. The fragrance you wear as a perfume is one thing I am hypersensitive to. I can sniff it out on anybody even when others can't.

So what do you say Victoria? Are you in for the threesome? " Grace chuckled loudly again.

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