In the story "Bond by circumstance" Ella who was a free and independent woman ends up marrying Ben, a rich and influential boss of the mafia. Though they had arranged sexual relationship that form the basis of the novel, their form of his contract and her work based relationship is filled with conflict, mistrust and manipulation. Ella's experience is survival in the hands of Ben who is no less than an antagonist – a cold person with a hidden agenda of wielding power and control over the lives of people around him. But then the couple is faced with a stormy path full of such incidents as betrayal, a secret enemy, and sudden death which brings them together not only by the marriage contract but with feelings as well. The gentle stamina of Ella is slowly eroding the rigidity of Ben's character and by so the relations between them started to evolve. The characters are Ella and Ben who along with uncovering secrets end up facing their histories and having to reconsider their future. Nonetheless, every challenge makes them come closer and they start a new life as they anticipate the arrival of their firstborn child, and find solace in each other's embrace.
I always knew that my parents despised me, but today they proved me right. They know very well that I'm starting a new job tomorrow, actually not just a new job. It's my dream job but they decide to drop a bomb on me. It's 8am. I am taking a long bath after cleaning the yard and house for 3 hours. I always wake up at 5am every Sunday so I can clean the house and yard.
My parents are the most untidy people ever. They always host their stupid parties almost every Sunday with the food I bought, and I have to clean up when I wasn`t even part of their parties. pssh as if I'd join them. "Ella, hurry up, we have guests" my mom. My bulges into my room without even knocking. I hate it when she does that.
"Give me 5 minutes"
"You need to hurry up. They are very important people. They can`t be kept waiting. Gosh, this woman can be annoying" she leaves, slamming the door. It rattles on its hinges. I bought that door, you know. I take my time, her guest can't tell me what to do and what not to do.
Why she is even dressed up? When was the last time I saw her dressed up? Gosh, I can't even remember. now I'm curious. After 10 minutes I'm done. I walk into the lounge and the atmosphere changes. There's something about the men in black suits.
They are very powerful and very handsome, I must say. Even my loud parents are very quiet. I walked into the room, all eyes on me. I greeted them. The old man smiles and greeted me back, but the young one just nods, looking around the house with a disgusted look. So rude. We sat in uncomfortable silence.
"Ella my child we have something to tell you," My dad tells me.
Okay, something huge is going on here. My dad has never talked to me like that before, not even when I bought him the most expensive whiskey. Okay, maybe not that expensive, but it did cost me a lot, you know, and he finished in within two days. My God was I hurt?
"Bassey, didn't you tell her?" the young man asks clearly annoyed. "What's going on here?" I ask when my parents go mute.
Can you tell her already, we don't have all day" the young man tells my parents.
"Ben relax. Will you? Says the old man. So his name is Ben. He's really handsome, gosh. Pity he's rude. "
This is not easy Ella, the Alloys are here because your father...." that's my mom. She doesn't finish the sentence. I will just keep quiet, I'll wait for them.
"Your parents took a loan from me 16 years ago and when they couldn't me back they made a promise that when you turn 21 they will marry you off to my grandson," Mr. Alloy tells me.
I'm sitting here hoping it's a some kind of joke. I mean my parents have been trying to hook me up with money. That's why I kind of ran away after Grade 12. I decides to stay at res I always come home unannounced and leave the very same day. Besides, I had to leave for work otherwise we'd live in a 2-room shack forever. "Is this one of your annoying jokes mom?" I asked my mom.
I saw tears in her eyes. Why is she crying? What kind of parents make promises like that? Are they even my real parents? "I'm not marrying him, I told them, pointing to Ben."And I'm not leaving," I walked out with the plan to run away and never look back. I can't marry an arrogant ass. I walked out the gate. But there were men in black carrying big guns. What have my stupid parents done?
All the neighbors are peeping through their curtains. I try to run but I can't out run these men. They stop me. I scream my lungs out with the hope that someone will call the police or be brave enough to help me, but none of that happens.
My parents run towards me with worried faces, but I know they are not worried about me. Some parents we have. The guards took me back to the house. My head hurts from all the screaming when they put me on the couch.
Chapter 1 The Bomb
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Chapter 2 Unwillingly Relocating
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Chapter 3 The Hotel He Calls Home
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Chapter 4 The First Supper At My New Home
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Chapter 5 First Morning At My New House
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Chapter 6 First Date Sort Of
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Chapter 7 Finally The Day I Have Been Waiting For
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Chapter 8 Day Ruined
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Chapter 9 Two Weeks Later
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Chapter 10 Never Thought I'd Miss Home
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Chapter 11 BEN'S ROOM
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Chapter 12 Me And My Big Mouth
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Chapter 13 Another Bomb. My Parents Though.....
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Chapter 14 Madam Of The House
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Chapter 15 When He Finally Opens Up
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Chapter 16 Surprise surprise.....
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Chapter 17 My Baby
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Chapter 18 They Didn't Listen To Me
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Chapter 19 One Year Later
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Chapter 20 I'm Finally Going Home
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Chapter 21 Ben Finds Me
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Chapter 22 He Won't Divorce Me
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Chapter 23 Our honeymoon finally
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Chapter 24 Meeting His Mom
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Chapter 25 Honeymoon Ruined
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Chapter 26 When His Mom Opens Up
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Chapter 27 The Family Friend
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Chapter 28 The Safe House
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Chapter 29 I'm Leaving
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Chapter 30 The Unraveling Truth
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Chapter 31 A New Beginning
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Chapter 32 The Final Agreement
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Chapter 33 The Façade of Forgotten Love
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Chapter 34 A Long-Lost Brother
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Chapter 35 The Unexpected Reunion
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Chapter 36 The Unexpected Visitor
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Chapter 37 The Unexpected Alliance
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Chapter 38 Shadows and Secrets
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Chapter 39 The Betrayal
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Chapter 40 Another Unexpected Alliance
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