by Mz. Robinson
G STREET CHRONICLES PRESENTS
NO ORDINARY LOVE
The Love, Lies & Lust Series
Part 5
by
MZ. ROBINSON
Octavia Ellis is a sexy and independent woman who plays it safe when it comes down to relationships. She lives by one rule: keep it strictly sexual. Octavia is living her life just the way she wants. No man. No issues. No drama. When she meets the handsome Damon Whitmore, everything changes. Octavia soon finds that Damon has become a part of her world and her heart. However, when temptation comes in the form of a sexy-hardcore thug named, Beau, Octavia finds herself caught in a deadly love triangle. She soon learns in life and love, there are no rules and she’s surprised at what she herself, will not do for love.
Shontay Holloway is as faithful as they come when it comes to her husband, Kenny. For eight years she’s been his support system physically and financially. She’s managed to overlook the fact that he’s a woman chaser and even turned the other cheek when he got another woman pregnant. Shontay would rather work it out with Kenny than start fresh with someone new. She’s not satisfied but she is content. Is there really a difference? Shontay doesn’t think so, but that soon changes when she meets Savoy Breedwell.
Shontay finds herself torn between her vows and the man she’s falling for. When tragedy strikes, Shontay learns that the love she thought her husband had for her is nothing more than a cover up for his true intentions. She becomes a woman on a mission. When she’s finished, Till death do us part, may have a whole new meaning.
“What would you do for love?”
“How would you handle the discovery that your marriage was built on lies?”
Damon Whitmore is a true go-getter who will stop at nothing to get what he desires. His wife Octavia was no exception. When Damon first saw Octavia he knew he had to have her. He went through great lengths until his mission was accomplished. Now, two years later, he and Octavia share a wonderful and lavish life together. Damon exceeded all of Octavia’s expectations while managing to keep his secrets of deceit and manipulation hidden but what’s done in the dark eventually comes to light and Damon’s lies are slowly beginning to unravel.
When a face from Damon’s past re-surfaces, Damon finds himself facing a life alerting dilemma that could cause him to lose the very thing he fought so hard to build—his family with Octavia. Damon refuses to lose and he’ll stop at nothing, including murder, to keep his family in tact.
Octavia Ellis-Whitmore never thought she would be a one man woman. Living by a no strings attached policy, she kept her encounters with men strictly sexual. When she met Damon everything in her world changed. Octavia opened her heart and fell hard for Damon. Octavia is now living and loving her life to the fullest. However, history has a way of repeating itself and temptation has a way of finding Octavia. When things at home begin to get rocky, Octavia finds herself struggling between remaining true to the vows she pledged to Damon and exploring her feelings for a new and mysterious stranger—a stranger who has a startling connection to Damon and his past.
As the drama unfolds, lies and secrets will be exposed and lines will be crossed on both ends. How far will Damon and Octavia go to protect each other from the other’s transgressions and how many will fall victim to the lies that have been spun in the name of love?
Damon has done everything within his power to protect his family and keep his marriage in tact. However, some things are out of a man’s control and the life Damon has been working so hard to preserve is beginning to unravel before his eyes. When Damon’s greatest fear comes true he becomes a man on a mission and no one is safe from his wrath.
For Octavia, finding out her husband has been spinning lie after lie since they met is one thing but confessing her own transgressions is another. She refuses to allow her own sins to be her marriage’s downfall but can’t resist wondering if there are some things that shouldn’t be repaired. When Octavia is faced with what could be her greatest tragedy, she will put everything on the line, including her life to save those she loves.
Kelly had one hope and desire when he entered Damon and Octavia’s lives which was to claim the money he thought was his birth right. Now that he’s gotten to know the woman that Octavia is and everything she stands for, he can’t forget her nor can he shake the desire to finish what the two of them started. Kelly’s love of money is strong but he’s slowly discovering his lust and desire for Octavia are stronger. Loving Octavia was never in the plan but plans change and now Kelly must make a life altering decision.
Lena will forever think of Damon as the one who got away…the one whom would have made her life perfect. To her life is nothing without the right man to share it with and Damon is that man. Lena believes the best solution is to rid herself of any and all problems that prevent her from being with the man she loves. That problem just so happens to be Octavia.
When the lives of these four collide, love will be lost, lies will be exposed and lust will lead to death and destruction. All will be effected and life for those who survive will never be the same…
As the drama unfolds, lies and secrets will be exposed and lines will be crossed on both ends. How far will Damon and Octavia go to protect each other from the other’s transgressions and how many will fall victim to the lies that have been spun in the name of love?
Copyright 2013 Mz. Robinson
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Acknowledgements
To my Lord and Savior, it’s in You that I move and I have my meaning. I thank you for the blessings that you continue to shower upon me and for your grace, mercy, and love. I know without a shadow of doubt that I am nothing without you and I am humbled and grateful that you (and only you) can make Something out of Nothing!
To my mother and father: Mommy you told me to pray, believe, and doubt nothing. Thank you not only for those words but for loving and praying
for me. I love you “Pretty Girl”. Daddy, you have always told me that I could be anything I wanted to be. I carry those words in my heart daily. I love you and thank you for everything.
To my families: The Caudles, Leslies, Turners, Massey, Walkers, and Rice, I love you ALL! To my Uncle Kenneth aka Bay, thank you for being there time and time again. When we call you come and you come even when we don’t. That’s love. To my cousin Kenyetta, you are just like your daddy. You have a beautiful spirit that illuminates the room whenever you enter. I love you “Sunshine”. To my sister Banita Brooks, we don’t talk every day or half as much as I would like but know the love is real.
To Maurice “First” Tonia: Thank you for keeping a smile on my face and always knowing what to say to make me laugh. It’s a blessing to have you in my life and every day I thank God for you. ~ Love you ~
To my assistant Shawnda Hamilton aka “Girl Friday”: You are one of the hardest working women I know and I’m so grateful for you. Thank you and much love!
To George Sherman Hudson: Whenever I question myself you always remind me of the “gift” I’ve been given. Thank you for that. It hasn’t always been a smooth ride on “the street” but it has definitely been worth it! I am forever grateful. Shawna A.: We may not always know the plan but God always puts the right people in our path. Thank you for your encouraging words and the moments of laughter. They mean a lot to me. I admire your courage and salute your dedication. You are a wonderful example of a woman’s actions speaking louder than her words. ~Love and Loyalty Always~
To: Robyn Traylor, Andrea Anderson, Denia Turner, JeaNida Luckie Weatherall, Jewel Horace, Barbara Love, Sheila Jones Weathersby, Keisha Woods, Samantha Pettiway, Lisa Bryant, Timiska Martin Webb, Mary Green, Shanika Dewey Greenleaf , Lisa Dewey Chambliss, Jo’Lynn Dewey Pierre, Jo’Licia Dewey, Brittany Dewey, MarQuita Drayton, The Entire Dewey Family, Althea JustBeing Me, Me’Tova Hollingsworth, Shanta Shaw, Lashunda P. Lee Cato, Trenya Arrington, Susan Vincent, Shan Gradney, LaBrina Jolly, Karena Cowan, Naomi B. Johnson, Malika Richards, Danielle Churcher, Zakkiyah Karamel Hibbler, Nelly Hester Alejandro, Juanesia Faulks, Taylor AC, Nikki Johnson, Jenelle Challenger, Angela Clark, Tracy Mc Phaul, Pam Thomas, April Streets Palmer, Ayanna Butler, Karyn Gilyard, Nekisha White Bell, Denise Wiliams Cherry, Dee Marcus, Amy Ackerson, Dawn “Cupcake girl” Jay, and Justin Davon Price. “Thank you” is not enough to express my gratitude and my sincere appreciation for all the love and support. I am so honored and humbled! I Love and Thank You All! Special Shout-out to Jacole “Coco” Laryea for your assistance with my “Havoc on a Homewrecker” giveaway, the love you show, and your support. Love and Thank you!
To all my Divas and Kings who take the time to share their lives with me in Books and More with Mz. R: I love you! ~ To everyone on the Love, Lies, and Lust fan page and Mz. Robinson fan page, Thank you!
To the Just Read Book club, The G Street Chronicles CEO Exclusive Readers, Page Turners Book club, Bayou Divas Readers Club, and the United Sisters Book club: Thank you!! To all the other book clubs, stores, and vendors that continue to show me support and love, Thank you! To Kisha Green and the Literary Jewels: Thank you!
To my Editor: Thank you! To Hot book Covers: Thank you!!
To : Author Katavious Ellis, Authoress Blaque, Fire & Ice, Author V. Brown and every author in the G Street Family. We are destined for Greatness! Let’s Get It! To Chandra GStreet BG Armstead: Thank you for always riding with and being a part of our G Street Family!!
If there is anyone that I forgot, please blame the voices in my head and not my heart!
To every one with a wish and a dream: P.U.S.H.
~Kisses~
Dedication
I dedicate this book to each and every person listed in my acknowledgements. I don’t have enough words to express my gratitude for the love and support that I’ve been shown from each of you. Just know my heart is overflowing with thanks. ~Kisses~
“…With love we must be willing to sacrifice and expose ourselves like an innocent child with disregard to the world or it’s scrutiny. We must accept there will be moments of sadness that come in the midst of our joy and understand that any and every thing worth claiming and holding onto is worth struggling and fighting for…” ~Mz. R
Chapter 1
Octavia
I sat with my fingers locked together with Damon’s while anxiously awaiting the verdict in the trial of Leon Douglass, aka Gator. I had been waiting for this day to come for well over a year, and now that the moment had arrived, I felt bittersweet relief. Living through the trial and testimony had been hell and had led to the onset of so many unresolved emotions regarding the destruction of a portion of my family.
I know that Gator wasn’t responsible for everything that proceeded the day I was snatched outside my car while my daughter looked on. I also know that he had nothing to do with the deaths of my best friend and her husband, but the events had taken place so close together that it was difficult for me to think of one without reliving the other. Maybe in some small way I felt that if I at least got justice for Gator’s role in my abduction and his plot to murder Damon, I would have some form of solace when it came to the loss of my loved ones. I cut my eyes to the right, observing the facial expressions of the seven women and five men that comprised the jury, each member looked like they had been through their own personal hell. It was obvious the court sessions had taken an emotional toll on them as well.
The trial, which lasted four days, was emotionally and physically draining on me, but I was positive it was all going to be worth it. Twenty-four hours earlier during the closing arguments, the petite blonde prosecutor described in vivid detail my abduction, and the blood bath that had taken place the final night Gator and his henchmen held me and Lena hostage. I was on the brink of tears as I watched her pace back and forth across the floor of the courtroom, recanting my story with such eloquence and passion, you would have thought that my story was her own. She pleaded with the jury for them to find Gator guilty and make him ultimately pay for his sins against me and other voiceless victims. I was moved by her words; however, Gator, on the other hand, seemed utterly unfazed. During the trial, he sat with a smug look on his face and eyes as cold as the North Pole. Dressed in a dark designer suit with a crimson red silk tie, Gator’s demeanor was more like that of a king being toasted by his subjects than a man facing a life sentence in prison. It was clear that Gator was overflowing with confidence that the end of the trial would weigh in his favor.
Why wouldn’t he think that? Reality dictated that he could. In a separate hearing, Gator had been acquitted on several other charges including racketeering and extortion. I, and probably every other adult in the city of Huntsville, Alabama with a functioning brain, knew Gator was guilty as charged; however, he had managed to slip right through the system without so much as a slap on the ass for those charges. The justifications behind the dismissal of the charges ranged from lack of evidence to inconsistent testimonies and even the failure to appear by key witnesses. I knew all the trumped-up reasons for letting him walk were lies. The truth of how he got off on those charges was based solely on the fact that Gator’s reputation preceded him wherever he went, and his money seemed to take the “im” out of impossible.
I was hoping for better results in the current proceedings. After all, the DA had strong and accurate witness statements from me and my husband. There was even testimony from my employee Amel, who told of her experiences while being around Gator and his team when she was in a relationship with Beau. I hoped all of those things would help for a different outcome.
Gator’s attorney, a chocolate, slim brother who looked like he was fresh out of college, maintained that Gator was an innocent man who had merely gotten caught up in his brother-in-law’s emotional tirade. He stood firm on the notion that his client was a family man who only wanted the best for those he loved.
“My client is a man of honor and respect,” he said. “A family man who believes in the power of love and
whose love knows no limits. My client is the kind of man who practices the principle of honor and exercises loyalty. Ladies and gentleman of the Jury, my client is guilty. But guilty of what? Of choosing to stand by his family? Guilty of being in the wrong place at the wrong time? Guilty of being his brother’s keeper? Yes! Those are the only things my client is guilty of.”
I listened in disbelief, as he continued giving a speech that was laced with so much bullshit that I felt like I needed to grab a tissue and wipe my ass. I stared at one of the jurors, a young woman with light skin and wide eyes. That heifer had the nerve to wipe tears from her eyes! She was nodding her head like she agreed with each one of the lies that were being told to them. I wanted to run over and knock the breath out of her ass and give her something to really cry about!
I managed to maintain control of my emotions and got through the trial without an emotional outburst, but I couldn’t promise the same outcome once the jury gave their guilty verdict. All I could hope was that I wasn’t going to hop my pregnant behind out of my seat and shake it like the entire courtroom was making it rain! The jury foreman rose to make the announcement I had been waiting for. I ran my hand across my swollen belly, flinching slightly as the baby growing inside me kicked me again. It was the tenth kick in less than twenty minutes, and if I didn’t know any better, I would have sworn he or she was trying to tell me something. I took a deep cleansing breath attempting to calm my nerves.
“Are you okay?” Damon whispered in my ear. I nodded my head yes then closed my eyes. I said a silent prayer thanking God for bringing this part of my journey to an end. I asked Him to continue to bless me and my family as we continued down the road to recovery. I even asked Him to bless Gator’s wife—who was the only member of his family present—with understanding and peace.