*Chapter 1: The Devil's Offer*"Your rent expires by 5pm or you pack out and I throw your things outside."The landlord's text was

Lamidi Kabirat Game

*Chapter 1: The Devil's Offer*"Your rent expires by 5pm or you pack out and I throw your things outside."The landlord's text was still on my screen when my phone buzzed again. Not my boyfriend. For seven days, David had vanished after telling me he missed me.It was my mom. Again."Amara, have you paid? I'm praying for you."I stared at the cracked ceiling of my one-room self-contain in Lugbe. My eyes were hot. I had 3,200 naira in my account, school fees to pay next week, and a boyfriend who only remembered me when he was bored.At exactly 4:13 PM, my mom called."Mummy, don't worry, I will sort it," I whispered, trying not to cry."Send me your account number," she said, no question.Ten minutes later: 120,000 naira entered. My rent.I fell on my knees and prayed for her. "God, let her pocket never run dry."But I knew that was the last money she had. I had to get a job today. Any job.I opened Jiji and searched "Abuja urgent job, accommodation included."One ad popped up. No company name. Just black background.`NEEDED: Live-in house assistant for a private residence, Asokoro. 250k monthly. Must be female, 20-26, discreet. No boyfriends allowed. Contact: [08054633996]`250k. With accommodation. I called immediately.A cold male voice answered. "Are you discreet?""Yes, sir.""Can you start tonight? 7PM. Asokoro. I will send the address. Come alone."The line cut.The address took me to a black gate so tall I couldn't see the house inside. A security man opened it without asking my name, like he was expecting me.The mansion was not a house. It was a monster made of glass and marble.And he was standing in the middle of the living room.He wasn't what I expected. He was tall, in a black shirt, sleeves folded, tattoos crawling up his neck. His face was beautiful but cold. Like he had never smiled in his life."Amara Johnson. 21. University of Abuja, 300 level. Your boyfriend ghosted you for a week. Your mother just paid your rent."My blood froze. "How... how do you know me?"He walked towards me slowly. He smelled like danger and expensive cologne."I know everything about everyone who steps into my house," he said. His eyes dropped to my lips, then back to my eyes. "I am Adrian Knight."Adrian Knight. The name everyone whispered in Abuja. The 28-year-old billionaire who owned half of Wuse 2. The man they said ruined a man for looking at his car."I... I came for the house assistant job," I stammered.He smiled. It wasn't a nice smile. "You are hired. But not as a house assistant.""What do you mean?""You will live here. You will be where I can see you. You will not talk to your boyfriend again. You will not leave without my permission."I stepped back. "Are you mad? I can't do that! I just need a job!"He moved so fast I didn't see him. In one second, he was in front of me, his hand on the wall beside my head, trapping me."Your mother cannot keep paying your rent, Amara. Your boyfriend cannot even text you back. I can. I can give you everything. But in return..."He leaned down, his lips close to my ear."You become my obsession. Mine alone."My heart was beating so loud I thought he could hear it. I should have slapped him. I should have run.But his eyes... his eyes looked at me like I was the only thing he had ever wanted."What if I say no?" I whispered.His smile grew darker."Then you can walk out that gate and go back to waiting for a boy who doesn't love you. Or you can stay, and let a real man show you what it means to be truly wanted."He stepped back and brought out a key."The choice is yours, little girl. But choose fast. My obsession doesn't wait long."Behind him, the big clock struck 7PM.My phone buzzed. It was David. After one week."Hey babe, I miss you."I looked at Adrian Knight. Then I looked at my phone.And for the first time in my life, I didn't know what to do.*END OF CHAPTER 1*

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