PROMISED TO HIM CHAPTER 31 ROY SMITH We landed in Dubai around 22:00. The air was warm and smelled faintly of sea salt and expensive perfume. A black car was already waiting for us outside the airport — tinted windows, sleek body, silent engine. Exactly how I like it. Mayi was quiet beside me the … Read more
PROMISED TO HIM CHAPTER 30 MAYIBUYE SMITH The morning light slipped softly through the curtains, brushing against my skin like a whisper. I blinked awake, the sheets cool against my bare legs. The space beside me was empty — again. Of course, he was gone. Roy Smith never lingered in bed; his mornings belonged to … Read more
PROMISED TO HIM CHAPTER 29 MAYIBUYE SMITH The house felt colder after Tony left. Even though Roy didn’t say much about what happened between them, I could feel it — the tension, the rage simmering under his skin. When he came upstairs that night, he didn’t touch me, didn’t speak. He just stood by the … Read more
PROMISED TO HIM CHAPTER 28 ROY SMITH I didn’t sleep that night. She did — eventually — her breathing soft and steady beside me. But I stayed awake, eyes fixed on the ceiling, trying to convince myself that the warmth of her hand in mine meant nothing. It should’ve meant nothing. I’ve handled power, violence, … Read more
PROMISED TO HIM CHAPTER 27 MAYIBUYE SMITH It’s been a week now. A long, suffocating week of living under the kind of protection that feels more like imprisonment than safety. Roy calls it “security.” I call it surveillance. From the moment I wake up, I feel eyes on me — not malicious, but watchful, professional, … Read more
PROMISED TO HIM CHAPTER 26 LINDIWE SMITH The house had finally emptied — or at least it had pretended to. Footsteps faded down long corridors, doors clicked shut, and the heavy hush of evening settled into the rooms like velvet. I pressed my back against the cool plaster of the bathroom wall and closed my … Read more
PROMISED TO HIM CHAPTER 25 short insert ROY SMITH We were sitting in the study, the air thick with tension and the faint scent of cigar smoke. The room was dimly lit, only the desk lamp casting a golden hue across the oak table. Msizi sat across from me, his elbows resting on his knees, … Read more
PROMISED TO HIM CHAPTER 24 MAYIBUYE SMITH I didn’t even realize when he left. One moment Roy was standing there, so close that I could feel his breath on my lips, and the next… the door clicked shut, and the silence swallowed me whole. My body was still trembling — part shock, part anger, part … Read more
PROMISED TO HIM CHAPTER 23 ROY SMITH I stood on the balcony, the night air brushing against my face, the city lights stretching far beyond the mansion gates. I puffed my cigarette slowly, watching the smoke swirl and fade into the dark. Truth be told, I’d never felt like a stranger in my own house … Read more
PROMISED TO HIM CHAPTER 22 MAYIBUYE SMITH The house was quiet. Too quiet. I sat at the edge of the couch , My hair was now neat , my mind… chaotic. Roy’s scent still clung to me — that sinful mix of smoke and cedar that made me dizzy. I had touched his chest, felt … Read more