He kept his words and didn't hurt her. It was different. She could feel his care for her in every sense of touch. He did not force her with his questions further, " Mia, " He emerged from the door, holding a food tray in his hands. She gazed at him and instantly looked down at her lap. She was in a yellow gown. He selected it for her after their love making. She was feeling attached to him with every passing moment. She was staring at the food, " You all right, Love? " He asked her. She nodded and picked the fork from the tray. His phone rang in his pocket. He pressed the green call icon and hoisted it up . He didn't say anything for a few seconds, " I'll be there soon. " He said and shoved it in his coat pocket, " You're not stepping out of the room until you finish your lunch. I have to go. " He said and bent to kiss her forehead. " No matter what, you will answer my call. " He demanded. " Yes, " She whispered. Her eyes filled with tears. She w
His hands were in his pocket. He was standing inches back from the gargantuan glass wall. It was on the fifteen floor and he blankly darted his eyes out. He could hear voices from behind him which he was fully ignoring. His thoughts were occupied with his wife, her misty eyes, flowing down her tears. His menacing tone, cold stare could not make her tell it to him. Lana's soft words and loving nature did it easily. He was craving her to share anything with him without any fret and horror. " Is everything alright between you and Mia? " Michail asked him. " Yes, she's missing her parents. I can't bring them back." He exhaled. He and Michail had grown up together. His father had worked for his father. After his parents death, his father and mother had looked after him. " He has a brother, right? Why don't you invite them. " Michail suggested. " Whatever he did, I don't think it's a good idea. " He said. " She has accepted you. She'll for
After breakfast, she went straight to the bedroom. She didn't raise her eyes at him once. There must be a deep frown on his forehead, she thought. She rested her head on the headboard and allowed her tears to fall down. She heard the click of the door. She snapped her head in that direction. Ethan turned himself at her after locking the door. Her heart caught a race. She couldn't move with fear. His face was expressionless, aggravated eyes fixed on her. Before she could understand anything, his hand was on her upper arm. He drew her closer, pulling to his chest, wrapping his arms around him and lifting her up from the mattress. Putting her both hands in his chest, she pushed him away, which was completely useless. He was exasperated, eyes never moving away from her face. There was ominous silence between them. " What are you doing? You'll hurt me. " She said to him. " Deep down you know, I'll never hurt you. Don't you? " He whispered slowly, maki
Next day, she woke up early. She wanted to meet her mother and felt the bond which she hadn't experienced in years. Ethan picked a lemon green gown for her with thin strips. Having her last look in the mirror, she strode out in her high heels. At the dining table, she glanced at Lana to start the topic. She beckoned at her, first wiggling her eyebrows and then slightly tilting her head at them. Someone cleared his throat, " Do you wanna say something? " Ethan asked her. " No! " She said, Lana glared at her, " Yes, " She said, " Can we.. um I and Lana can we go out? We have planned to watch a movie together. " She said. " No, problem. You both can go anywhere. " Michail said. " With security. " Ethan added, making her head jerk at his side. " But.... " Lana cut her off immediately. " No problem. " Lana said and winked at her. She was doubting Gorky as he was working with Michail before Lana an
I was pacing to and fro in tension. I couldn't trust Gorky and Tim. ' They are faithful to their bosses. Why would they stand by our side? What are we giving them? Money! ' I was completely sure Ethan would not hire such people who would give up their loyalty for sake of money. ' Ethan and Michail know everything, still they are pretending to be unknown. There must be a reason. ' " Mia, your dress. " Lana said, holding a pink short dress in her hand and a strange part of it, she was wearing the same dress. " Are we playing twins? " I asked and raised my eyebrows. " Yes, mom will love it. My mom had twin baby girls. Anna, she couldn't make it, mom still mourns over her. You'll do it for my mom. " She asked, looking at me with her beseeching eyes. " Not for you but for your mom. " I smiled while mocking and took it from her hand. My own questions were nagging me. I wanted to get to the root of it. Leaving Lana behind I immediately
AMIYA'S POV I entered through the hall behind Lana and Martino. They stood in front of me. I ran my eyes on the interior. The wall was painted cream white and bright blue. There were sheer gold curtains covering large windows. It resembled me of Rubina' house back then. I did not get the time to admire the house in my grief. I was waiting for them to move on, I wanted to explore the house before meeting another family member. " Hey! Make your feet move. " I tapped on Lana's shoulder. I frowned when she didn't stir. I passed through them and it startled me, making my feet froze on the spot. My heart began to pound behind my ribcage, ready to hop out. " We are dead. " Lana said. " I told you Gorky and Tim are not trustworthy. You don't wanna hear me. We are dead. " I told her in a slow whisper, ' I don't wanna create any scenes. They are reckless and ruthless. ' " We are in f*****g hell now. " Lana yelled slowly so only we could hear h
She moved out of the room, rubbing her eyes, without knowing where her steps were leading her. She slowly slipped under his touch. His mood was scaring her the most. She did not want to begin her day with his scolds. She blinked the laziness out of her eyes as her mind fully woke up. She remembered last night. She was feeling dread with every step. Ethan didn't allow her to meet Jenna properly. Abruptly she stopped and sighted. She could see Lana hovering near the kitchen, " Lana, " She exclaimed loudly and rushed at her, " Are you alright? Did Michail hurt you? " She asked. ' I didn't know how much I was worried about her until I saw her. With Ethan I forget almost everything and yesterday under the effect of my dread.' " Hey, I'm perfectly fine. He didn't hurt me. " Lana said, turning at her. " Thank God. " She inhaled in relief. Suddenly, her expressions changed, " I'll see you later. " She said and took her steps fastly out of the k
AMIYA'S POV I got out of the house. It was getting hard to breathe. I needed fresh air. ' Lana likes him, Ethan, my husband.' How could she do this to me? Did she take me to show her wealth, power yesterday? It had nothing to do with friendship. Tears were making her eyes misty, giving a burning sensation. Tears were rolling down like a stream. Ethan wasn't happy with me either. At night when he hugged me, I thought everything would be all right. But I was wrong, he continued shouting in the morning. I didn't force him to marry me, it was he. He gave me this life, this title. She tried to distract her mind, glancing around the garden, lemon green grass, red roses at the one side of it. Nothing could help her. Her brain refused her to give up on Ethan. Her eyes were burning, her nose was running. She looked down at her. She was in the same dress. She rubbed her fingers on the cheeks. It made her fingers wet but couldn't stop the water running down h
He saw dread turning into pure terror as her gaze moved around her. It made him leave everything and closed his arms around her. He did not want to spoil his plan. He held himself back. A muscle tickled in his jaw staring at the rope around her wrists. His cold and hard gaze turned fright when she passed out. Ivan curled his arms around her. He could not shake off his feelings. He took long strides toward her. His gaze was dark and dangerous. "Not so easy, son." Stefano came gasping Svetlana's hand. His gun pressed against his wife's head. He glowered at him. His gaze was trained on them. His breathing was calmed but his beast was ready to claw. "Ethan!" Svetlana cried as she wiggled her arm to get free from his hold. Her face was contorted in fear. His mostly attention was averted to his wife. She was very sensitive to pain. His knuckles turned white around his gun as he fought his anger, "Stefano!" He hissed, tilting his face as his blazing
It was computerized. Kattie punched the code and the door opened. She drove the car inside. 'It feels weird that she's my husband's ex and knows everything about him. About his secret places. She must have come here with him.' It was dark but she could tell this place was beautiful. It reminded her of her kidnapping place. She smiled considering the old days. Her sadness disappeared, recalling time. "You're blushing, Mia," Kattie asked as she drove toward the garage. 'I don't think you'll like it. The mention of how I met Ethan and got married to him could hurt her.' She shook her head, "Just thinking about Ethan," She said, blushing. Kattie parked the car. The engine died. She opened the door and stepped out of the car. "Yeah, only he can make you blush in such a nervous condition." Kattie chuckled as she closed the door of the car after getting off, but it didn't reach her eyes. She was looking nervous as hel
She felt a hand shaking her shoulder and a sligh voice in her ear. She shoved away from the hand that was gripping her arm. "Mia," Someone shook her again, more strongly. She opened her mouth. But a soft hand enclosed her mouth. Her eyes dilated in dread. She glanced straight with big eyes and heaved a deep sigh. She held her hand to push it away from her mouth. But Kattie shook her head. She drew herself into a sitting position. A backpack was hung on her shoulders and the same basket was resting on the edge of the old bed, "I wanna.." Kattie closed her hand over her mouth again. A strange feeling permeated the air. She held her hand and pushed it down, "What are you doing, Kattie?" She asked in a whisper. "Come with me. I'll explain everything to you." Kattie promised. She shook her head as she darted her gaze around to see him. It wasn't fully dark, "Where's Ethan?" She asked. "Mia, we don't have time. For
Kattie passed her a pillow. She took it from her and placed it behind her back. She rested against it and felt relief from back pain. "You're missing him." She asked. 'He didn't send me away from him. He should be the one to inform me, not Michail. If Kattie hadn't pulled his mask. We would have never known it. ' "Yes," She squinted at the door. She was expecting him to walk in at any time. "And you're expecting him too!" Kattie said it with more enthusiasm. She glanced at her and shrugged, "Just feeling it," She said. "I've sent a message to Ethan." Kattie smiled as wiggled her brows. She didn't imagine this side for her. But she loved it, her friendship. She winced and felt tingling in her body, "But our phones aren't working." She lowered her voice. She wasn't sure. Would Michail approve it or not? Kattie drew her face closer, "I told you about the satellite phone." She asked. She nodded, "Did you text,
Her heart was pounding and her hands were shaking. She tried the door. She couldn't jump in this condition. It was locked. 'How did he know about my pregnancy? Ethan trusted him. He must have told him everything. He betrayed him. What would he do to us? Kattie shouldn't be here. I'd be responsible for everything. He would ask for a big ransom. I wish! He isn't working for Stefano.' "Are you working for Stefano?" she asked with a distasteful voice. "Are you planning to jump out of the car in this condition?" His gaze turned to her through the rearview mirror, "It's locked." He added. Kattie winced, "No, it's stupidity, Mia." She moved forward and pulled her hand away and shook her head furiously. Her eyes closed as she tried to calm her breathing, "I wasn't even thinking about it." She said. "You should eat something," Kattie breathed and gave a box of cookies. She could see fear in her eyes and her hands were shaking. She too
When they reached the store again. Everything was sabotaged. Two guards were lying on the ground. They were beaten up badly. Kattie was clenching the gun in both hands. There were five goons. Ivan hurried toward her, his knuckles were white with his hold on them. "Ma'am," He said. She stepped back, "Thank you, you came." Her eyes rested on the blood line on the arm, "Kattie! You're bleeding." She raised her feet to reach her but another bulky guard stopped her. "It's nothing. Stay behind." Kattie said. Her eyes were trained on the goons. "I'm giving you one chance. Drop your weapons and take your steps back out of the place." Ivan snarled. His second hand went at his back for another gun. "We are not going anywhere without her," Their leader pointed his gun at her and laughed. She panicked. Dread made her hands tremble. She felt goosebumps in the exposed skin. "I won't warn you again." He said and pulled the trigge
She grabbed the towel and patted it on her face. After making it dry, she wasn't bothered to change into a beautiful gown today. She paced out and closed the washroom behind her. Her feet halted when she saw a dark brown printed gown lying on one side of the mattress. Her heart hopped in happiness. 'He still cares. I was freaking out about it. But he didn't change. He's accepting our baby. It could be hard for him as his world is far away from love and care. Still, he keeps it in his heart for us.' She grabbed it and hugged it to her chest. She whirled on her feet. She reached the hall and looked around for him. There were only Martino and Lucas sitting at the dining table and having their breakfast. "Good morning, why is it only you two?" She asked, again darting her gaze around. "Ethan is with Robbie and Ivan. I haven't seen Kattie. That's what her name is," Lucas said as he curled his hand around the cup of coffee. "Yes, it
He took Kattie's facial expressions. She jumped to her feet at his sight. He glanced at Ivan. Though, he had kept him updated about everything. He wasn't expecting Kattie in his room. He glanced at his wife. It was late, near midnight. She was sleeping. He sighed, "Shouldn't you be in your room?" He asked intensely, still looking at his wife. "I need to talk to you." She folded her arms over her chest. She was looking pretty upset and annoyed. He knew the reason but it was totally unexpected. "Robbie must be waiting for you." He said, with no expression. Ivan was on his feet. He needed to talk to him. But he could when Kattie was around. She shook her head, "It's about Mia." She said, pressing her lips. "Ivan told me. What happened in the kitchen." He told her, hoping she would end the topic. She wasn't essential for him, but he cared for his family. "Very well! I don't want Svetlana near her. You can send her away, anywhere but
She was watching him through the corners of her eyes. He could easily hurt her and buried her body under the ground, in the woods, or in an abandoned place. A shiver worked down her spine and she quickened her pace. He was following her. Her heart was racing too. 'Why?' She couldn't help darting her glance at him. His dark gaze was looking around as if looking for something. Her fear seemed to vanish for an unknown reason, "Do you need anything? The kitchen is downstairs." She softly told him. He snapped his dark eyes at her. She barely saw people with such intense dark eyes, "No, ma'am." He said. She nodded after a pause and began to pace in the room. "I need to shower." She cringed. "I'm waiting here, ma'am.." He said. She stared at the couch behind him, "Why don't you sit on the couch?" She asked. "I'll be fine. You please carry on." He gestured at the door. She walked in and bolted the do