Ivan and Carter had just returned home after spending the day in the park. And the child looked happier and more obedient than he was in the morning.As they entered the house, they found Ivan's grandmother and June, a girl Ivan's grandmother was trying to force him to marry, waiting for them.Ivan's heart sank as he saw them. He knew trouble was waiting. “Hi!" He greeted them briefly while Carter ran to say hi to the old lady."Great grandmother is here!" The child said and hugged her. He then turned to June at the old lady's side and smiled. "Hello Auntie June?""I am good Carter," the girl answered nervously. But no one could know that that was just a facade.Ivan put his hands in his pockets and began walking upstairs. He did not even bother looking at the girl beside his grandmother. He knew very well why they were there. However, his grandmother stopped him. " How disrespectful!" She shouted so loudlt that she almost scared Carter. Ivan pursed his lips. "Are you okay, grandma?"
She looked at Ivan angrily. " Are you happy now? What you have done? You have disappointed me!"She knew how Ivan was. He had repeatedly told her that he did not want to marry June or any other woman she would introduce to him. But she was determined to make him marry. He was not young anymore.Ivan sighed and held his son's hand. Let us go to our room and play," he said, and began leading him to their room.He had already heard a lot, and the good mood that he had had after meeting Natalie was completely destroyed now."You bastard! Where are you going?" The old lady roared. "How dare you walk away from me?"Ivan stopped in his tracks and looked at his grandmother. "Is there something else, grandma?" He asked. "I need to get some rest."The old lady took a deep breath. " I am commanding you to marry June! No other woman is allowed into this family. It does not matter how great they are!"Ivan tried to hide his annoyance at his grandmother's insistent remarks about him getting married.
Ivan lay in his bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, his mind buzzing with thoughts. He couldn't help but smile as he reminisced about the perfect day he had spent with Natalie and his son, Carter. The way Natalie's hair danced in the wind and the sound of Carter's infectious laughter filled him with joy. However, his mood quickly shifted as he recalled the harsh words his grandmother had thrown at him, forcing him to marry June.He tried to shake off the negative thoughts, but they lingered, swirling in his head like a tornado. He tried to fall asleep, but every time he closed his eyes, his mind raced back to Natalie. He couldn't help but think of her beauty, her smile, and her cute personality. His heart skipped a beat at the thought of being close to her.Like, if he got a chance to marry her, what would they be doing now?Finally, unable to bear the restlessness any longer, Ivan got out of bed and crept to Carter's room to ensure he was sleeping soundly. Then, he slipped out of
WARNING: MATURE CONTENT AVAILABLE IN THIS CHAPTER. PLEASE SKIP IF YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE.After getting this close to her, he did not want to pull away. And the more he hugged her, the more he wanted to touch her.His whole life, he had never had this kind of desire. Yes, except that one night five years ago. Funny enough, it was still with her.And the more he thought about that, the hungrier he got. He wanted to experience that feeling once again, from her. He wanted to feed on her, to satisfy his hunger.He took a deep breath and brushed his fingers on her chest another time. He knew that that was nothing he could control.Feeling his fingers once again, Natalie gasped, this time a little loudly. And she could not help but take her hands and hold his, to stop him from moving."Sir..." She called in fear. She knew what the man wanted, but she did not want to give it to him. No! She could not give it to him!"Natalie?" The man called next to her ears. He loved her sweet voice, her mov
WARNING: MATURE CONTENT CONTINUES And only after a few minutes, he took off his clothes too. He could not hold himself back no matter how hard he tried.Everything about her was so attractive to him. He felt like he was being pulled towards her. And he did not want to repel. He wanted to be that close to hee and do more crazy things with her.He stretched his hands downwards. But just when he went for her trousers, Natalie trembled and held his hand."Sir..." She called, her voice trembling. She felt like she was stupid! How could she let him do that thing to her?Ivan froze too. He stopped his movements a bit and looked into her eyes in confusion. Hadn't they gone this far already?It felt like he was being distracted from doing his favourite thing. But with his personality,he was determined to get what he wanted."I have a boyfriend..." Natalie said almost in a whisper. She knew that Luca would come looking for her anytime.Even if she was not sure she wanted to get back with him, i
...Natalie opened her eyes and the first thing she noticed was the difference in her body. She froze when she remembered what had happened the previous night. Wait! Was it not just a dream? She tried moving her body, but the pain she felt was unbearable. Did that mean that the man was actually in her room?She had thought that everything that had happened was just a dream. But her body was telling her otherwise.She sat up and realized that she was naked, and the scent of the man was all over her room.Her first instinct was to hide everything from her family. She knew that if any of them came in now, they would find out what had happened.She struggled out of bed and found some painkillers and took them. She then opened the windows and hurriedly cleaned the room, spraying some perfume.She then rushed to the bathroom and soaked in the hot water. All through, she felt like her mind was not working well.How stupid was she to allow such a thing to happen? Had she slept with a man jus
But just as she stepped out, she almost bumped into someone.Natalie stepped aside quickly and looked at the man ahead of her. And she froze! Why was it him of all the people now?"Or maybe, I could help you?" Luca spoke, a little smile plastered at the corner of his lips.Natalie took a deep breath, a guilty look appearing on her face when she remembered the things that she had done the previous night.This was the first time she had met Luca face to face after their break up. Was he here to taunt her?She should have been prepared to stumble across him. Luca was one of the seniors in the industry, and he was a great and very much-liked celebrity.The funny thing was that, despite being in the same company, very few people knew about their engagement.He was that person that always pretended to keep his life private. And he had always told Natalie that they were doing that for their safety.So all through, they never told anyone about their relationship. While at the company, they alw
Natalie's heart was heavy as she walked into her room, tears streaming down her face. She slammed the door shut and locked it, wanting to be alone with her thoughts. She collapsed onto her bed and cried, her mind racing with all the events that had led her to this point.The worst of it was losing her job. She had been working in the entertainment industry for a year, and it had always been her dream to be an actress.But then her manager and director had started giving her roles to someone else, and it had all gone downhill from there. Natalie had tried to speak up, but she had been brushed aside and ignored.And now, just because of being absent, she had been fired. What was she supposed to do when there was so much going on in her family? Ignore everything and go to work?Now she was jobless, and it felt like her dreams had been crushed. She knew that she had to keep pushing forward, but it was hard when everything felt so hopeless.Natalie stayed in her room for hours, lost in her
Black and Ivan looked at each other before turning to Natalie. Ivan cleared his throat. “Honey, I recently found out that Black wasn't the person that killed my family. It was June and her accomplices!“Five years ago, Black really did have intentions of killing Ivan and the whole of his family. But his first aim was Ivan, and that was the reason why he sent Natalie to kill him. His family, back in the country, were out for a night. Black was prepared to attack, because Ivan was away and he would not be there to protect them. But an hour earlier, he received information that they were already killed.After gathering information, Ivan had recently realized that June was behind everything. Despite being around and pretending to be a naive and innocent girl, she had caused more havoc.She had killed, thinking that the company belonged to Ivan's dad. To her shock, it was Ivan who owned it. So she lost. She was not able to put her hands on the company.Luckily, she was now behind doors. I
The old lady chuckled. “I was so stupid! How could I not differentiate between someone with a good heart like you from those full of bad intentions? Instead of protecting him, I exposed all of us to danger. Please forgive me…”Natalie, who had never had any experience of an elderly person apologizing, did not know what she was supposed to say. She pursed her lips in fear.The old lady sighed. “I am not saying all this because you saved my life. I just think I was too blind in the past not to see the good in you. Please, take good care of my grandson, and my great grandchildren!“Natalie was just so shocked. She had not expected that things would be this easy after so much struggle. That meant that the old lady was blessing her marriage with Ivan, right?She lifted her eyes to look at Ivan, and seeing the broad smile on his face, Natalie relaxed. Everything was fine. They were finally going to be together without any difficulties.Ivan winked at her, and Natalie could not help but roll
The doctor sighed with disappointment. “You don't know it? That thing that healed you!“ He was not sure if the girl was just pretending or she really knew nothing about it.Natalie shook her head. “Wait… I think I was wounded! What happened? What is that Gello you are talking about?“ She asked.The doctor sighed. “When you were brought here, we all thought you were going to die! You had wounds, you had lost a lot of blood and you were almost losing your child. But… that thing they gave you… it healed you in less than ten minutes…”Even though Natalie was pretending not to know anything about Gello, she was shocked to hear that she was healed like that. “Doctor, are you sure about what you are talking about?“ “Yes… it happened… He just wrapped it around your hand…” The doctor had begun speaking when the door was pulled open and two men walked in. Trevor went directly to the doctor and held his hand. “Doctor, would you mind us having a small talk?“ He asked while pulling him out, not
Natalie froze up. She waited for the excruciating pain, then maybe, death. She had been so sure that June had shot her straight in the chest. She would be dead in just a few seconds.However, after a few seconds, nothing happened. She did not get any pain either. Confused, she opened her eyes.“Natalie…” Someone called her. All she could hear and see were the movements of people here and there.But her eyes caught one person who was running towards her direction. “Natalie… are you okay?“ Ivan asked as he pulled her into his arms.Due to the pressure he applied, Natalie winced in pain. Her body was covered in several wounds due to the torture that these people had inflicted on her. She saw June lying on the ground, her gun some distance away from her.“You are hurt! Quickly, call an ambulance!“ Ivan ordered as he tried to untie her. Trevor and a few other men were checking up on the old lady.“Ivan… you came…” Natalie said in shock. She had not expected him to be back that quickly. But
Carter opened his eyes when he heard Natalie's voice. “Mommy…” he called between cries as he struggled. His mommy was finally there to save him.Natalie hurriedly untied him and pulled him into his hands. “You are fine now…”“Mommy…. Save great grandma. She is in the backyard. Auntie June has a gun…” Carter said the moment he remembered what had happened.Natalie shook. “It's okay,” she said and carried Carter to the room where she had locked Melan. “She will protect you,” Natalie whispered to Carter.She handed Carter to Melan. “Melan, don't open the door until I come back. Don't make any noise,” she said while trembling.“Sister… will you be safe?“ Melan asked in fear. Natalie hurriedly nodded and locked the door behind her, leaving.She ran upstairs to Ivan's room and took out her phone. Luckily, Ivan hurriedly picked him up when she called him.“Natalie…” Ivan called. “Did something happen? I am done here. I am taking the plane soon…”“Ivan… hurry up! Grandma is in danger!“ Natal
When Black came back to the room, Natalie wanted to keep her distance from him. If this man could send his wife away without blinking, what was he not capable of?Black sighed seeing her action. “Daughter, I sent her away to make up for what we caused you to go through in the past,” he spoke up. “Please, forgive me…”Still, Natalie could not fully understand if the man had changed or he was just pretending. “Why did you bring me back?“ She asked at last. She wanted to end things as fast as possible. She wanted to go back to Ivan and Carter.Black took a seat beside her. “I heard about your break up with Ivan… that man has wronged you. I am your father. I had to come for you. I will help you carry out revenge if you want to…”Natalie pretended to be really heartbroken. “But… why are you two fighting?“ She asked. She was still mad that the man had pretended that the break up had nothing to do with him.Black was silent for a while. “ We were fighting in the past, not anymore. I won't li
…Natalie's eyes widened when she woke up on an unfamiliar bed, her mind finally connecting the dots. The room she found herself in was lavish and spacious, a real contrast to the small, cramped space she had been forced to inhabit in the past in this house. The memories of the mistreatment she endured flooded her mind, making her feel annoyed and anger about those two people that called themselves parents.She moved, and her body ached. She could not help but wince in pain. She had expected to be taken away by Black, but the fact that they had sedated her before bringing her here spoke volumes about their intentions. It was as if they didn't even want to give her the chance to fight back or escape.Her thoughts were interrupted as the door was pushed open, and a woman around forty years old stepped inside the room. The woman's eyes widened in disbelief as they landed on Natalie, and she let out a horrified scream."Aaaah!" the woman shrieked, her hands flying to her mouth as if to st
Natalie tried to sit up, her concern immediately shifting to the boy who had accidentally knocked her off her feet. "The boy who just knocked me off... Is he okay?" she asked, showing her compassionate nature even in her own moment of distress.Ivan scanned the crowd and locked eyes with the worried boy. He noticed the blood on the boy's hand and pursed his lips. "Someone check up on the boy," he instructed, and the people around quickly rushed to help him.Still feeling disoriented, Natalie held onto Ivan's hand. "Can you help me up?" she asked, her voice trembling slightly."Of course," Ivan replied hurriedly, carefully assisting her to her feet. He guided her away from the gathering crowd and led her towards the car, where they could have some privacy.As they distanced themselves from the scene, Ivan noticed Natalie's expression changing. Her eyes turned red, and sadness enveloped her face. He gently helped her into the car, his heart aching for her."Are you feeling hurt anywhere?
Ivan woke up with Natalie in his hands, a broad smile appearing on his face as he looked at her sleeping face. He brought his hands to her face and gently caressed her, feeling the sense of peace that he had missed for days.Natalie's eyes fluttered when something kept moving on her face. Slowly, she opened her eyes and met a man's warm gaze. She snuggled closer to him, a smile on her face. "Good morning, beast," she greeted him jokingly.Ivan smiled and pinched her nose. "You look so happy today. Did that mean that I satisfied you well last night?" He joked back.Natalie buried her face into his chest to hide away her embarrassment. "Can't you just talk like a normal person?" She asked and pinched his waist playfully.Ivan hurriedly held her hand. "Stop messing around unless you want to awaken the beast again," he said, and kissed her lips lovingly.Natalie smiled, her cheeks flushed. She seemed to have thought of something and sat up. "Um... Black will be taking me today, right?" She