Chapter 56ArielMeeting an empty room when I returned to the house doused my excitement. After the heart to heart conversation with my father, the only person my heart desired to see so strongly was Dmitri. However, a small piece of paper that laid on the bed-stand caught my attention. I wasn't with my phone so I wouldn't have been able to read whatever text he'd tried to send. The note read. Instantly, I dropped the paper carelessly on the floor and dashed off. There was no need for me to be ready as he had prepared everything. Just as his note read, the door to the attic was slightly opened when I got there and the dim light coming from the halogen bulb poorly illuminated the room. Giving the room a cursory glance, I found him lying lazily on a small mattress by the edge of the wall with a two cups of coffee and a blanket. His buff frame had already crowded the whole mattress and I wondered how I'd be able to fit in. "Why aren't you in our room?" I shut the door behind me a
Chapter 57Ariel"Attention everyone," Father hit his glass cup lightly with the handle of his spoon. "To celebrate my birthday, we'll be having a beach party this evening and there'll be lots of food to eat and drink. I don't want anyone to be missing or I'll be offended,"A beach party? Funny how I'd thought about it after I woke up and now my father had already organized a party there. What was I supposed to wear? My mother's bikini set wouldn't even fit me. Unless Dmitri could drive me to a shop down the road, I wouldn't have any appropriate outfit for the party. "We'll surely be there. It's been a while since I visited the beach," Dmitri answered and took a swig from his orange juice. And then he stretched his hand toward me. "Can we go to our room when you're done?"I rolled my eyes at his unnecessary formality and flashed a cheeky smile at my parents. "Catch y'all later," I said as we strolled out. "Yeah, and make a lot of babies too," Father shouted behind me. I slammed t
Chapter 58Ariel"Turn around," He instructed calmly. Overcome with anticipation, I did as he asked but disappointment slapped me hard on the face when I realized that he wasn't there. Instead, my eyes locked with a handsome young man who had obviously been ogling at my bare butt. I directed a scowl at him and he looked away, his face turning crimson when he noticed that he had been caught in the act. "What kind of game are you playing with me?" I questioned, irritatedly. "I'm sorry, but I want you to come over, there's something you need to see," His voice sounded urgent. "Where?"He gave me the address to the location and ended the call. I glanced at my parents who were deeply engrossed in the fun games that Guilia helped them anchor and snuck away immediately. With how immersed they were in the game, they wouldn't even realize that I was no longer there. Navigating through the crowd of people that thronged at the beach, I turned on my GPS and began to search for the one stor
Chapter 59DmitriHer tongue wrapped around the tip of my shaft innocently as if she was trying to master the full circumference of my length, but her childish act only increased my libido.Unable to remain standing on my feet, I crumbled on the massage table and she adjusted along with me, her mouth still nibbling on my tip.I grabbed her hair in a firm but gentle manner and guided her free hand to my balls. "Take it all in until it hits the back of your throat and your hand should squeeze my balls softly," I growled out an order.She removed her mouth and stared at me, nodding in understanding. In one swoop, she took the whole of my shaft in, her teeth slightly grazing the veins of my hard cock.Her mouth went up and down on me like a pro, sending sparks of pleasure through out more body. Seeing how she manipulated my body without having to do too much, I doubted I'd last long."Go faster," I demanded, my breaths coming out in quick pumps.I shoved her head deeper and she moaned, he
Chapter 60ArielI missed my parents badly but that didn't stop me from bearing a grudge against them. How could they ask me to go with Dmitri when I hadn't even spent enough time with them?It was all thanks to Vladimir though, and I hoped he would never cross my path because I wouldn't fail to give him a piece of my mind. "Mummy, you aren't swimming," Liora whined, floating toward me in the pool floater since she wasn't that good at yet swimming yet. Her disorder had made her to miss out on a lot of things, but I dedicated myself to teaching her everything she didn't know. That's why I was seated at the edge of the pool right in the hot afternoon when the sun was shining in it's full glory. "I'm sorry, baby. I'll join you now," I dived into the pool, splashing water on her body. She giggled in excitement and swam away from me while I chased after her. Playing carefreely like a child and scooping water in my palms to throw at her extinguished all the feelings of uneasiness within
Chapter 61ArielA splitting headache tore through the back of my head the moment my eyes fluttered open. Gradually, I pulled myself into a sitting position, forcing myself to remember how I got into this precarious state.It was hard at first but as I continued to force my mind to remember, the memories from—I quickly glanced at the wall clock which read 4 o'clock— two hours ago flooded my mind in full force, further increasing the intensity of the ache.A hurried scan at my fully-clothed body brought some level of peace to me. At least, I wasn't molested sexually, all I had to do right now was go to Dmitri and explain what happened to him. Slowly but willfully, I managed to get out of the bed and I picked up my bag, crossing it over my shoulder. I ran my fingers through my disheveled hair and headed for the door which was fortunately unlocked. I'd barely opened it when a familiar musky scent permeated the room. I stretched my neck to find Dmitri standing in front of the door with
Chapter 62DmitriI rode my cruiser bike carelessly into the steel dark night, spurred by deep fury and the overwhelming urge to shed blood. I'd not had to battle for control with my demons for some time now, but tonight, they reared up their beastly heads and I wasn't even scared of yielding to their demands. Blood. Blood. I smelled it from afar and it called to me. A great rush of adrenaline surged through my veins as I got closer to the abandoned warehouse. Wails and screams of pain that were like music to my ears echoed in the yard. My footsteps were noisy and lacked stealth, I just wanted to be done with what Armen and the other men were taking time to finish. Traitors weren't supposed to live longer than one hour after interrogation so I wondered why they were still beating around the bush with those criminals. They spared me backward glances when they noticed that I'd joined them; their eyes glimmering with surprise. "Boss," Armen regarded me respectfully and gave way for
Chapter 63 Ariel The sound of the door being slammed noisely jolted me from my fitful sleep. Using the dark room as a cover, my eyes remained shut until his footsteps faded into the bathroom. The next thing that followed was the sound of the shower running. I should have been there with him right now, playing water games with him and asking him how his day went, but talking to him was quite impossible after everything that happened. A few moments later, he was done using the bathroom and as he drew nearer to the bed, my heart thudded faster against my chest. He had been away for two days without answering my calls or responding to any of my texts. My head had already gone blank of answers to give to Liora who was very inquisitive about her father's whereabouts. The bed dipped beside me and I clutched onto the duvet tightly, my pulse racing faster than normal. He turned on the bed lamp and roughly yanked the duvet away from my body. Though I was clad in a tiny-strapped trans
Chapter 98ArielTWO MONTHS LATERI stood before Dmitri with the priest holding a book in his hands. A petal dropped from the canopy of flowers that was used as a roof to shield us from the harsh rays of the sun.And Dmitri beamed at me with the brightest smile I'd ever seen as we renewed our vows to each other in the presence of my parents, Vladimir, Liora and a few important Bratvan members.He reached for my hands and squeezed them tenderly, peering into my eyes. "A year ago, I was bittered by the fact I'd be getting married to a woman whom I barely knew anything about. We met for the first time unconventionally and your sassiness strengthened my dislike toward the idea of marrying you. I continued to console myself with the fact that the alliance would help solidify the gang and our trade, but what I never knew was that the marriage was arranged to make me a better version of myself,"His voice cracked as he paused and I began to wonder when he became this emotional.I leaned clos
Chapter 97DmitriAriel should have been here with me to say goodbye to the last phase of our trauma, but her body suddenly started acting up this morning, and after what happened three days ago, I admitted her for a general body check."Wait, Dmitri," Anya's raspy voice stopped me from taking any further step out of the ward.She'd be locked in here until the psychiatrist decided that her mental health was back to normal. At least, it was better than living in guilt for the rest of my life.I spared her a backward glance, my eyes roving through her pale face. How did I go from being madly in love with this woman to feeling nothing for her?"What do you want from me?"Her hands had to be chained to the metal rail of the bed after she made two attempts to escape from her ward this morning. I couldn't have her doing more damage to my family so the doctor and I decided on forcefully restricting her to a place."I'm sorry," She sighed, running her tongue over her lips. "Can I have thirty
Chapter 96Ariel Anya smirked. "Who else do you think it was?"Dmitri's eyes shimmered with tears. "I loved you so much, Anya. Why didn't you just tell me who you were?"She sunk her ass on the edge of the chair and shrugged. "I was scared that you'd break up with me if you found out so I faked my death. The plan was to watch you from afar and make sure you were alright. I didn't want a woman whom I couldn't control to be around you so I sent Margaret to watch over you, fortunately, she was indebted to me,""Don't you think you need to visit the hospital? Who sends a woman to fuck their man?""I do," She flashed her teeth vilely. "The plan was going smoothly until you decided to get married to this bitch and fall for her. I couldn't bear it anymore and then I thought to come back and get my man. It's that simple,"Dmitri paced around the room in frustrated struts, while drawing in shallow breaths to control his anger. "I have a question for you, Anya, and I want you to answer me trut
Chapter 95ArielIt was another chill morning for me to experience different kinds of emotions while everyone went about their day peacefully. The worst part was that I couldn't follow Dmitri around as I wanted.His work was just too violent and unsafe and we couldn't tell the next enemy who'd waylay us and use me as bait.The drama playing on the television was too chaotic for me to follow so I turned it off flippantly in a bid to head out. Maybe take a stroll or stop by Cake Treats.The doorbell rang twice and I abandoned my initial plans, hurrying off to get to the door. I placed my eye on the peephole and my heart skipped a beat.Overcome with trepidation, I dashed back to the sofa to get my phone to inform Dmitri about Chiara's visit, unfortunately he wasn't reachable.Back in Chicago, we had a safe house where we'd hide if anyone was in danger, but I couldn't make assumptions and raise an alarm when I wasn't sure of her identity.At least she was here, and I'd get the opportunit
Chapter 94DmitriMy knuckles met on the wooden frame of the door and then I halted for a while, impatiently waiting for the permission to come in. Nikolai and I had never related to each other as brothers so I didn't have access to his house.We fought a lot when we were younger and while I thought that we'd grow out of the resentment we bore for each other, it tripled when I found him banging a girl I liked in high school.I was met with silence so I knocked again and my instincts urged me to open the door. The door gave way and I strolled in, quietly taking in the features of his mansion.I didn't even know he had a mansion here in Seattle.Giggles and murmurs resonated from the staircase to the living room where I was. Then he appeared behind her, spanking her ass while she blew a kiss at him.She froze when she noticed my presence, her eyes bulging in surprise. Nikolai trained a smirk at me, clad in a long black robe that he didn't bother to tie up.His face was quite red, his li
Chapter 93ArielAnger and jealous tears streaked down my cheeks as I palmed my face; my raging hormones spurring the roller-coaster of emotions that rode through me.I quickly wiped the tears off my face when the door made a creaking sound.Shit! How could I have forgotten that Dmitri would be returning home soon? Not wanting him to find me in this embarrassing position, I dragged my panties up to my butt and kept the dildo back in the drawer, leaving the frame on the desk.In hasty and sad strides, I pushed the door open and he waltzed in, his dark orbs scrutinizing my face meticulously. My emotions chose to betray me at that moment as tears welled up in my orbs again."What's wrong, Ariel?" His voice was so soft and soothing."I don't know. I missed you so much," The part where I missed him was partially the truth, but I couldn't tell him that I was grieved about his past.He cupped my cheeks, his thumb wiping off the tear that hung around my eyelid. "I missed you too," He replied
Chapter 92Dmitri "Shoot them," Enzo's gruff voice resonated in the darkness and I lurched forward, falling flat on my stomach as more shots were fired above me. Nikolai single-handedly cleared all the guards that came with Enzo and then the light flickered on. Dead bodies were littered around the room, some of them stacked upon each other like a pack of cards. A deep pain-filled groan caught my attention and I found Enzo, holding onto one of his thighs, the same one I'd planned to explore my artistic carving skills on. A black vest was flung at me and I put it on quickly. As I crossed over to him in slow and calculated strides, he cowered, his body trembling visibly while blood seeped out from the bullet wound on his thigh. "How the mighty has crumbled," I mocked him, reveling in his fear. He flitted his gaze around and the light dimmed in his eyes when he realized that no one was coming to rescue him, just the same way he'd made me feel some moments ago. "Please," His lips qu
Chapter 91DmitriIt was one week already and I was yet to believe that Ariel was in love with me, just as I was with her. My lips stretched wide with a grin spreading over my face; a light chuckle cracked from my throat. Fortunately for Vladimir and me, I wasn't in the driver's seat or our lives would have been under threat without how I was chuckling nonstop. Vladimir spared me a glance, his brows arched. "What's wrong with you man?""I'm in love again, brother. Never knew it would happen this soon," I declared, pressing my knuckles. I was sure that if we weren't on a mission, he'd have parked the car to the side and drilled me of all the details. "Fuck that shit, Dmitri! What did she do to make you this excited about love again? I thought you just wanted a physical relationship with her,""It's hard to not fall in love with a woman who's everything to you. She's carrying my child,"This time he couldn't help but step on the break and floor the gas. "How did that happen so fast?
Chapter 90ArielThe rays from the bright incandescent bulbs fixed on both sides of the room jolted me from my sleep. At least, I wasn't feeling exhausted anymore and my vision wasn't blurry.Forgetting that a cannula was fixed to the vein on the back of my palm, I sat up abruptly and passed a paranoid glance around and realized I wasn't in my room. This wasn't even the queen-sized, plush bed I enjoyed sleeping on every night.It wasn't that the bed wasn't comfortable. I mean it was bigger than the size of most beds in each ward, and maybe a little birdie might have told the nurses whose wife I was, but I wasn't just comfortable being here.Then my mind flashed back to the reason I was here and Liora who was earlier staring at the window, spared me a glance and came to me with a huge smile plastered on her face."Mommy, you're awake. I'll go call, Dad,"I grabbed her arm in shock before she could take another move. "Your father is here?"She nodded with a sweet smile. "I called him on