Adeline sat down next to Natasha and silently stroked her back to comfort her, but this whole scene seemed kind of ridiculous in her head.
She was bought by Damien Skye and was forced to be his sex slave, and yet, she was sitting here comforting his crying sister? What kind of situation is this!
No, she shouldn't think of it this way. Natasha was not just his sister. She was a person who was upset and needed someone to tell her things are going to be okay. She was a mother. The kind of mother she could've been, if...
Adeline shook her head and forced herself to stop thinking about those things and turn her focus back on Natasha.
"It's okay, Natasha. Damien will bring them both back. You believe in him, don't you?" she whispered.
Natasha smiled through her tears. "Yes. He never let me down. He takes good care of my children and me. I'm just so scared," she said.
"I'm sure once he shows his big bad self to Nik, he will pee his pants and
Thank you guys so much for sticking around despite my slow updates xoxoxo
Damien scowled in disgust as he watched the girl going down on Nikolai. Guess the no touching or sexual contact with strippers rule doesn't apply to this little shit. Nikolai jolted up as Damien barged in and pushed the girl to the ground. "What the fuck, bro? This is a private event." Damien looked at the girl who was still on the floor. She had a horrified expression on her face as if she was looking at the face of death. "Get out," he ordered the girl. She didn't waste one more minute and ran out of the room like she was caught on fire. Nikolai scowled. "Why do you always try to ruin things for me?" his voice slurred a bit as he had been drinking for a while now. "Where are they?" Damien asked. "I don't know what the fuck you are talking about," Nikolai said. He stared at him without an ounce of fear in his eyes. This mudak thinks he got balls. It's time to snip them off, Damien thought. "I'm going to repeat this one
Damien took the kids and headed back home. Armin seemed willing to hand them over to him without a fight, but he didn't want to do it for free. "Nothing in this world is free," Armin said. "What do you want?" Damien asked. "I want you to find and kill a man on my behalf. I presume it'd be a small task for you," Armin said. Damien furrowed his brows. "Why don't you do it yourself. It's not like it goes against your moral values considering you have none," he said in an amused tone. "I have personal reasons which I cannot discuss with you right now. Do we have a deal?" Armin asked. Damien stood up and shook his hand. "Only because these children are precious to me and I don't dislike you as much as some other people." Armin grinned. "I am flattered. I will send you the details with the information on the target when the time comes." **** Natasha was still sound asleep. She must've been exhausted from worrying and
Damien chuckled. He knew Adeline wouldn't take it well when he delivered the news. "Do you think you're funny?" Adeline demanded to know. "This isn't a joke. I made my decision. You will be my wife whether you like it or not." Damien declared. Adeline looked at him, dumbfounded. But Damien had decided already. He had always planned on making her his wife, but it wasn't going to anytime soon. But when he thought the kids were in trouble, he realized how much he cared about having a family. He realized he wanted a family of his own. And when he saw Adeline playing with Natasha's kids, he knew he wanted to grow a family with her and no one else. "I would never marry you. I hate you!" Adeline cried. Damien pretended to look surprised. "WHAT! I thought we moved past that, and you are now madly in love with me!" "In your dreams, Sky. I am only pretending to like you so I can survive this nightmare." Adeline pouted.
Adeline stormed into her bedroom and slammed the door shut as soon as Damien escorted her inside the house. Damien laughed and made eye contact with his bodyguard Akiko who hadn't said anything the whole time she was with them. "Are you sure it's a good idea to marry the girl you bought, boss?" Akiko asked, raising her eyebrow. Damien frowned. "You should already know by now that she is not just a girl I purchased at that horrendous auction. She is special. She is the love of my life." "I don't think she shares the same sentiment." Akiko laughed out loud as she heard Adeline cursing out loud and throwing things through the closed door. "That's just Addie returning back to normal," Damien smirked. He would take this over her other persona, "Selene" who looked like she was barely alive. Akiko shook her head. "You always seem to be drawn to the most difficult people. Why couldn't you find someone who is a little easier to 'tame?'"
Adeline took a quick shower then put on her nightgown. She didn't know when Damien would show up unannounced and the thought of it made her excited and annoyed at the same time. She was still mad at him for forcing her to marry him, but she couldn't ignore the butterflies in her stomach. Out of all the things he had done to her, a marriage proposal was the last thing she expected. Dammit Damien, why did he have to be so weird? She picked up a book from the bookshelf and started to read it. She stopped thinking about everything else as she became immersed in her book. She didn't realize how much time had passed before the door opened abruptly. She nearly dropped her book on the floor as it made a loud noise, and Damien barged in. Her heart jumped to her throat as she looked at his face. His eyes were missing their warmth. He looked angry. "What...." Damien threw a piece of paper at her face before she could finish her question.
Damien didn't look at Adeline after he got up to clean himself up. After he was done, he stormed off without saying goodbye. He didn't know why he was so angry. Deep down, he had known how much she hated him. She had always looked at him like he was a piece of trash even when they were teenagers. He must've been insane for thinking she would love him for one second. But sanity wasn't his strong suit, so he kept trying to win her back. He went into his office and pulled out the report that Mahoney left for him. The file had all the vital information about Adeline's former boyfriend, Tommy. Apparently he was a police officer. So little Tommy became a bad cop and enjoyed beating his girlfriend in his free time, huh? He is about to learn what real pain feels like, Damien thought and smirked. He couldn't wait to get his hands on him. It would be his pleasure to break his fingers one by one. The fingers that hurt Adeline. His Adeline. Damien
Damien woke up with cold sweats and a horrible nightmare. He quickly got up and gulped down some water. It has been a while since he had a nightmare like that. It must be from stress since he had been dealing with a lot of shit the past couple of days. And then the thing about Adeline... It crushed his heart. He felt like it broke him. But was he too harsh on her? He wondered. He hadn't gone to see her the past two days. He told his men to keep an eye on her, and that's it. No, he shouldn't feel bad because she hadn't been kind to her either. He had been trying everything to bring her back to him and all she did was insult him, made him feel like shit. Constantly. But he couldn't sit here and mope. He had business to attend to. For one, he needed to keep his end of the bargain with Armin. He needed to find the man Armin wanted him to kill. He looked at the picture and the bio of the man. Arash Hosseini, age 45, occupati
Adeline wanted to test out her freedom. She wondered if Yuri meant it when he said Damien granted her the freedom to go anywhere she wanted or was it part of Damien's game to torture her? First, give her hope, then take it away. But Damien hadn't lied about anything to her since he brought her here. She walked out of her room, but no one stopped her. She ran into Odette and some of Damien's men, but all they did was nod. She decided to hang out in the garden for a bit. Being in the garden brought back the memories of that night. The night when Damien took her to their makeshift prom. It was one of the best nights she has had in a long time. But thinking about it made her sad. It all seemed like a mere fantasy now. She stayed outside for a while, enjoying the cool breeze. It wasn't complete freedom, but it was way better than being cooped up in her room all day and night. "Ms. Adeline." Adeline looked up as a melodious voice broke the s
Damien walked into his office and squinted his eyes. Something was off. No one dared to enter his office and mess with his things because he always found out. But someone did dare and that someone was in a heap of trouble. He smirked as he saw a tiny handprint on his desk that most likely belonged to the culprit. "Mila? Get in here, right now!" he yelled. He leaned back in his chair and smiled when he heard the pitter-patter of small feet approaching. "Da, papa?" a small voice spoke from the entrance. He stared at the tiny version of Adeline in front of him. She had just turned five. Mila had deep blue eyes like him and Adeline and thick brown hair. She wore a white cotton dress that Addie made for her that made her look like a princess. His little printsessa. "Did you touch the cookie jar on my desk?" he said and narrowed his eyes. Mila looked down on the floor with her hands behind her back. "No..."
Damien observed Adeline's face. Was she scared? Upset? Angry? He couldn't tell as she was just staring at him without showing any kind of emotion. "Addie?" Damien called her, breaking her out of her trance. Adeline slowly turned toward Damien. "You dragged Tommy over here. All the way from Chicago?" Her voice shook. Damien nodded. "You asked me to bring him here, remember? So...um...happy birthday?" Tears streamed down her face. She bit her lower lips as if to stop herself from sobbing loudly. Damien was taken aback. Maybe he shouldn't have brought him over. It was upsetting her more, and that was the last thing he wanted. He didn't want to make her cry on her birthday. "Malen'kaya ptitsa, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you," Damien said. Tommy finally spoke. He looked at Adeline straight into her eyes. "Addie, baby. Look what this monster did to me! He beat me to a pulp then tortured me. Make him stop. I am
Tommy wailed like a street cat as Damien broke his fourth finger. "Stop crying like a little bitch. I thought you were a cop. Aren't they supposed to be tough motherfuckers?" Damien said irritably. If he had to keep listening to Tommy's screaming, eventually, he'd become deaf. "Let me go, asshole. I told you I didn't do anything wrong. So what if I smacked her around a little? I was just disciplining her because I was too afraid to lose her," Tommy said. He could barely talk as he was gasping for breath. Damien grabbed the back of Tommy's head then slammed his face on the table in front of him. Tommy started coughing out blood. After he was done, he stared at the table with a horrified expression as two of his front teeth were now rested comfortably on top of it. "Wha...what did you do?" he managed to say between choking and coughing. "Looks like I rearranged your teeth a bit. But back to business. I don't appreciate you acting like it was oka
Damien was in Chicago, watching and observing Tommy's movements. He ended up staying home with Adeline after that night as he woke up with a sick hangover. Stupid drug.... He flushed it all down the toilet. "I'm sorry for making you take it. I don't know what's wrong with me sometimes," Adeline had said. Damien wrapped his arms around her and kissed her hair. "I'm glad you did. Now we are even." "You don't have to go, Damien. Can't we just forget about Tommy? I don't even think about him anymore because he is dead to me," she whispered against his chest. Damien stroked her hair slowly. He knew Adeline didn't like the idea of hurting someone, even though that was someone who abused her constantly. She may want to forget all about it, but Damien couldn't. Not after the bruises, he left on her beautiful body. "I want him dead, Addie. I will bring him to you like you asked, but if you don't kill him, I will," Damien said.
It didn't take Damien long to recover, just as Nancy predicted. He was back on his feet within a few weeks. He decided to go back to business. Robbie had been filling him in about everything that was going on. He even gave him regular updates on Tommy. "Do you want me to kidnap him and bring him to the warehouse?" Robbie asked. "No, I want to do this personally. Tommy is mine," Damien said. "But you haven't recovered fully yet," Robbie raised his eyebrows. "I am well enough to travel," Damien said dismissively. "If Addie found out you are about to take a long trip, she will kill you." Robbie laughed. Damien winced. He forgot about that. She had been taking care of him for the past few days, which consisted of constant scolding because he refused to stay in bed. "I'll make up an excuse." "Good luck with that," Robbie said. Later that day, Damien brought up the subject. "No." Damien groaned. He was afraid
Damien tried not to collapse as long as he could. He didn't want to look weak in front of Adeline, but the pain became unbearable and he had lost too much blood. That bitch got him good. How did she learn how to twist a knife like that? Hopefully, she didn't hit any of his vital organs. He didn't want to die before he had the chance to kill Tommy. He lay on the ground with his eyes closed. He could hear Akiko screaming at Yuri to get the van ready, but he couldn't hear Adeline. Where was his wife? "A...Addie..." he managed to let the word out. It was starting to get difficult to breathe. Something soft touched his forehead. A hand, he realized as it was gently stroking his hair. "I'm here." Adeline's voice was soft and loving. He had always dreamed of her speaking to him that way. Maybe she was taking pity on him because he was hurt. Damien opened his eyes and saw her face. Her cheeks were wet, soaked with tears. Was she crying?
Damien ran into the house as soon as they arrived. "Where is Addie?" he roared. Odette came running. "What's going on?" she asked frantically. "Adeline. Where is she?" he repeated. "Ms. Adeline was outside when her friend visited," Odette said. "Is everything okay, sir?" Shit. Shit, shit, shit. Alison was already here. Damien's eyes glowed with anger. If she put a scratch on her body, he'd cut her arms off. Damien walked toward the garden before answering. He saw one of his men, Luke, standing at the entrance. "Is my wife out there?" Damien tried to keep his cool. He realized Luke had no idea that Alison was dangerous as he didn't look alert. "Mrs. Sky and her friend went into the bedroom," Luke said. Why the hell didn't he follow Alison and Adeline? Damien decided to be angry at Luke later. But, first, he needed to go to the bedroom and handle Alison. He hoped it wasn't too late. He quickly ran
Adeline was restless. She had been waiting for Damien for a few minutes now. She knew it hadn't been that long since he had left, but It felt like she had been waiting for an eternity. She went to her little library and tried to read a book but couldn't pay attention. She decided to sit in the garden instead. She stayed out for a few minutes and stood up to go back inside but stopped as she saw Odette walking towards her. "Ma'am, there is someone who wanted to see you," Odette said. "Who?" Adeline was surprised. How can she have visitors? It wasn't like she had a social life. Was it Robbie? Or Natasha? "A woman. She said she is an old friend from high school," she said. Adeline was even more confused. An old friend? "Did she say her name?" Adeline asked. "No. She wanted it to be a surprise. The guard is holding her at the gate for your own safety." Odette said, then handed her an iPad so she could look at the security f
Damien stood in front of the burning building. The fire department was called, but most of the club was already consumed in flame. The club was a goner. "Did anyone get hurt?" Damien asked Akiko. His face was grim. He would lose a lot of money. It wasn't the end of the world, but it was still a waste of business. "Not that I know of. It seems that the dancers were warned ahead of time. That means someone did this intentionally," she said. "I see," Damien said. He turned to one of his men. "Pay off our insider at the police department and tell them to rule it out as an accident. I don't need police sniffing around this property. I want to find things out on my own," he said. Was Enzo behind this? he wondered. He was mad about how Damien took his knee out and decided to burn his own club down. No, Enzo was spineless. He was all talk and no play. He wouldn't do something drastic like this. Was it Alison? The thought occurred to him, but i