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IVANA'S POV Stepping into the college arena with Aria beside me, a smile curled up on my lips.Closing my eyes, I inhaled softly, letting the soft breeze slam against my flushed cheeks.“What are you doing, Ivana? Students are watching.” Aria tapped my shoulder as she whisper-yelled at me, her eyes shut in embarrassment.I wasn't a bit embarrassed because it has been two fucking weeks since I last came to college, and it was all because of my step-brother.It felt good to be a free bird after a long time of being confined in one place.“Let them watch for all I bloody care, Aria.” I said, my eyes still tightly shut. “Do you know how it feels to be a free bird once again? God! It feels so fucking good.”This time, Aria didn't whisper-yell at me, instead, a laugh rumbled out her chest, blaring into my ears. “You're funny, Ivana. Why are you behaving like you've not stepped out for a year?”Peeling my eyes open, I turned sharply towards Aria who flinched a little as she had not expected
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IVANA'S POV Lecturer Nikolai’s lectures ended after two hours, then we went for practical at the Art room. It was the most exciting part of all his teaching. I love to draw and ever since the death of my dad fifteen years ago, it prompted me to become an artist. I promised to carry on his legacy even after his death, and I meant every single words. My Mom never wanted me to be an artist. Hell, she insisted I became a doctor, as her friend's kids all went for cool professions, but I disagreed. We had a huge fight about it and I left home for my ex-boyfriend’s place. I didn't return home until after a week, which after that, she approved of me studying Art in college. “What made you choose Art as your profession?” Gideon suddenly asked, as we made our way down the hallway, heading to the Art room. “As for me, I just felt like it is the most simple profession, and since I chose Art, I'm happy.” Aria replied nonchalantly, typing away on her phone. “What about you, I
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RUSLAN'S POV One minute, I was trying to shove her out of my fucking mind and cut off every forbidden seed growing inside of me, but guess what?The next minute, I was spouting out explicit words that got her so fucking wet at the pool.~~~~~~~~I couldn't sleep at night due to restlessness.Jesus fucking Christ, Ivana Alex was all over my thoughts and her face dominated my mind. I couldn't sleep a fucking wink.Dressed in just sweatpants, I left my room, strolling out of the mansion to get some air, maybe, just maybe after then, I would be able to sleep.Passing through the pool room, I was hearing squeaks, followed by the loud voices of Ivana and her friend.With my brows furrowed, I halted and the next second, I pushed the pool door open and made my way inside.I didn't have any intention of pushing the pool door open and teasing my step-sister, hell, I was the one who wanted her out of my mind, my head and my thoughts, yet, I was pushing my way towards her once again.“Are you te
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IVANA'S POV Thirty minutes was over and we were told to submit our paintings.With my head hung low, I submitted the painting of my step-brother to Lecturer Nikolai, whose face remained blank like he wasn't the one who took photos of my painting and sent them to my step-brother.Luckily for us, scratch that, luckily for me, he didn't call us out to explain what prompted us to paint what was on our drawing board, instead, he kept all the paintings at a corner and stood up, eyes darting from one student to another.“You all did a great job with the paintings,” he started, his eyes moving from one student to another like that of an eagle. “Now, we would be having a group assignment. Find two partners, make your research on inspirations, then paint whatever inspiration you all gathered together. Make sure each of you take part in the painting, because when you come to submit, I will need explanation on how the drawing to place.”“One person should be in charge of the research, the second
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IVANA'S POV If there was one thing about me that I'm so fucking proud of? That would be Determination. Once I set my mind on something, there's no one who can stop me and Ruslan? He can't stop me. He didn't want me to go to the meetup and I agreed, but what I had in mind was entirely different. I was going to go, with or without his permission. ...... With his figure towering over me, my breath hitched and It felt as if the walls were closing in on my heart as it thomped faster than usual. “So, if you have any thoughts of escaping some day, I would advise you to eradicate it…” His calm voice contradicted his expression. “Trying is free, succeeding isn't.” “Let me go.” My gaze found his light-devoid eyes. Devoid of any form of light and hooded with every possible darkness. “And if I don't, Sunshine?” He tilted his head, narrowing his gaze on me with a smirk on his sinfully red lips. “I would love to see you try. Try to run away from me, try to escape.” “You don't
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RUSLAN’S POV Ivana Alex has me wrapped around her fingers. She fucking has me wrapped around her fingers, without her knowledge.I was a second from running wild when she was nowhere to be found.~~~~~~~It was a Saturday morning and everyone was up, but she wasn't anywhere in sight, which was quite unusual, considering the fact that she's a type who assists Arinzo in the kitchen every Saturdays.“Where is Ivana? She's not up by now?” Ivory asked, her face etched with worry.“Yes, that's very unusual.” Lara added, standing up from her seat in the dining room.It was time for breakfast, yet, Ivana wasn't up.Something was wrong somewhere. I could feel it.“Lara, go check up on her.” I turned towards my sister who was already standing, ready to leave for Ivana's room.Everyone were as worried as I was.“Already on my way there.” I watched as Lara climbed the stairs until she disappeared out of sight.One minute…Two minutes….Three minutes….Five minutes….My sister wasn't in sight an
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IVANA'S POV The silence in the car was deafening and suffocating, but I didn't have the guts to say a word, other than sit by the side of the car’s window and watch as the skyscrapers, malls and building flew behind us with the speed of lightening. Ruslan was sitting beside me, his aura dominating and perturbing, despite he did nothing to command it. He was on his phone all through the ride back home, but his features were hard and dark. I was the cause of that. Finally, after what felt like forever, the car pulled up in the Clan's compound and I wasted no time before stepping out. I didn't wait for him or anyone before dashing into the mansion like a guilty little thief, that of course, I was. “Where were you?” The angry voice of Mom made me flinch as soon as I stepped footing into the sitting room. “ Jesus Christ, you scared me.” I muttered, placing a hand over my chest in a dramatic way, just to make her anger subside. I was displaying my Oscar-winning acting, but
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IVANA'S POV With my heart in my mouth, I proceeded to ask. “Will you kill me because I disobeyed you?” A chuckle rippled out of his chest into mine. He fucking chuckled. “Kill you?” He repeated, taking his time to think carefully about it, while taking a drag from his cigarette like a dark devil that he was. “Of what advantage would that be to me?” He cocked his brows, narrowing his gaze on me. “I already promised to get you married to Jeremy in exchange for his clan’s support. His support would be of great use to me, so killing you would be a waste of time and resources.” He clicked his tongue, rising to his feet as he crushed the almost burnt cigarette on the table, turning it into his ashtray. Fuck him for that. “So what do you intend to do with me?” I asked, swallowing the painful lump that lurched at my throat. I was kind of relieved when he said he won't be killing me, but the second I realised that whatever punishment he had installed for me could be worse than
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Ruslan’s POVJust when I wanted to disappear into the hallway, the sound of hurried footsteps made me turn around only to see Ivory running down the stairs with Igor and Lara. Raising my brow, I demanded an explanation without having to use my words.“What did I just hear?" Ivory asked, hurrying to my side, her face drained of all its colors and had been replaced with fright. Pressing my lips to a thin line, I facepalmed myself in anger. This was supposed to be a secret. They must have overhead me when I was speaking to Nicko.“Ivana had been kidnapped.” I forced the words through my teeth, my hands balled into my fist in anger. “What did you just say?” She gasped, her chest rising and falling in rhythm. Pushing my hand forward, I wanted to confront her but I had no idea how to go about that so I withdrew my hands.“Ivana has been kidnapped.” I repeated my earlier words. This time slower as I rubbed my temples.My head had begun to ache seeing Ivory all flustered. “How the fuck
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Ruslan’s POVThe silence in my office was suffocating.Since last night, I haven't stepped out and no one has come in since Ivana left. At the moment, I was sitting behind my desk, pen in hand and papers in front of me but I couldn’t focus. My mind kept drifting back to Ivana.My guts keep telling me something doesn’t sit right. It wasn't about the fallout we had yesterday, this was different. Last night, I didn't intend to react that way but she was refusing to get the message I desperately wanted to pass on. A lot of things were going through my mind; the Irish clan silence and then Lorenzo’s chilling words. All I wanted was a little time for myself to wrap my head about what was bothering me but she wasn't having it. Falling back on my seat, I shut my eyes tightly as I began to swirl my chair around, trying to forget about her but it was to know avail. Leaning forward with my hands clasped in front of me, I shifted my gaze to my laptop. I had been watching the footage for a w
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Ivana’s POVAfter leaving Ruslan's office, I made my way to my room, slamming the door shut and falling on my bed face first.Recalling the way Ruslan had spoken to me made tears roll down my cheeks in torrents and soon I was sobbing but the sound was muffled by the pillow I had buried my head in. “Honey, it's time for dinner." Mother said softly from the hallway. “I had a late lunch, I'm full.” I managed to say without giving out my real emotion. "Alright dear, have a good night's rest.” She replied cheerfully and this was followed by the sound of her departing footsteps.The moment I couldn't hear the sound again, I lay on my back, staring at the ceiling.I didn’t go down for dinner not because I wasn’t hungry. The truth was, I was starving—but because the lump in my throat was bigger than my appetite. The moment Ruslan shouted at me and slammed his hand on the desk, something inside of me shattered. He had never been that furious with me to the best of my knowledge. This was t
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IVANA’S POVI owe mom for bringing the idea of a picnic and Lara for pushing forward with it. All the while I thought the picnic was going to be boring but it turned out to be so much fun. My sexcapades with Ruslan were wild, intense and unforgettable. The memory was going to live with me for the rest of my life. Each time I thought of it, I found myself smiling but I was quick to wipe the smile off so I wouldn't be asked why.Instead of joining the rest for hiking, I stayed back at the tent claiming to be in pains so I was left alone with Ruslan who declared his disinterest even before he was asked That cool evening, Ruslan did not only make love to me. He claimed me over and over again and I let him. That night even when they returned, he took me like he owned me, pressing me against the tent wall, with one hand covering my mouth to muffle the sounds that threatened to give us away.It was brutal but passionate, a punishment I welcomed wholeheartedly. Each of his thrust hit
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RUSLAN'S POVThe Irish clan was still quiet despite the fact that words had gone round that I had tightened the security of my perimeter. In our world, silence wasn’t peace, it was a prelude to war. And when men like the Irish clan stopped barking, it meant they were getting ready for war. The thought of it made my skin crawl. They might have gone to re-enforce their attacks which were going to be fatal.Still, I kept my composure. To others, nothing was wrong since I went about my duties, my dealings, my responsibilities like I always did without a hitch but underneath, I was on edge. I was watching, listening and waiting for the Irish clan to attack. I wasn't going to relax and watch them swoon in on me when I least expect it.Swirling around in the swivel chair in my home office, my eyes were shut as I hummed a familiar rhyme. I was doing this to pass time.There was a meeting at the Devil's Priesthood which was scheduled for noon. I had an hour left so I decided to spend it m
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IVANA'S POVSaturday arrived faster than expected and since I had convinced Ruslan to join us for the picnic, he hadn't raised any objections.From the top of the staircase, I watched as mom and Lara went all over the place putting finishing touches to all we needed for the picnic since dawn.They packed and unpacked bags just to make sure everything was intact. They double checked the supplies they had ordered the previous day, tossing in more snacks than we would ever need. Mom and Lara were both excited like kids who were going on a field trip. If asked my opinion about all this fuss, I would have gladly traded the picnic for a quiet evening indoors but I couldn't.For the sake of mom and Lara, I had to act like I was interested but that was far from the truth. Ruslan felt the same way I did.He had only agreed to go on the picnic, not because of my promise but because I was going to keep bothering him until he gave in. On the other hand was poor Igor who looked like he had sig
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IVANA'S POVFinally, it was breakfast time.Last night, I skipped dinner for reasons best known to me and this morning, I woke up feeling hollow.My stomach was empty and my worms which were restless were not helping matters. At the dining table, I was the first to arrive with Lara, followed by mother and Igor and then Ruslan who had his brows arched.Biting the side of my lips, I allowed my eyes to linger on him for a while before taking it off so no one would notice.But Lara did. Nudging my leg from under the table, she leaned in, “Why are you staring at Ruslan like you want to gobble him up?” She asked and immediately my heart stopped beating. Grabbing the edge of the table, I tried to keep still but Lara’s gaze on me was making me feel uncomfortable. It seems she already knew the illicit relationship between me and Ruslan. "Why bother yourself about someone who doesn't care even if the whole world is worried about him?” Lara said aloud, stabbing her pancake with her knife."
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RUSLAN’S POVThe silence was strange and unsettling.The Irish mafia clan had gone completely quiet. Too quiet that it seems like they were non-existent. For a month now, there had been no threats, no ambushes, no anonymous calls or strange deliveries.Nothing made my blood boil with anger and I hated it.I wanted action. A war breakout that would send bullets flying between both parties was all I yearned for, rather than sitting around and doing nothing.Holding my glass of whiskey against my lips, my gaze was out of the window as I wondered what they were plotting. Their silence was so deafening and it could only mean one thing.“Something’s off.” I muttered, pacing the length and breadth of my office, occasionally taking a sip from my glass. “Their silence is…” The moment the thought clicked, I made my way towards the mahogany table in my office and then picked up my phone. A few seconds later, my phone was against my ear. “Hey," His voice crackled on the other end while I s
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IVANA’S POVIgor’s close friend was celebrating his seventy birthday, so the entire family was invited.That morning, despite having a lot of unused clothes stacked up in her wardrobe, Lara insisted we go shopping for the party. Lara was obsessed with bold and daring dresses. She took down several lace, silk, open back and high slits and was beaming with excitement while I looked on.Shoving a red gown towards me, she said, “It's going to suit you perfectly." My chest tightened at her words. The gown was beautiful but I couldn't risk it.“Lara.” I called, running my fingers against the soft fabric of the dress, “I can’t wear this.”“Why?” She asked with a deep frown. "It will accentuate your curve, giving you the look of a goddess.”“Ruslan wouldn't like it.” I muttered. "He doesn’t like seeing me wearing stuff like this. If I do, he is not only going to yell at me but you too.” “Ugh! He is such a pain in the ass." She scoffed. “I really wanted you to have this dress." She mumbled
