She furrows her brow harder, glancing away for a second, as if double-checking if that’s what she’s really saying, before locking eyes with me again. “Yep, I am. Are you going to deny it?” She challenges, and I can’t help but shake my head. “So you think I’m out here flirting with every woman I me
[ANASTASIA] My bluntness catches me off guard, and if I didn’t hear it wrong, one of his men in our proximity starts coughing. I haven’t got a single clue why I’m saying what I’m saying. It’s all coming out without a filter, and I seem to have no control over it. Not that I have regretted anything
My vision blurs slightly, and the room seems to spin, but I manage to hold my ground. Not making a fool out of myself by planting my face on the glistening floor of the bar like I assumed for the microsecond there. After a ton of trial and error and stumbling on my heels at least a dozen times, I s
Other than giving me two lovely kids, of course. The kids I miss so much every cell in my body hurts. What I would give to have them in my arms right about now... I bite my lip and run a hand through my hair, hoping someone will step into the elevator and break the awkwardness. But when no one does
[ANASTASIA] It all boils down to the fact that I can’t deny that this man—this man that I call my husband, the father of my kids—still has a piece of my broken heart. No matter how little or more, he still holds some power over me and that can’t be turned a blind eye to. He can twist it as he plea
“Ah,” I cry out when he drops his face in the crook of my neck and sucks, probably leaving a red angry mark on my skin. Not that I mind. Right now, I want him to do that to every inch of my body. “More,” I tell him, pressing myself more into him and loving every second of it. “Give me more.” Ivan
[ANASTASIA] His words stun me for a moment, but I can’t ignore the way they turn me hornier. My breath comes out fast and fast and fast, and there’s nothing I can do but bite my lip so hard that blood threatens to ooze. I just want this tug in my stomach to rest, for him to fill me until I don’t k
My body jerks uncontrollably under him, quivering and shuddering, contracting around his thick fingers. When I finally relax again, my body covered in sweat, shaking, I feel him remove his fingers and the wet sound comes when he takes a swirl at my gushing juices and sticks the fingers into his mout
After our fourth round of pure, wild sex, I have nothing left in me. Every ounce of energy drained, I barely manage to pull the sheets over myself before sleep claims me.When I wake hours later, the room is dim, the soft glow of my bedside lamp casting long shadows on the walls. My body feels heavy
[NADIA]“You’re here?” I say into the phone, clutching my books tightly to my chest as I glance around. “Where?”“Outside. Meet me when you’re done with your classes.”A wide grin spreads across my face, excitement bubbling inside me. “Oh, I’m done. And even if I wasn’t, I’d still run to you.”Dimit
The Ivan I know is strong. Unshakable. Even in the worst situations, he carries himself with a quiet, effortless confidence that makes you believe nothing could ever touch him.But the man lying in this hospital bed, surrounded by beeping machines and the sterile scent of antiseptic, looks nothing l
[ANASTASIA]Ever since I woke up after the incident, I have been dying to see Ivan.But now that I’m standing outside his room—where supposedly he had been admitted—, I can’t muster up the courage to push open the damn door.I’m nervous. Terrified. And most of all, unsure.I don’t know if I’m ready
Lena presses her lips together tightly, the color draining from her face until it looks almost lifeless.For a long moment, she doesn’t speak. The silence stretches between us, thick and suffocating. I can feel my heartbeat in my ears, pounding relentlessly, echoing my fear.Why the hell is she taki
[ANASTASIA]The next time I open my eyes, I’m not alone.Lena sits next to my bed, her hand in mine, her eyes closed, as if she fell asleep while watching over me.For the first time since waking up from my so-called long slumber, I look at her carefully. She looks more tired than I’ve ever seen her
[NIKOLAI]Once we finally get to his office, Konstantin takes his seat behind the desk and raises an eyebrow. He looks kind of pissed, but not enough to end me right here and now.He might have the power to do that and carry on with his day as if nothing happened, but I know in my gut he won’t. He m
[NIKOLAI]I hang up the phone and stare hard at the ground.“Fuck you, Dimitri!” I growl, clenching the phone tighter and huffing out a heavy breath.The bastard has the audacity to make me responsible for everything that happened to Ana and Ivan. But is it? Am I really the one to blame?I look away
[DIMITRI]I storm out of the building and light a cigarette, unable to think of anything else.I breathe in the smoke and then blow it out, hoping it will take away the stress pressing on my chest, making my lungs incapable of doing their job.I don’t know what to do anymore. Ana is finally awake, w