"Damn you!" I screamed behind his back but he had already left. I doubt it if he heard me."Argh!" I scrunched my hair in frustration! I never expected our confrontation to turn out that way! I really thought I'd have him at the palm of my hand after I dropped the bomb to his face!How can he be so full of himself?"Ugh!" I groaned. I squirmed when I felt the dampness between my thighs."What the hell is wrong with me?!" I snapped when I realized what happened. How can his roughness turn me on? We were in the middle of an argument and yet there I was salivating for him!I squeezed my eyes shut! This is so embarrassing!My only relief is the thought that he didn't know. But still... How can I lust about him when I know he probably can't satisfy me? Well, there are other ways but... Ugh!Stop it, Ava!I stomped my feet like a child while heading to the suite's bedroom. I jumped on the bed, recalling our conversation inside my head.He dismissed my accusation by blaming me! What did he sa
How can I face him after that?Should I just go and drown myself in the ocean? Okay, that's being dramatic but really, I don't think I have the guts to even be in the same room with him.Why did he have to witness that? Heck, why do I even have to do that?! Should I get myself checked? I never had this problem before since I was in the syndicate. Every night, clients are willing to book my services for a night or two. Or worse, they book multiple clients for a night!I've never gone this long without sex. Maybe that's the problem. I have gotten so used to it that now that I'm not having any, I'm having withdrawal symptoms, just like what happens to people who use illegal drugs.But wait... Does that mean...Am I addicted to sex?!The thought alone made me horrified!That's impossible. How can I be addicted to something I rarely even find pleasure in? I was just forced to do it. Right. I can't be addicted to it.Maybe it was Vladimir. I'll admit that I am attracted to him. I find him ho
He's awake!I tugged my hand out of his firm grab but he gripped it tighter, making me wince in pain."What the hell are you doing?" he queried, glancing down his exposed torso.Here we go again."Uh, nothing. I was just fixing this," I quickly pulled up the sheets to cover him all the way up to his face.He was taken aback. His grip on my hand loosened, giving me the chance to escape. I ran out of there immediately. People were looking at me as I sprinted my way out but I didn't care. All I want is to get away from Vladimir as much as possible.I was gasping for air when I finally made it out."Gosh, he would be the death of me," I muttered while trying to catch my breath.But what am I supposed to do now? That was my only hope to get my freedom back. I sat on the beach while staring at the waves gently rolling off the shore one after the other. What if I try to escape now? Where will I go? I don't even know where we were except that we are on an island.Should I just accept my fate o
I don't know what to think anymore. Horrible thoughts are starting to overwhelm me. I took a deep breath, holding the air in before diving as deep as I could. My eyes stung as I tried to see underwater but I still couldn't see him anywhere."Where the fuck are you?!" I snapped angrily after swimming back to the surface.I did it again and again until my body couldn't take it anymore. My limbs are sore, and so are my eyes.I looked at the yacht from a distance. Is he already there? I didn't think he would be too heartless to leave me alone here without telling me but I'd rather have him there. My whole body is now trembling in fear and exhaustion but I tried my best to swim back to the yacht. I propped myself up the ladder despite my aching limbs. I was gasping for air when I made it."Vladimir!" I called him but just like earlier, I didn't get any response. He's not here either."Damn it."I ran to the deck to look around the area. I can't see anyone or anything on the water. Not even
I groaned when his hand grasped the base of my neck to angle my face just the way he wanted so that he could deepen the kiss. The fine hairs on my back stood to their ends as fine shivers crawled through my skin.He held my waist and lifted me like I weighed nothing. The next thing I knew, I was already on his lap, straddling him. I cupped his face with both hands as I shoved my tongue inside his mouth. I wanted to taste him, to explore every corner of his mouth greedily. Rough but passionate.I sucked on his tongue making him groan like a wounded animal. The primal sound he made excited me more. I kept on kissing him as though my life depended on it until he decided to dominate it. He's like a ravenous predator feasting on its prey.All I could do was moan as he sucked and tugged my lips over and over again. My back arched when I felt his hand snaked inside my sweatshirt. He began tracing the curve of my waist while my fingers grabbed his hair, pulling him even closer.I threw my head
"Uhh," I let out a long moan of satisfaction as I felt myself shattered into a million pieces after that mind-blowing release.Vladimir didn't stop even though my whole body was already quivering from too much pleasure. He'd been worshipping my whole body for hours now as if he was trying to prove something.My whole body went limp after coming down from the high. The water splashed around us when I let my back slump on the edge of the jacuzzi. I was gasping, trying to catch my breath while he stared at me with those intense blue eyes.It took a while before I recovered from my latest orgasm but as soon as I did, I grinned at him. He frowned, looking confused all of a sudden. I pushed myself to move despite my limbs feeling like jello. I climbed on top of him, sliding my legs on each of his sides.I smiled seductively while looking straight into his eyes. I can't just lay here and let him do all the work. I want to return the favor. I want to pleasure him
"Aah!" I screamed so loud. What the hell is happening?! Why are these men firing at us?"Fuck it! Duck!" Vladimir cursed violently. I felt him push me down to the car's floor. I squealed and covered my ears with my hands. The shooting sounds are so loud! I curled up into a ball, making my body as small as possible while I hid behind the front seat.I don't know what is happening. My heart pounded more when I saw Vladimir raise the middle part of the backseat. It was a hidden compartment!My eyes widened when I saw him pull out a rifle! I gasped when I heard the gun click after he put in ammunition."V-vladimir," my voice quivered in fear."Do you know how to use a gun?" he suddenly asked when he looked at me.I shook my head frantically. How would I know that?!"Here," he shoved a small gun into my hands anyway."Wh-what..." I was so confused. My hands were trembling so badly, I couldn't even hold the weapon properly."Stay here," he told me before sliding out of the car. "Lock the f
I couldn't move. I just kept staring at the gruesome scene in front of me. My mind refused to process anything."Fuck! What are you doing here?!" Vladimir snapped, pulling me out of a trance. The men looked at me before looking at each other as if they were communicating through their eyes."Clean this up," he ordered his men before walking towards me. I wanted to run away from him but my knees were too weak. He grabbed my elbow, pulled me up from the floor, and dragged me upstairs."You..." I murmured. "You killed him...""You aren't supposed to see that," he hissed.I kept my mouth shut until we reached the bedroom where I slept. He pushed me inside and left me just like that. He didn't say anything. I thought he would explain what I saw but he didn't.My knees buckled when it sunk into my hazy brain. I had to sit on the bed or else my knees would give out.I tried to squeeze my eyes shut but the image was still so clear inside my head. What did I just witness? Was that real? Am I h
YVONNE The silence that greeted me in the apartment was deafening. I suddenly wished I let Selene come with me again. I sighed as I plopped myself into the daybed. I stared at the ceiling as if it was interesting. I felt so exhausted after another day of pretending I was fine. I'm not. I even think I am on the brink of insanity. I'm barely holding on by a thread so as not to fall on the other side. I don't know what I want anymore. I want him gone when he's around, but my heart screams for him when he's not. Damn it. If that's not insane, then I don't know what else is! "Ugh!" I groaned loudly. I should seriously stop thinking about him! I harshly get out of bed to find something else to do to occupy my mind. I winced when I realized there was no food left. I was quite hungry because I had not eaten anything while in the shelter. I sighed. I had no choice but to go out. I can also drop by the store to buy some stocks. I just gathered my hair up into a messy bun, then grabbed
VLADIMIRI woke up with a heavy feeling on my chest. I pried my lids open just to find Riva sleeping soundly. Half of her body is almost draped on my chest. Her arms were tightly wrapped around me as if she was afraid to let me go.I sighed. I guess she has the right to feel this way. It's my fault. I haven't done anything to give her the assurance she needed.I can't even if I wanted to. Not after finally accepting how I truly felt.I let out a long sigh before gently untangling her from me. I was careful not to wake her up. I don't want another confrontation. Not after last night.I still feel emotionally drained from our conversation. Today, I just want to breathe without the emotional baggage that's been weighing down my shoulders for a while now."Is there any update?" I asked as soon as I arrived at the warehouse.Our operation is back on track, although I refused to deal with clients who turned their backs on me in exchange for a few dollars in savings."We still haven't found
YVONNEThe next morning, I woke up with a terrible headache. I already forgot most of what happened after finishing the bottle of tequila."Ugh," I grunted as I rolled out of bed. I barely slept last night but I still needed to wake up early to go to work. Dragging my feet to the bathroom, I went under the cold shower to wake my senses up.Selene was still sleeping soundly when I finished. I went to the kitchen in just my bathrobe to whip up a quick breakfast for us. To my dismay, my refrigerator was almost empty. I needed to go to the supermarket later. Luckily, I found a few strips of bacon in the freezer and still a few pieces of eggs left.I popped some bread into the toaster while I fry the bacon and eggs. I checked the pantry, waiting for the bacon to cook to take note of things I needed to restock.After I was done cooking, I set everything on the table and then proceeded to change into my work clothes. I pulled up a pair of stretchable pinstriped dress pants. Then I put on a s
YVONNEI don't know how I ended up in my unit with Selene after work. She insisted on coming with me, and now we share a bottle of tequila.What's even worse is as we both progressively got drunk, I found myself telling her everything from the beginning Everything. I told her how Vlad bought me from the ring, how he turned me into a completely different person and made me his wife."But our marriage wasn't real," I muttered bitterly after drinking from my glass."It was just a marriage for convenience. I was his contract wife," I added while pouring myself another glassful of tequila."And that woman we saw with him in the restaurant," I scoffed while motioning my hand in the air. "That was his real wife.""Real wife?" Selene frowned. She stared at me with disbelief written all over her face. "Are you drunk?" she snapped."Not yet!" I growled. "I'm not drunk! That's his real wife! She came back from the dead after years!"I stopped talking to drink."I thought we already shared somet
VLADIMIR"I can't..." I didn't realize I said it out loud until it was too late. I felt Riva freeze. She stared at me as if I had done something despicable.But her expression was quickly replaced by that of hurt and betrayal. A wave of guilt washed over me, but this was out of my control.I glanced at my damned useless cock which remained flaccid all this time despite Riva's attempts to rouse my desire."W-what's wrong?" her broken voice interrupted my trail of thoughts. "Don't you want me anymore?" she asked, her voice barely a whisper."No!" I hurriedly exclaimed. "It's not like that."She stared at me confusedly while I couldn't meet her piercing gaze."Then why?" she sniffed. "Why do I feel like you haven't missed me after all those years?!""Vlad, I fought for this," she stood up and walked in front of me.I picked up her clothes but she just brushed me off when I tried to cover her up."I never gave up. I held onto the hopes that we would be together again after everything," h
VLADIMIRFucking unbelievable!I was left standing in front of the building where she lives now, staring at the slowly disappearing car of that shrink. I gritted my teeth.I had the urge to follow them and slam my car against his. I took a deep breath to calm myself down. I shook my head.It's not worth it.I went back to my car and started driving back to the city. What am I even doing here?Again?! I could keep fooling myself. I could keep on making excuses, but who am I kidding?My knuckles turned white as I gripped the steering wheel harder. I kept driving in circles, not knowing where to go. My mind is a jumbled mess. I think I know what's going on but I find it hard to swallow the truth. It can't be right.No. I can't be in love with her.Riva, she's the one I love. I mourned her for years when I thought she was gone. I never stopped loving her. She remained in my heart even after she passed."Riva?" I called her name when I got into our house. I came here after realizing I mus
YVONNE I shouldn't assume that he's here for me, should I? I sighed exasperatedly. He'd already robbed me of a good night's sleep. I won't let myself in another torture by sitting beside him in an enclosed space. I'd rather walk to the shelter! So, I pretended I didn't see him and walked straight to Phil's car but before I could reach it, I felt a hard hand grabbing my elbow. "Yvonne," Vlad grumbled behind me. "Oh!" I exclaimed when I turned to look at him. "Vlad! What are you doing here?" I should be given an award. I can say my acting is flawless, but he doesn't seem to buy it. The deep crease between his brows told me he's not taking my bullshit. "Get in," he said in a low but threatening voice while motioning to his car. "Is there a problem?" I heard Phil ask. Shit. "Uhm, sorry, Vlad," I pulled my arm away from his hold. "I already agreed to go with him." Before he could protest, I hurriedly hopped into Phil's car. He looked at me for a while before glancing at Vladimir
YVONNEWhat was that all about?Vladimir was long gone but I found myself still staring at the door he walked out of. Why is he suddenly asking about the kidnapping? And wait a damn minute, did he just tell me the woman who gave birth to me is now in jail?Did he... Did he do it for me? A tiny voice at the back of my head asked, but I quickly brushed it off, not wanting to entertain such a stupid idea."Why would he do it for me?" I muttered while taking a seat.He's clearly looking for answers for himself. That must be the reason why.It seems like Leon wasn't the only one who was after him. It wasn't surprising given his wealth and status. Not to add his underground activities. I may not know the details of that part of his life but what I'd seen was enough to conclude how dangerous that is.I sighed.The conversation with Vlad seemed to drain my energy. It kept going on inside my head like a broken record."Did I miss anything?" I asked while staring at my ceiling.I should go to s
VLADIMIRDamn it.Why does it feel like I'm missing something? It seemed like a jumbled puzzle in front of me. I could see all the pieces but couldn't figure out how to fix them.Fuck.Now, I regret coming here to ask Yvonne these questions. I could see the fear in her eyes as she tried to think about what had happened, but nothing came of it. Why did even I think of asking her in the first place?I should have known how traumatic the experience was for her. Now, it felt like opening a can of worms.I have a ton of men at my disposal. They can investigate it until I get the answers I need. It may take time, but I know we can get to the bottom of it."What is this all about?" Yvonne asked, breaking the quiet tension between us.I sighed."Nothing," I muttered. "I just wanted to make sure everything is settled before we move on with our lives."Something flashed in her eyes but it was gone before I could figure it out."I see," she nodded with a faraway look in her eyes.She looked at m