(Xander's pov) Karis brazenly instructed me to bathe her; I was sure her naive drunk mind didn't know what that meant. My eyes scanned her seductive body with every inch perfectly created and curved. Karis had everything to make any straight man lose his mind, I thought that what made me drawn to her was the urge to domesticate her when she acts feisty, but even when she was like a clueless bunny, I was still fucking drawn to her. "Are you sure about that ?" I asked her and she nodded fervently. "I helped you clean up your body it is the least you should do." She bravely demanded biting her lips. Her doe eyes were teary seeming like she would cry if I refused. "Since that is what my dear wife wants." I chimed at her. Karis loves using soft sponges to bathe instead of her bare hands. It was a piece of information she told me long ago during the time she used to pester me. I grabbed the shampoo first to wash her hair. Despite all the sly thoughts in my head, I pushed
(Karis's pov) I snuggled closer to the warmth around me trying to sleep longer. The sun rays poking through the closed window blinds fell on my eyes, irritating me. My eyes slowly fluttered open, my head was fuzzy, and I was dazed, trying to understand what was happening around me. I felt a hold on my waist, and then I glanced up to see Xander peacefully asleep beside me, and I was snuggling close to him. I quickly released my hand and tried to scout away, but his grip on my waist was firm. "Can you stop moving? I am trying to sleep. You didn't let me have any sleep last night." Xander whined pulling me closer against his bare chest. I stared at his body and realized he had only joggers below while I had an oversized hoodie on which was matching his joggers. My eyes went wide, Xander had undressed me yesterday. 'what the hell happened? Why can't I remember a thing?' I cried inwards trying to rake my brains for answers. Being so close to Xander's bare ches
(Karis's pov) At first sight, I generated a dislike for the Moller couple. They made me feel at first sight like I was not wanted; Mrs Moller verbally expressed how she was expecting Emma. Maybe if I had made more efforts to pay attention to Xander's business, I could have saved our marriage. Instead, I let him spend time with his mistress, unknowingly. Either way, that's all in the past. I can't cry over spilt milk. "I was at the wedding; it is an honour to finally meet Mrs De Marco. You left on short notice during the reception." Mrs Moller chimed with a polite smile which I returned. "Xander was impatient, so we had to leave early." I chirped in. The Moller couple gave us a looking gaze probably thinking that Xander and I had a wild wedding night only if they knew that I cried myself to sleep. "You guys still have that fresh loving gaze. It must be good to be in love." Mr Moller mentioned with a slight smile, thanks to Xander, who kept glancing at me with a tender gaze tha
(Karis's POV) Xander gave me an accusatory look as he entered the room. "What made you so red, little red?" He asked me using that annoying nickname. I ignored him and peeked outside to check if there was any sign of Emma but the coast was clear. ' Where did that vixen go to?' I wondered with my brows furrowed. "What are you searching for?" The devil whispered into the shell of my ear. His breath was fanning my ear giving me a tingling feeling on my ear. I jolted due to shock and ended up slamming against Xander's chest I didn't expect him to be so close to me. "Why are you acting so jumpy?" He asked me. His arms naturally wrapped around me to steady my step. "Why were you so freaking close? My heart almost jumped out of my chest." I snapped, trying to catch my breath. Xander stepped back to have a proper view of me. His eyes were prying, trying to understand what was going on. He opened his mouth to talk but was interrupted by the doorbell. Xander opened the d
(Karis's pov) Xander was out all afternoon and finally arrived in the evening looking very worn out. My eyes were drawn from my tablet where I was working on some drawings I scanned to my tablet to enhance it with colouring to the door that creaked open. Xander took a Key card the last time he left, so there was no need for him to knock. The door beeped open and his tall figure stepped in. "Welcome back, how was the meeting? You look like shit right now." I chimed seeing how he appeared. He was super tired. It made me wonder what the meeting was about. "The meeting was okay just that I ran into someone annoying." Xander sighed. Pulling off his jacket, he tossed it on a seat before walking to an ice bucket where a bottle of wine was. "Someone annoys you? So I am not the only one who can piss you off." I chuckled at Xander and he just rolled his eyes. Xander loosened his tie and undid some of the buttons, exposing a peek of his chest that was enticing to loo
(Karis's pov) It felt as if a spell was cast on me, I could not look away from him even though I wanted to. He asked me how it felt to touch him. Truth be told, it felt heavenly to feel his body under my palm. "You said you would make me crawl back to you, but you are the one seducing me now, Xander. Are you that desperate to get your dick in my pussy?" I sneered at him with a smirk on my lips. "I didn't say I won't seduce you, little red; you want me badly, but why won't you admit it? All you have to do is pull off my belt and say the words." He placed my hand on his belt buckle, his grey eyes were still locked on my hazel ones. It felt like if he looked away for a second, the spell he had on me would be broken. I took in a deep breath as my eyes glanced down at his trousers; I could see his hardness through the trousers. My hand left his buckle and crept around his waist to his back tracing the outline of his tattoos I always wanted to do. Since this was a rare chan
(Karis's pov) My throat was dry and my pussy was so damn wet my juices kept on pouring out. This was the most erotic scene of Xander I had seen. The way he stroked himself made me envision his large shaft grinding against my folds and hitting all my spots. How nice would that be? I licked my lips my eyes were still on him. Xander rinsed off, then walked out of the shower butt naked with the only towel he had on his hair as he slowly dried his dark locks of hair. He stood in front of me, and my eyes slowly moved from his member which was now limped to his face. It was stoic but his gaze stole my breath away. The amount of thick desire he had in his eyes was unimaginable. Was his desire for me so great it seemed like he was suffering because of me? What was wrong with me? I kept on seeing things like I was the one making him suffer when he was the one driving me crazy. After staring at me for a bit, he walked off, not saying a thing about what I just witnessed. My ey
(Karis's pov) Emma continued to display how knowledgeable she was by talking to most of the businessmen with familiarity to show how lacking I was. Some of them even started to praise her but it didn't matter to me. This was not my kind of crowd. My goal was to live my best life and not to waste my time chasing ghosts like chasing Xander's love. "Miss Reynolds is so knowledgeable, Mrs De Marco you should converse more with your sister." One chirped in, probably feeling he was giving me very good advice. "I will bear that in mind. Thanks for the valuable piece of advice." I chimed with a pleasant smile even though I knew deep down I would rather die than take advice of any from the vixen called Emma. Emma's head was held high at their praise probably riding high on clouds. "I believe investing in making cheaper phone brands is still a better choice not that I am saying luxury brands are wrong but if for example there is a cheaper phone that can go the same thing as
CHAPTER FOUR - THE ROMANOV BROTHERSADELINA'S POV I was completely blown out of my mind when I heard him. Mikhail Romanov was a mystery to me. A seasoned businessman who suddenly popped out of nowhere and stormed the entire business world. There was very little about him online but there were rumours of how ruthless he was when taking out his competition and how much underground connection he has. When I said I was ready to do anything in my mind, the most degrading thing that crossed my mind was to be his servant at his mercy, but it never crossed my mind he would tell me to strip in a public event. I bit my lower lip in between my teeth, not only because of how nervous I felt in his presence but also thanks to the Bullet wound in my arm. "You must be joking, that can't be a request." I blurted. Thinking he would laugh out, saying it was a joke, but he didn't budge one bit. He stood tall with his hand in his pocket and his eyes keenly observing me. His lips p
CHAPTER THREE - TYRANT OF THE BUSINESS WORLD MIKHAIL'S POV I hated crowded places, especially ones filled with humans, but this was what I could not escape if I wanted to make sure I stood at the Pinnacle of the business world. Twirling the wine glass in between my fingers, my eyes glanced around the hall, looking for anything that could pique my interest. "What do you think about the corporation? Mr Romanov." An annoying voice chattered in my ears. I glanced at the middle-aged man who had been trying his best to strike a deal with me, but it was not a profitable venture. "I will think about it." I politely declined, even though we both knew I was not going to give him a second thought. How boring? A sigh left my lips for the hundredth time today. I was bored out of my mind. Maybe I should have attended the wedding even though my beloved brother didn't invite me. It would be fun to see the unfortunate human he tricked into marrying him. The unfortunate soul I would have t
CHAPTER TWO - THE BLOODY BRIDE ADELINA'S POV The best day of my life slowly turned into a scene from a nightmare I could not wake up from. Sitting in a white pool lace of my long princess wedding dress, my face was pale, and I froze. "Papa," I said again but it came out like a whimper this time around. The flower bouquet in my hand was on the floor. I grabbed my face with both hands, shaking my head over and over again, thinking it was a nightmare, but it was real. All that was on my mind was to reach my father's side, but Viktor had other plans. He firmly held my arm. "Where are you going, Mrs Romanov ?" He asked me. I did not care about that title. All I wanted was to run to my father's side. Why did Viktor shoot Dad? We were his allies. No matter how I think of it, my head could not think of a reason why. "This is a wedding present from me to you." He grinned at me. Everyone was in shock because of the sudden gunfire. Soon, it sank into my father's men's heads that thei
COMING SOON CHAPTER ONE - A BLOODY WEDDING ADELINA'S POV The happiest day of a woman's life was meant to be the day she gets married to the love of her life and I thought it was true. I had never felt this genuinely happy in my life before, despite all the resistance of us being from rival mobs. Finally, I was getting married to Viktor, the Mafia boss of a rival Russian mob today. Although my marriage was not purely based on love, the main goal was to join two of the biggest Mafia underground associations. My fiance, Viktor, owned one of the richest and most dangerous Russian mobs; my father agreed to this marriage to seek his protection as our group, despite its large size, is nothing compared to Viktor's association. The soft organ melody echoed through the large sculptured walls of the old cathedral to the outside, it was loud enough to reach the environs. Stepping down from the car I made my way towards the large doors of the ancient cathedral. The doors swung open
(Xander's pov) The soft sound of running water echoed from the bathroom; I pushed the door open entering the bathroom filled with steam with a thick scent of Lavender oils. It smelled like heaven, my little heaven. I got rid of the towel wrapped around my waist and then brushed my hand through my hair before my eyes drew to the glass walls of the shower. A silly grin graced my lips as I made my way towards the shower, where I could see Karis's figure from the glass taking a shower. I couldn't help but smile wider; I slowly walked towards the shower, the only place where I was sure the children wouldn't disturb us because Xavier sometimes cries to sleep with his mother. My life was pitiful, fighting with my children over my wife's time and attention; maybe we should have stopped with the twins. I stopped in the shower; Karis's back relaxed, sensing my presence. "I thought you weren't coming," she said, rubbing her hair with her back against me. "So you were expecting me." I c
(Xander's pov) SIX YEARS LATER The cool spring breeze blew, carrying a little scent on wet soil. It was another spring again and 15 years after Alessia left this world. I placed a bouquet of flowers on her tombstone, along with several others, which have been kept here. A lot has happened these past years, and I have been so busy I barely had time to visit Alessia aside from her death anniversary. Karis and I are hosting a small get-together to celebrate. Mum and Dad loved the idea of getting old friends and family together. "Alessia, it's been a while, and we all miss you, but you are in a better place now..." I started my one-sided dialogue with my sister. I had a feeling she was listening. Honestly, everyone was fine these past years, at least from what they told me. Skyler was getting better. At least he wasn't hallucinating again, but his condition was permanent. Either way, he was doomed; he deserved it. It was crazy, but I think I am ready to forgive
(Karis's pov) " So he planned everything before you even knew you were pregnant. He knew and understood the danger it would put you in. There was no way he could hurt the child you have been looking forward to, a baby he secretly wished for, so he planned everything..." " Have you ever wondered why he hid the affair until that day? His plan was to make you divorce him and heartlessly take the child away from his messed up life. You deserved better and still do. But I can't imagine living a life without you. That's why I am sorry for his insensitive actions." So that was the truth, it was crazy but I chose to believe him more like I didn't care anymore. I got a redo, and this time, none of those things happened. Xander never cheated even when he was hypnotized. "It is fine, Xander; I really don't care. It never happened to us, but to them, and if you could never bring yourself to have sex with Emma when she was carrying the illusion of being me, I can't possibly se
(Karis's pov) The heartbeat slowed down and dropped to my stomach. I felt emotions and I didn't understand happiness and dread. I was happy that the man I loved was back but dreaded it because it felt like the old Xander. "You remember everything," I muttered, and I felt Xander stiffen his hold. "I am sorry that Xander was a jerk, but he did not mean to break you that way," Xander muttered his words, swallowing. My jaw clenched, "Xander, let go," I stated, but he only held on tightly. "If you don't let go it will only make things worse. I promise I am not running unless it's to you." Those words seemed to have worked because his hold relaxed. I took a step back to look clearly at him; he truly looked sorry. This was the Xander I had known for four years and not the jerk who cheated with Emma, yet there was this fury that bloomed in my heart. Next, the sound of skin striking against each other echoed in the room; Xander was stunned as he gazed back at me; conf
(Karis's pov) Time seemed to have ticked by slowly every minute took forever. I was sitting in the waiting area with my hands still covered in Xander's blood. I was too anxious to even get cleaned. Xander was in surgery already, and Ivan kept on assuring me that everything would be fine. I also hoped the same thing, but I would have felt more assured if Kyle was here. Although he was an annoying prick, Kyle was, without a doubt, a genius doctor. "Mummy," I heard childish voices call out, slicing through the tension. I glanced at the direction of the voice and a soft smile crossed my lips when I saw Val and Vance running towards my direction with Camilla following behind. They ran into my open arms, and I embraced them, feeling at home. "Where is Kyle?" Ivan asked instead. "I ran into him and the twins while heading for the emergency ward. He had to leave to prepare for the surgery. It seems things are a bit complicated." Camilla said, sounding exhausted; I