(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
(Karis's pov) "Don't look her way. It will seem like you feel guilty." Xander muttered to me. My head turned to look at him. He didn't glance at Emma and completely ignored Mr Armani. Did he do it because of me? "Where are the drinks you left to get?" I asked him because he didn't have a single glass. "I gave it to someone else." Xander's reply was short. I wondered why he decided to help me. Was it to keep his image? The banquet was about to start so we went to our table. I beckoned for a waiter to bring me a glass of cocktail. The waiter had already approached us, but he stopped in his tracks. I turned towards Xander with a disapproving frown. He was scaring the Waiter with his sharp gaze. "She won't be having any drinks," Xander said with a stoic expression leaving no room for arguments. The waiter fretted away, leaving us alone. "Why did you do that?" I snapped at him pissed at how he was controlling my life. He was not the boss of me. "You have the al
(Karis's pov) The elevator was cold due to the air conditioning. The atmosphere was thick with tension, and I could feel Xander's desires. This was unlike him. He was so domineering that my knees lost all strength, and I used the wall as support. "I will rather die than let you put your dick in my pussy. My sweet pussy is one thing that will never be yours, Xander." I gathered all my strength to rebuke him. Xander's eyes darkened he was finally pissed off. "You know, earlier in the bathroom room, while I was watching a video of you. I kept on imagining that it was your silky pussy I was ramming into and your lovely voice was moaning loudly and asking me for more.". The more he spoke about his arousal and release, my folds started to get wet. I was also imagining what it was like for him to be riding me, but accepting him was disrespecting me and walking down the same path that led to my death. I pressed my legs together to control the sudden aching need in my core
(Karis's pov) As I gazed upon the sky that was decorated with colours that seemed like a rainbow, only that it was like the colours were dancing, and it was dark. My entire emotions were mixed up. I was lost in my world marvelling at the beauty of nature that I didn't realize when Xander draped his jacket around me. For the first time, I asked myself a silly question: Was there a reason Xander acted like a jerk? This was my mind still subconsciously looking for excuses like I did in my last moments. What I sorted the most was not just to ruin Emma and Xander I wanted to be happy. With that in mind, I need to avoid falling for his smiles and charms. I just had to endure these 2 months, which I am almost halfway through. 5 years, that is how long I sacrificed to be with him; he hurt me and my unborn child. He went as far as not letting me have children. If I hadn't caught him in bed with Emma, what would my life turn to? My hands clenched the famous northern lights
(Karis's pov) Xander snapped once again. I had successfully pushed him to the brink but he had no right to be angry when he was with Emma yesterday. "Karis," Xander said, stretching out his hand for me. His voice was calm, but I could sense a brewing storm. I nervously swallowed, refusing to take his hand; who knows what the hell he planned on doing? Skyler held my hand and pulled me behind to cover me from Xander's piercing gaze, which didn't go well with Xander. His eyes got darker with the room suffocating. "Stop scaring her Xander. It's not like she hasn't told you about the divorce before." Skyler sneered. Benjamin was stunned and looked equally angry, but his anger was not focused towards Skyler. "I was not talking to you but My wife." Xander's voice was seething with anger, prominent in every word sounding like Venom. I peeked my head from behind Skyler to look at Xander's expression. The angrier he looked, the happier he made me. Skyler held my hand pro
(Karis's pov) Xander was busy cooking while I stared blankly at him, lost for words. "Are you cooking for me?" I rubbed my eyes and then asked, because this had to be a dream, why the hell was he cooking for me? "Who else will I cook for aside from my wife? Well, unless we have a mini version of us, which is not a bad idea." Xander replied not taking his eyes off what he was doing. He switched off the cooker to drain the pasta. Then he started making the sauce. I had no idea he could cook, this was the first time. "This won't make me hate you any less." I retorted at him. If he thought cheap tricks like this could win me over he better think again. Xander glanced at me with a very dazzling smile that sparkled in his eyes and showed his dimples. "At least you didn't reject the idea of having children." He chimed, leaving me speechless. I hopped off the counter to head back to my room. No matter what, I was still mad at him, so this little kind act was only infuria
(Karis's pov) I stayed in my room the entire evening avoiding anything that would make me see Emma. It was better to avoid useless fights. I spent my time looking into some of my Father's businesses and particularly mum's investment. It didn't come as a surprise that most of my mother's shops were managed by Emma and Miranda. How was I able to look past this fact in my past life? There was a knocking sound on the door. "Good evening ma'am. May I come in?" It was Deborah. I allowed her to enter the room. Soon the brunette dressed in a maid outfit entered the room. Her hands were clammy, she was nervous for an unknown reason. "Are you alright?" I asked her purely out of concern. She quickly straightened up and then cleared her throat. "Sorry if my behaviour was off. I am here to invite you for dinner. Mr De Marco is expecting you since you have been indoors all day." So he missed his little wife he loves bullying. I scoffed. "Is Emma still around?" I asked strai
(Karis's pov) I thought the madness ended that unfortunate night but I had no idea what was waiting for me online. The next morning the entire X was flooded with images of Skyler and me together. There was this particular one that seemed like we were kissing. Who had taken these pictures I wondered? It kept me on my toes the entire day. Xander was pissed, that was one thing for sure. I didn't even catch a glimpse of him when I got out of bed this morning which was great. It would only remind me of my shamelessness. As he had promised, I was indeed prohibited from leaving the estate without protection, he said, but it seemed more like he was caging me. My hands clenched to the side when I saw Xander's car drive into the estate. I was peeking through the window of my bedroom. Xander got out of the car, and his eyes were drawn to my direction as if he sensed my gaze. I was unsure if he saw me or if he was just glancing at the prison cell where he kept his wife. Xander averte
**** Trigger notice dark scenes ahead**** (Karis's pov) The mansion was dark because it was probably very late in the night; flashes of lights showed around whenever lightning struck the sky. It was very eerie, and I was being trapped by a devil, but yet I felt excited about a very strange reason. Yes, I had lost my nuts at that point. My plans during this second chance were to push Xander to the edge, but seeing how he reacted concerning Skyler, struck terror in me. "This is absurd. You can't force me to stay with you, Xander. Why are you so adamant about tormenting yourself with my presence when you can have Emma or even Benita?" My voice came out sharply at first but broke into a cry. My emotions were a mess as a mixture of terror and excitement ran through my veins. "As much as I love hearing your voice, dear wifey, I love it better when you don't talk. You just love pushing my buttons. Don't you?" He said, wiping my tears away with his thumb; he then reached out to kiss
*** Trigger notice, dark scenes ahead****(Karis's pov) I was shaken to the core; in front of his large frame in the middle of nowhere, I felt so vulnerable. I hated this feeling more than anything in the world, but in front of him, I felt powerless. I was not weak by any means, but I was never given the chance to grow. My second chance was for me to grow and get back at them, but his very existence was my curse that made all my efforts seem useless. Xander was just too powerful, and the worst thing was that my body was drawn to him. I should hate him, but there was a part of me that couldn't hate him. Xander's hand was still on my mouth, stopping me from talking further. He crooked his face on my hair. My hands pressed against his chest to push him away, but he was an immovable wall. The sky rumbled, followed by the bright lighting flash that made Xander look more intimidating. I was trying my best not to fall on my knee. " Why do you keep on lying to yours
****Trigger warning, you can skip this chapter. The scenes might seem dark to some readers****(Karis's pov) Xander became creative with his punishments, but I had no idea why I was being punished. The pit pattern sound of raindrops on the soil echoed throughout the woods. It was dark, and I was lost in the woods. This was an acre of land that had been passed down for generations. I was always scared of this area, so I had never ventured into the woods. Chills and shivers crept up my skin; my entire body was soaked with my clothes clinging to my body. I could not run any deeper into the woods because I had no idea what might be hiding in the eerie place. My heart was beating fast, thudding in my chest with my breath haggard. A twig snapped close to me, and my eyes shot out. He was close. I pressed my body close to the tree trunk hoping he would walk by because running would expose my location. Xander's movements were nibbled and cautious. He was like a
(Karis's pov) The entire ride back home I had this feeling something was off. My mind was plagued by a lot of thought at the moment, making it hard to figure out what the problem was. I packed my car in front of the house and gave the keys to Sam to pack it properly. Immediately, I alighted from the car; a piercing gaze was locked on me, which gave me goosebumps. My eyes glanced up in a particular direction and it caught the sight of a tall figure blended in the darkness dressed in all black. I recognized it to be Xander immediately; he was standing on the balcony that led to our room smoking. The lit cigarette was between his lips while his hand held a glass containing alcohol.' was he waiting for me?' I swallowed hard because fear twisted my stomach for a strange reason it seemed Xander was mad at me. This was the second time, I had seen Xander smoke, he was not a chain smoker and I had a gut feeling he only smokes when he is pissed off. His eyes briefly lo
(Xander's pov) This week has been hectic, all thanks to an annoying fly who I have been trying my best not to snap his neck. Skyler has been trying to poach my partners and future deals. I didn't take him seriously at first because most of those deals didn't affect me much, and I didn't feel the need to fight after a couple of irrelevant people that don't understand the meaning of loyalty. Whenever he poaches one, there is always a replacement ready, but his games have started to get more annoying. I was also occupied with figuring out how the hell my father got poisoned amidst all this chaos. It was hard to pin the blame on anyone because the De Marco name has its fair share of enemies. The board room was in chaos. Most of the shareholders and top managers were quite disturbed about the threat of the Crest conglomerate, but I wasn't bothered. No matter how they fuzz about it, I controlled over 80 per cent of the shares, holding the absolute deciding power, so in the end, e