“Watch how you speak to my daughter. I will not have you speaking bulshit about her, do you hear me?” Her voice raised. Mrs Sara rolled her eyes, her fingers twirling her hair slowly. The women glared daggers at each other and they looked like they were about to fight.“What? We told the truth. The Riordan's daughter-in-law is simply incapable. It’s no new news.”“It has occurred to me that you do not like your position in the elite women’s society anymore.” Mrs Riordan took it to a different dimension. No one messed with the Riordans and went free. “Do not forget who the president of the group is. I can strip you off your title with a snap of my finger.”Sara shivered yet she managed to mask her expression. “You can do that without the permission of the other women.”“And who says they’ll support you? Don’t…”Anna wrapped her hands around her Mother-in-law’s palms, stopping her from completing her words. She would have loved to enjoy the drama unfold more but the more Sara spoke, th
“I’m so proud of you my dear. You’re the best,” Mrs Riordan complimented, her hands wrapped around Anna as they made their way out of the building. “You proved to them that the Riordan shouldn’t be messed with. I’m delighted.”Anna giggled. “Of course, Mother. It was easy putting them in their places.” Super easy putting her enemies in their places these days. If they wanted to defeat her, they would have to bring a much better opponent, someone who was way stronger. “Mother would be so excited when she hears this. I can’t wait to give her the news.”They both walked out of the building to the parking lot where their cars were parked. Before Anna could break away from her mother-in-law and get into her car, the woman stopped her. “Anna, dear.”She turned. “Mother.”“Would you be able to come with me to the mansion for a while? I have something for you. It won’t take too long.”Anna frowned. “Mother, I’m in pain to refuse you but it’s a little too late.” It was past twilight already
Anna sprang up from the couch, facing the man in the wheelchair before her. Ethan raised his hand forward and peeled his glasses off his eyes to access the woman before him, his eyes darkening as the seconds passed. He shook his head. “Good evening, Mr,” Anna greeted, her eyes scanning the man before her. It was the first time that she was standing face to face with him ever since she got married to Caspian. Since he wasn’t close to Caspian, they barely crossed paths. She’d seen him before but it was only from a distance. Seeing him this close, she couldn’t help but access his features. He was handsome, the Riordan’s genes working perfectly in him. Like Caspian, his eyes were ocean blue, just a little darker. His hair was dyed dirty blonde and his skin shade was a bit pale. Well chiseled jaw and a perfectly ridged nose with eyes that glared daggers at her. A frown settled on her face when the man threw his head back and burst into laughter. His roar of laughter reverberated in the
Anna’s head raised when she heard Caspian’s voice at the doorstep. He was making his way toward them. Immediately, she retreated backward away from the man who now had a smile on his face, his cocky smile replaced with a sweet and almost genuine-looking smile. “Brother,” Ethan acknowledged as Caspian stormed toward them and grabbed Anna's waist, dragging her close to him. He glared daggers at his brother who faked the smile on his lips. “You’re here. I was just saying hi to your wife. I see why you’re head over heels for her. She’s pretty.”Anna scoffed. Wasn’t he the same person who’d insulted her a while ago? Didn’t he call her ordinary, plain, dumb, and a whole lot of bullshit? He was such a pretentious snake and at that moment, she realized that she needed to stay away from the man at all cost. He was cunning.“You’ll stay away from her,” Caspian warned. “Stay away from my businesses if you don’t want trouble.”“Relax, brother. I was just complimenting her and telling her how goo
“Why don’t you ever listen?” Caspian began the moment they stepped into the penthouse. She turned on the lights and made her journey to the kitchen, sidestepping the elephant in the room. Once she got to the kitchen, she dropped the box of food on the table, poured out a glass of water for herself, and drained her drink in one long gulp. She sighed Caspian followed her into the kitchen, his footsteps loud and deliberate. “I’m speaking to you, Anna. The fuck, you didn’t hear me?”She ignored him again, proceeding to wash her hands on the sink and then dry with a wipe. Without sparing him a glance, she intended to walk out of the kitchen but Caspian’s fingers came around her arms and pushed her to the island table, her spine hitting the table painfully. “Anna,” he roared, his voice thick and angry. His grip on her arms was tight and she was sure it would leave a mark after everything. Her eyes fell on arms where his fingers wrapped and then rode up to his eyes. “What?”“Do not test m
Anna went ahead and wrapped her hands around Caspian’s neck, pulling him closer to her nipples while he circled her clit at a fast pace. She threw her head backward and let out her moans freely, her his jerking forward.Caspian pushed her panties aside with an urgency, he dipped his hand into her wetness before sinking two fingers into her making her let out a choked moan. His other hand rode up her body until it got to her neck, circling her throat and keeping her in place. He kept on biting in her insanely hard bud and working his fingers in her while his eyes remained on her, on her every reaction. He increased the pacing of his fingers, pushing his fingers in and out of her at a fast pace that she could feel her juices slide down his hand to the island table. When it became almost too much for her, she tried to push him away but he unplugged his hand from her throat and held her hands behind her back while his fingers continued their jobs.“Ahh, Caspian,” she moaned when his fin
“You didn’t think that I don’t know how to prepare good meals, did you?” Anna raised a brow, amused at his shocked expression.“You never fucking cooked.”“Now I did. I also made shrimps and meatballs. I’m good at this.”“The fuck you are. Here I was thinking you have a special hatred for the kitchen.”A frown settled on her face at the cocky smile he passed her. She could already see the real Caspian overtaking the body of the man who had just given her an orgasm. The Caspian who always had a cocky smile on his lips and drop snicker comments wherever she went. It was exhausting to have that Caspian around.“The fact that I didn’t eat much doesn’t mean I don’t know how to cook.”“I thought otherwise as you acted like a spoiled child.”Caspian took a spoon from the table and sat astride her on the high chair. He gave the food a good stare. It was surprising and unbelievable at the same time. That his wife was capable of preparing such a dish and he didn’t know about it. She clearly hid
Anna paused and turned to stare at her husband, with her hands folded under her chest. She glared at him.“And why do you want to join me? I’m fine on my own.”“Wouldn’t you be grateful if I joined you? Considering that I know the kind of movies that you watch.”She rolled her eyes. “What kind of movies do I watch?”“You ask me? The kind of movies that make everyone scream bloody murder,” Caspian replied. A smile rode up her lips and she bit it down, not wanting to give him the satisfaction that he made her smile. He remembered her favorite genre of movie. He remembered that she liked horror movies and was the only genre she could watch without getting bored. It was impressive how Caspian knew everything about her. At least, she had someone who cared. Clearing her throat, she spoke. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”“The fact that you like things scares you? You’re one weird person, Anna.”“I’m not weird,” she groaned. “You’re the weird one. Stay away.”She swiveled around