I tied my robe before chasing after Reign. I ran down several empty halls feebly to find him, only to collide with something."Ugh!" I grunted while stumbling back.I opened my eyes to see Eve lying there. That bitch that took my son from me. What I wouldn't give to repeatedly slam her head into the ground over and over again."Idiot! Watch where you're going!-""Watch your mouth, bitch," I sneered.She looked up to realize I was standing over her. She scoffed before stumbling upright and attempting to gather herself. "Oh, it's you," she snarled, "Thought you ran off. Disappearing and taking a chunk of my money with you."I pressed my tongue to my cheek, "You've seen me. Don't be coy. I'm going to be your mother, after all."Her face turned as pale as a ghost, "You're lying.""No, I'm not," I maniacally cackled, "If not your father, then maybe I'll take it, Deacon. Perhaps Dimitri, no, wait."I hiked to Eve, encouraging her, "Maybe I'll Reign."Rage bellowed behind her eyes as she sh
"Are you serious?" Deacon asked, "You act as though you don't see me while Reign is between your legs." "I didn't," I replied, "I was too busy cumming on his tongue." "Is there a problem?" Reign asked. "Not at all," Deacon lied while roughly patting Reign on the back, "Zeus is looking for you." "You good?" Reign asked me. "I'll be fine," I sighed. Reign double-checked the confirmation on my expression before leaving. "What do you want, Deacon?" I grumbled. "Zeus wondered where Reign was, so I came looking. I realized what was taking him so long. I was the one in between your legs once," he responded. "Don't remind me," I hissed. "Do you even care about my brother?" he questioned. "You wouldn't know. You'll never know what matters to me," I sneered. He scoffed and approached me in stride before pinning both of my wrists above my head. I opened my mouth to reject but was met with the palm of his free hand. I couldn't scream, nor could I fight back
I was mute the entire flight to London. I didn't want to know what Eric was doing there, why he was there, or what he wanted. To the hotel, I kept my eyes forward, sunglasses on, and tried to ignore the one man I didn't want to see more than Deacon--Eric. Once I got settled, I couldn't stop pacing in my room. Zeus knew to get my suite away from everyone and everything. He didn't want me to come in the first place, but he didn't wish for Deacon to touch me when he wasn't there. Knock Knock Knock "Who is it?" I asked. Knock Knock Knock "Ugh," I huffed in frustration while storming over to the door. I angrily threw it open, "What-" My words caught in my throat. It was Eric. I backed away from the door, unsure of how to react. He closed the door behind him, looking at me with puppy dog eyes. "What the Hell do you want?" I asked. "I know you don't want to see me right now-" "Don't want to see you? I don't want you near me after how you acted that night. I've never
KNOCK, kNOCK, KNOCK. The knocking on the door behind me woke me up. I curled in a ball on the floor right behind the door. I must have cried for so long that I fell asleep right here. Glancing at the clock, I saw that it was only midnight. Without bothering to check, I saw Reign standing there with a worrisome look. "Are you alright? You looked upset earlier, and your eyes are purple and puffy," he said while gently rubbing my cheek. I went inside and fell in a slump on the bed, "I'm mentally exhausted. It's difficult trying to figure things out." "Figure out what?' he asked while closing the door behind. "Everything," I deviated. Reign didn't need to know what I needed clarification about. Fuck I'm confused about the two of us. I interlaced my fingers through my hair and scratched my scalp. My eyes were nearly swollen shut from how much I cried earlier. "I could use a joint right now," I confessed, "Everything needs to be numbed for a while." Reign chuckled while s
I blinked the sleep from my eyes. I rolled over to feel a wincing pain radiate from my bottom. "Are you okay?" Eric asked on my right. I glanced over to see him lying there beside me. I felt my cheeks blush. "Do you need anything?" Reign said to me left. I was shocked to see him lying on the opposite side of me. I covered my face in embarrassment. I forgot that I passed out from being physically exhausted from what the three of us had done last night. "I'm starving," I admitted. "Do you want to order room service?" Reign offered. "No, Zeus doesn't need to wonder or question why you both are in here with me so early in the morning. Is there a restaurant around here?" I asked. "Yes, there should be one in the lobby," Eric answered. Both Eric and Reign got dressed as I slowly walked over to my suitcase. I had never felt such a soreness in my body before. Then again, I've never had anal sex before. Eric was my first. Zeus wasn't going to be happy about that. I doubt
For the remainder of the business trip, I was by Zeus's side. H. was renovating a fixer-upper right on the beach, not too far from my home. It turned out beautiful, and he made the design without hesitation when I wanted it. Zeus was making it more and more difficult for me to execute my plan. When we returned to his mansion, I saw that he already had his housekeeper set up for our soon-to-be wedding. I will still wear my wedding dress from before; I just had to take it in a little. Everything was dark and gothic, just how I wanted it. "Well, well," Eve waltzed into my room without invitation. "Get out!" I barked while aiding Tanya with her hairpiece. "Now, now," she hissed, "Wouldn't want to have something bad happen like last time." I seized a silver hair stick, clenching it tightly if I needed to use it. "This isn't going to be like last time," I growled, "What makes you think I won't get rid of you once the ring is on my finger?" Eve's expression turned sadistic
The wedding party flew by in a blur. Seeing the looks on Dimitri, Reign, and Eric's faces jabbed like a knife in my heart. I never felt such an emotion before. As the fantastic made of honor, Tanya ensured my champagne glass was consistently full throughout the night. Having to dance with Zeus made me feel like a little girl, stumbling over his feet and unsure of what to do, but Zeus never let me go. He held me up and ensured I didn't fall or make a fool of myself. I managed to sneak off to the stairwell with Tanya and two big bottles of champagne. "Where are we going?" Tanya giggled. "Zeus told me that since we're married, I have to stay in his room on the seventh floor," I answered while stumbling up the stairs. "I thought no one was allowed on his floor," she enticed. "I'm hisss wife; I can dooo whatever the fuck I want," I slurred. Tanya helped to remove both of our heels halfway up the sixth floor. My ankles couldn't take the stumbling anymore. Once we got to the se
Tanya's eyes widened in shock, "What?!" "Something's not right," I commented. We both stood in confusion and silence. What the Hell did we witness? "Who could be so desperate to fuck their Uncle to get what they want?" Tanya said. "Not just that, who are they talking about killing?" I added. "He mentioned a little bitch," Tanya hinted, "Could they be talking about you?" I felt my heart quicken within my chest as an anxious feeling arose. I opened one of the bottles of champagne and began to chug it down. "Wow, his room is magnificent," Tanya hushed. I opened my eyes to a beautiful sight. It was grand; the ceilings stretched so high you'd need a crane lift to reach the top of the curtains to clean. It was larger than any two-story house; you could quickly put up walls and turn his bedroom into three massive separate ones. The furniture was dark brown and made of real wood. I graced my fingers along the smooth finish of the four-poster bed frame in awe of its cra
How could such a man be so naive? I never gave him an answer. Instead, I left the room and went back to my own. I knew it bothered him, me not answering. From the looks of it the following morning, it drove him crazy. Zeus made me a luxurious breakfast, eagerly awaiting an answer, which I still refuse to give. "Why not, Ivy?" Zeus pressed. I bit into the juicy strawberry. The hint of sweetness followed by the rush of jaw-clenching sour made everything much more enjoyable. "I like you son more than I like you," I admitted, "And Dimitri." "What if I told you they aren't who you thought they were," Zeus reasoned. Narrow-eyed, I annoyedly glared at him, "What do you mean?" "What if I told you they knew I was alive all along, and we made a bet," Zeus added. "What type of bet?" I pressed. "Now that takes the fun out of the bet," he taunted. "Fuck you," I scoffed while hastily rushing back to my room. Zeus always knew how to lift me and get under my skin. "Asshole,"
Everything was such a blur. I don't remember what happened. Zeus was pinning me down, then nothing. I blinked; it was dark, and only the roaring fire lit up the dark far corners of the room. This was Zeus's room. My throat was dry. I could barely breathe. I tried rolling over when something caught on my wrist. "What the fuck?" I yanked again, this time hearing metal clanking. Both my wrists and ankles were shackled to the four-poster bed frame. "You're awake," Zeus commented. Looking at him furiously, I could prop myself on my elbows and say, "Let me go, now!" "No," he denied. "Now-" "No one is here, so there's no point to scream," he interrupted. "Why the Hell did you shackle me to your bed frame!" I shouted, "I would have fucked you if that's what you wanted, but instead, you knock me out. I began coughing uncontrollably, and Zeus rushed to my aid, raising the water glass to my mouth to quench my thirst. "You knew you would be punished," he reminded. "How do y
"Do you like frustrating me? Making me angry? Toying with my emotions?" Zeus growled upon approaching me. "Yes," I teased, "You look like a hurt little puppy." "What about these past five years? Does that not matter? Have the nights we spent together meant nothing?" Zeus questioned. "I do love that the boys have father figures in their lives, but I already spoke to them about it, and they want to move back as well," I sighed, "As for the nights, a woman needs sex too." "Their children!" Zeus's anger grew, his eyes turning dark. "If you're doing this to get back at me, I'm sorry. I've been apologizing to you for the past five years. Can you not see that?" While sauntering over to Zeus, my eyes locked onto his. The fury beckoning behind them made me want to do conniving things. I took his glass of whiskey and downed its contents. "I do see it, and I don't care if it hurts you," I lied. Zeus gripped my wrist; this time, it was painful, not in a fun way. "Ah!" I winced.
My bar was engulfed in roaring flames. Tears streamed down my cheek as Veronica tried to deviate when the fire department arrived and finally extinguished the fire. I stood there, listening to people speak about property insurance and the time it would take to rebuild everything that had burned. "Ivy!" Zeus hollered, running up to me. "What are you doing here?!" I panicked, "Aodhan-" "Ariel called your phone, and she told me what happened. She's watching him," he reassured. His eyes widened in shock, and he looked at the catastrophe the fire left behind in its wake. Zeus was about to speak when he pulled aside the man trying to talk to me about the building. My blank expression spoke volumes. Hours passed in a blur, and Zeus returned home with me. "So it seems, perhaps three years, the bar can be rebuilt. They have to tear everything down and start from scratch," Zeus explained. "So, I lost everything?" I whispered. "No, Ivy," Zeus looked at me, trying his
"What?!" Zeus snapped. "You heard me. If I let you be a part of my boys' lives, then there would be no need for a DNA test, right?" I repeated. The rage building behind his eyes gave me the satisfaction I needed in this situation. "Why is it such a big deal about knowing who their father is?" he diverted. "Why do you care if I allow you to be in their lives without issue?" I debated. "She's not wrong," Ariel giggled while pecking me on the cheek. "Hey, now, she's not all yours, you know," Zeus reminded, I began to kiss Ariel passionately. "All right, fine, I concede," Zeus surrendered. Ariel and I began to laugh hysterically like candy from a baby. "I suppose me offering you to stay in Ireland with me is out of the question?" he asked. "Not necessarily; we could always use it to escape the city," I smirked, "Keep it." Ariel scurried off to work, and success reared its corner when I could see the jealousy in Zeus's eyes. "It doesn't bother you that I fuck Di
I could not sit at the dinner table and keep my thoughts to myself. I hadn't drunk since giving birth, but today, I was having a liquid dinner, whiskey. "You sure you don't want any lasagna?" Zeus offered. "It's delicious, Mom," Aodhan agreed while placing his dish near the sink. However, he was still too short to reach past the countertop. "Yes, baby, why don't you go with Ariel and get ready for bed?" I ordered. "but mom-" "No, but baby," I groaned. "Come on, I know a great movie we can watch before bed tonight," Ariel beamed while tickling Aodhan to the bathroom. "Come on, Ivy," Zeus grumbled while filling the dishwasher, "Do you need to be so dismissive? He was having a good time, and you shut him down." "Who the Hell do you think you are?!" I spat while grabbing the crystal pitcher full of whiskey. I stumbled up the stairs to a separate bedroom that wasn't my own. I knew what would happen tonight; I knew what Zeus wanted. I might enjoy it myself. I giggle whil
Knowing what Zeus could do made trusting any doctor with my blood work nearly impossible. He could manipulate anything to his will, which was infuriating. Rowan didn't look like him; I don't know what he looked like when he was younger. Reign and Dimitri were doing everything they could to help me cope with the current situation, but all it did was make me sick. It made me wish I could shoot Zeus again. "Ivy? Ivy?!" Ariel's voice broke my concentration. I blinked back to reality, her soft hand tenderly caressing mine. "Are you alright?" "I don't know," I confessed, nibbling on my lower lip. "I don't trust Zeus, but I don't know if he's not Aodhan's father. I don't want to know." "How come?" she questioned. I glared at her, not rudely, but as if to wonder why she would ask such a stupid question. How come I didn't care to know? Was it such a big deal to know who the father of my children was? Part of me thinks they're mine; it's no one else's concern. I'm the one who carried
Only a few doctors in Ireland could get me a DNA test. Zeus did this on purpose, and he knew it. There was no way he couldn't find out who Aodhan's father was, and he had to change his money within the blink of an eye to ensure he was his father. "You knew what you were doing. Admit it, Zeus. You've always been a conniving, selfish man," Dimitri commented. Ivy wants to go back home and have a doctor of her choosing. Not to ensure that there were very few near here, so few that you could manipulate it into ending the way you want." "Which is what, exactly?" Zeus sighed, "Is this because I punished you? Are you still not over that?" "You're lucky I didn't kill you," Dimitri growled. "Did you like what I did to you? Is that it? Do you care about me-" Dimitri swung, his fist landing its target, Zeus's chin. Zeus staggered, a small trickle of crimson blood seeping from the corner of his lips. The sadistic smile that came across his face said it all. The blood coming across
"There's no way Rowan is your son," I stated, "I'm going to do this DNA test with a doctor I choose. One you have never met and will never meet. Doctor Rick can go fuck himself if he thinks I'll believe anything he says to me." I threw the DNA papers on the floor. Their results had to be faked. There's no way he's Aodhan's father. Then again, how would I know? If he is Aodhan's father, there's no way I'd let him know. The type of man he is scares me. "What makes you think I've ever agreed to something like that?" Zeus scoffed. I dropped my head, taking a step closer to Zeus, making sure that he knew I was serious, "If you mess with me or my son, if you even think it, I'll shoot you again." Zeus cleared his throat before walking to the window, "How am I supposed to believe that?" "You don't have a choice," I glared. "What makes you-" "Try me, Zeus!" I hollered. My voice echoing the walls of his new mansion. From all the information I gathered, Doctor Rick and his team