“I see…” I said softly. “We didn’t meet much when we were young and even less so when we grew up. I definitely wasn’t thrilled at the idea of having my life partner decided for me and I bet she felt the same way. We both tried our best not to get involved with each other’s lives and not to get in each other’s way. That was like our silent agreement. Everything was fine, until Hayden turned up…” Ethan said before his tone darkened. “Hayden?” I said questioningly. “Yeah. Do you want to see Hayden again?” Ethan asked. “I…” I began saying but then I hesitated. I did want to see him again, but I wasn’t sure if I should tell Ethan that. “Do you, or don’t you?” Ethan asked. The way his evil green eyes were looking at me told me that he already knew my answer and he probably had everything figured out already. Ethan would never approach me unless there was something that he wanted. That was just the person that he was. He’s handsome, charming, kind…and extremely manipulative. “Why do
When I arrived back at my exhibition, the same staff from before was there as if she was waiting for me. Once she spotted me, she came up to me excitedly and I wondered what she wanted. “You’re such a hot artist or maybe you’re such a hot girl,” she said teasingly. “What do you mean?” I asked. “Just now, another hot guy was here staring at that painting again. Maybe that painting attracts hot guys,” she said with a laugh. “What did he look like? Was he tall with light blond hair and blue eyes?” I asked rapidly as I put my hand up above my head to indicate Hayden’s height. “Yup, I think so…” she replied as she rubbed her chin in thought. “Where is he now?” I asked immediately. “Too bad you missed him. He left already; he should be out of the building by now…” she said. I didn’t listen to her until the end once again. I knew that it was a long shot, but I decided to run after him. If he was headed to the exit of the building, then he must have gone this way…At the end, after lo
My work at the art school was going well and the children in my class were fun to work with. Despite that, the joy of teaching the kid had waned during the past week as my mind shifted back and forth between the reality in front of me and my memories of Hayden. “Malissa, do you have a minute?” the lady called out to me from behind the reception desk at the art school. I had just finished teaching for the day and was packing things up. “Sure,” I said before putting some art supplies back into the cupboard. “Your classes have been getting a lot of positive feedback both from the students and their parents. So, I was wondering if you would be open to take on additional classes,” she said with a gentle smile. “Umm…I guess I can…” I replied. I was quite free now and I haven’t found a full-time job so working extra here wouldn’t hurt. I’ll be making more money that way too, so this was the perfect opportunity. “That’s great. I’ll prepare some documents for you tomorrow and you can le
“Lisa…” she said, her voice sounding so weak. I felt so scared that I started crying, my tears flowing freely down my cheeks. My grandma also had tears in her eyes, and I knew that she probably knew that she didn’t have a lot of time left. “Grandma…I…” I began speaking in between my sobs.However, my grandmother just shook her head as if she didn’t want me to say anything. I bit my lower lips as I closed my eyes from the pain. More warm tears rolled down my cheeks as a result. “Lisa…listen to me…well…” she said in a whisper so soft that I had to lean in to hear her speak. Unfortunately, I had sense that her next words to me may be her last. I nodded my head and brought my ear closer to hear lips so that I could hear her better. “You’ll be happy with Hayden. He’ll…take care of you…just like…when you were young…” she whispered as her breathing became more labored. “What?” I said in confusion. My grandmother was breathing in fast shallow breaths at this point and all I could do wa
“Hayden…are you really here?” I asked absentmindedly. “If you can ask a silly question like that, I think you’re fine now. I’ll take you back,” he replied before loosening his arms from around my body. I stared up into his face although I knew that my face must look like a big mess right now with my eyes puffy, my nose red and my lips swollen from crying. However, I still wanted to see his face up close. Hayden stared down my face before he placed a large hand on top of my head and started patting my head. “You should go back and rest,” Hayden said. He stood up and the next thing I knew, I was being carried in his arms. I gasped in surprise before wrapping my arms around his neck. Hayden smiled down a little at me and I started relaxing in his arms. I felt so tired and weak, being pampered like this didn’t feel bad at all. If this is a dream, I pray that I never wake up. I don’t want Hayden to ever leave my side again. My honest thoughts and my desire for him was so intense that
I also had another question up my sleeve. It just popped into my head when I thought of what my grandmother had said. In her last words…“My grandmother told me before she died that…I would be happy with you…that you would take care of me…just like when I was young. What did she mean by that?” I asked as I peered up into his clear blue eyes in wonder. “Do you think people should decide for themselves how they should live their lives?” Hayden asked. “What is this all of a sudden…?” I questioned in return. “Just answer me. If it were you, what would you do? Would you want to decide for yourself how you’re going to live your life?” Hayden asked as he looked directly at me. Was that a trick question, I wondered, because to me the answer was so obvious. “Of course. I want to decide everything by myself, if possible,” I replied without a second thought. “What if you get hurt by your own decision?” Hayden asked a follow-up question. “Umm…I’ll deal with it and live with it, I guess…” I
A few days after wrapping up the funeral, I was moving along smoothly in the process of moving on with my life. It had been almost a week, but I haven’t made up my decision regarding what to do with my life in relation to the mafia. It was a very difficult decision to make and no matter how hard I thought about it, the answer did not immediately come to me. Perhaps, I already had an answer in mind, but I was just too scared to admit it even to myself. While I was on break from teaching my art class, I got a phone call from the building manager’s office of the penthouse where I used to live with Hayden. For some reason, I still had the number saved so I knew who the call was from right away. I wondered what they wanted after all this time. It had been many months now since we’ve moved out. “Hello. Miss Malissa, sorry for calling out of the blue,” a woman’s voice said. “It’s ok. How can I help you?” I asked. “We were in the middle of clearing up the room as the rent contract had jus
Since I last met Hayden, I haven’t had a good night of sleep at all. At first, I tried the sleeping remedies that I read about online. Everything that didn’t sound too crazy or difficult, I tried. Sadly, none of them worked for me. I would end up spending hours tossing and turning in bed until I got bored and had to get up to walk around the small apartment or sit and stare at the night sky from the balcony. Sometimes I had to read a boring book to help calm my mind. Unfortunately, tonight was no different from the previous nights. I knew well by this time that the problem that I was having wasn’t physical but more psychological. To be frank, I was stressed and deeply disturbed by the choice that I had to make. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to live my life involved with the mafia; on the other hand, I couldn’t bring myself to let go completely of Hayden. I sighed loudly and before I could think twice, I started dialing a number. I’ve saved this number for a while now thinking that I wil
I was sure that Hayden knew something, but he wasn’t willing to tell me about it. What is he keeping a secret from me? “Tell me, Hayden…” I pleaded as I reached out my hand and shook his shoulder Hayden smiled as he shook his head at me. His lips remained firmly close even if his blue eyes did return to my face. “You can figure it out yourself,” Hayden finally said.“That’s not an answer at all!” I launched my complaint right away.“Not all questions have answers. You know that much, right?” Hayden replied with a careless shrug of his shoulders. “Hayden…” I called out his name in disappointment as my brows drew together in a frown. “Just go to sleep, my curious princess…” Hayden said.His large hand landed on the top of my head before he started patting it. My attention immediately got absorbed into his blue eyes as he stared deeply into my eyes. I felt like there were many complex emotions swimming around in the depth of Hayden’s eyes. His eyes were truly beautiful, and I probab
"Wow…your pussy is drenched, Malissa…” Hayden said in a sexy drawl. I spread my legs wider apart when I felt his cock at my entrance. Hayden wasted no time in thrusting his thick shaft into my wet tunnel. My hips bucked and my hips thrusted upwards to welcome his cock inside of me. Hayden began moving his hips immediately, thrusting his cock in and out of my pussy hole. I was so wet and the lewd wet squelching sounds of his cock beating into my wetness was the proof of that. The lewd sounds of cock messing up my wet insides turned me on so much along with our passionate moans and cries of pleasure. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he continued to give it to me fast and hard. The pleasure was so intense that I dug my fingernails into his back before I started clawing at it for temporary relief. “It feels so hot inside you. Your pussy is sucking in my cock…” Hayden groaned on top of me.“Ahh! So deep!” I cried out as his thrusting intensified. His cock felt hot inside of me too
“Ahh! So deep…Hayden…Ahhh!” I screamed when he thrusted his cock all the way into my cunt in a single thrust. It hurts…but it feels so good…His sudden and forceful entrance stretched my opening before his massive length and thickness filled my entire love tunnel up. It hurts a little at first but as my pussy began clenching and adjusting to his shape and size, the pain slowly subsided and what was left in its place was a pleasure so fulfilling that it made me moan his name. My pussy clenched wildly around his hot rod before Hayden pulled his cock out of my hole completely.I felt him position himself at my entrance again before he rammed his love stick deeper and harder into my went cunt. He growled softly from behind me as his hips began moving. His cock pounded repeatedly into my wet pussy hole. Over and over again, he rammed his cock into me. Each thrust felt deeper and more forceful than the one before. My hips began moving, thrusting backwards and lifting to meet his animalisti
His finger captured my hardened nipples between them before he started twirling them around. Jolts of pleasure invaded my body from where he was teasing my nipples playfully. I moaned before biting on my lower lip as Hayden buried his face into the side of my neck. His lips placed small teasing kisses along the side of my neck before he began sucking on my skin quite loudly. All the while, his hand proceeded to massage and pump my breasts roughly. I cried out at the endless waves of pleasure that coursed through my body. I felt the heat of his hard and naked body against my back as I leaned back against him while thrusting my chest forward. Hayden played with my breasts a little more before his hand slid down the curves of my body to my waist and then the sides of my hips. He thrusted his hips forward a little and I felt his hardness grinding against my buttocks. His cock was already so hard, and I could tell that he was already very turned on too. The hardness of his cock hitting ag
I giggled softly to myself at how obedient the children were in Hayden’s presence. Hayden was quite strict with the children although I knew that he loved them very much. It was probably because he cared for them very much that he was extremely strict on them and their upbringing. In a way, the children were a little scared of Hayden. I didn’t blame them at all because I knew well that Hayden could be very scary at times.“When you’re done, Lilly will take you upstairs to your rooms. Make sure to brush your teeth and wash your face properly,” Hayden instructed curtly.“Yes, Daddy…” the two mumbled in unison.That was the standard response that our kids would give when Hayden used that tone of voice with them. It was a great thing to have such obedient children, but I also hoped that they wouldn’t feel too tense around Hayden. Usually, Hayden wasn’t stern with the children. However, when he gave them instructions, they needed to follow it to the letter.“Please come with me…” Lilly, on
Although we had not been actively telling our children about their relationship with the mafia, it wasn’t like we thought that we could hide it. As a result, we never bothered to hide it. We let them learn through their relationship with the boss, Harris, Luka and even other members of the senior management of the gang.Although our family was no where close to being a standard and normal one, we were extremely happy to be together. Harvey, Amelia, the boss, and everyone else were always supportive of our family and what we wanted to do. Hayden and Harvey remained close even though Hayden no longer helped out with the gang’s business anymore.…If I had to choose, I would say that the family that I managed to build with Hayden is my greatest life achievement thus far. However, that didn’t mean that I didn’t have other achievements to be proud of in my life especially when it came to my career as an artist.“We would like to award our amazing artist friend, Malissa, for her outstanding
“Hi…” the boys said with clear disinterest. Harris and Andrew looked up at me with cold eyes while I plastered a smile on my face. These two kids were clearly told about the specifics of their family business from such a young age without leaving out any details about what was expected of them when they grew older. Harvey was heartless when it came to training up his boys into the ideal next bosses of the gang. Although the boys were still young, they already had a cold and calculating attitude.“Are you heading back now?” Amelia asked. Unlike me who was busy with my career as an artist and running my art gallery business, Amelia was a full-time mum. I didn’t envy her at all, she had her hands full just dealing with her two boys and not to mention dealing with Harvey as well. Amelia was always surrounded by a large team of bodyguards, and I bet she spent more time with them than with Harvey. Despite her burdensome life of being the new boss’s wife, she seemed quite used to everythin
**6 years later**“Wow…you came back pretty early today…” I said while cocking my head slightly to the side in wonder.With his busy schedule for the week, I hadn’t expected him to turn up at my gallery early in the afternoon. “Things wrapped up pretty well at the hospital today so I thought that we could go pick up the kids together for a change,” Hayden replied with a smile. “Perfect timing. Now that you mention it, we should head out now or we’re going to be late…” I said as I started grabbing my things.I turned to flash him a bright smile. Honestly, I was thrilled that he could spare some time to pick up the kids together today. Hayden was still busy with his work at the hospitals as ever and the fact that the numbers of hospitals in his network has grown over the years did not help make him any less busy. That being said, my career as an artist and gallery owner had also flourished handsomely which meant that he wasn’t the only one who had gotten busier. Layering taking care o
“You’re not going to eat? Are you and the baby not hungry?” Hayden asked from across the table. I doubt anyone could get hungry when faced with this kind of food. However, I couldn’t bring myself to tell Hayden that after all the effort that he put in to ensure the best food for me and the baby. “I’m not that hungry but I’ll eat…” I replied before forcing a smile. “Do you want me to feed you?” Hayden asked. “Umm…no. There’s no need for you to do that,” I refused while trying to maintain my smile. “The food looks and tastes bad, doesn’t it?” Hayden asked but it didn’t really feel like a question. I guess he did realize it after all. There’s no point in lying about it now so I just nodded at my head in response. “You should have told me. I can fire the chef or get the nutritionist to change something to make it more palatable,” Hayden said as he stared at me from across the table. “I just didn’t want to burden you with something like this. Plus, I guess it isn’t that bad when I