"And if both don't float your boat, I am coming home." His demeanor didn't betray him a little, not even when his little imp hung up on him.
He was rather amused, his little minx was playing tricks with him. He didn't even need to be there to know the little minx was planning to get back on him which he was anticipating. She didn't trust him not by miles. She was a smart and cautious woman, who knew the ropes.
The corner of his lip tilted up almost in ridicule than amusement. He tsk-ed at the irony.
The people in the room who looked at him from glass wall of the conference room felt like their souls were about to evaporate from their bodies. Their Boss was smiling and he was talking readily with pleasure to a…woman? And home? did he mean a woman who lived in his home?! A Wife?!
They couldn't hear him but his fluctuating expression was obvious.
He wanted the woman bad, with a burning passion. If it was another woman she would have been unfort
Svetlana paced back and forth trying to regain her composure but only helplessness spiraled back. Luca stood with his back to the door looking at her annoyed.She turned to him to say something when his sour expression twisted her guts, "You know what? Let's face it! I don't really know what you are trying to achieve here but this, all of this is nothing but a sham…""Sham? Are you calling our marriage a sham or what I did for you?"She gritted her teeth when he threw in her face how he came with much more in the relationship."My darling." He cut her off with a deadbeat face before she could proceed, "I am not asking you to think different; I just want you to be my Queen for this game that we can play all our lives."Svetlana shook her head and scoffed. What he wanted was an illusion that is if he wanted it at all. She didn't believe a word he said because none of what he said made sense to her. What he did this afternoon was outrageous!
His jaw clenched but he kept an easy-going smile, and raised a brow, "What, my ladylove, are you going to drag me out like that?"Svetlana wanted to bang her head somewhere because at that moment she realized why marriages don't workout. All he had to do was admit his mistakes and apologize.She huffed at his pure show of ridicule when clearly speaking about something parliament-attention-worthy important, "Why would you want a woman with such baggage? There is a cold hard reality that there will never be a day filled with normality with me and let's not forget the warheads you are inviting on your doorsteps. I had thought it was because you were a noble man but instead you are the kind that likes to suppress women!"By this point, she wasn't sure if it was really of no concern to him or he was playing it cool or maybe… just maybe he was really far too gone to reason anything! What a disaster has she married?!Looking at her cute frown
When she had heard her son was getting busy in wok-life and setting new deals, she had thought that he was depressed and was finally getting over his loss but not in her wildest dream had she imagined her son tangled up in this heathen's spell all over again. The Housekeeper reported everything about him and it was beyond her how she could miss this 5 foot some inches tall detail! Useless swines! She couldn't rely on anybody!She wanted to scratch the face of the ravished flushed enchantress. How desperate clingy was she to her only son!Making breakfast in the early hours of dawn she had wished she would be able to cheer him up but it looks some wench was doing a better job cheering him up!From here she could clearly see the markings on her body peeking from the robe which probably were the Masterpieces drawn by her dear son. It didn't take a genius to figure it all out. She was wearing a barely there shirt, was in his bed in the early hours probably for another round. Harlot!Her
"No, there wasn't."He saw the hurt flash in her eyesand it angered him to think that she was hurt and instead of fighting it out with him she would walk away. It was like she was putting hands off a battle she thought wasn't worth fighting. The fight being their marriage.He ran his hand through his head in frustration. He thought they had developed something between them like they had progressed past the dressed lies or fancy deceits but apparently, she would rather be cooking up all the storms in her than share it with him.He understood her. She was habitual of a rogue lifestyle, where she could do what she wanted. Running away or escaping had been her best refuge until now and it is hard for her to think that she will have to burn all the bridges to be with him.Then she will have to live with some expectations and standards and she wanted to be a free bird. Not to mention how his family was an eye-sore for her, the most he can do is keep them at bay, he can't execute them! It w
Lana turned and left the room. She wanted to thrash and destroy things to vent her anger but that would give that insolent woman yet another thing to censure her for.Was he blind or simply dupe?! They couldn't stay a consecutive hour together without wanting to strangle the other! And the man was hell-bent in taming a wild stallion. If he was a wise man he would stay miles away from her!The Lord spares her soul, it is only his infuriating mother that decided to 'surprise' visit them and not his grandmother! Both women had their heads too far up their conceited asses.She entered the dining room against her better judgment to see his mother going all Mistress-of-the-manor. Without sparing her a glance, she sat on the right seat by the Head of the table. Juana who was barking orders stilled at her audacity to sit on the family table. Her eyes burnt the back of her head.With an eye roll for all the dramatics about to follow, Svetlana served herself the fresh extracted orange juice. Ju
After meeting with Mia she had spent the day doing nothing Luca came home late yesterday due to the shipment.Running her spoon leisurely in the soup on the Breakfast table the next morning; she phrased her words several times in her head and then she finally came to a conclusion there wasn't any better way to say it than blurting it outSo she looked straight into his eyes and hastily informed, "I will be going to my old Penthouse today." He met her eyes and she vehemently searched his face for a sign of disapproval.Only when she saw a small trace of a smile on his face did she realize she was seeking his approval. But why was she seeking his approval? Did it matter to her what he thought? It did. For some unknown reason, it did.No matter how ungrateful she was, she realized she owed a lot to her husband.She was confused yet petrified with her own thoughts. She knew in her heart if he wasn't pleased with her decision her half of resolve and interest will evaporate.Did he feel the
Marco opened the door to the car and playfully bowed his head as if welcoming a royal. She smacked his head and seated in the car. "Take me to this address." She passed the chit to Marco who was sitting in the driver's seat."Even the chit smells of filthy money! Who lives in such an expensive Neighborhood?!" Marco met her eyes in wonderment, "Is that My Love's place?" He enquired in a conspiratory whisper excitedly.She rolled her eyes at him. His 'My Love' was a famous actor, Annabelle, and in his perspective people with money folked together. He was her die-hard fan and had made Lana a promise to one day let him meet her. He had seen all her films as many times that he can quote her every dialogue word to word. It was no wonder; she wasn't Country's Sweetheart for nothing. Vincent glared at his nosey cousin and looked about ready to gauge out his cousin's sparkling eyes with gossip."This is my Penthouse and as I told you before she isn't my friend." She dismissed him flatly.His
Feeling her arms tightening around his chest, had him kissing her forehead as he concluded his story, "Laura found her with her wrist slit in her bed, she was my nanny back then... Mom went to therapy, we mended things. Then my father died. I was shown the ropes of Underworld all my life so they hardly bothered me." His monotone pitch scrapped her heart, it must have hurt to be relieved."...But I was young and locked support, that's where the engagement with Astor's came in. I was promised immunity, he doesn't look but Seth Astor has deep ties with government. ...And then you came in like a bulldozer shattering my peace and calm." He half-smirked.Svetlana knew he had skipped the gore, the bloodshed, and deaths or his conquests, and she couldn't be more grateful. It would really open her up.This is what she had known all her life but it was too much to behold. But that wasn't the only thing he missed!In actuality, when she had asked about his past, she had wanted to hear about his
Lana stilled all movements, even breathing, in fear she will reveal herself further. The man held the head of the chair but her sore body and hazy mind was too tired to comprehend a counter attack. She was leaped backward and er arms flail trying to take a hold of him, "Ahh!" The chair couldn't take the loss of momentum and she went rattling against the wall, blissfully though he movement stopped there . "Miserable bitch! Why don't you fucking die already?" A man lit cigarette while sneering in Russian. Her head was splitting with a headache and beside the numbness she could feel the stinging in several of her wounds. "Help me get out of here. I'll spare your life." Her confrontation was straight, she had no pretty words left to serve. The man stilled but a leering smirk too over his features. He leaped forward grabbing her hair with a savage grip. "I don't want to fucking when you have left nothing for me live by. I want you to fucking suffer like my sister did when you kille
When her eyes opened again she felt the ground shook under her. Lana shook her head o clear it but nothing helped her case, even when her her vision cleared the ground shook. She felt light headed and then she saw he vision blur once again and the view changed. Under the serene Gazebo in the spring wind a youth sat by the lake with his pen running fast solving something with astounding accuracy and speed; His pen not pausing even for once. On his desk was a timer that was ticking with five minutes and 28 seconds remaining.She floated around the boy like a ghost, everything was out of her understanding.On one side he had a young woman who looked like a maid or nanny and on the other side a man who was most probably his examiner or teacher. He was intently staring at his work like he was to end the test the instant if one step was missed or written wrong.Behind him sat a man observing him with keen ardor not missing even a single movement. He sipped his tea leisurely seeing the boy
He cut her off with a snort, "Drop the toy or I grill you beyond recognition right here." The gun wasn't going to rescue her, there was unfortunately no way around it. She was one against a dozen, even if she won, which was a high chance she won't, they would grill her with their shots She weighed er options before sliding the gun back in the car, "It's it worth. Killing me will hardly achieve anything—"His eyes were now flashing and he exhaled, "Shut up, you whore! The constant urge to feel your dirty warm blood rush through my hands has been killing me since you murdered Igor. But that Italian bastard makes you tolerable. So you are not dying right now..." It was easy to see where this was going. He planned to use her to lure out Luca. Her head snapped to Ivana who looked ather assured strangely. She gulped and exhaled, "He is not that fond of me—"Something it her in the head and she lost consciousness before she could complete her sentence.
"Sure, do so." Ivana did a loud whistle and familiar faces merged from the green heavy bushes. As the men exited with their arsenals, Lana face changed colors till she was pale with fear and awareness. At last the man that with a cane, stroking his beard with a smirk on his face emerged like a last nail in cofin. She staggered several steps backwards with as her mind registered the situation. Her Grandfather, the Head of the Kuznetsov's, was here in front of her. Her accusing tare fell on Ivanna as panic took reigns of her body. Ivana rolled her eyes at her direction of sight. It may be obvious but it was no less of a shock for her because she had always had tendencies to believe people ad limits they abide by but Ivanna, in her hate, have given her a death sentence. "Svetlana! How long has it been?" "Why are you here? " She hardly stopped her hesitation from showing. Skeptically, his face morphed into a scowl when he saw her horrified expression. Lana had always been go
Ivana waved around her gunin warning, "Now stop the drama and get out already!"After contemplating Lana got out of the car and before Ivana could she fished the gun from under the car seat then with a quick swipe of her leg Ivana gun went flying and she had her at gun point."Take the corpse and leave." Lana asserted.Ivana in return rolled her eyes and raised her hands almost mockingly. Lana stepped away from the car. But she wasn't hasty or desperate. Eventually, she would see how this plays out but blind shots weren't something Ivana did so this et up was suspicious. Telling her what Ivana want for now was like promising people because you have ulcer today, you will have ulcer till death do us apart! Ridiculous!Lana eyes wavered wildly, it didn't make sense for Ivana to be an airhead. The road was isolated except for them, both sides were covered n thick forestation. This could very well for revenge but she looked too calm with how this was playing out."Why are you doing this?"
"Hello, Cousin.""Ivana." Her lips moved and her eyes blinded in disbelief as Ivana stood here pointing the gun at her Her mind directly went to Luca ho wouldn't even know this was happening and who may never see her again. She remembered his touch... it was soothing, the softness in his gaze was something that she longed.Her eyes fell on the driver whose blood was gushing out from his corpse, "You killed an innocent man-"Ivana rolled her eyes with a cold glare, "He was an assassin tasked to kill you but he's late." It made sense, he was suspicious it apparently familiar."And FYI, it's not your first murder encounter." It wasn't. She was 16 when she first killed a man and until him, it all amount to nothing. She assumed she was frigid, or cold-blooded. The only time she had ever had fear or guilt was experiencing but nothing did it for her.P.S. as you already know I'm sick so please do with it. Regular updates soon.
The car was driving insanely fast. She hadn't even this driver before but these days she hardly paid attention to anything. You could say she was assured to the point where she didn't other.She was coming back room a meeting with Mia at a Golf Club when she slept unintentionally because of the long day. When she woke a second ago, she checked to see the driver to be a new eraon with a familiar face.Thinking nothing of it, she fished out her phone call Luca or send him her location when she couldn't find it in her clutch, where he remembered keeping it.Her breath hitched as her eyes took a look at the empty road with no living being on sight. The thumping in her heart blinded er from the surrounding.Like any child that came with a disturbing childhood, she had her demons and hated being touched, stared at or traded. She had a rough idea of what was happening. When people abducted her she could feel them penetrating her fortress of safety she had built and when they stared at her s
"Luca, I think about this often, but I would ather not say it out of embarrassment. I wonder why would you forgive me especially when wasn't even sorry." Her question as a bare whisper.Luca had been more than just a patron or benefactor. She was more useful in chains but volatile when left to the winds, and everyone who had heard of her reputation knew that. She was a wild bird, if he was wise he would have kept her locked in. But on her lowest, he had lifted her off her death bed while vultures rounded her pending corpse.And gave her respect without even shoving it in her face once. He smirked running his fingers through her hair, "I'm a man with no resolve. I'm weak when it comes to you. It wouldn't even matter if you didn't reciprocated it, you were mine the time you got out the car in front of my office."Where she had been it was a matter of times before her captors would have found a loophole in the agreement and used force to extract secrets. He pulled her close and she di
I'm sick today. You don't need to open this chapter there is just two announcements and me rambling about randoms. There are two things that I want to discuss, Firstly, the story is at its end after which I will be doing thorough editing of the script, grammar and other things. Secondly it has been a while since I posted a full, the reason being I'm sock.Please be patient, I will be back soon. The updates willl hopefully be better by tomorrow and I will be back stronger than before. Hopefully. Besides if it's Okay, it will be nice if you left me some comments or likes. I'll be thankful.