Lexi’s POV“We leave when I’m ready and you better be ready by then.” He growled before turning to make his way to his room.Crying, I clutched my stomach as I crawled to the edge of the stairs, my head felt like there were a thousand bells ringing inside it. My stomach aches and I could feel myself dying inside.Why is all of this happening to me?Struggling to stand, I walked to my room and sat on the edge of the bed as what happened back downstairs played again in my head. I heard a knock on the window and flinched, my fear had skyrocketed until I realized that it was just the force of the air.I couldn’t sit around any more because I knew that Ivan could be ready at any moment. Making my way to the bathroom, I got under the shower and let out a painful wince when the water touched my skin.It felt as though someone had just rubbed salt on my wound. Hurriedly having my bath, I tended to my wounds and applied makeup to cover my bruises so that it’ll be less noticeable.I picked out
Lexi’s POV“What just happened?” I groaned as I tried to sit up and I looked around to see the entire family having dinner.It all started coming back, I’d just passed out from being too tired and what on earth makes me think that they’ll really care about me.Wincing in pain, I held my head and my eyes felt heavy as I tried to stand. My stomach groaned and I knew it was because I haven’t eaten anything all day.Swallowing, I felt chills down my spine as I slowly made my way to the kitchen. I was so hungry and I knew that I’m probably going to die if I didn’t eat anything, especially since I had nothing to eat last night.The cold grew more intense and I was freezing. I bit down on my dry lips as I walked, “where do you think you’re going?” Ivan’s voice made me stop in my tracks.Shivering, I turned to face him. My stomach tightened when for a moment I saw a monstrous image on his perfectly handsome face.“I… I’m sorry,” I apologized in advance so as not to get him angry, “I’m hungry
Ivan’s POV“Fuck,” the girl moaned in my mouth as I twirled two of my fingers deep inside her pussy while also massaging her clit slowly.“What else do you want, you little slut?” I asked and she arched her back, granting me even more access to her dripping vagina.“More than just your fingers,” she moaned, “I want your dick, daddy.” She finished and my dick rose at once at the way she spoke.I wouldn’t have invited her but after seeing Lexi this evening, I’ve been having the intense urge to fuck her brains out. Neither of the females I’ve been with after that night with Lexi makes me feel the same way she made me feel but I couldn’t sleep with a hard dick.Plus, I felt like Lexi had had enough trouble for the day already and fucking her harshly wouldn’t be something I want her to deal with right now.Lexi does something to me and sometimes I just want to put an end to her torture, I wanted to give her another chance and see if she’ll love me like she loved that baseball player.My do
Lexi’s POVI woke up earlier than I thought I would and a small smile escaped my lips when I thought about Andrei. Walking outside, the house was so silent and for a moment I’d thought that the Volkov’s families had gone back and Andrei had left with them.My life is back to being horrible after just a few minutes of last night’s laughter.“Good Morning.” I heard a cheery voice that I recognized from last night greet me from behind and I hurriedly turned to see Andrei standing there with a wide smile.His hair was a mess and he had no shirt on, which made him a thousand times hotter than he was last night.“I thought you left—““Without saying goodbye to you? I’ll never.” He laughed as he made his way closer to me. My cheeks felt so hot that I didn’t need a soothsayer to tell me that I was blushing.The butterflies I felt in my stomach increased and I could hear them flapping their wings out of joy as Andrei stopped in front of me.His lips looked so soft and I thought he was going to
Lexi’s POVHis eyes scaled me from my head to my toe and I shivered when he finally spoke, “Follow me.” His voice was so stern that for a moment I felt like my feet were glued to the ground but I knew better.I knew better than to let him look back and repeat those same words to me. Hurriedly and without questions, I followed him down the hallway.It felt like we were going to a different compartment in the house and with every step I took, fear washed through my veins.Soon, Ivan stopped by a door and opened it. He ordered me to go in which I did without any questions asked. I have never been in any other room in the house before except for my room, the sitting room and the kitchen.Everything including the air in this room felt new to me. The lights came on and a red light came on, the room was still pitch dark but it was also bright enough for me to see Ivan.It looked like the kind of rooms I saw in movies, my eyes darted around and I saw a small cage right in the middle of the ro
Ivan’s POVIt hurts me so much to treat her like that and when she’d asked me why I was doing what I was doing to her I wanted to loosen her up and tell her it was because I wanted revenge.I knew it was more than that, I enjoyed watching her in pain because it turned me on more than any other woman on earth would. I wanted to take her tired body and put her on the bed while I fucked her roughly but for now I just wanted to hear her scream out in pain.Closing my eyes, I couldn’t take it anymore. I hit the last lash on her and unlike when I’d started the torture Lexi didn’t even flinch.Really, why am I doing this to her?For the first time since we started living together I questioned my reasons, I questioned my worth and something that seemed like fear crept in.What if she finds me unworthy of her? I hated myself for doing this to her and also for the first time in a long time I could feel the painful sting of the tears welling up in my eyes.I couldn’t hit her anymore and before I
Lexi’s POVGroaning, I turned and my entire body ached as pain surged through me, making me wince as I struggled to open my eyes.I’d expected to still remain tied up in that horrible room but when I opened my eyes everything in the room I was in seemed foreign and it took a while before I could realize that I was in my own room.How did I get in here?The last thing I remember was seeing Ivan’s evil face smirking at me and just the thought of that alone made raw fear grip me as I looked around.Taking a look at my body, the bruises were dressed and there were bandages on my body. I looked up to see that the curtain was drawn and the room was pitch dark.I was grateful to whoever did this because I knew damn well that it couldn’t possibly be Ivan. Wincing, the pain I was feeling was unbearable as I tried to stand.I was pressed and I needed to pee but my whole being just wanted to be confined to bed without doing anything. Gathering every ounce of energy in me, I finally stood to go t
Lexi’s POVHis red eyes crept under my skin and gave me unexplainable chills as goosebumps filled me. I wanted to slam the door at his face and run back into the comfort of the big, warm duvet but I dared not move an inch.My feet also seemed to have been glued to the ground as I kept eye contact with Ivan for the first time and I swear I wanted to look away because his silence was killing me but I still couldn’t.Without saying or doing anything which was unusual, Ivan walked directly to his study and I let out a breath that I had no idea I was holding.Placing my hand on my chest, I could feel my heart racing and if I stayed outside any longer I knew I was going to pass out.Closing the door without really locking it, I went to sit on my bed and the image of Ivan’s black eye came to my head. I tried so hard not to but I couldn’t help but blame myself for what transpired between both brothers.If it weren’t for me Ivan and Andrei would still remain really good brothers. It was my fau
Lexi’s POVTHREE YEARS LATER.“Food is ready!” I called out to the men while Camille, Reece and I set the table. I knew they weren’t going to answer me because of the game that they were watching.“I can bet you a hundred dollars that they wouldn’t leave that couch even if they were dying of hunger.” Reece sighed and Camille quickly agreed but I only smiled.“I’ll take that bet from both of you so if I get them to stand up, I get a hundred bucks each from you guys?” I asked and they agreed.Not calling them anymore, I went about setting the table and after a while I decided to lean against the wall, cleaning off the sweat on my forehead and rubbing my belly.“He just kicked! The baby just kicked!” I screamed with a wince as the men flew up from the couch, Camille’s boyfriend inclusive with Ivan leading the army.My eyes lit up and an eyebrow raised, Cassian caught on immediately and told the rest that I was lying, they were about to return to the sitting room when we insisted that the
Lexi’s POV“You can keep tapping your feet but that wouldn’t stop this wedding from taking place.” Reeces voice jolted me out of my thoughts as I turned to face her.“My offer still stands, I’ll rip this gown apart and take the kids and we’ll run away from here if you’re not sure about this.” Camille blurted but Reece smacked her.“She wants this,” Reece responded, “she’s just nervous and it happens to a lot of people.” She explained but Camille only shrugged.She was right, I was nervous and although there wouldn’t be many people, just a few of Ivan’s clients, people from his work, Camille and her boyfriend, Ansel, Reece and the kids.Those aren’t faces that I haven’t seen before but still the more I think about the fact that today is my wedding day, the more nervous I get.It’s a joyous day of course and I’ve been looking forward to it since Ivan asked me to marry him, I still didn’t know how to feel because I’ve always talked about this day with my parents.My father always spoke a
Ivan’s POV“Hi princess, Hey champ.” Andrei greeted with a smile on his face as he crouched in front of Adeline and Cassian.“I’m sorry it took so long for us to meet but Uhm,” he continued, lifting his gaze to meet “I’m glad we finally got to meet.” He added as he extended his hand for a shake but they hugged him instead.“If you’re brothers, how come you don’t look alike?” Adeline asked, I wasn’t expecting anything less than that from her.Andrei and I laughed before finally explaining to them that we aren’t real brothers but foster brothers. It took a while for it to finally sink in but they soon got it.“But despite that, he’s still family and I love him so much.” I finished with a smile and they both nodded. I could tell Andrei was holding back tears and I wanted to shorten the meeting but he insisted on getting to know them more.Moving away so that I was going to give them the privacy that they needed, I walked over to Lexi who was still admiring her ring. I’ve always wanted th
Lexi’s POVCamille squealed before I could bring myself to say anything, her voice jolted me out of my own thoughts and I turned back to look at Ivan.Excitement washed through me, I opened my mouth to speak but I couldn’t form a coherent word so I just shut it back.Ivan’s eyebrow raised, he was waiting for my answer, “I believe the word you’re looking for is, Yes, Ivan, let’s get married.” Camille whispered behind me and I shoved her away.I wanted to get married too, getting into a real marriage with Ivan would definitely mean my biggest dream had come true but I didn’t want to make the decision alone.I knew that they loved him so much and they’d literally ask if I’m insane to be asking them a question like that but I turned in their direction and knelt in front of them.“So?” I asked, tears welling up in my eyes and I was trying all of my best to not let the tears fall, “do you think your dad is worth marrying?” I asked, laughing.Cassian and Adeline also bursted out laughing bef
Lexi’s POV“I missed you too.” I responded as I hugged him, I didn’t want anything to interrupt this moment and I just wanted to be holding him forever.“Want me to show you how much I missed you?” He asked and I smiled, I didn’t need a soothsayer to tell me what he meant by that and my god, do I want it just as much!He took my face in his hand and kissed me, slipping his tongue between my lips, teasing and making me shiver in pleasure.He nibbled at my tongue and I moaned in his mouth, my hands moved to his chest as I felt his heart pounding. He caught my hand and began to move it down until I could feel his hard cock.“You probably already know this,” he whispered into my mouth, “this is what you do to me, you know how hard it was for me to not be able to do things that I want to you?” He asked and I smiled.Leaning against him, my hands seemed to have a mind of their own as they began to unbutton his pants. All I could feel right now was waiting and urgency as I undid his trousers
Ivan’s POVAndrei, Reece, Ansel and the undercover policemen came right in just about the same time that I knocked the gun off Darren’s hands.“What the hell took you so long?!” I snapped as Andrei made a call for paramedics. Cassian and Adeline’s eyes were closed and even Lexi had passed out already.We got into Andrei’s car, leaving the police at the scene of the crime while we followed the ambulance to the hospital.I was in pain but the pain was nothing compared to the kind of relief that I felt knowing that everything was finally over.“Will they be fine?” I asked, my eyes not leaving the ambulance in front of us and Andrei nodded. I never would’ve thought that he was actually going to help me out in all of this.“I just thought you should know that it also took you so long to call for help.” He rolled his eyes as he stepped on the accelerator when he noticed that he was losing the ambulance we were following.Smiling, I rested my back against the chair and closed my eyes. It's f
Lexi’s POV“What? No! Darren, you can’t do that, please.” I begged, wanting to crawl over to my kids but the men’s knives on both their necks and Celine’s gun pointed in the direction of Adeline caused me to stop.“Don’t pull that trigger, Celine, you got what you want and they’re innocent, they’re still too young, they don’t deserve this.” I sniffled, Cassian and Adeline’s eyes closed and they both looked tired.It’s been a week and the only thing they’ve been taking since I joined them was water, my babies were weak and seeing them in that situation caused fear to ripple through me.What if they died now? What if Celine didn’t pull the trigger and they drop dead out of weakness.I shook my head to get the horrible questions that were racing through my mind, an act I regretted almost immediately because my head started pounding.My vision had become blurry and I could barely see or hear anything clearly. My stomach hurt and I tried to apply pressure on it so that it would at-least st
Lexi’s POVI watched as Ivan handed all of the papers he came with to her. I had no idea that this was going to happen, that he was just going to give away his blood and sweat because he wanted to save us.The pain I was feeling was starting to become unbearable and I clutched my stomach as it felt like someone was twisting my insides with a very sharp dagger.“Why?” I finally asked as I lifted my gaze, stopping the exchange that was about to happen between Celine and Ivan.“Why are you both doing this?” I demanded, it all just didn’t make any sense to me that Celine was using the kids and I as leverage to get Ivan.The fact that she asked him to propose to her and threatened to kill us if he doesn’t just to prove that she could get him too.It all just seemed stupid but I also knew that sensible would’ve never really been a part of a psychopath’s dictionary.“If you aren’t going to think about me, Darren, at-least think about the children.” I continued, I have no idea what I think I
Ivan’s POVThe closer I got to the location, the harder my heart pounded and the more difficult it got for me to breathe.Checking my phone to be absolutely sure that I was in the right place, I lifted my gaze to take a good look at the old building in front of me.My phone chimed and I looked at my side mirror to see Andrei’s car and four other cars packed behind me. I recognized Ansel’s car too.No one would have known that they were with me so I summoned all of my strengths, drew in a deep breath and got out of the car to see a man waiting for me right outside the old building.“Your phone?” His voice was husky and slightly intimidating and without any questions, I handed him my phone.I’d already cleared all chats between me, Andrei, Reece and Ansel and I’d already cleared my call logs too just in case they wanted to go through my phone.“Where is my family?” I asked, swallowing the lump that had formed at the back of my throat as I forced it down with saliva.Not saying anything,