Lexi’s POV3 YEARS LATER.“I swear to God, I’m going to lose my fucking mind if I have to scream for these kids again!” I yelled, walking around the house in search of my kids while Camille only laughed.“You know, things like this is why I enjoy living here,” Camille said amidst laughter, “I love how you lose your shit and still manage to stay calm.” She added as she walked into her room.I should’ve known that they were there, three years only and I’d managed to be the crazy mother while Camille ended up being the fun aunt.She came back outside with both of them holding both her hands, a mischievous smile flashing across their face as Camille crouched in front of them and whispered something.They immediately left her and came running to me with bright smiles on their lips. They’re my bundles of joy but sometimes they’re just too much.“We’re sorry, mommy.” They both said in unison before running back to Camille. Sighing, I rubbed my face as I started rethinking my decision.I coul
Lexi’s POVHe kissed me until I was out of breath and almost gasping before he pulled away from me. His cold hands traced my bare arm as he stared at me intently.“I’ve been wanting to kiss you, to ravish you since you walked out the door but I had to hold myself back,” he explained.“I wanted the entire date thing to end before I do anything but I couldn’t hold myself back any longer, you’re just so beautiful.” He finished.My body reacted to him, cold shivers ran down my spine and my pussy throbbed and squirted as I looked up at him completely speechless.Goodness, I wanted him, I want him so bad that I’d really love it if he could fuck me really hard and make me forget about everything I’ve been through.I wanted Darren and I’m not really ashamed to admit it to myself.I opened my mouth to speak, I had the intention of saying something, something really meaningful but instead, I stood on my tiptoe and kissed him again.The kiss became so hard and fast that really, I wanted him to s
Lexi’s POVDarren and I had sex again and it was nothing but blissful, every minute spent with him made me forget everything I went through with Ivan.While Ivan was always rough and aggressive, Darren was sweet and made me have a say on how I wanted it to be.We laid beside each other completely out of breath and the thought of Ivan wanted to creep itself in my mind but I managed to push it to the back of my mind.Getting up from the bed, I made my way to the bathroom to freshen up and since I didn’t have anything of my own to wear because I never thought that I was going to spend the night in his house, I threw in one of his big T-shirts.“You look good,” he growled in my ear and I moaned, “you look good in basically everything.” He laughed before kissing me.“I really want to go home now, I want Adeline and Cassian to meet me at home by the time they get back.” I told him and without thinking twice he pecked my cheek.“I’ll go freshen up and when I’m done I’ll drop you off.” He sai
Ivan’s POVI feel like I’ve lost track of the person I am, I haven’t been myself in years, especially with the betrayal of my foster parents.Who would’ve known that they could think to sketch something like that?The fact that I couldn’t talk to anyone about what I’d just found bothered me everyday and sometimes even though I knew that my best friends would never do something like this.After all, they were the ones who opened my eyes to what’s really going on. A very big part of me still thinks that they might decide to turn their backs on me, leaving me alone to handle my problems myself.I groaned as I dumped the file I was working on on the table, my head aches really badly and I rubbed my temple as I swallowed.Opening my drawer, I brought out the pain killers and used it before pacing around my office and stretching since I’ve been in the same position for hours.Looking out the window, my mind darted off to Lexi and I couldn’t help but wonder how she’s doing? The fact that Cel
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Lexi’s POVThe feeling of finally getting married was ethereal and I still couldn’t believe that I’m married to Darren. It was the best feeling ever.It’s been a month since our wedding and I’d already discussed with Camille that I’d atleast love to throw a wedding monthversary and I can’t wait to get Darren’s reaction.Getting back from work, I felt exhausted because of how much work I had to get done and I noticed Darren’s change in behavior but I made up my mind that it was also because of the stress.“Can I talk to you about something?” I asked him as I cleaned my makeup before turning to face him.“Sure.” He responded without actually looking away from his phone and I shrugged him off because I’ve gotten so used to him paying more attention to his phone.“I was thinking about having our one month wedding anniversary, I can tell you’re stressed and that will help you cool off a bit and…”“And whoever told you that was a good idea?” He asked, cutting me off mid sentence and finally
Lexi’s POVGroaning, I turned on the bed and my head pounded so hard that it felt like the room was spinning.“It’s getting late and you’re still sleeping, there’s a lot of work to do!” Darren yelled as I tried to sit up but at this point I couldn’t care less if he was angry or not.“I want a divorce.” I blurted out without thinking and the room fell silent for a while before getting filled up with Darren’s sinister laughter that caused chills to run down my spine.“You must be kidding,” he smirked, walking to get his jacket, “get ready and meet me in the office in…”“But I’m not kidding,” I responded, “I’m serious and I want a divorce.” I added at once.Darren turned to face me, his eyebrow raised at me as though I was crazy or out of my mind with no idea what I’m saying.“I don’t know why or what I might have done to warrant this kind of treatment from you but you’ve changed,” I continued after a while of silence with tears lingering at the back of my eyes.“And I really really do n
Lexi’s POV“Thank You.” I mouthed to Camille as I engaged Adeline and Cassian in a group hug. Sniffling, I pulled away from them and we all made our way to Camille’s house.I didn’t want to go home yet because I knew how empty it was going to be especially with my children’s absence.“I’ll bring more of your clothes and toys, Okay? Don’t miss me too much, I’ll see you guys tomorrow.” I said to them when it was time for me to leave even though I knew that they weren’t going to hear.I’d decided to wait for them to go to bed before leaving and the horror of going back to the house washed over me as Camille saw me off outside.“If you need my help just call me and I’ll be there as fast as I can.” She smiled, holding my hand before pulling me into a hug.“Do you really have to go?” She asked as she rested her chin on my shoulders. She’s right, do I really have to go?I couldn’t answer her question because I have no idea what Darren was going to do if I don’t come home tonight.I’ve heard
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,