Irina The blaring of my phone from a call from Eve woke me up the day after the longest night in my life.“It's two in the afternoon. You're still asleep?” Eve asked. Murmurs of pain left my mouth as I sat on the bed. Silence fell on me and my best friend.“He went rough with you last night?”“Alonzo has the stamina of a beast,” I absent-mindedly share with her. Eve chortled noisily, and I gnawed inside my cheeks, regretting what I had just done.“I'm going to invite you to check out the new supplier of flowers in the hotel, but because I'm a sweet and considerate friend, I'll let you off today.”“I'll come. There's nothing for me to do here, so I'll join you.” I notified her, yet I heard nothing from her, but an end tone.“I'll be home late, Irina. I decided not to wake you up. You need sleep because you need energy later.” There was a winking emoji at the end of Alonzo's note.“Is he insinuating in this letter that we'll fuck again tonight?” I said to myself. My cheeks flushed in r
Alonzo “Eve, ouch. Go easy, will you? It hurts!” Irina whined and occluded Eve's hand which was about to press the cotton buds with an ointment on the wind on her lips. Irina glanced at me. She tried to smile, but I remained passive. She cast her eyes back to Eve and damp the cold compress on her cheeks.“That will surely leave a bruise on your face. It won't go away for days,” I stated what's already known.“I'm calling Ryujin. We're filing an assault case against your father.” Irina motioned to her friend to stop treating her wound and let her speak.“I'll ready a bath for you. You need one. Lavender scented candle will help you relax.”“Thanks, Eve.” We watched Eve walk into her room in silence. Once the door closed, Irina nailed her blue orbs to me.“Don't. I'll let it off. We're still working on acquiring more shares for me to be back at Hayes Hotels. A lawsuit to my father will do nothing, but exhaust us.”“It won't wear me out. I'll be the one to preside over it. I just want y
Warren“Is it true that by the end of the week, Hayes Resort and Hotel Chains will file for bankruptcy?” A reporter asked through a phone call. I gripped my telephone and kept calm, even when what I wanted to do was shout at him to fuck off.“We're experiencing a minor turbulence within the company. Hayes Resort and Hotel Chains has been here since the 1900s. We're far from bankruptcy,” I commented. I carefully placed the telephone down.Hera and Esmeray broke the door open.“News outlets are doing their reports about our bankruptcy. They knew that Lucio Sterling pulled out his investment from the company and the other investors were doing it too, Warren!”Esmeray pounded her feet towards me, breaking down like a fucking toddler.“We're broke? Is it true? Dad, you promised me that you'll give and let me live a good life! I would rather die than live a peasant life---”“Go and fucking kill yourself!” I blurted out that shut her up.“Mommy!” She sobbed harder. Hera babied her, stroking
Irina “Mrs. Waldorf?” The receptionist maundered anxiously. “We have a situation here in the lobby. Ms. Eve attempted to make your father leave earlier, he did, and yet he's back again and causing us a ruckus.” “Ha?”“Ms. Eve went out for a meeting away from the hotel's premises, and given his status we'll be in serious trouble if we ask the security to drag Mr. Warren Hayes out of the building.” Puffing exasperatedly, I grabbed my cardigan from the ottoman at the end of my bed and headed to the lobby. “Don't you know who I am? How dare you lowly life treat me like I'm a trespasser? If I wanted to, I could buy this hotel and fire you all! I can trash you out of the hotel industry, and you'll be in filth!” The skin and muscles on my face twisted up in embarrassment. “The company and you are in the midst of bankruptcy. Where will you get the money to acquire the hotel? Or are your words nothing, but empty threats like your promises?” “Irina!” Warren forgot about the hotel staff
IrinaLater that night, I couldn't put out of sight a smile on my lips after I got off my phone with my lawyer and secretary. I shoved myself to the master's bedroom and absentmindedly moved and snooped around until my ear picked up the sprinkling sound of the shower in the bathroom.“Guess what!” I chattered excitedly. He just got out of the shower, proud of his naked glory. I stood stock-still at my spot and my eyes moved down. I gulped and dumped my gaze somewhere more appropriate as desire and ardor gushed up on my cheeks.“I-I-I.” Shit! What do I tell him? He was in the bathroom. I heard the shower! I knew he was bathing, and I went for it. “You want to join me? I was about to call for you.” Alonzo completed. “Yeah? Is that okay? My shower head isn't working,” I lied. We both know that it's not the truth. Alonzo sauntered to me. He pulled up my blouse. His mouth landed on my neck after he leaned in to unclasp my bra and free my boobs from it. “You flew from Napa Valley to mee
Irina“Irina!” Warren whispered aggressively in my ear while I was losing it. Everyone's take and opinion on the scandal was engulfing my sanity. “What the heck was that?” “I don't know. It's not me. Daddy, believe me. That's an edited video,” I explained to him in a whisper, while I persistently peered at the directors in my peripheral vision. “You can ask him. We can give him a call and Mr. Herrera will tell you the truth---” My legs wobbled and my hope disintegrated. I sought and collected myself. “It doesn't matter what I tell you. You're not going to believe me anyway.” Warren tossed me his sharpened gaze. He clutched my arm and I couldn't even whine in pain. “And you kept wondering why I never trust you? It's because you always do this. You do things that will put you in trouble and pin it to Emery, to Hera, to me---you pin it to everyone but yourself.” My feet regressed from him and resentment spread through my entirety. “I'd never be accountable for things that I didn't
Irina I lost the chance to blabber my gut feeling behind the mastermind of the sex scandal as a light banging interrupted up. I pulled myself up and properly perched myself on the chair across the couch from where we were earlier. “Dr. Waldorf, it's almost time for your rounds, and then we'll get ready for Mr. Smith's surgery in an hour.” The woman was scrolling her eyes at the clipboard as she said this. She flipped back the pages and wrapped it around her arm afterward. “A moment, please. I'll be right behind you.” Alonzo plastered her eyes on me and upon feeling it, I stopped playing busy to meet his warm gazes. “It's a busy day. I wish I could cancel those to be with you, but my patients need me.” Alonzo sauntered towards me and hunched over to get to my lips. “That's the third time that you kissed me within an hour, smitten much?” I teased him, yet my lips pouted automatically once he leaned over. Alonzo slipped back to his straight stance and laughed. “For someone who enj
Irina “What do you think?” Alonzo asked back. I subtly wagged Alonzo off me and reined in Damian's hands, trawling him away from Alonzo's office.I was a meter away from Alonzo's office when it reaped through me that Alonzo might view this the wrong way, but we were already here, so I'd just explain myself to him later. “You're married to him, and it's not just an act to make me jealous. It's registered. You're legally his wife.” It sounded like Damian's world shattered, yet I felt no guilt and penitencein fact. His frustration satisfied me. I'm not stopping here. “There's no way you're in love with that lowly peasant, and what about this?” I quickly parted my hand and myself with his. “I know that you can't bear seeing me hurt. Five years, Irina. Your world spins around me for five years--” “And you fuck that up! When we got in a relationship, you promised that you wouldn't cheat on me.” “I already explained myself to you.” “You're here to check up on me. It's done. I'm fine.
IrinaScreams and gasps filled the place. Leandro jumped a punch at Damian. Lucio ordered Kaius and Hyunjin to break the two from each other while I was left zoning out at the portrait."Let go of me! I'll kill that man. I will fucking end him. How dare you go near my wife ha?""Leandro!" Lucio's warning call bombed the place. The hard-headed Sterling stopped struggling to get the freedom that he wanted from both Hyunjin and Kaius's grip."Leandro you know better. Places like this have rules that no one can break even if you're the patriarch," the old man reminded his grandson. Leandro shoved his best friend and Hyunjin.Leandro reins in my cheeks. He looked at Damian who was being helped to stand back on his feet."Did he do something to you? Did he touch you?" I shake my head at Leandro."If you don't believe me. A DNA test is a great resort to prove that I'm not lying to you." Leandro throws a cold sta
IrinaThe necklace was a bit heavy, the heaviest out of all the diamond necklaces that I wore. Having the Sterling around my neck made me aware of every breath that I took and let go."Ahvi is it safe to wear this at the auction? What if this got stolen from me? What if I got kidnapped because they wanted to take this necklace from me?" Ahvi panned a wide grin at me."This necklace is worth millions. This will be a hot item for thieves," I said again. Ahvi missed the chance to respond."The place was secured like it's the U.S. military base. If that wasn't enough to assure your safety, we have our own security tailing us, the best out of their litter, and Leandro will be next to you at all times. Nothing will happen.""How are you sure? How can you be so sure?""Because when I turned eighteen and until last year I was wearing that necklace in every event like this auction. Nothing happens, except for people staring at me
Irina"Hi." It took me a good minute to process whether what I was seeing was real."It's a miracle that you're here and aren't stuck in one of your important meetings," I replied genuinely, and yet it sounded like I was being sarcastic towards him.Leandro sipped on his coffee while he was at it. He pulled a chair for me with ease."I asked the staff to serve your favorite," Leandro spoke the obvious. I stretched my arm to pat off the foam of his cappuccino from his upper lips."You said that you'd let me think thoroughly before I decide whether I'd join Dark Society or not.""I did. I remember telling you that last night," he said meaningfully. I know that he remembered something else from last night."Then what's all this? You're lurking around, Leandro.""May I know why I can't look around? You hate it when I'm busy and not around. You hate it too when I am around. Nothing that I do pleases
IrinaLeandro locked the door. I was already wagging my hands to escape his grasp, but none of my attempts succeeded.Once he was sure that I wouldn't be able to leave the room through the door, he let me slip away from his hand."You were holding me too tightly, it hurts!" I whined like a five-year-old finding a way to find fault with someone else even when it was my fault, while I slid straight into this trouble.Leandro stands proudly. His eyes were ablaze with both lust and impatience."Kneel, Irina." His voice was laced with patience carefully sewn and attached to it, yet Leandro still sounded like he'd burn the world with me if I didn't follow him."Are you letting me repeat myself, Irina? Kneel now or I'll have you chained in that fucking bed and overstimulate you until you pass out."I was feeling a little goofy. I wanted to cross more of his line and see when and how he'd snap at me."Leandro you know h
Irina I've already seen Kaius dragging his feet towards me, yet I acted like I didn't notice his presence. He breathed deeply and scratched the back of his head frustratedly."To you, everything we do all boils down to us being a heartless murderer. Believe it or not, we have a reason why we do what we do," Kaius started to explain and I stopped pretending like he's a ghost I can't see."Rufus' father betrayed Lucio, Irina. Lucio almost died in an ambush because of his father. I admit, at that time, Rufus had nothing to do with this. He shouldn't have suffered.""He's a collateral to his father's betrayal. Rufus's father brought that fate upon himself and Rufus did the same thing to himself.""It's so stupid of them to think that DS and the patriarch wouldn't retaliate to their actions."Kaius stuck out his tongue to wet his lips."There is no way we could spare Rufus's life. If we give him the position that he want
IrinaThe door opened. A sigh of disappointment escaped my lips as I saw a maid with my food enter the room."It's dinner time, Mrs. Sterling.""Wow!" I scoffed sarcastically, "I'm Mrs. Sterling now.""The patriarch's real surname was Sterling, and you are his wife. Mrs. Sterling was the right way to address you." I snapped my fingers and a life jolted in my body with the thought that I found a hole out of this hell."Tell Leandro to come here. I need to talk to him.""The patriarch will come up here when his time allows it. The patriarch is currently in the middle of an important meeting." I stood up and sauntered to the table where she put my food. I snagged the steak knife from the plate and placed it near my wrist."Leandro might quickly find a time to come up here once he hears that I slit my wrist." I was internally whimpering in pain as I cut through my wrist but was forced to keep a straight face
IrinaTears were falling from my eyes. It was unstoppable. My tongue got stuck inside of my mouth. It went numb, all of my other senses shut up as fear ruled over my head."Please, let me go. I don't want to die. I'm a Hayes. I'm Irina Hayes. I'm from a powerful family too! I can help you hide from Leandro and the Dark Society!" I pleaded with a quivering voice."For you to say all of this means that you don't have an idea just how absolute your husband's power," Rufus said to me. He chuckled manically in my ears."I would love to see that cocky man's world fall apart as he hugs your bloody body, begging for you to open his eyes. I want to hear him scream that he'll do everything too to fear your pulse again!" The anger in Rufus' voice was stern and firm, it was cold."Rufus, let Irina go. I'll give you everything that you want. Money, a way out of this place, even a spot in the organization."Rufus hand loosened, b
IrinaI called Lucio. I wanted to know right away what he meant by that, but he had seen this coming. His phone was off and I couldn't get to him. I took a sleeping pill to aid me sleep, but even after I had it, I still found it hard to relax and fall asleep."What does he know about Alonzo that I need to know?" I asked myself after I was done with my lipstick.I fondled my chest and helped calm my emotions by exercising a breathing technique for anxiety that I learned from a therapy that I had in the past."Good morning... oh, you're dressed up nice. Off to somewhere? You didn't tell me that you have plans today," Alonzo commented. He hugged me, it took me a while to hug him back. Alonzo was keen on details. He didn't speak more about his hunch, but his eyes watched me carefully."It's a sudden one. It'll be done quickly. I'll head straight home after that.""How about, Eve? You two still didn't make up." I sighed.
Irina"Cater to me and my needs, Irina. Fuck me every time I want to be fuck. That's my offer in exchange for the yacht and my house. Trust me, this requires effort just like any other job."My mind shut down as my cunt had a dripping blast after I heard it from Alonzo, an indecent-sounding proposal, but an exciting one too.In a situation like this. I'd call Eve right away and ask her to help me decide, but because we're still not on speaking terms, I have to find a way for her to forgive me. Here I am stuck in the bathroom.Notification of an email from Harley that popped on my phone while I was zoning out on my reflection in the mirror made me realize that I still have someone that I can consult too.I leaned against the counter. A weight was lifted off my chest after Harley's voice took over my ear."I just sent the revision of the contract, Ms. Irina. You're done reading it? Please, I worked on that for four hours, is ther