Brielle Clarke~•~Maxim teased me all night. After everyone had gone through the paintings, we sat down for dinner. There, Maxim had me subtly hand my panties over to him and started teasing me with his leg instead.He was a grown-ass man playing footsie under the table!Had there not been other guests, I probably would’ve begged him to take me on the table but that was not the point.I didn’t know why he continued to edge me but it started to get annoying at some point, which was why I kept to myself on the way home.Maxim chuckled, poking me like a little kid. “Are you really mad at me?”To further prove my point, I ignored his question and brought my phone out of my clutch to play a game. He laughed, turning it into a cough when I glared at him.“Come on, baby. You can’t tell me you didn’t like that.”“Liked being teased?” I exclaimed. “Does anyone?”Instead of answering, he took hold of my legs, placing it on his thighs. “So why don’t you want to let me touch you now?” He questio
Maxim Vasiliev~•~Brielle paused and blinked severally. “What?”I smiled, stroking her hair. “What? You don’t understand English anymore?” I joked. “YA tebya lyublyu.” [I love you.]“You do?” she questioned like she couldn’t believe it. I couldn’t understand why. I had told her this before but she didn’t respond. If anything, I should be the curious and doubtful one.“I think I recall telling you this, dorogoy.”“Yeah, but–“ she blushed. “It never came up after that. I thought it was just a spur-of-the-moment thing. I–“With my hand wrapped around her neck, I pulled her up and she complied, not hesitating to kiss me back when I kissed her. “I do mean it,” I told her when our lips disentangled. “I love you and I mean it.”Her face was beet red. “I love you too.”I grinned. It was not like I was being arrogant, but except she was a really good actress, I already knew she loved me back. Hell, she even loved me first. There was no other explanation for all the shit she endured from me. “
Brielle Clarke~•~When I woke up the next morning, it was only because of the incessant ringing of my phone.I hissed, turning around on the bed. I didn’t remember coming to bed. All I remembered was staying in the bathtub. I probably fell asleep there.My eyes fluttered open to see that the sheets had been changed. I wondered if Maxim did all that last night. The ringing continued and Maxim was nowhere to be found. Groaning, I turned again to find my phone on the nightstand.I squinted at the screen, surprised to see that an unknown caller was ringing me. I frowned. The only people who had my contact were Maxim, Marina, Mikhail, and Andrei. Who could be calling?“Hello?” I answered the call.“Brielle.”I sat up immediately, wincing at the soreness in between my legs. When Maxim took me out to the balcony, he didn’t relent in fucking me ruthlessly. My pussy was still aching and my legs were quite numb.“Axel?”“Yeah,” he sighed. “Sorry for taking a while to call. I’ve been quite busy
Maxim Vasiliev ~•~When I got out of the shower, I expected Brielle to be done with her call, but I didn’t see her around.Had she gone out already? No, it couldn’t be. She was only wearing a robe which meant she didn’t go far.Frowning, I put on the first set of clothes I found and stepped out of the room. I heard my phone ring and I sighed, going back in to answer the call. “Hello?”“Dobryy den', boss.” I heard Andrei speak. [Good day, boss.]“What is it?” I questioned impatiently. He had told me he would handle emergencies if there were any.“Ty uzhe svyazalsya s bratom?” My frown deepened. I had talked about reaching out to him but why was he bothered? [Have you reached out to your brother yet?]“Why?”I didn’t even know if I should consider Landon my brother anymore. The man was obviously out for blood. Although he had poor planning and lacked leadership skills, he was still identified as an enemy. “He keeps calling me, saying he wants to meet with you.”If I was confused befo
Brielle Clarke~•~The tables turned and by the time we left Paris, Maxim was mad at me and not the other way around.After Debbie’s visit, Maxim decided it was time to go home. I was surprised at the sudden decision since Maxim said we were going to be in Paris for at least, a week.When I asked him the reason, he said he had something to take care of at home but during our flight back, he refused to speak with me. Maxim could be a petty man whenever he wanted to and at the moment, he felt like.I was still a bit irritated by Debbie’s visit, even if she confirmed Maxim didn’t bring her and the sudden end of my trip further irritated me. I kept myself occupied with my phone while Maxim kept making various calls.When I got bored, I went to the back to sleep.During my sleep, I could swear I felt a body beside me, but when I woke up, I was alone again. I yawned as I got out, seeing Maxim still on his computer.“Are we almost there?”“Yes.” He answered dryly, not even bothering to look
Brielle Clarke~•~Maxim sat on the bed, watching me as I ran in and out of the closet to prepare. “One would think you’re going on a date with your boyfriend.”“Well, I haven’t seen him in a while.” I bit back as I carried my coat. “You saw him a few weeks ago.”“I haven’t properly met him in months.”Maxim scoffed. “Whatever.”I rolled my eyes at his behavior. “What? I thought we left Paris because you had work to do. Why are you sitting here idle?”“I’m not idle.” He corrected. “I’m watching my girlfriend get ready to meet another man.”I shook my head, a small chuckle escaping my lips. Maxim would be very dramatic when he wanted to be. I was only going to meet Axel, but he was acting like I was going to meet a stranger or cheat on him. “I’m ready.”“Let’s go.” He stood up, taking his keys from the nightstand.I stared at him in surprise. “Let’s?”He nodded, unrelenting. “I’ll drop you off.”I knew better than to argue with Maxim because I knew I wouldn’t win. I merely smiled as I
Maxim Vasiliev~•~I was not surprised when my phone rang on my way back home and I saw that it was Landon calling.“Yes?” I questioned when I picked it up.“Let’s meet.”I raised an eyebrow, even if he couldn’t see me. “What for?”“We have a lot to talk about.”I scoffed. I was hoping to reach out to him sometime soon, but, “You tried to kill me.”“You tried to kill me too.”“Only because you attacked me first, you bozo.”Landon sighed. “Still, we have a lot of shit to talk about. I’ll send you the address. Come alone.”I scoffed. “That doesn’t sound suspicious at all.”“I’ll be waiting.”When he hung up, he sent the address, which was in the opposite direction of my house so I made a U-turn, calling Brielle first to let her know I wouldn’t be picking her up. After that, I called Andrei and sent him the address Landon sent to me.I was not afraid of him but I was not stupid enough to go there alone, knowing it could be a trap. After Andrei promised he and the men would be inconspicuo
Brielle Clarke~•~“Willing to make it up to me? After all these years both of you treated me like shit.” I flared up.“It wasn’t our intention,” Aubrey added. “We were just naive, we didn’t know what we were doing.” Were they really being serious right now? Using naive as an excuse to justify all the trauma they put me through ever since we were kids. Forget being kids. When they turned adults; when they were able to tell right from wrong, they still had the audacity to use being naive as an excuse. They had to be fucking kidding me.“Y’all weren’t only shitty to me, but you also watched Father treat me like shit.” It was always hot and cold with our father. Some days, he acted like the best dad in the world while other times, he acted like a nut in his head was loose. If he was angry after a day’s work, he was going to take it out on us, especially me, because according to him, I was of no use to his mafia.I didn’t really care about how they treated me in the past anymore. I would
Brielle Clarke~•~Maxim had no plans of making use of the toys anyway.It was very late at night and every sane person that was present at that party was asleep already, but not me and Maxim.I was naked and on my knees. The only accessory on my body was the collar that Maxim made me wear. It was black with a silver pendant that had his name on it. It was very derogatory, but it felt hot as fuck.Maxim had me waiting on my knees while he freshened up, which made me anticipate what was going to happen. Only thinking about sex with Maxim had my arousal dripping down my thighs and he hadn’t done anything yet.I heard the closet door open and my eyes snapped up. Maxim was still fully dressed in his three-piece suit, with his tie in place.“Who said you could look at me, whore?”My gaze dropped immediately before I could think twice about it. I heard him approach me and in no time, he was squatting in front of me.He lifted my chin, finally giving me permission to look. My eyes were stuck
Brielle Clarke~•~I knew Maxim had plans for my birthday, but what I didn’t know was that he planned to have a party as big as this.I almost chickened out from descending the stairs when I saw the crowd below it. Maxim had given me a black sleeveless dress to put on and Marina had helped me with my makeup and all that, keeping me inside the room for hours, giving him enough time for all the guests to arrive.“What’s this?” I questioned, my eyes stuck on the people who were eagerly waiting for my arrival.“I told you you deserve to be celebrated, baby. Didn’t I?” I was speechless. I couldn’t fucking speak. “That’s what this is. Now, stop putting on that alarmed face. One would think you were being kidnapped.” My eyes snapped to him and he raised his hand in surrender. “Too soon, I guess.”I laughed, kissing him shortly before he led me downstairs.“Happy birthday, Brielle.” They screamed in unison, making my pale face turn pink.It was night time already and I thought Maxim wanted to
Brielle Clarke~•~After the whole thing, Andrei helped me and my sisters get to the car and drove us home. Maxim didn’t even bother looking at me when we were leaving. I didn’t speak to him either because I knew he was in a difficult state. I didn’t know what to say to him and I didn’t want to say the wrong thing. “Take them home,” Maxim told Andrei. He didn’t flinch. He acted like he was okay like he didn’t just end his father’s life. Throughout the ride home, I was thinking of how Maxim felt. He was definitely angry at me because I wanted to shoot his father. Did I cross a boundary? But I only tried doing it because I wanted to protect Mikhail. “Are you okay?” Aubrey broke the silence in the car. I sat in the middle of both of them and hadn’t moved since the ride started.“Yes, I’m okay.” I lied. I didn’t want to talk about what just happened. I was still trying to process it. “It’s okay if you’re not okay. What happened back there must have been traumatizing.” She didn’t buy m
Brielle Clarke ~•~I looked up when I heard the door open, already knowing it was going to be Maxim.I felt awful. Maxim had seriously told me not to leave the house yet I did, putting myself and my sisters in danger, along with Maxim because who knew what his father wanted to do to him.From the snippets of conversations I’d heard around the house, Maxim had been provoking his father. Maybe, it was finally time for his father to retaliate and he was only able to get to Maxim through me.I was scared as fuck, but I felt even more guilty.Maxim looked right at me and took a step forward, only for his father to point the gun at me, making him come to a stop immediately. “Not so fast, boy.” He shook his head mockingly. “Are you that eager to save her?”I saw him clench his fists before putting them in his pocket. “What do you want?”“For you to undo all the stupid stunts you pulled.”“I’m sorry I can’t restore burnt buildings.” Maxim gritted out, unable to withhold his sarcasm even in
Maxim Vasiliev ~•~I received an enraged call from my father this morning. He was pissed as fuck, but that did not stop me from going on with my plan.When I woke up this morning, I saw that Brielle wasn’t in bed with me, which meant she was still mad at me, but I didn’t have the time to stick around and wait to apologize to her. When I was done dealing with my father, I would explain everything to her.“You’re not taking it easy on the poor man,” Andrei said. He had also been pained by my father’s betrayal because he was a man we all trusted.“He deserves it,” Mikhail replied from the back seat. “He should have seen it coming. He knows the kind of son he raised.”Not to brag but Mikhail was right. He did know the kind of son he raised. Unlike him, I didn’t hide any parts of myself. I didn’t pretend to be who I wasn’t, so he knew me. He knew what I was capable of and he knew how I’d react to a betrayal. Betrayals were something I didn’t take lightly because a betrayal could ruin the
Brielle Clarke~•~Just because I slept in the same bed as Maxim last night didn’t mean I’d forgiven him which was why I sneaked out of the bed early in the morning before he could wake up.It was a first for me.“Good morning, Mrs. Vasiliev.” Aubrey joked immediately after I answered her call.I rolled my eyes. “More like Miss Clarke.”“You could’ve fooled me. You said you weren’t sure about today because of your husband’s disapproval?”“He’s not my husband.” I gritted out, irritated by her teasing.“Okay, then how come he’s making decisions for you already?”I sighed. In the beginning, Maxim used to be very protective and controlling, but now, I knew that he wouldn’t tell me not to go out for no reason. He probably had something up his sleeve. The problem was that he didn’t trust me enough to tell me what it was and it aggravated me.That was the main reason I was ignoring him.He got so mad at me when I didn’t trust him and now that I trusted him with my life, he couldn’t share sma
Maxim Vasiliev ~•~Brielle’s bright idea was to ignore me. She didn’t talk to me all day when on a normal day, she would come into my office at least, five times. She didn’t sleep in the room as well and I hadn’t seen her all day, except for when we all had breakfast together this morning.I didn’t know why she was acting up when all I was doing was for her safety. I didn’t tell her she couldn’t go out. I just told her she shouldn’t go out until it was relatively safe; when she could go out without me worrying that my evil father would get to her.“Trouble in paradise?” Mikhail laughed as he joined me in the gym.I rolled my eyes. It was obvious she had told him about it already. Sometimes, I wondered if he was my best friend or hers, but then again, aside from Marina, he was the only close friend she had.“She’s being a child.” I understood that she had been locked in all her life but she was twenty-two, an adult, and now exposed enough to know that I was only looking after her.“I
Maxim Vasiliev ~•~I had put Brielle through a lot this year. I had put her through too much in general. Aside from the hell I gave her, she was kidnapped because of me and she was made a target because of my numerous enemies.Climbing up the ladder wasn’t so easy in our world. It meant making a lot of enemies. It meant defeating these enemies, but the problem was that some always came back.I wanted to give Brielle the perfect gift for her birthday, which was in five years, which was why I focused all my attention on stripping my father of everything he owned.He was the man that killed her mother. He was the one that made her go through all the shit she endured from her so-called family, and if I didn’t take care of him fast enough, I knew he was going to go after Brielle. She was my weak link. Everybody knew that:I wanted her birthday to be a special one. I wanted to throw her a grand party. Something told me she didn’t usually celebrate her birthdays because of the kind of famil
Brielle Maxim~•~“Why don’t we throw a party?” All eyes, except Maxim’s turned to Mikhail. Why was he talking about a party when Maxim hadn’t settled his score with his father yet? Everyone would finally be able to relax when we knew the man was behind bars, paying for his crimes.“Why? The alcohol you are consuming right now is not enough for you?” Andrei asked sarcastically. We were at a bar, drinking together and I was the only woman among them. I wanted to stay at home and let them have a boys’ night out but Maxim refused and demanded I follow them.It was just me, Maxim, Andrei, and Mikhail. I wanted to bring Marina with me so I wouldn’t be the only female but she happened to be busy. Sometimes, it sucked that I didn’t have any friends, but most times, I was grateful for the tight-knit circle I had. I didn’t have to worry about betrayal and someone giving out my information to the enemy.Being with Maxim meant I inherited all his enemies and I could never be too careful. I had