“What is it?” Jenna asked even before I could. “Master…he’s back…” the maid reported while seemingly struggling to breathe. Bradon is back?!I stared speechlessly at Jenna and Bella. Their wide-eyed look of surprise must have reflected my own reaction. There was still some time left before dinner time and Bradon hadn’t come home this early since the day that we had our argument. “What should I do?” I murmured as I started to panic a little. Jenna and Bella looked too stunned to say anything as they both stared at me. That was when it fully hit me that I must have looked like an unpresentable mess after all the cooking that I just went through. I was so certain that Bradon would come home late just like he always did recently and I counted on that to give me the time to wash and dress up. I lifted the apron that I had on slightly as I stared at it. My body was sweaty and my hair was messy and unstyled. “Please tell Bradon to wait for me in the dining room. You can start serving th
His kiss felt intoxicating and extremely addictive at the same time. It felt useless for me to resist him and yet I knew that I should stop him from going any further for my own sake. “Bradon…” I called his name when I managed to break our kiss.Not surprisingly, I was panting and struggling to catch my breath from the aftereffects of our intense kisses. My heart raced even faster in my chest when he suddenly pulled me against his body and held me tightly. Bradon buried his face into the side of my neck and my body tensed in his arms. I felt the heat of his breath against my sensitive skin before he pressed his nose against it and began breathing in my scent. “No…please…” I whimpered as I tried to put in some distance between our bodies.Struggling against him felt futile and all I could do was make small whimpering sounds as Bradon began kissing the side of my neck. I felt mortified that he was breathing in my scent in the state that I was in. His name left my lip in a breathless w
I could feel and hear just how wet I was from the lewd squelching sounds that echoed from where his fingers were rapidly pounding my love hole. It felt so good that all I could do was cry out and moan in pure bliss. His thick and long fingers moved to mess up my insides while my pussy tightened to squeeze them. After pumping his fingers fast and hard in and out of my inundated tunnel to the point where I was close to my release, Bradon suddenly withdrew his fingers from my body. I whimpered his name as he pulled my panties down my legs in one swift motion. “Wait…” I whimpered weakly.To my utter shock, Bradon knelt down in front of me and lifted one of my legs and placed it over his shoulder. My eyes widened when I felt my pussy being spread open, and then his face was between my thighs. I could feel him staring at my crotch for a brief moment before he buried his face between my legs. “Oh…Bra…don…” I managed to say in between my lewd moans.He kissed my inner thigh before pressing
“You taste sweet, Leya…” he murmured against my back. “Ahh…please…” I pleaded when he sucked hard on the back of my waist. His hands moved to caress the sides of my hips teasingly before he flipped the skirt of my dress up to reveal my ass. Bradon distanced himself slightly from me just enough for him to free his massive cock from his pants. My pussy quivered as it waited eagerly to be filled by his gigantic rod. I felt the hot heat of his cock pressing up against my entrance as his hands parted my ass cheeks to stretch open my entrance. My eye lids drifted closed as I braced myself for the impact of his entrance. It felt like too long since the last time that we did it. Bradon thrusted his cock into me in one rough thrust that made me cry out. My eyes snapped open as I felt this thick cock stretching my entrance and pussy walls. He penetrated me deeply in a single thrust that rammed his cock all the way against my womb. “Ahh…Ahhh…” I moaned repeatedly as my pussy hugged around hi
I sat on the kitchen counter with my legs dangling off of its edge. Bradon sat silently next to me as if that was where he belonged. Sitting close to each other without our bodies touching after all that we had just done surely felt strange. “The food is all cold…” I mumbled as I eyed the food that was still laid out on the counter. I stared at the food while thinking that it was such a waste. Even if I was certain that the taste wasn’t palatable, I still thought that it was a certain waste of ingredients. I fully intended to apologize to Jenna for wasting the ingredients and then make sure that I tidied and threw everything away myself without troubling her or the other maids even further. “What are you doing?” I asked blankly as I stared at Bradon. My heart raced in my chest as I watched Bradon reach out to pick up a piece of chicken that I had cooked. It took a few seconds for it to dawn on me that he had the intention to eat it. My mouth fell open as I watched the movement of
“I know that it’s going to make things a little more complicated for us but I’m sure that I can manage it. I’ll limit the time that I spend with him so that it doesn’t affect my role as Diana,” I said with the hope to dissolve his concern. He must have been worried that I wouldn’t be able to perform my role as Diana properly as per the deal that our families had made. Even I had to admit that it was going to be difficult; however, I was certain that I could make it all work out somehow. The easiest way was to limit the number of times that the prince could call on me to act as his girlfriend. Desmond isn’t going to be pleased about it but I wouldn’t give him any other choice but to accept my terms. “This is precisely why I didn’t want you to meet him…” Bradon muttered darkly. “I’m sorry, but there’s no other way. Desmond is going to be king very soon…” I replied softly. “Desmond?” Bradon said as he stared and then frowned at me. Bradon’s reaction made me realize all too late that
Those words sounded so needlessly vulgar and harsh even to my own ears and my attitude was unbearable. However, I couldn't stop myself and I couldn't take my words back. I didn’t even understand why I was saying all these things to taunt him when I had nothing to gain from it besides even more bitterness. I expected Bradon to yell at me but he just stood up silently. I felt my lips quivering as I watched him silently walk away from me toward the kitchen door. His lack of reaction and the fact that he didn’t even bother to explain anything to me or deny my accusations only angered and frustrated me even more. “You don’t even have anything to say?” I called after him. Bradon paused in front of the door before he slowly opened it. Just when I thought that he would leave without saying anything, I heard him let out a long sigh. “Do whatever you want. You’re not going to listen to me anyways,” he said before walking out of the room.All I could do was stare at the closed door in shock
“I see…” I murmured as I wondered what it was that I was really seeing. I guessed that Bradon no longer considered me his responsibility. The times when I head out to meet the prince as Dahlia, I would no longer be his contract bride and it probably made sense that he didn’t need to be responsible for keeping me out of harm’s way. Although I knew that this was how things were supposed to be, I couldn’t help the sinking feeling in my chest. “Of course, if you would like a driver or an escort, I would be happy to escort you,” Zain offered with a kind smile. “No, thank you. I am not going out today…” I replied before turning on my heels and walking back into the mansion.Little did I know back then that my decision to stay in the mansion on that day would lead to an unexpected encounter. It was early in the evening and there were no signs of Bradon returning home. I had gotten used to waiting for him to come home late into the night although I knew that I shouldn’t be waiting for him
My heartbeat thundered in my ears as I approached them. The three of them were engaged in such an intense conversation that, at first, they did not recognize my presence. Diana's voice was the first that came to me. Her voice was shaky, as if she was barely holding herself together."The doctor said that there's no change in his condition. Anthony is still unresponsive, although it's been months, and this whole thing with the snipers is only making it worse..." Diana said.I came to a stop as my mind struggled to process her words. My heartbeat grew even faster in my chest, and for a moment I thought that perhaps I had misheard my own sister. What did she mean when she said that Anthony is still unresponsive?Diana already knew that Bradon had taken Anthony's place, and that meant that the man who was shot was none other than Bradon. Yet how was it possible that Anthony was the one who was unresponsive? Nothing made sense to me at that moment. It felt like I was missing a very key pie
It hurt me more than anything to realize that I couldn't blame him, even if he did that, because I was the one who betrayed him first. I left him without a word or farewell, running away from him as if he were the one who had done something wrong. Memories of our time together came back like waves. The fake honeymoon that we enjoyed together felt more real than anything, right at that moment. I remembered the way that he would laugh whenever he let his guard down on the nights when we enjoyed each other's company simply as our true selves, and the dangerous world outside and our identities didn't need to complicate things for us.There was a time when I thought that love was enough, but a small voice inside of me reminded me not to be so foolish. As time slipped by, I found myself praying that the door would just swing open and that Bradon would be standing there with his arms wide open. I wanted nothing more than to be held in his arms once again. I had to admit to myself that, with
"Where is this?" I asked without hiding my suspicion. I knew very well where the Vulkan mansion was located and also what it looked like, and the place that we had just parked in front of couldn't look more different than the mansion that I remembered."You didn't think that we would take you to our home, did you?" Mrs. Vulkan snapped before looking away with a clear look of disgust on her face."I guess your home would be the first place that Bradon would look when he finds me missing," I replied dismissively."No more chit chat," Bradon's father said as he urged me out of the car.I told myself that it did make sense that they would find a place for me to stay, but did it have to be such a shabby-looking place? The isolated low-rise building looked like it could use a round of maintenance. The room that they led me to was simple, with a single bed, a television, a desk, and absolutely no windows."How long am I supposed to stay here? I thought we made an agreement that you would h
"Why would my son want to keep you here?" Mr. Vulkan asked as his eyes seemed to search my face for the answer that he was looking for. "How am I supposed to know? Maybe he hasn't had enough of me yet..." I replied before showing them a fake yet extremely sweet smile. "Even if he isn't considered a normal member of our family, I still can't have you associating with him," he continued on as if he was lecturing me of my lack of worth. "I just told you that I'm not the one begging to stay here and with him," I replied coldly. I had hoped that by then it had become plain obvious what I wanted the two of them to do for me. With their help, I was certain that they could find a way to get me out of Bradon's mansion. Bradon wasn't around, so the next in command was Zain, whom I did not think could directly stand up against the head of the Vulkan family. At least, that was where I decided to place my bets at that point in time. "So you want to leave but he won't let you? Is that what you
I quickly followed them inside, sensing that the two of them were here looking for trouble. One glance at Zain, and I could tell that he was already informing Bradon of their unexpected arrival. It wasn't like Zain could throw out Bradon's father and stepmother, so I could understand the pitiful position that he suddenly found himself in. I straightened my back and followed them further inside, thinking to myself that I needed to hold the fort until Bradon returned. Whatever it was that they wanted, I needed to make sure to find out.The two of them sat comfortably on the sofa as if they were in their own house by the time I made it to the living room. The fact that neither of us spoke a single word as I sat down on the sofa only made the tension in the room skyrocket."I'm sure that Bradon will be back soon," I said, more to tell myself than to tell them."Why are you still here?" Mr. Vulkan asked as he turned his cold gaze in my direction.The way that he looked at me left no room f
**A few days later**"How many times do I have to tell you? You can't keep me locked up in here!" I yelled at the top of my lungs, my hands clenching into tight fists. I could feel the blood rushing to my face as anger and frustration took over.Over the past few days, I had already lost count of the number of times Bradon and I had had this argument. For some reason that I could not comprehend, my life as a prisoner inside his household had resumed. There must have been a change in Bradon that I couldn't fully understand-something that had led him to decide to keep me under house arrest. Going out was no longer an option, even if I was escorted."You may leave when I tell you that you can," Bradon replied with the same infuriatingly calm response he always gave, his tone ticking me off even more."Listen, I'm not doing this because I want to be selfish. If there's a reason why you can't let me go outside, then please just let me know, and I'll try to be understanding," I said, taking
"I'll try not to come back late," Bradon replied without any further explanations. I only managed to simply nod my head before he was already out of the living room. The look that Bradon gave me told me to hold my tongue and not ask him any questions. I knew very well that asking him anything would be useless because he most likely wouldn't give me any kind of answer. As I stared at the doorway, my mind became even more unsettled than before. Something was definitely going on and Bradon was keeping it away from me. "Probably just work..." I mumbled to myself. It wasn't unusual for Bradon not to tell me much about matters related to his work, and I never minded. A sigh escaped my lips when I realized that I had officially failed once again. The worst part was that I felt very relieved at the very same time. Bradon's parting words, telling me that he would hurry back home gave me something to look forward to and that made me realize just how much I yearned to be with him. "Stop it,
I needed to leave him and as soon as possible, but I didn't know how I could achieve that. My past experiences have taught me quite directly that I couldn't truly run away from Bradon. Escaping from the mansion was unquestionably impossible. I could not run away, so that meant that I needed to get Bradon to agree to let me leave. My legs already felt weak, and I wanted nothing more than to crawl into bed and shut my eyes to escape reality. I knew that I needed to talk to Bradon about ending our fake marriage as soon as possible, although I had no idea how to bring up the topic. Something told me that it might prove to be difficult to get Bradon to agree, and there was always a risk that he might react unpredictably.However, if everything he did was simply him just acting out his role and his feelings for me didn't truly exist, then that might be the solution to all of my problems. If he felt no attachment to me, then he should have no problem letting me go just as planned. After all
The party ended early, yet it was quite eventful, at least for Bradon and myself. I felt like there was a storm raging inside of me all the while that we rode back to his mansion. It felt like there was something right at the tip of my tongue that I wanted to say, but yet I couldn't bring myself to say it. There were times when I thought that I fully understood myself and what I wanted, and yet at the very same time, I felt so confused and lost. The feelings that were struggling to take dominance inside of me did not make sense, and it made me feel as if my thoughts and my feelings were heading in the direct opposite direction of one another.Bradon's words of defiance as he confronted my father came back to me loud and clear:"Dahlia is not your daughter anymore, and neither am I one of the Vulkans. I will never let you take my wife..."I should have known that entering into this contract marriage with Bradon, while taking my sister's place, would somehow lead to blurring the line be