MARINA This was the first day of the month and I hadn't heard from Maruska. I didn't get the usual distant happy new month text he usually sent, nor did I hear from him. And as I sat at the head of the table, presiding over the meeting my father had organized and asked me to be in charge of, I kept checking my phone from time to time and hoping he would send a message. But I didn't get that. Usually, I wasn't bothered by his texts or not. In fact, I didn't care one bit for it. But with everything that had been happening in the past month surrounding that bitch, Maeve, I was wary. Wary of what he had planned and his next move. Maruska could be more cunning than a snake and the idea that he was waiting to pounce on me scared the hell out of me. "The meeting will be held same time next week," Mr Cedric spoke and I snapped my head up to see him staring directly at me. I'd zoned out several times at this meeting and I wasn't sure I grasped most of it. While eve
MAEVE I stared at the drink she handed me for a while, wondering if drinking it was a good idea. I mean, it surely wasn't spiked as it was still sealed shut, but I still didn't believe her. "Maruska gets whatever he wants," she chuckled. "It's so hard to resist him when he looks like that." "It's not so hard," I said in reply and I meant those words. Maruska could be imposing in all honesty. I never wanted him, he got what he wanted because he forced me to be with him. "I see why he wants you." "You know what?" I started, turning to face her fully. "I don't understand why you're here and seated beside me. I'd rather you walked the other way. Just because I have said nothing or acted oblivious doesn't mean I don't see what you're doing. I don't want to be friends with you." "Chill out," She laughed, pushing to her feet. "I am not here to be friends with you. I am here to warn you." "What exactly could you want to warn me about? To stay away from someone who do
MARUSKA We arrived at the airport hours later. Maeve, who had been fast asleep was awoken and I caught her before she fell. "Uhm, where are we?" She asked, looking around. Then it dawned on her after a few seconds and she pulled out of my hold. We didn't say another word to each other as we made our way towards the car waiting to drive us back to the mansion. A few guards were waiting by the tarmac and as soon as we were sighted, they hurried towards us and took the boxes from Yuri. I'd gotten information on the island and immediately decided it was time to leave. In situations like these, especially when it favored you, smartness and swiftness needed to be put in place. I tried helping Maeve into the car but she seemed to be doing quite a good job herself. She slipped in and scooted to the far corner of the car before taking a seat. I wanted to ask her what was wrong, but I didn't see the need to do that. She was upset and she had the right to have a
MAEVE My eyes fluttered open to the sound of movements and immediately jolted to see we had arrived at the mansion. For the next few seconds, I was slightly disoriented so I had no idea where we were. But when my eyes finally got accustomed to my surroundings, I saw that we weren't at the mansion I'd been recently taken to, but a different location. Panic settled in and I turned to see Maruska seated beside me and on his phone. He must have heard my movements because he immediately pulled into the earbuds he had on and caught my arm before I could move. "What's wrong, Maeve?" "Where are we?" I asked, my voice filled with panic. "Relax," He smiled softly and slid his phone into his pocket. "We're at one of my mansions. But we will only be here for a short while before we leave." "Why?" I asked, scooting away from him and pulling from his hold. "Why are we in another mansion? Why should we be?" He shrugged. "It's nothing you should worry about. Just know y
MARINA I watched as the strippers danced, a look of satisfaction on my face. I was paying a visit to one of my underground clubs today as I was in a really good mood. Maruska's location had been detected and like a time bomb, my patience ticked away. But still, I was in a good mood today. Thonet followed behind me as we took a seat at the far end of the area. I sat in the dark and waited for Thonet to whip out a cigar from the box he usually held for me. Bringing it towards me, I opened my mouth and clamped my lip over it, nodding in approval as he lit it up. I caught sight of Zena. She was one of my favorite strippers and an assassin at the side. She was too good, even for my services. That was why I kept her and paid her well. She was literally the best asset I'd acquired in my years of recruiting girls like her. "Get her for me, Thonet," I ordered. He nodded immediately and crossed over to the side of the room. Zena was pressed against one of her custom
MAEVE We finally arrived home and I noticed my body relax. I relaxed so badly that I almost fell asleep again. But I was hungry. It was a hunger I couldn't even fight. I turned to Maruska, my chin wobbling as I fought the urge to tell him I was hungry. I didn't want to come off as a big eater, but the baby was literally asking me to eat! Ugh! "I'd like to have another meal," I said to Katarina as soon as we got in. She nodded immediately and I noticed she stalled the excitement and the questions she had before she ran into the kitchen. Thankfully, Maruska was on a call so I snuck away from him and made my way into the kitchen, hoping he'd been too carried away to hear my hungry whines. Katarina later arrived with a huge bowl filled with vegetable salad and a large lamb rub. I stared at it, eyes wide in surprise before I looked up at her. "I am not sure I can finish this," I muttered. "You need it for the baby," She smiled. "And no, you're never eati
THIRD PERSON POV A dark-haired lady, wearing a skimpy red dress, and a pair of black Jimmy Choos, pushed past a crowd of drunk sweaty people, dancing and frolicking against the messy floors. Strobe lights danced around the room. A drunken man stood in her way, smiling widely like a predator, wrapping his arms around her waist, he proceeded to speak with his alcohol-filled breath. "My, don't you look sexy tonight?" Zena was really not in the mood to politely ask a stranger to let her be so she pushed him to the side and he crashed to the floor. Gasps were heard around but she didn't care at this point. She made a beeline for the bar and slipped into a stool, smiling at the bartender whose skin was marked with so many tattoos. He smiled at her. "What would you be having, pretty lady?" She smiled back at him, slipping her burgundy manicured nails into her painted lips. "I'd have bloody Mary, thanks." "Target in sight." She spoke into the one-way voice li
MARUSKA It amazed me how much power Marina thought she had. Of course, she was in control of a whole lot of things. She was powerful. Respected by nearly everyone who knew her and what she was capable of. A ton of that respect came from the fact that she was married to me and I believed she constantly forgot how much power I could wield too. I knew what she was capable of so I made sure I had spies following after not only her, but the people who worked for her. Yuri had gathered a group of well-trained spies and made them into a powerful team and each time Marina made a move, there was always someone lurking in the shadows, someone who worked for her to update me on everything that was going on. A knock on the door had me tearing my gaze off the paperwork I was going through and when I saw Yuri standing there, I knew there was news. "Has she been captured?" I asked. "Not yet," He replied. "But she is under close watch. I asked the men to leave her fo
MAEVE His entrance was slow at first. He held onto my head and began to thrust in and out of me like he had control over every part of me. "Yes, yes," He moaned. "I love how perfect your lips look around my cock. So so fucking perfect. I love fucking your pussy. Do you know how good you feel?" "We already did this, Maruska," I sighed, looking up at him. He nodded. "Just for a little bit. The first time was magical. Where did you learn how to do this?" I could barely respond. He kept going and pulled out suddenly before bringing me to my knees. This time, I had the advantage to bob my head forward and backward but he didn't let me finish. He lifted me off the floor with ease and tossed me into the bed before pulling me towards him. His entrance was unexpected and fast. The mix of his length stretching me plus the hint of mint and ice on my skin made it a slightly painful combination which I somehow liked. He took off the gag and grabbed me by the chin, pul
MAEVE "What are you doing, Maruska?" I asked as I turned to face him. My eyes widened when I saw the BDSM tools he had come along with. "Maruska," I whispered. "I've never done this." "There's always a first time." He replied and pulled me towards him. Picking the nipple clamp, he loosened it and began sucking my nipples till they were hard. He clamped it around my nipple and I cried out, nearly grabbing after him. But he stepped back and turned me behind to face him again. "I won't show you any mercy, Maeve. Don't think I'd stop either." I'd never imagined being tied up and restricted in this manner. Though my friends had talked about enjoying BDSM, it was new to me. It was new, exciting, and scary at the same time. Although I wasn't worried about my baby bump because Maruska was being extra careful with handling me. I had no idea how he was able to rough handle me softly but I enjoyed it. I fucking did. Maruska had tied me up, and he seemed to enjoy torturing m
Maruska Today had been a plethora of activities I didn't even want to think about. We were drawing close to getting Marina apprehended and even if Venovic hadn't given a response to the email I sent to him, I had high hopes that he was going to give a response soon enough. All I needed was patience. And yesterday, when I had gotten the strangest reply ever, I didn't know at first that it was from Venovic. He had sent a spy and made sure the spy was caught and when it dawned on me later that this was him saying yes to the deal, I was more than happy. Fucking happy. And also wary as Venovic had proven yet again how fucking smart he could be. Like c'mon, he'd send a spy who put himself in the position to be caught. I had to give him his fucking flowers. And after that had been dealt with, I felt like myself again. The tension subsided and I found myself stable enough to need Maeve. I'd been an asshole to her. I remembered the look of excitement on her face whe
MAEVE I was successful in slipping into my room without getting caught. Once I shut the door behind me, I leaned against it, wondering what I had just witnessed. Maruska was putting his hands on someone. I mean, it was quite obvious but for what reason? I could go on pretending not to be aware of what the hell was happening but right now, I wasn't sure I could do that. In fact, I wasn't sure I could do that anymore. I wanted to know what was happening because I'd been kept in the dark for too long and it wasn't fair in any fucking way. A knock on the door had me jolting out of my thoughts and making my way towards the door. I stood there and took a few deep breaths, knowing fully well that this was Maruska knocking on the door. I wondered what punishment he had for me, in case he had seen me. My fingers curled around the door knob and I pulled it open. "You're not asleep," He said and took a step into the room. I backed away from him, standing to
MAEVE Last night had been a mix of amusing and absolutely annoying because why the hell had he been a bit nice before he bit me with his words? He'd been acting strange since he returned last night and thankfully, I didn't think too much of it. I decided to believe he was having a really bad day. I was glad that he hadn't followed me to bed so I just watched a movie till I fell asleep. I woke up to my face on the screen of my phone and sunlight was pouring into my room. Squinting, I shielded my face and turned to the other side, yawning as I slipped out of my bed. I walked to the window with the intent of pulling the drapes close. I hated too much light. Alesya must have pulled the drapes open while I was out. But when I got to the window, I was stopped when I saw a familiar body moving through the pool. I squinted towards the pool, eyes widening when the swimmer stepped out of the pool. Maruska. It was illegal for anyone to look that hot and I wond
Maruska I felt her before I saw her and the urge to smell her rushed through me. I couldn't control myself. Immediately I saw her wearing that dress and looking sumptuous, all I wanted to do was touch her, inhale her heady scent. These past few days of running around and fishing for information from nearly every source ad been really shitty. Nothing seemed to please me right now and I was neck deep into work. And while I did these, I realized that somehow, I was starting to slowly obsess over her and it was scary. Fucking scary. I had immersed myself in work, hoping I would forget about her in a day or so. But it was impossible. At every waking moment, all I thought about was her; the smile, the twinkle in her eyes, and my child. I found myself wanting to know everything about her past. I thought the ones I knew were enough but it was only a scratch on the surface of the life she had experienced and I wanted to know more. I really wanted to. I was the least
MAEVE Well, today ended on a good note. Yuri drove us to the Italian restaurant and booked us a table. He had offered me just a seat, asking me to order whatever I wanted so he could leave the card with the cashier and wait in the car. It felt odd, to be honest. One, I didn't want to be alone in this exotic restaurant and two, it made no sense that he would stand outside and wait for me. Maruska wasn't here for him to do that and I wanted to have a conversation with someone. I knew Yuri wasn't the type that talked or regarded me more than Maruska's mistress, but still, I believed I could break through his ice. Well, I disagreed. I couldn't sit here alone. Not when it had a lot of people. Now that I thought about it properly, I had a little dose of social anxiety. Why couldn't I just sit without tapping my feet on the floors or playing with my fingers? I decided that I couldn't sit alone so I pushed back my seat and walked over to where Yuri stood before the coun
MARUSKA Yuri left minutes ago to be with Maeve. He was the only one whom I was sure she felt comfortable around and if I didn't want her having any suspicions, Yuri had to be there. I loved having him at meetings like these because he always had something insightful to chip in, but I could do without him for just one day, Thankfully, all members had arrived, including Cedric who was our secret informant. As soon as I walked in, they all rose to their feet and bowed in respect. Cedric left his seat and came to shake hands with me. Although I wasn't interested in the boastful display of familiarity, I still shook hands with him. There was no need for anything else as I was more interested in getting this meeting over with. I slipped my phone out of my pocket and quickly sent a text to Maeve, who I was sure would be worried about my whereabouts, not because she cared but because she was scared. She didn't reply to the text I sent to her. I didn't bother checking i
MARUSKA Things were finally coming together. Although I wasn't sure what it was going to be for Maeve and me, I was sure as hell that I wanted to bring Marina down. And I'd been threading carefully as I knew how dangerous it could be when it came to her. She was the daughter of a top politician in the country and messing with her was the last thing I wanted to do. So I was going to operate in the shadows. Yuri had sent spies after the stripper Marina employed. That night, she had successfully seduced three of my men. And it was three because she couldn't seem to get them to succumb to her temptation. Well, Omar fell for her whims but it was only because he knew what she was after. Maeve stirred beside me and I looked at her, a small smile spreading on my face. I hated that I had to move her around but it looked like she was having fun and she seemed rather relaxed. My eyes darted to her belly. It was starting to push out. A small pouch that had my-our chil