MAEVE HAWTHORN. Staring at the paycheck I gripped so tightly with shaky hands, I let out a heavy sigh because I knew that just like every other paycheck before this one, I was going to be sacrificing it to pay off my father’s debt. His death wasn’t so sudden considering how he’s been sick for months but I was just too wimpy to pull the plug on him despite how terrible he’s been to me until his death a week ago. My world felt like it had crumbled down to my feet when along with the medical debt, I found out that my father was owing some other loan sharks and in order for them to not kill me, I had to take up extra jobs most of which had lesser pay just so I could meet up with the payments. ‘Is this really how you’re going to live your life, Maeve?’ I asked myself as I rested my back against the wall, waiting for the heavy downpour to stop. Tears welled up in my eyes but crying over something I can’t control is a luxury I didn’t have. Even after losing my father, I had no time
MAEVE HAWTHORNMy eyes fluttered open and fear gripped me as I looked at the dark, unfamiliar room that I was in. My head still hurt and even my eyes were finding it difficult to adjust to the darkness.‘What’s going on? What am I doing here?’ The questions roamed free in my head as I tried to make sense of what was going on and how I’d found myself here.My eyes widened at the realization, I remembered walking down the street and feeling someone behind me, I remembered they had a handkerchief over my nose.I’ve been kidnapped.My chest tightened and chills ran up my spine as I tried so desperately to swallow the bile that had formed at the back of my throat. Goosebumps filled my skin as I tried to work out an escape route in the unfamiliar room I was in.I tried to move and that was when I realized that I wasn’t tied up, I tried to look for my phone but realizing that the kidnappers couldn’t possibly be stupid enough to lock me in a room with my phone, I gave up my search for it.Cra
MAEVE HAWTHORN.My legs shook, standing before the devil wasn’t only threatening to break me, I felt like all of my insides were getting pulled out. The air felt thinner and I felt my stomach churn.Work for it? Under him?“W— What do you mean?” I stuttered, my gaze lifting but I was too weak to maintain eye contact with him because even though I hated to admit it, I couldn’t deny it.The more I stared into his dark, green eyes, the weaker I felt and the more I wanted him. The sound of Enzo’s heavy footsteps filled the air and I swallowed. I could feel the heat coming from him when he finally stopped in front of me, making it difficult for me to concentrate on anything other than his smell.He had a masculine smell of moss and pine and all of my thoughts came to an abrupt halt when he fingered a loose tendril of hair on my cheek, his fingers slightly grazing me.His fingers then trailed down my temple and my breath hitched, my heart was racing like crazy no matter how hard I tried to
ENZO DE-LUCAI wanted her, fuck, I wanted her more than I have ever wanted anyone. Her sensuous lips called out to me, her naked body was the bane to my heart at the moment.The only thing I could think about was how I wanted to pin her against the wall and fuck her until she was screaming my name.My teeth gritted and my dick twitched in my pants as I groaned, I’d finally heard her say what I wanted to hear but still, satisfaction was far from what I felt.Her skin was smooth despite the scars on the side of her stomach and the one on her neck. I have never seen a naked body look as gorgeous as this one before.Slowly, my gaze slid from her eyes down to her shoulders and then her breasts and my breath hitched. I wanted to cup those two perfection so much that it made my heart race.“Good girl,” I choked out, getting closer to her and taking a whiff of her cinnamon like scent. My eyes rolled so far to the back of my head and my lips parted.Something intense flowed through my entrance
ENZO DE-LUCAAware of her annoyance, I couldn’t help the smile that curled my lips as I whistled and it was only a matter of seconds before the door opened, revealing two maids with a new cloth.Yvette understood every of my unspoken words, she had positioned them by the door, ordering them to bring a new cloth for my new slut and she’d also told them when exactly they were to enter.The maids held Maeve’s hands open right in front of me, giving me more visual access to parts of her body that I hadn’t paid attention to before and that was when I saw more scars that made my blood boil.I wanted to know who did those things to her so I could kill them and if they’re already dead, I wouldn’t mind making a deal with the devil so that I could torture them in their afterlife.“You’re going to have your personal room in my house but I can’t guarantee your privacy,” I started after feeding my eyes with her body and her lips puckered with annoyance.“Just one rule, mama, do everything I ask wi
MAEVE HAWTHORN“Let go of me!” I screamed at the top of my lungs as the maids dragged me off to my new room or should I say my new hell, “I’m telling you to—”“Putting up this amount of fight won’t do anything for you,” one of the maids spoke up, causing me to stop my struggle against their holds.My stomach tightened and my jaw clenched as I managed to get out of their grips although they’d already had the intention of letting me go.Looking around the hallway, there were men stationed everywhere so I knew that even if I wanted to make a run for it, there’s no way I’d be able to do that.Everywhere I looked, everywhere I turned to, there were heavily built men around me, they had scary faces and the sight of them alone was enough to cause fear to tighten in my stomach.“I don’t know what you’ve done for him to be so interested in you but you should know by now that you’re not getting out of this house.” The maid continued.Her declaration of my bondage was so clear that I could feel
ENZO DE-LUCAThe embarrassment was clear on her face when she saw the look on mine, her mouth dropped open as she fumbled with her words and she colored fiercely.She was physically shivering, crimson with embarrassment, paling at the smile on my face that kept getting wider. I could see everything clearly because she was just like a book, easy to read.Her arm covered her boobs as her eyes left mine to look at the clothes she had scattered on the bed and the colors on her cheeks got even darker. Looking from me then at the clothes once again, she sprung into action but I was faster.Grabbing her arms, I pulled her back until she crashed into me, her hot boobs pressing really hard against my chest and a loud scream got out of her mouth.“WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING?!” She yelled out in anger, the embarrassment I’d seen just a second ago was starting to turn into rage, raw fury.“Do you really want to do that now?” I questioned, my eyes not leaving her brown ones as I leaned further
MAEVE HAWTHORN“Tell me to stop, Maeve,” he repeated and my body shivered at the sound of my name, “I can’t—” His voice trailed off as his tongue owned my mouth.I also wanted to stop him, I wanted to ask him to get away from me, I wanted to yell and tell him just how much I hated him all over again but I could barely do that now.My entire being was filled with a spark that he had ignited in me, I was too engrossed in the way my body felt against him, the way my boob pushed up against his chest when he released it, his breath against my lips as he took those little pauses to tell me to stop him.I was lost in just how perfectly he was kissing me to ask him to stop touching me. His voice was gruff and soothing and each time he pulled away from me, I wanted to curse at him.“D— Don’t stop.” I begged before I could know it, I was barely aware of my own voice as I pressed my body even harder against him.His hands slipped up my arms, pulling me even closer, so close that even the tiniest
MAEVE HAWTHORN.Her face was buried in his chest and they were both covered in blood. My eyes went wide and I felt anger knotting in my stomach as I stared at him.I shouldn’t be mad, I should be glad that he’s fine and there’s probably a reason he was holding her like that, something probably happened and I shouldn’t be angry but I couldn’t control.My teeth gritted and I felt my stomach curl in both pain and anger, my nostrils flared in fury as a cloud darkened my mind, thunder rattling my thoughts but despite it all, I forced myself to smile.“Welcome home, Enzo.” I said, swallowing all of the rage that was welling up in my throat but the disgust I felt seeing another woman in my man’s arms was so powerful I couldn’t ignore it.“I’m back,” he responded, his voice was low, rough, dull and tired, “I should have come to get you but I couldn’t leave Yvette alone, she got injured in the clash.” He explained and I nodded.“I’m sorry, I was—”“It’s fine, Enzo,” I cut in before he could fi
MAEVE HAWTHORN.The entire house was in a panic and the last thing I wanted was to let Enzo deal with that panic alone but I also knew that I was going to be getting in his way.“AHH!” I screamed, closing my eyes and covering both my ears when I heard the sound of a loud gunshot. Slowly, I opened my eyes to see that Enzo was completely gone.He had disappeared and I couldn’t see even the slightest trace of him in the hallway. My heart sank into my stomach right away.My breath caught in my throat and I could feel myself shaking like a fucking wet leaf as disturbing images built up in my head and I just couldn’t.That’s the father of my baby!“ENZ—”“No!” Clara said firmly, her hand clamping down on mine as she started pulling me down the hallway and towards the same room the women and men that couldn’t really handle violence were all heading too.“Something bad is going to happen, I can’t let him go there alone.” The words rushed out of my mouth as I struggled in Clara’s firm hold but
ENZO DE-LUCA.Her eyes were wide as she stared at me, it was evident that she was stunned, her tongue was absolutely tied and I swear I wanted to wait until she was ready to tell me but I couldn’t.My excitement was way beyond my ability to conceal and knowing how much I needed to learn, I wanted to get to work as soon as possible.I wanted to be there for every doctor’s appointment, for every morning, afternoon, evening or night sickness, I want to learn how to help her handle the mood swings she was going to be getting.Scrolling through the internet and I’ve learned a lot, I’ve learned that the pregnancy hormones are far stronger than the menstrual hormones and there would be days when she would just want me out of her hair because I’m annoying.I want to experience every single moment.“I know you’re pregnant and really, I was going to wait for you to tell me at your own time but there’s no way I can act like I don’t know anything.” I sighed as I sat up.Maeve was still in shock,
ENZO DE-LUCA.“What?” She looked shocked as I impaled myself next to her and placed my head on her shoulder, “what are you talking about?” She added.“I mean, I thought about it and my answer changed,” I responded, “having a baby is still scary but if you’re the woman carrying that baby then I don’t think I have to worry.” I paused.“I swear it sounded better in my head and not as if I wanted you as a breeder or anything of the sort, I just thought about having a mini you and that changed my mind.” I explained.Silence settled in the room and even the silence was so loud that I could not only hear my heart beating so fast but I could hear hers too and the chatter between my men downstairs.I wanted her to say something, to tell me that she still wanted my baby but my little flame didn’t say anything and I was left with thinking I’ve really ruined everything.“I know what I said the other day annoyed you and you’ve probably not forgiven me for it but I swear I had my own reasons even t
ENZO DE-LUCA.“Are you sure you’re okay?” I asked as I helped Maeve get out of the bathroom, I knew something was off about her, she’s been falling sick a lot lately but whenever I bring up the hospital, she would just change the subject.I could see her nipples protruding even though she was wearing one of the thickest shirts I own and her skin looks paler than usual, the outline of her boobs was enough to tell me how big it had gotten.That can’t be normal and not just that but even her favorite food seems to be irritating her now, she hates hearing some kinda voices and even I have to walk on eggshells around her.It’s scary and when I asked AI, it came up with tons of possibilities but the only one that wouldn’t stop ringing in my head is the possibility of pregnancy.She can’t be pregnant now, not when she had asked about what my reaction would be three days ago and I’d completely freaked out.THREE DAYS AGO.“Enzo?” Maeve called and I almost jumped because it was way past midnig
MAEVE HAWTHORN.Taking Enzo’s hand, both of us walked out of the house and he held the door open for me. His hand didn’t leave my thigh until we got to the restaurant.It was luxurious, everything, including the staff screamed excess luxury and I just couldn’t wrap my head around how he keeps finding places like this.Not that I should be surprised but each time I feel like nothing he does could surprise me anymore, he does not only surprise me but turns me on in the process.“What do you think?” Enzo asked as I kept my gaze fixed on the restaurant built like it was a penthouse, no word could have described what I thought.It was magnificent, magical and the interior made me feel like I’d completely left earth and was on another planet.“This way please.” A feminine voice put a halt to my thoughts and I held Enzo even tighter as I followed the waitress to wherever she was leading us to.I could tell this was the VIP section because only a few people were there and the light was dimly-
MAEVE HAWTHORN.“Which do you think I should wear today? I want him to be taken by surprise when he sees me.” I said, holding up two different dresses for Scarlett and Clara to choose.Everyday after that night at the beach has been nothing but bliss, it’s been more than a month now and Enzo and I are still going strong.My closet has been filled up with dresses, hoodies and T-shirts that he either got from me or I stole from him and I just felt like my life had never been better.When I told Scarlett and Clara about the new development, they had the same reaction even though they weren’t together when I told them.“The red one is sexy but I feel like the black is fierce and Enzo would definitely love it on you.” Clara said and Scarlett immediately nodded in agreement.Tonight is date night and he had gone out as usual to make preparations while I stayed back and just got ready for him to come pick me up.The thought of it made my heart flutter and even though I was so sure that nothi
ENZO DE-LUCA.“Why do you have to do this?” Maeve whined, hitting my chest as the tears poured down her cheeks uncontrollably, “I wasn’t prepared to cry tonight.” She added before standing on her tiptoe and slamming her lips against mine.I could feel the salty taste of her tears in my mouth as I kissed her and I closed my eyes to savor every taste of her, to get as much of her as I could possibly get.Wrapping my hands around her waist as she wrapped hers around my neck, I held her tightly, afraid to let go and I was glad that she didn’t try to get away from me.“I love you Enzo De-Luca,” she pulled out of the kiss long enough to say that before hugging me even tighter, “I LOVE YOU MORE THAN LIFE ITSELF!” She yelled so loud, I felt like my eardrums were going to blow up into smithereens.We just stood there, hugging each other and it felt like time stopped and the only sound that could be heard was the soft whoosh of the wind and the ocean.I felt refreshed, like a whole new person w
ENZO DE-LUCA.My eyes darted to my wristwatch and I sighed when I realized that we were already about two hours late to our reservation but I didn’t care.I wanted to spend the night with her doing something that doesn’t really involved fucking her and although I knew just how hard it would be, I knew I had to hold back.“I had about three places reserved for us but we’ve missed the first two, should we just go to the next one instead?” I asked as I got into the car with her.Maeve winced, she wasn’t really comfortable and I could tell that her pussy was already spurting out a mixture of our juices and it would definitely leave a big stain later.“Hmm Hmm.” She nodded, unable to speak as she took a deep breath and with one hand on her lap, I drove out of the building and directly to the beach restaurant I’d booked.It was the most romantic place out of all the three places I booked. I wanted to show and let her know that I was in this with her.I wanted to do something to assure her t