(Ashley’s POV).Tired. Confused. Lost.I blinked my eyes open slowly and realised I was lying on a very soft and comfortable bed. It was not at all helping me to get up. I looked around and realised I was alone.The sun seeped through the curtains which was the only light in the room. It was pretty dark and gloomy. What the hell had happened to me?I could not remember much. It was a blur in my mind.Groaning in pain with my head throbbing from the inside, I tried to get up but it proved to be not that easy as it seemed. I fell back on the bed and stared on the ceiling. That ceiling looked very familiar.Then, the door to the room opened wide but I could see no one entering. The sound of little footsteps running was heard and I knew instantly who it was.“Mommy!” it was my son. Oh, I was so happy to see him. At least something good happened during my memory loss. My son was safe.He jumped on the bed and hugged me tightly. So tight that made me breathless. I did not mind that at all.
(Nikolai’s POV).My heart was beating fast seeing her holding that f*cking red bag of hers. I should have thrown it away. I should have chained her to the bed if this was what she planned to do.After what had happened in the past two days ago, I could not believe she was leaving me. I was not going to let it happen.I clenched my hands on my sides into a fist. I was doing all I could to calm myself down. My eyes were staring at her all the way as she stood up slowly and turned around to face me.Teddy was hiding behind her long sexy legs, covering his face from me. Did he tell her? It was supposed to be our secret.I did not want Ashley to know what she had done. It would freak her out. I was freaked out. But, with all the love I have for her, I was willing to accept her as what she was. It was just the same as how she had accepted me as who I was.I wondered if she truly wanted to be with me.I did not care! I wanted her to stay and I would not let her go. Ever!Before I opened my
(Nikolai’s POV).She looked like me and sighed. I wished I could hear her thoughts or at least feel her emotions. Women, they were not easy for me to understand and Ashley was no exception to that.“Hungry?” I tucked her hair behind her ears gently. She nodded with her eyes staring at the stairs. I noticed she does that a lot. Spacing her mind out. I caressed her cheeks and sighed, “Everything is going to be alright. Trust me. I got it handled”She pouted her lips and looked at me with her teary eyes, “Did I hurt Ivan?”She had hurt a lot of my men that night. Some were still in the Hospital getting proper treatment. Some broke their teeth, broker their legs, twisted their arms and she even set a few on fire.I did not want to tell her everything. It was not going to help her that way. I needed to calm her down first.“Let’s eat. Then, we talk” I held her hand and guided her to walk to my kitchen. I hoped to have enough ingredients to cook a simple dish for her. Something that could
(Author’s POV).He took her silence as a “yes”.As she closed her eyes, she could feel his warm hands touching her body underneath her dress. His mouth moved from her mouth down to her throat and ended on her erected exposed nipples, “N-Nikolai”She called his name with her erratic breathing. Feeling her knees weakened, she slipped down on his body and hugged him close, “We can’t. No, Teddy would come back soon. We need to stop”He chuckled and carried her body to sit on the large soft leather sofa at the lounge area, “Not that soon, honey”He slowly lay his body on her. Feeling his weight on her, she smiled in between their endless kisses, liking the feeling of his body crushing hers. Shivers passed through her body as she felt his lips and circling tongue on her skin.Letting out her passionate moans, Ashley arched her back as she felt him devouring her folds. Her legs were lifted on his shoulders as he moved to taste her sweetness, “I f*cking love you, Ashley”His words made her s
(Author’s POV).Wednesday arrived and it was the day that Ashley had to attend for a hearing with the committee of judges for the competition. The hearing was held to decide on whether she could keep her award or otherwise.Seated behind in the car next to Nikolai, Ashley was looking out the window and thought about what she had discussed with Finley and his boyfriend Dave. Dave found a way to help her deal with the DNA test to prove Teddy was Nikolai’s son. But, it proved to be a difficult favour to be done with.Nikolai was on the phone talking to his men on business matters. As usual, he spoke in his native language thinking that Ashley would not understand about the business he was running.And one of the conversations was on how to deal with the matter Ashley had caused with Antonio’s son. Ashley had caused Antonio’s son to be permanently unable to walk again. A cost that Nikolai had to pay for the damage Ashley had caused few nights ago at the highway.“Everything alright, hone
(Ashley’s POV).I almost had sex in the moving car. If it was not for the hearing scheduled that morning, I would most likely given myself to him. Willingly.Nikolai was being very patient with me. I knew he longed to have me submitting myself to him. I could sense him controlling his desire to bed me again.It was not as if we never had sex before. It was just him playing with my mind making me want him more. And I felt, I was losing this game of his.Nikolai was all I could think at night and staying at the room next to his was difficult for both of us. At times, I had wished I could jump on his bed and finished what he had started all day. Flirting, touching me and saying love words were his mind games to make me want him.He truly made me desire on having him inside of me.I looked at him as he fixed his shirt and went on to fix my dress with his fingers brushing my skin slowly and intimately. His eyes were on me as he gave me the sexiest smile that made my heart flutters like a
(Author’s POV).“Miss Winters, I am sure you are well acquainted with the panel of judges and committee members that are present tonight. My name is Jennifer Belfire, representing my brother Julian today. He can’t make it to chair this meeting today. So, let’s keep this matter short as we are all busy people” Jessica was known as sharp and attentive to details. She found the matter trivial and thought it was just an act of jealousy between designers.But, her duty was to conduct a fair hearing before deciding on a decision.Waving her hand, she requested for her assistant to flash images of evidence on the large screen facing the judges. Images of the submitted files with condoms were one of the pieces of evidence seen.Another image that was flashed was an intimate picture caught between Ashley and Nikolai at the entrance of a hotel. It was the night that Ashley had asked Nikolai to help her get invitation for the Masquerade party to get evidence that Helen was behind the pack of co
(Ashley’s POV).I was trying hard not to flood my cheeks with my own tears. I swiped my eyes with my fingers and those damn tears came down anyways. My father never said those kinds of words to me before.It was lovely. Touched my heart, definitely.My eyes were then staring at Nikolai who was smiling at me. My focus was no longer on the judges but on what should I do next after I get back home in Amberose City.Would he follow me back home? Would our relationship work being so far apart living in different countries? I sighed not knowing what sort of future would be for us. I had hope we would find a way that would make my son happy.For the past few days living with Nikolai, I had never seen Teddy so happy. Nikolai was good to us and I knew it would be hard to tell my son we were going home soon. We would need to find a way to make this work. I wanted it to work. I hoped Nikolai would do the same.With the support from Ashton Knight, my father, I knew the hearing would be in my fav