Novel-novel oleh Bee Edmund

Ava’s pov.“Awwwwn! This is so sweet, when did they have this all set up?” I asked with a surprised look on my face.There were flowers everything, from the door leading up to the bedroom. The view on the bed was so unique, it had a heart shape and two swans on it facing each other.I could not bring myself to even fall on the bed, but the smile on my face disappeared as I turned around and saw the unpleased look on Ivan's face, which he managed to mirror to my perfectly beautiful face.“Do you think we have the time for this?” Ivan said in my voice. “We need to figure out a way to have you sign that deal.”“Yea, yea, your majesty.” I mocked him in his voice, while bowing mockingly. “How do we do that now?”“Is there a laptop nearby? We need internet connection to set you up, there's no need to worry about how to access the deal, because I'm here. I'll guide you through everything, you just have to —”The fact that he was bossing me around in my voice, was getting me upset gradually.

Ava's pov.I could not feel more proud of my best friend at that moment, there were some silly actions that Lila did not entertain.“Nice punch.” I whispered to her before straightening up, when Chris got back to us.“Why would you do something like that?” He was upset no doubt.I stepped in just before he could try anything funny. “It was a mistake, she saw a fly on your woman's lips and tried to swat it away.”Ivan looked surprised at the turn of events and tried to check on Sally. “Hey, are you okay? You might need to see a doc—”Sally flung Ivan's hands away from her body, looking up at her with a crazy look. “This is all your fault, you wench.”I rushed over to Ivan's side. “Don't you dare talk to my wife in that manner, I won't take it.”“Wait, what did I do?” Ivan was confused. “The one who hit you is right over there, but you want to put it all on me? You really lack brains.”“Burnnnn!” Lila purred, feeling pleased with the way Ivan had responded to Sally.The was nothing but

Ava's pov.I turned to face Ivan's mother and smiled at her with her son's bright eyes. “Do you want grandkids that soon, mom?”“Not really, but I'm being very optimistic about this.” She said in a voice that showed your sincerity.Ivan rushed forward to her, away from Lila's hold. “Mom, I mean mother in law —”“You can call me mom too, you're part of the family now.” His mother interrupted him.“Great!” Ivan muttered before raising my head to look at his mom better. “I don't think we can promise you that any time soon, we are both busy and honestly, I'm glad this whole wedding thing is over. It took too much of valuable time, that we're supposed to use for work.”She looked back and forth between the two of us. “Ivan, what did you do to your wife? She caught your over working virus already.”“I guess I am very good at influencing people around me.”Lila stared at me as I spoke, I could see the confusion building in her eyes. She already suspected something, it did not matter since I

Ivan's pov.“Are you drunk already?” She asked me, pulling my eyelids up to probably check my pupils better.“Don't touch me!” If there was one thing I hated, it was people getting all mushy and being in my skin.“Relax, I did not wipe your makeup off if that's what you're so concerned about.” She took a good look at me, from head to toe. “Something’s up with you Ava, your aura is different.”Oops! We couldn't risk anyone knowing about the swap, so I decided to get on this woman's good side. She seem kind of close to Ava, after all.“I'm just stressed, the wedding and all, it's getting to me.” The wig was itching, so I scratched it a little after saying that.“No! No! No! This is not good.” She exclaimed.“What's wrong?” I asked even though I was not in the least interested in whatever she had to say.She came closer to me, after making sure there was no one around. “Your lace is coming off.”“That? Ava mentioned it to me, I'll fix it soon.”“Ava did what?”“Huh?”“Why are you talking

Ivan's pov.It was 4pm already, I had taken a glance at the Cartier watch Ava had worn. For the second time that day, I was impressed with the choice she made.I had to figure out a way for us to leave this place, so she could come home with me and attend to the merger problem.But as we danced to Perfect and she placed a kiss on my cheeks, I forgot all about the deal.‘What is this weird feeling I'm having in my stomach?’ I asked myself in my thoughts.When our song was over, I was overjoyed at the possibility of going home finally when the MCs voice came on again. “Hold your position, groom and bride. It's time for the guests to join you on the floor.”Another song came on, as the guests rushed to join us. “Fuck!!!” I cursed again for the one hundredth and sixtieth time today. “Can't we just skip this part?” I asked the groom, Ava, who seem to be having a blast.“I love dancing, we're staying.” She said with a tone that gave me no room to argue.There was no way I could wiggle mys

Ava’s pov.“You really can't coordinate anything in your life.” I heard my voice say to me, but the sight that met my eyes when I turned around was hilarious. “Get it off my face!!”I had shoved the cake into the bride's nose, even when I had clearly seen her open my mouth wide to receive the cake.The little commotion had caused even Chris to look our way. For a split second, I thought I saw him look at me with concern and it made me feel giddy.But when his partner whispered something to him, his focus shifted back to her. That left me burning with anger, I'll just have to pay more attention to my wedding and stop messing it up.Sensing that people around were already taking it bad, I knew I had to explain this to them. “That was a joke, it's something my wife and I have always wanted to try out.” I bent over and whispered into his ears. “Smile, I'm as frustrated as you are.”Ivan did not have any option but to smile with my face, before facing the Master of the ceremony. “I'm goo

Iris pov. “Do you know him, mom?” I asked confused. She wanted to reply, but placed her hand on her lips to stop any sound from coming out. Her eyes were still on Vince which was leaving me more confused, so I faced Vince. “Have you met my mother before ?” “No, this is my first time.” He replied immediately. “What's wrong with you mom? Is everything okay?” I asked her. Vince came closer to me and patted my hands. “I think you mom has a lot to tell you, I'll be right by the door. Call me if you need me.” “You should tell her everything, there's no point in hiding it or would you like me to?” He asked my mom, then left before she could even say a word. I tried to calm myself to fully understand what was going on here, but the tension was killing me from the inside. I could even feel my headache becoming worse. “Mom, how do you know him?” I asked again. “I don't think I have ever introduced you two.” “Baby.” She managed to say between sobs. “There's something I have to tell you.

Iris pov.When I opened my eyes first, everywhere looked strange. As I tried to understand my surroundings, I saw him. “Vince.” The word came out of my mouth, before I could think of anything.His eyes were bloodshot and he looked like he had not slept at all. So, when that phone call kept coming in, I asked him to take it.My mind tried to process what I had just gone through, I looked at the IV lines I was connected to and instinctively touched my head.“Phew! It's a good thing they cut from down here, if it had been any higher I'll have to do a messy bun on that miserable wedding day.” I whispered to myself.Even if I was not doing this with all of my heart, I still cared about appearances.Vince got off the call and stared at me, like he did something wrong.“Why do you look grim?” I asked. “Who was on the phone?”“Your mom.”“What?” I had completely forgotten about her, to think that she called now of all times. A mother's instinct for sure was always right. “Can you call her b

Vince's pov.I’d paid them half a million, wired before the scalpel even touched her skin to buy this wing of the hospital for the night. This was different from her surgery bill, but I did not care at this point.“How did things go with the men who got her?” I asked Phil, when he came to check on me.“We have one with us, with time he'll spill and let us in.”“Don't go easy on him.” I looked at Phil with bloodshot eyes. “They're the reason she has to fight for her life in there.”“Alright boss.”He stepped out and brought me coffee, then left to handle things after some time. I paced until my legs burned, then sank into the chair again with my head in my hands.My Iris was going under those knives because of me. The guilt filled my chest, causing me pain I had never felt before. Right now, I was just a man terrified of losing the only light in his darkness.My phone buzzed with updates from the streets, about what had just gone down but I silenced it. Nothing mattered except the woma

Vinces pov.“Boss, we found her.” Phil informed me, making my eyes to open.“Let's head out!” I thundered as I stood Phil looked at me for a second. “We can handle the rescue operation ourselves, you don't have to get involved. What if something goes wron—”I did not allow him to finish the words, before cutting him off. “She's already in danger and you expect me to choose safety?”“I'm sorry boss.”“Get everything ready, we're going together.”This time he did not try to argue. “Yes boss.”Within minutes, he had prepared my men and gathered all we needed as we headed out towards the location they had tracked.When the car came to a stop, I looked around and observed that it was some good distance away from where people lived.“Do you think gunshots will travel very far from here?” I asked Phil.“It's hard to tell, but I find that very unlikely.” Came the response.“Let's move in.” I signalled to my men as I took the lead.My boots hit the concrete like thunder as I kicked in the sid

Iris pov.One thought crossed my mind after overhearing them. Vince was definitely looking for me.“At least, I know I'm safe now.”That made me feel some form of relief, as I closed my eyes and drifted away to sleep land with a smile.There was nothing peaceful about the way I slept, since I was tied up and could barely move around. But being in situations like this, gave you little to no choice on comfort.I was somewhere in that strange, heavy corridor between consciousness and sleep when the door slammed open so forcefully that it hit the concrete wall behind it.I opened my eyes and looked around, the air felt like it was another morning since it was hard to know what time it was.There were three men this time, the first two who had come before and a third I hadn't seen before. He was younger with the particular brand of restless energy that made him immediately the most dangerous person in the room. “Good morning.” I greeted them, before I could think.I mean, there is no one

Iris pov.When I opened my eyes, the first thing that hit me was the stench of sweat and blood together before I tried to adjust to the dim lighting in the room I was kept in.“How long have I been out for?” I asked myself as I tried to move around, then noticed I was tied up.“Wait a minute, have I been kidnapped or something?” I shook my head. “Maybe this is some kind of surprise or event planned for me, because I haven't made anyone angry to warrant this.”I moved my head to the side and tried to think harder. “Vince would never try something like this, it's too low and besides this doesn't even look like his place.”“Mike would not even dare try this, he would have to take permission from his perfect woman and I'm certain the vixen, will say no to it. Who could possibly do this?”Suddenly the thought hit me that, I could be in actual danger and none of the men I had considered, were even aware of it. I tried to stay calm, but only held it in for a minute before I screamed out loud