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Claudia I wanted to ask him last night about this surprise, but I was too tired to draw up words from inside me. I had always been the one there, doing the things I could for him. It was his weakness, I was used to. I wasn't used to this possessive man, that claimed me at every chance he got. I was new to this side of him, and I couldn't say I hated it. I gulped, thinking of all the times I had been met with possessive men. My father was one, I hated it because he was a cruel man. He lived his other daughters more than me because I was the daughter of a woman whom he had taken in as a slave. Then here, I was comfortable, but then not so much. Everyone seemed to know a lot more than I do, couldn't help but feel worthless. Before Marcellus, went to his meeting. I gave him details about what happened at the citadel. He replied with short nods and sighs, while he was distracted by my body. I loved that bi was his, holding on to the claim he had on me last night, it felt really nice t

Claudia “You do know you are postponing the inevitable, right?” His words were selected, and I couldn't help but feel the heat as he spoke. “We can't find a solution.” He shook his head. “I have given up funding a solution for a while now. A while, long before I met you.” I was feeling better, and I sat up as he rolled off the loved and started pacing. That's what he does, when there was a dilemma in his thoughts, he paced. I couldn't stand the sound of his flops against the marble. “Well, we can't.” I paused, “are you pissed that I actually found a way to give you more time.”“I have one question, Claudia. Did you do it for you or for me?” I swallowed. The words hung in my throat before going back down, I traced my fingers along the lines of the fluffy blanket. My eyes went down, staring at those fingers, which was a better sight than his bitter eyes. “I understand your reasons, but do you want to know why I wasn't looking to find a solution for the curse?” He began. “Because th

Claudia “Moon of my life”“Little moon”Those words echoed in his voice over and over. I blinked my eyes open, hoping to be in the filled with the foul stench of blood, the dark ceilings, haunted gates. Cages. “I'm not a witch!, I'm not. Marcel.” I fought the memory as the voice became louder in my head. I have been scorned for doing something right and been blessed with something I didn't yet understand. I dug the memory at the back of my mind as the fire in my veins become only stronger. “Ssssh, I'm here now.” I finally opened my eyes as the sweet scent of sandalwood enveloped my breath. His warm arms wrapped around me like a preserved gift he would rather not get hurt. “Marcel.” I whispered. “You are here. I thought I was going to be alone again.”He kissed my forehead. “You can't be alone, even if you'd like to. I would always be chasing your shadows.”“Are you okay?” I asked him. Funny, how that question should be directed at me. I was slain by his family didn't know who in p

Marcellus, The Darkness still haunted me. I had known for weeks that something was brewing, but I didn't think it would involve bringing me back from the dead. When I was twenty-five , the death scare came until it didn't. I had five extra years. Now, I don't know how long I had, but I knew it had everything to do with Claudia. When darkness took over, it felt cold for a bit. Haunting. I regretted sending her away. I didn't want her to watch me burn myself into nothingness. That was a task I had given myself, to watch myself fade before my eyes, no regrets, just emptiness. Then, regret came. Just one.Her. “Tell me what happened?” I questioned Nate as he looked at me casually, still in awe that I was still standing. “I already explained.” He began." We arrived at the citadel, the monk only let her in. I was outside waiting for her the entire time. She apparently summoned the goddess. Well, I wouldn't know, the only proof that she was being truthful is that you are alive."I sighe

Claudia The thought of being late overwhelmed me. That I might not be able to save him as I would have wanted, creeped into my bones. I stared at the moon goddess, whose silver hair was just like mine. Her eyes were like winter storm, just like mine. Her overflowing, black dress, danced around as she moved around the center of the open ground that she was summoned in, tears filled my eyes. "He can't be dead." I croaked as my eyes didn't wage hers."Please don't cry. He isn't dead yet but he soul wanders around heaven's keep. So what can I do for you?" I wanted to ask about a lot of things, things that I was yet to understand. I had lived as a slave all my life and yet, it felt like I was locked away from the wonders of the world we lived in. I summoned the moon goddess and yet the only request that didn't leave my mind was..."He is cursed and I want to save him.""The time for saving him hasn't come yet. You still have a long journey ahead, full of thorns and roses. And I am giving

Claudia "I am not going to leave you." My voice cracked, I felt my lower lips trembled. He had no right to demand that from me not after the night that we had. Not after everything that we have fought through to get here. I didn't want to leave him alone to die, to give in. I could see how tired he was, and he might want peace but the pain coming from the bond was entirely much. My lips parted, about to speak. I heard footsteps as they stopped at the entrance. It was Nate and Cassius. "Take her out of here. I don't want to see her." Marcellus ordered them, the shock in their eyes meant nothing to Marcellus. His expression was stern, looking away. Their legs were still fixed in one place. Marcellus glared at them, his eyes turned bloodshot, the small dark veins under his eyes were like tattooed under his eyes. "I said take her out of here!" He growled. I bet anyone outside the estate could hear him, the thunderous growl sent chills up in my spine. I wanted nothing more than to be wit

Lori "You are lying!" "I'm not." The doctor said calmly, flipping through my chart. "You are pregnant."I blinked, hard. My stomach flipped, nausea and my disbelief played a part. "No, I can't be. I...I stopped the fertility meds last month, they were messing with my appetite."Alex and I had been married for some years and I have always wanted a child. We wanted a child but it became all daunting throughout the years that we stopped trying. Then I didn't stop until last month. I thought we would be able to raise a family, that was before his betrayal surfaced. The air that flowed from my lungs crawled in my throat. The doctor looked at me, hesitated. "That's...exactly what I wanted to talk to you about."Something in her voice made my skin crawl."What?" She turned the chart toward me, tap a line of text. "The lab ran some checks on the medication you submitted with your last blood panel." "Okay..." I was impatient. "You weren't on fertility boosters. The drugs in your system

Andrei“…and then I told her, ‘If he’s not texting you back, he’s just not that into you,’ but would you believe she still waited?”I blinked. Stared at the woman sitting across from me. Blonde, glossy lips and a red dress that screamed 'try hard' and a voice that never stopped running. My jaw ached from clenching it. My father had set me up with her. Another in a long line of his desperate attempts to secure his legacy through my bloodline. "Andrei, you’re the last Orlov left. You need an heir." I didn't need this. I needed silence, I needed something different, a challenge. A different puzzle in the game. I love puzzles especially when it came in the form of measly humans. I checked my watch for the third time. "Oh bored already?!" She giggled. "Don't worry, I'm not that high maintenance." I said nothing, my phone buzzed. Thank God. It was Levi, one of the few people I tolerated. A single message with a video file attached. "Watch this now!" His text screamed like a matter of ur

Lori"What the hell is going on?" I shouted as the officers, shoved me out of the lawyers office and towards the waiting squad car. "You are under arrest, Mrs Harper." One of them said flatly. My body boiled in fear, I had an inkling what was going on but maybe this was something else? I tried to console myself.."For what?" I yelled back as they dragged me down."Fraud, embezzlement and Grand theft." It was him. It doesn't take a genius to know that Alex was behind this. I was too slow to act. To save myself and here he was, making the first move so I can pay for his crime."You don't understand, I didn't do those things. I haven't committed a crime in my entire life.""That's not for you to say." The officer dismissed me. I laughed, panicked. "Are you serious? This is a joke right? I didn't do any of that?!" They ignored me, cold and robotic.I tried to fight them off but they cuffed me so fast, I barely had time to blink. My heels scraped the pavement, my voice cracked. "I need t

Lori "You think I wouldn't find out?!" I threw the tablet across the kitchen counter, screen lit up with the transaction logs. Alex didn't flinch, he casually sipped his expresso. Like I didn't just tell him, someone has been laundering money through my foundation."That's my name on every transfer," I snapped. "But your signature, Alex. Yours!""So?""So?" My voice cracked. "It is fraud. It's illegal. That's my reputation!" "It is handled," he said icily. "Your charity is cleaner than my shoes. They won't trace it."I tightened my fist. "My team already knows. You used me, you used the foundation—""I funded that foundation," he finally looked up. "Without my money, you'd be holding bake sales." I stepped back like he slapped me. *Is this why you are so calm? Because you think I will roll over like I always do?""You are acting like a child.""No, I'm acting like a woman who just found out that we husband was a criminal."He laughed, shaking his head in disappointment like I said

Lori "You forgot the reservation?!" I snapped, pacing the kitchen ties, hands fisted. Today was supposed to be a special day and yet, I found myself in a whirlwind of anger. "I'm sorry, Ma'am. I thought...""You thought?!" I whirled on her. "It is our anniversary! I left one thing in your hands, one!"The maid Ava bowed her head, Feigning regret. I saw right through it. I had been seeing right through her fake appearances for years and yet Alex wanted us to keep her still. Left for me, I'd rather fire her since she wasn't good for anything. I sighed."I had a long day." I muttered, trying not to scream. " All I wanted was a dinner with my husband."Ava mumbled something under her breath, I glared at her. "What was that?!" Before she could reply, he walked in. Alex—my husband—Tall, warm eyed, still in his dress shirt like nothing's wrong. "Hey." He wrapped his arms around me, kissing my cheeks. "Babe, let it go." "She forgot the reservation, Alex. The whole dinner is ruined."He