She jumped on me and started attacking me. People tried to get her off me but it was like she had been possessed and she had incredible strength. She used her hands to claw at my skin.I tried to push her off but it only made her attack me harder than before. She didn’t dare let me go. It took Maxim getting there and pulling her off me to get her to stop. She shrugged him off and tried to come at me again but he was standing in front of me.She walked to the center of the garden and gathered the attention of everyone.“This man was supposed to marry me. For five years, he promised to marry me and make me his wife but this girl came along a year ago and suddenly he wants nothing to do with me. She was the one who spoiled everything.”She smoothed out her dress and turned all her attention to Maxim. She held out her hand for him to take.“Come to me now and let’s get married. I am ready for us to get married. I even took out my wedding dress and I have my vows.”Everyone looked at her l
Maxim had gone above and beyond for everything. I gasped, my hand on my mouth when I saw the scene in front of me.I was looking at an enchanting garden walkway that looked like it belonged in a fairy tale. It was an exquisitely romantic setting, and I didn’t understand what for.Dozens of overhead lanterns hung from sprawling tree branches above, casting a soft, golden glow against the dark sky. They gave the scene a dreamlike, floating quality—like stars captured and brought down to earth.At the end of the walkway stood a white flower-covered arch, framed beautifully by soft garden lighting. It’s the perfect focal point, suggesting a place where something deeply intimate or ceremonial is about to happen.The path was polished dark wood, flanked on either side by pale pink flower petals scattered perfectly. The petals were thick and lush, hinting at indulgence and attention to detail.Both sides of the path were lined with sculpted greenery and abundant white blooms—roses, hydrangea
Maxim was ready to launch our relationship to the public. He informed me that as soon as he came from the important meeting he had told me he was going to earlier that day. He was the happiest I had ever seen him.It almost seemed like he had gone to get approval from someone to announce our marriage. Still, I didn’t ask him because I knew he wouldn’t tell me a thing. I was as happy as him but I was also sceptical.I was tasked with helping to dismantle his organization. As his wife, I was going to have to be loyal to him. How would I be loyal to him and my sister at the same time?Despite all these thoughts I was having, I couldn’t hide that I was excited to get married to the man I loved so much. He may have been an enemy of my father and he would probably send me packing if he found out who I was.But I was going to enjoy every second with him until my time ran out.I hugged him excitedly and let him spin me around. He kissed me hard with one hand around my waist and the other on t
I called a meeting with the Omertá Alliance because I needed to talk to them about my marriage to Livia. I didn’t know how it was going to go but I was hoping for the best. My contract with Veronika was intact and I knew it would jeopardize everything.“What did you need to talk to us about? We can’t be meeting like this with all that is happening. We don’t know who our enemy is and they could be watching. This alliance is supposed to be a secret.” Morozov said.Everyone was there; Morozov, Popov, Veronika’s father, Antonov, and Smirnov.All of them except Popov were all important politicians or entities in the government. They granted me all the power I needed to run Russia. However, our enemy, the one that had gotten me arrested, seemed more powerful than all of us combined.“This is important. It was something I could not talk about on the phone or through other means,” I said. The matter of my marriage jeopardized my title as Pakhan.They all looked at one another, each hoping the
The next few days were the happiest I had ever experienced. I spent a lot of times with my friends and helped each other through a lot of things. I went on with my piano classes and enjoyed myself in the process.There was nothing I loved more than pouring my heart n to the keys. It was my one outlet for everything. Nikita was back and he was worshipping the ground I walked on. He and his brothers were grateful for everything I had done.I told them I did it out of love. My friends asked why I had moved to Maxim’s room and I didn’t have the heart to tell them that he and I were married. I wasn’t sure if our marriage was supposed to be a secret or not.Especially because he was betrothed to Veronika and was only supposed to marry her and nobody else. I didn’t know how everyone else would react to the news that we had tied the knot without telling anyone.I was scared of talking to Maxim about this matter and I didn’t know why. I thought he already had too much on his plate. He was work
The minute Vadim entered my office, I knew exactly what to do to him. Because of what he knew, he thought he was untouchable and unbreakable, which was why he was suddenly so smug after he saw me.He entered my office, sat opposite me, and put his feet on my desk. By doing that, he was trying to assert some sort of dominance over me. He was crazy if he thought I was going to condone his behavior.“You took the document that was on my desk. That was why I was arrested. You knew I would not stay in jail for long. I just want to know why you had me arrested in the first place.”He laughed like something was funny and shrugged his shoulders. He may have acted smug, but I saw the fear lingering in his eyes. He had a feeling he would get away with what he was doing but he wasn’t sure.“I don’t know what you are talking about,” he said. “These accusations are very serious. I don’t like being told I have done things which I have not done.”His words communicated one thing but the way he was c
Kira and Sonya were waiting for me when I went downstairs. As I came down, I heard the captain who told me the senator behind Maxim’s capture on the news. He was calling me a liar on air.He said that I was arrested for drunk driving and then I manipulated the media into believing that they had kidnapped Maxim. He cited that it was a lie to cover up that Maxim was a gangster who had been taken by his enemies and his officers refused to help me.I couldn’t help but shake my head. The man had just lied when he knew all the information I had on him. He had to be stupid for that. Either that, or he thought I had a moral compass.“Are you okay?” Sonya asked.“I am.”Luckily, I was way ahead of it. The breaking news was interrupted by the arrest of his son with multiple counts of sexual assault and murder. While he was busy slandering me, there were officers in his home arresting his son.“Wow…” Kira said.“No one will remember what he said just now. They will remember that he used his conn
I brought her to the closet. On one side was my clothes, and the other half was full of hers. The first thing I did when I got home was to make sure all her clothes were moved to my room.She had moved mountains to get me out of captivity and that was every single man’s dream. I thought she would run away or enjoy her freedom when I was caught.That was why I had arranged for a contract with Nate for when I was ever captured. I didn’t want her to leave me. If I didn’t trust her before, I trusted her at the moment.She was the woman of my dreams and I loved her. I’d loved her for a long time. What was there not to love? She was gorgeous, amazing, smart, talented, and she did anything for the people she loved.“I don’t know what to say…”I kissed her to save her from having to say anything. When I pulled away, she hugged me tightly. She didn’t want to let me go, and I didn’t want to let her go either.However, I had to contact my brothers to make sure they knew what happened. I needed t
“I missed you too, pretty girl,” he said as he held me tighter. He didn’t want to let me go and I didn’t want him to.When I finally got off of him, I inspected him to see if he was okay. He had not been hurt as far as I could tell. He was still in his clothes from the day he was arrested and he had a little bit of dirt.But all in all, he was fine, and I couldn’t have been happier. I didn’t want him to be injured. I cried the more I looked at him. He looked like he had been starved.“Did they give you food?” I asked.“No. They only gave me water to hydrate enough so I wouldn’t die.” He said.When he saw my expression, he held my cheeks in his hands, “Don’t cry. I’m fine now.”I nodded my head and hugged him one more time. Nate just stood in the background watching us with a smile. When I was done making sure Maxim was okay, he went to freshen up.He didn’t take long. When he was done, he came downstairs so we could all talk. I tried to sit a little further from him to give him space