Leia's POV
My head banged. My lips were dry and I felt sore down there. Slowly I flicked my eyes open but instantly shut them back. My mind was abruptly thrown into panic mode. The knight in shining armor I had met last night at the club was somehow on top of me!After gathering enough courage, I opened my eyes once more. The settings looked unfamiliar and I was at a loss. It took a while before my brain finally gave me information about what happened last night. I buried my face in my palm in shame. How could I have been so stupid? I had sex with a man I knew nothing about. He was dashingly striking, but I should have kept it together.Pain ripped through my heart as I remembered how it all played out. I remembered it vividly, I threw myself at him because I was drawn to him. Above all, I did this because I couldn't bear to give out my virginity to the mafia boss my father had arranged for me. "You are wrong Leia, this makes no sense," I lectured myself and rage surged through me.I nudged him violently and he grunted. His eyes flicked open and he crawled up from my body. He sat on the edge of the bed and his full eyebrow furrowed in confusion. He must have realized the hatred and anger on my face.I sat up and rested my back on the bed's headboard. The sheet followed after me as I had grabbed one of its edges to cover my bare body."You lunatic!" I shouted at him and threw all that I could grab at him. "You're all a beast! You came to rescue me just to have me as your dinner!" I yelled. The anger that streamed through me was immense and hitting him alone did nothing to calm me down.He got angry at my sudden outburst and in a twinkle of an eye, he was all over me. He drew my legs down and my head fell back on the bed. He pinned me down with untold strength. His eyes held terror and I gulped in fear. I immediately regretted charging at him. It wasn't his fault that we ended up in bed. I had thrown myself at him, but I still felt angry for him failing to see through my drunk eyes last night."What is your problem?" he yelled at me and I flinched. I shut my eyes and shuddered in fear. He must have realized how terrified I was as he rolled off me and sat up. My eyes roamed the room and I saw my panties laying innocently on the floor. I dived for it and pulled it on quickly.I felt pain as the panties covered my mound. I was still wet from blood that had dripped away from me. I rummaged my hands through my already messy hair as I thought deeply of a way to make him pay."You know you can get sued for this!" I shot at him but he gazed at me with a casual demeanor. "For what?" He asked.The moment he said those words, anger coursed through me again. "Fuck you!" I screamed and resisted the urge to slap him."Relax, you were the one who threw yourself at me" he said mockingly and I snapped. I rushed at him and struck him hard on the face. "Did you not notice I was drunk?!" I yelled and flinched as I waited for his retaliation."You got sober at some point and you know it," he responded calmly but coldly. Oddly there was no hint of retaliation in his demeanor.He was right, I felt sober during the sex experience, but I was so carried away by the pleasure that I didn't want it to stop. Thinking back now, I can't really say the pleasure was great as it was accompanied with some pains.I pointed my finger angrily at him. "You will get sued for this. You have no idea who my father is. You are a dead meat already." With that said, I searched for my clothes. I didn't want to spend another second with him because I might end up losing my mind.I pulled on my pants and fixed on my already torn shirt. I secured the open space that was supposed to be buttoned up with my hand. I scowled at him once more and turned to leave, but he stopped me. "What?" I snapped at him and watched him get up from the bed. He knew he was naked and didn't care. I on the other hand couldn't help but gape at his masculine perfection. "God this man is so gorgeous!" my inner self screamed shamelessly and I couldn't help but agree.He went over to the bed drawer and emerged with an envelope which I presumed had money in it. He walked back to me all naked and I struggled to keep my cool. Little did he know that I was far from being at ease and if this was another temptation, he was really having his way. I moved backwards as I wheeled my thoughts from his vanity. Gently, he took my hand from my side and handed the small envelope over to me."Thanks for your time," he said gruffly as if daring me to reject it.Of course, I did. I hurled the envelope at his face and watched the money scatter all over the place. Did he think I was a whore who he could pay off and everything would be fine?"I don't want your filthy money!" I yelled out loud. His eyes darkened, and his lips moved without uttering a word. It was a certainty that he was angry and I had squashed his ego. I felt very pleased with myself and walked towards the door. "See you in court, psycho" I spat out and left.Leia! Come out of that room this minute!" My father banged the door with his hand. More tears went down my cheeks. I didn't want to come out. It was finally the day I had to meet with the Banda's family and I had my heart in my throat. I kept imagining different scenarios that could play out when I eventually go there. “Leia if you don't come out this minute, this door is going down and you'll regret ever locking it" my father roared from outside, but I didn't budge.My mother spoke. “Leia don't be stubborn. You need to go there now”"I don't want to get married to Jericho mum” I cried out."What nonsense did she just say?” I heard my father's strong hand banging hard against the door and I flinched. "You have been so soft on this girl, that's why she has the effrontery to act like this” as he said those words, more tears went down my cheeks. I had thought my father always pretended not to care about how I felt. At that point, I realized he never for once pretended.“Leia darling we
Jericho’s pov, Bullet beads of sweat dotted every part of my body as I raced on the track. My mind was preoccupied.I had sent down my men to find the woman I met in America, the one who crushed my impotence but the report was negative.My whole fantasy came to an end when my father brought up his alliance with Vatos Locos…he wanted me to get married and he's damn serious!I grunted and sped up as my thoughts became jumbled.My ears picked the sound of footsteps approaching and I turned in a sharp pivot. It was Alex, he was walking into the gym. "Your father asked for you," he said.“If it’s about getting dressed corporately to meet the Vatos Locos, tell him he should go fuck himself.” I jabbed, and focused on the track. I would have evaded this shit but my father held me bound. He threatened that he would give the mafia to another one of his countless children. I'd sacrificed so much for the organization and I can’t just hand it over to anyone. Perharps, I still have some fucker
From a distance, I saw her sitting on the pew close to the waterfall. I stood for a while to watch her and I sensed that she was sobbing with her head faced down. “What do you want?” came her growling voice.“Why did you walk out on my father!?” I roared.“None of your business!” She spat with irritation.I watched her silently and made to sit beside her. “Get out! I want to be alone!” She barked with authority. A mafia’s daughter indeed. I ignored her and sat down anyway. “Now, at least…tell me why you were crying,” I asked casually.“What do you care?!” She spat, turning her face away from me. Care? I don’t entirely care. And maybe I’m being intrusive right now but I'd like to satisfy my curiosity… Was she forced into this shit or is it something else? With that thought, I reached out my hands to touch her chin but she gripped my wrist and in a matter of seconds she twisted it back. It stings kind of but I’m used to pains. She let go after a few minutes, not hiding her disappo
Jericho's POVThe castle roared in felicitations as we all waited for my bride. My mind was preoccupied and I hoped everything would go as planned. Leia fainted yesterday after I dropped the bombshell about the pact that her parents made with my family.I was by her side and nursed her all through the night but when it was almost dawn, Alex came to drag me away, I had to get prepared. While I was lost in thought, my bride appeared. Her gown trailed behind her as she took each step elegantly into the castle. It was like the appearance of an angel on a red tarmac. The castle roared in appraisal and slowly, I rose to my feet, I was mesmerized but despite her alluring beauty, the anguish in her beautiful eyes was evident.She scanned through the crowd frantically and I saw her stagger slightly as realization dawned on her; her parents were nowhere to be found.Somehow, I had prepared for this and I began to walk towards her. I launched forward the moment she began to fall.She fell into
I sat on the bed in my room. I had stripped down the wedding gown and I was lightly dressed. I had sent out my maids and I was alone. All that Rya had said replayed in my head.“Wear the dress and wait for me,” a scoff escaped from my lips as I stared at the message from my phone. It was from the all-powerful Jericho. I peeled my eyes from the text and they landed on the red dress on the bed. I didn’t need to pick it up for me to know it was highly revealing. Just as I thought, Jericho saw me as his whore, not his wife. “Fuck you” I texted back without any fear. He could do his worst for all I cared. I hurled my phone to the bed. In anger, I grabbed the red dress from the bed, squeezed and then tossed it to the floor. What the fuck was he thinking? That I would wear the dress, lay on the bed, and wait for “my lord” to undress me. He had to be kidding me. I dragged my lazy feet to the bathroom to take a shower. The coldness of the water soothed my body and eased away my tension. I
“Get up now” the way his voice sounded calm and at the same time, authoritative baffled me. I didn’t stand up even though the vibration of his hoarse voice struck fear into my heart. My eyes were still shut. One thing was certain, I wasn’t going to stand up from where I lay. “We both know you aren’t sleeping, Leia” He said but I remained still. God, I wasn’t even breathing. I had to take a deep breath, but I was scared I would move too much if I did. “I guess you want it the hard way." I didn’t know what he meant until I felt his strong hand wrap around my arm and with little effort, he jacked me from where I was. One minute, I was faking sleep and the next I was up on my feet staring at Jericho’s intense eyes. I parted my lips to speak, but not a single word came out. “You weren’t sleeping after all” he didn’t give me a chance to speak. With my arm still in his hands, he pulled me to follow him. “You tossed it to the floor!” He was talking about the red dress. I swallowed har
I flicked my eyes open with a lopsided grin displayed on my lips. This was so satisfying. It felt so good that I beat myself up mentally. I was supposed to loathe this man.I turned around and realized that Jericho was already asleep beside me. I wondered how he could just sleep off after what we just had. Something felt disturbing, the priority of every marriage was supposed to be procreation but Jericho spilled his seeds rather than inside of me. I must look like one of the numerous girls that he fucks everyday.I was also not ready to babysit but the realization that Jericho saw me as a whore hit me hard.I rose to my feet to get a shower. My mind was preoccupied as I took my bath. My family sold me for fame and the one who bought me sees me as nothing but a sex object.I took enough time under the showers as I scrubbed away all my filthiness.I replaced my bathrobe and walked back to the bedroom. Alas! Jericho was gone.He was done with me and I am of no use for him anymore. I th
“Look here, Mr Harman,” I tried to sound dulcet but my voice proved guttural. “The delay of the shipment you ordered is because our warehouse exploded recently and I am sure you are aware of it. We’re however preparing harder drugs and we have doubled our security. There'll be no excuse not to deliver your marchandise. We’ll also be shipping the available weapons to you at a %50 discount to make up for the delay,” I said earnestly butIt was as If I had said everything to a deaf man because the bastard's attention wasn’t on me, his lascivious eyes had been on Leia who was sitting leg crossed like a roadside slut. I had actually noticed how he’d been taking glances at Leia while flickering his saggy tongue across his lips like a dog. I decided to ignore and pretend like I hadn’t noticed because aside from the fact that I don’t mix business with personal affairs, I need him to sign this deal first. After finally withdrawing his gaze from Leia, the moron still insisted on discontinu