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Maddest Temptation Chapter 97
ANA I’m sitting on the floor, with my back to the wall where three other women are standing.The one with the blank stare whispered something in a language I’ve never heard, but it sounded like a final prayer with her head looking upward.God. It’s me. Ana again, Your least favorite child, seeing as you keep letting all the bad things happen to me over and over again. If you’re listening, I’d really appreciate a break right about now.I lift a hand and brush my fingers lightly over the bruises that feel swollen on my face.And the massive bump on my head that feels like it’s the size of an egg.When I regained my consciousness, the man with the gun was gone, and so was the body. There’s blood on the floor, and I kept staring at it.The door opens, and two armed men come in.They gesture with huge machine guns for us to come.Where are we going?What's happening?Shit.“Let me go,” one of the women starts to cry. “Por favor.”My eyes dart between her and the men as I climb to my fe
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ANAThe assholes have left us here all day long.I walk to the door and turn the knob to have it open, but it’s locked.They can at least give us something to eat and drink. Another toilet break would be very welcome right about now, I need to stretch and move my legs.Not caring whether I’ll get in trouble, I bang a fist on the door. “Hey. Open the door.” Bang. Bang. Bang. “Anyone there? Open up please! I need to use to the toilet.”“You’re going to get in trouble with these men,” Paula whispers.When no one comes to open the door, I stop and frown at the piece of wood that’s keeping me imprisoned in this freezing room.An idea pops into my head, and I walk to the other side of the room before breaking out into a run and throwing my shoulder and side into the door, hoping I can break it open.The door doesn’t budge.I, on the on the other hand, bounce backward before landing flat on my ass, my shoulder and hip achin.A terrible pain passes through my hip bone.Well, that didn’t g
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ANAI have no idea where we are when the van comes to a stop.I’m cold and about to pee right where I’m sitting.The doors open, and the icy cold wind blows over our bodies.At this rate, we’re going to freeze and starve to death.Armed men push us out of the van, and I quickly look around, noticing we’re in a neighborhood. We’re ushered into a house that’s seen better days.Are we back in Miami?No can't be.All the boats and drives just to come back here? That’s fucked up.As soon as we’re in the house, I mutter, “I need to pee.” When the men ignore me, I shout, “I swear I’ll piss right here.”We’re shoved into a hallway and brought to a halt outside a doorway.“One at a time,” one of the assholes barks.I’m shoved into a restroom, but as I turn to shut the door, the asshole shakes his head and snaps, “Piss or hold it in.”“Jesus,” I mutter as I go to the toilet. With a fucking audience, I take off my panties and sit down. While I relieve my bladder, I keep glaring at the
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ROMAN Thank Christ.My woman is alive.Everything inside me stills as I stare at her terrified face, and rumpled hair.It sets in my head that she’s in underwear and barefoot.In the fucking cold.I take in a harsh deep breath as I keep staring at her, then all at once, every destructive and angry emotion I’ve felt since she was taken floods back.A Growl is torn from my chest as I shoot to my feet. Grabbing the chair, I throw it against the fucking wall.The other men come rushing one by one into the office.Ivan grabs my shoulder as I turn back to my system, and when my eyes land on the photo of Ana again.She's out in the fucking freezing cold wearing only underwear, the need to destroy everything comes over me.Nikolai runs in front of me before I can get to the system.“Breaking shit isn’t going to help,” he says. “Deep breaths.”“You have proof she’s alive,” Ivan adds.“Roman,” Sergei’s voice cuts through the air.I take in heavy breaths as the anger calms enough for me to t
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ANALying on the floor as I struggle to keep my eyes open.My head hurts so much.I’m cold.Through blurring vision, I see Paula crying. The other’s just stare at one spots, no life on their faces.I was so close to escaping.That might’ve been my only chance.I feel a needle pick my skin, and seconds later, my pain starts to fade.No. I’d rather take the pain.I blink and blink as the drugs run through my system. Time warps, and everything feels upside down. My mind starts wobbling until it feels like I’m floating.When it looks like the beds are moving across the floor before jerking back into position, I frown because it’s weird.Something crawls over me, and I try to rub it off, but moving is difficult as if I’m restrained.I’m tied up again. No!I struggle, but I can’t free myself, and more chains are on me.I scream and fight the restraints, then suddenly, the restraints are gone, and Dad’s sitting in front of me, brushing his hand over my hair.“It’s easier when you just g
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ANAI stare down, trying to look for the bullet wound, but I don’t see any. I hear a slight groan from behind me, I look over my shoulder and I see a man lying down in the middle of the hallway.The woman with the expressionless gaze, standing in the doorway of the bedroom we were placed.Jesus. Was she with that man?I don’t have time to think about it because I’m grabbed by my shoulders and squashed against a warm, solid chest.“Fuck,” Roman whispers. “Christ, Ana.” He draws his face into my hair, rubbing his jaw over the little bump on my head.When I flinch and yank away from the pain, his hands move back to my shoulders, and he leans down so he can see my face.His eyes flick all over my face while his own turns darker with anger.His tone is harsh as he asks, “Are you okay?”Am I?“They drugged me,” I complain, very upset about it. “I think four times.”“Let’s go!” Sasha snaps.Roman slips his arms beneath me, and a second later, I’m lifted into the air and carried bridal
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ROMAN “It’s all I had. I buried the metal rod in his eye,” she mumbles, her fingers twisting in the fabric of the covers.“She can be your bodyguard after that, Roman,” the fucker says. “Continue, Ana.”“I never heard any names. We were kept on the boat for a day before being moved to the house.”“Did you see tattoos?” Sergei shoots another question her way.She thinks for a moment, then answers, “They wore warm clothes, but one of the men had a leaf on his neck with an V.”Sergei rises to his feet and surprises the fuck out of me when he comes to give Ana’s shoulder a squeeze.“You did good, Ana. Get some rest.” Turning his attention to me, he says, “I’ll give you a day to be with her then you have to get to work. I want them found.”“Got it,” I reply and watch as he leaves the room.“What does the V represent?” Eden asks, her tone soft.“The drug dealers who took you work for Vladamir,” I explain.She nods, her eyes looking shocked spearing on my chest. Her features tighten,
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ANAI hear Roman’s voice as he calls the nice old lady that cleans the house to let her know about Callie so she can get a room ready for her.I didn’t even argue when Roman said we’d be moving with him to a safe house.I’m still thinking about the last few horrible days .Curled up beneath the covers.I watch as he sits down on the armchair beside my bed and removes his boots and his gun holsters. Standing up, he pulls the two guns from behind his back like they are an extension of his body to guns. I’d forgotten they were tucked into his waistband.He places them on the bedside table, and leaning over me, he presses a kiss to my temple, while whispering, “Move up, Zolotse.” I shift back a bit and lift the covers so he can climb beneath them. When he lies down, he wraps an arm around me and positions my body half over his filling me with heat.Melting into the feel of his warmth, I let out a sigh.This is why I didn’t argue about moving with him.I feel safe and loved.He keeps
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Maddest Temptation Chapter 139
Chapter 139I widen my eyes and I want to say, I know that for sure, but I won’t. “How would she have set him up, though?”She thinks for a moment. “She had the drinks spiked, got him to his room, had him open his phone, and she called her own number from his phone.”“Yes,” I whisper. “She could have done that, couldn’t she? I hadn’t even thought of that, she could have entered his bedroom as a relative.”“She could have left all the evidence to make him think that he did it.”“But surely.” My heart drops. “Surely she would know that we would find out who the father is as soon as the baby is born.” My shoulders slump. “What if it is his baby? What if this is all some grand plan to tie Roman to her for life?”“It could be.” Callie sighs, and we stare at each other for a while. “If we just had the security footage of that night at the hotel. I know Holmes asked the hotel for it, but they said there wasn’t any.”I frown that's impossible even the cameras on the Road. “There has
Maddest Temptation Chapter 138
ANAI wake with a strange sensation.It’s morning, and the other side of the bed is cold, and empty and without Roman.I sit up instantly, my senses awake and on high alert.I make my way downstairs, where I can hear a muffled voices coming from Roman’s study. I move down the hall to listen.“Yes,” he says. “That’s right, the arrest warrant has been withdrawn.”Gloria.My heart begins to beat hard. Why did he have the arrest warrant removed?Nobody is looking for her.“You know what to do,” he says calmly.My eyes widen.I push the open the door in a rush to get to Roman.When he steps back, shocked to see me. He’s fully dressed in his crisp suit, ready for work.“What are you doing here?” he asks sharply.I stare at him, confused. “What are you doing?” I ask rhetorically He marches down the hall. His overnight bag is packed by the front door, not looking like it's filled with clothes.“where are you going?” I say as I run after him.“I have to go away for work for a few day
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We walk out to the front of the house. “Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Petrov,” Zoran says, holding the back door open. Roman takes my hand to help me in.“Hello, Zoran.” I smile as I get into the back seat, and Roman gets in behind me. The door closes, and we sit in silence throughout the drive.I get vivid recollections of how much Roman Petrov could infuriate me back in the day. Nobody could wind me up like him.Nothing’s changed.Calm, calm, keep fucking calm.The car pulls up at the ballroom. We get out, and Roman takes my hand. We fake more smiles and walk through the crowd as if we are the happiest couple in the world.“Where are our seats?” Roman whispers, passing me a champagne from a passing tray.“What’s wrong, darling?” I whisper, taking a sip. “Tired of holding my hand?”His angry eyes flick over to me. “I am, actually.”I glare at him, our eyes locked. “Please, don’t act happy on my behalf.”“Wouldn’t be the first time I’ve acted happy now, would it?”Adrenaline begins t
Maddest Temptation Chapter 136
ANA I sit in the cafe waiting for Callie.I keep going over what Roman said to me before he left. You made me do it alone.I hate that he sees it like that.He had an issue and I locked him out and made him face the problem alone. But our sex life was never the problem.But I did make him feel like the problem was only his?Then, being the stubborn woman that I am, I got so resentful that I locked him out of our room in return?Both of us not speaking and sleeping in separate beds. I exhale heavily. Well, I’m too angry at his stage to even think about it anymore. I’m not letting him turn this around on me.I haven’t done anything wrong.I never once said that I was blaming him for this.I only think that he should have told me the facts at the time in which they happened. And how dare he say that I’m making him face this alone when it was his choice not to tell me about it or involve me in the first place? He chose to do this alone, not the other way around.Seriously, is ope
Maddest Temptation Chapter 135
ANAMy stomach rolls.It makes me feel sick.I think for a moment.I'm still waiting for her to threaten us with a child.It's just been a few months since we saw her.She could be one of those women who don't show a bump in the early stages of pregnancy.Or the child could be for Vladamir.I just need it to be Vladamir's child.But Rome won't abandon his nephew either nor would I want him to.Can a DNA paternity test be taken while pregnant or do you have to wait for the baby to be born?Hmm. I grab my phone and type into Google:Can a paternity test be taken while still pregnant?DNA testing can be completed as early as 9 weeks along. Technological advancements mean there's little risk to mom or baby. If establishing paternity is something that you need to do, non-invasive prenatal paternity test is a blood test that analyzes fetal DNA found in a pregnant woman's blood during the first trimester.Shit, it’s just a blood test. That should be easy enough.I type into Google:Can a pre
Maddest Temptation Chapter 134
ANAThe car pulls into the garage around 7:00 p.m.Roman hasn’t called me once today. That’s a first. I know he’s probably busy being pulled from point to point, but with everything that’s going on, I would have thought.I made dinner and had a glass of wine.I feel unusually nervous to see him.My heart beats as loud as it can when Roman comes into my line of sight.“Hello.” I smile.“Hi, Moya Roza.” He bends and kisses me, and then pulls immediately out of my arms.Oh.He sits on the chair and rests his elbows on his thighs. His head hanging low, and he looks at the floor, he looks exhausted.The hairs on the back of my neck stand up as I watch him. Something’s up.“I called her,” he says quietly.I frown. “Who?”“On the night I was drugged, my call log shows that I made an eight-minute call to Gloria’s number,” he says softly.Emotion rushes through me.His eyes rise to meet mine. “And there were other things, I saw when I woke up.”My heartbeat pumps loudly in my ears. “
Maddest Temptation Chapter 133
ANA“Good morning love.” I smile at him.He walks over and hugs me so tightly.it's a wonder I didn't break anything.He kisses me so nicely, his lips hovering over mine.He doesn’t say anything, but what is there to say? With no one ready to hash out our feelings.Both of us are unsure what’s going to happen with Gloria, the loose cannon still on the run. We are both on pins and needles.I want to fight and yell and cry like a child at him for getting us into this position with her.But then I remember that he was only trying to protect me, and my past is just as sordid as his.He went to that club… but I worked there.And nobody else besides the two of us would ever believe that he was my first client. My only client.He has the weight of the world on his shoulders.And I’m not adding to his stress levels, no matter how selfish I want to be and put the blame on him, because he's the cause of this problem.I know I can’t.“I made you a coffee,” I say nervously.“Thanks.” He rol
Maddest Temptation Chapter 132
ANA The police were here for hours going through everything. A warrant has been put out on her. The questioning was in depth, and I imagine it was very stressful for Roman. Then the public relations team arrived, and the house was full of people who worked for Roman. They organized the statement that was to be released to the press. While Dolores ran around handing out refreshments to them I just watched from the stairs trying to process my hurt. It was a whirlwind of activity down there, and I should have perhaps been involved. After all, I was the person who solved half the case. But I couldn’t. I stayed upstairs and cried like a baby to Callie on the phone, she wants to come over to be with me but I rather be alone I just needed someone to talk to for a moment. I feel so alone and compelled to stay out of sight tonight. I didn’t want to see anyone. And perhaps, if I’m being completely honest about the whole drama. I’m embarrassed that my husband is being accused
Maddest Temptation Chapter 131
ROMAN “To the house.” I tell Dimitri while looking at Ana beside me.“Yes, sir.” The car pulls out of the garage, and I reach over and to take Ana’s hand but she flicks me away. My heart drops.She’s furious.Who could blame her?What Gloria saidOh no, my stomach rolls.I feel sick.I can't even remember if that ever happened, but she's delusional who knows what she would come up with but for the fact, she has already gotten Ana to believe her lies.The car weaves through the heavy London traffic. My mind goes back to that morning in the hotel in Russia when I woke with no memory.I see the silver wine chiller and the two crystal glasses.I remember the scent of perfume on my sheets. At the time, I was terrified, but then as soon as Dimitri said he walked me back to my room, I dismissed my fears. I put it down to two glasses being delivered as standard practice. I'm pretty sure it wasn't used and the scent on the sheets was a strong washing powder, but now…Why didn’t I get d
