Chapter 71GuiliaMy pulse raced as I scurried down the hallway. Hot beads of sweat spiraled down my face, my core clenching with an insatiable urge to relive everything I just felt some moments ago.I knew that Vladimir would always have an effect on me. He didn’t need to do too much to remind my body who it belonged to, but I didn’t expect to experience such an intense hunger for him, especially after how we broke up.He desired me too, but it was mostly a show of dominance, not the fiery love he’d always showered me with.When I got to the patio, I paused on my heels, blowing off a deep breath. With my cheeks flushed, and my heart thudding faster than usual, I had no choice but to wait until the strong sexual arousal that Vladimir had stirred up within me settled.Feeling better, I waved at the guard at the gate who responded with a curt nod and headed out.I caught the sight of him in his jeep wrangler, his curly ginger hair toppling over his face, the golden strands glimmering un
Chapter 70Vladimir“I still maintain that making plans to get married to that woman is the most unreasonable decision you’ll ever make. What’s wrong with you?” Dmitri asked, both in concern and in anger, nearly making me regret coming to his place this morning.My house would have been a better option to spend the morning, but strangely, I dreaded the loneliness that lurked around it.I scoffed. “You people aren’t doing a good job in minding your business, that is what’s wrong with me,” I replied with a matching intensity.He puffed out air, reaching for a stick of cigar on the ashtray. Lighting it up, he took a drag and shut his eyes momentarily. When he opened them, the rage had disappeared, leaving resignation and disbelief. “What are you doing, bro? This isn’t making any sense,” he managed calmly, visibly weary of the back and forths.What was I doing?Even I had no idea what I was doing. But it was clear that there was a ball of rage, laced with bitterness and exhaustion rollin
Chapter 69 Guilia I’d expected it to happen. When he told me that he was going to get married to Marian, I knew he wasn’t bluffing. But a tiny delusional part of my heart kept wishing that he wouldn’t go through with that decision.Here was the result of my wish–a heartbreak I wasn’t sure would ever heal from.Tears splurged on. I blinked hard to keep them at bay. I’d cried enough this morning, it was so hard to catch two hours of sleep. Even when my eyes were closed, he was all I kept thinking about. Everything my body yearned to have.“Please, come inside,” I ushered her in, snatching the tray from her.She arched her brows, folding her arms as I plopped casually on the bed. “I didn’t make that meal for you,” “Lies. You walk all the way from your room and then to your kitchen. You whip up my favorite breakfast, come down to my room and knock on my door. Do you want to tell me that eating with me is more satisfying than eating with Vladimir?” I asked, my lips curved in a knowing
Chapter 68VladimirThe scent of my clean, crisp shirt didn’t in any way douse the heavy feeling of bitterness that I’d been carrying since the whole wedding debacle.I kept parading around with a deep urge to just snap, destroy things or maybe someone’s head. It wouldn’t do much, but I’d be pretty wasted by the time I was done. “Hi, you didn’t look like you were going to come back after what happened yesterday. I missed you,” Marian chirped as if she wasn’t aware of the mess she'd created yesterday. She’d caused me my love-life which summed up to seventy percent of my entire life, yet, I was right in front of her door early this morning about to make the shittiest decision of my life. I could say that I was trying to protect the Bratva’s business, but how true was that?I wasn’t just ready to admit to anyone that I was tired of the uncertainties that came with my relationship with Guilia. First, it was Alessio, and then Carlton. She had never chosen me and it hurt more than standin
Chapter 67GuiliaGuilt overwhelmed me like a cloak as the air suddenly became hot around us. I’d expected him to find out about what I did, but I didn’t expect it to be now. Not like this. I lacked words to defend myself. Nothing I’d say would make him understand. The pain emanating from him spread over him like a shield, making it hard for me to read him like I’d usually do.“It wasn’t easy for me, Vladimir, and I didn’t intend to kiss him. We went to the club and I ordered some shots that were strong enough to mess up with my grey matter. He kissed me first and I…” the remaining words hung in the air, my head swiveling downward briefly in shame.His fingers brushed through his face roughly, a shaky sigh slipping out from his lips. “Tell me, Guilia, did you kiss him back?” he asked with a steady voice, but his eyes couldn’t help reveal how much he feared a negative response.“I… I was d-drunk, and I pushed him away immediately,” Quickly, I reached out for his arm, but he flinched,
Chapter 66 VladimirShit! Shit! Shit! I tried not to panic in Dmitri’s office, but within me was a conundrum building up fast, causing me to question the very reason for my existence.While I paced restlessly like a man who had a wife in labour, Dmitri sat in his chair, one leg crossed over the other in a relaxed pose. His attention was completely fixed on the device in his hand–one I felt like snatching away from him. After that, I’d demand that he help me out.“Can you stop staring at that thing?” I lashed out at him.He took his eyes off it, sitting uprightly, his arms propped against the desk. “Firstly, you shouldn’t speak to your Capo in such a manner. Secondly, I’m trying to avoid been dizzy by watching you pace around my office just the same way you would have avoided all these problems that sprang on us today if you had listened to me and told Guilia about the call,”“Please, don’t remind me of my problems,” I countered rudely.He shrugged, taking in a deep breath. “This is