LOGINAva's pov.My first reaction was to laugh, but I suppressed it and asked a question instead. “What poison, are you talking about?”When he did not say a word, I followed his line of sight. It was on the wrap I was holding.“Don't tell me you think this is—” I stopped as I pointed to the wrap on my right hand. “Ava, I'm in a lot of pains right now. Let's just talk this out.” he said, with his hands stretched out to stop me from getting close to him.Thinking fast, I got to understand what was running in his head. “That's why I want to give you done chocolate.”“What?”“Chocolate, ma'am. That's what I was going to give you.” I said with a straight face.“I don't believe you, what's with the unbranded wrapping? Chocolate wraps don't look that way.” He was not falling for the truth. “By the way, is that recommended by a doctor?”“It is unbranded because I bought it from a high end pastry shop, just before it was put out on their shelves. And yes Sir, a doctor did.”He nodded his head, li
Ivan's pov.When Ava mentioned using the video for blackmail, it felt nothing short of comical but I played along.Throughout this whole experience, I had seen sides of this woman I married that were hidden before.They were technically not hidden, since we did not even have to go through courtship before the wedding.“Don't you dare do that,” I told her, still feeling relief from the effect of the heating pad.“Why?” She asked as her lips curled up.Her phone's flash came on, as she started taking pictures. I raised my hands up to cover my face, from being caught in it.“Smile, my wife.” She said from behind the phone. “I need to get a perfect shot of my face.”“You're aware it's going to be your face in this not mine, and anyone who sees it will assume you are the one, right?”“Yup! I just need to blackmail you directly, there's no need for me to involve any other third party.”Another wave of cramps hit me. “Damn!”Ava dropped her phone and rushed to my side. “Are you okay, where d
Ava's pov.I loved every bit of his reaction when I asked him to pick between pads and tampons. It was giving a golden confused look.“I don't know what that means,” Ivan said, with a towel still tied over his body.“Uhm, hold on.” I realized there was no way he'd have those in his room. “I'm going to run over to my room and grab them real quick, don't sit.”“I get it Ava, just hurry.” He said, before sighing.A smile broke on my face, as I walked towards my room to get what I needed. Having to spend one free month without cramps was like a dream come true for me.It was even more exciting that I did not have to get pregnant for that to happen.“Who knew I'll be so happy over something so little?” I asked myself in a good mood, as I entered the room.I walked to the bathroom cabinet and pulled out two packages. No matter what body I was in, I could tell them apart with my eyes closed.Taking a quick glance around the room, I noticed that Ivan had reorganized my stuff but left the thin
Ivan's pov.I can't believe that I'm actually having a period.That was the only thing that came to my head, when I felt a tight cramp in my stomach and rushed to Ava's new abode: my room.Halfway there and I felt the urge to touch my butt, because I felt weird for some reasons. When I did, I knew something was wrong without being told.I wanted to head back, but the sound of some servants coming pushed me towards her room.Three knocks and she still had not opened the door. “She can't possibly be sleeping, it's wayyy too early.”After the fifth knock, she opened the door looking angry with the exact facial reactions I would have used.“Lila, you need to sto—” she stopped midway when she saw me, but as her eyes scanned me, the sight of blood made her pull me into the room.“What's going on?” Ava asked, with a concerned voice. “You have blood all over you, did you hurt yourself because of what I said out there?”“No, the thing is—”She gestured to the bed. “Go on, it's fine you can sit
Ava's pov.I heard his footsteps stop on the stairs, it was exactly when Lila had mentioned Chris.It made me nudge her. “Let's go up to my room and talk there.”“Why?” Lilia asked, unaware that Ivan was listening in. “Nothing, let's go.”As we stood up from the couch, the footsteps resumed and I heaved a sigh, but I couldn't tell if it was of relief or frustration.The funny part was that my legs led me straight to his room instead of mine, what made it even more interesting was that he was not there. Which only meant, he was back in my room.“Are you two staying in separate rooms?”I forgot Lila was right behind me. “Yes, his mom doesn't know about it for now.”“What happens if she barges in, now that she has moved into her villa here?”“I don't want to think about it, we'll figure something out.”“Whatever! What's the deal with you and Chris? I thought you said you ended things with him.” Lila started her questioning session.“I did.” She gave me a look that said there was more fo
Ivan's pov.I stared at Lila in disbelief, before letting out a short, humorless laugh. “Repeat that.”Lila looked at me from head to toe in very fast eye movements, before turning back to her friend. “You're in support of the decision I made, right?”“Chill mama,” Ava said, but it sounded so sexy in my voice. “We can't just do that out of the blue, do you think we have not considered it?”“The more reason why should open up to someone or maybe family at least.” Lila stood firm on the decision she had made.I leaned back and watched them talk, it was safer not to get involved in this.“Have you thought about what would happen if they do find out?” Ava asked. “I'll tell you for free, they're all going to freak the hell out.”“How are you two going to work this out if it stays between the both of you?” Lila asked, then turned to me.”I'm certain this was all you idea, so burst my brain.”“What did I do now?” I asked, with a raised voice.“You did nothing and that's the reason why it's so
“She just wanted to know if I was getting cold feet about the wedding.” I told him bluntly. “Ignore her.” “I already did.” I studied his face for a while and saw how worried he made my face look. “You'll go through a lot with the makeup and everything, do you think you can handle it?” “How
The first thing I did, once I stopped screaming was sit down on the floor.It was the only alternative I had now, because there was every possibility that I could faint and get a concussion.I sat on the cold marble of the master bedroom floor in Ivan Cross's body and stared at the wall and breathe
“I'm here.” Ivan called out in the darkness.I tried moving in the direction of his voice but just then, the backup generator kicked in and light flooded the penthouse again.Everything looked normal apart from the weird pounding in my head, and the slight pain my leg was feeling.“Great!” Ivan rub
Ava’s pov.“Absolutely not!” I slammed the champagne flute I was holding on the marble counter, the sound was hard enough to make the silence in the penthouse crack.My fiance Ivan Cross, did not even blink at that, which made me even angrier. He stood across the room staring at me, as his hands lo







