Ivan’s POV“Remember that you’re not allowed to leave until you’re done sorting the documents out with no mistakes.” I said through gritted teeth as my blue eyes peered into her frustrated brown eyes.I couldn’t miss the flicker of tears that was hanging onto the side of her eyelashes, “yes Sir.” Her voice was so low that I almost couldn’t hear her.“Why are you still standing before me!” I yelled, my voice causing a roaring effect that she jumped before scampering out of my sight to pick up the papers that were scattered on the floor.I knew that there was no way that Lexi would be able to concentrate on the job I’d asked her to do but the plea on her face when she stared at me, her eyes begging me to allow her to come made something come alive in me but I wasn’t doing this for pleasure.Or maybe I was doing this for my own pleasure but definitely not hers and if anything I wanted to torture her, I wanted to hear her scream my name and beg for permission to release the liquid that ha

Lexi’s POVEmbarrassed, I quickly averted my gaze and looked away as I rummaged through the closet. Everything in there wasn’t office friendly and I really tried to find an appropriate outfit but most of what’s here are lingeries and short skirts and crop tops.“I…. I’m sorry but I don’t think I can wear any of these here. They’re inappropriate.” I stammered as I spoke.Sighing, Ivan stood and walked with so much grace into the room as he stretched his hand towards the closet and pulled one hanger out.“Well, you have to wear something or you’ll go to the meeting with your towel.” He pointed out as he shoved the outfit at me before walking out to continue with his work.I’d completely forgotten about the meeting and I was supposed to be the one reminding him about it. Looking at the black short skirt and red shirt, I shrugged and put it on.What can possibly go wrong? He picked it out for me.Dressing up, I looked at the mirror and my jaw dropped. I honestly looked more like a hooker

Lexi’s POVIt’s been months already and things still haven't changed between Ivan and I. He has made my life more miserable in months than my stepfather has in years.I’d contemplated running away but there was nowhere I could go to that Ivan won’t catch up with me. I also can’t beg for mercy to leave the marriage because the term years for our contract marriage hasn’t even gotten to the stage where I could ask him to change his mind.Sniffling after getting another share of Ivan’s anger at the office today, I tried to concentrate on the work I was doing when the door to our office flung open.Ivan walked in with Ansel and it has also been months but he still hasn’t gotten to like me yet. Reece was the only one who liked and tried to put me into consideration.Smiling at him, I tried to be friendly but he only ignored me as he walked with Ivan to his table. Placing the papers on the table for Ivan to go through, Ansel told him about the investor that he would be meeting later today an

Lexi’s POV“Where is my son?” Charlotte asked as soon as she got in and I’d wanted to tell her that Ivan isn’t home yet. I left him at the party and I knew that he was supposed to be back by now but I didn’t think he was home.“He’s not home yet and I don’t know when…” I was still trying to explain to her when I felt a resounding slap on my cheek. She just slapped me when I’ve done literally nothing to her.My vision immediately became blurry and for a moment all I could see were tiny white lights before my vision came back to its normal state.The girl she was standing with seemed to be unbothered as she kept scrolling through her phone and when she finally decided to pay heed to me, I wished she hadn’t said anything.“Who is she, Charlotte?” She asked in the most disdainful voice ever, “and why is she here?” She added.My palm couldn’t leave my cheek and I could still feel the hotness from the slap which made it easy for me to know that my cheek had gotten really red.Standing ther

Lexi’s POV A very big part of me wished that the contract on my table, staring right at me, was going to be a termination paper of the existing contract between us but things took a different turn when I opened it up.What the hell am I staring at?It was not a termination of contract but it was something different, an entirely different kind of contract.“Sign it.” He growled, his words coming out just between his teeth and I could feel his anger. The paper in front of me was not only unbelievable, it was also disgusting but what has ever gone right in my life?Lifting up my gaze to meet him, I stared directly into his angry glazed eyes as he raised an eyebrow, probing me to just sign the papers.His eyes were extremely cold, I noted his set face and it was clamped and his eyes were fixated on me, bullying me and asking me to dare him by not signing the papers.There was a suspicious line at the corner of his mouth and despite not knowing what it was, it aroused me in the worst poss