All Chapters of The Mute Bride For The Don: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

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A Fool In His Den…

Vanya.I wasn’t sure how much time had passed since I’d heard his voice.My stomach sank. I held my breath until my chest hurt, scared he’d even hear me breathe.He hadn’t moved, yet my ears were playing a wicked trick on me. Ivan couldn’t be speaking to me. He had no idea I’d left the cell. There was no way I’d heard him right.Yes, Vanya. Calm down. He’s going to leave soon.I pressed a hand to my chest as the words vibrated through me, hoping the reassurance would steady my racing heart.The sky continued its harsh downpour against the roof of the shed, and just when I thought Ivan would definitely get tired of standing in the cold and leave, his thick voice sounded through the drizzle.“One.”Raw fear slammed into me like a freight train. The threat behind that word was all that was needed to let me know that I was wrong.“Two.”Ivan knew.Somehow, by some twisted measure, he knew I was in here.“Three—”I squeezed through the space, heart hammering against my chest.“Four.”The a

Little Birdie For The Don…

“You are stubborn. Foolishly stubborn. If you want to play this game, mute, I’ll gladly indulge you.”My pulse quickened as he took a step forward.“What were you thinking asking my daughter to get you the keys to escape? And to think you actually took it when she gave it to you. Just like that.” A dark chuckle escaped his lips, his mockery hitting me exactly where it intended to.“Did you think it would be so easy? Speaking with her? Getting the keys? Running away? Right under my watch?!”I shivered in the cold, and with each step he took forward, I took several steps backward.“This is my world. And Sofia is a fucking child. My child! Did you think she could get the key? Were you dumb enough to not see the signs? The door left open in the corridors... The missing guards.” He chuckled again, and shock reeled through me at how much sense his points made.How right he was… how could I not have seen it? It had all been far too easy. How could I have been so stupid?I’d been too busy try

His Gun In Between My Legs…

Vanya. A father is a child’s unofficial hero. The man who gives them life. The one they can feel safe with, no matter what the world throws at them.Some girls were lucky to get the best dads. But Sofia and I—we must have committed some big offense in our past lives to get cursed with fathers like ours.Anthonio had tossed me out like a cheap rag the moment he got the opportunity to, and Ivan Petrov would punish his daughter, a child—all because of me.My throat burned. Regret and shame pounded at every inch of my nerves until I was nothing but a helpless puddle before him.The storm had subsided. The rain was nothing but a drizzle now, but somehow, it felt even worse.Sofia would never have been dragged into this if the poor girl had never tried to help me. I asked her to get me the keys, and now, I’d landed us both in a mess.I stared back at Ivan, disgust coiling through me as I noticed his gaze fixed on me, monitoring my every reaction.Sofia didn’t deserve a father like him. Tha

Debts And Collections…

I shook my head, my eyes pleading with him not to do something stupid.“And the other reason…” Goosebumps prickled across my skin, and I truly thought my life was over when the muzzle kissed the lace of my panties. “Is this.”I bucked so fast my vision blurred. Ivan’s grip hardened. The darkness in his eyes festered as though he were under a spell. My eyes widened as my head shook faster, and I let out a silent gasp when he shifted the lace off with sick expertise, pressing the cold end of the gun perfectly against my cunt.I looked up at him stunned.I wasn’t a child, I knew Ivan wanted to touch me down there, but I couldn’t believe he would do it in this way. Irritation and a rush of disgust clung to my throat and chest, and for a second, I thought I would throw up.That same gun had ejected bullets into another man, and here he was, planning to violate me with it!Ivan Petrov had no sense of morality towards handling a woman. He was a vile brute—The thought erupted into nothing

He Had Taken What He Wanted…

Vanya.I didn’t know how long I slept, but when I woke up, the rain was gone. And so was Ivan.I would have thought last night was just a bad dream, but the ache throughout my body, especially between my legs was proof that I hadn’t dreamt it at all.Ivan, that bastard, had taken advantage of me.My breath came out in rushed bursts, and for some reason, my eyes were moist with tears threatening to fall.I squinted, taking in my surroundings for the first time, and I frowned to see I was in a strange room, lying on a bed with plain sheets.My skin was sore in different places, but I was clean, like someone had bathed me. The torn dress Ivan had ripped off me was gone. Instead, I wore a simple brown dress. Even my wound was properly bandaged.Confusion etched between my brows, I was still trying to process it all when I noticed something, no—someone moving from the corner of my eyes. A girl stood in front of a mirror, putting on a maid’s uniform.I tried to pull myself into a sitting po

The Beast Is My Favorite Thing…

Sofia’s brows furrowed and slowly, she shook her head. “No. Papa didn’t do anything. He just told me not to do it again. Then he dropped the key by accident, so I just took it and brought it to you.”By accident.The words felt cold in my chest, but once again it confirmed three things.Ivan had let it all happen. Every step had been a trap, and I’d walked right into it. I’d been a fool. Believing he would hurt his own daughter, I’d lay there, letting him violate me just to save her.“What the hell are you doing?” Anna whispered in a hushed voice behind me. “You shouldn’t be seen talking to or touching the young mistress at all!”I remained at the spot, unable to get the words out of my mind. All I wanted at that moment was to find Ivan and deal with him for his sick lies and little mind games.Before my anger could fully rise, an older female voice sounded through the hall, startling all three of us.“What are you two doing?!”Anna shifted beside me. Before I could turn, she pulled m

The Don’s Whore…

Vanya.I hated him.I hated him the way one hates a disease, something that had rooted itself so deep under my skin that no amount of scrubbing would ever get it out.I didn’t even remember passing out the night before. One moment I’d been fighting him, and the next, I’d woken up in a strange room, in a dress I never thought I’d wear in my life.Even in my father’s house, even with a stepmother who despised the ground I walked on, I had never worn a uniform. We’d had servants of our own. The chores I did were punishments which Jessica repackaged as discipline, her never-ending ways to torment me while reminding me I was the reason mother had died. But even then, never for once had I been made to dress like the hired help.So how, in what universe, did a girl who had been brought here to be a wife wake up dressed as a maid?I grabbed the notepad, fury guiding my hand as I scribbled hard enough to nearly tear the page, but I’d barely put two words down before Ivan snatched it out of my

I Hate Him…

His hand came up, fingers grazing my jaw the way they had the night before, and something in me snapped.I shoved him back hard, my whole body trembling with a rage I could no longer hold, and before I even understood what I was doing, my palm flew across his face.The sound of the slap rang through the room louder than I expected. And for one second, I blinked, satisfaction burning hot in my chest.Maybe I should have paused before doing that, but I didn’t regret it one bit! Ivan Petrov deserved that. He deserved worse.Then Ivan slowly turned his head back toward me and my legs turned cold.Goosebumps rose on my skin as I stared into his eyes.The look in them made the satisfaction turn immediately sour and my stomach dropped straight through the floor.He lifted one finger, almost gently, and the fear in my stomach felt worse.“That’s twice now.” His voice had dropped to something quiet, and quiet on him was so much worse than shouting.“First you threw something at me. Now you’ve

They’re All Mad Here…

Vanya.I stepped out of Ivan’s room with my wrists throbbing and a solemn curse chanting through my head. The leather he’d bound me with had bitten into my skin, and now the ache would remind me of everything that had just happened.My eyes burned. Hot tears threatened to fall, yet I held them back with everything in me.I hate him. The thought looped over and over, useless as it was. I hate him. I hate him.I hadn’t gone two steps down the hall before a maid rounded the corner and stopped short at the sight of me. Her eyes narrowed, sweeping over me from head to toe.“Where exactly have you been?” she asked, her arms crossing beneath her bosom. “You were given one simple task. Just to drop off the Don’s food. Why are you just returning now?”Each question chased after the other, barely giving any of them time to settle, and it only made my head spin with the anger I already felt.I recognized her. She was one of the maids who’d been eyeing me as Ma’am Karena assigned the tasks.

Be A Good Girl For The Don…

The maid’s jaw dropped, and her face reddened with fresh annoyance. She sputtered something about disrespect, but I was already walking away to another bed of flowers, notepad tucked back into my apron, and my watering can in hand.Everyone on this estate must have lost their goddamn minds.The garden sat close to the driveway, close enough that I had a clear view when a black car rolled up, and the front door suddenly opened.I blinked as Marco stepped out, followed by two other men wheeling Ivan out in his wheelchair.I nearly scoffed out loud. What exactly is the purpose of this act? I thought, watching him settle deeper into the chair, looking like the very picture of a broken man.He caught my eye across the yard, and my stomach flipped.Even from such a distance, I could see the amusement in his gaze taunting me. For a moment, neither of us looked away, and the last thing I saw was Marco and a man helping him into the car before they turned back into the house. Before I could

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