All Chapters of The Mute Bride For The Don: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Vanya.I reached for the notepad one more time, my hand shaking with exhaustion rather than fear now.“I’ve done what you asked. Let me go. I need to sleep. It’s because of you that I had to work late in the first place! If you hadn’t stopped me this morning, the chief maid wouldn’t have piled extra chores onto me. Everyone else is already resting. I’m the only one still awake because of you. I don’t know what bad luck I have to be the one to run into you and treat your careless wound!”I held it up, too tired to soften the accusation in my handwriting as my eyes glared at him.The universe must be punishing me for some crime I’d committed in my past life, making me treat someone who had caused me so much pain without any remorse.Ivan took the pad from my hands, scanning it, and let out a low, dark laugh. “How nice of you to carry this around every fucking second, expecting me to read your little essays each time you have a complaint.” His eyes lifted to mine, dark and unimpressed. “

Vanya.My head shot back as my body began to convulse.Something foreign had taken over me. Something I definitely had no control over as Ivan ate me out.My body melted against his tongue, and he let out yet another string of curses, but I could barely hear them from the rush of euphoria washing through my entire body.I didn’t know when he let go of my hands, or how my hand reached out, gripping onto his hair as I whimpered, grinding myself against him harder as tears dripped down my cheeks.A hot feeling consumed me as pleasure washed over my body, before I could reach whatever I was craving, Ivan pulled back.He grinned down at me, rubbing a thumb across his lips and smirking as if relishing the taste of me. Then with his eyes still staring at me mockingly, his fingers reached for his belt.My eyes widened as he tugged off his belt with ease. He reached for his zipper, doing the same with it and my eyes squeezed shut.Ivan chuckled, and pain shot through my skull as his fists wra

Vanya.I didn't stop running. Not until I reached the maid’s quarters, rushed into the room I shared with Anna, and locked the door tightly behind me.My heart was pounding furiously against my chest, which heaved, and it wasn't until I let the blanket fall and pool around my legs that I realized I had lost my uniform.Anna was no longer in the room, but I found another spare uniform in a small wardrobe and I got dressed before everyone was fully awake. Then I left the room quietly, with one simple task in mind. To find Ivan.I searched everywhere I could think of without drawing attention, but there was no sign of him.He wasn't in his study or the dining hall. The mansion was so big it seemed like such an impossible task, and the longer I searched without finding him, the tighter the knot in my chest became.Where could he have possibly gone after what he had put me through last night?!I was about to check the library when a hand pulled me aside suddenly. It was Anna and she lo

Vanya.The noises ceased at once, and before I could move, I heard the sound of footsteps rushing toward the door.I barely had time to run before Tanya pushed the door open. Her cheeks were flushed red, her eyes blazing with anger, and Anastasia followed right behind her. The moment they saw me standing there, both of them froze.Tanya’s eyes darted to the ball which had stopped against a wall opposite, then over the baskets and back to my face suspiciously, as if searching for confirmation of exactly how much I’d heard.My heartbeat thudded loudly in my ears, but I kept my expression carefully blank. But my pulse hammered just loud enough that I was certain she could hear it.“What was she doing here?” Tanya demanded, speaking to her mother without looking one bit away from me. Panic flickered over her eyes. “How much do you think she heard?”At that question, Anastasia stiffened. Her gaze swept over me, calculatingly, before she gave a slow shake of her head with feigned indiffe

Vanya. The day passed in a blur of pain as I tried to hide from everyone who mattered, which, in this house, meant everyone at all. Surprisingly, no one came to find me. Not Ma’am Karena or even Anna who must be riddled with work somewhere in the estate. I sat alone in the corridor, long after everyone must have slept. It was silent enough that I could hear my own ragged breathing as I peeled back the cover of the makeshift bandage on my palm, wincing at the sting of fresh air against the wound. Tears slipped down my cheeks, and though no sound came with them, I cursed anyway, mouthing the words with a viciousness only I would ever know. Fuck him. Fuck all of them. Fuck this house and everyone in it. I was wrong. Ivan wasn't the only monster in this house. He was the biggest of them. The image of his eyes, indifferent as he glanced at my wounds before leaving, flashed before my eyes and I wiped the tears with my less injured left hand. How could he sit there, watching