Darian heaved her out of the bed, cradling her in his arms, he carried her into the bathroom, both of them fixing their eyes on each other. He kissed her before seating her inside the Jacuzzi bathtub."I can wash myself." She muttered."No, I will wash your body." He pulled the tap open to fill the jacuzzi tub with some water. He popped the lid of the soap container that smelled of rose and lavender. He poured some into the water, and let it foam a lather. When the soap had foamed, he picked a bar soap and washed her body with it. His eyes not moving away from her body, she smiled as they stared into each other's eyes. "You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, Lena." He rinsed her face with some clean water and kissed her lips."Have you seen a lot of women like this?" She asked, jerking a finger toward her chest. "Like I am naked?" "Lena," he drawled. "I am not a saint, but I must confess that you are the most beautiful of them all. I want you to be the only one for me, L
Lena's phone beeped for the third time that morning. She rolled on the bed, stretching her hand to pick up the call. She wondered who was calling her. Without confirming who the caller was, she swiped the screen of her phone and pressed the phone to her ear."Where the fuck did you keep your phone?" Lisa screeched in her ears, almost deafening her eardrums."Lisa, I was sleeping." Lena groaned. "Stop yelling, why are you calling this morning? Did you have a dream about one of your fictional characters again?" She sat up, yanking the duvet off her body. Darian was not on the bed, she scanned the room to check if she could see him around, but he wasn't there."Guess what?" Lisa yelled again from the other side."What is that? You've got a boyfriend? Or did your fictional character enter the real world?" "Try hard, I won't tell you." Lisa laughed.Lena hissed, she wondered who calls someone very early in the morning only for them to play a guessing game with them. "I can't try harder, t
"Have you been running away from me?" Lena's eyebrows quirked, fiddling with her fingers, she lifted her head to glance at Talia, who had an amused smile on her lips. There was something about Talia that made her nervous and relaxed at the same time. She liked to be with her, but sometimes, she just didn't know how to behave around her."We work in the same casino, but I don't get to see you often. Why is it like that?" She continued with her series of questions."We don't work on the same floor," Lena smiled harmlessly. "I don't get to see you most of the time because I get too occupied with work. I am sorry, I will come here more often.""You should, I want to see you all the time. Tell me, how is your husband? I heard he just got you a new car. Do you like it?" Talia asked.Lena smiled again. That was a question Talia wasn't meant to ask her, but she answered anyway. "I do like it," she said. "And Darian is fine, he's been good, he dropped me off this morning.""Even though he got
It was another morning of waking up in his arms, Lena wanted nothing more than to wake up in Darian's arms every morning, it felt like her haven in the world.It was finally the game day for the Dawson family mafia, and Lena was exhausted. Last night Darian was hot, the best they've ever had since they started their sexcapade. Darian had made love to her in every corner of their bedroom and her legs were mildly hurting."We will be late if we don't get out of bed now," Darian traced soft kisses down her neck. "Or do you want me to continue from where I stopped last night?" His husky voice boomed in her ears.She moved her body away from him, she knew well that Darian wouldn't hesitate to have her that morning if she didn't stop him."I'm serving today, I guess you don't remember that." She got off him and out of the bed, draping her body with the duvet. She left him naked on the bed, "You should get your ass off that bed and go have a bath.""I don't want to, though," he jerked his sh
They arrived at the casino a few minutes later. Darian and Lena got out of the car. She grabbed his arms, looking up at him. "The diary is somewhere in my closet," she whispered slowly, but he was lucky to catch her words."I will keep that in mind. I wonder what you wrote about me." He wore dark glasses on his face. "Too many nasty things," she wriggled her head in front of him. "I have to go now," she said sadly when they got to the entryway of the casino."Be good," he bent a little to kiss her lips. "And cheer me up while playing, okay? I want everyone to know that you are mine.""They know I am your wife," she slapped his chest gently."Then I will see you later. Go change into your uniform." He let go of her."And don't miss me too much," she said, walking away from him. His eyes were on her as she swayed her hips in front of him.Jay cleared his throat and Darian turned to him,"Is there something that I should know?" He glared at Jay."I just got a call from one of the men th
The atmosphere in the waiting room was so tense as everyone present waited for the Doctors to come out and give a report about Gaius' health. It'd been four hours since he was rushed into the emergency ward and none of the Doctors was out yet.Gaby consoled Talia by rubbing her back and saying words to assure her that her father was not going to die, but even she couldn't tell if he would die or not. His breaths had dwindled before they got to the hospital, he was barely talking to anyone even though his eyes were still open. They prayed that he would make it. Darian stood there with his nails digging deep into his hair, he rubbed his eyes with his palm and started to pace the room. He wondered what they were doing to Lena; he knew those soldiers well, and they didn't go easy on any culprit. He grunted in exasperation, she couldn't have done that, she had no reason to poison Gaius. Did she do it to save him from losing to Gaius? He shook his head, that was gross. She had no reason to
Darian instructed the soldiers to unlock the gates that shielded the dark room. He espied Lena from the parts of the gates that weren't covered, but he didn't see her face.The soldiers hauled the chains off, falling them to the floor. Lena flinched in fear when she heard the boisterous sound the chains produced as they met the floor.She turned her back towards the entrance and the lights came on at that moment. She saw her husband standing there, his eyes on her, he looked so broken. She attempted to rush to him and bury herself in his embrace, but she had been tied down. Luckily, she was mildly tortured, just slight bruises marred her smooth face, and Darian's chest burned as he walked in to meet his wife."Leave us," he commanded the soldiers.They bowed their heads and immediately trudged out of the dark room."Darian," she drawled, her voice had lost its pitch and she looked sick like she'd pass out anytime soon. "I didn't do it," she sobbed, tears streaming down her face."I k
"I have been expecting you, Darian. I knew you'd come for me." Amy leaned on the high stool in the bar of her living room.The activities of the casino had been suspended since the day Gaius was poisoned. All of the women working there were to remain in their houses as they were being investigated on what they knew about the poisoning.Darian carefully observed her, she seemed to be at ease like nothing at all was bothering her."You know why I am here, don't you?" He asked, his eyes lingering on the painting that was hung on the wall—the one he gifted her many years ago. It was still clean the way he gave it to her. It was the painting of a woman who wrapped her baby in her hands, her eyes were sad as she stared at the baby. Amy specifically chose it when they went to the art gallery. She had told him it related well to her and he got it for her as a gift."To ask if I was the one who poisoned Gaius?" She laughed, wriggling her head in chagrin. "Do you think I can do something like t