the atmosphere inside the vehicle was far from romantic. Anya was looking out the window, fighting ba

ed to trap me in this sham marriage." He

im, her blue eyes bur

tranger who despises me? You are very

ou used me that night, you must have planned all this with your cousin Katya." Katya?

ho you were until today, and I never conspire

w, for better or worse, and I assure you it will be for wo

of the car and walked towards the entrance without looking back, Anya followed him, wh

t he was holding her tenderly, ready to start a life together, but the fantasy

g through her dress, emerging coughing and spitting

ring into the house, Anya stood there, shivering in the cold, humiliated, as her tear

ate plane to the Maldives, he set about humiliating Anya, flirting

tel, Alexei mocked

et excited, I'll ask

iliating her in public, shamelessly flirting with other women, Anya was fed

her laugh, it was everything Alexei couldn't, soon Anya was spending her days exploring the cor

nd Dmitri were walking on the beach, Alexei saw them, blinded by fury and

diot!" He roared, while kicki

y horrified, tr

it! You're goi

he kept hitting Dmitri unt

ou've ignored me all this time, and now you're playing

he was going to hit her too, but instead, he grabbed her arm and

p as he dragged her back to the hotel, the pain in h

treat me like that." She screamed, trying

you're my wife, remember? And I won't allow

Dmitri is just a friend." An

on't leave my side, and if I find out that you've been unfaithful, pray that th

cusations, when he was rolling around with every woman that crossed his path? But arguing was useles

the suite, once there, Alexei slamm

're leaving first thing to

m defiantly, rubb

ing anywher

ttle friend Dmitri to suffer an unfortun

Alexei didn't make idle threats, if she r

She whispered, tears

t letting you go." Alexei shrugged, with that, he turned and wa

refused to acknowledge, even to herself, arousal, she felt a dark and twiste

allowing back helpless tears. She had no choice, for now, she would have to play alo

claim not only her body, but also her soul, the flight back to Moscow was tense an

f thoughts. What would her life be like from now on? C

Grandparents Vladimir and Anatoly wanted to see them

trip was beneficial in getting to know each

quick glance, if only their

e." Alexei replied

ave decided to merge our companies, starting today, Alexei wi

e Alexei? Seeing him every day, with no

miled, it was the smile of a predator who ha

I'm sure Anya and I will m

ng stirring in her stoma

uld separate again, so for the sake of everyone, we

se, later, in her new office, Anya tried to concentrate on work, but it was diff

ry walked in with a h

Petrova, from

? After everything that had happened? She opened t

r, if you're willing to try, meet me at the Pushkin restaurant at

Could she trust Alexei? Or was this just another manipulation

he wanted to know what Alexe