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"I am here to give birth to your child, Mr. Iguchi. When my ovulation period is on its peak, I will let you know so we can have sex." The cold, monotonous, and serious tone of Yuki Nakamura as she said those words to Eto Iguchi left him speechless. She is indeed attractive, and as a man, Eto was attracted to her at first sight. But her cold demeanor and uninterested glances she gave him made him unable to fathom her. He just turned 40, and his life as a man has just started. How could he have a warm romance with his wife who is as cold as ice? If he cannot find a way to break the ice, their lives might be broken. As Eto tried to get to know Yuki as much as he could, he realized that he was just seeing the tip of the iceberg. Sometimes, marriage is not the end of a love story. It is when a true love story begins – Elria.
Eto Iguchi has just arrived from his room after a session that turned into a debate. Some politicians were trying to raise the current tax for sin products like alcohol and cigarettes but other politicians were against it. Personally, Eto was in favor, because although he drinks alcohol, it is just very moderate and occasional. He doesn't smoke cigarette, though he did when he was in high school and peer pressure led him to try it. He hated the first stick, and never smoke again.
He looked at the time, it is almost lunch. He took out his phone to look for a picture, it made the crease on his forehead soften. It was the picture of Ivy that he secretly took when she was putting his son to sleep. She has a very warm and soft expression on her face that made his heart skip a beat.
If only I can make her mine....
He leaned back on his chair and closed his eyes, filling his imagination with the image of her gentle face and warm body...
The knock on the door made him open his eyes, and he did not recognize his own angry voice when he said 'come in'. He was just interrupted in his blissful reverie.
His personal assistant, Maki, felt uncomfortable at the obvious glare that his boss gave him, not to mention the angry tone of his voice. Eto Iguchi is seldom angry, but when he does, Maki shivered at the thought.
"Senator, your father is here to visit you. May I let them come in?"
Eto straightened his back on his chair, a corner of his mouth lifted. He has a vague idea why his father came, but he was secretly hoping that it won't be what he thinks it is.
"Yes, please." Eto's expression returned to its normal, calm and calculating.
His father, Eiji Iguchi was also a former member of the diet, and served twice his term. Even though he is retired, his former position could still be seen on how he carries himself with discipline and elegance.
Eto stood from his chair when his father entered the room, he noticed quickly that he was not alone. Just a few steps behind him is a pretty lady, walking, no, more like gliding as she walks. Her movement was very fine and sensual.
Eto looked at his father, and he bowed. Eiji Iguchi nodded his head and acknowledgment and introduced the lady with him.
"This is Yuki Nakamura, she will become your bride."
Eto was not surprised, as he had been expecting his father to resort to this kind of action. From the moment his parents visited him in his house and asked him about his marriage plans, he has been thinking that it will only be a matter of when and who before they introduce a possible wife for him. He cast a glance at the lady, who has lowered her head.
Is she pretending to be shy and ladylike for me? Eto thought with a smirk.
"Why don't you sit down for a while, Father, Miss Nakamura?"
"No, I have to go back. Your mother is on the car waiting for me. We are going to Australia, to your aunt. I will leave Yuki to you for now. She has not have lunch yet."
With those words, Eiji left the two newly introduced people to themselves. Eto was appalled at how his father could be so indifferent with this kind of set-up. It's a marriage after all, not just a date.
He cleared his throat, looking at the lady who is still looking at her shoes.
Well, is her shoes more good-looking than me?
Eto was a bit disappointed. He is not narcissistic but he knows that he is physically attractive to the opposite sex. Women always cast a second glance at him. But this lady..
She's just pretending to get my attention.
"Miss Nakamura, right?"
It was the first time that the lady met his eyes, and she has indeed beautiful eyes, doll-like round eyes.
"That's right, Mr. Iguchi, " she said in a well-modulated tone. He could tell that she is used to giving lectures with her voice, and she could carry a tune.
"It's nice to meet you. How about we get to know each other over a nice meal?" Eto was trying to act civil and friendly, as he would with any other woman.
"Yes, why not, " Yuki Nakamura replied, and she started to walk towards the door.
Eto was frozen for a while, as he was expecting her to wait for him to open the door. After all, women like gentlemen, right?
He walked faster and reached the door before her, and as he opened it, he flashed her with one of his best smiles, knowing that it always worked with countless of women before.
"Thank you, " she replied indifferently without meeting his gaze, and he looked at her, disbelief written all over his face.
He suddenly wiped his face, thinking that there is something there that she might not like looking at. But his face was clean. He shook his head, unable to accept the fact that a lady just seemed so uninterested with him.
There's always a first time, he thought.
At the thought, he again remembered Ivy. Indeed, he could say that Ivy is the first lady that he wanted so much but knew from the very beginning that he could never have her. Although on that particular night, Eto could swear that she saw a flicker of attraction on Ivy's face towards him, but she was so quick to hide it. It only showed how much she loves Hiro Yamamoto. He faithfulness to her husband attracted him the most.
He had a wife once, and he could say it was only out of his stupidity. He has been dating her for a while, as she was also a daughter of an influential partner of his father. They slept for a few times, until she told him that she missed her period. Eto was 22, and he was not the first man she slept with. He had no intention to marry her, as it was too far from his mind.
But he had to be responsible. His mother would not forgive him also if he got a girl pregnant and abandoned her.
They were married in a civil office, because the girl was just 18 years old. She said she does not want everybody to know that she got married, because she still want to go to the university and finish her studies. He consented to her conditions.
They have been married for 1 month when her period came, and admitted to Eto that she just wanted him to marry her that is why she made up the story that she was pregnant. Eto slapped her, and left her that night in their house. After a month, Eto graduated from the university with a degree in Engineering. His father suggested for him to pursue graduate studies abroad.
He talked about it to his wife, but she did not want him to go abroad. She threatened him with her life if he tries to go abroad. Eto could not believe how close-minded his wife was, Akane. He attributed it to her young age.
But since they are already married, Eto decided to stay in Japan, and started working under his father's office in the government. All the while, he was hoping that his wife would really get pregnant. Although Akane was so impulsive, she can be sweet and charming whenever she wants. Every time Eto would go home, she will always attend to his every needs, and he would always give in to her temptation. Eto wondered how could she be such an expert in bed at her age.
Until his job became demanding. Sometimes he would stay overnight at his workplace to finish what was assigned to him. When he called her one time that he cannot go home, she banged the phone so loud that it hurt his ear. Since then, he would just send messages to her, but she would never reply.
On their 1st wedding anniversary, he decided to surprise her. He arrived home early, at 5:00PM, since he spent the night to finish all his work. The house was silent as he went up the stairs, with a bouquet of flowers in his hand and some bags as gift for her. As he was about to knock, he heard moaning inside.
It was the sound of pleasure coming from a man and a woman during intercourse. He opened the door and he found them on their bed, bodies naked and intertwined.
In their matrimonial bed.
Eto was so furious that he immediately used his gun, and fired.
The man was shot at his bare buttocks, and his wife screamed in fear. He then pointed the gun to his wife, who covered herself with the blanket and stared at him crying. The man on the floor kept on shouting in pain.
Eto walked near, and shot the man's member. The man fainted in shock and pain. Akane could not talk as she walked backwards away from Eto, until he calmed himself and spoke with her in his normal calm voice.
He was dangerously calm.
"You get the hell out of here, or I will make sure that no man would ever want to look at you again."
His words penetrated her whole being like lightning, but her shock and fright caused her to lose her consciousness and fell down on the floor. Eto looked indifferently at the two unconscious bodies. He put the bouquet on the bed and call somebody on his phone.
After a while, two people were sent to the hospital, the house was cleaned, and was put on sale the following day. Eto forced Akane to file for the divorce after 2 days, and their agreement stated that she did not want anything from it. Since then, she never tried to cross his path again.
After then, Eto lost interest in marriage. The next semester, he went abroad to take graduate courses, and he finished his doctorate degree after 5 years. He had innumerable girlfriends, but they were only there to warm his bed. He became very careful not to get any of them pregnant. He has been living his life like that until he got Aki, his little bundle of joy.
Only then he started to think about having a mother figure for his adopted son.
Two weeks after having Ivy Yamamoto in their house, he began to notice how she made Aki happier, and then he took time to observe her. Even with painful movements, she tried to cater to Aki by reading bedtime stories for him, combing his hair, or just look at him while he plays.
He wished that he could keep her, until he found out that Hiro Yamamoto is her husband. A difficult rival indeed. He knew then that as long as Hiro Yamamoto is alive, he cannot have a chance with Ivy.
It was a battle lost before it even began, his first unrequited love.
Note* Ivy and Hiro Yamamoto are the MC in FATEFUL ENCOUNTER and FATEFUL DESTINY. If you want to know how they are related to Eto Iguchi, please read the FATEFUL DESTINY. Thanks. -Elria Cortez
They were born and marked to be together. Their love was thought to be one which could surpass any hindrance. However, Kana died. There was no foul-play seen on her demise. Ken was left devastated. However, Kana’s soul knew that she was not supposed to die so early. Her love for him was such that her soul refused to let go. She could not leave Ken, not that they just got married, and was about to start a family. But what could she do? How did she die?
With a hurtful look, she continued to watch Ken, as he watched Yuki. How long will she continue watching him as he watched her from afar? “Ken, please allow me to be with you.” Her voice was pleading, but his eyes were impassive. She tried one more time, “I love you.” He stared at her, his blue eyes turning bluer at that moment, “Kana, I don’t have the heart to love you back.” He walked away, and she was left behind looking at his retreating shadow. With a defiant glare, she promised upon herself that no matter how he will push her away, she will chase after him. She knows that she’s the only one who can mend his broken heart.
She looked at him, a mixture of pain and suffering in her tear-streaked eyes. “Why? Why can’t you?” she asked, voice quivering in sheer confusion. Kaname touched her right cheek, languorously stroking it upwards until it reached the corner of her eye, and wiped the small bead of tear that was about to fall. How could he treat me so gently like this? And make me cry simultaneously? “Sachie, I can give you a lot of reasons, but it would be just excuses. All I can say is this is me, it’s either you take me as I am or…” his eyes were like arrows penetrating through her very soul. “I go out of this door. Once I go, I might not return…”
“Hiro, I’m not lying, please believe me!” Ivy did not care about anybody else’s opinion of her, she only care about Hiro’s. He looked at her, disdain in his eyes. She felt her heart was torn into pieces. What did she ever do to deserve this? She bore him a child, but he denied it. Even her own father was not able to believe her. When all the evidence points out that she cheated on him, how would she be able to win his love back? “From now on, you will not get out of this house. You will only wait for me to come to you, as you owe me your heart, your body, and your soul. You will pleasure me until I get tired of you.” He said all the words slowly and deliberately, each word filled with vile meaning. It made her choke on her own tears, as she gradually accepted her fate.
Their first encounter was on a plane, but she was not aware. Then the second time they met, Ivy became a language tutor to Hiro, a rich and handsome Japanese businessman. Their encounter was not nice at the beginning, but their attraction to each other blossomed into a beautiful romance. It was an unregistered number and after a moment of hesitation, she answered it. “Yes?” “Come down in five minutes or I will go there to your room”. It was a crisp voice and Ivy thought for a while that it was a wrong caller. Then she remembered that radio announcer-like voice of Hiro Yamamoto and looked at the phone in surprise and anger. How did he know her number? “Mr. Yamamoto, you said I can have a rest today since I spent 9 hours with you last night. Are you going back on your word?” she inhaled deeply as she tried to calm herself down. She heard his breathing and thought that he really do have a sexy voice. “I changed my mind. I need some lessons now”, he said nonchalantly, and looked at his watch. “You have 4 minutes and 15 seconds remaining”. On the night that Hiro took Ivy home to meet his parents, a shocking truth about her past was revealed, and they were forced to forget about their romance and feelings to each other. How will they be able to fight for their love?
Natalie used to think she could melt Connor’s icy heart, but she was sorely mistaken. When at last she decided to leave, she discovered that she was pregnant. Even so, she chose to quietly leave his world, prompting Connor to mobilize all of his resources and expand his business to a global scale—all in a bid to find her. But there was no trace of Natalie. Connor slowly spiraled into madness, turning the city upside down and leaving chaos in his wake. Natalie finally surfaced years later, with wealth and power of her own, only to find herself entangled with Connor once again.
Once upon a time, there were two kingdoms once at peace. The kingdom of Salem and the kingdom of Mombana... Until the day, the king of Mombana passed away and a new monarch took over, Prince Cone. Prince Cone, has always been hungry for more power and more and more. After his coronation, he attacked Salem. The attack was so unexpected, Salem never prepared for it. They were caught off guard. The king and Queen was killed, the prince was taken into slavery. The people of Salem that survived the war was enslaved, their land taken from them. Their women were made sex slaves. They lost everything, including their land. Evil befall the land of Salem in form of Prince Cone, and the prince of Salem in his slavery was filled with so much rage. The prince of Salem, Prince Lucien swore revenge. 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 Ten years later, thirty-years old Lucien and his people raided a coup and escaped slavery. They went into hiding and recuperated. They trained day and night under the leadership of the fearless and cold Lucien who was driven with everything in him to get back their land, and take Mombana land too. It took them five years before they ambushed and attacked Mombana. They killed Prince Cone and reclaimed everything. As they screamed out their victory, Lucien's eyes found and pinned the proud princess of Mombana. Princess Danika. The daughter of Prince Cone. As Lucien stared at her with the coldest eyes anyone can ever possess, he felt victory for the first time. He walked to the princess with the slave collar he'd won for ten years rattling in his hand as he walked. He reached close to her and with a swift movement, he collared her neck. Then, he tilted her chin up, staring into the bluest eyes and the most beautiful face ever created, he gave her a cold smile. "You are my acquisition. My slave. My sex slave. My property. I will pay you in spades, everything you and your father ever did to me and my people." He stated curtly. Pure hatred, coldness and victory was the only emotion on his face. .
My name is Katia, and I am just trying to survive until my fated mate arrives. Which may be easier said than done. Rejectection is the last straw. Whispering my acceptance of his rejection. I run through the pack house, out across the manicured lawn into the forest. "I'm sorry, my sweet girl," I say to my wolf. I'm sorry you have been stuck with me and have had to suffer everything I have. She whispers," it's not your fault, Katia. We came to a cliff with a waterfall. The hurt keeps pounding at me. I need it to stop. My sweet girl, and I just want peace, I keep running and leap off the cliff. Spreading my arms wide, with tears streaming down my face, I fall, not making a sound, waiting for sweet oblivion where we feel nothing ever again. "I love you, my sweet girl! Until we meet again, "My wolf replied just before we hit the water, "I love you too, Katia. I have never regretted a moment with you." The Snow Moon pack is having their last barbecue of the summer next to the waterfall on their land. The adults are laughing and joking while watching the pups play. The alpha, beta, and gamma are swimming with some of the older children and playing a game of Marco Polo. Someone yells, "Oh my goddess, someone just jumped over the waterfall!" Everyone is frozen as they watch what looks to be a child falling arms spread wide, no one makes a sound. The small body hits the water like a plane crashing into the side of a mountain. The alpha, beta, and gamma, spring into action, swimming towards the area the person went under. The alpha is screaming his wolf is going crazy repeating, "Find her. Find her...find her!" They dive and the beta surfaces with a small person in his arms. Alpha takes the girl from his beta, laying her on the ground. The men are shocked by what they see. She is covered in scars and injuries. Her body is twisted and broken. The Beta asks, "Who could have done this to someone so defenseless?" Alpha drops to his knees, repeating, "MATE...MATE...MATE!"
Madisyn was stunned to discover that she was not her parents' biological child. Due to the real daughter's scheming, she was kicked out and became a laughingstock. Thought to be born to peasants, Madisyn was shocked to find that her real father was the richest man in the city, and her brothers were renowned figures in their respective fields. They showered her with love, only to learn that Madisyn had a thriving business of her own. "Stop pestering me!" said her ex-boyfriend. "My heart only belongs to Jenna." "How dare you think that my woman has feelings for you?" claimed a mysterious bigwig.
For as long as Emily can remember, she has wanted to overcome her shyness and explore her sexuality. Still, everything changes when she receives an invitation to visit one of the town's most prestigious BDSM clubs, DESIRE'S DEN. On the day she chose to peruse the club, she noticed three men, all dressed in suits, standing on the upper level, near the railing. Despite her limited vision, she persisted in fixating on them. Their towering statues belied the toned bodies concealed by their sharply tailored suits-or so she could tell. The hair of two of them was short and dark, and the third had light brown-possibly blond-hair that reached the shoulders. The dark, crimson background incised their figures, exuding an air of mystery and strength. They stood in stark contrast to the unfiltered, primal energy that pulsed through the club. Shocked by the desires these men aroused in her, she was disappointed to learn that they were masters seeking a slave to divide and conquer. She couldn't afford the fee, and she also realized that they were outside her league. Emily hurriedly left the club, feeling disappointed and depressed, unaware that she had also caught the group's attention. A world of wicked pleasure, three handsome men. Over the years, they have lived a life of decadence, their lavish lair serving as a stage for their most sinister desires. But despite the unending parade of willing subjects, one woman sticks out. A mysterious stranger with white porcelain skin and a killer body, a slave, a name with no address, the first lady to attract their eye and they will go to any length to obtain her no matter the consequences.
Charlee was left at the altar and became a laughingstock. She tried to keep her head high, but ultimately lost it when she received a sex tape of her fiance and her half-sister. Devastated, she ended up spending a wild night with a hot stranger. It was supposed to be one-time thing, but he kept popping up, helping her with projects and revenge, all while flirting with her constantly. Charlee soon realized that it was nice having him around, until her ex suddenly appeared at her door, begging for another chance. Her tycoon lover asked, “Who will you choose? Think carefully before you answer.”