Lahat ng Kabanata ng Entangled with the wrong man : Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

~ IVANOV ~The sound of her sobbing hit me like a gut punch. I'd been tuned into the tiny camera hidden in the gift I'd left her, catching every word of that ugly argument between Druscilla and her mother, Patricia. Each tearful breath she took twisted something deep inside my chest, sharp and unfamiliar.I couldn't sit there and listen to it anymore. Hurt rolled through me in waves, the kind that makes your hands shake. I grabbed my bike keys, followed the signal from the tracker, and tore through the streets to get to her.I don't know what the hell this is. All I know is I never want to see her sad again. Not ever.Those innocent blue eyes of hers, that fiery red hair—they do something to me. Make me act in ways I never pictured myself acting.Now she's here with me, limp and spent in my arms, both of us still catching our breath after the storm of our release."That was..." She panted, tipping her head back. A spark lit up her eyes, bright and unguarded. "That was amazing."She lo

The door clicked shut with a finality that echoed through the living room like a gunshot.Patricia's voice sliced the air the second Ivan was gone. "What the hell was that?"I dropped onto the couch, crossing my legs, trying to look unbothered even though my pulse hammered in my throat. "What was what?"Ivan had just kissed me—quick, possessive, right on the lips—before walking out like he owned the damn place. Isaac's face had gone from pale to beet-red in seconds, veins bulging on his forehead like he was about to pop.Isaac threw himself onto the opposite couch, leaning forward, elbows on knees. "So you left me for that guy?" His voice cracked with fury. "That thug?"I met his glare head-on. "I left you because you're a cheating piece of shit, Isaac. Plain and simple."He shook his head hard, like he could shake the truth loose. "No. I know you, Dru. I know you better than anyone. You're just doing this to get back at me. That man?" He jabbed a finger toward the door. "He's nothing

DRUSCILLAI stared at my laptop screen like it owed me answers.The cursor blinked patiently at the bottom of the application form I had just submitted to one of the most reputable event planning companies in the city. Lydia and Aden Events.For years I had admired that company from a distance. Their events were elegant, flawless. The kind of luxury weddings and galas that made headlines. The kind of place I once dreamed of working at when life still felt like it had a direction.Now here I was. Applying like a desperate woman trying to stitch together the pieces of a life that had suddenly fallen apart.After storming into my room earlier, I had sat on the edge of my bed for a long time, just thinking.Reality had finally settled in.I had no place in my father's company anymore.Mother would make sure of that.After my little rebellion, she would lock every door that had once been open to me. And knowing Patricia Hayes, she would do it with a smile on her face.But strangely, the th

~ Druscilla ~Dinner hit different after that reckless, mind-melting sex in the car. The food tasted richer, the wine smoother, every bite laced with the afterglow still humming under my skin. Ivan leaned back in his chair, watching me like I was the only thing worth looking at, and promised next time he'd take me to this little Italian spot downtown where the pasta's handmade and the tiramisu's sinful.He drove me home, windows cracked just enough to let the night air cool my flushed cheeks. When he pulled up to the curb, he killed the engine, tugged me across the console, and kissed me slow and deep like he was staking a claim all over again. I floated out of that car, shopping bag swinging from my fingers, lips still tingling, a stupid-happy grin I couldn't wipe off my face.I stepped through the front door of the mansion, heels clicking on the marble, already replaying every second of the night in my head.Then I hit the living room and stopped dead.I blinked hard. Rubbed my eyes

IVANOVI finally did it.I took Isaac Kaen’s woman.And damn… it felt better than I ever imagined.It wasn’t messy. It wasn’t forced. It happened naturally. Almost too perfectly, like the universe itself had decided to hand her to me.Druscilla.Just thinking her name stirred something warm and dangerous in my chest.The funny part?Falling for her was never part of the plan.Yet here I was, sitting alone in my penthouse office, staring at the Manhattan skyline and realizing the truth like a punch to the gut.I was gone.Completely gone.Yeah. I’m in love.I leaned back in my chair and ran a hand through my hair, letting out a low breath. A rough chuckle escaped me.Who the hell wouldn’t fall for a woman like her?Pure.Charming.Funny as hell when she forgot to filter herself.And smart. Too damn smart.Isaac really let a gemstone slip through his fingers.The idiot.I shook my head slowly.But then again… if he hadn’t screwed things up, she wouldn’t be mine now.His loss. My gain.A