Seduction's Veil [R-18] [On-going]

𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓕𝓸𝓾𝓻

𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓕𝓸𝓾𝓻

The door creaked open, revealing Vladimir's figure. Blonde hair, green eyes, snow-white skin, and a towering height of 6 feet and 4 inches. Domina had almost forgotten that this guy was a giant.

His eyes exuded danger and predatory intent. Their gaze locked as he neared, and Vlad firmly grasped her arm, not too tight yet lacking gentleness, pulling her closer until their bodies were mere inches apart.

She held her breath, her heart racing. She gazed at him unblinkingly as he pressed his lips to hers, tasting of alcohol, leaving behind the lingering flavor of whiskey warmth.

The familiar touch of his lips didn't repel her enough to retreat, but a conflict surged within her. It was the part that cherished Lucio. It urged her to distance herself from her husband. But she also still harbored feelings for Vladimir despite being in a new relationship. She stood frozen in his kiss, torn between the echoes of the past and the reality of the present.

"Why did you abandon me?" he asked, a hint of sadness in his voice.

Because I can.

Of course, that's not what she said. She didn't get her role as his wife by always voicing her true thoughts.

What can she make up that seems true, where she can express her feelings as a victim without giving away that she's lying?

"I felt unloved," she said, her expertise in deception and manipulation came into play.

She's the victim. He's the one to blame. This is her reality and she has the power to shape her narrative as she sees fit.

"Why Lucio?" Vladimir's jaw clenched with a bitter emotion, something she couldn't quite put a name. Jealousy or a bruised ego?

"He always cared for me."

Humigpit ang hawak nito sa mga braso niya at nalisik ang mga mata. "And I haven't?!" he hissed. "Don't I put a roof over your pretty head and buy you everything you want?! Lahat ng gusto mo! Lahat ng luho mo! Isn't that caring?!"

Galit na itinulak niya ito sa dibdib dahilan para bitiwan siya nito at mapaatras. "Any other guy can give those things to me!" she yelled, furious. "Do you think you're the only man on earth with money?!"

"Then what?! What is it?! Saan ako nagkulang na kailangan pa tayong umabot sa ganito, Domina?!"

"I wanted genuine love!"

"Well, I fucking love you!" he roared! "I fucking married you despite everything that got in the way of it!"

"I yearned for security!" she exclaimed with intense emotion, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes that she struggled to contain. "Since I moved into this shit hole you pushed me to live in, I've never felt a sense of safety! Your friends and family have consistently disrespected me, and your tolerance of it implies a lack of respect from you as well! And I am so done!" She lifted her hands in the air, underscoring her words. "I am so done putting up with that shit! You never bother to listen or take any action, and I am just fucking don!"

"Baby, you shouldn't care!"

"I do!"

"We are married!"

"Exactly the fuckin point! I am your wife!"

"You and I are real!"

"But we aren't!"

"You shouldn't give a shit about what they say!"

"I don't! It's how you respond to what they say that has been hurting me! You never defend my honor!"

"Baby, you know that's not true!"

"Shut the fuck up!" she tells him with her hand gesturing him to zip it. "You allow any of them to call me a whore at any possible chance!"

"That's not true!" he bellowed with indignation. "But now you've proven them all correct!"

Her lips tightened into a firm line, and her face contorted with intense anger. 

A whore? Perhaps. A premium and costly one.

The urge to unleash her fury on everyone who disrespected her name made her desire to set ablaze the very ground the stupid Ivanov clan occupied.

"I did prove them right," she said bitterly. "And I should have done that sooner. Being a whore to another man felt so much better than being your wife."

A powerful force sent her crashing to the floor, the impact causing her face to burn with a stinging sensation. Her lips throbbed with pain, as if they had been sliced open. As she instinctively wiped her mouth, her palm came away smeared with blood.

Hindi niya inasahan ang malakas na sampal na iyon mula sa kanyang asawa.

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Thanks for reading! Happy 1K reads to Domina and Vladimir! A huge thank you to everyone supporting their story! I'm a very busy person and ito lang ang nakayanan hahaha oops. I will try to post as much as I can. Kahit maikli basta meron. Even with my other stories. Abangan niyo na lang. 

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