The Devoted Winter: BWWM Billionaire Romance Novel (Her Winter Love Series Book 1) (13 page)

The sight of Nadiyya writhing beneath him nearly caused Lucian to erupt. He pulled out of Nadiyya and rolled onto his back. “Ride me babe,” Lucian commanded. As he lay there, Nadiyya began to impale herself on his rigid member. She moaned as the fat dick stretched her pussy out. She steadied herself on Lucian’s chest. Nadiyya felt his heart fluttering as her palm lay outstretched over his chest. She began to ride him hard as he watched the arousing sight of his dick disappearing inside her pussy and reappearing covered in Nadiyya’s juices.

Nadiyya came over and over again as Lucian’s dick touched previously untouched parts of her pussy. She climaxed loud, throwing her head back as she continued to ride him. Her determination to have Lucian finish paid off. He groaned loudly as he spurted inside her. Nadiyya felt his warm cum coat the walls of her pussy. It was a feeling that she grown to enjoy more than anything else. Quivering with the aftershocks of orgasm, she moved off of Lucian’s hardness and rolled onto her back.

“That was amazing baby,” Lucian whispered.

“I love you,” Nadiyya replied breathily.

“I love you too,” Lucian said.

They were both still a little drunk, but more than content. It seemed as if all their personal troubles were over. Once and for all, they would be able to push through and launch Nadiyya’s business without any roadblocks. And after that? Well, they were in love with each other. It didn’t matter what came next. They would find a way to surmount it and overcome it.

“I’m glad I met you Lucian,” Nadiyya whispered. It was the first time she’d volunteered something so vulnerable with anyone in a while. But she could trust Lucian. She knew that intuitively. Nadiyya was learning how to stop her self-doubt in her tracks and give way to the happiness that she knew was possible.

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Chapter 14

The next day at work, Lucian and Nadiyya were getting the final steps ready for launch. Everything was going perfectly and within moments, at the push of a button, Nadiyya will have accomplished her wildest dream.

“Do you think this is gonna really sell?”

“Of course it is Nadiyya.
We’ve
worked hard on this and we’re pitching it to big buyers here. You’re a creative genius. Never doubt that,” he replied. Nadiyya kissed Lucian and then asked, “So should we hit go on this whole thing?”

“Absolutely,” Lucian said. He clicked through the final two steps and with just the push of a button, Nadiyya’s software was live and being marketed to hundreds of thousands of people via e-mail. She couldn’t believe that she was finally making this vision a reality. Lucian slammed the laptop shut.

“That’s enough work. We should go out and put work out of our minds for once,” Lucian said.

Before Nadiyya could reply his phone rang. Lucian motioned for Nadiyya to hold on a second before picking up. When he heard Martine’s familiar voice on the end of the line, Lucian felt immediately irritated.

“What do you want Martine?” Lucian huffed.

“Oh Lucian, don’t be so dramatic,” Martine shrilled.

“Don’t waste my time,” Lucian growled into the phone. His face was turning bright red in anger. Nadiyya realized that he was probably talking to Martine. She wondered what poison that woman was spitting this time.

“Careful dear,” Martine replied.

“Martine…” Lucian said exasperated.

“Fine. Well if you must know without all the pleasantries… I have pictures of you and your negress together in… let’s just say in a compromising position together. If a certain lawyer or lawyers should happen to come across these photographs for whatever reason  you could lose everything! Every last cent would belong to me! Of course, this will only happen if you divorce me…” Martine said taunting Lucian to react.

Lucian hung up. He was sick of letting Martine control his life. She could have his money. She could have everything she wanted as long as she loosened her grip on his life. Nadiyya looked at Lucian as he hung up for a sign that he’d calmed down. He ran his hands through his hair, pushing the thick strands out of his face.

“That was Martine,” Lucian said as he turned to Nadiyya.

“I know. You’re red like a beet, who else could it be,” Nadiyya chuckled.

“She had pictures… pictures of us together… This is bad. We’re fucked Nadiyya. We’re fucking fucked.” Lucian said defeated. He was tired of this fight, tired of these complications that never seemed to stop.

“What do you mean ‘pictures of us together’?” Nadiyya asked.

“Dirty pictures Nadiyya,” Lucian said as he started to pace the room anxiously.

“Shit,” Nadiyya buried her head in her hands. The idea that someone who hated her guts had photographs of her having sex terrified her. She didn’t want to gain a reputation as being that kind of girl especially since she was just starting to build her brand and make a name for herself. Her career and everything she’d worked for could be easily ruined by something like this.

“Shit is right. She’s found a way to fuck me good. I’ll lose everything… Well everything in my continental bank accounts… And that’s enough of a setback to ruin me,” Lucian said. Nadiyya couldn’t believe this. Because of their affair, Lucian might lose every cent of his money. He was right, this was really bad. Lucian believed that all hope was lost. There was nothing he could do to stop Martine. She was right. He’d violated the terms of their prenup and now he would pay the price.

A billionaire without his billions, without his life’s work would be completely lost. For a while they would probably be happy but both Nadiyya and Lucian knew they would be much happier wealthy. “Money doesn’t buy happiness” was only a lie told to make poor people feel better. Poverty wasn’t something that either of them wanted. Nadiyya couldn’t believe that Martine would come up with something like this on her own. For her to think of something so devious and to have executed it so perfectly she must have had some help.

Slade. The moment Nadiyya began to consider it she realized that Martine must have had Slade’s help. That was the only person who Martine knew in Vermont and the only person who had a cruel vendetta against both Nadiyya and Lucian. Plus, Slade was the only one who had even known they were together. Lucian had never mentioned it to Martine to avoid this very occurrence.

“I think Slade had something to do with this. He was the only person who knew about us, unless you told someone,”

“I didn’t tell anyone,”

“We need to do something about this,”

“What do you mean?”

“I don’t know. I feel like there’s something more going on here. I don’t want to do this but I’m going to call Slade. I have an idea. Give me your phone, his number is blocked on mine. Record this call using my phone,”

Nadiyya picked up Lucian’s phone and called Slade. Within a few rings Slade answered a call from an unknown number. Was it Martine trying to a bit of roleplay?

“Hello Ma Cherie,” Slade said, expecting to hear the charming lilt of his lover on the other end of the line. He was sorely disappointed to hear another familiar but unwelcome voice.

Nadiyya put her phone on speaker once she heard Slade’s greeting. She motioned to Lucian for silence. Lucian started his recording.

“Slade, it’s Nadiyya, I’m in bad shape… I think you should come see me… Maybe you could stay the night?” Nadiyya said flirtily. She had come to know the dark side of Slade well enough to guess exactly how he would react.

He couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Slade had never felt more satisfied in his life. Nadiyya had finally realized what she was missing out by leaving him and now she was here to grovel. But Slade didn’t want her anymore. He’d found someone
much
more compatible with his desires. Slade still couldn’t wait to rub his new lover in Nadiyya’s face. What was she thinking calling him after all she’d done to hurt him?

“Nadiyya, I’ve found someone else,” Slade said. He just wished Nadiyya could see his smirk and know exactly her place in his life. She was nothing to him.

“You mean you’re sleeping with someone else?” Nadiyya said weakly. Lucian clapped a hand over his mouth to keep from laughing. Damn, the woman was good.

“Yes, Nadiyya. What else would it mean?” Slade huffed.

“Well who the hell are you sleeping with?! Slade… I thought you wanted me,” Nadiyya said trembling her voice with intent.

“I’m sleeping with Martine Wynter.
Not
like it’s any of your business. She’s the woman of my dreams and we have made love innumerable times. Picture
that
. I just don’t see why I was caught up with a tramp like you. Honestly, don’t call me again. Why don’t you go hang out with your miserable boyfriend? We’ll see how much you like him in a few weeks I suppose. Don’t forget, you ended this,” Slade said, hanging up in a huff.

Lucian and Nadiyya smiled at each other. Their plan had worked and Nadiyya had found out the information she suspected was true and more than she could have hoped. If Slade confessed to sleeping with Martine, she had violated the terms of the prenup as well. That meant she was equally vulnerable to losing everything. Martine had nothing on Lucian after all.

“They need to pay Nadiyya. This time you can’t stop me,” Lucian said.

“Trust me, I have no interest in stopping you,” Nadiyya said. She smiled at her lover, appreciating their agreement on this point. They’d had enough.

All of a sudden, Nadiyya felt sick to her stomach. She got up and sprinted to the office bathroom. Nadiyya bent over the toilet and emptied the contents of her stomach. She retched into the toilet. Her eyes were filled with tears. Nadiyya leaned over the toilet for a few more minutes trying to figure out if she’d eaten something that she was allergic to.

Lucian tried to ignore the sound of Nadiyya’s retching. When she finally emerged from the bathroom, she looked like hell. “Is everything alright?” Lucian asked her. “I dunno, probably something I ate. I’ve never felt nauseous that way. It was pretty much uncontrollable,” Nadiyya said. Lucian looked at her and began to wonder if this was more than food poisoning.

“Nadiyya… Do you think you could be pregnant?” Lucian asked. He wasn’t unfamiliar with women’s pregnancy symptoms. Lucian was the eldest of five children and all of his mother’s pregnancies happened during his conscious memory. It was definite possibility here too. He and Nadiyya had neglected protection for most of their time together.

“I don’t know,” Nadiyya said. But deep down she knew something was up. Her period had been nearly a week late but she had attributed that to stress.

“Well, you should take a test,” Lucian replied. Nadiyya didn’t want to take a test. If she was pregnant, that would change everything. Hadn’t she and Lucian been through enough drama together? When would it end? Nadiyya knew that Lucian would find it suspicious if she refused to take a test so she reluctantly agreed to let him drive to the drugstore and get her one. He seemed so calm about the whole thing.

Lucian may have appeared calm to Nadiyya but he was anything but calm. He understood what it would mean if he were to have a child with her. Within a matter of months, he would have to be responsible for two more lives. Lucian had never lived with that kind of responsibility. He’d never had so much as a family dog. Lucian wasn’t concerned with the financial cost of it all but he was concerned about the emotional cost. “What if I fuck it all up?” he thought.

He left the office and made his way to the closest drug store. As he checked out the pregnancy tests he was certain that the fat cashier with her coke bottle glasses had thrown him a dirty look. Lucian was starting to feel his world closing in on him. This was all happening so fast.

Nadiyya was sitting on her chair resting when Lucian returned with the pregnancy tests. “How do we even use these things?” Lucian asked as he handed them to her. “I was a virgin when you met me Lucian, I don’t really know. I’m sure there are instructions,” Nadiyya said, turning over the box to find the small print instructions. It seemed pretty simple. Run some urine over the tip for a few seconds, put the cap on and wait three minutes.