IZZY'S POV,
“Can I help you?”Jasper's secretary asked, almost running out of her desk to get in front of me when she saw me making my way towards his office. She was wearing a knee-length pencil skirt with a pair of matching heels and an off-white blouse that had her cleavage on display for people who didn't even want to look. The shirt was a few sizes too tight, and made me wonder if she could even breathe comfortably.
I was being reckless, there was no doubt about that, but the way she said that line to me almost felt offensive. She knew who I was, we had met before on multiple occasions, yet she was acting like she didn't know me. Apart from that, she was the secretary of one of the biggest businessmen in the country, and one would assume she, out of anyone else in the office, should have known how to talk to a guest.
“I am here to see Jasper, it's important,” I said, matching her bitchy tone, and in a commanding voice ordered, “So, can you move to the side?”
“Huh?” She stepped closer to me, acting like she didn't hear me, or was giving me a second chance to take back my words. “What did you just say?”
“MOVE!” I screamed, loud enough that some of the people around us stopped to look in our direction. “Is it loud enough for you or should I repeat again?”
I knew I was being a bitch, but she was the one who started it when she talked to me like I was a pest, ruining the aesthetic of the office. She was irritating, and the urge to punch her in the face was very tempting. I was holding myself back because the day had already been a disaster, and I wasn't looking for more trouble.
“I am going to call security,” she warned, and that made me laugh because even she knew it wouldn't end well for her.
“Call them and I'll break your nose.” I was ready to push her and make a run for it when the door to Jasper's office opened and he walked out.
He was wearing a pair of grey, tight-fitting trousers and a purple shirt that looked really nice on him. It hugged his body perfectly and highlighted his muscular chest and broad shoulders. Just looking at him reminded me of our morning together, and how he was rubbing himself against me.
“What is going on here?” he asked, not realizing that it was me with his secretary.
“Mr. Black, this woman suddenly showed up—”
“Elizabeth!” Jasper exclaimed when he saw me. His eyes widened in shock and he looked around to make sure he wasn't dreaming. I was kind of impressed by it because it meant he was thinking about me enough to assume I might be a fragment of his imagination. “What are you doing here?”
“I came to see you, but it looks like your secretary has an attitude problem,” I glared at the woman, who completely transitioned from a devil to an angel right in front of my eyes. Her facial expressions, the tone of her voice, and even the way she was standing; everything was different from before.
“Sir I—”
“Come inside, Elizabeth.” He held the door open for me and I didn't forget to blow a kiss at the secretary, looking her up and down when I passed her. “What is going on? What brought you to my office? Is everything right?”
He asked after closing the door behind us, to give us some privacy.
Instead of answering him, I looked around the office, trying to gather my thoughts. His office was bigger than Tyler's, which was two floors below in the same building. The room also had two different sitting areas, an entire wall filled with books and documents, and the other side was completely glass, bringing tons of sunlight.
“You have a very nice office. I liked the layout and the way you've decorated the room.”
“Thank you, but that's not what I asked.” He was standing a few steps away from the door; his arms were folded, and his eyes were following my every movement. “What brought you to me?”
“I know,” I answered, turning to look at him and giving him an awkward smile.
I had spent the whole ride trying to think of a way to tell him the truth without sounding like an ass, but I couldn't come up with anything, so in the end, I decided to lie. I was giving my brain a last shot to cook something interesting, but when I couldn't come up with anything that would work, I went with the lie.
“So? What brought you here?” he repeated the question once again.
“You!” I started walking towards him slowly. “I tried so hard to not think about you, to not pay attention to what you said, but I couldn't stop your voice in my ears—whispering that you liked me for years.”
“Elizabeth…” he moaned when I rubbed my hand over his junk.
I was standing just inches away from him, contemplating whether I was ready or not. That's when I got a whiff of his cologne and grabbed his hands, pulling them away from his chest and pressing myself against him. He stepped back till his back was pressed against the wooden door, and grabbed my waist, pulling me closer roughly.
“I-I… I can't help but think about you and how you made me feel last night,” I didn't even remember the night, but I could see my words were having the desirable effect on him. “I want to feel like that again. My body wants it. I want it.”
Just as I completed my sentence, he grabbed my chin and tilted my face up so that our lips could meet in a passionate kiss. I was shocked at first, not expecting it, but the warmth of his mouth and the tenderness of his lips made me move in sync with him. Though, he didn't need me to do anything, because he was dominating my mouth.
I didn't even try to fight, I let him familiarise himself with the geometry of my mouth.
“I will show you the world you haven't seen, Elizabeth,” he said when we pulled to breathe. Our foreheads were touching, as we both fought for oxygen. “I am going to love you the way no one has ever loved you.”
I chuckled, not knowing what he meant and ran my hand over his body, trying to feel his muscles. He didn't stop me from doing it. Instead, he grabbed my ass and played with it while getting control over my lips again.
I didn't feel guilty about it this time and was finally enjoying myself. In fact, I wanted to go further than that.
As his boner rubbed against my stomach, when he pressed our bodies together, I got the right idea. When we pulled from the kiss this time, I got on my knees, leading this time instead of following after him. I decided that I wasn't going to think about it, and instead pressed my mouth against the fabric of his trousers, kissing and licking along the outline of his growing manhood.
He moaned when I reached for his trousers and pulled them down with his briefs.
IZZY'S POV,When I got home that evening, I was exhausted to my bones, more exhausted than I’d realized earlier. And all I wanted was to jump on my bed and fall asleep.The exhaustion wasn't due to the work or due to the little encounter with Tyler at work, though that was very draining, but from everything that had been happening in my life lately. I was responsible for most of them in one way or another, but that doesn't mean I couldn't complain. The castle, the fireworks, the feeling of being seen, really seen by someone for the first time, was all I wanted, and then on the other hand, I was ready to burn it to the ground.'Don't overthink, you're making the right decision,' I told myself as I unlocked the door to my apartment, bracing myself for more loneliness to force me into the well of overthinking. However, that's not what happened because as soon as I was inside, I heard, “Elizabeth Mary Winters, where the hell have you been for the last few days?”I blinked, stunned for a
IZZY'S POV, “I guess you didn't know, we're acquiring this company.” He had a proud look in his eyes when he announced it, not just to me but also to those around us. I glanced around the room and felt embarrassed by all the eyes focused on me. I wanted to run away, knowing well that it was going to lead to another round of gossip about my life. They barely moved away from the wedding drama; now, thanks to Tyler, they had another topic. I sighed and focused on the man in front of me. His eyes were sparkling, and the way he was leaning against the wall made it look like he already owned the company. I took a deep breath before speaking. “What do you mean by that?” His smile only deepened when I was done with my question. “We are in the early stages of negotiation, but it's pretty much a done deal.” “Why would Mr. McKelly sell the company all of a sudden?” I mumbled, trying to think about the conversations that occurred around the office, in the past few days. “I didn't even
IZZY'S POV,I was back at my desk, leaving the Castle and the magical life I had to live for the past two days behind. However, my mind never came back with me to the corporate life of Austin. It was still wrapped around the scent of roses and old stone walls that I fell in love with. I was still in front of that giant fireplace, wrapped in a blanket while it rained outside. Jasper was with me, kissing me on the neck while reading me one of his favorite French romances. We were both naked—it was his idea—to get in the head of the characters. It was a stupid idea, but when he started stripping, I couldn't help myself either. So, while he translated the story for me, I played with him. It was my way of connecting with the eighteen-year-old maid, the naive girl who fell in love with her master, the duke, thrice his age. “Everyone around warned him that she was going to poison him one day for his riches, but he was so in love with her that he never listened to them,” he read, and that
JASPER'S POV, I never knew Elizabeth was so outspoken and wild. I always thought of her as a timid little girl who was a little bit opinionated, but I had never known her other side. She hid it well, and now I couldn't help but feel like learning everything else about her. She is what I always wanted, yet this distance between us didn't seem to disappear. At times, looking at her I couldn't shake the feeling that her affection for me wasn't true, making it seem as though she wasn't in love with me. Yet, other times, I could only see love in her beautiful eyes, leaving me both confused and uncertain. Despite the mixed signals, the only thing I was certain of was my feelings for her. I knew that my love for her was genuine and unwavering, and it would remain so till the very end. With each passing day, my feelings for her were only growing stronger. Initially, I thought it was Daniel's words that got to me because he wasn't happy about me dating her. We talked before I left for
IZZY'S POV,I felt Jasper's hands on my hips, and his warning sent chills down my spine. Weirdly enough, that made me want him even more. On one hand, I didn't want to feel those emotions because I knew it was going to end soon, and quite badly, while on the other, I wanted to surrender myself to him. “I am going to have you now!”He turned me on my back and soon he was inside me, connecting us together once again. I was so perfectly filled that it began to hurt, but not physically. Instead, I could feel Jasper in my chest, buried somewhere under my ribs. He felt like a cluster of nerves that throb with each stroke. He moved slowly in the beginning, and that only emphasized the pain. I felt every inch of him, erupting fire inside my body, and the pleasure of it chased the pain that his words had left in their wake. He was grinding into me and it felt like a weird combination of pleasure and pain. When he started pumping faster, pinning my hands above my hand, tears sprang to
IZZY'S POV, “I... I love you, Izzy.” The words echoed in my head as I woke up the next day, feeling thoroughly exhausted. My body was loose like every single muscle and tendon had been reduced to the finest thread. I was sore, too; just shifting my hips sent sparks of electricity flying throughout my body. I also realized that I was pressed up against Jasper, the same way we did that day. His muscular arms were draped against my small frame, securing me in place. I wasn't sure how we ended up in that position, but I wasn't complaining about it because it felt nice. Waking up dad after day, on an empty bed reminded me of the betrayal. I yawned because, once again, parts of what happened after the time we spent in the backseat of his SUV were a blur to me. I clearly remembered that we went for a hike, got wet in the heavy rain, got hot in the truck, and did the deeds two times in a row—the first time he was on the top, while on the second, I rode him. After that, everything was