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Ariana POV The past three months had been a blur.I moved out of David’s apartment the day after I got back from the resort. I packed my things while he was at work, left his key on the counter, and never looked back. I blocked his number. Blocked Jessica’s too. starting over with a clean slate.I moved back home. Which was a big mistake.Living with my family again reminded me why I’d been so desperate to leave in the first place. Growing up, Mom made it clear who the favorite was. Maya, my younger sister, was the pretty one, the talented one, the one with a future. I was just… Ariana. The older sister who existed to make Maya’s life easier.Mom immediately put me to work running errands for Maya,—picking up her dry cleaning, fetching her specific coffee orders, driving her to photoshoots when she “couldn’t be bothered.” I was back to being the family servant.And sometimes, late at night when I couldn’t sleep, I thought about him.The mysterious man from the resort. Alex. The way

Ariana's POV He dealt.I lost the first hand. My cardigan came off.He didn't stop looking at my face. His eyes didn’t drop to look at my body. Just watched me with that unsettling intensity.Second hand. I lost again. I took off my shirt next.I had only my bra and jeans on. I was more exposed than I have ever been with anybody else apart from David. This is insane. What am I doing?But I couldn’t stop. I can but for some reason I didn’t.Third hand. He lost. He took off his shirt and his body looked like it was carved from marble, with his defined abs, broad chest, the kind of physique that could make females fall to their knees.Don’t look. Don’t look . Don’t…I was definitely looking .I took a deep breath trying to calm my emotions.“Your deal,” he said.I fumbled with the cards, my hands shaking slightly. Get it together, Ariana.I lost. I took off my pants .Now I was sitting there in just my underwear, and he was still wearing his pants. This was humiliating.Except it didn’t

Ariana POV I sat on the bed’s edge for five solid minutes before I could move.My heart wouldn’t quit racing. I ran my trembling hands through my hair,trying to calm my brain. The shaking refused to stop.I needed answers. I had to go downstairs.Deep breath, Ariana. Sort this mess out, then never see him again.The receptionist spotted me approaching. Her face was drained of color.“Ms. Cross, I’m so, so sorry.” Words tumbled out before I could speak. “There’s been a terrible mistake. The Presidential Suite we gave you… it wasn’t yours. It belongs to Mr. Alex. He booked it three months ago.” Her fingers attacked the keyboard frantically. “When Mr. Carmichael cancelled this morning, I accidentally reassigned his reservation code to you instead of marking the cancellation. I gave you Mr. Alex’s room by mistake.”The words hit like a blow. “So I’ve been… that was his room?”“Yes, ma’am. I’m deeply sorry.”Heat flooded my face. Of course. Of course it was.“Can I get another room then

Ariana pov“God, I’ve missed you,” David whispered against my neck, his hands sliding over hardened peeks of my nipples.I laughed, pulling him closer on the bed. “ Babe, we just had sex ten minutes ago, I’m exhausted." I said burying my head on his neck.“Ten minutes too long.” He kissed me deeply, and I melted into him like I always did. We’d been together for three years, and somehow it still felt exciting.His phone buzzed on the coffee table, but he ignored it, kissing down my collarbone instead.“You should get that,” I murmured, feeling his hardened dick, even though I didn’t want him to stop.“It can wait.” His hands moved lower, and I was about to completely give in when his phone rang. Loud and insistent.He groaned, pulling back. “Hold that thought.”I grinned, adjusting my shirt as he grabbed his phone. His expression changed the moment he looked at the screen.“Everything okay?” I asked.“Yeah, it’s just… work stuff. I need to take this.” He stood up quickly, running a h