Cyn. My heart stuttered. Images of twined tanned and lily white limbs flashed through my mind’s eye. Ace kissing me passionately, desire overwhelming us to the point that we couldn’t make it to the bed,Ace taking me gently to the floor, settling between my thighs…I blinked, trying to stop the erotic slide show that was going on in my mind.The look in Ace’s dark eyes told me that we were experiencing a moment of identical thought, and that was enough to bring common sense and sanity back.He might be married to me, but his heart belonged to another, he had made it very clear on the very first night we met. And I was pretty positive he was talking to her on the night of the gala, right after his head had been buried deep in my thighs. “Classy.” i sounded prissy even to my own ears.“Class is sometimes overrated. Particularly in the bedroom.” he said mocking me. The fact that he was always ready with some casual, off the cuff response was infuriating. I couldn’t hope to compete wit
AceI glanced over at her. Her expression was disapproving. A little line creased her alabaster forehead, and her mouth was pursed into an ungenerous pucker.“You have a problem with this?” i asked, entertained by her show of humanity.“It doesn’t really seem fair to just fire someone if they don’t get a BlackBerry charger to you in time.”"As an employer, I have to make sure my employees are up to my standards Cyn, and as my wife you will have to learn this things because sometimes I won't be around and you willhave to deal with them."The crease between her brows deepened. “I guess I’m a walking example of the lows one has to stoop to in order to make it in the business world.”He laughed darkly. “Just treat everyone the way you treat me and you will have no trouble being ruthless.”“There’s a thought.” she added sarcastically. I watched as her expression changed from one of recalcitrance to one of wonder.The car eased around the last curve and the villa came into view.The Ano La
Ace.I couldn’t help but be impressed with Cyn’s performance over dinner. She came across as bright, confident and witty. James Preston was eating from the palm of her hand in a matter of minutes. The older man was completely taken in by her charm and intelligence. Which i knewshould please him. Instead, primal possessiveness surged through me.I moved closer to Cyn , wrapping my arm around her delicate waist and drawing her to me, smoothing my fingers along her silk covered flesh.I felt a slight tremor race through her body at the light contact.“So, Ace ,” James said, sliding nearer to his own wife, “I understand you find it old fashioned of me to have a vested interest in what will become of the resort when I retire and sell out. But I built it up from theground. This was my first great success and it has sentimental meaning to me. I want to be sure that I’m passing it on to someone who will preserve the integrity of the property.”“And I intend to. I will be keeping it privatel
Cyn. Everything he had said was true, my job was to be his wife and act like an idiot. It stung, I considered myself more, but who really cared. My own father sold me. Maybe I should just stop resisting the inevitable and do as he said.I would just ignore the fact that he has a girlfriend the woman that he was actually in love with. There would be no disaster. I could control myself. The problem was that I wasn't entirely certain i wanted to control myself.I leapt from the car the moment it came to a stop in front of the villa, needing desperately to put some distance between Ace and me so that i could clear my head.I felt rather than heard him enter the room behind me. “I will sleep on the couch,” i offered quickly. “You are a lot…bigger than I am.”He shrugged. “Suit yourself. I have some work to finish up before I head to bed. I will be in the office.”“Did the BlackBerry charger show up?” I asked trying to lighten up the mood. He chuckled, the sound spreading through me l
Cyn. I sat on the bed uncomfortably as I waited for him to grab a condom from his stuff How long does it take to get a condom? I wondered as I sat back with a shee around my body, I was starting to feel uncomfortable and arkward just sitting there naked. "Sorry, it took me so long." he said from the door, still in nothing but his boxers. He sat beside me, his leg brushing against mine, sending a flurry of butterflies erupting into flight inside my belly. His hand lowered, and once more, he tugged on the blankets before expelling air from his lungs. He didn’t rip them out of my hands, choosing to lean over me to retrieve the cup and wine.He poured me a glass of wine and handed it over to me, I hadn't expected this night to end up in this way at all. He offered me the wine, and I reached to grab the cup as he pulled the covers away from my body, smiling in victory. My lips touched the glass wine and his eyes slid down my naked body with a hunger that consumed my thoughts.I had wa
Ace.I hated leaving her after what we had shared, she had her wolf now and she knew what I had known all along, I was her mate just as much as she was mine.She wanted to mark me, but how could I let her when my heart belonged to someone else. Someone I could not stop thinking about, someone I was dreading to see again. My ex fiancé Kaya. I hadn't seen her since London, since she found out I was married. I had tried to explain to her, make her understand I was marrying Cyn just to make my father happy. But she never believed me, she knew Cyn was my mate and she was not willing to fight the mate bond. "Sir." Paul said pulling me out of my head. “Call me when it’s ready,” I said, handing him the file I was holding. “They want to see it as soon as possible.”“No problem,” he said, skirting off to his desk.It was way past office hours, but I needed the distraction, being back here, in my home town. Knowing she was also here. I walked into my office, kicking the door closed with the
Ace.I sat there for a while, and for the first time in a long time, I really didn't know what to do. I hated being powerless.I was an alpha of the most feared pack around the south, I was arguably one of the richest man, with all types of connections, but I couldn’t help her. I hated feeling helpless. I had five missed calls from Cyn and the more she called the more irritated I became. Why on earth was she blowing me up? I had given her everything, she had everything what else could she possibly want from me "What?" I almost yelled to the phone after she called me the tenth time, unable to ignore it anymore. I could hear here breathing nervously on the other side, but she didn't say anything. "What do you want Cyn? What could you possibly want from me that is making you blow me up?" "it's just that I woke up and you were gone, I wanted to know where you went.""Thats none of your business Cyn, whatever I do or go or don't go is none of your fucking business. Your business is
Ace.They let me see her after I spoke to the doctor. Nurse Franklin came and led the way down the hall to a room situated just a few feet from the nurses’ station. She touched the door, then turned to look at me.“She is got a cast on her right leg and bandages on her arms. There is an IV and a heart monitor that is attached to a machine that is set to notify us if her heart rate changes.”I nodded. “Okay.”“And her head is wrapped in bandages. Her eyes are bruised, and there is a significant amount of swelling to her face.” She touched my arm lightly. “She won’t be recognizable.”“I will know her.” I said as if trying to convince her. I would know Kaya anywhere.As I looked at her laying there completely disoriented and immobile, my mind drifted again. ***“You know absolutely nothing about me.” She said smiling, that huge smile of hers with dimples. “I know you are an amazing artist.” I said truthfully. “You use that word a lot.”“What word?”“Amazing.”“Only with you.”She gla