Sometime later Lucas stirred from the bed. "Bella?" He called her name. Recalling how she spelled the name in her drunken state brought a rare smile to his usual poker face. He waited for her to respond and when she didn't, he lifts his head so he could look at her only to find her peacefully sleeping with her cute little mouth slightly parted open.He swallowed deep and hard as his hot gaze survey her delicate countenance. Her high cheekbones were tainted in red and her cute small lips swollen from the aftermath of their passionate love making. She's effortlessly beautiful even in her sleep and her state of undress made the temperature inside the room feel like a sauna."Lovely," he mumbled under his breath, brushing the tip of his fingers on her smooth porcelain skin. He can look at her forever and not feel tired at all. Lucas thought to himself with a sudden jolt in his chest.Something inside him had been awakened tonight. It was an emotion he couldn't name because it was the fir
It wasn't the warm morning sunshine peeking through my glass window nor the sound of soft footsteps outside my room cutting through my deep slumber which had woken me up. But the warm and hard object poking my thighs brought my awareness back into reality.With the remnants of sleep I still held to, I wiggled back to dreamland, wishing to continue the dream where I left off. But the 'thing'as I call it still pokes my thighs and it feels as though it had only become larger with my resistance.My sleepy brain couldn't guess what it was and after a few wrong guesses I finally gave up. Returning back to sleep sounds more fun than trying to guess what it really was; however before I can even step a foot into the portal of slumber, warm muscled arms enclose me in a tight embrace.A scream almost tore from my lips in panic and alarm. My eyes snap open to look at the man holding me in his arms.It was Lucas!I should have been swept with relief seeing his face but the sight of his peaceful co
Turning to Lucas, my already wide eyes stretched even wider, "You should leave right now." I breathed. Panic and alarm swell inside me like an air balloon. "They shouldn't see me like this, especially with you in my room.""I couldn't. I'm butt naked." He replied, wickedly amused by how terrified I look."Go pick up your clothes and leave the room quickly." I order under my breath , stressed out by his lack of concern."I have no other way to go to my room except the main door." Lucas crossed his arms in front, and leaned back on the headboard in a comfortable position. "Besides, the view here is far more interesting here than inside my room." He added, his eyes twinkling as they skim through my body. When I followed where his gaze had stopped, I caught him looking at my breast which had spilled out of the blanket covering them."Pervert!" I gasp, hugging the blanket higher to my chest to cover my exposed body part. Something that resembled a groan and a chuckle emerged from his thro
"Even my ass," I bit back glumly and I closed the door in his face. However, before the door can entirely close, Lucas inserted himself in between and forced himself in. He tailed behind me, feeling at home in my room after spending just a night and acting as if he owned the place. He did own it though but my room is my private sanctuary, he has his own."Stop following me," I lashed at him, unable to tolerate his presence anymore after what he did this morning."I'm not following you." He replied. A childish grin playing across his enigmatic features."Yes, you are.""This is my house. I have the right to be here." He responded smugly."But this is my room. You have yours."Lucas nonchalantly shrugged his shoulders. " You will be late for work if you don't move now." He told me and found himself a comfortable position on the large Victorian sofa."You are avoiding the topic." I accused him. The irritation in my tone was outright."I'm not." He said. His lack of concern irritated me f
"I can't believe I've just met the notorious Lucas Nicholas Alexander up close." Samantha spoke suddenly while driving the sleek Lamborghini smoothly across the spacious highway. From reviewing the pointers of today's meeting in my notepad, my attention switches to hers in a snap. "He's nothing like the man I heard people talk about before." She continued without tearing her gaze off the road.Every nerve in my body abruptly awakens by the mention of Luca's name. Samantha wasn't the expressive type, she'd never been vocal in her thoughts and opinions, but for the first time since meeting her, I've finally seen this side of her. It intrigued me even more to inquire further about the man. "What was Lucas actually like before you met him?" I quietly ask her."Based on people who've been in close contact with him, they say he was cold, calculated, arrogant, and never really paid any attention to anyone around him." She explained, pausing a little bit to step on the brakes when the traffi
"Done preparing? The meeting will begin in five minutes."From looking at files in my hand, my eyes shifts to Samantha's direction. "I thought I still have an hour left?" I ask her with a puzzled look in my face."The Chief Financial Officer wants to begin early.""And they didn't even ask me if I'm not ready yet.""They didn't want your opinion. As it's the CFO's order, we have no say in it." Samantha explained. "I'm warning you in advance, the conference hall will be a battlefield once you step inside.""That's terrifying." I mumble under my breath, thinking I won't be even surprise if someone throws an egg to my face inside the conference hall since everybody seems to hate me."You're more terrifying to them. They hate you because you scare them."Samantha briefly glance at her wristwatch before shifting her eyes back to me. "Four minu
Scarlet wasn't easily put off though. Instead of retreating, she held her stance and grab the chance to worsen the situation. So in her calm, calculated tone, she began. "I remember you, woman." She said the words while looking in Sam's direction. "You've once worked here in the company, aren't you? If I'm not mistaken, you've been charged with money embezzlement and have been imprisoned for a year."Gasps and murmurs filled the room.Remarkably, Samantha remained calm and composed on her seat. "You've had an excellent memory, Miss Ross." She told Scarlet in the same polite manner she'd been using earlier. "However, you didn't get the facts straight. If I was guilty of charge as you claimed it to be, I won't be seating here in this very conference hall."Scarlet's face heat up in humiliation. "Don't talk to me like that. "I'm still your boss.""I do respect you as the Chief Finance Officer, Miss Ross
What happened to the man who hates me? I ask myself, intently watching him until he vanishes from sight.Wasting no time, I settled on the swivel chair, and began to ease the clutter of paper works on top of my desk.I was looking forward to our little date tonight."You should have seen the look on Scarlet's face when Lucas got near you after this morning's meeting ended." Samantha began. It was our coffee break and we chatted for a while with a cup of steaming coffee in our hands. "She looks like a baby who's favorite toy was taken from her." She added, imitating Scarlet's face. Watching her almost made me choke on my coffee. "She looked green with envy and I swear I saw murder in her eyes when Lucas grinned at you.""Lucas and I just talked about having dinner together. It's not a big deal, you know." I told Samantha who in return shot me an incredulous look."Not a big