I was about to drop the phone onto the counter, storm back into the living room, and tell Will and, what was her name? Anna, to get the hell out.Because there was no way I was doing whatever test Asher thought he could force on me.But then the phone rang again. I looked at the screen, Luca.I picked it up.“Oh, little Ari, still here,” he said.“Oh my God, what is it now? Did you find him?” I asked, sarcastic and tired.“He wasn’t lost,” Luca replied coolly. Then he chuckled. “So I called Asher for you because I care so much about you. I was afraid someone had come to kidnap you in your own prison. Can you believe it? Getting kidnapped in prison?”I rolled my eyes. “Just tell me, what did he say?”“Yeah, those are doctors,” he said. “They’re just there to check on you. Run a few tests. Make sure you’re healthy and thriving, really.”“Oh right,” I snapped. “So he called a gynaecologist to perform a sexual check-up on me?”Luca laughed. “Don’t take it too hard.”“You know what?” I sna
I was in a shitty mood the next day, and the fact that I was running on hell with no release did not help. I did try, or did I not try? I tried to get myself off, and it didn't work. It just didn’t.And because I was kind of crazy and kind of didn’t care anymore, I did what I should’ve done, I guess, since I first came into this house. I went online and ordered sex toys. Yeah, I know. The goods would have to go through screening, and then Maria would have to pick them up and hand them to me. A lot of hands, and a lot of awkwardness, but I didn’t care.I knew he was going to get a call about it. I mean, everything that comes into this house probably goes through him. I’m using his card. He’s going to see my little purchase.Let’s just say I was daring. Or maybe stupid. Or both.So that’s exactly what I did. When I woke up, it was the first thought on my mind. I placed the order online and went on with my day like I didn’t just do the boldest, most insane thing ever.The prize came fast
Asher smiled deviously,"Well, since you want to be my whore, because that's what you want to be, isn't it....? Is it?" He stared at me. And maybe I was hypnotized, or I had taken the word way too seriously because I nodded."Right. Good. So, just so you know what happens to someone like you... First," he said, and suddenly, his hands were on my knees, forcefully parting my legs. Before I could even react, he thrust two fingers right inside of me, making me gasp and arch from the bed. I wasn't ready for the intrusion. I wasn't prepared for it. I wasn't expecting it. I wasn't... I just wasn't prepared. The only lubrication I had was from what we'd done earlier because now I was completely turned off. I bit my lip to stifle the pain as he remained still inside me, one hand still holding one of my knees apart. I tried to breathe through my mouth, desperately trying not to show him how much he was hurting me. I looked back into his eyes and found him watching me with an unreadable expre
Ariella."Do you really want to know why?" Asher asked slowly, his voice eerily calm as he began walking toward me.And just like that, my body reacted before my mind could catch up, I stepped back, retreating until the backs of my legs met the bed. There was something in his calmness that wasn’t comforting. It was cold. Dangerous.I didn’t know how to answer him, not because I didn’t want to, but because I was terrified of what the answer might be. Still, I wanted to know. Why was he here? Why had he dragged me all the way to this place only to lock me in this gilded cage like some trapped bird? Why was he doing this to me? What was he planning? What was he thinking?"Do you really want to know?" he repeated, slower this time.I had reached the edge of the bed, still naked, my body exposed and vulnerable while he remained fully clothed. I froze as he came closer, his eyes locked on mine."Are you really sure?" he asked again.I nodded, too afraid to speak."Words," he demanded."Yes,
I watched her lying there on the bed, thighs parted just enough to be an unspoken invitation. A silent dare. A challenge.She didn’t have to say a word. Her body did all the talking. She was wet and almost dripping with need.And fuck, I wanted to accept. To climb onto that bed, push her knees apart, and take her. Claim her. Remind her who she belonged to...who she would always belong to.Fucking Ariella Costa.She had this maddening effect on me, one I still couldn’t explain. One I hated. One I craved. On one hand, I wanted to ruin her. To see her cry. Not tears no, that would be too easy. I wanted blood. I wanted to carve the betrayal she handed me into her soul. Make her feel it like I did.But then… there was the other part of me. The darker, softer, weaker part. The part that wanted to hear her moan my name again. The part that wanted to watch her fall apart under my hands. To lose every wall she’d built and give in to the kind of pleasure only I could give her.I stared at her,
"Get on the bed." He commanded.I pulled away from him and crawled onto the bed. Asher straightened with a look of utter want in his eyes. I was startled by the intensity, by the resignation and darkness mingling on his face. He looked like a man who’d lost a battle with himself. He stood tall and regal, motionless except for the rise and fall of his chest as his eyes took in my naked body. Then he reached up and removed his jacket. It slid to the ground with a soft rustling. He didn’t get rid of his vest and shirt though. He unbuckled his belt with practised ease, the movement drawing my eyes to his zipper and something I hadn’t thought I would ever evoke in him again. My eyes were frozen on the bulge in his pants. Asher's gaze flickered to me and he paused with his hands on his fly. “What? You have never seen an erection before?.” There was a hint of amusement in his voice, but it was almost drowned out by the raspy desire in it.I only bit my lip lightly. Asher gave me a strange
A groan poured out of me when his hand slid further downward and one finger pushed inside of me without warning. “Fuck” She roughly breathed.The sound ran down my spine. He fucked me slowly, in and out, and the pressure built between my legs. My head fell back and my palm came up to his neck, my nails running the length of it. When he tensed, I suddenly realized what I had done and dropped my hand. However, it was already done. I received a smack on the underside of my ass that sent a toe-curling rattle throughout my entire sex. I didn’t think it was a good punishment at all, but then he pulled his finger out of me and a desperate ache remained.A haze had infiltrated my skin, my mind, my inhibitions, and the corners of my vision. I needed one thing, could think about only it, and I wouldn't let him leave before he gave it to me.His legs parted, and I didn’t hesitate to step all the way between them. His gaze lifted and his eyes met mine; the blaze inside them was dark. Our lips w
We stared at each other, neither of us blinking, neither of us breaking until Asher’s voice finally cut through the tension.“Back to the issue at hand,” he said coldly. “I want to know what you were really thinking. I want to know why Luca was here. And I want to know why you were practically naked with him in this room.”I swallowed hard. “I already told you everything.”“No, you didn’t,” he snapped. “You haven’t told me anything. I still don’t understand.”His voice grew sharper, angrier. “I gave you rules about this room. The only person allowed in here is me. And Maria because the only thing she does is clean. But you..... you invited another man into this space. A space that’s supposed to be just you and me.” He paused, breathing heavily. “I want to know what was going through your mind.”“I don’t think you really want to know what was in my mind,” I said quietly.His eyes narrowed.I looked away, shaking my head. “It’s not what you’re thinking. I wasn’t… I wasn’t thinking about
“I see you’re still keeping the towel tradition.”I turned sharply, heart skipping, to find Asher standing right beside the closed bedroom door. I froze.He was here. Again.Twice in a row.And I didn’t know how to take that, didn’t know what it meant after everything he’d said the last time we were in this room. After he told me to run. I didn’t know whether I should be scared or relieved. Was this good? Was it bad? I didn’t know. All I knew was that I was on high alert, every part of me bracing for what he’d do next. I had no idea what to say in response to his words, so I just stood there silently, wondering how long it would take me to bolt back into the bathroom.“You do know Luca’s not here,” he said, his voice low and unreadable. “So you didn’t have to keep the towel tradition still going.”Luca?I blinked, confused. “What does Luca have to do with this?”“Nothing is going on between Luca and me,” I added quickly. “He told you himself—there was nothing.”Asher pushed off the w