His eyes held a certain coldness that paralyzed her. Her blood ran cold, and the thumping of her heart increased. "What are you talking about? You promised you wouldn't hurt him! You promised!" Her eyes welled up, reflecting disappointment and hurt. "I lied, Dela." He moved closer to her. "I really wish you could see through me. I love you so much, and I wish you could feel the same way towards me." A ball of sweat trickled down his temple. 'Gosh! Why am I so nervous around her?' There was a brief silence between them. Delaney took in deep breaths, trying to calm her nerves down. "Adonis, we had a deal, and you can't go back on your words." She held his gaze for a moment. There was a hint of sadness and sincerity in the depths of his eyes. Something that ignited a certain warmth in her. Deep within this cold man, there was something more... A yearning for someone to love, someone to call his own. It was evident in the way he looked at her, but she was in the valley of indecision.
Delaney stirred lightly from her slumber, struggling to open her eyes. She felt like sleeping some more but was too hungry to force herself back to sleep. She needed to get something to eat quickly, or she might starve to death.Her long lashes lazily fluttered open, her eyes blinking rapidly to adjust to the room's brightness. The sun was already up.She turned to the other side of the huge bed, but it was empty. She listened carefully to know if he was in the bathroom, but the entire place was pretty quiet.She jerked up immediately, her eyes scanning the large room for any sign of him, but she was all alone."Where is he?" she wondered, weakly forcing herself out of bed.She felt sore and tired. Her body ached terribly. She desperately needed a massage. Immediately, images from last night settled in her mind, making her smile shyly. Delaney had felt like this would be the worst weekend of her life, but Alas, she was wrong. This was the best weekend she'd ever had in her entire lif
The moderate-sized room held an air of gloom. The whole place felt so different as if she had just found herself there for the first time. The bed served as a cruel reminder of her true reality.Delaney tossed restlessly on the bed, trying so hard to force herself to sleep, but sleep eluded her as Adonis's words kept replaying in her head, "I have fallen helplessly in love with you, Delaney."'Oh, God!' frustration surged through her as she tried to shake off the nagging suggestions her heart kept coming up with.She glanced at the window, and the evening sun cast its warm glow into the room, adding to her restlessness. It was almost time.It's been barely two hours since she came back from his mansion, but she's been unable to shake his thoughts off her mind.Her heart ached each time she remembered how unhappy he looked when it was time for her to leave. His eyes bore a hint of sadness as they peered into the depths of her eyes as if trying to speak to her soul."Thank you for this,
"Oh, God, Adonis, I warned you. What do I do now?" She trembled, her eyes welling up as she tried to calm her nerves."Hey, Dela. Go get the door. What are you scared of?" He sounded less concerned. Left for him, this was the perfect thing that could ever happen - Blaine seeing him with Delaney, probably fucking her."What do I tell him? Blaine isn't... Oh, God! What was I thinking?" Her voice quivered.The doorbell rang again, this time more persistently than the first time, making Delaney jolt in more panic."I'll go get it," Adonis said casually, walking to the door."Have you gone nuts? What the hell do you think..." Her words hung mid-way when he unlocked the door and pulled it open, not paying attention to her mumbling.Delaney could literally hear her heart drumming in the quietness of the room. She had devised more than a thousand lies she could tell Blaine about Adonis's visit. She could tell him that Adonis had just shown up unannounced, or maybe she found him in the sitting
Adonis stood beside his car in the quietness of the evening; the rage in his eyes was palpable as his piercing gaze regarded the sight that unfolded before him.He had left Delaney's house only because of the intruder who came at the wrong time. He was dying to lay eyes on Delaney again. And, of course, he did. But instead of being happy, it brought him anger and a dangerous desire to put a bullet through the brain of that fucking bastard - Blaine.Adonis had driven back to the premises where the tiny house of Blaine stood, only to have a glimpse of her beautiful face one more time before proceeding to rest for the night.Upon his arrival, he saw Blaine going in. He was obviously back from the seminar that wouldn't be useful to his company in any way. He scoffed. Somehow, Adonis decided to tarry longer. Besides, why was he in a hurry to leave? Right now, Delaney was more important to him, and somehow, he wanted to ensure he saw her before leaving.Just a few minutes later, he saw Veld
She clutched her phone to her chest, a thousand thoughts running through her mind. She'd been staring at her phone for over an hour now, unable to make a decision on whether to text Adonis or not.Delaney tossed restlessly on the bed, trying not to wake Blaine up with her restlessness. He was already sound asleep, very exhausted for obvious reasons - The planned trip and fucking her.No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't seem to understand why Blaine suddenly wanted to become the man she always wanted him to be. This was obviously the wrong time for him to be a good guy. It was dealing terribly with her conscience.Although she had been in self-denial, but the truth was glaring at her - she was already beginning to feel something for Adonis. But was it love? Lust? 'It was definitely not love,' she'd tried telling herself a million times since returning home."It's just a text... To be sure he's safe." Delaney sought to convince herself, desperate not to make him feel he'd clouded
Kaiden sang along with the sound buzzing from his home theatre as he knotted his tie in front of the mirror, completely aware of what day it was. It was a Monday! A beautiful Monday morning.The large bedroom was a little messy, but who cares? It'll be taken care of by the appropriate person.He had been called upon by his chef, who alerted him to come down for breakfast, but that wasn't going to be necessary as he was running late for work already. Or, maybe he was just too excited to eat. Kaiden always dreaded Mondays so much, but today was different. 'Who knows?' Perhaps he was expecting a promotion at work today if fate allowed it. "A promotion..." He chuckled. He wondered what it'd feel like. It's something he'd never experienced before because, of course, he knew who he was.Today held a lot of positive promises. There was going to be an interview today, carried out by the CEO himself - which was actually pretty strange. Kaiden didn't want to miss the opportunity of welcoming
'Take a deep breath, Delaney... Breathe...' Delaney cautioned herself. She couldn't afford to sell herself out so easily. Maybe Blaine was just trying to play mind games on her."What are you talking about, Blaine?" She cleared her throat and steadied her voice. Although her eyes almost betrayed her emotions, but she firmly masked her nervousness."Answer the damn question, Delaney!" he snapped at her, trying so hard to maintain a grip on his emotions."I was home all weekend, Blaine!" She half-yelled, but a thousand thoughts ran through her mind. She was very certain he'd attended the conference. And there was no way he could know she wasn't home during the weekend. She decided to stand firm on her lies."You sure about that?" A smirk played on his lips."What the hell are you talking about?" she was losing her patience and sanity."I had asked Tom to come check on you three times, Delaney. He met nobody when he arrived. But you said you were home all weekend. So how do you explain t