Ronan’s POV
Sarra kissed me so hard I forgot how to breathe.
I pulled her closer, loving how soft her body felt, and how her lips felt on mine. She tasted like wine and I deepened the kiss, running my tongue against hers.
She moaned and wrapped her hands around my neck as I bit her lower lip while kissing her. I pulled back so I could catch my breath. “Do you always kiss men in the middle of a club?”
“Do you always ask stupid questions?” She didn't think my little joke was funny. At all.
I laughed, running my thumb over her red inviting lips. “No, really. Do you know what you’re doing right now?”
She tilted her chin. “Yes. I wanted to know what kissing you would feel like.”
That went straight to my gut, and I didn't let her go. “So? What did it feel like?”
Her lips curved slowly. “Like trouble.”
I couldn't help it. My cock twitched in my pants and I had to adjust my foot to hide it. She was playing with fire and I was the damn fire.
“Trouble's my specialty. You're in the right place.” I pulled her in, brushing my lips against hers again. She was so intoxicating. “Do you want me to take you out of here?”
“Yes,” she said without hesitation. “Anywhere but here.”
I didn't have to ask again. I held her hand and pulled her gently through the crowd, while ignoring the heads that were turning. I saw a couple of people whip out their phones to take pictures.
But I ignored them, herding her through the parking lot and to my Lamborghini Aventador.
The Lamborghini purred as we shot up into Beverley Hills. She sat in the passenger seat with her legs crossed, and her dress sliding up her thighs with every turn.
I had to make an active effort to keep my eyes glued to the road. She glanced sideways at me. “So this is how you do it, huh? Take some girl, drive her fast, and bring her home like it’s just another night?”
She had a sense of humor. It was one of the things that attracted me to her, and her intoxicating beauty. “Do you think I’d waste my time if you were just another notch?” I didn't look away from the road, suddenly scared of her reply.
“Don’t do that. I know I'm just another notch, and frankly I don't mind.”
I sniffed then rubbed my nose with my thumb. “You’re not the same as them, Sarra.”
Sarra snorted but didn't answer. Of course, she didn't believe me, but since seeing her again, she's the only thing I've been able to think about.
The car came to a stop in front of my house. Now in the white lights that decorated the front lawn, and the garage, it looked like something out of Architectural Digest with its glass walls.
The Pacific ocean glittered behind it, with waves licking the shore.
She let out a low whistle. “Of course you live in a glass house, ever had about throwing stones at glass houses? Also, do you ever get tired of being looked at?”
“Do you?” I shot back. I expected her to blush because I was flirting with her, but instead she frowned. It was hard to read her, and it interested me.
Finally, she asked, after a minute, “Are you going to invite me in, or am I supposed to beg?”
That snapped something in me. I shoved my door open and came around to hers, pulling her out by the hand. She stumbled into me, her breasts against mine, and I bent close to her ear. “I don’t make women beg, unless they want to.”
She scoffed and pushed me away. “Cocky much?”
“I'm confident. That's different.” I corrected brushing a strand of hair behind her ear.
I led her inside the house which showed the city of Los Angeles from its floor to ceiling windows. The living room was all leather and glass, and when she stepped inside, it suddenly felt warmer.
I made a mental note to add more colors and maybe soft colours so it feels more homey. I was barely ever home so I didn't think much of it until now.
She turned in a slow circle. “How do you stay in such a big place alone? It's so….cold.”
“Maybe, I've not really had anyone to make it feel like home.” I heard myself say.
She searched my face like she wasn't sure whether to believe me, then she shook her head in dismissal and reached for the bottle of whiskey I’d left on the counter yesterday.
“Do you always keep the good stuff lying around?”
“Do you always raid other people’s liquor?”
She poured two glasses without answering, sliding one to me. Her nails brushed my knuckles, and for a second too long, I didn’t pull away.
She downed her drink in one gulp and made a face. “God that burns.”
I had to smile, she looked so cute as she smacked her lips together and squinted. She looked like she didn't belong in my world but she was the only thing in it I wanted.
What the hell was happening to me?
She poured another glass, as I gulped mine down. “So what happens now? You get me drunk enough, and I forget about him?”
“No,” I said, stepping closer. “I want you sober enough to remember this.” I took the drink out of hand and pulled her in. My hand slid down to her hip and she leaned into me like she'd been waiting for it.
“Is this really what you want?” I asked, making sure. I've never been scared of a woman turning me down until her.
She nodded, brushing her mouth against my jaw. “Undoubtedly. I've given three years of my life to that man…” she looked like she would cry, then she closed her eyes and shook her head. “It's time for someone different.”
We didn't make it far. I tugged her dress over her head, and she ripped my shirt open. She was soft like a pillow and I loved her nails as they scraped down my chest.
I leaned down and ran my tongue over her hard nipples, and she buried her face in my neck. She was not just some random girl or a fling, she drove me crazy.
She surprised me too, when she shoved me back on the bed, and then straddled me. I let her, unable to drag my eyes away from her breasts.
She rode my hard dick, and I could feel her wetness sipping into my pants. I stood up and flipped her on the bed, then I ran my tongue all the way down to her vagina. She was already deliciously wet.
“You'll regret this tomorrow.” I said, before rolling my tongue over her clit.
“N...not a chance.” She buckled against me, moaning softly.
Ronan’s POV“What the hell is going on here?” Clara asked again, her eye brows furrowed in concern. Or was it curiosity?All three of us froze. Ethan’s hand was still half-raised from the punch he’d thrown, my lip was bleeding, and Sarra stood between us, breathing hard.Ethan dropped his arm like a kid caught stealing. “It’s nothing,” he said quickly, forcing a smile. “Just a guy thing.”Clara’s eyes narrowed. “A guy thing? You were yelling loud enough to wake the dead.”“It’s fine,” he said again. “We were just… talking business.”Her gaze swept over us, sharp as glass. “Business? You hit each other over business now?”Sarra tried to smile, but it didn’t reach her eyes. “It got a little heated. That’s all.”Clara looked from her to me, then down at my mouth. “Your lip’s bleeding, Ronan.”I wiped it with the back of my hand. “Occupational hazard.”“Of what, exactly?” she asked.Ethan stepped in before I could answer. “He’s just being dramatic. Right, bro?”I met his look but said not
Ronan’s POVI’d been looking for her for twenty minutes.Sarra had said she was going to the bathroom, but that was fifteen songs ago, and the charity dinner was already winding down. People were laughing, music spilling from the speakers, the usual fake Hollywood smiles stretching too wide. I’d smiled enough for a lifetime.Now I just wanted to find her.I slipped away from the crowd, ignoring the flashes of cameras near the garden. The upstairs hallway was dim, quieter. I was halfway up when I heard voices, hers and Ethan’s.I stopped at the landing.“…was a mistake,” Ethan was saying, his tone rough. “You think I don’t know that?”I moved closer, just enough to see them through the half-open door at the end of the hall. Sarra stood with her back to the wall, arms folded tight across her chest. Ethan was in front of her, too close, blocking her way out.“Ethan, stop,” she said.He didn’t. “You can’t tell me you don’t still feel something. I know you do.”I felt my jaw clench. Sarra
Sarra’s POVHis hand on my wrist made me feel butterflies in my belly. .“Ethan, let go,” I said quietly. I didnt want anyone to see us together, but he looked like he didn't care.“We need to talk.” he repeated. I tried to pull free, but his grip only tightened. “Please,” he said. “Just five minutes.”Something in his tone made me stop. I hated that it he still affected me this way. That a part of still held out for him. I folded my arms and tried to look tough. “You’ve got three.”He exhaled, running a hand through his hair. “I shouldn’t have yelled last night.”“That’s what you came to say?”“And I shouldn’t have said those things about Ronan. Or about you.”I snorted. “Save it. I think that covers it.”He stepped closer. “Look, say the word and I'll get a divorce.”“What the hell is wrong with you?” I tried to walk past him, but he caught my arm again.“Sarra, listen to me. This marriage..” He stopped, swallowing. “I don’t know what I was thinking.”I eyed him. “What are you sayin
Sarra’s POVThe next morning, I woke up with a pounding headache and a knot in my stomach.All night, I’d replayed the bathroom scene in my head. I thought about Ethan's hands on my waist,how he'd looked at me. I wondered if he still loved me, and If I was going crazy.When I walked into the kitchen, Ethan and Clara were there.I thought they’d have left for their honeymoon by now, but there they were. Clara in a cream robe, scrolling through her phone, and Ethan in a white T-shirt, making coffee like it was a normal Sunday.Her mother was chatting with them, cheerful as ever. “Oh, Sarra! Good morning, sweetheart. You look pale. Did you drink too much wine last night?”I forced a smile. “Maybe just a little.”Ethan looked up at me. His eyes met mine for half a second, unreadable, then dropped to his mug. Clara didn’t notice.Of course she didn’t.Ronan walked in a moment later, barefoot, hair a mess, looking entirely too good for someone who’d been up half the night fighting with his
Ronan’s POVEthan’s voice cracked through the room like a gunshot.“What the fuck is this?”Sarra stumbled back, her lips still flushed, her eyes wide. I didn’t move. I was still half between her and the counter, my hands clenched at my sides.“Ethan,” I said evenly, “you’re married. Maybe you should remember that before storming into bathrooms.”His face darkened. “Don’t start with me.” He jabbed a finger toward me. “You’re screwing my ex?”“Repeat that,” I said quietly.Ethan hesitated, then smirked. “You heard me.”I took one step forward. “Say it again.”He did. Louder this time. “You’re screwing my ex-girlfriend in my wife's parents’ house—”I swung before he finished. Sarra darted between us just in time. “Stop it!” My fist stopped an inch from Ethan’s face. I dropped it, but barely.“Move,” I said to her.“No.” She turned to Ethan, her voice shaking. “You don’t get to do this.”He blinked, caught off guard. “Excuse me?”“You don’t get to walk in here and play the jealous ex whe
Sarra’s POV“I can’t do it,” I said, crossing my arms.He leaned beside me, his arms folded. “You say that like it’s a bad thing.”“I can’t fake-date you,” I said again, “Elena would never forgive me, Ronan. She’s already pissed that those photos exist. If I suddenly ‘date’ you, she’ll think I’m doing it on purpose to humiliate her.”He tilted his head. “And are you?”I scowled. “No!”He grinned. “Then who cares what she thinks?”I stared up at him. “You don’t get it. She’s my best friend. I can’t betray her like that. I already feel like I have.”He rolled his eyes. “You didn’t betray anyone. You got caught in a mess. I’m just offering you a way out.”“By tying myself to you?” I shot back. “No, thank you.”He sighed, rubbing his neck. “Suit yourself, princess. But don’t come crying when they start calling you my rebound girl instead.”I wanted to punch him. Instead, I grabbed my purse, and ignored him, as I left his house.****Elena’s parents were hosting a family dinner before Etha