Chapter 11. Dangerous Affairs.

"We are finally alone again, Rose," Valentino said the moment Vicente walked out of the dining room.

"You won’t get what you want." I stood up and headed to the door when his voice spoke up again.

"Tell me you don’t feel the same ache I feel when we are both in the same space, and I would stop," Valentino said.

I turned to look at him, with my fist clenched, hating the fact that the feeling of his touching me, kissing me came back to memory, as I fought the urge to beg him to do so again.

"I am the chairman’s guest. And the stuff that transpired between us last night. It just happened. I don’t know. We lost control and had to satisfy one bloody urge at that moment," I said with folded arms, trying to sound casual.

Valentino stared grimly at me for a while and stood up, heading towards me.

"No!" My mind cried. "Not another step closer, please."

But his gaze held mine as he moved closer, then stopped when we were quite close.

"The moment I set my eyes on you the first day you came here,