ALINA
An excited laugh spilled past my lips as I twirled to the beat of the music, my hips swayed in rotating movements, my hands stuck in the thick tresses of my hair. I had never done this before, and I absolutely loved the wildness that came with the atmosphere. The erratic beat of the music coupled with the layers of alcohol that burned in my bloodstream left me feeling ecstatic. Thirst beat at my throat and I walked back to the bar I was perched at as soon as the current music came to an end. As soon as I pulled onto the stool in front of the bar, a glass of water was placed in front of me alongside a plate of nuts and a glass of cocktail. I raised a brow at the bartender and he inclined his head upward. "The gentleman in blue wanted me to give you these. Says they're courtesy of your angelic looks." I raised my head and found a pair of very piercing blue eyes looking back at me. He tipped his glass in the air, a silent salute. My lips stretched in a smile and I returned the gesture, lifting the glass of water to my lips immediately after. "Is that what I think it is?" Tatiana's voice came from behind me. I was still smiling when I turned back to face her, heat in my cheeks and neck. "A handsome man bought me a drink if that's what you're thinking." "Ouu... someone's already getting all the male attention. Good thing I didn't bring you along earlier, I wouldn't have stood any chance against your charms." A deep laugh traveled out of my belly and spilled into the air. "Oh, please." I sobered up. "Thank you for bringing me, I don't have time to think about what I've just gone through right now." Tatiana rolled her eyes and grabbed a handful of peanuts that she immediately started munching on. "You're not distracted or drunk enough if you can still remember that." "Huh?" She leaned against me as I took a sip from the delicious cocktail I had been gifted. "Do you know what could get your head completely out of your misery even if just for tonight?" I had an idea what she was going to say, but I shook my head regardless. "No. What?" "Finish up that drink, and if he buys you another, go say hi." She took one look at the expression on my face and forged on. "Girl, he's in the VIP section. If anybody can make you forget, it's him. Go for it." "What am I supposed to help you forget?" A deep baritone with a slight English accent hit me and I froze. Heat traveled down my spine and settled between my thighs. "Oh, hello handsome." Tatiana practically purred at the man behind us. I turned to face him and my eyes almost popped out of their sockets. My chin definitely hit the floor with a loud bang. Damn, this man was magnificent! Piercing blues locked on mine from behind almond shaped eyes, high brows with black hair just above it. His face was utter perfection. Sharp jawline that looked like it was carver in granite and hollow cheeks that didn't look sunken, a small pair of lips that were just thick enough to be kissable... "I take it that my appearance measures up to your expectations?" The amused voice snapped me out of my thoughts and I shook my head. A smile graced my cheeks. If the tailor-made suit that hugged his muscled frame was any indication, then this was a man of class. "Do you want us to go somewhere private?" Tatiana choked on a cough that I completely ignored, and the man in front of me smiled and extended an open palm. "Be my guest." ******** The door clicked closed as he kicked it shut and his mouth was on mine in the next instant. My body was buzzing with alcohol and awareness, every touch from him sending me into overdrive. I moaned loudly when his thumbs swiped against my pebbled nipples through the fabric of my small dress. Was I drunk? Absolutely. And I loved every second of it. The dress made a small pool at my feet as he pushed it off my shoulders and down to the floor, an appreciative groan leaving his mouth. A confidence I hadn't felt in so long swarmed me and I giggled. "You like?" His eyes trailed up from my small mounds to my lock on mine. "I love." My back arched as he lowered his head instantly, lips latching onto each peak like a starving man at a fountain. I cried out in pleasure as he lavished each one with kisses, tongue swiping over the sensitive buds and teeth grazing them in hot bites that sent all the liquid in my body rushing south. By the time his fingers reached between my parted thighs to find my lace panties soaking wet, I was already shaking with pleasure. The wall suddenly was unable to keep me upright. As if sensing my distress, he ripped the dainty fabric off me and lifted me off the floor. My back hit the soft mattress and I stared longingly at him as he made slow work of stripping out of the expensive attire. My center throbbed, desire and passion the only presence in the room. I licked my lips slowly, index finger bent in slow invitation for him to come hither. He obliged me, after rolling the latex glove over his throbbing length. I couldn't decide whether to watch his eyes as they darkened with desire, or the way his fingers flexed over his rigid member, slowly gliding the protective gear over it. I giggled at the absurdity of my thought and his lips quirked. "I hope you'd still have the voice to laugh when we're done." A response wasn't forthcoming, because he was already leaning over me, and my overzealous southgate was already struggling to take in the man that pushed in slowly. A cry tore from my throat as he sank all the way in. Goodness gracious! ********* "You look properly fucked." Tatiana commented as I walked out of the nurses changing room now clad in my own uniform. "Hey! We're in a work place." My voice was an urgent whisper. She planted her arms on her hips and leveled me with a glare. "And we wouldn't have been if someone hadn't panicked over getting laid." I rubbed at my temples. "Don't, okay?" "Don't what, Lina? That man looked like sin wrapped in Irish cream and white velvet." She exhaled a harsh breath. "Damn, girl! I would totally have copped that if he hadn't been so interested in you." My eyes rolled. "Oh, please. Coming from the same woman who turned down all forms of male attention last night?" "That was only because none of them looked as good as he did." "Whatever you say. I'm going to get acquainted with work." Her snickers rang behind me as I hurried away. "You're leaving your mentor behind." "Well, get a move on it." There was a smile on my face as I walked in the direction of the emergency unit, but it died a quick death when a familiar voice cut through the air with anger. "I said I need a care nurse for my father, and I'd only take one from the emergency unit." Another nurse stepped forward with a smile, her chest puffed up for his eyes as she spoke in a placating voice. "We understand, Mr. Murphy. I will gladly take on the responsibility of your father's well-being if that’s okay with you." He opened his mouth to respond, but then his eyes landed on me, frozen in the corner with an amused Tatiana behind me. "Looks like your lover found you," my best friend, who I really hated in this moment, whispered into my ears. I had only caught his first name last night. Theon. And I had panicked after getting the most intense orgasm of my life, so much so that I packed up and ran out before he even came out of the bathroom. Theon's eyes swirled with rage as he watched me. His left index finger lifted in my direction. "I want her to do it." Oh shit!ALINAAn excited laugh spilled past my lips as I twirled to the beat of the music, my hips swayed in rotating movements, my hands stuck in the thick tresses of my hair. I had never done this before, and I absolutely loved the wildness that came with the atmosphere. The erratic beat of the music coupled with the layers of alcohol that burned in my bloodstream left me feeling ecstatic. Thirst beat at my throat and I walked back to the bar I was perched at as soon as the current music came to an end. As soon as I pulled onto the stool in front of the bar, a glass of water was placed in front of me alongside a plate of nuts and a glass of cocktail.I raised a brow at the bartender and he inclined his head upward. "The gentleman in blue wanted me to give you these. Says they're courtesy of your angelic looks."I raised my head and found a pair of very piercing blue eyes looking back at me. He tipped his glass in the air, a silent salute. My lips stretched in a smile and I returned the g
ALINAI had already called Tatiana about the drama I'd been living in, urging her to stay still while I handled it all the times that she threatened to come help straighten things out with Mandy and Zach. Tonight, I called her once again. Before I signed the papers that completely altered the course of my life and before I packed my things.As soon as my car rolled into her driveway, the front door was pulling open, and she was racing out to meet me. My tears continued their free fall as she helped me out of the car and wrapped me up in her arms."I'm so sorry, Lina. That jerk and his snake bride!" Her words are filled with venom. She pulled away from the hug, and her eyes scanned my face, anger forming in their brown depths. "Did that bastard hit you? I'm so calling the cops on him."I sniffled and laughed a little. Despite my broken heart, I was amused by how quickly she switched from wanting me to work things out to hating the man."You're still laughing? Should I dial the asylum?"
ALINAA whole month had gone by since the rug was pulled out from under my feet, and I had yet to make a decision. I still lingered about the house, doing all of the things that I was used to and playing the doting wife even though I knew that somehow I had lost Zach.Call me psycho, but 10 years was too much to just flush down the drain like it never existed. Zach was my heart and soul. My life practically revolved around him, and just the thought of walking away from what we shared made my insides burn."What do you think you're doing?" Mandy's voice sounded like thunder, violent enough to force me out of my moping thoughts.I turned around to face her. "Excuse me?"She gestured with her hands to the open doorway of the kitchen where she lingered. "You're quite excused, sweetheart. If I were you, I would sign those papers and leave already. This battle is already lost."The sadness I'd been feeling gave way to instant anger. "There's no battle, Mandy. Zach is my husband."She let ou
ALINA"What? He didn’t say anything?" Tatiana asked, the disbelief she felt evident in her voice.I sighed, unable to hold back the feeling of sadness I'd been cloaked in since Zach's mother and sisters visited us yesterday."No. He laughed alongside them.""That's very unlike the Zach I know. You guys have been together for 10 years.""Maybe he blames me for our inability to have a child yet." I murmured."Why would you say that?" Tatiana scolded. "Did he say or do anything to make you believe that?"I exhaled a weary sigh. "His mom scolded me for butting in, and then he got mad at me, saying that I shouldn't speak to her that way."Her fingers closed over my own, giving them a delicate squeeze. "Oh sweetie, don't get upset over it. He's probably just frustrated.""Since when do you like Zach?" I asked my best friend.She laughed. "I don't like Zach, but he has treated you right for so many years, and I am grateful to him."I let out another heavy sigh. "What do you think I should do
ALINAThe sound of the doorbell forced me to move hastily. I wondered who was there. My ivory white tee was hurriedly dragged over my still wet hair, and I rushed down the stairs.One glance through the peephole and shock froze me to the spot. I forced a fake smile on my face and pulled the door open."Hello, Mrs. Stewart," I offered a polite greeting to my mother-in-law, then faced her daughters. "Hi Beni, Hi Beth."All three pairs of eyes strolled with disdain over my casual outfit. "I see you still dress like the poor thing that you are," Beni commented, and Beth snorted."You can't take the wretch out of her, can you?"They both giggled like they had just made incredible jokes.Mrs. Stewart pushed into the foyer, and her mean daughters followed suit. I was well aware that they didn't like me. They never had, and it especially made it worse that I once used to work in the hotel their brother and son threw his graduation party in before we fell in love and got married. I was poor,