Chapter Six
Ria's POV.
His hand further went down my hips as I raised it up to his waist. I could see the print of his dick against the towel, which he was putting on.
He removed my clothes from my body slowly as the moans slowly escaped from my mouth. I felt his hot breath on my skin, and he then kissed my neck slowly, giving me hickeys.
I was left with my bra and my panties. His mouth kissed my chest, while his other hand caressed my boobs together with the bra. His other hand went to my panties as he then massaged it slowly.
My back arches due to his touch.
"It was nice having fun with you." I heard him saying as he then stood up from the bed, leaving half naked and bewildered. Was this a joke? Was he really leaving me this way?
What the fuck just happened now? Did he just tease me? He walked back into the closet, leaving me on the bed in shock.
I tried standing up as I was still in amusement. I zipped my gown as I then walked out of the room. There was no way I would wait for him after what just happened.
This was the highest level of embarrassment, and whatever he just pulled made me hate
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My hand kept on hitting my head, remembering what happened between Luca and me. What made him act that way? His touch, his hot breath against my skin, his lips against my skin. I wanted to feel that way again.
How could he just get to toy with me that way? 'It was nice having fun with you.' That word, which he said, wouldn't leave my head. Was that all?
Was that what he meant by me spending a night with him?
I entered the house and also got to realize that there was no one at home. This was the perfect opportunity for me to search for things that I could get to use against them.
I called Luca as I wanted to let him know the plans I had in mind, and he picked up almost immediately. "Luca, I just got to realize that my Priscilla isn't at home alongside my stepmother. I just wanted to let you know about me going into their room."
"No! Don't you dare go in there. They just couldn't leave the house that way." He reprimanded.
"What do you mean by that? This was the perfect opportunity for me to figure out one or two things." I said in defense.
"I warned you alre—" I ended the call before he could reply to me. I didn't call him to ask for his permission. I dropped my bag on the couch as I then walked into their room.
I slowly entered into her room, which formerly belonged to my mother before she got to enter. The room was neatly arranged, and that indicated how much I needed to be careful in my searching in case I was going to get caught.
I entered the walk-in closet as I began to scan the shelves, my eyes scanning the rows of perfume bottles and jewelry boxes. Maddie must have kept the will in a place where I couldn't have easy access.
I opened the top drawer of her dresses, my hand moving quickly as I thoroughly searched for the contents. I moved on to the next drawer, and I saw a very strange jewelry box that has a lock on it.
I could feel a slight glimmer of hope in me. 'This must be it.' As I was about to carry the box, I heard loud voices outside the room.
'Oh! shit.'
I froze in place; my hands were still on the jewelry box. I didn't know what to do at this point anymore. The closet was widely opened, and there was nowhere I could get to hide in the closet.
"God, please help me. I should have listened to him."
"What about Ria? Have you seen her today?" I heard Maddie's voice. I bet she was not alone. I removed my hands. the small safe, which I had touched while I tried closing back the drawer.
"No. The last time I saw her was last night, and I think she was up to something." Priscilla mentioned to her mother. What the hell was happening here? Why did she have to eat me out that way?
My leg kept on tapping on the floor while I waited for them to move outside so I could escape.
"I think I saw her bag on the couch the other time. I feel like she should be at home already." Priscilla also added.
"What do you mean by she's up to something? You should be able to figure out everything that she is up to. That was the reason why I allowed her into this place in the first place." Maddie replied to her daughter.
That just showed how much I needed to be careful whenever I was in the house with them. I shouldn't make calls or keep texts that could expose me later.
"Do you think she will be able to figure out all of our secrets and bring us down? We worked so fucking hard to get to this stage." Priscilla uttered, a hint of determination in her tone.
"She must not figure out what we did to her father." Priscilla further added. My eyes blinked as my head tilted in confusion. What did they mean by that? What did they do to my father?
I touched my pockets, but it turned out that my phone was no longer in my pocket anymore. I wanted to record whatever they are discussing right now.
"What about the papers? I hope they are in a safe place." Their voices were getting lower.
I felt my sweat trickle down my face. I tried moving away from the drawer as my hand hit one of the jewelry boxes, which was placed in the center of the room.
Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! I quickly tiptoed to the back of the door, hoping I wouldn't get caught.
My hand immediately went to my mouth while I thought of an excuse I could buy them with. I could feel her close to the door already. My eyes were fixated on the doorknob while she slowly twisted it. The door opened slightly as she tried entering.
I should have listened to Luca.
Suddenly, I heard the door opening, but it turned out to be the closet door.
"Ma'am! There is a person asking for you outside. He needs to see you now." I heard the nanny's voice, which made me heave a deep sigh. I shouldn't be reassured now; I hope she doesn't still walk into the closet.
"Who is the person?" Priscilla questioned.
"He claims he is Logan." My eyes opened widely on hearing that name. What the hell was Miguel doing here? Was he here to see my sister?
I was so happy that he got to come at the right time.
"Let's hurry up, Mom. Let's go see him together." Priscy urged her mom as they both rushed out of the room.
"I know you are in there; can you hurry up?" I heard my nanny whispering. I slowly tiptoed out of the room, and then I saw her standing at the door entrance.
"Hurry up!" She indicated as she faced her palm towards herself, moving her fingers alongside I walked faster, and I got to get out of the room.
"Thank you very much for your help." I held her hand, and I squeezed it so tight.
"You shouldn't be thanking me. I have to go now." She excused herself as she walked away from the hallway. I hurriedly went back into my room.
I wasn't in the mood to see Miguel right now. God only knows what he was doing here.
My hand reached for my phone, and it turned out Luca called several times, along with text messages trying to figure out if everything was okay.
"I'm okay now! Someone came to my rescue." I replied to him as I then let out a huge sigh.
It wasn't up to a few minutes before I heard a knock on my door. "Come in." I instructed, and it turned out to be my mammy.
"You are being asked for downstairs. You should hurry up." She passed across the information and didn't even wait for me to reply before leaving. Why the fuck did she have to do that?
I managed to get down from the bed as I then walked downstairs.
"Who is asking for me?" I questioned, my eyes roaming across the room.
"Luca." Priscilla answered, and I then finally got to see him sitting on the couch.
He was backing me, which made me not see his face, and he couldn't see mine too.
What is happening here? What the hell was he doing here? Was it because of me?
Avia's POV “Avia?” His brows furrowed with concern as he took a step closer.I scrambled to stand, brushing past his mother before she could utter another word. “I’m fine,” I said quickly, avoiding his eyes. “Just something I ate. Don’t worry about it.”He looked between me and his mother suspiciously, but I forced a smile, reaching for a towel to dab at my face. “Really, Tristan. I just need to rest. Please.”His mother said nothing, though I felt the weight of her gaze pressing into me. I tightened my grip on the towel, praying she wouldn’t reveal what she suspected.When Tristan reached for my arm, I pulled back gently. “Can you give me a moment alone with Mother? I… I need to talk to her.”He hesitated but finally nodded. “Alright. Don’t stay up too long. You need rest.” With one last searching glance, he turned and walked away.I exhaled sharply, relief flooding me. His mother’s eyes remained sharp on me, but I steadied my voice. “Please don’t say anything to him yet. I wanted i
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