“Please… f*ck me. I’m burning.” Those weren’t the words Aurora Blaire ever thought she’d say—especially not on the night of her engagement party. But one reckless, forbidden night shattered everything she believed about herself. A twenty-two-year-old virgin raised to be perfect, Aurora suddenly wakes up in the wrong bed—with a stranger who isn't her fiancé. Her innocence, her reputation, her future—one night threatens it all. And watching her fall apart? A ruthless, possessive billionaire with eyes dark enough to swallow sin. He saw her trembling, her tears, and something inside him snapped. He didn’t want to use her—he wanted to protect her. To shield her from the wicked world. To claim her. To make her his. He’s willing to burn the world to keep her safe… But the only person he can’t protect her from is… himself.
view moreAURORA'S POV.
I looked at my reflection in front of the mirror as the makeup artists applied light makeup to my face.
The makeup artists, Ms Aria and her assistant Elaine, won't stop teasing me about how beautiful and hot I looked, and I could not help but laugh with them.
Ms Aria applied lip gloss on my lips while Elaine zipped up the white fitted gown that I wore.
The two of them stood behind me and stared at my reflection while I did the same too.
Truthfully, it was not a joke. I looked extraordinarily beautiful, just the way I liked it. Maverick will keep looking at me and no one else but the makeup is not too much.
“Honestly, you're breathtaking. It's not a joke," Ms Aria said, just as if she read my mind. I smiled and nodded.
I stood up and left the room feeling satisfied with my new look. Guests are around but Maverick is nowhere to be found.
"Aurora, I'm done with my work here. I'm going to meet your parents" Ms Aria said and left.
"You look good, Aurora, and I'm glad Ms Aria finally got to do some magic on your face," Elai?e said. I smiled at her and she nodded at me before leaving. As soon as the two of them left my side, I brought out my phone and dialled Maverick's line.
He's not picking up.
What's going on? Is he okay?? Is he not supposed to be here yet? I dialled his line again and he's not picking up.
Without giving up, I called him again, and he picked up the call for the third time.
"Maverick!"
"Babe, I'm sorry, an emergency came up at work. You know I love you. Don't worry you will see me soon" He rushed his words, and I smiled just at the sound of his voice.
He really has a way of making my heart flutter for him. "Okay, babe" I smiled and cut the call.
I went upstairs to my parent's room to greet them. I got upstairs and knocked on their door gently before going in.
Astrid is with them as she snuggles herself on Father. I greeted them, and I got no response from them.
"Is Maverick here?" Astrid asked, as she gave me a glance and I nodded negatively.
"We have organised your engagement party, and hope you are satisfied with it?" Father asked, in a nonchalant voice and I nodded immediately.
I don't know why my father detests me. I have done every possible thing to please them but it was just as if I was hurting myself more.
My father organised the engagement party because of Maverick, who insisted he wanted an engagement party, and my father had to comply. And I was the one that urged him to request it from my dad.
All the clothes that I wore all my life were Astrid clothes. Father had never spent a dime on me, and I could tell that he was not pleased with the engagement party he had organized for me and Maverick.
"Are you going to stay here forever or get out?" Astrid asked, interjecting my thoughts. I flickered my eyelashes and left the room.
What can I do to please them? Why do my family endure tormenting me emotionally?? Those questions ran through my mind, and I don't know when a tear drops from my eyes.
A maid passed by and accidentally spilt a drink on my white gown. The maid scoffed, "Not my fault; next time,, you shouldn't have blocked my way," She said and left.
Well, I don't blame her. My stepmom made them treat me like this, and no one gave me regard in this house.
I felt water dripping on my face and I touched my cheek to see a teardrop. I sniffed hard and went straight to my room.
Aurora, get yourself together, remember you promise you won't shed any tears today.
I got inside my room and pulled off the stained white fitted gown that I wore and wore a white gown. It was given to me by Maverick as a gift.
If not for the gowns Maverick bought for me, only god knows what I would have worn to replace the stained dress. I don't have any other presentable gown. He bought two white gowns for me and I'm wearing the second gown now.
I wore the dress, and it brought out my hourglass shape but it's too tight.
I won't wear this dress again after today. I went out of the room and saw Maverick at the doorstep.
"Maverick" He hugged me immediately and kissed my cheek as he smiled brightly at me.
"You miss me?" He teased, and I looked away shyly. He brought his lip closer to mine and was about to kiss it when I shoved my face sideways.
He grunted and tried to kiss my lip again, but I shoved it in another direction.
"Babe, what's wrong?" Maverick asked, groaning as he placed his head on my shoulder. I looked at him and could see how irritated he was.
"I'm not feeling too good"
"That you can't kiss your fiancée?" He questioned and I looked away immediately.
Maverick stood straight and walked out on me. I ran after him as he walked outside and when we got outside, he yanked my hand away.
"Aurora, what's the problem?? You did not allow me to touch you, I never complained and now I can't kiss my fiancée?" He snapped, and I could get a hint that he was angry at me.
Maverick placed his hand on my shoulder and brought his face closer to mine.
"Are you mad at me?" I asked and he breathed on my shoulder.
"Go and welcome the guest," He said, and I nodded my head negatively. He's mad at him, but can't he be patient with me?
We have been together for a year now, and our marriage will be in the next three months. Can't he be a little patient? It's almost three months now.
"We agreed not to have anything together until the wedding night, and the wedding is fast approaching. Can't you be a little patient with me?" I said, and a groan escaped from his mouth.
"I will try to, let's talk later; I have work to do," Maverick said and left.
"Maverick," I called.
His phone rang, and I saw a faint picture of a woman displayed on his phone screen. He looked at me and walked out.
ARLO’S POVHow on earth did this person come up with all these? The card was not in the package, or maybe I just wasn’t informed, but being that I have always been a sharp man who took initiative, I knew what to do without being told.“You are beautiful, my love,” I said as I reached out gently and touched Aurora’s hair.I gently pulled it away from her vision, and I ensured that I didn’t touch her skin. There was no skin contact. Holding her hand was the most I could go, and I only did it because I saw those people.Aurora couldn’t speak, or maybe she didn’t have any words to say.“Congratulations, man,” a man, tired of standing by and watching, walked up to us and said.Then he opened his palm for a handshake.I simply nodded and shook him, unable to utter the “thank you” word.Then everyone else surrounded us. What I noticed was that they weren’t locals. They were foreigners who came to have a good time at the love resort, which quite explains why they are not being reserved around
AURORA’S POV“We should leave now.”I heard Arlo say gently and my eyes flew open. A second ago, I was carried away by deep lust, and when I closed my eyes, I had thought that he was going to kiss me, but he didn’t.Arlo’s nearness and the huskiness of his voice had sent my whole body reeling with arousal, and it took every ounce of self-control not to attempt to kiss him again.“Lead the way,” I managed to say.I was flushed.Embarrassed.Ashamed.This was the second time now that I was fooling myself around Arlo Bronson. Clearly, coming close to me and saying those sweet and reassuring words in a deep and husky voice was nothing to him, but it did a lot of tingling things to my entire body, especially in between my legs.As Arlo and I left the room, I could not stop thinking that he did that on purpose! It had to be on purpose, because he could have said those words right where he was standing, but he had to walk so close to me that I could feel his breath on my face as he spoke,
ARLO’S POV “Do you want to have a change of clothes?” I asked Aurora after we were done with breakfast.I had already taken the breakfast trolley out and returned.“Are you the one taking back the trolley? Shouldn’t there be a waitress for this?” Aurora had asked me.“I just want to make sure that my surprise is coming out well, and so I will just use the opportunity to return this,” I had responded.I did see the waitress and she assured me that everything was already set.“That fast?” I had asked her.“We run a fast service here, sir, and we are dedicated to ensuring that all our guests get the best love service they would ever desire,” she had explained. “The picnic has been set up in our love garden, sir. You definitely cannot miss it,” she had added.“Thank you for this,” I had told her.I rarely thanked anyone, because I always felt that whatever they were doing for me was needed. I had become so stiff and cold-hearted that gestures like that no longer fazed me. I have had to w
ARLO’S POV“Breakfast is here,” I cleared my throat and said.Seeing Aurora definitely made me honey. Did she not come with anything that would help my game of self-control or was this a deliberate attempt to make me lose it completely.Aurora didn’t respond, and it wasn’t until I looked at her that I realized that she was in shock and she was finding it difficult to mask it.“We should eat,” I said.If she was already finding it hard to say something, it meant that my self-control game was working. I could only imagine what her reaction would be when she sees the picnic and everything I set up.I drew out the chair for Aurora, but careful enough not to touch her even in the slightest way even though that was what I really wanted to do badly.Who would see Aurora Blaire and not want her?Maverick Casimir was a dickhead, but a small part of me understood why he was trying to get Aurora back, even though he was going about it the wrong way. I would cross the deepest ocean and climb the
ARLO’S POVAfter I heard the shower go off, Aurora didn’t make any attempt to come out, and I guessed that she was clueless as to how to get her towel, knowing that I was still in the room.“Your game starts now, Arlo,” I told myself.Gently, I knocked at the door.“Don’t you dare open the door!” Aurora yelled from inside the bathroom.I smiled inwardly again, because that was all I knew how to do. We both know that she locked the door, as though at some point, she felt that I would try to get into the bathroom with her. This was another reason why I really needed to play this game. Regardless of the fact that this whole thing was fake, I wanted Aurora to leave with the right perception about me.And I would achieve it.There is nothing I have set my mind to do that I haven’t achieved it, and this will not be an exception.“I have no intentions of opening the door, Aurora,” I said calmly, not bothering to mention the fact that it was locked.I would not be able to get in unless I bro
ARLO’S POVThere was something about Aurora Blaire, because right after she rushed into the bathroom, I smiled.Me, Arlo Bronson, crack a smile without struggling to. I could barely believe it!If anyone would have told me that a smile would ever come from my lips, I would never have believed it. I have no idea what it feels like to smile, because I cannot remember the last time I did. My growing up was filled with so many tears and turbulence that I forgot what it felt like to actually hold a smile.Now that Aurora has hurried into the bathroom, I had the feeling that she would take some time like the previous day, so I took the opportunity to quickly call Gideon.“Really?” Gideon asked, visibly exasperated. “If you are going to keep calling me every freaking second, then you might as well come back already, Arlo,” he stated.I was too overjoyed to even be upset with him.“I need you to handle something quickly for me,” I told Gideon.“What’s that?” Gideon asked, but before I could e
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