Chapter 2

Her friend Jill is talking to her but  Annessa’s  mind seemed to have shut off.

Hmm.. so he is really back… She told herself  before heaving a sigh and removed her eyes from him.

That Logan Contrero didn’t deserve her attention.  She had cried buckets of  tears because of  him already. She mustn’t  waste  even a single tear for that cunning man anymore.

“Goodness Anne! Look at him! I didn’t have any clue  that your super hot  but Casanova  ex will be here!” Did you know that he was coming?!” Jill asked  with her eyes wide.

“Oh please Jill! Do you really think that I would  go if I knew he would be here?”  She rolled her eyes and  started to look for the birthday girl, Heidi.

“Bestie he is looking this way! Gosh!  Logan aka hot Contrero is  hotter and hunkier!!”  Jill said giddy as a school gilr.

Annessa’s eyes narrowed when she remembered why her friends called her ex, hot Contrero. But right now she would rather forget what happened in the past.

“Will you stop looking at him! Oh there’s Heidi!”  She said with a sigh of relief while she walked to the direction of the celebrant.

 “Annessa! You are here! Thank goodness! I thought you will not come!” Heidi  said  as they kissed  each other’s cheek. 

“Why didn’t you inform us  that hot Contrero will be here homegirl?! Is this a surprise for Anne?”  Jill  was beaming which made Heidi grin  too but Annessa frowned.

“Nope! I thought his arrival will be in two days. Maybe he wanted to attend my party so he came back earlier?” Heidi said with a wink.

Annessa knew that Heidi used to have a crush on Logan. But  she didn’t make a big deal out of that. Their friendship was more important for her than that her ex. She couldn’t blame her friend or any woman for that matter to find  Logan attractive. She hated him but she couldn’t deny the fact that he was really hot. His features was to die for and his hunky body would make any woman swoon. Anyway Heidi confessed that she had  a crush on  him after their break-up so the more that she didn’t care. But fortunately, her friend got over her  feelings for Logan since she now had a boyfriend. Heidi  still admired her playboy ex but not as serious as before which Annessa thought was good for her friend.

 “I think  he can’t wait to see you up-close. Brace yourself…” Heide warned her with a grin.

Annessa  had  a pretty good idea  who was behind her.  She didn’t need to turn to check.  Jill poked her with a finger before she heard a man cleared his throat which made her smile a little.

“Hi gorgeous women!”  Simon greeted them.

Jill and Heidi greeted him back happily  while she on the other hand, slowly turned  with a sweet smile on her pretty face. She raised her left brow a little when their eyes met.Seeing her ex again face to face brought her back to the past when she had the misfortune to meet him…

(Flashback)

She and her mom just got inside her university’s cafe.

“Mommy, I don’t want to meet your friend’s son. Besides I have to go to our classroom  now.” She  said as they approach  her mother’s new friend  who was introduced to her by her gay friend, Ola.

“Honey why not? You haven’t had any boyfriend though you are so pretty! It’s high time that you meet Belle’s son. I saw his pictures and I you are a good match. He is so good-looking. For sure if you become a couple, you would flaunt your natural beauty instead of hiding it! “ Her mother Lexi Quintero said.

Annessa just rolled her eyes. Many of their friends said that she was as pretty as her mom but she chose to be simple. Her mother was  very fashionable and still looked sexy even if she was in her fifties. That was why  her dad  was still very much crazy about her and  the feeling was mutual. Their family owned a lot of cosmetic surgery clinics since her dad was a well-known cosmetic surgeon but her mom never had any cosmetic surgery. She was naturally gorgeous.  It just ran  in  the family. She was  lucky  that her parents got good genes. She was toning down her looks since she knew that a lot of men were only after outside appearances.  She didn’t like their kind. She wanted  to be liked  or admired  for being her. The  whole her, inside and  out.

She couldn’t do anything anymore when they were just a few meters away from a beautiful woman who was probably the same age as her mom. The woman arose from the chair and smiled at them.

“Lexi!” She excitedly greeted her mom and the two kissed each other on the cheek.

“Belle, I am so happy to see you. By the way this is my daughter Dianne Alessandara or Annessa for short.”

Isabelle Contrero smiled wider  and she opened her arms to her.

“Wow! What a coincidence! My sister-in-law’s name is Dianne too?  She is the older sister of my husband. Well nice to meet you Annessa! Finally! I think I met the woman who will make my son change his ways.”

The older woman hugged  and kissed her cheeks. Her mom and Mrs. Contrero chatted while she just tried to pretend to be listening to them. Her bored expression disappeared when she saw her mother’s new friend’s son.

(End of flashback)

She blinked. Someone said something or was it her ex who called her name and murmured some words  that she didn’t catch?She almost scolded herself.  She spaced out since she was thinking of the past. She looked around and  saw  Jill, Simon and  Heidi walking away. Unluckily, she was  alone with him and he was talking to her.

“You look… different…” Logan said as he ran his eyes on her face and now on what she was wearing.  He was slightly frowning. She could say the same about him.  He changed too but she almost grunted in disgust because  it was so unfair. It would have been better if he changed for the worse. But sadly for her, Logan became more attractive. He was sizzing hot! He was now sporting a  stubble and a  goatie  which added to his sexiness. And his chest seemed to be bigger and his shoulders even broader.  She couldn’t get over how short and delicate she was  when she was next to him. He was well over six feet  while she was only around  5 feet and 3 inches tall. She stepped back from him a little  because it was hard tilting her head just to look at his face but he moved forward and  held her arm to stop her.

“Baby…”  He huskily called her while looking  at her with longing.

She threw a glare on his hand  which was on her arm before transferring her eyes at his. She gritted her teeth.

“Remove your hand!”  She said quietly but through gritted teeth.

She saw his Adam’s apple moved but he didn’’t let go.

“Logan…hmp!”

The beast kissed her!