MATEO’s POV
When I woke up in the morning I felt very refreshed, but she was not beside me. I stood up from the bed, walked outside the room, and saw her standing with my clothes in her hands. “Good morning.” She turned around, looked at me, and handed my clothes back to me. “Here you go. Get ready quickly and leave.” Not quite the reply I expected but I was not shocked. “So that is how it is, huh? You just have sex with a guy and the next minute you push me away like nothing happened?” “You knew everything that happened was just for fun, and now it is over. So, please leave." “I made you scream my name throughout the night and now you are acting like nothing happened?” She swallowed hard and then looked away. “It is over, Mateo.” “Can I at least get your number? So we can catch up some other time.” “Never again, Mateo. You are never seeing me again, or touching my body again.” “Why is that?” “I am a married woman with two kids. There you have it.” Well, not like it was news to me. Of course, you are married, and now I have my weapon. “You gotta be kidding me.” I put on my clothes, and then I walked out of the house angrily. My ride arrived, and then I called my friend. “Hey, I have been trying to get you for a while now. What happened?” “Nothing special. Everything happened exactly how I needed it to.” “Man, there is a lot of chaos going on around here.” “Tell me about it.” I had a little flashback about last night and I smirked. She was good. A good bitch. “For one, your brothers are still waiting for your signature so they can take over your company.” Those losers! “I will never sign it.” “Your girlfriend has been going crazy looking for you.” Oh, yeah. I did have a girlfriend. “I do not want to see her. Is she in my house right now?” “Yes, sir. And our source said they might have information on your mother, but not your father.” “I need information on both of them, Goddamnit! The man you told me about, what do you have on him?” “He once worked with your father, and I think he must have those documents we need.” “Where is that man, right now, huh?” “Sir, I don't think you should be taking all this upon yourself. You are only 22 years old.” “Doesn't matter, and stop with the calling me ‘sir’. Come on, I have warned you several times.” “Sorry, man, but I do not advise you to go after all these men on your own.” “They painted my father as a murderer and made him go into hiding. I need to clear his name. My stupid half-brothers are only concerned about properties. I need to take it upon myself.” When I got back to my house, before I got in, I stopped at the entrance and dialed Michael's number again. “Yes, man. Is something wrong?” “When you said my girlfriend is in my house. Did you mean this house?” “In New York? Yes! But I am here too.” I blinked my eyes in shock. “You are here right now?” “Yes, man.” I stomped into the house, ended the call, and saw him sitting on the couch with my girlfriend, Lisa. We hugged each other tightly in greeting, but when I saw Lisa’s face my mood was ruined. She frowned at me and stomped her feet countless times on the ground. Michael left us alone and she grabbed my hands immediately. “What is going on with you? Where were you last night?” “Stop questioning me like you are my wife, okay? We both know this relationship is going downhill and there is no stopping it, so give it a rest already.” “Mateo!” “If you keep quiet and let me speak to Michael in peace then I promise to fuck your pussy till you scream in pleasure. How 'bout that?” She swallowed and nodded her head. “Good girl.” I walked to the room and met Michael. “Man, why did you bring Lisa here? Come on man. You know better than that.” “She threatened to follow me, so I had no other choice.” “Okay, so what is happening? Any updates on anything yet?” “There is a way to find the man that you have been looking for, but we can not go to him directly. We need to go through someone else.” “Who is that?” “He is a good friend of mine, and he owes me. If you can get close enough to him, then I am sure you will have crossed the biggest obstacle.” “Okay, I am listening.” “It won't be easy, Mateo. Are you sure about this?” “I am more than sure right now! You know how badly I need to get my father vindicated, right?” “This friend of mine owns a company and he is friends with some of the men who worked with your father.” “This person you are talking about didn't he also work with my father?” “That is left for you to find out, Mateo.” “Okay, so how do I get close to that person?” “That is what I am not sure of. I mean you can't just walk up to him and become friends. You need something deep to connect you both.” “What does this man do?” “He owns a photography studio, a hotel, and an underground casino.” “Is that legal?” “A casino? No, I doubt that it is.” I sat on the bed and had deep thoughts about everything. When my parents were framed by the same men they worked with, they went into hiding and since then I had not set my eyes on them. I loved my parents and was ready to do anything to bring them back and clear up their names. “Michael, how about we just question this person?” “You think he will talk? He is a businessman and has to protect his customers. We need to penetrate his space with clear intentions.” “What if I go to him for a job?”SOMEWHERE FAR IN LAS VEGASINAUDIBLE CHATTERINGARES’s POV (MATEO’s STEP BROTHER)This thing was taking longer than it should be. I mean it was also our right to do this. At a table with my other brothers, we all sat around in a rage. We were beyond angry.“Hey, we can't keep whining and wailing forever you know? We need to get that stupid step-brother of ours to sign the documents, so we can take our share of the properties.” My little brother Harris blurted out, and he was right.“You know what the most annoying thing about all this is? The fact that the one who holds the key to our freedom and is not even very related to us. If Dad had just kept his legs closed and not fucked that bastard's mother, he probably wouldn't even be here right now.. In this world.” My other brother, Elijah added.I hated my father for what he did, for getting another woman pregnant, but I hated Mateo even more for coming into my family and ruining it.My mother died, and all my father did was get another
ASTRID’s POVEthan never ceased to amaze me. He left after promising to be back, but all he did was send a text to his bodyguard. He probably didn't have the balls to send them to me. He was the most annoying and dumbest person I had ever met, that guy. How could he do this to me? He asked for a date and then went off to Nelly. I sat on the bed not knowing what else to do or say.. I was lost, I was hurt, and Mateo was right in front of me, looking all hot and smirking at me.God, this temptation was too much, come on. My husband had once again disappointed me, and this hot guy I had a one-night stand with was right here again, in front of me. What was going on? What was happening? What sign was this?“Get a hold of yourself, Astrid, please.” I whispered to myself.“Ma'am, you can either decide to drown yourself in sorrows and thoughts or I could take you out for a drive, your choice.”I looked up at his face and immediately looked away.“Do not fall for his tricks, Astrid. Not again,
MATEO’s POVAnd once again, I had her right where I wanted her. I began to caress her bare thighs with my hands, but I stopped. I just needed to be sure if I could still go that far, but with how intensely she was kissing me, I felt sure I could still fuck her if I wanted to.I needed to keep my head and focus on what I got the job for. Despite that, I pressed her boobs with my hands and she moaned on my lips.“I can see that you love this, don't you?” I whispered against her lips, but she didn't say a word. Instead, she sat down on my lap, and for the first time in my life, I was shocked by a woman. A minute ago, she didn't want me in her space, and now she is sitting across my thighs with her legs wide open.She kissed me again and seemed ready to yank her clothes off, but I stopped her in time. It was so obvious that she had been lacking good sex.“Hey, Hey, get a hold of yourself, okay? I mean, I want this as much as you do, but the timing is wrong.”She quickly pushed me away a
ASTRID’s POVI kept staring at him because how was I supposed to know what he came for?I think I need to see my therapist because the thoughts I was having while staring at this man are illegal. I know I should not be having such thoughts about him but I couldn't help it.“How would I know that? Did you come here to destroy my home?.”“Not at all. I don't mean to be rude but I think your home is on the cliff by the way, so I don't have to lift a finger if that was what I came here for, but no! I came here to work, I had no idea, Ethan is your husband.”I stared at him and I was confused. Am I supposed to get angry or not? He looked like he just made fun of me but then he also looked like he didn't mean it. I wasn't sure what it was.“And in the whole of New York, you could only find my house, right? How does that make any sense?.”“It will make sense to you later on, Astrid. For now, I need to get you home, so I can return to my house.”Wait, he won't be spending the night? I do not
ASTRID’s POVWe arrived at the restaurant and Ethan and I got inside immediately. I was enveloped and engulfed by how exquisite the restaurant looked. It smelled of different dishes which made it even better.“Mr and Mrs Ethan?”One of the waiters politely said to us and Ethan nodded.“Please, come with me, your table is this way.”I looked at Ethan, and I slipped my hand into his. “You made a reservation?” I whispered to him and he nodded.“Of course, I couldn't risk us coming here and getting being told that it was filled up, so I had to get us a table.”“And what if I had rejected the date?”“Then I would have used every cell in my body to beg you to change your mind.”He said flirtatiously, with a little wink, and I smiled. We walked together behind the waiter holding hands.Despite appearances, Ethan had always been a great husband. He just got very annoying and unbearable most of the time.We finally arrived at our table, I opened the menu and saw a variety of dishes. I was wow
MATEO’s POVShe was staring at me with both eyes pinned on mine. She was so distracted that she slipped on air, but Ethan was behind her, so he helped her up before she hit the ground.That was close, I thought to myself.“Astrid, what is wrong with you today? Are you okay?” He asked her in worry, and she nodded with a fake smile.“Mateo, you will be coming with us.” He said to me, and I nodded.“What?!!! Why is he coming with us?!” She angrily exclaimed.She had changed into a black dress and a pair of black heels. She also had light make-up on, accentuating her features. She had let down her hair, and fuck, she looked crazily hot. The dress was short which made her curves round and beautiful. Beside her, Ethan dressed casually. A white button-down shirt and black pants. It couldn't be denied that she was sexy. Dude was lucky to have her. “Astrid, did you hear anything that I said earlier? He is my new guard, so of course he needs to come with us.”“I mean.. We.. You have other.. G