Larissa Maynard~•~I woke up the next morning with a slight headache, but when I pulled the covers away from my naked body and saw the fingerprints on my hips, I knew last night had been real.“Fuck,” I muttered, realizing what this meant. “Fuck, fuck, fuck!” I chanted. My wedding was six months away and I had just slept with another man. It didn’t matter that he was my ex. It didn’t matter that we didn’t get closure yet. I was engaged to someone else and I was meant to be faithful. Fuck!I stood up, wincing at the slight soreness between my legs. That damned man hadn’t cared to hold back. He knew I was engaged. He came to congratulate me on my engagement. He knew exactly what the fuck he was doing.Exhaling, I decided not to blame my poor decisions on him. He wasn’t the one who cheated on his partner. Sure he knew I was taken before he decided to barge into my house and kiss me like his whole life depended on it, but Caspian had never been one to care about the rules anyway, especia
Caspian Bianchi~•~I let out a satisfied sigh, savoring Larissa’s naked body again. I knew it was my last chance, for now. When she woke up, she would come back to her senses. My eyes strayed to the digital clock on her nightstand. It was already morning and I needed to get moving. I had already cleaned her up last night and arranged our clothes properly, so I didn’t have much to do as I woke up.Placing a kiss on her forehead, I let sleeping beauty rest as I got out of bed. I stared at myself in the mirror, my fingers brushing my hip where her name was tattooed on. I had it done two years after I left her. I couldn’t stop thinking about her and I knew my heart would only belong to her. I was hers in every sense of the word. She just didn’t know it yet.I got dressed quickly and dropped the note and keys I had planned to give her last night. I gave her one last look before I finally left her house.I wouldn’t go as far as to say that Larissa was still in love with me but there were
Larissa Maynard~•~Monday came by so fast and despite the fact that I just had my engagement party three nights ago, I was back to work.My part-time assistant, Ava, pushed open the door for me and I walked in while she kept her pace behind me. Ava had been my assistant since I took over the company right after finishing college, even if she only ever assisted me during specific work hours. I didn’t like a full-time assistant as I didn’t want someone following me around all day and everywhere.However, Ava was leaving soon. She had gotten married last year and she was pregnant. It wasn’t showing yet but she was going to take a break anyway. I needed to find a new assistant before she left and I wasn’t looking forward to it.“Good morning, boss.”“Good morning, Miss Maynard.”“Good morning, CEO.”“Good morning, ma’am.”Despite the turmoil going on in my head, I managed to smile at all my employees, replying to their greetings as I walked by. My life had been going smoothly before Casp
Caspian Bianchi~•~It was exactly a week after I visited Larissa. I had missed seeing her already and I felt the urge to, but there was something I needed to take care of first. I was going to visit her fiancé.I stepped out of my vehicle and gave the keys to the valet, then I entered the club through the back door. It was my luck that Alexander decided to visit my club today.“Good evening, boss.” The two men by the door bowed respectfully as I walked past them. Larissa would have my head for daring to meet with the man she was to marry, but I didn’t care. I was doing it for her good, and eventually mine. The only way to convince her to be with me was to get rid of Alexander. Well, I wasn’t going to kill him. I just needed to remove him from her life.I walked up the stairs that led to the VIP area. It was basically a gentlemen’s area where all sorts of things took place. Women usually stripped for men and if they wanted extra servicing, they could have whatever women they wanted ho
Larissa Maynard~•~I was quite annoyed even if I had been the one to blow him off first. But then again, we didn’t have plans then. How could he forget that I was supposed to spend the night at his place? And couldn’t he just come home?I wasn’t trying to be a controlling girlfriend but blowing me off to go a club with his friends didn’t sound appealing to any woman.I sighed as I looked around his house, wondering if I should just go back home. I wasn’t in the mood to see him anyway. I’d been thinking a lot and I was considering a break up with him. It wasn’t because I was still in love with Caspian or anything as ridiculous. It was because if I cheated on him, I didn’t like him enough and I would be punishing the poor man by getting married to him when I didn’t even love him.Closing my eyes briefly, I sat on the couch, not in the mood to sleep yet. I had a new design to work on. I didn’t have the time to think about my love life. It was a hassle at this point in my life.The doorb
Larissa Maynard~•~Caspian Bianchi had successfully overworked my brain cells. I spent most of the weekend thinking about what he meant when he said getting rid of Alexander, what he was up to when he vowed that I was never going to marry the man, and what was going through his brain when he approached my fiancé and told him to break up with me.The worst part was that Alexander didn’t act like anything weird happened. It made me wonder if Caspian had just been messing me with or if he really went to see the guy.I needed to talk to him fast before things got more out of control. I hated it when things came as a surprise to me. I loved planning out every part of my life and Caspian was ruining those plans one after the other. It annoyed me greatly that even when I tried not to, all I could think about was him. Fuck him.Someone knocked on the door to my office, bringing me out of my thoughts, and I looked up as Ava walked in. She dropped a file in front of me.“What is this?” I asked
Larissa Maynard ~•~As soon as I rounded up my work on Thursday, I went downstairs to see Caspian leaning against his car with his arms folded. He was dressed in a white undershirt, dark jeans, and a thin wooly jacket. He also had black sunglasses on, giving off an approachable vibe.I watched as girls eyed him like a piece of meat as they walked by and for some reason, it made me uncomfortable. I snickered as I walked toward him. “You could have just given me the address.”He pushed away from the car and flashed me a blinding smile. “You would have gotten lost. You’re bad at taking directions.”My cheeks heated up at the fact that he remembered that detail about me. “I also have a GPS, Caspian.”He rolled his eyes and pulled open the door to the passenger’s seat. “Get in.”I wiggled my car keys in his face. “I can just drive behind you.”“Where’s the fun in that? Get in, Larissa. People are beginning to stare at us.”I didn’t waste time getting in and I heard him laugh as closed the
Larissa Maynard~•~Rolling my eyes, I was thankful when the car finally rolled to a stop. Immediately after it did, I jumped out of the car. Staying in an enclosed space with Caspian was messing with my head. It was not only in the hot and bothered way but in the annoying way.I had not properly landed before someone crashed into me and before I had the time to process that, I was up in the air, spinning around. I let out a yelp at the sudden movement, wondering who I knew enough to hug me like that. Even Caspian didn’t have that right.“I can’t believe Caspian brought you here, Larissa. I never thought I’d see you again.”As I went back on my feet, I realized that the voice sounded oddly familiar. I pulled back, staring at the boy in front of me, my mouth falling open when I realized that it was Antonio, the scrawny little thirteen-year-old I’d known five years ago. “Fuck, look how well you’ve grown.”I was amazed. It was not like I never expected him to grow but he was literally a