The pink place was busy as usual. It was an upscale restraint owned by Edel's sister Rhea and she was a bitch.
I searched for Edel and when my eyes found him, I smiled. He waved me over and I joined him at the table.
I leaned in for a kiss. He tried to deepen it but I chuckled and pulled away.
"You brought cupcakes?" His face lit up as I handed the small bag over to him.
"I did. Nevaeh asked me to give them to you"
"Ohhhh. That was sweet of her. I love her cupcakes"
"You're not allowed to bring food in here" Rhea's annoying voice said from behind me.
"Don't start Rhea" Edel grumbled.
"It's the rules"
"Then maybe we should leave"
"I'm not saying that" she muttered before leaving our table.
"I don't know why she likes to act like that every damned time" he said with a frown.
"You should ignore her"
"Tell me. What has your family said about the choosing" I looked around. We were at a public place.
"I don't want to talk about it here"
"Come on Paisley. I'm dying to know. We can talk in hushed times and besides nobody is listening to us"
"When we are in a more private place" I told him with finality. He grumbled but he didn't ask me about it again. He focused on the cupcakes while I used my phone.
"Drinks for you" a waitress said in a cheery voice.
"I didn't order drinks"
"Rhea asked me to bring drinks" she pointed to Rhea who had a fake smile on and did a little wave with her fingers.
I reached into my bag for my purse and brought out some money.
"Oh. Don't bother. It's on the house"
"Tell her thanks"
It was a fruit punch and I sipped on it while I waited for Edel to be done. Once he was through, he went to the back to see Rhea while I waited for him outside.
I saw him give her a side hug before he came outside. The walk to his apartment was short. He had a small duplex with the white picket fence. It was where we were going to live after we got married.
I was excited. I couldn't wait to start my life with him. The living room was pristine. The floors shining and the air clean. I sat down and made myself comfortable and he joined me.
"Now tell me what your parents said"
"Nevaeh will be going"
"Thank God" I frowned at him.
"What do you mean by that?" He took in my expression.
"No. What I mean is it's better she is asked to go than you"
I scowled and pushed his hand off me.
"It's not better. My sister is not going anywhere. None of us are"
"What? What do you plan to do then. You can't keep the bride of the beast away from him"
"There has to be away around this. Nevaeh is not going. Not while I'm alive"
"So what do you plan to do?"
"I'm going to speak to Silas. Convince him to pick someone else"
"And if it doesn't work?"
"Then go to the beasts myself and make them understand that my sister cannot be their bride"
"Are you insane? Why would you risk your life like that. It's not worth it. Just.."
"Your words are beginning to anger me. How can you say it's not worth it. Will you simply let them take Rhea"
"Babe I..."
"Well if you'll let them take your sister, I can't let them take mine"
"I'm sorry babe. Don't be upset please"
"Then don't tell me my sister isn't worth it" I shouted angrily.
"I'm sorry. Please forgive me"
I ignored him. He knows me so much and knows not to talk about my sister like that but he still did.
"Come on love. I'm sorry"
"Whatever"
"I have something for you" he went into the room and came back with a small box.
"What's in here?"
"It's a late birthday gift"
"Right speaking of birthday gifts. Nevaeh got us something"
"Really? What did she get?"
"Flight tickets to the next town"
"That's amazing. I'm going to call her and thank her"
I tore the box open and squealed in excitement.
He got me the rare collection of mugs I've been trying to get in a long time. I had a vast collection in my room and he knew how important it was for me to get it.
"Thank you so much" I squealed and hugged him tightly.
"I love you"
"I love you too"
"Let's see a movie"
"What movie?"
"Anything" he got some blankets and turned off the heat. We sat together and watched a movie.
He was hands throughout the whole movie and even though I wanted to continue watching, I was getting horny. He pulled me in for a kiss and I deepened it.
His hands travelled down my body and I moaned in ecstasy. His fingers finding my center and playing with my clit through my panties. I moaned into his mouth, my fingers tugging at his hair.
His lips travelled down, taking one hardened nipple into his mouth.
"Fuck Edel" I shouted. I was wet and his fingers slid in easily. He pumped steadily while I lifted my hips to meet his thrusts.
My muscles stiffened as I felt the orgasm coming. I buried my face into his neck as my hips jerked against his fingers. He peppered kisses all over my face as I tried to catch my breath.
"You like that?" He said in a low voice and I nodded.
He gave me orgasms and that was perfect. But we couldn't go further than this. I wanted to wait until our wedding night for the main act. We fooled around learning what the other liked but I would like to go all the way when we were married.
I checked my time. It was evening already.
" I have to go back to the pastry shop" I told him pulling away. I arranged my dress and hair while he looked at me. My eyes moved down his body and I could see the hard imprint of his dick from his pants.
He groaned. "Can't you stay the night?"
"I promised Nevaeh I'll come back and I didn't tell mama I'll be sleeping over"
"You can just call them"
"It doesn't work like that"
I leaned over and kissed him.
"I'll see you tomorrow"
"Promise?"
"I promise" I grabbed my bag and left his house.
I decided to keep the mugs there since I would be living here in the future. There was no need taking them home and moving them later.
There were still customers at the shop when I got there but only Nevaeh was there. She looked stressed and I offered to take over.
"Waverly and Bellamy want us to have a small get together before the end of the week"
"That's nice"
"Also, Kamiko dropped by"
"She's in town?"
"Yes. She was here about an hour ago. She says she tried calling you"
I didn't see any calls from her but I made a mental note to call her as soon as I was done here.
"Shit. Shit" I muttered under my breath as I grabbed my bags. I ran out of the room only to realize that I was barefoot. I dropped the bag and ran into the room searching for my shoes. I found them and grabbed them putting them on as I ran out again grabbing my bags."Be careful Paisley" my mother shouted at the same time I hit my foot on the chair."Fuck" I cursed."You have to be careful. You'll hurt yourself" Nevaeh said from the kitchen doorways as she watched me run around like a headless chicken."I'm late Nevaeh. I'm in so much trouble" I hurried for the door."Don't forget to Kamiko" she called out before I slammed the door shut. Shit. I forgot to call her yesterday. The call would have to wait until later today. Firstly, I needed to get to work.I couldn't run on my feet. I was already so late. I took a cab to the office."You're late" the receptionist Patricia said to me cocking her head to the side."I know. My alarm didn't work this morning""You'll have to explain to the
I closed the last folder and grabbed my bag. It was evening already and I was exhausted. Most of the staff had gone home already. The light in the boss’s office was still on so I knew he was still around.Patricia was still at her table and I felt pity for her. I wonder who put up the stupid rule that the receptionist had to be at her desk until the boss decides to leave.“I’m leaving Patricia” she yawned tiredly.“I wish that bastard will finish already. I’m tired” she grumbled lowly.“His light is still on. I don’t think he’s going anytime soon. Give him an excuse or something”“Excuses don’t work on him. I’ll have to wait. Goodbye love”“Goodbye Patricia” I waved at her and exited the office. I reached into my bag and dialed Kamiko’s number. She picked on the first ring.“I’ve been waiting for your call”“I’m sorry. I had a lot to do and there was no time”“I’m upset with you”“And I’m sorry babe. Let’s do dinner”“At the pink place?”“Where else?”“I hate seeing Rhea’s face”“We h
I woke up early today and it didn’t take me long to get ready. I had about thirty minutes before work officially started.I knocked on the Nevaeh’s door but she didn’t respond.“Nevaeh”“Coming” she shouted from inside. Her voice sounded much better so I felt at ease.She opened the door and I entered.“You didn’t open yesterday” I said in an accusing voice.“I’m sorry Paisley. I just… we have only four days until they come for me”“Stop talking about leaving Nevaeh. I’m going to see Silas today”“Promise me Paisley. That you’ll get me out of this”“I promise Nevaeh” I squeezed her hands. My phone rang and I reached into my bag.“Patricia. I’m awake and already on my way”“There’s no need for that” I frowned.“Why? Did I get fired”“No. The boss asked us not to come in today”“What? Are you serious?”“Yes. He said we should consider it an off day”“I can’t believe it”“What’s that?” Nevaeh asked. “The boss gave us an off day” her eyes widened.“I’ll talk to you later Paisley. I have
BRAYANS POV There was a loud banging on my room door. I opened my eyes and looked around. The girl on my bed was sleeping soundly. I frowned. I thought I asked her to leave. Now I'll have to change the sheets and the bed. "Brayan i know you're in there" mama shouted from the other side of the door. I pulled on my pants tossed on the floor and grabbed a shirt while I went to open the door. "Mama" "Brayan what the fuck is wrong with you. I've been knocking on your door. Is that? Is that a woman in there?" "Please don't start" "When are you going to stop doing all this. Your mate will be coming in four days. You have to stop sleeping around" I rolled my eyes. I didn't want a mate much less an arranged one. "A mate that I don't want" I pushed past her and walked down the hallway but she followed me. "You've not even met her" "I don't need to meet her to know I don't want her. How do you expect me to tie myself down to a woman that I don't even know" "She'll be here for a mon
Kamiko and I went to the mall. "What are you going to get?""I don't know. Anything""Don't be boring. Let's buy something sexy""We are not going to a club and Nevaeh will never wear something revealing" that was the definition of sexy. Wearing skimpy clothes that barely covered anything."We'll find you something... decent but sexy. Come on""Whatever" I grumbled and she pulled me to the clothes section."Try this" she thrust the clothes into my hand. I went to the dressing room and put the clothes on. It was a red backless gown stopping below my ass.It did look good but I would never wear something like that in public. I stepped out of the room so Kamiko could see it and I could take it off."Damn girl. You look fire" she complimented in a loud voice."It's too short" she rolled her eyes."Turn around and let me see you" I turned round while she made cheering noises."I love it. It suits you perfectly""Didn't you hear what I said? It's too short. If I bend over all my goods will
“No. No. She’ll never do that” I shook my head in disbelief. “She left a note. I found it in the wardrobe” She handed me a small paper but I refused to look at it. Nevaeh didn’t run away. She would have told me if she wanted to leave. We were together last night. She would have said something. “No” I ran out of the house with my phone in my hand. I called her phone but it wasn’t connecting. I was at the front of her shop waiting to see if she would come back. I decided to call Lucretia. “Hello. Lucretia how are you doing” I wiped the tears from my eyes. “Fine honey. How are you” “Good. Have you seen Nevaeh today?” “Yeah. Earlier today. She was in a hurry” fuck no. “Is something wrong?” “No” I said quickly. “Thank you Lucretia” I hung up quickly. I sat outside the shop for a long while. Mama kept calling but I ignored her calls. It was very late in the night when I went back home. The house was silent but mama was waiting at the kitchen. She ran over to me the moment she
The ride was so long. The two men at the front remained silent while I just stared out of the window. Outwardly, I was calm but inside, I was a mess.After the long drive, the driver stopped in front of a large mansion. They stepped down from the car while I wrung my hands nervously. "Take a deep breath" I said to myself. After a long inhale, i exhale and step down from the car. One of the men was already moving my luggage into the house. I expected the beast and his family to step out any moment from now but I didn't see anyone.Instead, a girl who looked younger than I did came rushing out. "A pleasure to have you here. I'm Rivka" she smiled warmly."I'm Paisley" I said before remembering I was supposed to act as Nevaeh but it was already too late."You have a beautiful name. Please come with me" she took my hands and led me inside the beautiful mansion. Everything in the house looked beautiful and expensive. From the flooring to the chairs and even the light bulb. The beasts live
“Brayan? What’s wrong?” His mother interrupted his glare. “What’s wrong? Why is she here?” “You said… you knew she was coming today. Paisley is your mate” “Paisley? My mate?” His furious glare shifted to me again before he stormed out angrily. “My boy never disappoints” Whitley chuckled mockingly. She didn’t deserve any aunty. She was a total bitch. “Shut the fuck up or get the hell out of here Whitely” Dakarai shouted at her angrily and she stopped laughing. “I’m sorry for his behavior. I don’t…” Elowen started but was cut off by her mate. She looked really confused. “I’m apologize for my sons attitude. You should get some rest before dinner. Winry will escort you back to your room” I nodded. Winry was silent as she followed me back to my bedroom. Brayan was so hostile and unwelcoming. Like he didn’t expect to see me here. I sniffed my clothes. He had mentioned my scent. Did I smell bad? I smelled alright. He was just being a jerk. Will Nevaeh have to go through this? ‘Stop