Lucian's POV
I watched with clenched fists as Levi wrapped Malea into a kiss, their bodies closer than publicly appropriate. She looked so blissful and at peace as her hands trailed up to his neck. I could feel a faint throb of jealousy pulse through me as I watched Levi reach down and set his hands extremely close to Malea's ass. I cleared my throat, I could feel a headache blooming in my temples.
Malea jumped away from Levi a
Malea's POVI finished the last of my drink and allowed the waiter to refill it before I turned my attention to the salad in front of me. "Levi. I didn't order the salad." I don't know about anyone else, but I don't enjoy eating leaves and cheese.Levi slid a wrapped package of utensils to me and smiles, his elbows propped on the table. "I ordered it for you."
Lucian's POV"I'm going on a trip to Rome for a photo shoot." Ales said suddenly over dinner, she placed her fork down on her plate and looked up at me. "The producer wants you there also for the photo shoot."I cleared my throat and put down my fork, tilting my head to the side absently. "When is this happening?"Ales smi
Malea's POVThe following two weeks were nothing but hectic. It was either photos shoots or interviews with different magazines. It was our last day in Rome and Lucian, Ales and I sat in the living room, the show Bigtime Buzz on.Bi
Malea's POVAs soon as I walked into the office the next morning, I ran into Lucian. I gave a little yelp of surprise and he stabled the coffee cup in my hands, the hot liquid nearly scorching my hands. His hair was disheveled and he looked like he needed to get something off his chest.
Lucian's POVShe looked good today. Wait. Not good. Great. She dropped a stack of edited files onto my desk, snapping me out of my reverie."Hmmm?" I asked, my focus still on the fact that her skirt was on deliciously tighter than u
Malea's POVIt was almost like time was in slow motion. My heart pounding restlessly as betrayal and hurt began to sink in. My legs felt like they were engulfed in a pit of quicksand, unable to be set free.It was as if time was in
Lucian's POVI turned to face her. It's been 10minutes since Levi had left and Malea and I stood up. She stared into my gray eyes and I stared into her green ones, suddenly feeling nervous."I should get going to my office now." She wiped at her eyes.
Malea's POVI'd been avoiding Lucian for a while now and I haven't even heard back from Ales in over a week. It was the end of my shift and I was headed downstairs to the lobby. I shifted the folders that were tucked under my arm and looked up just before I bumped into someone.