Sorry about the long break. I started writing another book and had to focus on it for two months. Be rest assured that I'm fully back for this and will be uploading 2 chapters a day.
"What the hell was that? You just made everyone think...""That I had sex with my wife last night? Of course, that would be outrageous." Alessandro looked arrogant as ever as he casually shrugged off his jacket, revealing rippling muscles bulging from the shirt.Eve tore her eyes away for a second, and folded her arms over her chest, her eyes shooting daggers at him.They had just stepped into the mansion and were yet to go upstairs. Alessandro threw the jacket to the seat and took a step towards his wife, his cologne filling her senses. "The real question is, what were you doing with the attorney? Wasn't the shame you brought already enough? You couldn't even control yourself and had to go and f*ck him in broad daylight?" Eve was starting to get tired of all the accusations. In fact, her head was swirling with so many thoughts. If anything, stepping out and seeing her pictures...Ava's, had confirmed how serious the situation was.She wished she hadn't let her anger get the bette
Eve distracted herself by solving kids' puzzles with Zoe for the rest of the day, making efforts to avoid Alessandro. But despite all she did to keep her mind away from her troubles, she couldn't help but think of the expression in his eyes before Wendy had left. Why had he paid for the breach of contracts of different companies which cost millions of dollars? And now that she was indebted to him, what would he demand of her in return? Eve's only companion, baby Zoe, fell asleep after she had washed her up, and Eve watched the baby's soothing face as she slept in the crib, her tiny fingers gripping tightly to a toy. She sat in the nursery for an hour, avoiding the internet and playing silly games in her phone in a bid to pass time. By eleven, when she was sure that Alessandro would have retired for the night, Eve tiptoed out of the nursery, careful not to wake the baby. In a similar fashion of quiet steps, she padded her barefoot to the hallway and stopped in front of her roo
It wasn't what Eve had expected when she heard that her sister had been found.The address Hannah sent ended up being the ICU of a private hospital, and Eve stared at the building for minutes, feeling numb, before she walked in and found her way to the ICU.The beeping of machines, doctors and nurses in white, visible through transparent glass doors, her mother weeping by the corner of the waiting hallway while her father consoled her...Eve stood in the middle of it all, her feet suddenly too heavy to bear her weight, her fingers trembling, her mouth unable to move."Prepare the OR for an emergency surgery and inform the Neurosurgery department to be on standby." "Yes doctor." The student doctor who had just been sent on an errand dashed out of the room, the brief moment she opened the door creating a little space for Eve to take a look at her sister.Ava was soaked in blood, oxygen mask attached to her nose, her legs wrapped in bandage."Oh God!" A gasp tore from Eve's throat, her
Alessandro Stark was pissed off, livid, and beyond annoyed.As soon as Eve stepped out of the bathroom where she had gone to dry off, a towel wrapped over her head with a bathrobe on her body, he started,"It's fucking midnight, Ava. Is there no limit to your irresponsibility?"Eve lifted her head from the task of securing the white robe on her waist. She had expected a confrontation and prepared herself in the bathroom for one.But being called irresponsible to her face was as far as she could take.It wasn't Alessandro's fault that he was ignorant to what she had gone through tonight, but she had returned wet and cold,And he didn't give two rats' shit about that!"Sorry, I wasn't aware of the time." She apologised instead of the many things in her head, wanting to put everything behind her and try to sleep without thinking of her sister lying in coma.Eve walked past him to the closet, or at least, she tried to, when firm fingers suddenly gripped hold of her arm and pulled her in
Eve opened the door out of the room she now shared with Alessandro thirty minutes after he had left.She had needed some time to recollect her thoughts, focusing on what mattered.Not how much she wanted to be kissed senseless by the husband that hated her. While in the gigantic bathroom, she thought of her sister again, the vulnerability in her parents' eyes and the baby who had wept when she wasn't around.They all depended on her. And the one way to fulfill all the responsibilities she now had, was to become immensely successful, to climb back up from the hole the scandal had thrown her into.But first, she had to get through this reality show. No one could notice a difference between her and Ava, but it was going to be difficult considering how little she knew her sister in the last years.Regardless, she would try her best to be loved by the viewers.That was Eve's decision as she donned a white floral dress that laid emphasis on the blue colour of her eyes, and left her hair s
I like what we have here. Hopefully, the audience will receive it well too. We'll be airing the trailer tonight by seven.""Alright, we will be waiting then." Alessandro shook hands with the director, and Eve pretended she hadn't noticed the female staff check him out.Just as she acted like she affected by his hand on her waist.It had been there since after the meal which ended up being delicious. He had carried Zoe on his other arm, and the toddler was currently trying to grab the strands of his hair with her little fingers.They looked like the perfect family."Once again, it's an honour to meet the legendary Ava Wilson-Stark." It was her turn to shake hands with the director, and she smiled as she did so, physically and mentally exhausted from all the fake smiles and pretence.It had never been easy for Eve to pretend to like something she didn't, and now she had a make a career out of it. Soon, the crew departed, and the mansion once again fell into that familiar silence that
He felt like warmth and oasis after a long desert, the taste of coffee seeping from his lips to hers. Eve wished she had the ability to struggle, to resist these sinful lips that threatened to steal her common senses away, but she simply melted into the kiss, body and mind. Those strong fingers slid from their hold on her hands and glided upwards to her head, slipping into the locks of hair and pushing her closer to him. Eve moaned, and he deepened the kiss, slanting his head to the side to get a better access to her delectable lips. She felt even more perfect than the last time they had kissed, the chemistry sizzling into his bones, destroying his mind till he forgot how much he despised his wife. His wife, His... Something snapped within him, and he closed the remaining distance between them, guiding her body as though in an intimate tango, and turning her towards the wall, gently slamming her back into it. "Oh..." A gasp tore from her throat, her eyes fluttering shut as her
Eve woke up in the arms of her husband, her soft delectable behind pressed into his hardness, his big muscular body spooning her slender curvy frame. They redefined perfection in each other's arms. It had rained all night, and the blinds had been slid up. The glass walls were now coated with drippings of the rain, water trickling and making the glass thick. It was cold, but in Alessandro's arms, Eve was warm and even found her body heating up. And it didn't help that his breath was hot against hers, and his manhood was thickening the more seconds passed. "Morning, sunshine." Alessandro muttered in her ears with that rough voice, his lips leaving an imprint on her skin where he kissed her forehead. Hell, it was getting more torturous with each minute... "Hey, good morning." Eve turned to face him, her cheeks reddened by the blush which had tainted her skin. His eyes darted towards them, darkening slightly. Then he lowered his head and pecked her cheeks, his fingers sweeping th