Eve steered the wheel to the right, coming to a halt in the parking lot. Ensuring that her face mask and the shades were adjusted once again, and wearing a face cap which concealed her forehead, she stepped out of the car. She had wired the money to the account her parents provided, but she couldn't bring herself to have her twin leave the country without seeing her. Eve pulled out her phone and dialed her parents again, but none of their contacts was going through. When she tried Hannah's and got the same result, dread filled her chest, and she took the backdoor into the hospital. "Good day, ma'am." The security greeted her as she walked past. Eve nodded in acknowledgement and pushed the elevator button, waiting for her turn. But unknown to her, she wasn't the only one who had snuck into that hospital. She was just about boarding the elevator when her phone rang. She picked on the first ring, seeing it was Wendy, her manager. "Hello..." "Ava, where are you? As soon as you
"The number you're trying to reach is unavailable." Eve hit the power button for the umpteenth time, feeling like puking and crying and screaming at the same time. She had been trying her parents' number for over an hour now, but none of them was connecting.Alessandro had placed a call to have her car driven out of the premises, and stopped at a restaurant where he'd had a reservation.She didn't ask whom he had been supposed to meet, but she spent minutes staring at the food he had ordered, and lacking every appetite for it.She had basically proved everything Alessandro thought of her, all for a lie.Hair transplant, anti-aging procedure?"I can order takeout for you." Alessandro had said to her in the restaurant, the only other words he had uttered since they left the hospital premises.Surprisingly, she appreciated the silence. Rather than pretend to sympathise with her when he didn't give a shit, he had simply kept mute and only spoken when he got a call.Now, they were on th
Bella George's scandal took Hollywood by storm, creating a ruckus at the set. Reporters and disappointed fans were camped outside, demanding explanations from the model whom they had defended against Ava Stark only a few months ago. "Does this mean you've been dating a married man?" "How can you show your face to the world after what you've done?" "You're just a hypocrite, I can't believe I trusted you!" It was so noisy at the set, but Eve sat calmly by the side, sipping at her drink as happiness rushed into her blood. Great, if the two actresses had had a scandal, then they were on equal footing and she wouldn't be constantly compared to Bella. But surprisingly, Wendy stormed into the set with a triumphant expression that exceeded Eve's own. "The script is being revised, most of Bella's scenes are being cut off, and replaced with yours. Also, the script is gearing towards your direction, and your photoshoot with your husband is today." Eve supposed that she should be ecs
When Alessandro quickly agreed to stop flirting with her, Eve should have known it was a trap.Because now he wasn't direct about to anymore, but used their pretense of a happily married couple as excuse to mess with her head.Minutes into the photoshoot and Eve was ready to lose her mind.It wasn't enough that she wore a red see-through net while the cold was digging into her skin, but Alessandro positioned himself behind her, his head placed on her exposed shoulder.In that posture, his harsh breath fell on her skin, heating her body and filling her mind with all sorts of filthy images.Then his tanned muscular arms were wrapped around her, his palms practically cupping her breasts, his legs spread behind her.Hell, this was torture. Her nipples had gotten hard in a very short duration of time, and her skin was so flushed that Wendy offered her cold water twice.Which only made her even more embarrassed!She forced herself to relax, but it was virtually impossible when Alessandro's
The sexual tension between her and Alessandro scared Eve more than her fear of her identity being exposed.Avoiding him only seemed to be making the air around them more and more intense whenever they met, as if she had come across water after years of thirst.It nudged at her and drove her crazy, to the point where she was tempted to ask her husband for another night or jump him while he slept.All they had to do was look at each other or hold hands in public and she would feel like her skin had been heated on fire. At the end, Eve had decided to start sleeping in her original bedroom, again, minimising when she had to stay in close proximity with her husband.But she couldn't avoid him that particular night, since they were going to be attending a public function together. Their first official outing as a married couple was the anniversary ceremony of a brand which they had both been invited to.Eve stood in the middle of her room, dressed in a white evening dress which pooled at
Eve knew she should have kept her curiosity to herself minutes into her search on Google.Turned out that Lydia Crane wasn't just an iconic actress. She was perfectly moulded into a smooth tanned skin, flawless features and an intelligence which wasn't rivaled by any model.Fans loved her, and pictures of her and Alessandro were all over the Internet, which made Eve wonder how she had missed it all those months.Well, she hadn't been bothered enough to search, but now, she had opened the Pandora's box and there was no returning from it.She couldn't unsee the obvious affection between Alessandro and Lydia. They had been friends for years and had supported each other in interviews.There was no indication that they had dated in official sites, but fans speculated that they had been seen on dates briefly, but suddenly Ava Stark had announced her pregnancy, killing those dating rumours.Eve bit her fingers deep into the night, hours after they had returned from the party.She massaged he
Alessandro kissed like a god of sex.His capable fingers craftily pulled her into his rock hard body, and his tongue slipped into her warm, eager mouth, cologne mingled with his masculine sweat.He tasted of addiction and sin, and in his arms, Eve felt like she was eating a forbidden apple.He was tempting and gorgeous, plundering her lips like they had been made for him, cradling her face and cupping her waist.There was no separation between her body and his anymore. The space was almost nonexistent. She met his hot demanded kiss with equal vigor, matching his hunger and desire.The kiss turned wet, hot sloppy sounds of tongues and mouths clashing in a union that was burning and scorching hot.Eve burned and died for him, her body melting into his, a sigh of relief escaping her lips.It felt as if after so many weeks of needing and pretending not to want him, she had finally gotten a taste of sin.And damn was it even more delicious than she remembered. Alessandro Stark's fingers
"I wonder what will happen to Ava now that Lydia is back.""But I thought Alessandro really loved her.""No matter how good you are in charming a man, nothing beats a first love."Eve's eyes remained shut at the set, earplugs blocking her ears from the rest of the world. She feigned ignorance when the makeup artist regarded her puffy eyes with pity in her eyes, and pretended she didn't hear any of the words spoken about her.None of them was after all anything in comparison to the ache slamming into her heart.Alessandro hadn't returned home last night, nor had he called her back.She had stayed up for a good part of the night, waiting, staring at the diamond wall clock and her phone, and then looking at the front door.But Alessandro hadn't done as much as leave a text. He had stood her up in that restaurant while the staff gossiped and muttered shit about her.Yet he hadn't bothered...Eve dug her fingers into her palms to dull the emotional avhe that was spreading through her hea