Roman's POV"Romano, you are not saying anything." Nana said, and I broke the stunned gaze Sofie and I were currently sharing.I was so astounded by the sudden discussion about marriage that I didn't even know what to say, but I knew I had to utter a word to at least counter Nana's marriage plans before the situation escalated."I-err," I looked from Sofie to Nana, "Sofie and I are not in a hurry to get married, Nana. I hope you can understand, ma. We want to learn each other's differences, and what not before getting married an-""How many years have the both of you been together? When did you start dating?""Two years. We started dating two years ago.""It's been almost a year." Sofie and I blurted out at the same time which made Nana frown, and caused Sofie to dart a frightened stare at me.Fuck. I quickly salvaged the situation by placing a hand over Sofie's, "What Sofie means is that we met two years ago but we officially started dating about a year ago." I smoothly lied."Oh. V
Sofie's POVWhat exactly could he want to see them for? I wondered within myself as the car steered to a half in front of my parents' shabby place of abode.Roman darted me a stare, "Shall we?"I nodded, "Yes." It wasn't as if he cared about my opinion anyway. I thought to myself as we trekked into the house together.Walking inside me anxious as the memories from that day with Mr Alexander Guilon floated into my mind.Roman is here now. I have him to protect me for a while. He won't let them harm me. I reassured myself.As usual, my parents were lazily splayed on the couch together watching a rerun of a Mexican telenovela that Mum was particularly obsessed with.They must have sensed our silhouettes hovering over the entranceway as they both turned their heads around to glare at me in particular, paying no attention to Roman.Mum shot up from the chair, triggered, "You stupid slut. I regret ever giving birth to you. I should have gotten rid of you immediately when I found out about
Roman's POV"I don't know anymore, Damien. I honestly don't know what to do. No matter what angle I try to view it from, it just doesn't seem right." I rambled out as the waitress placed the bottle of whiskey on the table.For an unknown reason, I felt guilty about doing something I didn't even know about.The stupid feeling bloomed within me immediately. I dropped Sofie off at the house and caught a slight glance of her eyes which were glassy with suppressed tears.No matter how much alcohol I consumed, I just couldn't shake the image off. It made my heart awfully heavy.Damien waited until the waitress left before he replied, "I still don't understand what you are trying to say, man."I poured a generous amount of amber alcohol into two glass cups, then slid one toward Damien who nodded before taking a sip."Sofie makes me feel things. Things I have never felt toward anyone in my life.""Things?""Initially, I thought it was mere pity because given the circumstances surrounding our
Sofie's POV"Thanks again for having me, Cara. I'm sorry I showed up unexpectedly and ruined your plans for the day, dear." Nana cast an apologetic stare at me as she rose from her seat, at the head of the dining table."It's fine, ma. I had no plans for the day, so you didn't wreck anything." I reassured her as she slipped a warm, wrinkled hand into mine.Roman was quietly walking behind us to Nana's car, with his hands clasped behind him."Before I forget, let me give this to you." Nana rummaged through the brown leather bag clutched around her wrist, with her gaze trained on me.She handed me a small exquisitely wrapped lilac gift bag, a mischievous smile curving the sides of her mouth, "Here you go." She handed it to me, "By the way, you should only open it when you are alone. It contains something exhilarating that will make your heart race." She winked.I exchanged perplexed glances with Roman but nevertheless, I thanked her, "Alright, Nana. Thank you for the gift.""You're welc
Roman's POVSofie and I walked into the luxurious villa which was one of the various properties Nana had bequeathed to me, grim-faced and awkward with each other.She had been ignoring me for the past three days, after our spat.I regretted uttering such derogatory remarks to her, and I really wanted to apologize to her and make things right between us.We had to be cordial with each other at least, to make our charade more believable to the public.I had no idea why I had gotten so enraged toward Sofie at the sight of Nana's gift. After all, Nana was the bearer of the lewd gift.All my efforts to mend our relationship went down the drain as Sofie paid no attention to me.She'd only spoken to me earlier today to ask if I'd packed my passport and ticket and when I'd answered that I had done so the night before, she just nodded stiffly and faced sideways."Young master, you are here." Dave Martins, the elderly caretaker of the villa, walked towards us, his eyes drawn into tiny slits in
Sofie’s POV When Roman grabbed me by my jaw and captured my lips with his in a sensually ferocious manner, I was so astounded that I froze and just let him maul my lips.He tasted of grapes tinged with alcohol, like the wine we had just shared.The memory of the thong incident came crashing down on me with full force but I threw the thought aside to allow myself enjoy the moment.I could always blame it on the alcohol.I grabbed either sides of his face as our tongues danced together in an erotic rhythm, drawing out choked moans from me as his hands crept behind me to pull my sundress up, and squeeze my ass cheeks which elicited a lewd whimper from me.He pulled back and I thought he'd regained his logical sense of reasoning as he stared at me, "Do you want to continue this here?" He whispered, stroking my exposed thigh."L-Let's see how it goes." I whispered before hurriedly pulling him into a passionate kiss.Sliding a hand into his pants made me gasp with immense desire, and I cou
Roman’s POV"Fuck, this feels so good." Sofie moaned as I stepped into the jacuzzi and spooned her from behind.I couldn't help but agree as I buried my nostrils into her glossy hair, inhaling the heavenly tropical scent of our shared shampoo, wafting from it.I had to admit it. Doing something as domestic as taking a bath together with her made it all feel so real and believable.But before I could delude myself further, I shrugged the thoughts off and hooked my arms around her waist, inwardly groaning in satisfaction at the soothing sensation that the warm water in the jacuzzi provided.We both remained in the calm silence for a while as I sensually caressed the sides of Sofie's body absentmindedly.Recently, I found myself thinking about Sofie even when she was in my presence or I was in the same vicinity with her.It felt like a weird, crazy obsession that I still couldn't wrap my head around.The stupid silly obsession that made me break the first rule of the damn contract.I co
Sofie’s POV The sound of something vibrating close to me seeped into my ears, forcing me up from the fluffy comfort of the bed.I groaned, exasperated as I blindly reached for whatever it was. When I couldn't reach it, I winked an eye open only to discover that it was my phone and it was vibrating with an incoming call from an unknown international number.Scrubbing the remnants of sleep off my face, I retrieved the device from the nightstand and answered the call before placing it against my ear, "Who is this, and why are you calling so early in the morning?" I yawned as I roamed my eyes around the walls of the room in search of a wall clock."Hey, babe. How have you been? It's Amy and I'm sorry for calling so early. It's late afternoon over here." The familiar voice of my best friend wafted into my ears, and I gasped as relief coursed through me."Amy? Finally, you called! I was starting to think something bad had happened to you. I'm so relieved to hear your voice." I rambled out