Slamming the door shut, he pinned me against the wall. And the next thing I found was his lips crashing on mine. Holding my hands above my head, his mouth ravished mine in a rough punishing kiss. I could taste the metallic taste of my blood on my tongue when he bit on my lower lip, hard.
But I didn't resist him. His anger was radiating off through the kiss, and I didn't want to make him more mad.
"You're fucking mine!" he growled against my lips. "How dare you flirt with him right before my eyes!" Those electric blue pools blazed with fury and jealousy as he gripped my chin in a firm grip, but not tight enough to hurt me.
"I wasn't flirting with him!" I frowned at the accusation.
"But you let him flirt with you!" he snapped, his nostrils flaring. "He was watching you like he wanted to eat you alive!"
"He wasn't! He was just being nice, unlike you who acts like an ass around
Son?What? But how? How was it possible?Adrian hated criminals, and Sinister was the mafia himself. Almost the entire underworld moved with his orders. There was no way they could be related. Especially not father and son.While I stood there, gaping at the totally unexpected turn of the situation, Adrian on the other hand stayed calm; ominously calm."What are YOU doing here?" His tone was low, dangerously low that sent chills down my spine.But Sinister Petrosyan's expression remained blank, void of any emotions.No matter how much I wanted to deny, now that I looked closely, I could find the resemblances. Similar electric blue eyes and dense dark hair I was so familiar with. And their behavior definitely proved of them being aware of each other's existences."Answer me! Why the hell are you here?!"I f
Calm down, Sofia. Just calm down. But my pounding heart didn't pay any heed while I brainstormed for a believable answer. "Uh, everyone knows him. He is an international criminal after all," I lied through my teeth. I let out a discreet sigh of relief when he gave me a slow nod, a grimace lacing on his features. "You didn't tell me. Who's after you?" I asked again. Not wanting to go back to the previous conversation. "Not sure. All I know is it's some relative of his, who's also his rival, got to know that Sinister Petrosyan had a son. So they decided to target me to get back at him." His voice came out hard, jaw clenched. Then he met my gaze again. "And that's the reason I was ignoring you. I didn't want them to come after you knowing that you were involved with me, didn't want them to know how important you were to me. I didn't want to put you in any more danger
"Max, trust me! I saw them with my own eyes! Robert has the envelope Dad is looking for." A shake of head. "You must be mistaken, Sofia. I'm not implying that you're lying, but it must be something else. Robert is the most reliable man of Dad. So it's not possible for him to betray us. And there isn't only one manila envelope in this entire world for God's sake!" And he didn't believe me. I knew, saying something this major against Robert without any solid proof would be foolishness, but weren't my words enough? I was saying what I witnessed. I didn't get to speak to Dad, he stormed out of the house before I could even say a word. So I decided to inform Max instead. But here he was thinking that I was terribly mistaken. "And what about Jenna sneaking into Dad's office? Her avoiding me since I caught her red handed? And those papers went missing all of a sudden aft
With panic setting in my mind, I thrashed in his hold.Soon the lights turned on, causing my eyes to snap shut for a moment."Shh, love. It's just me!" His familiar voice spoke close to my ear.Turning my head, I found those blue eyes peering down at me. Slowly, he removed his hand from my mouth. A concern soon etched into his features."I'm sorry, did I scare you… oww!"He grimaced at my stomping on his expensive shoe covered feet."You should be sorry! Who does that to someone?" I glared, taking a deep breath of relief. My heart still thumped down my chest. "You almost gave me a heart attack!"Recovering, he pulled me into him even after my protest and softly kissed on my lips."I'm sorry, baby. I didn't mean to scare you. I just arrived when I saw you walking away wearing this sexy dr
Adrian's POV"Is she alright?" I asked one of the guards I ordered to keep an eye on my tigress."Yes, Mr. Larsen, she is fine." His reply came through my Bluetooth.I let out a sigh of relief.In between handling the journalists' questions, she somehow slipped away from my sight. The last time I saw her was approximately seven minutes ago, standing alone at a corner. Not only it was her safety that concerned me, there was something else in those beautiful green eyes that bothered me.My tigress was throwing daggers at me just a while ago, but then her mood took a u-turn."Mr. Larsen, what do you want to say about the incident that happened in Toronto?"Another stupid question was thrown by one of the reporters."Is it true that you're going to sign a business deal with the Saudi
Fluttering my eyelids open, I squinted against the shadowed ambience around me. The throbbing of my head followed soon.Letting out a groan, I sat up even with the heaviness in my head and gazed around.The only source of light that illuminated the room was the street light that sneaked through the floor to ceiling window.Adrian's office?When did I get here? I was at the party, right?And the headache…I rubbed my temple, my face grimacing in pain.I could clearly remember that I didn't drink. Then how come I got here and didn't remember a thing?What's happening?Then my gaze fell onto the silhouette sitting on a chair close to the window. With his figure hunched forward; his elbows rested on his knees. His back was facing me.Adrian?
Covering my disappointment, I cleared my throat. "But he didn't mention this trip to me at all.""He wasn't going to join the conference until tonight. But then all of a sudden, he ordered me to get his private jet ready," he replied."Oh!" Glancing away, I gulped down the tears that threatened to brim my vision.He left because of me, didn't he? He didn't want to see me.I admit, it was my fault. I should've told him earlier. But at least he should've tried to understand my situation. He hated me because I lied to him, mostly because I was a daughter of a mafia leader.But was that my fault?Then suddenly something ticked in my mind. Concern took the place of the disappointment in me.My head snapped to John. "Why did you let him go alone? You should've gone with him. You know he is in danger."A gentle smile tugged
'Hey beautiful,These beautiful flowers are for this beautiful lady. I hope they brought a smile on your lips.I heard what happened at the party and about the news. Don't let it get to you. You know you're better than this. So... smile.Tobias.'The flowers weren't from the man I wished.Pushing the disappointment at the back of my mind, I put the note down. The bouquet followed next.The news Tobias was talking about, scandal to be exact, was nothing before the pain in my chest at this moment. So no matter what the news said, what names some of my colleagues gave me, I didn't care.But I cared about what he would say. After all, my drunk mess before the paparazzi that night has brought him embarrassment before the whole world. Those news channels used my stupid act to boost up their TRPs.Som