LOGIN"Get out," she’d said, taking one look at his greek god—like body and apparently deciding she was going to pass.
She sat down at her dresser and took in her new hairdo. And as she did, so did he. His mouth went dry, jaw dropped to the floor. She was wearing a knee length, violet dress. On her feet she wore classical black high heels. Aaron had always had a thing for black heels. Everything came together with a charming diamond necklace to subtly draw attention to her rack, which ladies and gentlemen, was also fantastic. And then of course there was the new haircut. Gone was the girl next door. There was no ponytail today and probably wouldn't be for a while. The way the chin length haircut framed her face made it look like red hair was invented for her.
Wait, did she just tell him to get out?
Aaron promptly slipped out of the bed and went to stand behind her, making sure she got a good look in the mirror. She looked, of course she did, she ran her eyes all the way down his body, surveying him like she was considering buying a slave and then went back to looking at herself and touching up her makeup.
“Impressive,” she said apathetically. “Five stars.”
What the hell was happening? This was not a response Aaron Condor was used to. Stay calm Aaron, she’s just playing with you. On the inside, she’s a wreck. A complete mess. They always are.
“Usually this goes a little differently,” said Aaron, turning on the charm. “Usually I show up in someone’s bed and I get a ‘how do you want me?’ not a ‘get out.’”
As he approached, Aria felt her pulse quicken. Of course his body was doing things to her. She didn’t think he would go this far this quickly. Hell, just last night he was a being a fucking gentleman, as much as Aaron Condor could be asked to be a gentleman at any rate. He had looked, boy had he ever, but he didn't try anything. Now here he was ambushing her in her bedroom!
He was standing right behind her now, bending his head down to her neck, staring down her dress as he watched her in the mirror.
"Sounds like your ‘usually’ is screwing a bunch of airheads," she answered, turning around, just as his lips grazed her neck.
She stared straight at his package, put a finger just above it and dragged it up his six pack before putting her finger in her mouth and sucking it.
"Like I said, impressive," she said, her eyes darkening.
She got up, grabbed his head by his hair and pulled his face down to hers so that she was looking him straight in the eye.
"Still not impressed though."
He snaked an arm around her waist, his head dipping down to her chest. She inhaled sharply as she felt the skin of his face, his hot breath, make contact with her breasts, her chest, shoulders and neck, felt his hands go down her arms, down her sides before he slid them down and grabbed her ass. He looked into her eyes. They were dark with lust.
2019, July 1st Dear Diary He came to see me today, was right in front of me and then he just wasn’t. Why did I run from him like I bloody always do? So what if I was a bloody mess? He wanted to see me, or at least I thought he did, and I wanted to see him. What did it matter how I looked? The way he watched me, sought me out as he followed me up to my room, he looked absolutely desperate. Should I have gone after him? I did try to find him as soon as the shock of him having left just as abruptly as he showed up wore off, but he was already gone. He’d returned home to Terres Somnia almost immediately after departing from Sartis Est. He is on a plane even as I write this. Maybe it was just as well we didn’t meet after all. What if he only came to break my heart? What if he only came to tell me that he’d moved on after all? Even if that was what he came to say, though, my stupid heart wants to hear it, wants to hear him. Should I call? Is there enough of m
Aaron was everything, gave her everything, just like he said he would. The way he looked at her, first like a lovesick teenager, then like a man in need, made her body move in ways she never knew was possible. There was nothing safe about what they were doing. There never would have been. How had she deceived herself into ever thinking something so idiotic? He was always going to own her, to completely take up everything that was her. She gave him an annoying grin when this time he came against her. This wasn't something that happened to him. Not so soon. Almost ever. He could usually go for hours. But everything had been different with her. He already knew he cared for her, already knew he loved her, but what just happened was something else. He was ruined for all women that weren't her. The way he was looking at her worried her. “What's wrong?” she asked. He just stared at her, completely perplexed.
He laughed. “Clearly, some part of you wanted me to see this. You left it right there in the open for me to find,” he said, pulling open a bedroom door. He looked back down into the diary as she closed in on him, diving onto him and sending them both flying onto the bed. He looked into her angry eyes as he quoted the last bit he'd read back to her. “The second our eyes met, and he smiled at me, I knew he had me. I knew I wanted him, wanted his hands, his lips all over me.” Adele was on top of him now, straddling him, looking like murder as she yanked the diary out of his hand. “You're such an ass!” she said, pouting as she whacked him over the head with the diary. He grabbed onto her out of habit, out of fear that she would try to run, but not this time. This time, she stayed put. “Me too,” he said, running his fingers through her hair. He pu
“Split vote, 50:50,” she announced. The overall response to the news was negative. Warlanda couldn't take any more uncertainty. “So what happens now?” CC asked. “As per Warlandian law, in the event of a split vote, effective immediately, Warlanda is now in the midst of a democratic election. The choice will fall to the people,” Madz announced, as if in answer to CC's question. Troy was pissed off. He really was, but he was also relieved. This meant that they still had time. He could still get to her, to them. “Will I take this? Will I win?” Troy asked Keira. “You're Troy Pierce. You've spent your youth trying to liberate these people. Almost definitely, Troy,” she answered. As Troy stared Dean down, his relief turned to terror. If he had more time to get to her, so did Dean. He tried to read his brother, tried to figure out if he sh
Before Troy had time to wrap his head around Madz' request, CC stepped forward and said, “Deal.” Everyone's eyes went to her. “Carr, these are dangerous people. They already have Ronnie—” James began. Bart's eyes were crazed. “There's no bloody way! Aaron and Ria are bad enough. I am not trusting these people with you!” “This isn't like last time, Caroline. This isn't a deal with Warlanda. It's with the House of Dormer,” said Cassie. “There are no take backs.” Troy spun around to CC and grabbed her shoulders. “If it comes down to it, I can't get you out this time, CC. The old lady may not look like much, but the House of Dormer plays dirty. They will do whatever it takes to get this done. So stay out of this!” CC had never seen Troy this completely unhinged. The anger coming off of him was raw, dark, deadly, exposed. “It’s not just your family
2019, December 27th and 28th (Terres Somnia) “Come on. It’s been a while and with the rain cloud you have over both of our heads now, we could both use the distraction,” Troy said, taking her hand and walking her out of Ethan’s nursery. Aria gave him an apologetic look and a quick kiss before sitting down across from him to the chessboard he had laid out. “Want to make things a little interesting?” she asked. Troy gave her a suspicious look. “Interesting how?” When Troy sat down with her that first time to teach her how to play, he never could have imagined the situation that he was in now. That prim and proper Queen Aria Maine would strip him bare in a strip chess tournament. “So you haven’t played in a while, huh?” “I can't help it if you're slipping, Troy,” she grinned. She walked circles around his naked form in her bra a







