登入Kayden's POVI was supposed to be working.Instead, I found myself staring at the same page for almost ten minutes.The numbers blurred together.Revenue, expenses, projected growth, none of it was registering into my brain.Which was irritating because work had always been the one thing I could control.No surprises.No emotions.No complicated conversations.Just results.Lately, that wasn't the case.My focus had been shit for weeks.Ever since the hospital.Ever since Lauren died.And most importantly, ever since Arya started looking at me differently… or maybe I was the one looking at her differently.I didn't know anymore.All I knew was that that was probably the best sex I've had in a very long time, and I was happy she didn't regret doing it with me… again. A knock sounded against the office door."Come in."My assistant stepped inside."Mr. Blackwood, the board meeting starts in five minutes."I glanced at the clock.Already? “Right."She hesitated before speaking again. "Y
Arya's POV Dozens of files appeared when Julia clicked on the folder. Emails.Financial statements.Internal reports.My brows knitted in confusion. Safe to say Julia's expression mirrored mine perfectly."What am I looking at?"Julia leaned closer."I think..." she muttered, clicking one of the documents. "...holy shit.""What?""Arya."The expression on her face made my stomach tighten."What?" I repeated, getting impatient. She slowly turned the screen towards me. “Doesn't this look a bit familiar?”I leaned in, squinting my eyes a bit as I analysed the logo. “No…” I replied after a moment. “Not really.”“What do you mean no? Look closely.” Julia insisted. Wait…B&C? “Blackwood and Co.?!” I exclaimed, eyes wide. “Bingo.”My confusion deepened. “The same one? Kayden's one? But how?”Julia kept scrolling on the laptop as I tried and failed to put the pieces together in my head. "Here. Read this."I took the laptop.At first, none of it made sense.Corporate accounts, offshore
Arya's POV By noon, Kayden had disappeared to work and I had successfully spent quite a number of hours pretending I wasn't thinking about our conversation.Or the fact that he didn't regret it.Or the fact that I didn't regret it either.Unfortunately, my brain was determined to replay every second of that morning… and night, against my will.But was it really against my will though?Because if my brain wanted to replay images of hot, hot sex with Kayden, I wasn't complaining.The only downside was that it made me want to do it again. And I could not let that happen. Once was a mistake, twice was a compromise, three times…?My phone rang, pulling me out of my daydream.Julia.I answered immediately. "Please tell me you didn't call just to annoy me.""First of all, rude."I bit back a smile. "Second of all," she continued dramatically, "I have news."That got my attention. I sat up straighter on the couch. "What kind of news?""The kind that made me survive on two energy drinks an
Kayden's POV I regretted asking the second the words left my mouth. The room suddenly felt too small Arya's hand froze around her coffee cup. And just like that, I wished I could take the question back. Not because I didn't want the answer, but because I wasn't sure I could handle it. What if she regretted the night we had? I had been trying to study her all morning but she had a thing for being unreadable. And she was too damn good at it. For weeks, I'd convinced myself nothing had changed. That this was still the same arrangement we'd agreed to. A contract. A temporary inconvenience. A business deal with rings attached. However you would call it. At the end of the day, it was supposed to be a simple, clean and controlled arrangement. I mean, I had it all under control. Then somewhere along the way, everything got messy. I started noticing things I wasn't supposed to notice, especially after the big incident with Kayla. The way she tucked her legs underneath her
Arya's POV I woke up with a terrible hangover. I haven't had one in a while. For a few seconds, I just laid there staring at the ceiling, still half asleep, trying to piece together where exactly I was. Then the faint smell of his cologne hit me. Kayden. My eyes widened slightly as everything from last night came rushing back all at once. My face burned instantly. “Oh fucking hell,” I cursed under my breath, dragging a hand over my face. What the hell did I do? Slowly, I turned my head toward the other side of the bed. Empty. The sheets beside me were cold already. A bitter laugh almost escaped me. So history was going to repeat itself. Again. Why was I even surprised? The last time I was in this room, I had bundles of cash thrown at me like I was some hooker who had just completed a task on demand. I sat up slowly, pulling the sheets tighter around myself as my thoughts started spiralling. This was just another hookup. Yes we were married, but it was still a hoo
Arya's POV Never in a million years did I think I would find myself in this same position as I was the first day I met him. But yet, here I was. On my knees for Kayden in nothing but a red thong, with my fingers wrapped carefully around his dick. I guess the alcohol was making decisions for me now. But either way, I wanted this. I just wanted to forget. Even if it was just for a few minutes. I didn't want to think about my mom, or my dead grandma, or whatever dreadful information I would find in the laptop. I wanted it all gone, just for tonight. And that brought me to this very moment. My pussy throbbed as I brought his cock to my mouth, swirling my tongue repeatedly on the head. I heard him hiss as he brought a hand to my hair, guiding me even deeper as I took as much of him as possible. “Fuck, Arya.” He groaned. “Yes, just like that.” I continued bobbing my head, stroking what was left of his shaft that couldn't fit. I gagged a bit when he pushed my head to
Kayden's POVI forced myself to keep my attention on the road as I gripped the steering wheel, but I couldn't help but glance at her every now and then. Even in a dress as simple as that, she was beautiful. Undoubtedly. She already looked like a Blackwood even without having to do too much. I wish
Arya’s POV It was moving day. Packing my stuff was an easy task because Kayden emphasised on taking only what was extremely necessary. I knew this arrangement was only temporary, but I could barely hold back the tears as I said goodbye to grandma. I was definitely going to miss her. Thankfully,
Arya’s POV Yes, I was getting into a contract marriage, but I refuse to be owned. I refuse to be treated like private property. I needed to be absolutely sure of what I was agreeing to. “If I sign this, you must know that it is not equivalent to ownership.” He stared at me. “Kayden?” “Well
Kayden's POV I sat in my office, anxiously tapping my feet against the tiles as I watched the hand of the clock move rather slowly. One minute till Arya’s time was up. The anxiety had creeped its way into my system. I hated it. I hated that she had the power to make me feel this way. I had p







