Chapter 4

Aurora's POV

It's been two weeks since I transferred to the top floor and started working directly with Sebastian and Mr. Novoa, and I have to admit it's been a bit... complicated. As I expected, working with Novoa has been quite demanding. He's a very demanding person, and it was hard to keep up with their pace, but I think I've done pretty well.

Also, what I thought would be a positive thing ended up being a very negative point, having that model in front of me all the time makes everything more difficult, it's a constant distraction and a temptation to want to be looking at him every damn second. I felt a very strong attraction to that man, only physical obviously, his demanding and masculine presence was very imposing, which in my opinion made him ten times more attractive. Being alone with him as I usually was created extremely strong tension, obviously it was something that only I felt. I knew from many people that Mr. Novoa never got involved with absolutely anyone from work, women for him meant only mutual pleasure, so there were more than enough reasons to believe that he would never notice a person like me.

In the morning, as soon as I arrived, I was looking at a case with Novoa. Being with him was always the strangest thing. I felt his intense gaze on me whenever I wasn't looking, and there was almost always an awkward silence. He definitely wasn't a man of many words, or at least not with me. After half a day, after finishing my errands with Rafael, I decided to go to Sebastian 's office to see how I could help him. A conversation with him was more pleasant than hours of silence with Rafael.

"Hey, honey, I haven't had a chance to ask you, how have you felt working with us these past two weeks?" Sebastian asked me , closing the folder he was holding. I looked up to answer him.

-Honestly, it has been very pleasant. I love learning from you all, and overall, I think I feel good.- I responded, trying to summarize my thoughts.

-I'm very glad, if I'm honest, it's also nice to have you with us, you inject joy into this office, you'll understand that with Rafael and the investigators alone there isn't a great atmosphere, we were missing your spark to be complete- Sebastian added with a smile, how I love that man.

-Thank you very much Mr. Stan, I feel very happy to be able to contribute something to the team beyond the basics- I said sincerely, returning the smile.

We continued talking and working like this for a couple more hours. I was finishing filing a folder in one of the drawers in Sebastian 's office when it caught my attention.

-Aurora, could I ask you a favor?- He asked gently.

-Sure, tell me-

-Could you take this folder to Rafael?-

It took me a couple of seconds to answer, I tried to avoid Rafael as much as I could, his presence really made me a bit nervous, he was a very imposing man and as I mentioned, I feel somewhat physically attracted to him, I would not like for anything in the world for him to discover something, because if he did, he would probably throw me out remembering his rules of "no relationships at work", and let's be honest, even if that absurd rule didn't exist, I see very little probability that he would notice someone like me.

I nodded before taking the folder Sebastian handed me. I walked toward Novoa's office with the folder in my hands, knocked on the door, and as soon as he let me in, I walked in, closing the door behind me.

-Mr. Novoa, this is from Mr. Stan- I informed him, standing in front of his desk. He stopped reading the documents in front of him, looked into my eyes, and stood up.

He walked up to me, I was so nervous, he stood just inches behind me, so much so that if I took a step back my back would be pressed against his chest, his hands opened the folder I was holding in mine, I stood very still, what was this man doing?!

He seemed to read what was inside the folder for a couple of seconds, I felt him put his hand on my shoulder, leaving a soft caress.

-Put the folder in the filing cabinet in the corner, in the first drawer, will you?- He asked in a low voice with a hoarse tone that made my mind travel to imagine MANY things... Damn Rafael.

Was this just me or was that an attempt at flirting? He shouldn't play with fire because he'll get burned. If that's what he wants to do, he should be prepared, because I love games too, and I'm not interested in getting burned if it's with him. I turned around in my position; we were very close, and he was much taller than me, so I raised my face and responded in the most sensual voice I could have mustered.

-Yes sir- I said with a small mischievous smile, he seemed to be stunned by my actions, if he thought I was going to be intimidated by him he was very wrong.

I walked up to the filing cabinet he mentioned with the folder in my hands and opened the drawer, while my back was turned I heard the office door open, I didn't pay much attention to it until I heard a high-pitched female voice.

Rafael's POV

Two weeks! I've spent the most fucking torturous two weeks of my entire life, facing temptation every day, in my office for most of the day, unable to give in to it. That little girl was going to destroy me. I haven't felt this way in years. I tried my best not to start conversations with her or get to know her better because I didn't want her to get inside my head, but it was just too complicated.

I attributed what was affecting me this way to the fact that I can't give in to the temptation of having her, and that's why I have her on my mind day and night. She turned me on so much, the level of desire I feel for her could really border on insanity, but I insist, it's just something purely physical, that's all.

I couldn't count the number of times I've had erections thinking about her over the past two weeks, but my solution is to take a shower with cold water, VERY cold... I'd make sure to go have fun with one of the women I usually meet to kill this desire, she's not going to have me like that, I refuse.

I was in my office reading some documents when the culprit of my distracted mind appeared, Aurora entered my office with a folder that Sebastian had sent me , I could simply order her to file it and that's it, but I really needed to have her close to me, even if it was just a little.

I stood up and positioned myself behind her, extremely close. I could smell her perfume from this distance; her scent was sweet, fucking delicious. I longed for this closeness with her, but I had to stop. Leaving me stunned, she turned around, standing just inches from my face, and whispered in a damn sexy voice. If I didn't care, I'd definitely take her in this very office, but no, she would never allow myself to do something of that magnitude. It goes against my rules and my way of being.

Aurora turned around and I saw her walk with that gait that characterizes her towards the filing cabinet. I was about to walk behind her, but the door to my office opened, making me turn around immediately.

-Rafael! Honey, I've missed you! - Nora came in?! What the hell was she doing here?! Who let her in?!

Aurora turned to look at both of us, I could see some confusion on her face, Nora, seeing me turn in that direction, noticed the girl's presence, completely distorting her face, now she seemed very angry.

"Who is she, Rafael?" she asked angrily, I just frowned.

And who did she think she was, asking me for explanations?

-You can leave Aurora, later we will continue with the information we received- I said softening my gaze a little when I saw her, she still maintained her confused expression, but she didn't say anything about it.

"Excuse me," he simply said before leaving and closing the door.

Now yes, this woman was going to listen to me...

"Nora, can you explain to me what the hell you're doing at MY job?" I asked, feeling the annoyance welling up inside me again. She approached me with a smile and tried to kiss me on the lips, but I moved my face away from her and sat down behind my desk.

Let's be clear... This woman in front of me is Nora Collins, she is one of the many women with whom I have fun when I'm in the mood for sex, I've always been clear with all of them and we have the understanding that this is only mutual pleasure, and nothing more, they only mean a good fuck to me just as I mean it to them, but for some strange reason, for the past couple of months this woman has been taking risks that are not hers to do, such as being jealous of me, looking for me, insisting on seeing each other and now showing up at my work.

-I just missed you Rafael, we haven't seen each other for several weeks and I've missed you- She said in a pitiful tone.

Don't even try, because honestly I come and go with what she feels, it's cruel, but I'm not interested and I don't have to pretend otherwise.

"Nora, how many times do I have to tell you to stop pursuing me? What we have is just sex. How many times do you need me to repeat that?" I asked authoritatively.

-I, it's just that, I thought maybe you'd be happy that I came to see you and we could...- She started to say in a "provocative" way until I interrupted her.

-Well, stop assuming things that aren't true. Get it into your head that sex is all we have. There's never going to be anything else. Understand that now, or I'll have to stop looking for you this time for good.- I said bluntly without any filter. It was better to be clear about things before he misinterpreted something.

-No, no, no- She quickly said –Okay, I understand, I'll wait until you call me- She added, not very convinced.

"I hope this is the last time you show up at my company, save me the embarrassment of calling security, and this better be the last time you try to kiss me, is that clear?" I asked, still feeling annoyed.

He had two simple rules when it came to being with a girl: number one, no feelings or crushes, and number two, kisses on the lips were prohibited. The reason, simple, for some strange reason, was that he believed that a kiss on the lips was much more than the desire or passion it implied. He believed that some feeling, no matter how small, was involved in that action, and he wasn't willing to have any kind of feelings for anyone, not after what had happened.

"It won't happen again," Nora finally replied with a hint of annoyance in her tone of voice.

-I hope so, now go, I'm very busy- I told her without looking at her.

I heard the sound of her heels and the door close, I sighed and ran a hand over my face, how annoying it is to have to deal with this, at least I have some consolation in that I will be able to work later with Aurora, even if that means that desire is burning and consuming me from the inside knowing that I will not be able to succumb to it.

What the hell is happening to me?!

What are you doing to me, Aurora?