Catalina POVAfter going through a side exit, presumably to avoid getting caught at checkpoints since I was technically 'stolen goods,' we arrived at a sleek gray Porsche. I was surprised that we didn't have to navigate through a million different secret passageways to get here. I was expecting my papa's lesson that it's always easier to get into things, than out. Oh, was he so wrong about this one. I wasn't even here a few days and I already was out of that hellhole. However, I wasn't in the clear yet. This man, although it didn't quite seem like it, could be my next worst nightmare. Only time would tell.He walked over to the passenger side of his speedy gray sport's car, the color matching the peppered tints in his long, brunette hair. I'd never met a man his age—at least early forties I assumed—who had such majestic hair. I guess I was used to bald heads like my father.My new owner had his hand on the door, yet he stopped midway from opening it and began undre

Catalina POV"Good morning, Miss Zuleta," Matias greeted nonchalantly. "GOOD MORNING?! This is how you greet your guests?" I cupped my hand and submerged it below the water and quickly threw it at him to make him step away.He didn't even flinch."We agreed on 8:00," he reminded me sternly. "I don't like being late.""Well, I'm sorry, but if you didn't notice, I can't get ready until you get out of the room!" I quickly turned around to grab a towel that I had placed on the edge of the bathtub last night, using my hand to try and cover my most vulnerable areas, which he'd already seen.I wrapped the towel, quickly, to cover my midsection from my breasts to my thighs, but my hair was dripping wet since there were no more towels nearby."Would you like another towel?" Matias offered. I was already annoyed with being encroached upon in my room. Well, his room, but still, the space he'd designated for me!"You think this is funny?" I spat out, glarin

I stood on my tippy-toes, the sand blanketing my feet, and met his parted lips. At that moment, I expected him to pull away—to be caught off guard—but he didn't. He returned my kiss but didn't deepen it like I had hoped.Matias placed one hand on the middle of my back and pulled me closer to him, only to open his mouth more, but not to kiss, rather to speak."Call me Mateo," he whispered, the feeling of his warm breath resting on my lips as his eyes pointed down at mine. His brown orbs, which looked more like a deeper cinnamon, had changed under the sun's rays, and they appeared softer, more like the color of the sand beneath us."Why not Matias?" I tossed back, and I narrowed the space between our lips again. I tasted notes of bergamot and mint as I worked my tongue around his mouth. The flavors were mildly tart with an aftertaste of sweetness, followed by an invigorating spearmint that awakened all of my senses.I felt the pressure from his hand strengthen

**Arena POV"Can I at least change out of this outfit first?" I asked as Mateo latched onto my arm. I wanted to change out of my boxing garb.He shook his head. "We're already running late." Running late for something I wasn't privy to."And we're just leaving Miriam here?" I followed up."Well, it seems the two of them have some chemistry between them, doesn't it?" Mateo raised his eyebrow.I tilted my head over my shoulder and looked at Miriam whose hand was dangerously close to Win's abs. Surely, she wasn't going to touch them, was she?My attention was pulled when I felt Mateo's arm let go of me, as he moved it around the back of my neck. We were walking past a group of shirtless boxers, and it seemed that Mateo wanted every man to know who I belonged to.The sea of men parted and all of them tilted their heads down as we walked past. "Thank you, gentleman," Mateo declared as we made our way out of Win's Boxing Club.His Land Rover was

**Arena POV"Jeeves, if you please," Mateo asked politely."Certainly," Jeeves acknowledged and stopped the car in the middle of an empty parking lot.I was slightly confused. I thought we were going out to eat? I didn't want to say anything, though. It felt rude to expect something more than Mateo had planned.As soon as he put the vehicle in park, Jeeves exited and opened the door for Mateo, allowing him to exit first. "I'll take it from here. Thank you, Jeeves," Mateo declared and then walked around back to help me out of my seat.My two feet had just reached the pavement when Mateo started enacting his plan. "Close your eyes for me," he ordered softly."Wh-why do I—""Can you trust me?" His voice was low, smooth, and sultry as he spoke, even though I was sure he didn't intend it to be.The word 'trust' held a lot of weight for me. I knew it wasn't supposed to be such a deep question, but I treated it that way. If I was trusting someone