All Chapters of Eve's Temptation: Bound By His Obsession: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

41(Official)-Eve-I tossed and curled under the blankets, my eyes fluttering open to the sharp brightness of the morning.A cramp stabbed my lower abdomen before my senses fully registered where I was.It was Saturday and I was in Alex’s apartment. In his bed. Wearing his shirt.Last night came rushing back. Dominic. Him.How we had left immediately. How he saw the stain on my dress and pulled over to a pharmacy, buying everything he could get his hands on, doing it without a word.Every atom of embarrassment had fled out the window the moment I asked him to take me back to his apartment.And, that was how I ended up here.“Good morning, sleepyhead,” he said, stepping in with a tray balanced carefully in his hands.On it, golden-brown waffles, fresh berries, a little drizzle of syrup, and a steaming mug of coffee that smelled like heaven.He placed it on the bed, leaned down, and kissed my forehead.“How did you sleep?” He smiled.My cheeks flushed as I nodded shyly. “Well.”In that

-Alex-“Do you already have something planned out?” She asked, gently freeing herself from my grip.I blinked, blankly.Her eyes rimmed, tears disappearing into the corners like they’d never been.God, she was beautiful.“Um…not quite, any ideas?” I quietly admitted.I didn’t have a plan when I blurted those words earlier. I just wanted to make her feel a little better, and thankfully it worked.“Tell me,” I leaned in. “What’s your ideal first date?”A smile tugged her lips, “It’d be a range of things.”Indecisive. Cute.“A walk or a ride?” I asked, walking up to my car,“I’d start with a ride.” She said as I opened the passenger’s door for her, “Somewhere we can talk…or not talk, if we feel like it.”I grinned, and got into the car.I kept one hand on the wheel, sneaking glances at her like it was the first time she’d been in here.She was quiet at first, fingers tapping the seat, drumming to the rhythm of the music, eyes tracking every passing car.Even like this, she was mesmerizin

-Grace-What the fuck?! What the actual fuck?!My mind screamed at me as I barely made it into the bathroom without tripping over my heels. I could feel the weight of his eyes still burning into my back even after the door swung shut.I gripped the edge of the sink.Hard.My reflection stared back at me—wide eyes, flushed cheeks, lips trembling just enough to give me away if anyone looked too closely. Anyone like him.Shit.He knew.No… no, he couldn’t know. He was bluffing. He had to be bluffing. Pushing. Testing. Watching for cracks.And I had almost handed him the entire fucking confession on a silver platter.I turned on the faucet with shaking hands, letting cold water rush over my fingers. The chill did nothing to calm the heat crawling up my spine.I know you followed Siena to the bathroom. I know you did that to her, Grace. His voice echoed in my head.My stomach twisted violently.It wasn’t an accusation. It was certainty. “No… no, no, no…” I whispered under my breath, gripp

-Dominic-My fingers drummed impatiently on the desk. I was stuck in another unnecessary meeting with my father and his board members.Even worse, I was seated next to him and across Uncle Jonathan.The scar was still quite visible on his face, and from the way his brows remained knitted, I could tell he still wasn’t over our little misunderstanding.Someone was speaking, but I could barely concentrate. I couldn’t get Eve out of my mind.I thought of the way she smiled, sneaking messages with Alex like they were invisible to the rest of us.I hated how unaffected she had become. I hated how consuming the thought of stopping something I badly wanted to finish felt.My mind shifted to the room when the lights dimmed and a launch data was played on the screen.I watched as my uncle’s PA rose to his feet, straightening his tie, and clearing his throat like he was ever so important.I didn’t like him, I never liked any of my uncle’s people.I had seen the stats of Lure myself, and the frag

-Alex-I blinked. Twice. I was staring at a completely different person from the Vanessa I used to know.The chunks of pink in her hair were gone, replaced with a blunt bob in her natural brunette shade. The piercings, her nose ring and brow rings, were all gone too.She had become a version I never thought existed, more beautiful than I remembered, and I hated myself for noticing.“Well, are you going to stand there all day, or are you coming in?” She smiled, gesturing for me to enter.She walked off before I could step inside, her long, flowy skirt swaying with her hips to the loud pop music playing in the background.She twirled in the middle of the room, singing the lyrics at the top of her lungs like she was performing for a crowd, despite her terrible voice.I liked that. I liked that she was still like this. Still loud. Still Alive.She crossed the room and switched off the speaker.“Alex.” She walked.Before I could brace myself, she wrapped her hands around me, pulling me int