Novel & Cerita Artfully Yours

It was mine. Alyssa slowly flipped open her packet, pretending to be unimpressed. “And what exactly do you think Weston wants to desire?” she asked smoothly. “You’ve been away for years. Surely you’ve forgotten that people here don’t care about philosophy or art. They want status. Visibility. They want to be envied.” I tapped a section of the packet and met her gaze directly. “That’s exactly what we’re giving them. This collection isn’t about blending in. It’s about presence. Clean lines. Strong shapes. Colors that bite. Textures that whisper. Everything about it screams confidence.”

Chapter 16: An Affair or An Alliance SARAH’S POV I stepped into La Belle Époque, the upscale Chicago restaurant’s opulent glow casting a golden hue over the polished tables, the clink of crystal glasses and the rich aroma of truffles filling the air. My black dress clung to my curves, a deliberate choice to maintain the façade of the high-class life I’d fabricated from the ashes of my impoverished past.

"A-Anyway! Luca, this is Arte, the star and winner of tonight's competition." Lucanis frowned at me as if I had said something wrong. Arte paid no mind to it all and instead reached out her hand to introduce herself. She didn't even get the chance before Lucanis smacked her hand away with a disgusted sneer. "Another ice bunny looking to use my friends to get close to me? Fuck off" To say I was shocked was the understatement of the century. I could feel the colour draining from my face as Arte stared at her rejected hand with a deadpan expression and icy eyes. Lucanis slipped his hands into his pockets and waited for her to collect herself and leave.

Lovingly Yours, Friend

“These curves… they’ve haunted my dreams since I first laid eyes on your work. Soft where a woman should be soft, made to be gripped, marked, worshipped.” I arched into him with a needy whimper, my fingers threading through his dark hair. The gallery lights cast a golden glow over us, highlighting the contrast— his sharp, commanding presence against my yielding form. Outside, the rain poured harder, thunder rumbling like approval from the heavens. This wasn’t just desire; it felt like destiny unfolding in the shadows, a plot twist in my carefully ordered life as an artist chasing validation through cold clay.

Damon said “Nope, not interested” “You can't refuse a gift” Ben said “Relax dude, it's your day today, just have fun, fuck up today then tomorrow you can resume being the icy CEO” I shook my head lifting the glass to my lips” “Fine” “Good then, the chick should be waiting up for you by now, happy birthday” “Fuckers” Damon laughed “ the best you've ever known

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Thank you to all my wonderful readers, I really hope you enjoyed the book, without your support I wouldn't have had the motivation to continue writing this series, so thankyou all from the bottom of my heart. So that's book 1, "MINE" and book 2, "YOURS" both completed so now I'm going to make a start on the third and final book "OURS" and hope you all stick around to see what happens with the final war and comment to let me know what you think as I love hearing your thoughts and feeling about what you think will happen or how you feel about the characters.

"And what's the name of your piece miss?" "Seasons, it was my final project at school and surprisingly it did really well," I said and they snapped their fingers. "But please, Laid Down and Bold Rest are extremely amazing, go check them out," I said and they left. "Professional artist? Featured here? You?" Michael asked and I cocked my head to the side. "Surprisingly I really thought you'd have tabs on me this entire time," I said crossing my arms over my chest. "Guess I was fooling myself."

I cleared my throat and listened carefully just trying to ignore how much of a turn on it was to hear speak whatever language that was. "I hope you like your present… A special delivery just for you . I am sure you can see the beautiful tattoos all over my canvas…those took a lot of time to do so I really hope you appreciate the artistry. Those are not just tattoos but pieces of a puzzle that you must solve and follow for they shall lead you to well…it wouldn't be much fun if I tell you everything so figure it out on your own.