Ben Shelton Arrogant Novels & Stories

she rasped, her throat dry from hours without water. His grip tightened painfully, making her wince. “No, sweetheart. You did this. You and that big, arrogant mouth of yours.” He let go of her roughly, sending her head snapping back. He stood to his full height, towering over her. “Did you think you were clever, Serena?” he continued, pacing in front of her. “Did you think you were some kind of hero by exposing me? Did you think the world would see you as the righteous victim?” Serena lifted her head, meeting his gaze with defiance. “No, I did it because the world deserved to know what kind of disgusting man you really are.”

she said, playfully hitting me. "Yeah, but I'm praying he isn't my boss. He's so arrogant..." I cursed. "But he's single..." she whispered in my ear. "I can't fathom how deep your head is in your ass. There's no chance I'd date someone as arrogant and hotheaded as him. Plus, I'm just a nobody, and he's a fucking billionaire. I have this sense that he doesn't like me at all," I remarked while Allison poured a cup of coffee.

My head ached, and I moved over to sit down on the couch that she had stood up from. I knew that I was going to be late, but having to hear that Elora had been confronted by Ethan's fiancée made me weak. What if she eventually met me? Layla's betrayal was nothing compared to what the so-called fiancée might do to me, especially since she was a billionaire's daughter.

Her grip on the phone tightened until her knuckles turned white. “They’re trying to humiliate you,” Amara said, her voice shaky. “This is—this is disgusting.” Arielle took a slow, steady breath. She could feel dozens of eyes on her, watching, waiting to see if she would break. But that wasn’t happening. Not here. Not ever. She locked her phone and slid it into her bag. “Fine. If they want a show, I’ll give them one.”

Did that just happen? “I can’t believe I just…Christ.” I close my eyes turn my face away from his, but he stops me and turns my head so that I could look at him. “The difference between confidence and arrogance is empathy, Shayla. A man that is confident within himself doesn’t need to brag or seek assurance from others around him because he already has an awareness of his abilities and qualities.” He says, brushing his thumb along my jaw. “Don’t you ever be ashamed of your desires because that was so incredibly sexy.”