“Dinner at my place, you should be here before 7pm,”
Says the text I got a few hours ago from Christian, Antonio is packed in front of Christians’ mansion, we arrived twenty minutes ago, I am bracing myself for what is to come, there is a normal routine whenever I come over;
we have dinner, most times before dinner is over he starts touching me in a pathetic attempt to arouse me, but after a few seconds, he slides into me, oblivious to the dryness of my vagina, sometimes I never get wet, and would bleed when he is done, while sometimes my body betrays me and I get moist, or a little wet, irrespective of what my mind or heart might be feeling, they say the human body has a mind of its own, it drives me crazy at times like that but the good thing is, I don’t bleed when my body acts up, he never lasts over 5 minutes anyway, and when he is through with me he rolls over and drifts off to sleep,
I’m seated in my car bracing myself for the events of the night, when my phone vibrates,
“where are you, it’s 7pm,”
“already here, I am driving in” I text back, I take in a long breath and tell Antonio to drive in.
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The table is decorated with candles, there is a chef serving our food and I recognize him from one of those cooking shows, I look at Christian as he is seated opposite me, he has his hair gelled back, he is dressed in a plain jeans, whites and puma slides, he looks really handsome but I have no idea why I don’t love him, I have tried so many times to fall in love with him, but it’s like, the more I try the more I feel irritated, my life would be so much easier if I loved this man,
“Like what you see?” he says to me, smirking, I just smile in response and continue to eat my food,
I am dressed in a mini black leather skirt, a white singlet and a black leather jacket, and strap on heels. My phone vibrates in my pocket, I look at it and I see a text from Anna,
“You lazy frog, I helped you pack, you owe me one, xoxo, muah,” I smile and put it back in my jacket,
“who is that?” , Christian asks , “Anna, she was just letting me know she helped me pack,”
“Why the announcement?What's the big deal,” he scoffs, I am in no mood for an argument, it’s pointless anyway, I say nothing and just continue to eat.
“You look so beautiful Catalina,” he says to me as he strode over to my side of the table and starts kissing my neck,
“I am not done with my food Christian,” I say quietly,
“you don’t need the rest, I don’t want you getting fat,” he says to me in between kisses”.
Let’s get this over with I say to myself, I turn around, I cup his face in my palms and begin to kiss him, he carries me bridal style up the stairs into his bedroom, he drops me too quickly on the bed and starts taking off his clothes, I do the same so as to save my dress from getting ripped, once he is done, he begins to stroke his shaft,
“spit on it Catalina,” I do as I am instructed, he presses me down to the bed, spreads my leg and thrusts deep inside me, he keeps going for a few minutes then I feel a pool of wetness which I know is not mine, relief washes over me as I am sure he is done for the night, as usual he rolls over and drifts off to sleep.
I walk to the bathroom to clean myself up, as I begin to wash off, images of Stiliyan clouds my mind, I begin to imagine Stiliyan touching me, I imagine his hands caressing my breasts, instinctively my fingers move towards my throbbing core and I could feel its slimy wetness, I hear my phone ring, bringing me out of my trance, I quickly wash off and drying myself, I rush into the room to the pick up my phone so Christian won’t wake up, I reach for my phone and see it’s a number that’s not saved on my phone, i answer the call, and nothing would have prepared me for the voice I heard,
“We leave at dawn tomorrow, the jet would be at west 30th St Heliport,”
“H Hello,” I stutter, but realize he dropped the call, “what a prude!”
I decide to call him back but I quickly change my mind, I mean the message was pretty clear, I lay down on the bed as questions begin to swirl in my head ; how the hell did he get my number?, what’s with the tone?, and most importantly why does his voice have so much effect on me?, I was thinking of different possible answers as I finally drift off to sleep.
I wake up by 4am, Christian is still sound asleep, I quietly dress up, leaving a note under his phone where I am certain he would see it, My note read;
“headed off to Anna’s, I leave at dawn, would call you when I am settled in Bulgaria xoxo”.
Anna decided to drop me off at the airport after a long pep talk, apparently, she is still concerned about the whole Stiliyan thing, I tried to convince her that he is long forgotten, obviously leaving out the part that he has been in my every thought, I hate having to lie to Anna, but I can’t tell her about this either, I know she is right, whatever i am feeling does not matter, thankfully it seems Stiliyan can’t stand me, I guess I read him wrong at the business meeting.
There is no traffic as it is before dawn, only for a few cars and few people, its new york after all, just then our favorite song comes on, Anna and I have totally different taste in music but if there is one person we love and can totally die for, it’s Michael Jackson, we begin to sing along to “beat it” although we were graciously off key, we could care less, as we just enjoyed the moment.
“I am really going to miss you, you little bitch, expect me every fucking weekend, okay?”
“Sure thing, I love you,” I say to her as we hug and cry in each other’s arms, yes I know we are being overly dramatic, but that is just Anna and I.
After a few minutes of us been ‘us’,
“You look like shit” Anna says to me laughing, I look at my reflection and I see my mascara is smeared, I laugh at my reflection too as she helps we wipe it off, then she stops abruptly with her mouth agape, I notice she was looking at someone or something behind me, “is that him?” She asks me, looking completely stunned, her fingers pointed behind me, I turn around to see who she was referring to,
There he was, dressed in a white cardigan, a ragged blue jean, and a white canvas, perfecting his look with a dark ray ban sunglasses, he looked absolutely gorgeous!! , next to him was the other guy I saw at the meeting, his lawyer John, I look away really fast to avoid locking eyes with him,
“Snap out of it Anna!” Anna was still gawking at Stiliyan, “Yes he is hot” I say rolling my eyes, now can you finish up with the wiping, I need to get going, he might be young but he is kind of scary,
“Wow! He is absolutely divine! This is more dangerous than I expected Cat, avoid him at all costs, I beg of you,”
“This again!! Anna it’s going to be fine, forget what I told you I overreacted,” at that moment Stiliyan passes by without so much as a word, like he didn’t see us, which is impossible though from where we are seated, but his lawyer stops in front of me,
“Hello miss Catalina Brooks, we leave immediately,” he says to me, “sure no problem, would be right behind you,”
he walks away, trailing behind Stiliyan,
“well, I see he does not give a fuck about you,” Anna says grinning, “maybe you are a little too old for him”, she starts laughing, “whatever! See, I told you, there is nothing to worry about,”
“I think so,” she says to me, finally looking convinced, we hug and say our goodbyes.
“This is going to be a really long flight,” I mentally groan,it’s just me, the pilot, co-pilot, Stiliyan and John.It’s been four hours since the jet took off and I have not seen Stiliyan, the jet is really massive so he is probably in one of the rooms,I get I delayed the contract but isn’t this a bit too much!, not even a simple hello or something, why the hell am I bothered anyways, the more space the better, I scoff, I look to the far end of my right and see John fast asleep.My legs starts to feel cramped, although I could press the button that changes the my seat into a bed like structure I just needed to walk a little bit, so I take a walk around the jet, I begin opening doors to see the rooms, and they looked really nice, I get to the last room and I notice this is the only room that has its door shut,“Stiliyan should probably be in this room,” I say to myself,I get curious and as to what the green eye boy might be up t
I do not wait for him to reply,“you know what, I don’t need an answer I am here to figure it all out anyways, now if you would excuse me little one,”I say to him, shoving his shoulder a little harshly with my shoulder as I walk past him, leaving a very angry looking Stiliyan behind, I felt that stupid wave of electricity again as my shoulder felt those hard muscles underneath his cloth, I quickly shrug it off, like seriously!, I am really in no mood, damn!I felt this electricity thing when I was poking him too, and now I feel it again?? urghh, ‘stupid hormones!’ groaning internally.I am seated back on my seat and I begin to reminisce on what just happened, I know I hurt him, I saw it in his eyes before he masked his emotion with anger, I guess he is really good at flickering his emotions and facial expressions, I was going to keep quiet about what I know, he probably worked for his money or something, how he got the money is really none of my busine
I am at my hotel room, I booked the penthouse suite, apparently there is just two of this suite in the hotel, and the other is occupied, the door is right opposite mine, my suite looks really beautiful, more beautiful than the pictures, and for a hotel it is up to standards,it has a breathtaking view of the city, the sitting room has large space with a 60 inch television, and don’t get me started with the kitchen, the kitchen is absolutely divine, with the beautiful designed marble tops and space, I am afairly good cook but I don’t cook as much as I ought to, I’m just too lazy for that I guess, moving on to the bedroom, it has a really large king size bed and a huge walk in closet, with a magnificent bathtub. I start unpacking my clothes and my mind begins to wonder to the conversation I had with Philip earlier, If I was curious before, right now my curiosity level was off the charts, I needed to know what Stiliyan Dimitros story was all about, I know this is not part of
It’s been 5 days since I have been in Bulgaria, 5 days since I have constantly dreamt of Stiliyan, I dream of him touching me, wanting me, plastering kisses all over my body, marking me with hickeys as a sign that I am his, he has been in my every thought and I see him whenever I close my eyes. It’s been five days of torture, deep down I wish he would call me.The first day we met I knew I saw desire and want in his eyes, I knew he felt what I felt, but ever since that day he has been extremely cold and distant, is it because I am to be married?I feel so frustrated because I try, I really try not to think of him but I can’t help it but I am at least glad I am not shameless enough to call him.I have not seen Stiliyan once, not that I tried, but I have been to his company every day, I have seen Nina from afar we are yet to meet still, she seems really nice, confident and open minded, everyone at the company is really focused at work and s
As we drive in, I see people all dressed up walking towards the ball, looking absolutely beautiful.We finally get to the entrance and I quickly thank Philip as I step out of the car, putting on my mask, I check my phone and see its 9pm, right on time I say to myself.I begin to walk towards the huge oak door, and I am stopped by the guard,“name please?” he asked “Catalina Brooks” I reply a little nervous, I’m nervous because I feel Stiliyan might have known by now that i am on the guest list and decided to take me out and if he has not figured it out, how would he react once he sees me, I am brought out of my thought when I hear,“welcome Miss Catalina have a lovely night,”he says something inaudibly to his earpiece and immediately the door opens.As I walked in, I was in total awe by the marveling sight bestowed upon my eyes, an elderly looking man interrupted my gawking asking if I would like my purse to be taken care of, I lo
His lips captures mine roughly, demanding access with his tongue ,devouring my lips like he could not get enough, I effortlessly matched the intensity of his kiss, as I felt I could not get enough of him either, he places his hands behind my thighs and lifts me swiftly, I wrap my legs around his waist ,he leads me into the living room, closing the door with his legs, kissing Stiliyan was a million times better than I had ever imagined, my whole body was on fire.He breaks the kiss, staring into my eyes, his eyes in a shade of deep green filled with desire,“lead me to your bedroom Catalina” he says to me, in a low whisper, our forehead against each other, I couldn’t help but blush at the way he says my name with that voice, he gently lets me down and I begin to walk slowly, with him trailing behind, It takes only a few seconds to get to the bedroom, I enter inside the bedroom, Stiliyan behind me, I was expecting him to continue the kiss but he takes a sit on the ch
Waking up to the rays of sunlight on my face, I squint my eyes raising up my palm in an attempt to block the rays from my face, the events of last night starts crashing down, I smile to myself, as I turn to my side to check on Stiliyan, I sit up in panic as I realize I am the only one on my bed,‘did he regret last night and leave me?’ I ask myself, as pain starts to swirl in my chest, standing up hurriedly wincing a little, as I am still sore from last night, I rush into the bathroom and it was empty, my panic increases, picking up my pace,I halt when I see a shirtless Stiliyan, his back to my face and his face directed towards the stove.Relief flushing through my entire body,I let out a loud sigh which unintentionally gains his attention, he turns around Cocking his brows as his eyes trail my body, staring at me from up to down, realizing quickly I am stack naked ,I forgot to throw on a robe due to my p
I listened never interrupting, the tears I was trying so hard to hold in came flowing down, my heart aches in so much pain, I never would have guessed he had it this bad, I felt so sad for him, all I wanted wasto love him with every bone in my body and make all his pain go away but I fear he would never be mine and I would never be his, he walks up to me, wiping off the tears from my face and hugs me, he is hugging me like he is saying goodbye, I pull away and stare at him,“No Stiliyan, I understand everything you just said and i am terribly sorry for been selfish and forcing you to do something that is clearly almost impossible, but don’t you dare tell me it’s goodbye or start avoiding me again” I say to him in between sobs,“Catalina, you...,” “three weeks Stiliyan, let us be with each other for just three weeks, if after three weeks you still feel like there is nothing that can be done I would leave and get married never looki
In life, everything sadly comes to an end, my husband was diagnosed with lung cancer 4 years ago, I guess all that smoking finally caught up with him, we have spent so many beautiful years together, I don’t think I am willing to let him go, it’s a miracle he has lasted this long, but these days he seems worse, I know he is trying to look strong for me but I know my husband, and my husband is in pain. “a penny for your thought?”Stiliyan says in a low whisper, letting out a slight cough with blood stains on his handkerchief as he lay down, “Mum, dad, what is going on? You called, is everything okay? Dad, are you alright?” my two children, ‘Annabel and Christian’ say as they walk into the room with our grandkids, ‘Elena, Iglika and Naiden,’ Annabel is married with two children, “Elena who is 16years of age and Naiden who is 13 years of age,” Christian is happily married with a daughter ‘iglika, who is 15 years,’ I named my daughter afte
I look through the glass window, Everyone looks really busy, I see Anna talking to a few people, my mum is giving a young lady an earful, My Dad and Ryan are talking to a few people, children are running around, I can’t believe this is real, I feel like my heart is going to explode from this much happiness, I am so grateful beyond words. “it’s about to begin, cover your veil,” Anna says as she rushes into the room,“I can’t believe my baby is getting married,” she says giving me a hug, a drop of tear making its way out of my eyes, “oh come on, enough with water works, we are stuck with each other forever,” “Come on ladies, you can’t leave a man standing at the altar,” My dad says as he walked in looking really chirpy. I can hear the music as I slowly walk into the wedding grounds, my eyes are fixated on the ground, I am a little nervous, as I walk beside my father, our arms interlocked with each other, I am dressed in a really long white, lacey long slee
“Catalina!!!! My princess, how are you? Oh darling,” she says to me embracing me in a tight hug as she lets out a light sob, “mum I am okay, I am really okay” My dad and Ryan walk up to me as they embrace me in a tight hug too, this felt nice, I really missed my family, we finally break apart and my dad notices Stiliyan, “Thank you so much, thank you, we really appreciate and I am entirely grateful t..,” “You must be Stiliyan, you look so young? Thank you for saving my daughter, we are forever indebted to you,” “It was no big deal, you are welcome,” Stiliyan says with a smile on his face, but I could tell he is uneasy, I could see guilt in his eyes, My brother walks up to Stiliyan giving him a handshake thanking him too, “It was not all me, my best friend here played a very important role,” Stiliyan says gesturing towards john, “This is your lawyer; we’ve seen each other at the business meeting, 
“Why are you so lost in your thoughts?” Stiliyan says, as he sat next to me, legs crossed, ‘damn this man is sexy’, I mentally say to myself,“I have no idea how badly they are going to take all of this, the news regarding the death of the heir to the Montero Empire should be everywhere, the airport is probably swamped with reporters, awaiting my arrival, I wonder how much they know?All this is going to be really difficult.Stiliyan, what are you going to do about all this, you might get arrested?” I say to him, revealing my biggest fear,“Catalina, no one except your family knows we are on our way to Manhattan, I made sure of that,and Christian killed himself to save you, the only name the Montero’s can link to his death is Diego, and this is without prove, it will merely be an accusation without evidence, all the while you were locked up your dad, Sebastian, called me various times, plea
In a flash of an eye, Stiliyan pulls out two guns, one pointed at John, the other pointed at Christian,“Diego, do not do this, John! Put down the gun! Don’t make me do this,”“Cata, I am willing to let you go if you never look back at Stiliyan, the moment you come in contact with my son, I would kill you,”“Take the deal Catalina, go home” Stiliyan says calmly, his eyes filled with so much sadness,“I will taste death willingly if that’s what it takes to love you,”I say to Stiliyan with so much love and also sadness,“Wrong answer Cata,”“Diego, let her go I’d come with you,” “Not good enough for me son, I want her gone” “Diego!!!! Don’t make me do this please! You are the only father I have left! I will come with you, put down the gun, please I beg you, do not hurt her” Stiliyan says to DiegoI close my eyes, accepting what is to come, I would miss my Anna, my mum, Ryan, dad, and most of all, I would miss ‘him’ I look at Stiliy
“This was not the deal!” Pablo yells,I am feeling extremely scared my palms are sweaty, my heart is beating uncontrollably, Christian looks extremely scared, sweat dripping from his forehead as he mumbles incoherent words due to the duct tape over his lips, his vein popping out of his neck,“Please I beg of you, don’t do this, we are extremely sorry about thirteen years ago,” Juliana says tears flowing helplessly from her eyes,“What the fuck!Son, did you hear that? She says she is sorry? You are sorry? Are you crazy? You killed people! You killed my friends!!You destroyed families to get to where you are,I ran away from Manhattan to avoid been killed by you, you killed my best friend, you stole my life! While you were seated on my throne, you had the perfect family, you were living it good! I struggled!I had to do unspeakable things to survive!” Diego roars in anger, I have never seen Diego this angry, no smile present,
I am speechless, so many thoughts are going through my head, all this time I thought he was avoiding me solely because I am engaged, I had no idea it was so much bigger than that, the same guys from yesterday walk into the room with the same bags,“Good day Sir,” they say to John, “hurry the fuck up, Diego and Stiliyan would be here really soon,” they say nothing as they begin to unpack and set up, at that moment the door opens and in came a well-dressed Diego, followed by an extremely gorgeous Stiliyan, Diego is dressed in a red suit, his head shiny,Stiliyan is dressed in a pecan colored suit, his dirty blonde hair gelled back, he looks absolutely divine, ‘MINE’ I say in a low whisper,two hefty looking men walk in seconds later, they looked alike except one has a white colored hair and the other a black colored hair,“Hello my dear Cata, I trust you slept well, I want to thank you for all of this, you made this all possible, I am grateful, this is Do
“You’ve been so quiet, what are you thinking,” I say to Christian, it’s been a few hours since Stiliyan, John and Diego walked out of here, Christian has been so quiet, I did not bother saying anything as I am deep in my own thoughts too, I have a really bad feeling about all this,“What do you want me to say? You know, it’s funny how you are boldly throwing yourself at someone in front of my very eyes, you don’t give a fuck about me Catalina, but I can risk my life for you,” he says in a low whisper,“Christian I know this is fucked up, but right now, we need to think of a way out of this place, do you have anything up your sleeves?”“Are you joking with me right now, do you really think we are going to walk out of here on our own, two hefty men are right outside the door, how many more do you think would be surrounding this place? Or are you trying to make small talk to make me look less of a fool, the only person that can get us out of here, is your little
“Increase the intensity of the light; I need this to come out nice and perfect,”Diego is seated close to Christian, his legs crossed, the man looks so vile, always with that smug smile, sick bastard, Christian seems out of it at the moment, barely conscious.Stiliyan has made sure to stay clear of any eye contact, this is terribly wrong, I understand he lost his parents but I greatly thought we were bigger than this, I strongly believed we felt the same way, this man in front of me, with his face down, lost in his phone, acting completely oblivious to his surrounding is not someone I fell in love with, thinking of it,Who did I fall in love with?“You are awfully quiet Cata,” “Don’t call me that” I said in a low voice but loud enough for him to hear my words, I don’t really want to piss him off, he might hit me or take it out on Christian, but the name Cata reminds me of my mum, it’s just too much for me to bear,“Diego, the call is going t