LukeI opened my mouth to say something, but her eyes went wide, and she shook her head. “I’m not asking for any money,” she said before I could open my mouth. “I decided to find you. I don’t want you to think I need you like that.”“I don’t,” I said, cutting her off. I didn’t plan on letting her ever want for anything for the rest of her life. She would get upset if I offered to reimburse her travels to find me, but with me, she would never have to worry about money ever again.“Tell me more about being king,” she said, changing the subject. Sophia was an independent woman, and my offering to take care of her wasn’t in her plan. “Is it what you hoped for?”“I never hoped for this,” I said. “I spent most of my adult life avoiding it.”I enjoyed living in England and having my own life. Now, I was chained to the throne for the rest of my life. I never took the decision lightly, but since it was so soon after accepting taking the throne, my previous life still lingered in the back of my
SophiaWhen Luke and I finally peeled ourselves away from the bedroom, we settled on the couch. Armed with more coffee and two heavy blankets, we snuggled up together and watched television. The hours flew by with me snuggled up so close to Luke that I could count his heartbeats thrumming against my cheek.In the time we’d dated, there hadn’t been many moments of us sitting still. I supposed without a kingdom or company to be in charge of, Luke was finally able to relax.But I couldn’t turn my mind off. Seeing him was a pleasant surprise, and the sex we had last night was incredible, but what was going to happen tomorrow or the day after? Luke said he loved me, and I said it in return—in an appropriate amount of time—but were the problems that kept us apart still around? Did he plan on giving up the kingdom for me, or was this a proper goodbye?My phone rang, and I was surprised to see that it was almost five in the afternoon.“Do you have to get that?” Luke asked with a frown.I grab
SophiaIn the shower, we could barely take our hands off each other. If we took it to the next level, then we would never get to dinner. Luke had the same idea because even though we were kissing and caressing each other, he pushed for washing up at the same time. His hands moving over me helped clear my head.When we were done, Luke didn’t bother wrapping a towel around his waist, but out of habit or shyness, I did. I rarely walked around my apartment naked, but seeing Luke do it elicited crazy waves of tingling to move across my body.Luke pulled on a pair of boxer briefs and came over to me before landing a kiss on my lips. “Sit down.”“Don’t we need to leave?”“Yes,” he said.I raised an eyebrow but did as he said. I doubted wherever we were going would care if we were late. If they did, then Luke had enough wealth to pay for the inconvenience.I sat on the bed, and Luke went over to my dresser and into my underwear drawer.I couldn’t help but laugh. “What are you doing?”“I love
LukeThe look on Sophia’s face was priceless. She deserved more than an exclusive restaurant, but it was only my first full day with her. There was more to come, and I couldn’t wait to make some happy memories with her without my mother’s disapproving stare or the weight of Jaabir’s pressure on me.In the past, Father and Mother traveled all the time on vacations; one week wasn’t going to make the country crumble. That was what I had the council for.Our waitress poured two flutes of champagne and placed the glasses between Sophia and me. She walked away—as I’d already planned the menu—and I lifted my glass to the beautiful woman sitting across from me.“To forgiveness,” I said, clinking my glass with hers.“For what?” she asked.“You forgiving me,” I said.She shook her head. “We’ve both made mistakes. I say we toast to finding our way back to each other.”Sophia still surprised me in many ways.“To finding our way home,” I said. Sophia was my sun, stars, and moon. I would never be a
Luke“Honestly, it was terrible.”She flung her head back and laughed. “That’s what you get for allowing your Mother to set you up.”“First of all, there was no allowing,” I said. “Secondly, you’re mostly right. The conversation was awful. To be honest, I imagined you were sitting across from me the whole time.”She leaned back in her chair. “You did?”“Yes, it was the only way to keep me from falling asleep.”“Where else have you imagined me?” Sophia asked, crossing her arms. Her breasts lifted, and I couldn’t take my eyes off them.I was grateful to get away from the conversation about me dating other women. While it seemed like a joke to Sophia, I wanted her to know that she was the only one I wanted to go on dates with.The waitress returned with our entrees, and Sophia’s question hung in the air between us.“In bed,” I said after the waitress was out of earshot.“What?” Sophia asked.“I’ve imagined waking up with you most every morning,” I said.She locked eyes with mine. “You go
SophiaLuke dug his face into the space between my breasts. I grabbed onto his hair and squeezed, holding him in place. His hands moved over my breasts. One of them unhooked my bra, and it dropped to the bed.Stumbling across the room with my dress at my waist, the sucking and tugging of his mouth and hands over my sensitive peaks made me instantly wet. My lower lips burned for Luke.After the amazing dinner we had, and Luke nailing every minute detail, he deserved everything that I was about to give him. I didn’t have the money or title to curate elaborate and lavish evenings, but I did have something he wanted. And I planned on giving it to him as much as he wanted tonight.As we moved to the bed, he undressed me, and I pulled his shirt out from his pants and dug my hands underneath to feel his smooth skin. The tuft of curly hair near his belly button showed me the way down to the important part of his body. The part that pressed into my leg, begging to be unleashed.When Luke final
SophiaI kissed him again, showing him just how much I wanted to screw him right then and there. He managed to get the condom on, and I lowered myself onto his hardness, allowing him to fill me to the brim.“Fuck,” I moaned as my body stretched to accommodate him.“Fuck is right,” Luke breathed.Without my heels and the threat of poking holes into my comforter, I drew my feet up and lifted myself enough to stroke the length of him. Up and down, my body moved over his cock.Luke’s arms went limp at his sides, and his head lolled back again.Smirking, I picked up my pace. I loved watching how much I pleased him. I never thought I would be with anyone like this, never mind someone as amazing as Luke. At that moment, I knew that I would never love anyone the way I loved Luke. He had opened a part of me that was locked away to the rest of the world.We matched mentally and physically. We fit each other like a lock and key.My legs ached, so I settled in, allowing him completely inside of m
LukeEven though I cherished every single second I spent with Sophia, those seconds were moving quicker than I wanted. All the money in the world couldn’t compete with the inevitability of time. With each passing minute, the hard conversation came closer to us, threatening to split us apart again.After hearing Sophia tell me that she loved me and being with her, behaving like a normal couple, I knew I couldn’t go back to Qatar without her. I would do anything to convince her that being together was the only choice for both of us to live a happy life.I regretted our month-long breakup but concluded that it was necessary for us to realize how much we needed each other.Sophia wasn’t who Mother imagined I would be with, but she was the only choice for me. While Jaabir would fight me more, he had an expiration date for being on the council. I had the rest of my life to deal with the fallout if I broke it off with Sophia for good.The warring thoughts flew to the front of my mind as I aw