[MADDOX]“I had a wonderful time,” I heard myself say as I pulled up at the curb in front of a modern two-floored house.Zara was already working on unfastening the seat belt, but when she heard my words, her movements slowed down. She lifted her face to meet my eyes. And when that happened, an intense bolt of warmth sped through my chest and shuttled straight to my cock. It hurt to even look at her. How could someone be so beautiful? And sexy. And fucking hot.A strong desire to grab her by the nape and tug her into a long, intimate kiss pulsed throughout my arms and abdomen. I had to breathe through my mouth and look away, so I wouldn’t do something outrageous. Although the lust raging in my blood at the moment didn’t care about being reasonable or not. All it wanted was Zara Fisher writhing underneath me, moaning my name, while I fucked her senseless all night long until both of us were spent to the very bones. The thought of naked Zara did something wild to my senses. It made me wa
[ZARA]“What’s up with that creepy grin, Z? You’re frankly weirding me out.”After his one-day trip to Los Angeles, regarding a project that he recently got, Brandon returned home just before lunch. It was my weekend off. I helped mom with the morning chores, something that I couldn’t do during working days, and did a little grocery shopping until it was time for lunch.For now, mom was in the kitchen while Brandon and I sat in the dining room, patiently waiting for the surprise dish mom had been cooking since morning.The moment Brandon entered through the door and looked in my direction, he knew something was up with me. Well, let’s for a second here. Brandon too knew something was up with me. Mom had been looking at me suspiciously all day long with equal parts of relief and accusation in her eyes.Fine. I’d admit. After the intense sex with Maddox Richmond last night, I might have been awfully chirpy and grinning a heck lot more than what should be normal for someone like me.Well,
[MADDOX]By the time I left Zara’s home, it was already half past six in the morning. The sun had climbed, and the sky had brightened enough to get a good view of the peaceful neighborhood. It never crossed my mind earlier, but the locality was actually a decent place for people with families. And as if to confirm my doubt, I turned around to read the plate on the house. It belonged to someone with the last name, Stewart.Odd.I was determined to get back to it later when my body wasn’t screaming for a long cold shower and my chest wasn’t tightening at the thought of leaving Zara alone in the house with no one to make sure she slept enough after the all-nighter we pulled.The thought of her still naked under the sheets had my dick throb with blood scurrying down to it all over again.Honestly, what the fuck was wrong with me?I never stayed at any girl’s place ever in my life. It was one rule I followed with passion. One, because the thought of being at a place other than mine never re
[ZARA]“How much time more, Z? We’re already late!” Brandon yelled from outside my room.I pushed another bobby pin through the loose bun that had taken me longer than I’d like to admit.“Coming!” I yelled back, taking another glance in the mirror to make sure my dress looked fine. I picked up my clutch from the bed and dashed out of the room within ten seconds.“Will it kill you to be a bit patient?” I grumbled, glaring at him as I slipped into the heels near the doorway, an arm propped on the wall for support.He only rolled his eyes, not even sparing a glance at me. “Will it kill you to get ready on time for once? I thought puberty would bring some solid changes in your habits. Alas, all nothing but wishful thinking.”“You’re such an ass!” I shook my head, not wanting to get into another argument. Especially not when he already seemed to be on so much edge.It had been a month since I saw Maddox Richmond for what he really was. A top-class, over-the-head asshole who single-highhand
“What the hell was that?” I asked him instead and watched as he exhaled a deep breath and looked in her direction. She seemed to be in a conversation with a few women, her back turned to us.“Isn’t she pretty?” he said in a daze and I smacked him in the head one more time because, well, because he deserved it for keeping it from me.“What the hell was that for?” he snarled, clearly annoyed.“For having hots for a girl that hot and not telling your best friend about it.”“It’s not what you think,” he said almost ruefully, as if he positively believed he wasn’t good enough for her.“What’s the problem? She clearly seems to have a thing for you.”“It’s her family. Didn’t you hear? It’s her cousin’s wedding.”He meant she belonged to a super-rich family, the one he was there to impress.“You give yourself very little credit, Brandon. You’re successful, too. Her father is a client of your business.“Well, that’s half the problem. I shouldn’t even think about her. Her father might be my cli
[MADDOX]“What did you do to piss off a woman that bad?” My younger brother, Nathan, smirked, having the greatest time of his life as he watched me walking out of the shower after that crazed woman soaked me with a fucking red fine.I’d be honest. I fucking didn’t see that coming. When she stepped closer and leaned down as if about to kiss me, I got over my head as usual and thought she was finding it just as hard to resist me as I was to her.Man, was I wrong?But the weird part of the entire fiasco was I couldn’t be mad at her.I mean, sure, I was angry, and it made me furious that she would humiliate me like that in front of so many people, in front of my guests, and I was sure going to make her pay for her acts, but…after seeing her tonight, in that sizzling red dress with a slit running down her thigh, my mind was blown. I couldn’t fucking think straight. It was like another slap to my face, the one that stung even harsher than the time Zara did in my office. It was a brutal remi
“With mom interrogating every single girl down there like she’s picking a suitable wife for you, you can see why it’s a little difficult to consider.”“Is she really doing that?” I cringed. It shouldn’t be surprising to know she was using this opportunity to hunt for a suitable daughter-in-law for her, but I wished she would rest it for the sake of Nathan. After all, it was his day. It should be about him and not me.“I just saw her sitting down with a girl and asking her opinion on marriage and kids,” but he didn’t seem to care because he was laughing his head off.I turned around to face him, letting out a sigh. “I’m sorry, little brother. I’ll tell mom to stop the nonsense right away. It’s your and Nadine’s day. You should both be the centre of attraction. Not me.”“You should have thought about that before provoking that one hell of a woman,” I could see he was still adamant to know what her deal was, why Zara Fisher would pour the entire glass of wine on my head, the brother of t
[ZARA]“I like this one,” after devoting the entire day to checking out one apartment to another, I finally found the one conforming to my suitability. Well, more like my affordability, but you know what I mean.“It’s an excellent choice,” the real estate agent—a woman in her late thirties and hair so red I had to blink multiple times to adjust my eyes—agreed enthusiastically. And even though she had been muttering similar lines for almost every apartment that we had been to, it still made me a little pleased to know that she acknowledged it. “Oh, you should check out the balcony. Wonderful view. It’s open and spacious. You can even put a cute table and some chairs. A perfect setup for morning and evening tea. And the neighbours are also lovely people. You’ll have no problem adjusting,” she gushed out, her chirpy voice getting more and more excited every minute.“Well, it’s a little distant from my workplace,” sauntering over to the balcony and glancing around the animated neighbourho