Dahlia Carrington~•~I wish I could say having a suitor visit my home like we were still in the eighties was something new, but it was not. I was the daughter of a multi-billionaire, who unfortunately for me, was patriarchal as hell. My mother was the regular housewife; a trophy wife who spent most of her time at home or shopping.My father wished to marry me off like I was some object. According to him, I’d reached marriageable age and it would be better for me to get married quickly before I got old and wrinkly, and then, no one would marry me.I was especially anxious today, and not just because I was meeting another suitor today. As though my thoughts could be heard, the chime of my phone successfully distracted me from them. I jumped, taken aback, and ruined the mascara I’d been applying.Turning around, I looked at the digital clock by my nightstand. It was exactly ten o’clock. I held my breath in anticipation as I took hold of my phone, and truly, it was an email from New York
Damon Valentino ~•~“You look like you need to get laid.” Slowly but surely, I peeled my eyes away from the woman dancing on the pole, directing my gaze at my friend, Juan. He grinned when he saw me looking at him. “Why are you glaring at me like that? It has obviously been a while since you fucked a woman, hasn’t it?”I kissed my teeth. He wasn’t wrong, but it was getting old finding a new woman to fuck every time. For some reason, relationships have never favored me and I was still a man with needs.Juan continued speaking. “And school is going to resume in three weeks. You won’t have time to come out to the bar with me anymore because you’ll be busy.”I rolled my eyes. “You are more busy than I am, I wonder how you even have time to drag me out to a gentleman’s club.”Juan was a doctor and he was often busy so meeting him sometimes was a hassle, but he knew how to have fun when he had the time, especially if it had anything to do with women.When he saw my eyes straying back to t
Dahlia Carrington~•~THREE MONTHS LATERI finally understood why my parents took their business seriously; why they’d rather sell me out to a man I barely know in the name of marriage rather than let their business fall.Okay, maybe saying I understood them was a stretch. They shouldn’t have to exchange my future for theirs but I was at a very critical point in my life.Someone rapped their knuckles against the counter, bringing me out of my thoughts. Thankful to see that it wasn’t my boss, I plastered a fake smile as I stared at the man. “What can I help you with?”“Two bottles of beer.”After he paid, I handed the bottles to him and he left. I sighed as another customer came immediately after. I barely had time to rest whenever I was working, which was almost every hour of the day and I wasn’t getting paid as much as my coworkers were. My salary was cut in half because I was offered accommodation by my boss. It was a very small studio apartment that seemed like it could collapse an
Dahlia Carrington~•~I stood nervously in front of the hotel, anxious to go inside.I had responded to the offer of one of the men, Damon Valentino, and we had gotten along through texts, enough for me to make the decision to meet him in person. Besides, I was running out of time. If he wasn’t going to be the one to help him, I should get it over with and move on.With those thoughts, I smoothened the crease on my blouse before walking in. Anya had encouraged me to put on something more appealing but I refused. Besides, it was just dinner and I figured a plain blouse and some jeans would suffice.I met the receptionist and even though I was feeling shy, I greeted her warmly before telling her I had a reservation under the name, Valentino.Handing a pass to me, she instructed me to use the private elevator that led to the rooftop. She most likely knew what I was here for but I didn’t let it deter me.In no time, the elevator doors opened, revealing the rooftop. It was wide and spaciou
Damon Valentino~•~Dahlia nodded like she was in a trance. It intrigued me. I had a lot of doubts about our meetup and I almost stood her up, but Juan persuaded me to come. It was my first meet up and with how shy she was, I could tell that it was her first as well. She was easy to see through and while I could tell that she was soft-spoken and naive, I could also tell that she was trying so hard to come across as brave. She wanted to take matters into her own hands when she would prefer I do so instead.I sucked on my teeth, not wanting to scare her off on her first, dare I say, date. “I didn’t mean for that to come out so harsh.” It was obvious she really needed money if she needed to be at work in an hour. I hadn’t been so sure about the app thing, but as soon as I saw her, all my doubts were cleared. I wanted her.She shook her head. “It’s fine. It’s fine.”“Where do you work?”Dahlia looked at me suspiciously. “Why? Do you want to kidnap me when I’m going home alone at night?”I
Dahlia Carrington~•~“I still can’t believe you told him you are a virgin.”I sighed, regretting telling Anya about everything that happened with Damon. She still didn’t believe it, so she made sure to mention it fifty-three times per day.“He still signed the contract, didn’t he?” For once, we weren’t in the stuffy bar working. It was a nice afternoon and we were out shopping. I needed to buy some clothes for school as I had sold almost everything I left the house with.Damon wasn’t joking when he said he was going to pay a hundred grand per month and I was beginning to think that maybe, the job wasn’t so bad.A day after we met, he sent the contract digitally and after reading through it, I signed it, keeping a copy on my phone just to be safe. As soon as I signed the contract, my account was credited with the promised money. For a few minutes, I just stared blankly at my phone, refusing to believe it was reality.It seemed like he was an Angel from above. We hadn’t even done anyt
Dahlia Carrington~•~“Why are you taking a shower at this time? Are you going out?”I almost jumped in fright at the question, but I was able to hold myself back. Wrapped in a towel, with one around my hair, I had just stepped out of the bathroom only to see Prisha, one of my roommates, on the wall directly opposite the bathroom. There was only one so it meant we all had to share.I had never shared a bathroom with anyone but I was beginning to get used to it. Even the small studio apartment Fred allowed me to stay in came with its bathroom.“You scared me.”Prisha laughed, twirling her black hair that was in a ponytail. It was something I noticed she always did. I had been here for only two nights but I knew that already. She came from a conservative Indian family which was why the lives of others intrigued her. She was also my coursemate and we were both freshmen. I was happy that I had someone to accompany me to classes.“You haven’t answered my question yet.” Prisha reminded me, f
Dahlia Carrington~•~My breathing hitched and my eyes were focused on him as he folded my panties and put them in his suit pocket. “W-what are you doing?” I stumbled over my words, unable to help being nervous.“You just finished dessert. Isn’t it fair I have mine as well?” Damon’s voice was husky as he asked me that question.Realization dawned on me at once when he parted my legs. I may have been indoors for most of my life, but I knew what it felt like to be aroused by a man. I’d read countless books which, in Anya’s words, were worse than watching porn.I could smell my arousal and I was certain he could too. He brought his face closer to my vagina and I completely stopped breathing.He peered up at me. “Breathe, doll.”As instructed, I took a deep breath, trying to ignore his hands on my bare skin. My dress had risen above my ass, which meant my pussy was on display for him. “What if someone walks in?” “No one will.” He assured me but that did not put my mind at ease. However,
Dahlia Carrington ~•~It turned out that the slutty set he had gotten for me wasn’t the main deal. It consisted of a pair of bra and panties as well as a top that ended just below my breasts and a mini skirt that had half of my ass out so that the panties were peaking out. They were all in pink and it made me feel like one of the Barbies; like a true doll.I was tempted to just take it off and tell Damon I wasn’t interested because I knew the implications of such clothing and I was still shy at heart but I waved it off. I owed him for that night and it was his birthday.Blowing out a breath, I stepped out of the room and went into the living room to stand in front of Damon. His face swept across my body appreciatively. “Turn around.” He breathed out and with my cheeks matching the color of the shirt I was wearing, I did a slow spin, allowing him time to take in all of me. “Perfection.”Damon always gave me more credit than I deserved.“Now what?” He smiled and turned on his phone. B
Dahlia Carrington~•~“You’ve been holding out on me a lot,” Anya said as she climbed into my car. “When the hell did you get such a sweet ride?”I chuckled as I started driving. “My father got it for me.”“And when the hell did you get in touch with your father for him to buy you a car?”I smiled sheepishly at her and at her order, I explained everything that had been going on in my life. She oohed and aahed unnecessarily but I didn’t expect anything less from a person as dramatic as Anya.By the time I was done with my story, we were already at the mall. Damon’s birthday was in a few days. He hadn’t told me about it but I heard Juan talking about it one day when he came to visit and I was going to get him a present.“All these were happening and you didn’t even think to call me?” Anya sounded offended.“I didn’t want to bother you with my problems.”“You can bother me anytime, Dahlia. We’re friends for a reason. Secondly, where the hell can I find that Prisha girl? Is she still livi
Dahlia Carrington ~•~By the time I finished eating the spaghetti Damon made, I was exhausted. The stress from the day finally came crashing down as soon as I set my dishes in the sink.Regardless, I took hold of the sponge but before I could attempt to wash it, Damon plucked it from my hand. “Don’t worry, I’ll do the dishes.”“But you cooked,” I argued weekly.“They won’t take more than ten minutes, doll. Just sit there and wait for me.”I nodded and sat down on one of the stools. As he did the dishes, my mind strayed to the conversation I had with Prisha today. She accepted that she did all those things because of her feelings for Roman. Did Roman know about the things she did? If he did, would he like her for it?I knew they said love made people stupid but she crossed the line because of some unrequited love. It wasn’t my fault that Roman found me attractive. It wasn’t my fault that he had some sick affection for me and not her. Two of them were crazy. They deserved to be togethe
Damon Valentino~•~For a moment, Dahlia just stared at me as though she could comprehend what I was saying but I merely stared at her pointedly, waiting for her to take her call.“Are you going to keep staring at me?” I asked her and she blushed before answering the call.“Aurelie.” She said in greeting and I pulled her closer to the edge of the bed so that her ass was hanging off it. She shrieked at the sudden movement but she kept her cool as she said. “Clementine told you what happened, didn’t she? Don’t worry, I wasn’t touched. I just tried to separate the fight between them and—“Her words were suddenly cut shut when I attached my mouth to her throbbing clit. I looked up at her through my lashes and saw that she was looking down at me with her mouth open. “Go on.” I urged, knowing how she reacted whenever I spoke against her pussy.Dahlia shuddered, but Aurelie must have called her attention on the line because she focused back on the call. “I didn’t move for her. I mean I don’t
Dahlia Carrington~•~ When I was packing my stuff in fury and stomping out of the house, I never thought about where I’d go.I found myself in the private elevator that led to Damon’s penthouse. A suitcase was in my hand and I had a duffel flung on one shoulder with a backpack flung around the other. When the doors to the elevator opened in his house, I stepped out, only to see him already in the living room.As though he had been waiting for me, he stood up at my arrival. “Why didn’t you call me to come pick…” his words trailed off when he saw the things I’d come with. He cocked his head to the side. “What are these?”“Uh, my things?” I asked sheepishly.“I can see that, Dahlia. The question is what they’re doing here.”My lips formed an automatic pout. “You said the offer was there whenever I wanted it.”“Have you come to live with me, Dahlia?” I nodded slowly and a slow grin spread across his face. “You should have enjoyed your freedom a bit more. Do you know that we’ll live toget
Dahlia Carrington ~•~ I turned around to see that the newcomer was none other than Clementine. “Prisha started those rumors?” She asked me and I nodded. I’d wanted to keep it quiet so things wouldn’t get awkward, but Prisha wasn’t remorseful and I wasn’t going to stay quiet for her sake. “Why are you guys acting like I did something wrong?” She yelled which startled me and made me jump away from her. “You were fucking your professor, were you not? You were so lost in your little world that you even did things like that in the classroom like a cheap slut. I know Roman had evidence but you found a way to get rid of it. That must have been what you were crying about that night, right?” I knew I had said this a million times at this point but I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t know she hated me this much. How had I lived with her for months when she secretly hated me? I cried in their presence and I wondered what was going through her head whenever she consoled me, if she ever did that is
Dahlia Carrington~•~I wasn’t stupid enough to keep this from Damon this time. The last time I did that, it resulted in us almost breaking up. It didn’t matter that we broke up after the issue was resolved. The point was that he was also in the picture and he deserved to know.My leg bounced on the ground impatiently. Any moment from now, Rowan’s brother would call us and tell us what he found out about the post and I was scared to find out the truth.Damon placed his hand on my knee to stop the bouncing, drawing my attention to him. “Don’t worry, we’ll find out who did this.”“I know,” I responded. “That is what scares me.”The truth didn’t care about how I felt because, in the next second, Damon’s phone rang. He answered the call and placed it on speaker. “My secretary said the IP address was traced to her house.” My breathing hitched at the revelation, confirming what I feared. “It was posted on an iPhone X.”I closed my eyes and sank my head on the couch. Only two people used an
Dahlia Carrington~•~“You guys look so good together,” Aurelie said in awe when she saw the pictures we took from our date the next week. “And he looks so hot holding a gun.”I’d sneaked a shot at him when he was teaching me what to do and how to hold the gun and I couldn’t even lie. Aurelie was right. He looked hot as fuck looking armed and dangerous. “Tell me the date ended in him blowing your back out.”My blush was the only answer she needed. We were busy talking when Prisha came out of her room. “Hey, Dahlia. Can you help me with your phone? I need to send an urgent text to my mom and mine just died.”“Is anything the matter?” I asked as I took my phone from Aurelie and handed it to her.“Nothing too serious. You know how dramatic my mom is if I don’t get back to her on time.”Prisha’s mother was the typical Asian who fussed about everything. If Prisha hadn’t replied to her immediately, she would think Prisha was lying somewhere dead in a ditch.There was electricity and I wond
Dahlia Carrington ~•~My second semester was going a lot smoother than my first. All rumors about me had died down and people would rather talk about what they did on their holiday than some random girl in psychology.I had seen Roman only once since I came back and it seemed like he had finally given up. He did tell me he had something to tell me about the rumors last year but I didn’t give him a listening ear. I wasn’t interested in anything he had to say when our last encounter ended up with him choking me right before my exams.It was a bummer not being able to see Damon at school anymore though, but it was a good thing since we didn’t have to be so secretive anymore. We could finally go on dates and not be scared about someone seeing us. We could finally stop tiptoeing in a city as large as New York. “Where are you guys going?” Aurelie asked me on a Friday afternoon. I had the whole day off from school and luckily, so did Damon. Since he was busy settling into the new college, w