The sun rays beautifully peeked through the curtains and Ruby groaned in annoyance at the brightness.She slowly opened her eyes and looked around the empty bed. She felt her mood dampen as she wanted to see Jaxon’s face the moment she opened her eyes.She sighed as she lazily stood up and made her way to the bathroom.She stared at her disheveled reflection in the mirror and smiled as she remembered what happened the previous night.She saw a side of Jaxon she had never seen before. She traced the hickies on her neck and her cheeks heated up in embarrassment.She turned on the sink and washed her face with the warm water. She felt alive as the water washed away all the drowsiness she felt earlier.She hurriedly brushed her teeth and walked downstairs. She walked into the kitchen and saw a note on the counter. She picked up the note and started reading it with a sweet smile.Good morning Gem.I left your breakfast in the microwave, eat up and get some rest.Ruby ate her breakfast and
It was nighttime and Ruby was sleeping soundly in Jaxon’s arms as he played with her hair.She looked so peaceful cuddled up in his arms and he smiled as he tightened his arm around her.His phone started vibrating and he ignored the call. It started up and again and he groaned in annoyance as he untangled himself from Ruby and moved to the edge of the bed.He picked up the phone and Damon’s name was flashing on the screen.“Don’t you sleep?” Jaxon grumpily said and Damon laughed from the other side.“I do but you don’t deserve to sleep while I’m still awake” Damon replied nonchalantly“What do you want?” Jaxon groaned.“If you want to know what I want then ask sweetly and drop the attitude.” Damon replied and Jaxon instantly regretted answering the call.“If you want someone to listen to your bickering, then go get yourself a partner. It’s not that hard, just clean up, change half of your wardrobe and you’re good to go.” Jaxon smirked“You did not just insult my choice of clothing. H
The past few days had been a blur for Ruby. She had thoroughly enjoyed her time in Russia and it was a shame she and Jaxon would leave soon.Aside from that, she had thoroughly enjoyed her time with Jaxon, she thought with a blush. He had introduced her to the wonderful world of sex, she couldn't seem to get enough of it. Neither could he as it seemed. Sometimes she felt he was more excited even though she was the one who had been a virgin and was still new to everything.She recalled all they had done and thought of the times they had taken huge risks to have sex in public. There was a particular moment he had convinced her to do it in the pool and they had almost gotten caught by one of the staff. After that incident, he had changed the policy and told the staff to come only in the mornings and evenings.Ruby glanced at the clock and it read 5: 30am. She and Jaxon would leave at 6:30 for an early morning flight then touchdown in New York late afternoon. She had glanced at the cloc
Punished? Bells rang in Ruby's head but they weren't warning bells. They were excited bells that chimed non-stop. She didn't know what Jaxon would do or say but her whole body tingled with anticipation."Punished, but why? I didn't do anything wrong." She defended herself."Oh, you know exactly what you did wrong but you're playing dumb." He said. His lips turned up in a smirk as he stepped closer to her. Jaxon stopped an inch or two from her and then leaned down so that he was at eye level."But don't worry, I'm sure my little Gem will like her punishment," Jaxon whispered against her ear before giving her ass a light smack. Ruby jumped as her eyes widened. She looked around to make sure no one had seen them."What is wrong with you? Someone could have seen us." She said then gave him a light slap on his chest. She would have been mortified if that happened because, unlike Russia where the staff were basically strangers, she was familiar with the people here. And the last thing she w
He should have expected this. Jaxon knew that the past week had been hectic for Ruby and their continuous rolling in the bed must have made her more exhausted than usual.He decided to do something nice for her indoors today. He woke up earlier than usual and made her favorite pancakes and freshly made orange juice.He served the food on a tray and made his way to the room. He slowly opened the door and smiled as he saw Ruby curled up on his pillow.Her face was pressed to the soft pillows as she slept.Jaxon placed the tray on the carpeted floor and sat beside her.He smiled as he slowly moved her hair out of her face. He caressed her cheek as he admired how peaceful she looked.He felt bad that he had to wake her up but he had the whole day planned out for them to relax and bask in each other’s presence.He started placing soft kisses on her face and Ruby smiled in her sleep.She felt feather-like touches on her face, she turned away from the tickling feeling and Jaxon smiled as he
Jaxon’s breath hitched as he watched Ruby slowly walk down the stairs. He felt like he couldn’t breathe as he stared at her angelic features.It looked like she was walking in slow motion and her heels made a sweet clicking sound as she walked.She stood before him and he felt like locking her up and never allowing her to walk out.“You look amazing Ruby,” Jaxon said in a deep voice and Ruby felt goosebumps ruse on her skin.She was wearing a dazzling red gown that shimmered under the light. The color contrasted beautifully with her pale skin. She had on very light makeup and her hair was packed in a sleek ponytail.“Thank you.” Ruby smiled as she laced their hands together and walked to the awaiting car outside.They got to the party venue and it was one of the hotels that belonged to Jaxon. Ruby was mesmerized by the decor and architectural design of the hotel as their way to the ballroom.The bodyguards bow as they step through the grand entrance, they are greeted by a sea of rich
Ruby knew it, she always had. The fact that June didn't bother to hide that she was pining after Jaxon like he was the only man in the world irritated her. And now, here she was at the party playing a mini hostess which made her angrier than she already was."You know, you really have no shame going after a married man like that." Ruby fired at June after they stepped aside to "talk"."Oh, so you want me to give you a trophy because you're married to him?" June scoffed in question. Her eyes traveled down Ruby's body and she snared."You're not anything special because you are married to Jaxon." June spat out after she had finished sizing her up. Ruby couldn't believe what she was hearing. Blood rushed to her ears as she stared at June in pure fury.Ruby knew where she came from and she knew that Jaxon was over a million times richer than her, but Ruby always prided herself that she was humble and had a strong sense of self and she would be damned if she let some insecure woman take it
Time had passed gradually and people had started to look around. Jaxon looked around too and wondered where Ruby had walked off to. She had been with him not so long ago but now he couldn't seem to see her anywhere.He thought nothing of it and assumed she was in a corner of the room where he couldn't see her. He zeroed back in on the conversation with Damon and lost himself in it. After he made rounds around the hall and had a few talks with some people he couldn't talk to before. At the same time, he kept an eye out for Ruby because he had started to get worried.He had taken a break from mingling when Damon came to find him."Your grandfather is wondering where Ruby is." Damon informed him in a hushed tone. Jaxon frowned then pulled out his phone. His eyebrows lifted in surprise at how late it had gotten. But he was also surprised that the time for the toast had rolled around and Ruby was nowhere to be found."I can't find Ruby." He told Damon firmly."I can't either, I checked be