Cassie held her heart in her chest, she still couldn't believe what just happened to her very own Domingo.
"Hey, are you okay", Raphael said and Cassie ran to hug him.
"He's cheating on me", she said crying"he..he called me a whore".she said crying her heart out.
"Did he hurt you",he said and Cassie sniffed and didn't answer.
"Maybe I was too hard on him",she said.
"did he hurt you Cassie!!",he repeated again clenching his fists.
"He... Never mind",she said releasing him"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that to you",she said trying to get a hold of herself.trying to get a hold of herself.
âCassie, you can trust me, okay, I wonât hurt youâ, he said.
âand how would I know that, youâve been on my neck ever since I got hereâ, she said.
âthatâs because I want youâ, he said trying to make her see reason.
âYou know I think Iâm better on my ownâ, she said. âIâm sorry for inconveniencing you like thisâ. And she l
âĄ6âĄFor the umpteenth time, Cassie wondered what the hell had possessed her to do something like that. She paced around the room, there was still time, she could call this off, just fake an illness or seriously injure herself, anything, Raphael himself wasn’t helping matters, why did he have to come onto her exactly when she was fragile. He has away of knowing exactly when she was vulnerable. Damn him.The door opened behind her and Domingo stomped in, she turned, startled .“What the hell was that all about”, he fumed.“You barge in here,giving me a fright and all that you can do is to flare up at me”.“I am in no mood to banter words with you, and you know very well what I’m talking about”,Domingosaid.“I have no idea what you’re saying, you’ve barely said anything other than shout , how about
7 Raphael nearly ran mad with impatience, what if she doesnât come, what if she changed her mind. He has been waiting for half an hour and he was tempted to bring her down to him by all means. He was at the brink of his failing patience, when he saw her walking in with Jasper, escorting her, He nearly laughed out loud with the dress Cassie wore but he restrained himself. She wore a long grey drip gown that covered her from neck down to her feet, it was long-sleeved, like an armor protecting a knight, he could guess the statement she was trying to make, that she wou
Cassie swallowed, and nervously gulped down her glass. âthereâs nothing much to tell, why would you want to know about meâ.âintrigue me, Iâm curiousâ, Raphael said and leaned closer to whisper to her ear across the table. âI want to know the real you, Cassie, I want to know how to please you and how to make you give in to me, I want to figure out what makes you tick, what brings you out from that cocoon of indifference youâve wrapped around yourself, Iâm very curious amore mio Iâm very curious to know about youâ.Heat, hotness, heat, too much. Cassie breathed, the room was becoming too hot.âmaybe because of the fact that you feel this attraction between us as much as I doâ.âI do not feel anythingâ, Cassie staunchly refused.âliarâ, Raphael said and leaned in even closer, that his lips nearly touched hers, tempting her.âIâm notâŚâŚâ, she stammered, he was way too close for comfort, she could see the outline of his lips, she wondered how it would feel if she tr
9Domingo stood by the window side puffing of smoke from the cigarette he held, it was a bad habit he had dropped before. He couldn’t help himself, nowadays, he has been picking up old habits once again, smoking, drinking, gambling all because of her, his wife. Where the hell had she gone to, in the middle of the night and still not back by now. He remembered Aurora’s warning. Beware of Raphael de vincente, he chases after married women. And apparently he had set his eyes on his wife. Damn him!, Cassie was his, hell, she is his wife for heaven sake, and his princess too,
10Next time, iâm going to have you, in all areas, your mouth on my cock, me tasting you, inside you, over you, under you, on the table, on the wall, beside the counter, anywhere, iâm definitely going to fuck the living hell out of you, thatâs a promise i swear!.Cassandra woke up with a jolt, beads of sweat over her, she could still hear the whispers of Raphael. Iâm going to have you, you are mine. It freaked her out as well as it turned her on, she held her face in her hands. God what was she going to do, how in the hell was she going to get out of this mess now.âdamn you, Raphaelâ, she whispered. He had been constantly tormenting her dreams, try as she might to avoid him both in real life and in her dreams, it didnât work, Instead sheâd woken up, sweating, panting with her hands between her legs.âprincess, are you
Breathe in, breathe out, in, out, you can do this, you are a strong brave woman. Oh, come on, who was she kidding, she glanced at herself in the mirror. She was feeling less than confident, what in the hell gave Domingo, the idea of having a date at the ship. She was already running out of ideas on evading Raphael and now she was running right into the trap she was trying to avoid. She sighed as she looked at herself in the mirror and smiled, Domingo had out done himself, this time, she was looking splendid in the red gown she wore with jewelries and stiletto heels to match, it was as if he was trying to make a statement like, âthatâs my wife, keep offâ.âyou look stunning, my princessaâ, Domingo said, coming to stand behind her, facing the mirror, âno one will be able to take their eyes off you, but they canât do anything, because youâre mineâ.Cassie smiled shakily as Domingo admired her.âcome Princess, letâs go show everyone that nothing can come in between usâ.
“I thought you said it was a date”, Cassie said and glanced around at the room filled with Domingo’s buisness associates.“yes it is a date, a buisness date”, Domingo said “this is an opportunity for you to mingle and get to know our buisness associates that will be working with us”.“so you brought me out and doll me up, just so we could meet your buisness partners”, Cassie said, she couldn’t believe her eyes and ears, just when she thought that he had finally come to his senses, he’d managed to shock her again, some things never change.“this is a great opportunity for people to meet my wife, you never come out this days, I want everyone to know that someone as beautiful like you, belongs to me and all they can do is gawk, because they can’t have you”, Domingo said.“I thought a date
“may I join you all”, the voice that Cassie dreaded to hear, came behind her.“Raphael de Vincente, what’s brings you to our humble party”, Domingo said, tension enveloped him.“the fact that I own the ship and free to go where I want, and the fact that I’m intrigued about something”, he said pointedly to Cassie, all propriety of politeness erased from him. Cassie was afraid to look up, the tension was palpable enough in the room, she could feel him daring her to look up and face him. Domingo cleared his throat and placed his arm around Cassie.“yes, yes, you are in charge of the lovely time we spend on this cruise”, he said. Raphael demeanor worsened as he looked at Domingo’s hands on the waist of Cassie, possessively as if telling him to back off, she’s mine, no go area, in front of all this people, and that was a challenge he would never refus
"I have to admit, youâre an excellent playerâ, Mr Piccotti said, âRemind me not to ever play a game when youâre involved, I barely managed to save myself from doom, thank God I didâ.âHow did you managed to do that, no one has ever beaten Susannah in a game beforeâ.âI told you I have a good luck charmâ, Raphael said, placing his hand on Cassie possesively.âA good luck charm indeed, I best be on my way now, before my wife noticed Iâm missingâ, Mr Piccotti said and left with his bevy of women.âYou won the gameâ, Cassie said incredulously.âI didâ.Without wasting time, he kissed her passionately, Cassie moaned and melted into his embrace, finally, fi...fucking...nally.âAhemâ, Javier cleared his throat.âWhat?!â, Raphael thunderedâNothing, perhaps...... I should.....Iâll be goingâ, he stuttered and left the room in haste.âNow where were weâ, he stood up from the chair and placed Cassie on the pool table, her legs wrapped around his waist.âI promised you a night of pleasure when I
"I believe you have some of the Vincente holdings with you, the ones my dimwit Father gambled awayâ, Raphael said. âmost especially EstefaniaââNo, Not Estefania, Iâve invested a lot in that company I canât stake it, pick another, and I canât give you all of them, theyâre the basis of my familyâs wealthâ.âI want them all, all of them, Iâm willing to do whatever it takesâ.âTheyâre worth more than the ten billion youâre staking, noâ.âPerhaps I can sweeten the pot, what do you wantâ.âNow we are talkingâ, Susannah grinned. âwhat do I want, you know I have interest in politics, I believe Iâve sat back and watch this nation destroy itself by appointing incompetent men that are not up to the task to rule, it is my turn now, I want power, I want it all, and you are going to help meâ.âHow can I help youâ, Raphael said, he wondered at the level of which Susannah wanted power, this was bordering on madness.âDe Vincenteâs are one of the most powerful people in this country, heck even more p
"gentlemen, ladies, sorry to have kept you waitingâ, Raphael said as he went to the head of the table.âno worries, we were all whiling away time idly, waiting for youâ, Mr. Piccotti said. A well renowned business man, known for his shark like approach to business and getting what he wanted.âand who is the beautiful lady beside youâ.âthis Cassandra Reis, my escort for the nightâ.âescortâ, Cassie tensed at the words.âSalvador, you forget Salvadorâ, Aurora snaked out from her position at Domingo side.âah so sheâs married thenâ, Mr. Piccotti said and raked his eyes over Cassie.âso are you Mr. Piccotti, but I canât see your wife anywhere nearâ, Raphael fired back.ânah, sheâs busy enjoying herself, no need to trouble her with inconsequential thingsâ, he waived off, âperhaps youâll like to share her attentions with meâ, he licked his lips.âIâm afraid not, Mr. Piccottiâ, Raphael said as he took his seat and sat Cassie on his Lapsâthis oneâs mineâ, he directed that to everyone in the
"you did that didnât youâ, Luciano said coming back towards Raphael.âdid what?â, Raphael said innocently trying to keep his face neutral.âI donât know what shitty thing you did just now, but I have to be frank with you, sheâs marriedâ, Luciano said.âso?â, he was tired of being reminded of the fact that she was married, it irked him.âI know that you have no qualms of cavorting with married women, but sheâs not the usual caliber of women you deal with, sheâs differentâ.âand you managed to gather all that at one meetingâ, Raphael said, he knew that as well, he didnât need a reminder.âyou know me, Iâm very attuned with me instinct and believe me, I know what Iâm saying, be careful, Raphael, I have a feeling that this might go sidewaysâ.âkeep your instinct to yourself and out of my womanâ.âyour woman, itâs that bad huhâŚâŚ donât forget sheâs married, worse to Domingo Salvador, that man is a snakeâ, Luciano said.âtell me about itâ.âI believe youâll have the situation in handâ, he sa
"just who in the hell did he think he wasâ, Cassie fumed to herself,â what part of stay away from me and do not interfere in my marriage did he not understandâ. Ever since she met Raphael de Vincente, her life has been like a roller coaster and her marriage a mess and now this. A night of freedom, Fine, that is something she could work with, her husband was pointedly ignoring her and there was no way in the world, she would involve herself with Raphael. She was on her own for the night, she walked through the den without having an idea where to go and stumbled on a group of men tangled up in each other. Oh no wrong place, wrong place. She hurriedly turned back, there was nowhere in this place that wasnât covered in sin and debauchery. These were all the same people come morning would put on dignified airs and walked about in the upper deck of the ship like saints as if they werenât down here, the night before, engage in only god knows what, she shook her head and yet they have the
She was officially scandalized, no atom of decency remained any longer, the things she saw was more enough to shock a priest into coma. She glued herself to Javier side as she waved off lecherous men and women who wanted to have fun with her.ârelax, they wouldnât dare to come closer to you, not unless they want Raphael to skin their hides offâ.âwhere are we goingâ, Cassie said, her cheeks aflame as she caught sight of four people locked in some sort of sexual depravity, you canât even tell where one began or ended.âto Raphaelâ, Javier said.âwhat about my husband, heâs the one I came to see not Raphaelâ, she said and stopped in her tracks.âI believe Raphael will let you see him sooner or laterâ.âbutâŚ.â, she definitely did not want to see Raphael, especially not in an environment like this.âquit stalling, Raphael doesnât like being kept waitingâ, he said and nudged her forward past the tangled bodies, till they came to another area and Javier opened the door. The room was differe
Raphael sat down looking relaxed as he watched the coming and going and coming of his den, only the tell tale sign of his hands clenching his tumbler gave away his impatience, his signature cigars, which was very expensive and made only for him to the envy of the people around him, he doesnât smoke but he liked the scent of his cigar. âa perfectly good waste of cigar, if you ask meâ, a man said as he dealt a pack of card for another round of roulette. He didnât answer, his thoughts were preoccupied with Cassie and if she would show up, he half-heartedly didnât expect her too and if she didnât, he would find her and teach her a lesson she would never forget in her lifetime. Earlier heâd spied Domingo arriving with Aurora in his arms as if he was trying to make a statement, he wasted no time in mingling with people and kissing ass, before heading to the gambling table to try his luck and was losing and winning almost interchangeably. He snorted, the bastard didnât know the rudiments an
Itâs been three days, three whole days of nerve racking torture of not knowing what happened or what will happen next, the silence was deafening, she hasnât seen or even heard from Domingo and that was a lot. He had never been gone for so long without letting her know where he was going albeit grudgingly, not even from Raphael who said, he had something for her. She hoped they havenât murdered themselves yet, because that would explain her absence. She couldnât even come out of her room without being gossiped about, apparently word had gotten out that Raphael and Domingo are at logger heads because of her, and she was the one to blame, when she had no hand in it. Or worse Raphael could have ratted her out to Domingo and the reason he was away is to clear his head before he would murder her, she shuddered. She hated this, this nail biting, tormenting silence, not knowing what to expect or do was enough torture for her, she was more than tempted to find Domingo and confront him
"he is right in some ways you knowâ, Javier said, after they watched Domingo hurriedly leaving the room.âI donât need your bloody lecture right now, Javierâ, Raphael swore as he dusted his pants, he didnât want any dirt remaining on him from his encounter with that leech in the person of Domingo.âa bloody lecture is what youâre going to get anyways, what are you going to do when youâve gotten over this crazy obsession with his wifeâ.âI have no idea, but I do know that Iâm not letting her go anytime soonâ.âand when you eventually do, whatâs going to happen, youâll abandon her and leave her at the mercy of the gossip society who are ever more grateful to pick the flesh of her bones and that crazy husband of her, do you really think they would go back to being lovey-dovey couples after everythingâs all said and done, you know very well she is not like the rest of the ladies youâve conqueredâ.âdamn it, sheâll be well compensated for, I wonât leave her hanging if thatâs what youâre co