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She felt his lips nipping her neck driving her crazy and she moaned softly.
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ā I canātā¦ā¦. you drive me crazyā, he saidā I must have you Cassie I mustā,š
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Meet Cassandra reis married to Domingo Salvador a rich businessman with investment scattered all over. But if anyone told her she would cheat on her husband who she loves with a handsome stranger she would probably trim his head off.
But now she is at crossroads with two men, one she is married to and one who drives her crazy, just the mention of his name and will do anything to have her.
who will she Choose her husband orā¦ā¦..
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š 2š“who in the heck is she”, Raphael said as they reached his room.“ who do you mean sire”, Javier said.“that sexy brunette with eyes as blue as the ocean and lips as red as Ruby, those legs. . . Damn”, Raphael said trying to get hold of himself.“ ok…. ok …. I get it you mean the lady we met a while ago”, Javier said amused.“ of course who else will I be talking about you dimwit except her”.“ She’s taken already”, javier said.“taking you mean, she has a lover”.“No….. she’s married”,“of all the……”, Raphael said angrily”who’s she married to”, he asked.“domingo Salvador”.
š 1 šThe sun shone brightly into the room in the lovely Mansion of the salvador’s household into the cute couple cuddling on the bed. Domingo gazed lovingly at his wife who laid beside him with her hair around him, reminder of the night they had both spent. Cassandra moaned as she rolled on the bed raising her long silky legs.“ rise and shine sleeping beauty the sun is up a new day is beginning”, Domingo Salvador said husband to the pretty Cassandra reis.“Another minute love I want to enjoy this moment”, she said pulling her husband down for a kiss.“Mmm, I can't think of a better way to spend the morning”, Domingo said kissing his wife with passion. Search where the lifestyle in the salvador's household. The Salvador’s were so much in love with each other , the morning for a vibrant affairs the night well.
š· 3š·Cassie’s stomped her way through the crowd ignoring her husband, she grabbed a glass on her way and made towads the Deck of the cruise.“ all he cares about is making more money”, she said as she gulped the glass down, “and here I thought thils will give us time to spend together, but as usual he always sees everything as business opportunity”, she said to no one in particular and turned again. She sighted Domingo talking eagerly with business partners. she turned back In anger.“we meet again”, Raphael said as he walk towards her “ wonder why I always meet you alone maybe it's a sign”.“what do you want”,“you know what I want beautiful”,he said playing with the lock of her hair. Cassie moved away from him.“And I said in your dreams”, she said angri
š 4 šCassie hurried up The stairs Nearly collided with Domingo.”whoa, easy what happened”,Domingo said to a disgruntled Cassie as he steadied her.“nothing”. she said breathlessly.“you can't just tell me nothing after running off like that as if someone is chasing after you”.he said.“I said nothing ok!”. Cassie Screamed as she scrambled up the stairs .“ Cassie wait….”, Domingo said and ran after her” for goodness sake what is wrong with you”.he said catching up to her .“none of your damn business if it weren't for you I won't be in this mess right now”.“ what the heck are you talking about Cassie”.“ if it weren’t for you I wouldn’t have stayed
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. āCassie, you can trust me, okay, I wonāt hurt youā, he said. āand how would I know that, youāve been on my neck ever since I got hereā, she said. āthatās because I want youā, he said trying to make her see reason. āYou know I think Iām better on my ownā, she said. āIām sorry for inconveniencing you like thisā. And she l
ā”6ā”For 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 doesnāt 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. āthereās nothing much to tell, why would you want to know about meā.āintrigue me, Iām curiousā, Raphael said and leaned closer to whisper to her ear across the table. āI 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 youāve wrapped around yourself, Iām very curious amore mio Iām very curious to know about youā.Heat, hotness, heat, too much. Cassie breathed, the room was becoming too hot.āmaybe because of the fact that you feel this attraction between us as much as I doā.āI do not feel anythingā, Cassie staunchly refused.āliarā, Raphael said and leaned in even closer, that his lips nearly touched hers, tempting her.āIām notā¦ā¦ā, 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
"I have to admit, youāre an excellent playerā, Mr Piccotti said, āRemind me not to ever play a game when youāre involved, I barely managed to save myself from doom, thank God I didā.āHow did you managed to do that, no one has ever beaten Susannah in a game beforeā.āI told you I have a good luck charmā, Raphael said, placing his hand on Cassie possesively.āA good luck charm indeed, I best be on my way now, before my wife noticed Iām missingā, Mr Piccotti said and left with his bevy of women.āYou won the gameā, Cassie said incredulously.āI didā.Without wasting time, he kissed her passionately, Cassie moaned and melted into his embrace, finally, fi...fucking...nally.āAhemā, Javier cleared his throat.āWhat?!ā, Raphael thunderedāNothing, perhaps...... I should.....Iāll be goingā, he stuttered and left the room in haste.āNow where were weā, he stood up from the chair and placed Cassie on the pool table, her legs wrapped around his waist.āI 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 awayā, Raphael said. āmost especially EstefaniaāāNo, Not Estefania, Iāve invested a lot in that company I canāt stake it, pick another, and I canāt give you all of them, theyāre the basis of my familyās wealthā.āI want them all, all of them, Iām willing to do whatever it takesā.āTheyāre worth more than the ten billion youāre staking, noā.āPerhaps I can sweeten the pot, what do you wantā.āNow we are talkingā, Susannah grinned. āwhat do I want, you know I have interest in politics, I believe Iāve 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 meā.āHow can I help youā, Raphael said, he wondered at the level of which Susannah wanted power, this was bordering on madness.āDe Vincenteās are one of the most powerful people in this country, heck even more p
"gentlemen, ladies, sorry to have kept you waitingā, Raphael said as he went to the head of the table.āno worries, we were all whiling away time idly, waiting for youā, Mr. Piccotti said. A well renowned business man, known for his shark like approach to business and getting what he wanted.āand who is the beautiful lady beside youā.āthis Cassandra Reis, my escort for the nightā.āescortā, Cassie tensed at the words.āSalvador, you forget Salvadorā, Aurora snaked out from her position at Domingo side.āah so sheās married thenā, Mr. Piccotti said and raked his eyes over Cassie.āso are you Mr. Piccotti, but I canāt see your wife anywhere nearā, Raphael fired back.ānah, sheās busy enjoying herself, no need to trouble her with inconsequential thingsā, he waived off, āperhaps youāll like to share her attentions with meā, he licked his lips.āIām afraid not, Mr. Piccottiā, Raphael said as he took his seat and sat Cassie on his Lapsāthis oneās mineā, he directed that to everyone in the
"you did that didnāt youā, Luciano said coming back towards Raphael.ādid what?ā, Raphael said innocently trying to keep his face neutral.āI donāt know what shitty thing you did just now, but I have to be frank with you, sheās marriedā, Luciano said.āso?ā, he was tired of being reminded of the fact that she was married, it irked him.āI know that you have no qualms of cavorting with married women, but sheās not the usual caliber of women you deal with, sheās differentā.āand you managed to gather all that at one meetingā, Raphael said, he knew that as well, he didnāt need a reminder.āyou know me, Iām very attuned with me instinct and believe me, I know what Iām saying, be careful, Raphael, I have a feeling that this might go sidewaysā.ākeep your instinct to yourself and out of my womanā.āyour woman, itās that bad huhā¦ā¦ donāt forget sheās married, worse to Domingo Salvador, that man is a snakeā, Luciano said.ātell me about itā.āI believe youāll have the situation in handā, he sa
"just who in the hell did he think he wasā, Cassie fumed to herself,ā what part of stay away from me and do not interfere in my marriage did he not understandā. 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 wasnāt 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 werenāt 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.ārelax, they wouldnāt dare to come closer to you, not unless they want Raphael to skin their hides offā.āwhere are we goingā, Cassie said, her cheeks aflame as she caught sight of four people locked in some sort of sexual depravity, you canāt even tell where one began or ended.āto Raphaelā, Javier said.āwhat about my husband, heās the one I came to see not Raphaelā, she said and stopped in her tracks.āI believe Raphael will let you see him sooner or laterā.ābutā¦.ā, she definitely did not want to see Raphael, especially not in an environment like this.āquit stalling, Raphael doesnāt like being kept waitingā, 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 doesnāt smoke but he liked the scent of his cigar. āa perfectly good waste of cigar, if you ask meā, a man said as he dealt a pack of card for another round of roulette. He didnāt answer, his thoughts were preoccupied with Cassie and if she would show up, he half-heartedly didnāt expect her too and if she didnāt, he would find her and teach her a lesson she would never forget in her lifetime. Earlier heād 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 didnāt know the rudiments an
Itās 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 hasnāt 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 havenāt murdered themselves yet, because that would explain her absence. She couldnāt 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 knowā, Javier said, after they watched Domingo hurriedly leaving the room.āI donāt need your bloody lecture right now, Javierā, Raphael swore as he dusted his pants, he didnāt want any dirt remaining on him from his encounter with that leech in the person of Domingo.āa bloody lecture is what youāre going to get anyways, what are you going to do when youāve gotten over this crazy obsession with his wifeā.āI have no idea, but I do know that Iām not letting her go anytime soonā.āand when you eventually do, whatās going to happen, youāll 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 everythingās all said and done, you know very well she is not like the rest of the ladies youāve conqueredā.ādamn it, sheāll be well compensated for, I wonāt leave her hanging if thatās what youāre co