POV Lisa.I remain a moment tetanized by what happens under my eyes. I am facing my ex-fiance, the man who betrayed me and abandoned me when I needed him the most. My heart swells with anger, I've never been so angry as I am at this very moment. Should I ignore him? Or should I spit the truth I've been dreaming of spitting in his face all these years? Suddenly, I'm worried about my appearance, I don't want the image he kept of me to be reflected again today. Three years ago, a scared little girl ran into her boyfriend's arms hoping that he would help her. But he pushed her away, completely away. "Gee baby do you remember her? " How could I be friends with such bitches? Profiteers who wait for you to turn your back so they can throw themselves at your boyfriend! And that voice, she's getting on my nerves with her babies. But the answer I'm waiting for is Brian's. Come on dare to tell me you forgot about me, tell me you forgot about the girl you and your family made fun of. "Of cou
POV Drake.I watch Lisa walk out of the meeting room as if she had the devil on her tail. What happened? I thought she had gotten over the embarrassment after the spanking I administered. But I guess not. She didn't get over anything or there's another problem. I would go with the second option, something or someone here made her uncomfortable and the only person here who would have been likely to hurt her is this man, he is the one who made her uncomfortable. I let out a sigh and turned to him, I looked him up and down, his blond hair was cut short and he had a budding beard, he didn't introduce himself and neither did I, but I guess he was the investor. "You are? " "Brian Moncrief, vice president of Moncrief Companies and you? ""Drake Lancaster. ""Oh Mr. Lancaster, it's nice to meet you. " He said as he held out his hand a second time. "I've heard nothing but good things about you, your grandfather, would be proud of you. "He did his homework well the guy, trying to brush me of
POV Lisa.Ending the evening snuggled up in his arms is exactly what I needed. I needed his presence, his arms and his warmth, basically I needed softness. And that's exactly what he offers me. I smile against his skin? I feel happy despite what happened. When I got home a few hours earlier, I was brooding and I still am. I didn't want to talk to anyone, especially Maddie, she would have gone to the Lancaster offices to put Brian in his place. I can't believe I kept silent again, I should have told him how much I despised him and how pathetic and cowardly his behavior had been. But once again, I kept my mouth shut. When will this all stop? When will I finally be able to face all those old demons from my past that I just can't seem to shake off? Drake runs his hand down my back, reminding me in the process that it's just the two of us in this room and who cares about the outside world, does he know? "You think way too much. " He says as he places a kiss on my forehead. I smile again
POV Brian Moncrief. Three years earlier. I park my new car in the parking lot, get out and grab my backpack, before locking the door behind me. As I stand up, I notice a small stain on the bodywork and I clean it with the sleeve of my sweatshirt. Damn this car, I'm proud of it! I can't wait to show it to Li, we'll go for a ride with the wind whipping our faces. I can't believe that within a year we'll be done with our year and we can finally get married. This is what we both always wanted. To finish school and start a family. We've known each other since we were kids, our parents are really good friends, so we run in the same circles, so it was a no-brainer that she and I would end up together. It wasn't always smooth between the two of us. Mostly because of her being too nice. What happens is, my little darling doesn't realize the realities of this world. It is divided in two, the rich and the poor. We are part of the elite, the cream of the crop, and therefore we cannot mix with a
POV Drake"If we keep this up, we'll be late. " She moans. I do not listen to her and I continue to cover her neck with kisses, I assume that if she really wanted me to stop, she would not let me. For the second time since this morning, I unzip her dress, put my hand on her back, she arches her back and puts her head on my shoulder. "I'm the boss, so I can arrive whenever I want. ""Yes, but not me! " She says, pushing me away with much more force this time.She crosses the room and goes to grab her earrings from the dresser. I let out a sigh and sit down on the bed to put on my shoes. "What do you mean you don't? "She lets out a sigh and suspends her action, turns to me and sits on the dresser. "You may be the boss, but I'm not. I'm an employee like the rest of them. ""You're not an employee like the others. " "Why, because we sleep together? " "To hear you talk, it sounds like an insult. ""No it doesn't. " She lets out a sigh and approaches me. "I love what we both do, but
POV Lisa.I've been finding Drake's attitude strange for the past few days. He's been much more attentive to me before and I really think our dominant-submissive relationship is taking a new turn. Yesterday, for example, he took me out to eat at a fancy restaurant, he had a whole space reserved for us to be alone together. And when he spilled tartar sauce on my throat during the meal, only to come and lick it off in the next few seconds, I realized that it was anything but innocent. I loved this evening, this little interlude that brought us even closer. I know I shouldn't, but his way of being, the gifts and all that, only increase the love I have for him making me hope that one day, he can tell me those words I've been dreaming of hearing for a few weeks now. This closeness also increases my feeling of anxiety, what will happen if he never feels the same as me? That I was totally wrong and that all he was trying to do was to please me? To make me feel better after my fight with Madd
POV Brian Moncrief. I can't look away from her, it's impossible and I think I'm not the only one. All the men and women around us keep looking at her. The truth is that I don't blame them, in fact how could I? Lisa is beautiful. If there was a word to describe her I think it would be perfect, she is absolutely perfect. The only thing that doesn't fit is her arm around this man's arm, I hate seeing them together, I especially hate the look that throws me. I understand then that my suspicions were founded, there is indeed something between these two. Considering how possessive he is with her, there is absolutely no mistaking the relationship they both have. "Welcome to our modest home. " I say while greeting Mason.I see Lisa shudder at the mention of the word our, I understand it perfectly. This mansion was her family's, I was surprised when my father told me he had bought it, I was surprised not many of my father's actions. But I could never say anything for fear of losing everythi
POV Drake. Scarlet and Mason lead us to the table, we're sitting pretty and Tony Moncrief keeps introducing me to his business partners as the new investor he's going to work with. I'm having a lot of fun with this whole thing and I can't wait to tell him to his face that he won't be able to work with me because of the disgust I have for him. I am especially anxious to be able to prove to the whole world the malpractices of which he is the author and of which I am sure that Lisa's father is not his only victim. I look for Lisa with my eyes, where could she have gone? I saw her go out and go on the balcony and since then I don't know where she could have disappeared."It's me or the atmosphere of this evening is totally gloomy? "My sister asks.What I love about Scarlet is without a doubt her frankness, she says things as she feels even if it pleases or displeases."Yes my love, Drake doesn't like these people much. ""I must admit he is not the only one, did you see the look of this