Fritz remembers when Jaxon banged on Mia's door at Aurelia Castle several times just to be able to sleep in her room, even when in Mia's private apartment, Jaxon often paced in front of the door, as if hesitant to go inside without her permission in order to sleep in the same bed as her.
“Oh, Fritz! Your loyalty is to me,” Jaxon muttered, looking annoyed.
Connor patted Jaxon lightly on the back. “I didn't know you were so afraid to sleep outside,” repeated Connor, which drew laughter from the others.
The smell of rose perfume alerted the men there to a woman's presence, as they looked at Brianna Caitlin who had spoken to Jaxon before the betting incident. The woman was standing by the sofa in a black leather jacket with the 'Property Of Drex' emblem on the back.
“Drex said he'd come back in a few days after his business was done,” said Brianna who was sitting across from Danny.
The woman's eyes glance
After Jaxon left, Mia got up from the bed and looked around. It was only then that she realized that the room was predominantly black and red with antiques all around. Her eyes fell on Jaxon's wardrobe near the bathroom. She checked the wardrobe, pulled out a black shirt and his boxer shorts and put them on.For a moment Mia was silent and checked the contents of the cupboard, rummaging through its contents, looking for signs of any woman's belongings there, but could not find it. Her attention returned to the bathroom,she opened all the drawers and rooms that might store women's personal belongings that were left behind, even under the bed.The room was completely clean of feminine things. All the rooms were only filled with Jaxon's personal belongings. Although a little relieved, she still didn't believe it completely and continued to look for the gap that Jaxon was hiding.After a long search, Mia gave up. She headed for the door, but unfortunately the door w
Mia's night shift at De La Crush ended in thirty minutes. Slaine came to her as she had just finished an order at table eight. It was ten o'clock at night.“I heard you were at the Red Cage party yesterday. I wanted to come too, you know?” said Slaine, looking very envious.Mia laughed at Slaine's jealousy.“You're lucky you didn't go there, because it's more like a embroidery house,” Mia whispered conspiratorially. “The first time I saw a woman in such revealing clothes parade in front of thousands of men with such confidence. I don't even dare to do it,” Mia said without explaining her stake with Gavin.“Geez, you must have been to the Red Cage's first party,” said Slaine, sounding not surprised at all.“Have you ever been there?”Slaine smiled at Mia's disbelief.“I'm not that innocent, Mia. My brother often takes me there even though it's never very late. He forbade
Mia's body trembled as she was in the car with the monster man next to her. She even curled up into a ball on the cold floor when they arrived at a luxurious mansion the man had deliberately rented to pick up Mia in Denver.“Stay here and don't argue with me anymore. You must not leave this room until I return. You got me?” the middle-aged man ordered while emphasizing the question.After waiting for a few seconds and there was no answer from Mia, he asked again. “Do you understand?!” snapped the man with a rising voice until Mia screamed while covering her ears with both hands.Her body was even more curled up in a position to protect herself.The middle-aged man squatted in front of her and forced Mia's face and squeezed her chin roughly until a red trail was left on her white face.“You're not mute, answer me!” shouted the man again until tears ran down Mia's cheeks.“Talk&
The surroundings were silent for a moment. All the men there looked at each other because they just realized that Mia changed her name on purpose and now Jaxon knew the real reason. He was even silent for a long time because Jaxon had heard so many stories about Allen Lewis' atrocities. Jaxon couldn't imagine what Mia might have experienced while under Allen's care.“I want you to leave Denver right now, and never come back looking for Mia. I know the girl as Mia Heart, don't care if you think of her as Allisa. I'll give you less than an hour to get out of my sight,” said Jaxon with a hardened look.Hearing the ultimatum, Allen also refused to submit.“You think I was afraid of the threat? Just watch, I can crush you with just a snap of a finger,” Allen hissed with the same look.Jaxon's head tilted to the side, he looked scornfully at the old man in front of him.“Ah, do you think your network will help to fight
Jaxon found Mia sleeping on the bed. After checking that she was not injured, he left her and walked towards the window, looking out at the courtyard in front. The lights in the courtyard were so bright that they covered the night sky.For a long time Jaxon stood with an upright posture with both hands in pockets on the sides of his pants until finally Mia's delirious voice with sobs sliced through Jaxon's heart, making him clench his knuckles at his sides, refraining from punching the wall in front of him.“No… Daddy,” Mia cries in her sleep. “Don't hit me … Daddy, I promise I'll be a good girl. I promise Daddy … I'm sorry,” Mia sobbed.Jaxon walked quickly to her side and pulled her in his arms.“Ssshhh… all is well, Dolcezza. There's nothing for you to be afraid of, I'm here,” he whispered in a low, soothing voice.Jaxon's hand gently stroked Mia's head while occasionally ki
The sunlight peeking from the side of the window woke Mia up. Her eyes opened slowly. There was confusion on her face when she saw the interior of the room that was different from last night, even she was surprised when she saw her clothes changed to the pajamas she used to wear when she was in Aurelia.Mia's surprise didn't stop there, she almost screamed when she saw the arms wrapped around her body, just below her breasts to her stomach. The soft snoring sound behind her held her breath for a moment, but the familiar scent that she smell made her body relax instantly.She ran her fingers around Jaxon's hands that were wrapped around her, while occasionally listening to his snoring.Mia's heart beats to the beat of Jaxon's, which was close to her back. Even Jaxon's warm breath was blowing between her neck and ears. She flashed a smile, realizing that she was safe in his arms.The image of her father seemed to be forgotten and replaced by Jax
Outside Aurelia Castle, the sky seemed to be getting darker, making Mia sit restlessly on the reading chair in her private room. She had purposely avoided Jaxon because of the incident this morning. Even Mia's heart was still beating so wildly that she didn't want to go downstairs to join him for breakfast at the dinner table. “Miss Heart.” Piper's voice came from outside the room. Mia lowered the novel she had been reading and stopped at page forty without changing pages since five minutes ago. She sighed and opened the door, peeking out. “Yes?” Mia asked as Piper appeared behind the gap in the door Mia had opened. “Mr. Bradwood asked me to call you to the library,” Piper said delivering Jaxon's message. Hearing the man's name, Mia felt goosebumps again. She still wasn't ready to come face to face with him. “I'll be there,” Mia answered, not wanting to keep Piper waiting long. After Piper left, Mia glanced at her
"Marry me, Dolcezza," asked Jaxon with eyes full of conviction.Mia went back to reading word by word in the document in her hand, she bit her lower lip and looked at Jaxon again and again, unsure of what she had heard.“What? You… want to marry me?” Mia asked again to convince.On the one hand, Mia feels disappointed. She thought someone would come and propose her in a romantic way, with a surprise or maybe a romantic dinner. But this was not what she had in her mind, by handling a document containing a marriage agreement, instead of a box of diamond ring.The paper in Mia's hand shriveled up for a moment. Her heart that had been pounding was cracking in her own ears. She was even having a hard time catching her breath and managing her emotions, while her eyes stared at Jaxon. Hurt.“I don't think we have a relationship that far," said Mia, struggling not to scream in anger. “Sleeping in the same bed does