Adrian"How did he die?" I asked Kael a few hours later as we walked to my car, and he started the car once we got into it."Assassination. His family is investigating the perpetrator.""Do you have an idea who it is?"He shook his head. "Maybe the Bellini family. Everyone knew he had problems with them."Right, I could just imagine."Our men are on it also." He added"Okay, but why would they kill a major supplier like that instead of turning him over to their side? I mean, that would make more sense even if they had problems.""Well, the Bellini's are known for their unreasonable actions, so...""Right."But this was going to be quite a huge problem for me considering the fact that he was one of our main suppliers and a close associate of mine.I turned to my window when we passed by Adrian in the driveway."Hey," he called out and came to meet us.He was about to go make friends with Lyra and her friends, and even though I was anxious about that, I didn't show it.I had more import
Adrian"Do you think this is a good idea?" Kael asked me as we walked into the cemetery quite close to Enzo's family house two days later, and I nodded."I'm not going to shy away from paying my respects just because some people think I killed him."He smiled, "Uhm... that 'people' is his family.""And I didn't kill him, so..."He shrugged and left the argument, and I walked ahead of him to the people that were gathered in front of Enzo's graveyard.There weren't a lot of people, but the people there were mostly important associates. Most of them were people I knew, and the rest were people that knew me.I ignored their stares and whispers as I walked towards the front where his coffin had been lowered, and I paused in front of the grave, trying to pick up a flower from the bunch, when his son approached me."Didn't I make myself clear the last time? I don't want you here!"I smiled and faced him, my hand picking up the flower I had intended to pick, and I patted his chest gently afte
Lyra"Hey"I rolled my eyes at the guy that approached me, his red hair unmistakable among the dancing crowd—I was pretty sure that was not his real hair color—and he sat down beside me.Alfredo."Are you stalking me now or what?" His lips turned up slightly in a smile. "Just enjoying the club.""Yeah, and every other place I've been to?"He picked up a drink, still smiling, "Just wanted to join your little party.""Why? Because Adrian put you up to it."His smile dimmed a little. "My brother doesn't tell me what to do.""Oh, he's your brother?""Yes." He obviously missed my sarcasm because he added, "I thought you would have known that by now."I rolled my eyes.Of course, I had guessed that already. They looked quite similar, except for the blonde hair, of course, but apart from that, they had pretty much the same features."So are you the youngest or oldest?"He turned fully to me, "Take a guess."I pursed my lips, "Youngest.""Why?""Because you look immature."I smirked at the d
LyraI was still quite shaken when I got back to the house, the tremors going through my body lightly, and I went out to the beach once Bella and Greg slept off in their beds."Lyra?" Bethany asked once she picked up the video call I had placed to her, sounding sleepy, and I checked the time."Yeah, sorry to wake you up." It should be around six over there."No. No. Is everything alright?""Yeah. Yes. I think so...""What is it?""I... I almost got raped today.""What?! Are you okay?!""Yup."The laugh left my mouth before I could even stop myself."Lyra...""I'm fine. I'm fine. Seriously."I hadn't even realized how shaken up I was by the whole thing until I got back into a taxi that brought us home, but I was fine now."Are you sure?""Yes. Just wanted to hear your voice and... talk to you."You do know I have to be in school in a few hours, though."I rolled my eyes, "You and your academic passion.""Fine. Spill."Thirty minutes later, she went totally silent on the phone and tried
AdrianI glanced down at the pajamas she clearly was in and waited for her to give me a response."Uhm... I... I was just sightseeing.""In your pajamas"She stared at me for a while before pushing me away from her. "Why should I tell you where I'm headed? It's none of your business.""Okay. Good luck then."I walked away from her, heading past the receptionist that bowed slightly in greeting, and I smiled knowingly when she called for me."Wait!""Ma'am, you can't..."I stopped the security that tried to stop her and turned to her, "What?""I... Where are we?"I shook my head in disbelief. "You don't even know where you are?"She shrugged and folded her arms, and I nodded for her to follow me. "What? Where are we going?""My hotel room"I backed her against the wall once we got into the elevator and trailed my fingers down her neck."W-what are you doing?"I gave her no answer as I continued my descent down the middle of her collarbone and to the button that showed off too much of he
LyraBella and Greg were waiting for me in the living room, concerned when I got back, and they both hurried to my side before I stepped in properly."What happened?""Where did you go?""Right. I'm sorry, guys. I quickly went to meet someone and got back just now."Jeez," Bella collapsed on a couch with a sigh and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "And I thought you had gotten attacked or eaten by a shark."I chuckled, "You know there are no sharks here.""Well, men could very well pass as sharks too."Greg touched his chest as if hurt, "Ouch, that hit home."She smiled, "Don't worry, sweetheart. You're more of my princess than a man."She chuckled as Greg hit her with a throw pillow, and I went up the stairs to change my clothes and dress up while smiling too.Until I got to my room, though.The smile left my face.My plan had gone to waste.The stalking or following.I was sure I would have heard something if I hadn't been caught by that asshole, but I had, and now I was back
Lyra"So tell me, what does this... special lady like, and what is her height, size, and..." I trailed as I looked around the store, taking in its luxurious feel.It was expensive, high class, and also empty, which was strange because I had seen a lot of people here the last time I walked in a few days ago."She's about your height, size, and width."He sat on a chair and brought out his phone. "Hmm, are you trying to say I'm that special lady?"It was a tease, definitely a tease, but the way he scrunched up his face like I had said an abomination made my stomach sink for some reason again."Uhm... Not in your wildest dreams."I scowled and walked away."Well, since we're almost the same in everything, I'll be checking the clothes on myself and you'll give your approval. Okay?"He nodded absentmindedly, still going through his phone, and I seized it before he could comprehend what I was doing."You called me here; no way you think I'll let you be on your phone."He sighed and stretche
Adrian"What?!"What?!There was no way."What do you mean?" I asked, stepping forward with alarm written all over my face, and she raised up her phone."My birthday isn't until tomorrow, the 16th. Today is the 15th."I felt like burying myself under the ground."What?! So you're telling me I did that all for nothing?"The dresses, allowing her to dress me up and her antics. I had only agreed to get her out of the house because the three of them had requested it of me. They needed her out of the house to get the decorations going, and they had preferred to have Alfredo as an extra hand instead of me.But it was all for nothing?!And to think I had done it because I felt guilty for taking her away from her life in New York.I groaned and ran a hand through my hair again, quite pissed and disappointed."But..." Greg stepped forward. "...I thought it said on your file the 15th.""Which file?""Your file in school.""No, it's the 16th. Guys..." She smiled."...it's okay, though; we can s
GregI backed against the wall immediately while using my blanket to cover myself.Fuck! No.Why did he have to come in at this moment? And didn't I lock the door?"Hey, come on now. Don't be shy." He said as he moved in closer to me, and I held the blanket tight against myself, feeling my cock rise again.Fuck, is something wrong with me?"W-what are you doing in my room? Y-you pervert.""Pervert?"He pulled the blanket away from me before I could comprehend what was happening when he got to my bedside, and I had no time to react before he had me pinned under him."Pervert. You're the one who was moaning my name while jerking off and has a hard dick even now."God, did I do that?"No. I..."I let out a faltering whimper as his hand flicked against my still sensitive cock between us, and he trailed his finger down its head to its base."I—I didn't do that.""Oh really?"I tried to glare up at him as he continued to tease the hell out of me, but I faltered again when his grip suddenly
Greg"Wow, if this is your audition for 'homeless but make it fashion,' you really nailed it." I scoffed at Kael's words and headed straight for my room, too exhausted to react to his snarky remarks or give a comeback."You look like you went through hell." He said, following me.Yes, I did. Blame it on a series of failed designs with my partner.Ugh!From Mike's coffee spilling on me to a series of things getting stuck on my hair and clothes, I knew I looked relatively worse with my disheveled hair."I seriously don't have time for your nonsense right now.""Nonsense?" He asked and leaned against my bedroom's door threshold, looking quite out of place with his build and half-naked body.I averted my gaze."Yeah, nonsense."He huffed, "I was just showing concern.""Which I don't need, but since we're on that topic, how about you tell me..."He folded immediately, his eyes showing it and his form moving away to the living room again. "I made dinner if you're interested."Hmm, just wh
GregI've never seen him like this.I know. I've only known him for about two to three weeks now with no context, but this individual huddling in the corner of my sitting room while shivering is very different from the individual that had told me to offer him my ass to relieve his sexual frustration.I still couldn't believe he had said that, but that was by the way.He was shivering.Like he had been in the rain for a long time, and even though the rain had been falling for quite some time now, he was inside, not outside. Yet his teeth were clattering together, and his arm tightening around himself.I gathered my scared ass from the floor and tried to stand to go get him a blanket or something to relieve his shivering, but his hand wrapped around mine."Don't go.""Huh?"What does he mean?"You're shivering."I still wasn't sure what was wrong with him.He had seemed to me like he was in pain when I first stepped out of my room to get a glass of water, bending over himself and coveri
KaelHis tongue going over those plump lips was what had sent me over the edge.The way he had been looking at me, staring at me as if he was a kid who just found a piece of candy, I just couldn't help but imagine what it would look like if he actually wrapped those lips around my cock like it was a piece of lollipop.Ball aching, right?I shivered and groaned, feeling my legs turn to jelly as my orgasm went through me, and I rubbed the head of my very sensitive cock lightly before I glanced up at him."Happy you enjoyed the show.""Huh?"It was as if a switch clicked then, his eyes widening and his legs carrying him out of the bathroom like it should have the minute he saw me jerking off, but it didn't, and now, I heard the bedroom door slam behind him after he scurried out.HmmI felt my lips turn upward into a smile.I think we can all agree that he's cute when he's flustered... and angry.I stepped out into the living room after I cleaned myself and showered like I had initially p
GregIt's okay.There's no need to act awkwardly around him.He's just my new boss, nothing else.Not my one night—Not my—"Hi."I almost spilled the cup of coffee I had in my hand on myself when a voice suddenly said behind me, and it turned out to be the same guy. My new boss.I immediately placed the mug on the counter and put on a professional smile. "Is there anything I can help you with, sir?""Come on, you don't have to be so uptight around me. After all..."Oh, you must be kidding me.I thinned my lips into a tight smile. "I would actually appreciate it if we kept our personal lives separate from work. It was just a one-night stand. Nothing else."The guy looked taken aback for a second, like he had just been swept off his feet, then smiled, "Oh, that. No, I was going to say we're colleagues after all. Of course, I don't mix pleasure with business either."I felt my cheeks redden.Fuck.This couldn't be more embarrassing."Okay then. I'll be on my way."I made my way past him
GregOf course I didn't say that."Uhm... I... I can't... He glanced behind me and nodded."You have someone over, don't you?"I shut the door some more and smiled.Jeez, did he see Kael?I hope not."Uhm..." I didn't give a response, but he smiled anyway. "It's fine. We'll just meet at school then. Every day by 7 pm, right?"I nodded.I had concluded that with the authorities before leaving school yesterday, and that was the only time available, not to talk of my internship, which will just drain me."See you then."He took a few steps forward, about to leave, then stopped."I made this. Enjoy."He handed the box he still had to me, and I saw it to be a bunch of cookies with donuts and a little cupcake.I pursed my lips. "You bake?""Yeah. Here and there. Not so much, but I just decided to bring some for our... But you're... You know what? Just enjoy it. I'll be on my way and email you my ideas, okay? Bye."He was out of my sight before I could stop him or thank him."Well, I guess
GregThe next stage was a mental breakdown.My brain, pondering how I was going to do my assignments and projects, pondering how I was going to get a new one or repair this one, and wondering what was even wrong with the machine.I wasn't exactly sure what was wrong with it.I sat in the middle of the space and tried not to let the tears out.Ugh!!The motherfucker.Why would he go into my workshop when I had clearly told him not to?Now he stood in a corner, watching me with a blank face."What?" I said when I finally made my way out of my workspace and into the kitchen to grab a drink."What are you planning to do?"I scoffed. Look at his audacity.I grabbed one of the few cans of beer I still had left and drank half of it in one gulp."I'm actually waiting for you to suggest something because if you don't come up with a solution before the end of today, you might as well leave my apartment. This was my life, and you destroyed it."He stepped out of the way when I grabbed the rest
Greg"Make sure to submit your projects tomorrow and prepare for next week's presentation with your partners."We all stood up as the professor belted out his instructions at the end of the class."So your place, right?"I paused in my packing to glance at the guy who was seated beside me.Mike, 25, and my partner since the session began."Huh?""We can meet by 8 am tomorrow since it's a Sunday and...""No.""What?" He looked taken aback and stopped in his steps towards the door.The room was almost empty at this point, and I finished packing my bags."I... I'm doing some renovations and can't really provide the space needed.""Well, I have a roommate and even less space, so what are we going to do?"I pondered it for a minute.Great question."Uhm... maybe we can use the school studio, you know..."He sighed, "A lot of people already use it. It'll be hard booking a session."I know, right?"I'm sorry."He shook his head. "It's fine. You've actually been really accommodating letting u
Kael I'm losing it.Like, going out of my mind, about to go crazy, type of losing it.But staying in a little apartment for several days without any action will do that to anybody.Okay, maybe not anybody but me, who always had something to do every night.A shipment to receive on this side, conflicts to settle on all sides, and a whole business to supervise.I was always busy day and night, but now, I had nothing to do.The boredom was killing me.I watched with a guilty pang as my accommodator walked into his room.Okay, maybe that was pushing it, but he had been out all night.How was I meant to know that he wasn't at the police, spilling my whereabouts or telling some other people about the criminal in his house?Maybe he had.He had probably been drunk or...Okay, stop!He wouldn't be back here if he had done any of those.I pondered what he had said and lay down on the couch. "Getting laid if that makes you feel any better!"It made me feel weird to be honest because...I'm not