LyraI went through the clothes I had bought earlier today, trying my best not to dwell on the fact that I had seen Adrian shirtless again, but just the thought of it got me dripping.The way his back had rippled with every movement from him and the way his skin had looked in the light with tattoos littered across his skin.It had been dark the night we slept together, so I hadn't been able to see all of his tattoos properly, but now that I knew just where a lot of it was, I couldn't get it off my mind.I jumped, surprised when I heard my phone ring on the bed, and I picked it up to see that it was Bethany.Right, I had cut the call on her after seeing the news and hadn't even remembered to call her back."Babe," she said the minute I picked up the call and I sat on the bed."Babe""Are you alright?"I nodded even though I wasn't sure of that. "I don't know..."My father had told me to trust him and ignore the articles and claims of the FBI, but was that possible when he was the one o
AdrianThe house was quiet except for the grunts and groans I made while punching the sandbag in front of me, and I took a deep breath after a while before continuing.I had woken up on the wrong side of the bed after sleeping quite late last night, and now I was working out in my gym around 4 am in the morning."Sir, we have a problem.""What?"I turned to Kael, who walked into the gym at that moment, and he handed me a tab that he had with him all the time."Mr. Mancini went into the house where Miss Lancaster is staying around thirty minutes ago. Our man saw him, so also the CCTV camera around the house.""What?"I played the video footage of my brother walking into the house as he has said, and he looked quite bloody and disgruntled."Get me on the phone with him now. And Lyra?"They could have met already. Gotten surprised by the encounter since either of them didn't know of each other yet and there was the worst-case scenario of him pulling a gun on her or worse still, killing h
Lyra"Ugh, are you guys going to wake up or... Oh, you're already awake," the bartender who I recognized from last night said as she walked into the room, and I winced from how intense my hangover was."Fuck!""I know right, you had a lot to drink last night." She walked towards the other side of the bed where the guy was and slapped him across the thigh. "Get the fuck up, Greg. I have to be in school in an hour.""Ugh!" The guy groaned, sitting up on the bed, and she sighed."Gosh, you both are a sore sight."She walked out of the bedroom again, throwing over her shoulders. "You both have overstayed your welcome, so..."I was pretty confused and disoriented.Who was the lady?Where was I?And who was the gay-looking guy?Sorry for the stereotype, but you can't tell me he was straight with all the nail polish he had on his fingers, black by the way, and the amount of rings he had on.His hair was dyed, his outfit bright, and his eyes were glassy when they turned on me."And you are?"
LyraI took off the dress the minute I got home, going into the bathroom where I took off my underwear and makeup too, and I stood under the shower for twenty minutes, just fuming.He was an asshole.A pure motherfucker.How could he have dumped another person's drink on me? Emphasis on the "another person's" and smirk at that too.I didn't know what to do with my anger, and after another ten minutes in the bathroom just calming myself down, I came out into the bedroom, where I put on a baggy t-shirt I bought.I wore nothing underneath it except for a pant and thin tube I fished out from my purchase, and I went down into the kitchen like that to search for what to eat.The chef had come by already, and I settled for the bacon, bread, and tea that was available—even though it was already noon—before sitting by the counter to scroll through my phone.My dad's company case was still very much ongoing, and my dad was still nowhere to be seen.That part baffled me a lot. The fact that he
LyraI stepped into the club after a few minutes; the place very lively with music and dance, and I sighted the bartender, Bella, first before her friend, Greg, by the counter."Oh my God, girl, you look stunning!" Greg said once I got close to them, and he widened his eyes for emphasis.Yup, he was so gay."Thank you."Bella, on the other hand, who wasn't really attending to any customers right then, was obviously having a hard time remembering my name, and I offered it to her again, "Lyra.""Yeah Lyra. You're back."I nodded. "Yup, since my mission didn't come to fulfillment last night, so I came up with a better solution to not get drunk tonight."She nodded. "Good idea, actually.""Great because I was just telling Bella of an invitation I got to one of the most prestigious VIP clubs in town, but she is unwilling to go.""I have an assignment to do, Greg, and I don't have interest in male-infected clubs.""You work in one."I ordered a glass of whiskey and drank it slowly as they b
LyraWe were grinding on each other before I knew it, his hands going up and down my body while breathing down my neck some more, and I tried not to imagine that it was Adrian doing it.All to no avail though.Like, why do I keep fantasizing about him when he wasn't even here or probably didn't even fantasize about me too?It was stupid.I sighed, pulling away from Mason, and he cocked an eyebrow. "What?""How about we have a drink? I'll like to get off my feet.""Okay." He nodded and led me to the counter, where the bartender passed us some drinks, and I gulped down a glass without even knowing its contents."Woah, woah, calm down. What's wrong?"I shook my head, "Nothing. Just changing my mind about not getting drunk.""And why is that?""Because I need it."He sipped his own drink and placed the glass back on the counter after a few sips. "So you're a student?"I nodded. "I'm doing my transfer to a university here in Rome.""Hmm...""You?"He shrugged, "I'm just here and there."I
LyraDrinking a dozen beers after the asshole left didn't help to make me feel any better.In fact, it just made me think and groan in anger; I felt the need to do something.Cause havoc.What could I do?Destroy his property?I couldn't even get out of the house.Make him jealous?I don't think he would get jealous considering how disgusted he looked earlier.Spend his money?My eyes lit up at that.He was a businessman and probably advocated for spending wisely, so spending his money carelessly would get him all riled up, right?I stood up from the kitchen counter to go get my phone and laptop that I hadn't really used since Kael got it for me, and I swiped onto Chanel's website page, where I searched for the most expensive thing.Bulgari was next.Followed by Gucci and some other big name brands that I knew and shopped from, and I found myself on a car dealership page before I could stop myself.But what was the point of stopping myself?I was here to spend his money right, and a c
AdrianAlfredo was the first person to greet me when I walked into my study later that morning, his ass sitting on my desk, and he cocked an eyebrow, "Where did you go to?"I walked to the couch in the room and sat, ignoring his question, "Here and there. Why?""You don't just travel to Rome for no reason."Yup, but there had been a reason, right?Scolding my best friend's daughter, who was hard of hearing, but still, I shouldn't have called her that.The look that had washed over her face when I called her a whore was still etched in my memory, which I hated."Adrian?"I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. "I needed to oversee the progress with our establishments.""You could have done that here.""And what are you aiming for?"He raised his hands and stood up, "Nothing. Just curious... and excited for the upcoming party."I rolled my eyes; of course he is.His favorite part of the event would be held, which will make him more excited and bring out that part of him I hate to see.
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