Arthur’s POV
Bella arrives at the bar, ordering a strong drink. A mixture of whiskey and vodka and she downs the drink immediately, rushing into the crowd to dance. She’s swaying her hips, hands in the air and she moves deliciously well and it's not a surprise when she gets people's attention. A man in a leather jacket and pants, with a white shirt underneath the jacket stands behind her. She turns to the man, her brown orbs glistening with mischief and she leans into the man's touch, pressing back on his body to seek friction.
She wants to ignore whatever voice in her head telling her not to do something stupid but stupid is fun, stupid feels good, it feels amazing to make bad decisions. When you make bad decisions, half of the time, they are things you badly want to do so why not finally do them and think about the consequences later. That's exactly what she wanted to set her mind on and it was working perfectly for her so far seeing there was a hunk of a man behind her, pressing into her and she was doing likewise and God- does he smell unbelievably good.
The aspect of her not being touched for three years was killing her, it’s been killing her and she doesn’t want to come off as desperate to a specific person because they hated her. They didn't outrightly say it but she knew the hated her. Their actions proved it every time. The way they spoke to her, looked at her, treated her and things they expected from her. It was as clear as the day that they wanted nothing to do with her but it was her life, she was stuck with it and she couldn't leave. At least not until after two more dragging years that she genuinely couldn't wait for it to happen.
She's tried to give herself the pleasure she deserves by touching herself, using her numerous toys that she buys whenever she has a chance but none of them does it for her the way she wants. She knows it’d be so much better to have another person, touching her and making her feel good and that’s exactly what she desires but her husband—the man is just a no no. He's a lost cause
"You seem pretty drunk." The man says into her ear, in a low dangerous tone and she shudders.
"I'm not drunk, yet.” Bella says and it's true, she just had one glass so she's pretty stable.
She starts dancing on the man, casually grinding against him and the man's big hands crowd her small waist, pulling him closer to his hard body.
"Did you come here alone?" The man asks, it's a whisper, but loud enough for Bella to hear since the loud music wasn't helping matters.
"Yeah, why do you ask?"
"I don't think someone as pretty as you should be in a place like this, alone. You might get groped.”
"What are you doing then?" Bella says with a mischievous smile, looking down at the man's hands around her waist. "Look, your hands are around my waist and you're pulling me so close to your body."
"Oh, sorry. I just thought you were in the mood to dance:"
Bella turns around so she's facing the man and she smiles sheepishly.
"You're handsome." She tells the man, tracing her fingers on the man's sharp jaw and she gulps, her eyes dragging towards the man's lips before dragging her gaze back to the man's body.
The man's body is unbelievably hard and Saint knows just how firm and hard the man's chest is, he was pressed flushed against it a while ago. She wondered what his name was, what he'd feel like if she touched him too while he touched her. What he looked like naked, body hard. What his face looked like from feeling pleasure. Did he look a certain way when he was enjoying himself sexually? How does he enjoy sex? Did he act a certain way while he was fucking someone. Was he considered of the other person's own pleasure during sex? She wanted to know, so badly that she knew if she shamelessly kept staring at him, the already wet pool in her underwear would get worse.
"What about you, are you here alone?"
"Yes, angel.”
Bella giggled at the name of endearment, pressing herself closer to the man's body.
Bella suddenly stands on her toes so she’s able to reach the man's ears and she whispers, "Can I let you in on a secret?" She says to the man and the man in response, nods at her.
"Okay, I haven't had sex in three years and I’m crazy horny."
The man blinks at her, a smile tugging at the corners of his lips as he watches her, grinning happily after telling one of her secrets to a stranger.
"Angel, did you cry before coming here?" The man asks and Bella blinks, reaching to feel her damp cheeks that's stained with tears.
"Sorry.”
"No, it's fine. I just noticed your dried tears, you're still pretty."
"Thank you."
Bella wonders how long the man has been staring at her face to have noticed her dried tears when the neon lights in the room barely lets anyone see anything.
"Why haven't you had sex in three years?" The man asks with a smile, steadying one of his hands on her hips and the other on her waist.
"It's nothing but ughm-" Bella doesn't finish because her favorite song comes on and she’s yelling and starts dancing and the man in front of her just chuckles.
Bella turns her back on the man and starts dancing on him, in a way that has the man's head spinning with intense lust.
"How do you move like that?" The man asks, tucking his face in her neck and she giggles at the action, it's just a bit ticklish but she likes the feeling of the man's warm breath on her skin and he's glad the man doesn't smell like cigarettes or alcohol.
"I used to be a contemporary dancer in middle school, I’m pretty flexible too."
"Yeah?" The man questioned with raised eyebrows.
"Mhmmm."
"Angel, turn around and face me.”
Bella obliges, she’s still surprised that she’s letting this man hold her waist and it's been ten minutes or even more and he's not complaining, she likes how it makes her feel.
"Are you sure you're okay?" The man asks and Bella nods. Her hand goes around the man's neck this time to guide his face down, towards hers, their face barely inches apart and she deeply sighs.
"I'm okay, just really horny. Do you think we can leave here and go somewhere else?"
The man blinks at Bella’s request. He's not surprised at her request, a lot of girls tend to approach him to talk about things like that, but he was surprised that she wanted him. He's not ugly, he knows that but she's just unbelievably gorgeous that he'd think she'd want someone else and not him but little did he know that to Bella, it didn't really matter because she would've said the exact same thing to any charming man that approached her tonight because she only wanted one thing and she swore she was gonna get it.
Sex.
She wanted Sex, nasty and messy. The type that leaves you drained for a whole week, the type that makes your bones and muscles hurt, the type that leaves you questioning your whole existence sometimes as to why you're not currently with that person, head lulled to the side while they give you neck kisses. She wanted the type of sex that left you feeling high, codeine level of high. The type of sex that milks you, the type of sex that has yoy groaning every second when they're not there with you, doing what they do best which is fucking your melted brain out. The type of sex that leaves you wet jusg by having back flashes of it. The type of sex that has you driving to their place for more by 3am to get more and more and more and more until your body can't handle anymore. She wanted that kind of sex from any man willing to indulge her. She would worry about the consequences later.
The consequences involved a lot of things, things she wasn't ready for, things that would not just affect her alone but people around her. She needed to stop and think about her actions but she was too sexually frustrated to even bother thinking things through. She needed some sort of escape from life, from her sad life, from the reality she found herself in. She needed to let loose, she needed to have some kind of relief and she knew she'd get it with this man and she wasn't going to fuck it up, at least not yet.
"Are you drunk?"
"No, I swear swear, I’m not drunk. I'm very sober and I can tell that my head is gonna start spinning if I stay here any longer so—so can we go somewhere else, please?"
"Okay, yeah, let's go.”
The mysterious man ends up driving Bella’s car since he didn't come out with his own and he's driving to his house. Bella is sober, looking out the window and counting the billboards she sees and she thinks most of them keep looking at her as they drive away from the scene.
The man glances at her and wonders just how sad she is, how bad she wants to get away from whatever is troubling her and following a stranger home, someone she doesn't know and doesn't bother to ask questions about where they're heading to.
They arrive at the man's house. It's a friendly duplex painted a light shade of blue and white speckles at certain places. The street light surrounding the house is on and it's the only house visible in the area.
The man gets out of the car and opens the passenger door for Bella who thanks her and follows the man behind as they make their way into the house. While inside, Bella doesn't bother looking around the house but she can tell the man lives alone. The house is way too neat and she thinks the man might be—
"Angel, do you want anything to drink?" The man interrupts her thoughts and she snaps her attention back to the man.
Bella smiles at the man, enjoys the pet name more than she thought she would.
"A glass of water will do." She tells the man, grabbing her phone and shutting the device off.
The man hands her the cup of water and Bella chugs the whole thing down, setting the cup on the table and stepping closer to the man.
"We're here for a reason, right?" She asked him. The man smiles in response, caressing the side of her face and she nuzzles the man's palm.
"What reason would that be?" The man asks in a dangerous low tone, keeping his eyes on Bella’s flushed cheeks.
"I want you to make love to me, is that okay with you?. I know we're strangers and it's just going to be a one time thing. I can't—I don't think I can go another day without being touched the way I want to be touched and desire."
Make love to you?. The man says in his head, imagining Bella being into vanilla sex and all.
"Are you sure you're not drunk?"
"No, I’m really not drunk and I know what exactly what I’m asking for.”
"When you said to make love to you, you mean you're into vanilla sex?"
"I guess, that's mainly the kind of sex I’ve always had except that I haven't slept with anyone in three years."
The man takes her hand, leading her upstairs and her stomach twists with excitement and maybe nervousness. They walk into a room and the man shuts the door.
"Sit down for me, Angel."
Bella does, watching the man in anticipation as he gets rid of his jacket and his shirt.
Bella swallows at the sight of the man's body, the chest, his chiseled abs and he wonders why he doesn't have tattoos because they'd look so great on that beautiful body. The man steps forward, crowding Bella’s smaller body and Saint leans back a bit so the man is hovering over him.
"Are you sure about this?. We can just watch a movie and I’ll drive you back to your place."
"No, I’m sure. Please. " Bella begs, her eyes staring down at the man's rosy lips.
"But I’ll have to warn you, I don’t make love, I fuck, hard. " The man says before crashing his lips on Bella’s pink ones.
Arthur’s POV The man’s kissing is rough, he's pressing into Bella and their lips move against each other's and she forces his tongue into her mouth, sucking at the tip of her tongue and Bella’s shallow breaths turns into moans.Her hands clings onto the man's biceps, squeezing gently as their kiss deepens. She hasn't been kissed roughly like this, it's always been gentle pecks and kisses with her past relationships but this—she likes this. The roughness, the eagerness and desperation. She doesn't know when the man starts pulling her top over her head.She stares longingly at the man's lips, it's not even swollen from the way they kissed but she’s sure her own lips are a tad bit swollen because they are throbbing, and aching for more kisses—just more anything. The man stares at her chest, her gorgeous tits hugged so perfectly by her white bra.“Be a sweetheart and take that off for me.” The man says and Bella’s heartbeat quickened. She reaches behind her for her bra and slowly unclaps
Chapter 1It’s a normal sight to see a man and a woman getting asked or forced to marry for the benefit of their family. Back in the days, if a certain household owed money, they’d look for a way to pay off the debt and this included selling off their daughters for marriage no matter how young they were which was absolutely disgusting. If the debt is paid off, your daughter can return but if she’s not, she stays with whoever she wants sold to until the debt is cleared. Change is inevitable, now they actually let the females become of the right age and tag it a contract marriage instead of using the word “selling off”. Bella is just twenty five, small in size, about 170m tall. She has pretty brown eyes, full lips, full eyelashes that casts a shadow on the bridge of her nose whenever she closes her eyes. A pretty prominent nose, a nice jawline, she is gorgeous and it’s no surprise that she gets hit on countless times but neglects the attention.She got married three years ago, when she
Arthur’s POV Their normal routine was eating breakfast together, they don’t even exchange words besides greeting each other and then Gabriel leaves for work and Bella leaves afterwards.They come home and they eat dinner together and they go to bed, separately.The only time they got to talk more than five words to each other was when their family called for a small dinner party. They have to act like they’re the perfect couple but after each night, it goes back to normal.Bella couldn’t take it anymore.She knew Gabriel was working in his study and she went to meet him, to talk to him but after seeing the man in just small shorts that were inching closer towards his thick thighs and his black tank top hugging his body, she lost it.She shuts the door, stepping closer to her husband and then gets on top of him, basically straddling him.The man is surprised because Bella has never come into his study. She’s straddling the man and she grabs her husband’s free hands, dropping it on her
Arthur’s POVGabriel isn’t exactly wrong. Bella knows how much he does for her family and so she always tries her best not to provoke Gabriel so his family doesn’t end up suffering alongside her.“When I ask a question, I need you to be vocal. I’m gonna ask you again, I hope you know that your soul belongs to me and your life is in my hands?”“Yes, I know that and I'm sorry for staying out without telling you. I—I won’t o do it again:” Bella says, her tears finally falling on her face and she stares at her husband’s eyes, searching for sympathy but it’s just an icy cold look she gets.
Arthur’s POV Her mind is bargaining with herself , coming up with possible explanations because there’s absolutely no way any of this is happening, it can’t even be countered as a coincidence. Bella turns away from the man, suddenly so self conscious and she tries to ignore the nauseous feeling in her stomach. “Baby, are you okay?” Gabriel asks and she wants to roll her eyes at him so bad. She would’ve died after hearing the name of endearment but she preferred to hear it from someone else, the man from last night and the man who was now sitting beside the other guys, directly facing her. She tries to avoid his eyes at all cost, doesn’t bother engaging in conversations and she knows the man keeps looking at her but she dares not meet his eyes. She feels dizzy from being so anxious, what if the man says something to Gabriel . Oh God. She can’t breathe properly either and she doesn’t know if it’s the right time to excuse herself and walk back to her room, shut her and pray she ge
Arthur’s POV Bella stares at her phone even though it’s 2am and her phone finally starts ringing and the sound startled her but there’s a smile on her face when she sees ‘Mason’ on the screen.She picks up, chewing her lip and holding back her smiles.“That was fast, were you waiting for my call?”Bella can hear the amusement in the man’s tone.“I just happened to be with my phone.”“Sure, I believe you. How are you?”“I’m fine, I guess, I'm just anxious. What about you?”“I’m okay, what’s making you anxious?”Bella sighs at the question, cuddles closer to a pillow.“What I’m doing, with you. It’s- Ughmm- it’s wrong.”“Don’t overthink it and I won't do whatever you’re not okay with. Gabriel won’t find out either, I promise.” Mason says and Bella can hear the sincerity in her voice and she believes him.“Okay.”Bella stays silent because she’s awkward this way and she doesn't know what else to say."Saint?""Mhmm?""You looked so pretty today by the way."Their conversation afterwards
Author’s PovBella turns back at the door, giving the poor wooden door a dirty look and if it was a living thing, it would've shied away from the look Bella was giving it.Bella doesn't waste time dressing up because the last thing she wanted was getting scolded for being late.Twenty minutes later, She was dressed a black satin shirt dress that exposed her cleavage a bit and didn’t exactly hug her figure as she didn’t want Gabriel to think she put in effort to look good for him. She completed the look with black heels.Her outfit fit like a second skin and she couldn't be more appreciative to God for making her all-round beautiful.Gabriel was already outside, leaning on his car and waiting and if they didn't have such an odd relationship, Bella would've felt like those female lead characters who are stepping out of their house while their Prince Charming is leaning on his car, patiently waiting for her.And then, their eyes will be on their female leads, raking over their body and n
Arthur’s POV Bella is back on her seat. Mason had something to discuss with Gabriel and they moved to a quiet corner to talk about it but she didn't miss the looks she was getting from Mason.She couldn't help it, she was smiling because she liked the way Mason was looking at her then at her plate of untouched steak. She starts eating anyways, regaining back her appetite only because she wants to do something too, for Mason.*"I'm coming over tomorrow. I don't need too much stuff since I'm only staying at your place for a week." Mason tells Gabriel and the man nods, his eyes stopping at Bella who's now eating.Mason followed the trail of Gabriel’s eyes and smirked when he could see Gabriel watching Bella."What did you say to her in the bathroom? She’s suddenly eating." Gabriel inquired with his eyes never leaving Bella who's now drinking her water, a pout visible on her rosy lips."She was crying and then I asked him why, she said it was nothing and she was overreacting. I asked if
Bella steps closer to the door, her head dropped forward as she peeks inside the bathroom to see Gabriel's standing figure. Gabriel has his head thrown back, washing his scalp, scrubbing gently with his fingers, the foam on his head slowly disappearing.Bella swallows, her eyes tracing down Gabriel's back and stops on the curve where his butt stops. Blood rushes to Bella's cheeks and her stomach swirls with something like heat. She gawks at her husband's butt, one she's never seen since they got married. His thighs, the way they're so firm, huge and strong. His thighs are two of Bella's combined and the thought makes Bella shut her eyes briefly to inhale the smell of Gabriel's apple body wash.She wants Gabriel to turn around so she can look at the other stuff she badly wants to see. Gabriel's body proportion is insane, his body is gorgeous, everything Bella ever fantasized about, and she wants to touch.The heavens must be on Bella's side because Gabriel turns
Bella steps closer to the door, her head dropped forward as she peeks inside the bathroom to see Gabriel's standing figure. Gabriel has his head thrown back, washing his scalp, scrubbing gently with his fingers, the foam on his head slowly disappearing.Bella swallows, her eyes tracing down Gabriel's back and stops on the curve where his butt stops. Blood rushes to Bella's cheeks and her stomach swirls with something like heat. She gawks at her husband's butt, one she's never seen since they got married. His thighs, the way they're so firm, huge and strong. His thighs are two of Bella's combined and the thought makes Bella shut her eyes briefly to inhale the smell of Gabriel's apple body wash.She wants Gabriel to turn around so she can look at the other stuff she badly wants to see. Gabriel's body proportion is insane, his body is gorgeous, everything Bella ever fantasized about, and she wants to touch.The heavens must be on Bella's side because Gabriel turns
**—MY HUSBAND'S FRIEND—**Bella shuffles off Mason's lap, her head collides with the roof of the car and she doesn't have the time to let the pain settle in before dashing out of the car.She stares at her phone with wide eyes, contemplating on what to do.Mason steps out of the car, standing in front of her, aching to calm the younger down because it looks like she’d start hyperventilating soon."What is wrong with me? He said I should be back before ten and it's almost midnight.""Bella, calm down.""No no, please don't touch me." Bella says, slapping Mason's hands away.Okay?Mason winces at those words but manages to hide his expression."I'll take a cab home.""What? No, why would I let you do that when I can drive you home? Bella, I'm driving you home.""You keep forgetting that you're staying at our place! What do you think is gonna happen when we walk in together?""I'll park a few blocks away and you can go in. I'll come in later.""We both smell like alcohol. Mason, please—j
Arthur’s POV Bella walks out of the elevator and stops in her tracks when she sees Gabriel, who was also making his way into the elevator.Bella's grin instantly disappears, replaced with a frown.She walks into the elevator, knowing it's best not to step out, so she stays back as the elevator door shuts close."Where are you heading to?" Gabriel asks, typing away on his phone."Nowhere, I was heading home. Why are you here? You only come if you have a meeting with the book company, and you always tell me before you come. Do you need something?" The pitch of Bella's voice raises with every question, and for a moment, Gabriel looks like he might slap her quiet. But as always, the threat of violence is left hanging in the air, unfulfilled."Do I have to call you every time whenever I'm coming to my own building? I'm the landlord."Bella fidgets with her jacket and nods."Sorry." "It's almost seven, we'll have dinner together."'Oh God, please...no'Bella wants to say that, she really w
Arthur's POV Both adults manage to curb their flaming hormones by not messing each other up against the bar's wall but they walk towards Mason's car, where it's parked at a quiet spot and Bella's back collides with the car.She winces at the pain and Mason is about to apologize for pushing her too hard against the wall before Bella grabs his chest so Mason is hovering over her, pressing her lips hard on Mason's and they're kissing rather messily.Bella briefly remembers their first kiss, when Mason practically took her breath away with the roughness of his mouth, his intense kissing and she feels it now, how good it feels to be roughed up.Mason slips his tongue inside, sucking on the younger's and Bella's body is heating up, legs trying to clench together to stop her from seeking friction where she wants it best.Her fingers find Mason's hair and she first admires the softness, her tongue never quitting the urge to fight for dominance, to be in control but she knows too well that Mas
Arthur’s POV Mason parks near a bar Bella hasn't been to, adding visiting the bar alone to her to-do list. They both make their way into the bar after showing their ID cards. Mason drops his hand on Bella's back to guide her to the empty seats in front of the bar where the bartender is mixing drinks for some group of people. Bella sits on the stool carefully, with Mason on the one beside her, staring at the drink choices. Mason asked. "Do you have any idea what you want to drink?" "No, not really. I'll go with whatever seems okay to you." "Okay." The bartender turns to them, looking Bella up and down for a minute with a flimsy smile before his eyes stop on Mason who's intently watching with an almost obvious scowl. Bella doesn't hear the conversation between Mason and the bartender, she's scrolling through her messages and subtly checking the time. She still has an hour before she heads back home. The last thing she wants is to get on Gabriel's bad side for today. He hasn't sc
Arthur’s POV It's Monday morning and Bella has to rush to work. She doesn't even get to see Gabriel or Mason or even have breakfast but she does stop by at the cafe near her office to grab a cup of coffee. Steam clouds are rising from the dark liquid, Bella waits for it to get colder because she doesn't want to burn her tongue no matter how desperate she wants to chug the caffeine and stay awake. She doesn't own the building she works at. It belongs to Gabriel and the man had the conscience to let Bella start her cosmetics business in the building. She steps into the elevator and more workers rush in, greeting her as well and she greets back with a small smile. Her eyes stuck on the elevator door as it started moving. She doesn't recognize these workers so she figured they worked for the paper company downstairs that she shared the building with. One woman suddenly starts gushing. "I heard they'll be a society event soon and I'm so hyped. The men that always attend are all bachel
Arthur's POV Bella's hands slip past Mason's shorts and stop. She looks up at Mason, who gives her a small smile, encouraging her to go on. Mason hasn't stopped squeezing and touching her neck, making Bella even more aroused than she already is. Bella boldly dips her hand lower, warmth clouding her hands as her knuckles graze Mason's stiff cock. The effect of Bella's thumb grazing Mason's length has his grip on her neck tensing. Their eyes meet again, and this time, Mason doesn't have that softness in his eyes; it's replaced with dark, sweet, and longing desire. Bella finally grabs his cock, her palm barely covering the whole length, and her mouth waters at the thickness. Her finger finds a vein that runs from the base of Mason's cock, and she trails her fingers along it, following it to where it stops below the head of Mason's tip. Her eyes never leave Mason's; she wants to see the effect she has on him. Mason twitches in Bella's fluttering grip as she squeezes his length. Bella
Arthur’s POV It's Sunday evening and it's the official first day of Mason staying at Salvatore home. Bella refused to discard her parents' name and answer Gabriel's instead; at least, they let her keep her parent's name even though they didn't know they were throwing her in the lion's den. The name 'Salvatore' has gone places. The family name, as heavy as it sounds on the tongues of peasants, it's a name that reflects the blood that runs through the bearer's name. Before you set foot into Gabriel Salvatore's home, you'd get scanned because let's be honest, a lot of people hate the rich ones and would do anything to get their hands on them and be the last ones to take their dying breaths away. The gate of Gabriel's mansion has the initials of his name carved into the gate like she's someone born of royalty. It's a magnificent look to the mansion. Once you successfully step into the compound, you're attacked with pure beauty. The fountain in the center of the huge compound doesn't