"Why did you let Miss Rose go, sir? Aren't you afraid of something happening to her?"
In the midst of bandaging the wound. Travis noticed the changing ripple of the face, at times cold, at other times suddenly very shady. Theo's gray eyes sometimes moved out of focus, which then blinked... staring at Travis wordlessly. "This whip wound, Miss Rose did it?" A slow nod made the corners of Travis' lips curve faintly. "So why did you let Miss Rose go, sir?" he asked in almost a whisper. Travis looked down as a sharp flash loomed right in front of him. Theo sighed, then pulled both arms back as the bandaging was completed. "She begged me like a desperate woman. How could I keep her here." The first time Theo opened his voice since entering Travis' room. The adonis's face turned back, highlighting the empty bed that just moments ago displayed Rose's shadowy body. "Do you stillFive sleeping capsules lay on the surface of his palm. Theo shifted the capsules randomly with his thumb, hesitating to swallow the entire amount. He didn't know what was making his anxiety explode. The chest thumping was more intense than usual. Inevitably, the dose Travis had given him was simply not enough to make Theo fall asleep the way he wanted. He needed something more, increasing the number of capsules a little more probably wouldn't be a big deal. Theo's arm reached out for the glass of water on the nightstand. Preparing to consume the sleeping capsule, before someone pressed his lips. "I guess you really want to sleep in 'peace' forever," Rose quipped with emphasis. One free hand separated three capsules, leaving only two of them. "That's the dose Travis recommended to you, unless you can't count." Suddenly the gray eyes blinked. A deep frown appeared on Theo's forehead when Rose gave a faint smile.
A single word from those hot lips ends a negotiating act that is quite a relief. Rose's body arched upwards as almost every light touch was done in the same way as worship - so gentle, as if she was Theo's precious pottery. With both hands bound. Rose touched the black hair that lingered on the chest area. Theo sucked on both defiant nipples in turn. Once the man looks up, his lips seem to gloss under the flash of light. Before celebrating the peak. Theo frees the shackles on Rose's arms, so that the fingers touch the rough chest that has begun to grow overgrown with hairs. It felt like Rose wanted to annihilate them in the same way as the other day. "Theo." Rose swallowed harshly feeling the penetrators slowly breaking in - giving her a sense of tightness as she was filled to the brim. The creeping, rising, falling, releasing motion sent an undeniable rush of pleasure. "You're so tight," Theo said, push
"Dore, wake up, hey, you've overslept. Don't let me douse you with cold water." A soft voice whispered, provoking the gray eyes that were closed... to open slowly. Beautiful. One word that could turn the peaceful thumping in the chest into a nameless loud knock. Theo rose to take a cautious stance. The look of gray just like his was as foreign as pain. For the second time in as many years, the woman appeared wearing the most peaceful smile of the last seen. Why? "Dara?" "Yes, it's me." The light touch on the skin of Theo's cheek froze him in place. He studied Dara's beautiful face for a long time. He couldn't say anything, other than his eyes turning red. "Did you miss me, Brother?" Theo nodded repeatedly, confirming what Dara had said. Spontaneously his arms hugged Dara as tightly as possible. Theo buried his face there, between her shoulder and the open
"In an hour don't forget to bring breakfast and warm milk to the guest room. Rose may still be sleeping, but you can wake her up later." Theo spoke without looking at the other person, focused on adjusting the cuffs of the long shirt sleeves he was wearing. As for Beatrace, the middle-aged woman could only bow obediently, not daring to lift her face to look at her master directly. Ever since Afilia's mess, anything Beatrace did ended up under pressure. She really felt bad for the misunderstanding. Thankfully, Theo chose not to make a big deal out of it. "Are you sure you want to drive yourself, sir?" asked Lion, skeptical of the leg condition that looked a little different when the man beside him took a step. "I'm fine. You just do the tasks I give you." Not entirely true, perhaps the word fine was just a form of transition, for indeed the pain sometimes stung in some spots. In t
The series of important points listed on the summary of the proposal offer did not fully capture Theo's attention. Occasionally, his eyes would squint, aiming at the face of a man who seemed to be hesitantly taking a sip from a cup of late cappuccino. Then the lips thinned to clear the remaining cream. "Has my father returned to Italy?" asked Theo as he closed the neatly bound sheet of paper. "Yes, sir." One of Theo's eyebrows rose high. The tension between unfocused twitching eyes made him link his fingers with his elbows resting on the restaurant table. "So, Keneddy, while my father was in Canada, what did you have to do to delay the meeting twice?" Theo paused for a moment. Reading the reaction on the face of the man called 'Keneddy'. Then he chuckled sarcastically. "Don't think of this cooperation as a kinship. I want everything to go according to procedure. Form a team to work on the swot analysis.
"Afi, where are you and Lion going?" The two halted in their tracks as the door to the guest room swung open. Rose, looking much fresher, raised a puzzled eyebrow. Her attention was fully focused on the large tote bag in Lion's hand, as well as the decently dressed Afilia carrying a small bag on her shoulder. Afilia turned to look at the handsome face beside her. "Lion can I have a one-on-one talk with Miss Olesya?" A question she was hesitant to ask. Afilia was afraid Lion would refuse. However, the man said yes. Choosing to move a few meters away from his position after saying goodbye to Rose. "Starting today, I'll be staying in the dormitory. Take good care of yourself, okay," Afilia said softly, the bitter tone clearly audible. The sad look she showed was as glassy as the tightness she had to endure. No matter what the new environment would be like, Afilia hoped that she w
The corners of those dark eyes were constantly watching Rose's every activity at the bar counter. The casual movements and shady look on her face left her a little clueless. It had been more than 10 hours, the medicine she had been given should have worked effectively, or at least Rose should have felt severe contractions and bleeding. However, everything she expected never happened. Rose seemed fine, so what was wrong? With a stifled growl, Magdalena pursed her lips. She placed the glass of wine in her hand onto the pantry, then approached Rose who was staring at her no less sarcastically. "Looks like you're getting bold with me, bitch. Why are you looking at me like that?" asked Magdalena with a displeased chuckle. Glancing at her for a moment, Rose continued to sprinkle additional toppings on her waffle nonchalantly. "I've never been afraid of you, but I don't have time for trouble-making humans."
Lion's lip movements stopped. The phone screen shown right in front of his eyes made him swallow harshly. Taking a bite of the second piece of waffle should have been no problem, until Theo came in drenched and with an intimidating gaze. The ashen glare seemed to strip him to the bone. Lion didn't think he had sent a text message, except to call Theo directly at Rose's request. He didn't. Lion calmed his emotions as much as he could. Grabbing his own cell phone, he checked for messages that were never there. Someone who pranked him must have erased the digital trail so that he wouldn't realize such a thing. Travis! Lion's face turned warning. "I just left you for the bathroom. You hijacked my phone instead," he hissed in annoyance. The ignorant Travis, invited to dine together, plunged him into the abyss. "Your business is with me, Lion!" The piercing tone made Lion look straight ahead a
Rose had to admit that Theo was quite different by remaining silent when their position was intact. The last sentence from her was ignored, the man was busy sniffing Rose's body scent. Deeply nuzzling the surface of her flat stomach. "Take a shower." Rose played with the black hair warmly. She smiled as Theo looked up at her. "Take a bath with me?" The ash bead drowned Rose deep in the warm ocean. She pursed her lips as she pulled Theo's facial skin wide to the side. "I'm old enough to bathe by myself. Hurry up...." A faint shake of Rose's head brought her to fall on her back on the bed. Theo's thirsty face and the man's large fingers began to dig into a t-shirt depicting a black bear, just like Theo who was currently resting on top of her. "I told you to take a shower, Theo. Not—" Rose was silenced by the tongue thrusting into her mouth. The sound of a wet sniffle trails off—a greeting of desire igni
Slowly Rose's eyelids slipped from their valves. The same Theo stared, silhouetted against each other in the mirror—Rose was lost in the seduction of the locking gray bead. "I was thinking of Oracle. He knows I don't like wearing earrings. Deliberately gifted me earrings so I'd wear them," Rose replied, successfully drawing one of Theo's eyebrows up high. "He's here, isn't he? Why don't you go straight to him." Theo's baritone voice whispered softly. Comparable to the smile on Rose's lips that curved again-this time briefly and too faintly. "He's back home ...." "Home?" Rose's body was slightly freed as Theo moved his face away from the crook of her neck. "Yes. Axe came to pick him up earlier." One step away she found Theo moving backwards. "Strange. Oracle came home because he was afraid of me, right? Did I hurt him too much?"Theo's quiet tone disturbed Rose's mind. She scrutinized the few times Theo's expre
Rose didn't care how the swaying bed jerked like a violent swinging shock. She maximized each powerful gallop like a giant crashing into the earth. Theo's body was a soft target for her feet. The man moaned in a submerged voice. Yet, also with pleasure... sometimes asking Rose to move from one spot to another. "Up again, Sugar. Up to the shoulders." Rose chuckled, still doing everything Theo wanted. One foot stomped even harder on her husband's hot, sexy shoulders. "That's it," Rose said. One leap ended the earthquake on the surface of Theo's body. She flung herself down beside the sleeping man. "You said you will give me back my gift box!" "I need to know. Who gave you the gift?" "Oracle. Here, give it back quickly." Rose's arms extended to pull the red velvet box in Theo's grasp. Their positions were in sync, both using their arms as a fulcrum to lift their chests. "Let me open it." Theo's large fingers separa
"No, you don't. You had your fill of acting like a baby last night." Rose ruffled the remaining strands of hair that still dangled over half of Theo's face. She looked down, searching for the most comfortable spot to strike. "Ouh, Sugar ...." A contrived hiss. Rose knew that no matter how much she clenched her teeth, it wouldn't give Theo much leverage. "Let go. I have to meet, Axe." "You son of bitch. I hope you don't leave before I get back." The chances of escape were slim in the conditions Rose had to face. She wasn't going to waste it, deliberately hunting her nimble footsteps leaving Theo alone lost on the bed. Rose reached for the doorframe. The hinges clicked after she positioned herself facing the man who had been calling impatiently. "You're taking so long." The stifled protest from the owner of the deep, raspy voice uploaded a barely perceptible smile on Rose's lips. "Sorry, Axe. I h
"Open your eyes, Theo." The throbbing was still as loud as it had been the first time Theo had spoken. Rose's heart and head were fighting each other. Each fighting for the space that overlapped the boundaries she had created for herself. In between came a strange feeling, which Rose could not organize into a symphony. She was a jumbled mess of randomness. Should have reconsidered Xelle's sentence a moment ago, was it true that Rose was trying to stay with someone who made her get lost in her own feelings? .... No, she wasn't. Rose didn't want to be confused by all that reality. As far as possible, she separated the things that shouldn't be lodged in the deepest corner of her heart. Towards a kind of choice which is the most appropriate to win Rose's sanity. She didn't want to be conquered. "Wake up. Get up, Theo!" Rose squeezed the clay muscles in her husband's arm. Turning the curled up body to face the ceiling of the main room. "T
"What conclusion?" A look of unequal color narrowed sarcastically. Rose's face was lifted a little roughly until she looked up and stared at each other. "It's so bad that even saying his name scares Oracle. And you say he didn't mean it?" Xelle's whisper was like a spark of fire. Quite disturbing if Rose had to admit it. She brushed off the lingering link of fingers, though Xelle's actions were not hurtful. "Theo didn't mean to. I was the one who misplaced the Oracle in our midst," Rose argued, not realizing how the blind finally blinked. "You're defending him, Rose?" Rose swallowed harshly. The glint in her eyes flickered quickly. "I'm not. It's just that you don't understand. I told you, that Theo did that out of his control. He had a nightmare last night." Rose held back the lump in the back of her throat. "You know I love Oracle, Axe, he's my son too. But please don't make a mess here. I've seen my husband hurt enough times. Not anymore. P
"Oracle, are you sure you want to go straight home? Not wait for Om T to wake up first?" Oracle's rejection firmly dispelled the offer Rose had repeatedly made. Rose's breath rushed out, lips pressed together thinly. She contemplated everything that had not and would happen. In front of her, from a distance Rose had guessed what Xelle's reaction would be, if the blue bruise on Oracle's conspicuously elastic bandage—covered wrist caught the heterochromia's eye. As slow as a leaf combing Rose changed position. Towering high, she awaited the quick approach of the one who was now beside her. "Daddy." The thin curve of the lips responded to Oracle's greeting. A neat knit of eyebrows rose with Xelle's sharp eyes scrutinizing. He took a deep look at Rose's face, then turned back to the first focal point. His large body knelt down, light as a feather to reach for Oracle's small fingers—noticing carefully the cloth wrapped densely... breaking the suspi
"Travis." Rose pushed her way in, making the man behind the ledger jump. "Sorry, Travis. I was in a hurry." "What is it, Miss?" The light question came after Travis closed the thin sheet marked with a string. "Do you have any painkillers or anything to treat the bruises on Oracle's hands? Theo just had a nightmare and accidentally did this to him. I'm scared if anything happens." Travis's eyebrows shot up. "Mr.T just had a nightmare?" he asked. In stark contrast to Rose's haste. Travis was too calm to notice the extent of the bruise. "No need to worry, miss. You'd better see the master, I'll treat him." Travis smiled. She hesitated between refusing or agreeing. Rose glared at Travis and Oracle's faces in turn. She blinked. "Are you sure there's nothing to worry about?" "Yes, Miss. I can handle it. You should see the master. He may need you." Stunned, considering things from all angles. Rose finally sighe
"Uncle T, you hurt me. Let me go!" "Uncle T!" Rose tried to understand the situation in the dim room. Faint squeals of pain clashed in the air. Rose frowned, as the almost uninterrupted movement in its entirety pulled her closed brown eyes wide open. In front of Rose several black events were fully recorded, broadcasting the silhouette of a rough resistance along with a small body that was trying hard to pull himself out of the grip of the subconscious. Rose's heart hammered violently. All the chaos overlapped to form ornaments in her head. She took definite steps, quickly bringing half the darkness to light. And then some things that Rose couldn't digest properly, appeared in a heap, jolting her feelings. On that torture—like bed .... Oracle was completely unable to resist the strong grip that could be seen from the muscles digging into the surface of the large, clayey, man—sized arms of the person there. The