Kira's POV
"We're here," Dad announced as he drove towards a huge black gate. "Wipe that frown off your face, Kira. And quit folding your arms like a petulant child," Mom chastened, glaring at me. "Why are you doing this to me?" I grumbled and heard my dad sigh. "Do not be dramatic. I am mad that we are late for the appointment with Barnes. Don't get me angrier." "You engaged me to a stranger without my consent and you expect me not to be dramatic? If I were Stella, there's no way I'd be in this car right now." "Exactly. That foolish girl has corrupted you!" Dad snapped. The gates pulled open and my stomach turned queasy as our car slipped into the compound. My mouth dropped as I gaped at the huge mansion before us. "Just how many people live here?" Mom shook her head in disapproval. "You have to act with dignity. You cannot be so uncouth when you meet with Mr Barnes, do you understand Kira?" I grumbled that I was going to do whatever the hell I wanted. My brows knitted as I replayed her words. "Wait, did you say Mr Barnes?" "Yes," Mom replied, adjusting her blonde hair before glancing at me from the front seat to see if I looked okay. "You need to fix your face. And wipe that frown off your face Kira!" Barnes, I thought as we stepped out from the vehicle. Wasn't Xavier's last name Barnes? My heart leapt in my chest. Could it be that the man I was engaged to marry was Xavier? Oh my gosh. My belly fluttered with excitement. At least he wasn't bad to look at. And the naughty dirty things he could make me do. My thighs shook as we walked into the mansion. I pressed them together momentarily to relieve the ache in my pussy. An older man with silver streaks and familiar blue eyes stood together with his wife in the living room. "Mr Andrews," He greeted, extending his arm out to my father. "A pleasure to see you once again." "This must be Kira," His wife praised, smiling widely. She looked too young to be Xavier's mother. "Good morning, Mrs Barnes," I greeted, trying not to sound as nervous as I felt. "Oh, call me Monica," She said, pulling me in for a hug. "Asher has been waiting to see you! I'll bet no one is more excited about this engagement than he is." A butter taste filled my mouth. Asher? A man walked in then. He was tall and lithe and sadly his eyes weren't the deep blue I was hoping to see. They were green. Like Monica's. He looked boyishly cute and while that was nice, I couldn't help feeling disappointed. "Hi Kira," He greeted with a smile. "I'm Asher Barnes. Your fiance." "Hi," I muttered, looking down at my heels. Mom gave a nervous laugh. "Kira can be a bit shy," "I see," Monica replied. "Why don't we allow the couple to get familiar, yes?" "Isn't that putting the cart before the horse?" I snickered. If I wasn't so pissed, I would have laughed at the mortified look on my mom's face. Asher's smile widened and he looped his arm with mine. "I know right. Shouldn't we have been familiar before we got shackled to each other?" "Oh, would you look at them? They're taking each other's side already," His mother gushed. "Why don't you show her around the house, dear? Take your time. " "Kira," Asher called and I walked away faster. I didn't want to talk to him. Or anyone else. I just wanted to be left alone! I walked through the hallways, going wherever my legs led me. In one of the hallways, a giant family portrait caught my attention. There was Monica, her husband and Asher beaming together as a family. And then there was a man standing separate from them. The intensity in those blue eyes took my breath away. Xavier. Xavier was related to Barnes. To Asher. I closed my eyes, trying to calm my nerves. If Xavier was in the family portrait, that could only mean one thing. "Hello baby girl," A familiar voice rasped. I turned around to see Xavier standing mere centimeters behind me. In the flesh. Huge, tall with a darkened gaze that could melt a woman's panties off her. He did not look surprised to see me. That meant he must have known. He must have known who I was all along and- His arm wrapped around my waist pulling me against him. I gasped at how every inch of his hardness pressed against me. "W-What are you doing?!" I whispered. "Taking what is mine," he murmured, capturing my mouth with his in a kiss. A jolt traveled right between my thighs. He could kiss. Oh good heavens! His lips melded and moved with mine. His tongue teasing apart the seam of my lips and slipping right in. Taking. Dominating. Demanding. "Kira," Asher's voice reached my ears. "Where are you?" I moaned, breathless when Xavier pulled away. "I love that look on you," He whispered. "I have thought of nothing else since we spoke." "You knew," I accused, the high I had felt from the kids disappeared. "You knew who I was. You knew I was-" "To marry my brother?" He drawled, arching a brow. "Yes!" I hissed. "Of what consequence is that?" "What? What does that even mean? I'm your brother's fiancee-" "You are mine," He said nonchalantly and it annoyed me even more how turned on I was by his words. "You're crazy," I snapped and turned to leave when he yanked me back to him. "Xavier," "Wrong word, babygirl," He chastened. "East wing, fourth room from the right. Meet me there in thirty minutes." "And if I don't?" "Then you'll have to be punished, yes?"Kira's POV"I am officially an orphan," I grit into my phone as I stormed into my apartment. "Today I disown my parents and will live a tulmumtous life."Stella scoffed on the other end. "Yeah right," "Can you believe them?!" I asked, kicking off my shoes in anger. "They betrothed me without my consent?! Who the hell does that, Stella?! It's the freakin 21st century, who on earth gets betrothed these days?"Stella chuckled, obvious enjoying my breakdown. "Girl, I always knew shit was wrong with your parents, I just didn't know it was this bad." Groaning, I flopped on the sofa in the living room, holding the phone pressed to my ear. Grabbing a handful of my golden blonde hair, I hissed through my teeth. "I still can't believe this! You can't believe this too right? Tell me you can't!" "Oh I believe it." My best friend snickered. "Your parents are bat shit crazy. Always knew that anyways. I suppose it's a good thing you're starting to see it."You're not helping Stella.She cackled
Kira's POVFuck I was doomed. I reread the message, closed my eyes and wished I could disappear from the surface of the earth. Xavier Barnes was an expert software engineer, who's blog on data analysis I had read for an assignment. I had saved his mail for Professor's Ford class a few days ago. Swallowing, I tapped on the reply button. Kira Andrews: Hello, I'm Kira. Please ignore the message, it was a mistake. Can we pretend this never happened? I would appreciate it. There. Any decent person would understand it was a mistake and- My phone pinged interrupting my thoughts and there it was. A reply from Xavier Barnes. Jackass, I snapped mentally then took a deep breath. " I apologize once again. Please overlook it."Stella sent a message gushing over the list ans telling me to go for it. But I couldn't focus on her words. What if the Xavier Barnes guy tells Professor Ford about the list? What if this resulted in one those messy internet scandals?! I would be shamed! Ther
Kira's POVI checked through my phone for the one thousandth time before getting out of the car. It was an Audi, Dad had gotten me last year because I had aced an award in Data analytics. He had been so proud, I thought he was going to sleep with the award plague by his side every night. "No reply," i mumbled to myself. I hadn't gotten a word in reply from Xavier and with each step I took towards the house, I felt like a stupid person. What was I thinking sending pictures of me in my underwear to a man I didn't even know?! What of he thought I was disgusting? I had spent the day stalking his social media. Turns out he was a big deal. Hot CEO of a tech company with over 15 branches. He was one of America's most eligible bachelors. No wonder he thought I was a stalker. He probably got nudes sent to him every day. I stopped at the entrance, frowning when a box glared right up at me. A delivery? A gift? Probably an apology gift from my Dad. Mom would never apologize for trying
Xavier's POVI was a damned bastard. I had heard those words for more than half my life yet never believed them. Until now. Not until now. My phone vibrated with a message and quickly I tapped on it like a fucking starved man. Because I was. Oh I had been for a long fucking time. Kira. "Oh fuck," I leaned against the counter, viewing the picture she had sent me. She'd cropped her face, yet her blonde hair managed to spill over her breasts. That tanned skin, fuck! She had that golden glow on her skin that made her look like honey. Honey that would melt and run down my tongue. Her breasts, oh hell, they were lovely. Perky round globes covered in a white lace bra They looked so damned feathery against her skin, cupping the beauties, making my mouth water. "I take it you like it then" She sounded so fucking hopeful on the phone, it killed me. "Like it?" I mumured. "You have the best set of tits I have seen in a long while, Kira." "Oh," she sounded breathless. Ah
Kira's POV"Here's how this will work, baby girl," Xavier said, his voice low and raspy. It was past six in the morning. I had woken to his calls and I had never been so thrilled in my life. I could still remember last night. It played vividly in my head. His instructions, that voice, that deep low voice that made it so hard to say no to him. That made me want to do as he says. It was terrifying. After my orgasm, when he had ended the call, I'd fallen asleep thinking I had to tell him not to call me anymore. The hold he had on me was... Unsettling. I had been told what to do all my life, by my parents. I didn't want to put up with a man who told me what to do as well. Well here I was now, curled up on my bed, covered in just bed covers and panties with my phone pressed to my ear listening to his hypnotic voice. "You do as I say," He hummed. "And I'll do everything on your list." "Everything?" I asked. That would mean he wanted to meet physically. I wasnt sure I wa