(Aya’s POV)While people loved to indulge in the sin of eating cakes or pastries, it was the process of baking I fell in love with. This may be a part of my job, but whenever I baked, I got myself lost in my own adventure, from preparing the ingredients until the dough transformed into something delightful.When Red told me he knew one way of baking without stepping out of our bedroom, his deep voice and the way he said it was so sexy that he seemed to have turned on the oven inside me. Red and I had brought the missing ingredient, the stirring emotions of falling in love with each other that spread the fire inside me when he claimed my mouth.I parted my lips, releasing a sensuous sigh as Red caressed my bottom lip, licking and nibbling playfully before thrusting his tongue between my lips and delving deeper into my mouth. I moaned and eagerly tangled my tongue with his, and like him, I explored deeper, tasting the sweetness of his kiss.This feeling was brand new; there was exciteme
(Red’s POV)It was entirely logical for me to feel sexually attracted to Aya; that was what I felt the first time I saw her sitting in the study room for her interview. Hiring her was a mistake, but firing her made me insane. I proposed to her not because she was my only choice but because something about her fascinated me, and her saying yes intrigued me more.I knew she had the piece of my heart the first time we met, but I was a coward to admit it to her because I thought she preferred to be with a woman. It was not difficult to love a woman like her, and I was willing to do everything to make her heart forget about her painful past.I was not expecting this to happen, kissing and touching Aya. This was like a dream, having her in my arms, hearing her moan my name many times, whimpering and shivering her body with my touch and kisses.This was embarrassing to admit, but I had never done it with Scarlett before, as she did not like me kissing her on her private part. With Aya, I fel
(Red’s POV)I woke up at the sound of her cell phone alarm. Not wanting to wake up Aya yet, I reached for it to turn it off, but after swiping it, her wallpaper surprised me. It was the day we went to The Oak Lake, and I was eyeing the snapper fish closely in the picture.“You looked adorable in that picture, Red,” Aya muttered, smiling as she opened her eyes.“Really, Aya?” I rolled my eyes. “You could have at least chosen our wedding picture.”She giggled softly as she got up, pulling the blanket to cover her body and leaning back on the bed’s headboard. “I love that picture.”“How about the one in the picture?” I asked, only teasing her.Her lips curved into a playful smile. “The snapper fish?”“The snapper fish?” I pouted, crawling under the blanket and biting her thigh.Aya shrieked, curling her fingers on my hair and pushing me away. “Oh, please. Don’t.”I did not listen, licking higher.“Oh, God, Red… please, let me shower and wash that part.”I raised my head and looked at her
(Aya’s POV)I stared blankly at the garden, missing the sun's golden color bringing color to my surroundings as it rose in the sky. The truth? I didn’t know why I was here, but after making love with Red many times, I took the opportunity to hide here when Liam called because of an urgent issue. He assured me it was not related to work but something private that needed to be addressed immediately. Whatever it was, it must be serious because he had missed breakfast and was still in his office.“Aren’t you going to answer that?” Red asked, startling me. He chuckled, took my phone, and sat beside me. “This could be important, Aya.”“This is your fault. You took my sanity away,” I joked, glancing at the screen and thinking about who owned the number.“Should I go?” He asked, pointing to the door going to the dining room.I shook my head and held his hand. “Hello -” My forehead furrowed, hearing noises from the background.“Aya, Uncle Dannie here,” he answered.“Uncle Dannie?” My eyebrows
(Aya’s POV)One moment, I was in pure bliss, only to feel anxious the next. If I were to ask, I wished I could go and beg my father in person to come home. At the time he decided to leave and go to St. Agatha, I was distracted, a mistake on my part. Without Addie and me closely monitoring him, he tended to forget his maintenance meds and do things he shouldn’t be doing anymore.Without the kids at home, I had to do something to divert my mind to stop overthinking. Baking was my only solution at the moment.“Is everything okay?” Addie asked when she found me in the kitchen.“Yeah,” I smiled, glancing at her and returning my attention to spreading another thin layer of batter into the baking pan.“Then something is wrong,” she muttered as she pulled the chair and sat across from me, watching me as I focused on perfecting the layer of batter in the pan.I scoffed, lifting one corner of my mouth and shaking my head as I placed the baking pan inside the oven.“I know you, Aya. You never ma
(Aya’s POV)The worst thing about being in this state of feeling, I wanted to see and be with Red all the time, but I only saw him when I offered to bring his coffee and the cake I baked for him. He was on a video conference when I came in, so Cora had to take the tray from me and place it on the coffee table near the couch. My plan of seducing him didn’t happen.Being in love sucked!I usually took my semestral break as a chance for me to get more part-time jobs, but since the day I became a Mrs. Carlington, I focused on my full-time job.A mother.A wife.The wife part was another work in progress because Red had to go on a business trip last week, and the honeymoon came in later.I heaved a sigh as I walked the long hallway, thinking of Ariana, whom I had not seen much. It was quite different when she was not around, and I hate to admit that even if she constantly bugged me about my wardrobe, I missed her company.“Aya!” Leslie waved her hand, smiling excitedly as if we had not see
(Red’s POV)Liam moaned, moving his head from side to side before leaning on the chair’s headrest. He closed his eyes and sighed again.“I should not have bought my own house if I’ll only be sleeping on the plane,” he groaned, opening his eyes when the cabin crew came with our breakfast.“You should have declined when I asked you if you wanted to join,” I sighed and leaned my head to the side, glancing at my kids in the lounge area, having breakfast except for Onyx, who was having a tantrum early this morning. Aya carried our son in her arms, trying to pacify and entertain him.“Why is your boss grumpy today?” he waggled his eyebrows at Cora.She shrugged her shoulders but pressed her lips together to suppress a smile, which she failed to do.After getting off the plane, Liam went to the next one to join us on this five days vacation. He sat up, picked up his coffee, and moaned as he inhaled the aroma of his drink.“What’s with Onyx?” Mike asked, joining us. “Why am I here?”“Don’t as
(Red’s POV)“Daddy, where’s the beach?” Sapphire asked, raising her head to look at me. In her other hand was a toy bucket filled with silicone sand molds.“Beach?” My eyebrows knitted as I turned my head, finding Ariana.Like my daughter, my sister looked disappointed to see that Sherrilyn’s mansion was in the middle of a private residential area. Her arms crossed over her chest as she whispered to Leslie and Addie. Violet walked toward the porch and waited for someone to open the door. Sherrilyn was home and was ecstatic about our surprise visit, but now I wondered why it was taking her maid minutes to open the main entrance.“I told you there’s no beach here,” she rolled her eyes. “But there’s one nearby … I think,” she pursed her lips as she looked at me, confirming her thought.Violet was only four years old when we last visited here, and the beach resort she remembered was one-hour away from this place. Visiting Sherrilyn didn’t happen regularly, not because I didn’t want us to