Zane:“Kiara, I... I didn’t do that,” I say, and she scoffs, shaking her head as she backs away from me while I try to go after her. “But you had sex with Gia.” I stop when she says this, and then she looks me in the eye, causing my heart to break even more.I hate the way she sees me, and I regret not telling her in the first place, but back then we weren’t close, and I hadn’t let go of the hate in my mind for her.“Then why won’t you let me go? You leave me in the house, then you go out there, have sex with her, and...” her voice begins to crack, and I feel a piercing pain in my chest. “... then you come back to lie to me you had a meeting. Why, Zane? Tell me you aren’t more than the monster they said you are.”“What?” I ask as her words break me, but I try to remember when I got the lipstick. “You can call me anything but a liar, because I would never lie to you, Kiara. I never had sex with Gia after we...”“I became your sex toy? We just have an understanding?” she questions, and
Kiara:I wake up after a couple of hours, and I notice my body is void of Zane’s touch. I do not want to open my eyes, so I run my hands on the left side of the bed to get his attention, but I find it bare.This makes me alarmed, so I open my eyes, turning to the left to see him sitting on the chair close to the bed.“Zane,” I call out softly. He stares at me briefly, forcing a smile that I can barely see through the dimly lit room. “What are you doing?” I ask, and he stays mute for a split second.“You should get some sleep,” he says, but this makes me worry, so I get to my feet and walk to him.I stare into his eyes, which glisten in the dimly lit room, and when he opens his mouth to speak, I place a finger on his lips, sliding down onto his lap. I place one arm around his neck, the other on his chest.“Tell me what is bothering you. You had a pretty rough time last night, and you haven’t rested, so tell me, please,” I say to him, and he takes a deep breath, taking my right hand off
Zane:The first thing I see when I wake up is a message from Boris asking me to meet him at his house. A part of me feels this is not going to be a pleasant meet up, but I try to shrug it off.When I get to his villa, I make my way inside, heading straight to the living room where I find him by his bar in a corner, sipping from a glass of wine with one of his men on standby.“Good morning, father,” I announce from the door, making my way to him.“Good morning, Zane,” he replies in a stiff tone and then turns to the man beside him. “Leave,” he says to him, and the man gives a nod, making his way out of the room while I rest my hand on the counter.Some may think it is a little too early to drink, but drinking knows no bounds in my father’s house.“Pour yourself a glass,” he says, and I do so, then I clink mine with his.He forces a smile on his face.I take my shot, and he does too, both of us squeezing our faces at the burning sensation. I pour another one for myself, and he presents
Zane:Twelve days is all I have to think of a plan to save Kiara. I can’t kill her, and I will not, because it will mean killing myself. I have never had a reason to live, but with her, I have hope.“Could I have said no?” I question myself with my hands firmly gripping the wheel.I’m so lost in thought that I do not notice the red light in front. I cross it at once, and in that moment, I hear a screeching sound, and a car halts close to mine, causing me to come to an abrupt stop.“Are you blind or something?” the lady in the car yells, and I roll down my window.“I’m sorry,” I apologize, then I move my car forward, cornering to the side of the road where I stop to think.Nothing comes to mind, but I spot a flower store up ahead with a middle-aged lady tending to the flowers displayed in front. All I think of is Kiara, and the thought of her warms my heart.I start my car, then I put a call across to Rufus.“Is Kiara home yet?” I ask as soon as he picks up the call.“Yes, she is havin
Kiara:The way Zane treats me is dreamy but I hate the way he leaves. I want to be a part of him, even if I haven’t made this official, but he ups and leaves me every second.“You’ll get to smell them if I get a kiss,” he says, and I scoff, inching close to his face.As I close the gap between us and he shuts his eyes, I turn away, allowing his lips to crash on my cheek, causing me to let out a chuckle while his face crumples into a frown.“You got your kiss, so let me go,” I say, pushing his hands away, getting to my feet. Then I make my way to the couch, which has the large bouquet of multicolored lilies in a wrap.Leaning forward, I place my nose on a petal, taking in the scent of the flower.“That’s enough to give me an orgasm,” I say, and I feel Zane’s hand around my waist.“I could give that to you right now,” he says, and I slap my hand against his arm, turning around to face him. “What? I know you want it,” he whispers in my ear, pulling me close to him, allowing our bodies to
Kiara:“Did I do something wrong?” I ask as he pulls away from me.His eyes narrow, and I sense fear from him. He takes a few steps backward for a moment, with his back crashing on the vanity behind him. With his left hand grabbing the vanity, he places his right hand on his chest, taking a deep breath.“Is something wrong?” I ask, and he shakes his head. “Zane, please talk to me,” I say, and he looks at me with a plain face.“It’s... it’s just too soon, and I didn’t expect it. Why didn’t you tell me earlier?” he asks, bringing his face to a frown. “I have a lot of things planned out, and I do not think twelve days is enough to execute them,” he says. “Will I ever be able to impress you with my lousy self?”“Stop it, Zane!” I raise my voice a bit. “I do not care if you move the earth for me or you buy me candy on my birthday. Being there is all that matters,” I say to him, then I make my way towards him. “I love having the finest things in life, but that is an addition to what I alrea
Kiara:“Morning, sleepyhead,” Zane says as I struggle to pull my eyes open.My forehead is met with a kiss, causing me to flip around with my eyes tightly shut. He gets up from the bed, and I think he is leaving, but then my eyes are attacked by the rays from the morning sun, causing me to groan as I pull the cover over my head.He walks up to me and yanks it off.“For the love of the moon goddess, Zane, I’m going to…” his lips on mine silence me before I can finish my words.I groan and open my eyes.“It’s the first of September!” he says with a smile on his lips. “Your birthday is in a couple of days, and you have only five days, including today, to prepare for your birth week, which will happen in Greece,” he says, causing the sleep in my eyes to vanish.“Five days? What if I do not know what to wear? Or…”“Your time starts now, love,” he says, and then he gets up to leave. “The card is on the table; get whatever you want,” he says, and he vanishes.I groan again, forcing myself ou
Kiara:The next time I open my eyes, it is morning, and I’m on the softest mattress in the entire world, in the most beautiful room I have ever seen.I turn to the side to see Zane lying on one arm, facing me with nothing but a towel around his waist and a single rose flower in hand.“Good morning, love,” he says, and a smile appears on my lips.“So, what are you supposed to be?” I ask, and he sits up, handing me the rose.“Cupid? The love of your life? I can’t choose really,” he says, and I chuckle, then I spread my hands out, giving off a yawn. “Are you hungry? I ordered something for us,” he says, then he gets on his knees, inching close to me on the bed.He breaks the head of the rose from its stick, tucking it into my hair, and I stretch my hands, opening and closing my palms, causing him to lean in closer for me to wrap my hands around his neck.I place a kiss on his lips.“You are perfect,” I say as he pulls away.“I’ll be irresistible after this date,” he says, and I roll my e