I nodded. "I guess the night was a success." "It was." I didn't realize it but he was in my face now, only a step away. His hand went for my waist, pulling me into him. "Let's keep it that way because my mother is right by the door trying to listen in on us. I guess we weren't very convincing." I took a slight peep and there was a shadow right at the door. "What should we do?" I mouthed His hand lifted my chin. "A kiss should do the trick."
View MoreScarlett’s POVI kept screaming until I shouted all the rage from my body. Aiden and his nonsensical ways. I slammed my curled fists into the bed, not caring if I made unruly sounds or not. I just needed to get it out of my system. When I righted myself again, I picked up my phone again. I logged out of my socials, after looking at the comments. People were asking who I was, and like Aiden always did, he brought me into the light. It would only take some young person living in their mother’s basement to find out my identity. I groaned, and checked through my messages. They were mostly from Calliope - Callie -, my best friend. We met in nursing school on the first day, and we ended up being roommates. From then, we only grew to be tight friends. But I didn’t tell her about my situation, my contract with Aiden Vilarez. No one could know about it. It was something that was supposed to go away quietly, forgotten by the world. But there I was in the
Scarlett’s POVI woke up feeling like someone poured a bucketful of sand into my eyes. The sun was pouring into the windows, sending bright lights running into my head. I closed my eyes, and I wanted to push the heels of my palms into them until they burst. A headache was starting up and it sent amebic shapes floating in my vision. “Gosh, what time is it?” I asked, and reached for my phone on the bedside table. I almost knocked the lamp off the table, but I managed to right it at the last moment. I couldn’t keep accruing debts, and I needed ways to pay off what I already had. I sucked in air through my teeth, snuggling further into the warm sheets. I hated being doted on by the maids in the mansion, but they sure knew how to keep the room exactly how I wanted it. I never knew how they managed to do it, but the sheets were always clean, the bed laid, the pillows fluffed. At some time in my life, I would have loved the princess' attention, but I
Aiden’s POVI ached for satisfaction, but this was something to be relished, to be slowed down. I kissed her senselessly, ceasing to think. I was wild with hunger, a loss of control. While she kissed me, my fingers reached for the invisible zipper holding the sheer fabric of her dress together. When I didn’t find it, I yanked the dress up, letting it ride on her waist. She yelped when I grabbed her ass, soft flesh dimpling in my hands. It was a happy sound, more like a rasp. Her throat was dry, I knew, and deepened the kiss. My heart raced wildly; my thoughts solidified, stuttered, taking flight. Scarlett moaned against my mouth, her shoulders heaving, fingers weaving through my hair. There was a rush in my veins, a deliciousness of champagne and her in my mouth. My hardness continued to press against her, and my thigh spread her legs open. The kiss was no longer the one I was used to - controlled, domineering. It was pure and unbridled lust, s
Aiden’s POVStanding so close to Scarlett in that dress was doing unthinkable things to me. The defiance blazed in her eyes, hard and unrelenting, turning those deep green pools to hardened emerald. Under the light of the lamps I could see the slight pout of her lips, their fullness. ‘Gosh, I want to kiss her again,’ I thought, staring into her eyes. “You live in a hyperbole, Aiden Vilarez. A world of self-exaggeration and delusions of grandeur. This is only a contract. I don’t want you. I never wanted you,” She said, her eyes darkening. The words stung, but for some reason, they didn’t have the same force her words usually had. I was more focused on her heart beating wildly at the base of her throat, the smooth skin of her neck I wanted to ravish with kisses. Scarlett had never been this bold. She shied away from confrontations and looked away from me most of the time, choosing instead to stare at my shod feet. I knew the alcohol loo
Scarlett’s POV My body was turning against me, dammit! I could feel my bones turning to liquid, my inhibitions falling down like shackles. I felt lighter than I had in months, and with the wind in my face, I felt on top of the world. The alcohol gave me a burst of confidence, and everything might have been perfect if I hadn’t just kissed Aiden of my own accord. My heart was racing faster than I could breathe, and my chest tightened. I thought of a few curses in my head, but nothing could describe this other than a major fuck up! Aiden was smiling, that lecherous one that made his handsome face look devilish. “I always knew you had that in you,” he said, and I turned away from him. Shame, guilt, and anger - the unholy trinity - tore through me, cresting like tidal waves. My cheeks were hot, almost flaming. I couldn’t bear to look at him now, the wicked grin spreading easily across the features. I wanted
Scarlett’s POVThe first few courses went by faster than I expected. I could tell that I was on the verge of being drunk, my words flowing more smoothly from my throat. The conversation with Aiden no longer felt forced, and he even cracked a smile or two. He was still the same domineering man who commanded the room with simple gestures, who had the world at his feet. Scarlett was beginning to see things from his perspective and she blamed the wine. It was why she hated drinking. It usually ended up with bad decisions, something wild with the undertone of darkness, and a hangover that would last for hours. But she didn’t worry. With Aiden, she felt protected. Safe, even. “Any places in mind where these health centers should be?” she asked, genuinely interested. He smiled for the sixth time that night. Yeah, I’m counting because this is a rare event. The gruff man I knew was now replaced by someone a bit less godly and a lot more humane
Aiden’s POVI drank in Scarlett’s form - the inky pools staring back at me, the curls of stray hair on her cheek, the soft tug of her lips as she smiled. It was all so enthralling, that I had to catch myself a few times from staring so hard. I despised how one woman could have such an effect on me, turning my thoughts into nothing but meaningless chatter. She seemed different than all the other women I’d met, those little gold diggers with their birkin bags and burberry coats. Scarlett didn’t like the dress I bought her even though it looked like it was made only for her. The pink accentuated the milk of her skin, making it finer than silk. I yearned to rip that silk of her body, for her skin to spill into my hands. My cock strained against my pants. Gosh, she was making it so hard to concentrate on what she was saying. The words flowed into my ears, but my mind could not process them. I only wanted to pull her close, to feel the heat of her sk
Scarlett’s POVI knew that this was going to be a long night from when we stepped out in front of the restaurant. Aiden passed his keys to the valet and led me inside the place. It was beautiful, with low hanging chandeliers and golden lights. The maitre d’ met us at the door and offered to take Aiden’s coat but he declined. The waiter led us to our reservation at the back of the restaurant, just overlooking a lake. The moon was full in the skies, the night warm. Ordinarily, this would have been the perfect date night if I was with my boyfriend. But I was with Aiden Vilarez. This was the perfect place for a setup dinner to show the world that we were still a couple despite the scandal. Aiden pulled the chair for me to sit, and I might have thanked him for the gesture if it wasn’t so scripted. Aiden would have never done that on a normal day. He was the kind of person who had the world at his feet, and he didn’t need to be chivalrous. But this w
Scarlett’s POVThroughout the drive from the luxury walk-in store to the restaurant Aiden suggested on the way out, there was only one thing on my mind. It was his words back at the store. ‘I always make reservations at places like this for my women,’ he had said, spreading his arms on the chair like a relaxed feline. ‘My women’ was a possessive phrase, and it wrapped around me like grease. I was not his woman, or one of his women. I would never be his woman. I just had to pay this debt and get him out of my life. I couldn’t wait to get back to my life, to be the nurse I always wanted. Hudson was still in the hospital, and I tried to keep the tubes running out from his body from my mind. It hurt being unable to do anything to help my brother, to save him. If only Dad hadn’t embezzled funds, I wouldn’t be in this situation. I wanted to blame him, to scream at him for putting me in an impossible situation with Aiden Vilarez, to fight hi
Scarlett's POV Mr. Matthew, the secretary seemed to wait up for me as he led the way. He knocked thrice before stepping aside and letting me in. Staring like a freak, I gaped at the magnificent interior. I had not an ounce of artistic skills but I knew a work of art when I saw one. A large mahogany desk with brown blinds hanging from behind. A beautifully white tiled floor that I could see my reflection in them. I stood in the middle, completely lost when a voice called out to me. “Are you done?” I looked forward to finding a dashing young man staring right at me with a blank look. I blushed vigorously as I made my way to him. Taking a closer look, he was breathtaking. His jet black hair styled so effortlessly my breathe seized. The tailored suit fitted to his large frame I could almost imagine what was underneath. He gave me a weird look and I realized I was staring again. "I'm sorry. Your office is so beautiful, I couldn’t help myself.” He simply nodded, offering me
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