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2024-12-20 15:59:19Aiden’s POV
Another sigh. I picked up my newly delivered phone and called the landline at home. There was no answer. I called three more times, no answer. I decided to stop being a coward, and I dialed her number.‘The number you’re trying to call is not available,’ the operator’s feminine voice said, and I ended the call.I tried a number of times, but the same thing happened again and again. In the end, I resorted to a text message. Then, I sent several, but there was no reply. Scarlett was probably still angry with me.“Sir, are you there?” Matthew’s voice fractured my thoughts.“I’ve been standing here for a while,” he said when I whipped my head around to face him. “Is everything okay?”I closed my face off with my hands and took a deep breath, switching into business mode. My staff didn’t need to know my business. It was one thing I never did and would never do. Mixing business with sentiment.“Yes, everythingRelated chapters
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Scarlett’s POVSitting together with Sephy inside the private jet with its plush leather cushions and soft interior was unsettling and it had me on edge. We eventually decided to go to Sweden despite the weather, and Sephy couldn’t stop talking about it. She spoke about her last visit to Sweden, the last fashion show she went to, how she had a friend who knew all the good fashion houses they could go shopping. It was all too much for me to digest at once, so I asked her to slow down for a little bit. I was even getting bored, but I was still surprised at the fact that the family had a private jet, and Sephy had almost never flown commercial. Even if she did, which would be once in a while - a way to feel less rich because she wanted to - I was sure it would be nothing less than first class. “Even been outside the country?” Sephy asked, leaning back into the camel-colored leather. I shook my head. It was useless lying to Persephone. Sh
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Scarlett’s POV“It’s perfectly normal to have jitters before your big day,” she surmised. “I was jittery too.” I laughed. “Now, that’s a lie. You look like you rolled out of bed perfect. Nothing could ever go wrong with you, Sephy.” “Thanks for the compliment, but I wasn’t always like this. More than forty years ago, I was just like you. Attracted to one of the most powerful men in the world. We’re the same, you and I. We’re attracted to power.” I suppressed the laughter bubbling in my throat. Attracted to Aiden? Not in this lifetime. If anything, I was disgusted by him, his behavior, his ruthless persona. I hated every inch of him. But my body remembered how I moved against him, his tongue sliding into my mouth and driving me crazy, his fingers slipping inside me, the softness of his intimacy. A part of me loved the way he pinned my body against the car with his, his hardness riding against my stomach. Heat filled my cheeks
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Aiden’s POV “Shit!” I cursed for what felt like the thousandth time that evening, as I yanked my hand from the burning skillet. I groaned, swearing in my heart that I was going to kill Matthew the next time I saw him for this piece of advice he’d given me. Cooking wasn't a strong suit for me. In fact, it wasn’t a suit at all. I had burned myself so many times, that the amount of food almost didn’t matter. My eyes were still burning from when I tried to cut an onion, and my eyes watered. I struggled to know why I was crying and sniffling as if I were a child, but the tears kept coming. Even now, my face and eyes still burned. It was an onslaught I never wanted to experience again in my life. The smell of burning food permeated my nostrils as I dumped the sixth slab of steak into the bin. The scent of charred meat hung in the air, and smoke filled the kitchen. I’d turned off the smoke detector after the incessant pinging started when the second steak slab started burning. There
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Aiden’s POV I returned to the blog, scrolling through my phone. From six tries, I’d come to the conclusion that I was bad at making steak. My father made it at the end of every month on his trusted grill in the backyard when I was little, but I never gave him the chance to teach me. Cooking seemed messy, after seeing my father’s hands coated with spices, the wild laugh on his face, the choking smoke wafting from the grill and clinging to his clothes. I didn’t want anything like that, so I avoided it like it was something that could kill me. In hindsight, I wished I’d taken the time to learn how to properly cook a steak and spice it without burning the house. Besides, part of it was my mother’s fault for hiring expensive chefs from all over the world. She never touched a pot throughout the entire time I knew her. If she did, maybe I wouldn’t be this confused. “Do you need a hand, sir?” Maria’s voice came from behind me. “I’ve been watching you for quite some time.” “No,
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Scarlett’s POVI set down the glass and cleared these thoughts from my mind. They were none of my concern, and my time with Aiden was counting down. I wanted to make sure to enjoy it as long as I could. “So, his grandfather still calls him Auggie from time to time. Sounds like a name you’d give to a pitbull or a golden retriever, but what can I say? It makes me laugh so much.” Sephy burst into laughter, and soon, I joined in too because I found the whole thing hilarious. For someone as ruthless as Aiden Vilarez, this was a revelation I could use to torment him. At least for a while. We talked for a while about necklaces and coffee types and cosmetic surgery. I observed Sephy closely; her choreographed positions, the gentle way with which she leaned back in the chair, how she lounged in glamorous lassitude. It was all so fascinating, as if all the wealth had seeped into her skin and made her more human than she was. “Do you love him?”
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Scarlett’s POVI stared long and hard at Aiden’s lithe form in the dining area, the lights dimmed such that it formed a golden halo behind him. His skin was bronzed from the amber light, piercing blue eyes staring back at me. Like a few days before, I felt a desire rush into my blood. Heat flowed to my pelvis, and I could feel my body responding to just the sight of him. I hated how my body behaved, like I was nothing but a common whore who wanted Aiden at every opportunity. I didn’t know if he knew about the way my body acted around him, but if he did, he sure was using it to his advantage. The thought of that even made me angrier. God, I hated him. The bags of the things we bought were all around me, a cacophony of designer packets and jewelry cases. I saw him look at me, then at the bags, and back at my face. A smile crossed his features, making his eyes seem softer than they normally were. I was drawn to those beautiful pools of b
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Scarlett’s POVThe meal would have been a good idea if he didn’t have that commanding tone in his voice, and maybe I might have listened. But I wasn’t about to be ordered to sit down at a table and look at him. I had my own autonomy when we were in the house. “Scarlett, please stop,” he said, in a low apologetic voice that stopped me in my tracks. “Can we talk about this?” I was still angry nonetheless. “So now, you want to talk about this? After telling me that your decision was final and there was absolutely nothing I could do about it?” “I’m sorry,” he replied. “Tell me what you want, Scarlett. Tell me what you want me to say and I’ll say it.” I stopped moving and turned to look at him. He had a look in his eyes, one that I’d never seen before. His stare was hard and unflinching as always, but there was something different about them, a new permutation I’d never seen before. He was apologetic! “Please, sit,” he said, gest
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Aiden’s POVI sighed, running fingers through my hair to relieve me of the stress. “Is she in?” Maria nodded. “Yes sir, she’s in her bedroom. I just finished changing the sheets and making sure the room was cleaned.” “Did you notice anything unfamiliar? Or familiar? I don’t even know what I’m saying at the moment.” She shook her head, her eyes going to the bunch of flowers in my hand. “No, no. Miss seemed like her normal self. Is something the matter, sir? Anything you need me to help you with?” “No, no. I just wanted to be sure if this was a good time. Dinner is set, right?” “Yes sir. I made sure the chef kept the covered food in the refrigerator, so it’s easy to heat up. Should I help you with that before I leave for the night?” I shook my head. “I can handle a microwave at least. Thank you very much.” “No problem, sir. I’m just doing my job.” She ambled away quickly, leaving me in the gloom of the living room. Rolling the bouquet in my hands, I went to the kitchen first to
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Aiden’s POVDusk settled in the skies like a lover’s kiss, sending golden and purple streaks through a formerly blue sky. I watched the skies change color, the purple deepening like a bruise until it began to turn dark. This was one of my daily rituals - watch the skies, and think of my place in the universe. But only this time, I didn’t think of myself. I thought of a familiar flame-haired woman and her luscious pink lips, peridot eyes and skin like milk. I thought of her long fingers searching for pleasure in my hair, the breath from her mouth hot against my cheek. I’d been thinking of her a lot lately, so much that it threatened to take away my sanity. It was strange how she barreled into my life like a whirlwind, taking control of almost every part of me. It seemed rather beautiful, tempting even. She was a force to be reckoned with, a person with so much control of herself that she started breaking down at my heart, chipping away pieces little by little. I cleared my mind and
