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2024-12-24 14:29:44Scarlett’s POV
The 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, gestRelated chapters
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Scarlett’s POV I could tell Aiden knew I didn’t believe him. I mean, how could I after all the stories about his childhood I’d heard from Sephy just earlier that afternoon? He was just like all the other rich kids - primped and spoiled. From what I heard, Aiden couldn’t cook himself a decent meal, not even a sandwich. And here we were with the best cream shrimp alfredo pasta I ever tasted in my life. In my heart, I knew Aiden probably ordered it from some high-class Italian restaurant, just to apologize to me about what happened. Somehow, he knew food was the way to my heart. “The apology? Let’s get this over with,” I said, rolling my eyes. “You can have some more chicken,” he replied, dismissing my words. “I made more than we could eat.” Classic Aiden. Avoid, evade, and impose. I was getting used to this routine already and it was starting to bother me a lot less. I knew my words and decisions around him
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Scarlett’s POVSpending the next few days at home proved to be easier than it was. I poked through pictures of art pieces and their cost prices, looking through whatever histories they had, where they came from, and how best to make them even more appealing. Some of the pieces were not even art, I figured after looking through a few pictures the curator sent to the brand new iPad Aiden got me and said I was supposed to work with. I saw pictures of a khopesh, a weapon which looked very similar to a scythe, so much that the resemblance was uncanny. It was to be shipped in from some museum in Egypt, and I was already drawing short presentations on how to make it seem more appealing. What rich people seemed to spend their money on surprised the living hell out of me. There was not only art, but artifacts out of ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and even India. There were round stones, jeweled crowns, among other things. I wondered what they’d use some of these ar
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Scarlett’s POVThe summer haze was beginning, the heat settling on the world and bringing a warmth that I relished. I thought back to summer mornings in college when I’d take a walk with Callie across the grounds, and I smiled. How life changed in the twinkling of an eye. Here I was, with an expensive white wine in my hand and the clear water of the swimming pool rippling out in front of me. The smell of chlorine was familiar, and it hit my nostrils as the breeze wafted across the grounds. It helped me relax, and for the first time in a while, I felt at home. With just the water and the open air, I was reminded of the times when Dad and I used to go to the community swimming pool and run laps across it. I stepped closer to the edge of the swimming pool and bent to drop the glass and bottle of wine. My distorted reflection rippled back and forth and I reached to let my fingers into the water. Missing the good old days of feeling my mus
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Aiden’s POVI never forgot anything. It was a trait I took pride in, but something was just off today. With the opening and commissioning of the galleries fast approaching, everyone at the office had their knickers in a twist. Most especially me. Besides, I was tired from all the cooking and talking I did with Scarlett last night. Of course, it was interesting, but I’d burned my hands so many times that my hands were numb. When I held my pen between my fingers, I couldn’t even feel it. Gosh, I was still regretting my decision to cook dinner. But after last night, it was looking like one of the best nights of my life. I liked the witty banter I had with Scarlett, the soft pout of her lips as she tormented me, the slight sip of the cognac that made her stretch that beautiful column of skin at the base of her throat. Fuck, she was sexy. I’d given Scarlett a job, quite a lucrative one, enough to take care of herself and whatever she might
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Aiden’s POVHer body was one with the pool, melding as if they were one entity. She pushed through the water, lithe body cutting through and slashing the waves to ribbons. Then she came up for air at the other end of the pool, popping the bottle of wine. I watched her drift across, fiery red hair sticking out from under her swim cap and gluing to the back of her neck. She was goddamn beautiful. “Where did you learn to swim like that?” I asked, staring at her. I could tell she was surprised from the redness flowing into her cheeks and her slight stutter when she replied. ““Wh- What are you doing here? I didn’t think -“You didn’t think I’d be back home till evening? I didn’t think you’d go skinny dipping either. But here you are.” I couldn’t take my eyes off her. The swimsuit clung to her body, and I could see her nipples through the almost sheer fabric. God, I wanted to have them in my mouth, roll my tongue over th
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Scarlett’s POV“Don’t tell me what to do, Scarlett,” Aiden said, his voice cold and authoritative. For some reason, I liked the way he called my name; the creamy roll of the r, the soft enunciation at the end as if I was the only one who could ever possess that name. We were so close that I could feel the heat of his body, the musky sense of him invading my senses. He leaned in close, and his hand gripped mine. Lust took over my mind with a force I’d never known before, and I moved a little closer to him. “Since I’ve shown you how brave I am, will you teach me? Or will you hold this over my head like a sword and torment me with this all my life?” His mouth was dangerously close to my skin, and his slow exhale fanned over my neck. Heat rocked my pelvis, and I couldn’t speak, couldn’t move. I was transfixed at the sight of him: the dipping of his chest, the corded bronze muscles rippling beneath perfect skin, abs like a beating heart.
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Scarlett’s POVA whimper escaped my lips as he kissed my collarbone. I pulled him close, felt him push against my legs. His hands pried my legs apart, his hands seeking flesh. I stopped caring about holding back, because more than anything, I couldn’t hold back for Aiden Vilarez. He was the one temptation I couldn’t suppress, and alarm bells rang in my head. And then he kissed me. I felt like I was on fire, and the air turned to molten glass. He tasted like coffee and sugar, and himself, tongue slipping into my mouth. I kissed him with hunger, a desire I’d been thinking of these days when I worked on sales pitches or traveled to Sweden. I could feel how hard he was against my thigh, and he kissed me until the world went out of focus. He cradled me against his chest, and I felt like a person would in front of a fire after spending days in the snow. I melted, inhibitions going out the window. The water lapped around my skin, churning as
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