"What do you think of my family?" Luca suddenly broke the silence that had reigned for several minutes after his private jet had taken off, heading back to Rockford. "Well, apart from Ramiro, everyone else is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Your mum and Ana are the best!" She answered. He chuckled. She might or might not have rumbled too excitedly, but in that moment she was too plagued with questions of 'what now' to care. Luca placed his laptop in front of him and powered it. But for the non-stop drone of the jet slashing through the air, silence reigned for the rest of the trip with the both of them focusing on their own thoughts. While Luca was busy with his laptop, Skylar took her phone, and using the password-free wifi in the jet, begun watching music videos on YouTube after putting in her earpiece to while away the unnerving silence. At least the unnerving part was for her. Her eyes basically stared at the screen with utter detachment, unable to help herself from wonder
Luca had a terrible night worsened with no sleep. That is, unless you decided to call two hours of sleep compared to his regular five to six hours any sleep at all.He tossed and turned and groaned in bed until finally, he frustratingly got out of bed and headed downstairs. Switching on the TV, he sat down to watch, but his mind wandered from what was being shown, far from the older woman looking all miserable on the screen. It wandered to Skylar, the woman he couldn't stop thinking about.The kisses they'd shared at his parents' house had unleashed feelings he was finding dangerous on so many levels. At least the attraction had been easy to control, but these nameless feelings... they made him restless all over.That was when the fear had rushed through his senses. Skylar was a beautiful woman, sultry and all that, but she was promiscuous. And there was no way he could be with a woman who didn't have commitment in her dictionary.Standing, he walked to the bar cabinet to get himse
"I'm leaving." Skylar announced when her closing time was up, her expression stoic. Just like that, she opened the door and left his office without another word.Luca was left frozen in his seat. Usually, she would add something like "Don't miss me too much" and he would smile and add a remark of his own. Why the hell was she so upset anyways? It wasn't even like they were dating for real.Throughout the day she'd remained hostile. Not in a disrespectful way, just enough to distress him in ways he hadn't thought possible. It was all he'd been able to do to hold on to his control and not give in to the ache compelling him to explain the kiss with Natasha to her, that he hadn't started the kiss.Sighing, Luca decided to stay for a bit longer. He worked for close to two hours until exhaustion crept in. He was driving on his way back home when he spotted her walking down the street.Rich dark hair cascaded down her back, swishing with the way in which she walked. Her figure was hard to m
Witnessing Luca's kiss with his ex had turned Skylar into a ticking time bomb waiting to explode, fast forwarding every time she met his gaze. Overtaken by an emotion she could barely explain, she dealt him her aloofness the rest of the day, her responses to him hostile enough for even herself to feel it.The bomb finally exploded in a voracious need for rebellion. He thought he could bind her to their deal and put her sex life on hold while he went about gallivanting with other women? She would show him!After closing from work, she grabbed a bite at a restaurant, headed home to have a shower and then changed into a well-fitting denim skirt with a semblance of seduction to it below a crimson lacy crop top. The combination was such that her shapely, beautiful legs shown, and the plunging neckline of her top was enough to expose her cleavage.As she walked down the street heading to Abby's Pub, a wild bar where she normally found men who were just as into the no strings attached stuff
"We have a deal, you restrain yourself for four fucking days, and the next, you are in a bar kissing another man?"Indignant, she glared at him. "You keep your dick to yourself for four fucking days and the next you're kissing another woman in your office?"He seemed to pause, understanding clouding his expression before he chased it away with a scowl. "This is what it's all about? Well I didn't go looking for Natasha and I certainly didn't expect her to kiss me. But what about you? You went to that bar intent on satisfying your libido. What? You're so sex crazed you can't go a month without getting a man to fuck you?"That look was back in his eyes - that disparaging look which now redefined what he thought of her; a whore. Fighting against the tears menacing to pool in her eyes, she gritted her teeth, scowling at him. "I didn't sign up to be controlled. I only agreed to pretend to be your girlfriend!""Is that what you think?" He chuckled cynically as he stepped close to her. She t
Luca cursed, getting into his car after shrugging on his suit, feeling his dick throbbing so hard that walking was excruciating.It was all he could do to keep himself from getting out of the car and storming back into the house to finish what he'd deliberately left hanging. Dragging her out of the bar had heightened his anger but while driving, the memory of her allowing another man to hold her, to kiss her had fortified the gnawing of that emotion he still hoped wasn't jealousy.His main intent on driving her to his house had been to rebuke her, remind her of the terms of their deal, but one look into her defiant eyes, the grey desire he could see lurking beneath the cluster of other emotions and he'd lost it, losing control to a need he had barely anticipated.The feel of her lips against his when he'd kissed her, the thrill that'd shot through him at that moment had made him realize that he wanted her. Badly. Much badly than he'd thought.Of course he'd always had this attraction
Skylar woke up a bit late the next morning, nervousness frolicking through her veins as her memories whirled to the night before, the budding moments between her and Luca. The sexual awareness had been gripping, the passion intense and out of this world.The first part had been about him driving her insane to the very brink and then leaving her, and she'd sworn to pay him back in his own coin, which happened in the second part. The feeling she'd gotten after driving him to the very edge and leaving him to fend for himself was an immense satisfaction.But as she got ready for work, she couldn't help but wonder how things with her boss were going to be from here on.By the time she finished, took a taxi since her car was at a repair shop, and got to the office, she was ten minutes late. She quickly went to prepare the usual cup of coffee she gave him every morning, and when she knocked on his door, it was difficult not to hold a nervous breath.She couldn't help but wonder whether Luc
"Do you know I dreamt of us last night? Do you know what we were doing?" Caleb, asked rubbing slow circles on her hand."Let me guess," She said teasingly. "We were happily married with children and still more in love than ever?"An abashed smile curled up Caleb's lips when he obviously realized he'd used that line on her before. "What, you had that dream too? This just goes to prove my point that we're soul mates. Can I see you outside work?"Nostrils flaring, Luca glared between his friend and his PA while they flirted with each other, but they payed him no heed. This wasn't the first time they were flirting, and normally, Luca would've just been annoyed. But today, his jaw ticked and the muscles in his biceps pulsed with tension and another emotion he was too scared to admit. Especially after all that had happened between him and Skylar last night."Of course." Skylar replied to Caleb's plea."Really? When? Where?" The man's eyes gleamed with excitement and anticipation.Skylar st
Hey guys,This has been a long journey of a little over three months, and I know that reading this story must've been a bit frustrating because of my unscheduled updates where you never know when to expect the next chapter in a day. But y'all stuck with me, and I'm so grateful for that. Thank you so much for the patience.There were times I wanted to give up because writing was so stressful but all your comments kept me on my toes, along with all those beautiful gems you gifted me. They're truly appreciated.A few of you might not agree with some directions I decided to take, but I realize I can't satisfy everyone. I do believe in second chances as long as the other person is remorseful and willing to change. And I tried to be as realistic about the whole thing as possible.That being said, this is my first story on here, and I'm not perfect. There's always room for improvement for my future books, so do let me know; Where did I lack? What could I have done better? Were there issues yo
The first clue read: YES! YES! I KNOW THAT YOU'RE A DAY OLD, SO LOOK FOR THE FIRST TREASURE WHERE THINGS GET COLD.So Skylar did remember. Grinning like an idiot, Luca figured the first one out easily. It was obviously the fridge. But they had two. One in the kitchen and another at the corner of the wall near the dining table. He took a chance on the one near the dining area, and he was right.His first treasure was there, a somewhat rectangular gift wrapped up so that he couldn't see what it was. Attached to it was the second clue.It read: A MAJESTIC THRONE THAT NO ONE WANTS, YET WE ALL HAVE TO RULE OVER EVERY OTHER DAY.His brows drew together. A throne? Since he was standing around the dining table, his eyes went straight to the chairs there first. But the clue said no one wants it, so it definitely couldn't be those chairs. It took him five minutes of running all around the ground floor before he finally figured it out. When he did, he burst out laughing. What the heck? So the t
ONE YEAR LATERLuca was pissed.The day hadn't gone exactly how he'd envisioned it, and he'd been complaining the whole evening. The unfortunate listeners of his lashing out were Caleb and Abhishek.“How could she just forget?” He grouched. “Everyone remembered. My mum, Ella... Heck, even you guys remembered. And she forgets?”“Uh, with all due respect, your highness, your mother gave birth to you. She's the most inclined to remember when it's your birthday.” Abhishek had the very salient idea of mocking him, becoming the recipient of Luca's very unhappy glare.Caleb wasn't fazed though. “Dude, why are you making this a big deal? I'm sure Skylar had stuff on her mind and things to do, and she must've forgotten. Just remind her when you get home. No big deal.”Luca transferred his glare to the other man. “No big deal? It's not like we're 60 or something. We've just been living together for a year! How the hell does she forget my birthday? She didn't have to remind me when it was her bir
Licking her tongue down his neck, Skylar groaned along with him as she stroked his hard-as-granite dick. God, she loved how his dick felt in her hand. So warm and meaty and hard and just so damn good. She found herself salivating, her mouth's wish to get reacquainted with his delicious member.Without hesitation, she dropped to her knees, sliding his pants and boxers down to the middle of her thighs. His erection bounced out, the huge member bumping against her face Grabbing it, she licked him from the base up to the tip, reveling when he let out a sharp sound of pleasure."Fuck, Vanilla." He groaned. "Open that mouth of yours. Just like that."Taking the tip in, she swirled her tongue around it for a bit before taking him further. Just like she remembered, she could only get half of him in without gagging, but almost four years of not doing this didn't mean she'd forgotten how to work within her limits.She had Luca groaning and gasping for air as she bobbed her head up and down, let
Once Alex left, Luca refused to talk about anything having to do with him. He claimed he wasn't upset, but his actions afterwards proved contrary.He drove her to her house so that she could get dressed for work, but he barely said a word to her.Laura was horrified when Skylar told her about what Alex did, but the nanny ended up also concluding that Alex definitely didn't have bad intentions. That only seemed to tick Luca off some more.He drove to the company in brooding silence and didn't even give her a goodbye kiss when he parted to go check out some issues with Brandon Wood, the new branch CEO.Then again, Skylar was definitely not prepared for any PDA that would blow up the secretaries' group chat with gossip. She knew most of the people in the company thought she climbed up too quickly and had always linked it to her having an affair with Hector Lancaster. She didn't want them seeing her with Luca and making all sort of bullshit up to suit that narrative again. Luca didn't say
Alex caught the swaying of Nicole's body before she let go, so he had enough time to react and catch her in his arms."Hey. Nicole? Nicole?" He called out softly, realizing she'd passed out.Lowering her onto the couch, he held her cheek in his hand and tried to shake her gently, but she didn't react in any way.Panic shooting through him, he gathered her into his arms, ready to take her to the hospital. He didn't know what was wrong with her, but he wasn't about to take the chance of waiting for her to wake up first.Getting out of the apartment, he was just heading towards the elevator when she finally stirred in his arms."Nicole, you're awake. Thank God!" He said but he didn't stop the journey to the elevator."Alex, where are you taking me?" Nicole groaned."To the hospital.""I'm conscious now. I don't want to go to the hospital." She said and began squirming in his arms just when they got to the elevator, wordlessly demanding to be placed down.Alex obliged and placed her on her
Chewing on a bowl of popcorn, Nicole sat on her couch, fast-forwarding through scenes of the K-drama she was watching on her TV. There was only so much of the goofy, cute banter she could enjoy before she got tired of the lack of story progression.Just when she got to a scene that looked to be exciting enough, her doorbell rang. Pausing the film, she set her bowl of popcorn aside and went to get the door.Her heart nearly leapt out of her chest when she opened the door to find Alex. Partly because she hadn't expected him and secondly because his face looked like a mess. He had a black eye, other bruises, and stitches marring his face."Hey, Nicole." He flashed her smile and winced like it hurt him to do that."Alex, what happened to you?!" She exclaimed, scanning his face in horror."Uh, I got beat up?" He chuckled a bit, obviously trying to deflect the gravity of the situation with humour."I can see that!" She said, "But who did that to you?""Can I come in first?""Of course, of c
The muffled sounds of a screaming match yanked Skylar out of her deep sleep. Groaning, she snapped her eyes open and tried to focus on the altercation. She couldn't hear much, so she slipped out of bed and approached the door, the voices getting clearer the closer she got."You have some fucking nerve showing your face here, you imbecile!" That was Luca, and he sounded very angry.The sudden sound of screeching couches and painful groans snapped Skylar into action. Realizing she was just in her underwear, she quickly grabbed the dress she remembered wearing yesterday which had been thrown on the bedroom sofa and slipped it on. Opening the door, she rushed out of the bedroom and came to a startled stop at what was going on.Luca was beating the hell out of Alex who was lying helplessly on the couch. His body was vibrating with aggression, and he seemed to be channeling that aggression into every punch. Alex's face already looked like a bloody mess, yet his blows were so heavy that she
Before the tentacles of doubts could bury its roots inside his mind, Luca held himself firm and shook his head, slicing through it until it was completely dead.No, he refused to believe it. He refused to believe that Skylar had done this to him. It just couldn't be.She loved him. Over the weekend, she'd shown him that with so much passion he'd felt it within his soul. There had been nothing like uncertainty about her love.Besides, during their fight regarding his marriage proposal, she'd told him that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him too. She wouldn't have never said anything like that if she didn't mean it.And he believed her. He wasn't going to make the mistake of jumping to conclusions again. He'd been there before, and where had that landed him? In hell, for four fucking years. There was no way he wanted to go back there.There had to be some plausible explanation as to why she was in Alex William's house sleeping in his arms in that state. An explanation that