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Chapter Twenty-Four - Creepy Nicholas
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“Don’t you seem to be in a hurry to throw me out?” asked Nicholas, watching her with hooded eyes as she bustled about in the kitchen. Alyssa was acutely aware of his stare and of his promise of another kiss but she tried hard to look busy. She wouldn’t allow another kiss at all! Nicholas was toxic to her system and she wouldn’t let him crawl under her skin and into her heart. “No, I need to go and see Hayley. I have two tickets to an evening movie show and I want her to tag along.” Contrary to her expectations, that got Nicholas’s attention and he ambled towards her, his eyes fixed upon his prey. “Why can’t I come along?” he asked innocently and Alyssa would have believed him if she didn’t know otherwise. “No, you can’t. Look, I know why you’re chasing me, Nicholas. So why don’t you stop? It’s not working and Alexander isn’t here to see your conquests,” muttered Alyssa. Nicholas’s jaws dropped at her implications. He had that motive earlier but now it was purely out of interest tha
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Strangely her words didn’t have any effect on him as he just walked over and climbed into her passenger seat. “I knew Hayley wouldn’t agree to go. So it seems you’re stuck with me,” said Nicholas with a smirk that Alyssa wanted to erase. After forcefully kissing her, after proving his point, he now had the audacity to accompany her to the movie when it was because of him that she was going. She needed to get him out of her system. “I don’t need company, Nicholas. I just want to be alone.” Nicholas shook his head and took out his mobile phone. “Hey, Mike! Can you come down and collect my car from Barclay mansion,” he instructed someone over the phone. “That was my neighbor. He’s coming over to pick up my car and then we'll be able to go.” “You’re not invited, Nicholas.” Nicholas clutched at his heart and grinned at her. “Don’t push me away Alyssa. I know now that you’re not immune to me. So I still will chase you to the end of the world.” Alyssa’s jaws dropped hearing his weird re
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Soon Alyssa forgot their topic of discussion as she munched on the crispy beer battered fish dipped in ranch dressing. “This is amazing! I love this dressing! Where did you get it from?” rambled Alyssa while Nicholas watched her with a small smile of satisfaction on his face. “Let it be a secret so that I can be the one to bring it to you whenever you want it.” Alyssa didn’t mind his creepy retort and tucked into a slice of deep-dish cheesesteak pizza that was her absolute favorite. “I ordered the same thing last week at Lucas’s house and Sienna and mom loved it too.” “Oh, they might be knowing your secret restaurant. I’ll ask Sienna.” She grinned at Nicholas who groaned. It was the first time they ate amicably, without fighting, without arguing. Nicholas told her how he panicked when he received his mom's distress call. “What happened to granny?” Nicholas looked a little upset and told her about granny’s sudden sickness. “She fell unconscious all of a sudden and when mom checked,
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“I’ll think about it,” said Alyssa. She somehow had an inkling that maybe it was Nicholas who had sent Maxwell here with a job offer for her. However, more than that, what irked her was how did Nicholas know that she had shifted here with Eva!“There’s nothing to think about, Alyssa. The pay is huge. In fact, it sounds too good to be true,” said Eva as they sat on the bed. “That’s exactly why I am suspicious that Nicholas might be the one offering me the job.” Eva gaped at her friend since she had hardly considered that angle. “Didn’t you hear Maxwell admit that it was Nicholas who gave him our address?” “I’m sure he’s stalking you for some reason,” said Eva, making Alyssa’s jaws drop as a feeling of dread settled in the pit of her stomach. “Why would he? This is so creepy, Eva,” she shuddered. “Anyway, I still have the pay in my account to fall back on if I don't take up the job offer. Don’t worry.”The next morning, Alyssa was ready to go to Maxwell’s office to find out more abou
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Within minutes, they stripped off their clothes, the urgency to continue where they left off driving them insane. Ever since they reconnected on the island and separated for a day, they had missed one another immensely. While Nicholas’s mouth drove her wild with pleasure, Alyssa stroked his powerfully ripped body, her touch so sensual that he groaned with a burning need. “Alyssa, stop. You’re driving me wild,” said Nicholas, his voice hoarse with desire. “I want you to make wild love to me, Nicholas,” she whispered, her voice hoarse with desire. After their confession, their need for one another had multiplied to a new level altogether. Alyssa’s entire body flashed hot, needing the release only he could give her. “You do? I can’t wait to embed my co*k deep inside you,” he whispered, grazing his teeth against her earlobe. His dirty words made her exhale a sensual groan as she parted her legs to welcome him. The love-making was out of the world this time, almost as if they surrendere
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“Nicholas will train you at his office after marriage and then you will take over from me. I can’t pull any longer,” said her dad sternly. Alyssa gaped at all three of them. So they had planned and plotted against her back and decided her life for her without even consulting her. Blood boiled in her veins and she took a step backward, feeling like a piece of trash that could be easily trampled upon by all. “How is it I do not know about this? All three of you have already decided my life while I’m left in the dark. I really can’t believe this.” She whirled around and ran up to her bedroom, upset with all of them. Her parents had always been this way, but Nicholas could have told her about his plans before talking to her parents. She felt betrayed and dashed into her room, upset and close to tears. “You’re overreacting, Alyssa. I didn’t have a choice,” said Nicholas as he followed her inside. “Yeah, I understand, Nicholas. Go away and plot with my parents behind my back. What are yo
