His shoulders were hunched and his eyes were fixed on the screen of his laptop.His hair stuck out in every direction like he had been running his fingers through it all day.I swallowed the lump that had formed at the back of my throat, not knowing whether to go further or remain there till he permits me.He was already very angry and I didn't want to step on his toes even more.Although he never raised his head from the table, he was fully aware of my presence because his body stiffened and his jaw was clenched.Nevertheless, I cleared my throat, announcing my presence.He remained quiet and the only sound in the room was the sound of his fingers gliding across the keyboard.Taking a deep breath, I squared my shoulders and walked into the study.I dropped the tray on the table, maintaining as much distance between us as possible.He still remained quiet and I stood upright.His silence was unnerving and I subtly wiped my sweaty hands down the length of the leggings I had changed int
The stinging pain had me biting my lips to keep from crying but a second later, his palm drew soothing circles on my ass.He continued his assault till I lost count but what shocked me was the scent of my arousal that filled the air.He noticed it too because he took deep breaths and his body went rigid.He hit the last one and a whine escaped my lips, not out of pain but out of annoyance that he had stopped.What was wrong with me?!“Next time you think about doing something silly like that, think about your punishment,” he said coldly.I quickly tugged my panties up to my waist and blushed under his gaze.If this was the punishment I got each time, then I didn't mind ‘doing something silly’.“Need I remind you that I won't be this lenient next time,” he said and I felt like a bucket of cold water had been doused over my head.I grabbed my torn shirt quickly from the ground and walked towards the door.The pleasure I had felt from his touch had left me and was now replaced by anger.
I chewed my bottom lips as I watched him with his eyes closed.I had said this countless times before but it seemed like he wasn't getting my message.I didn't belong to him and it was better to make it clear now so it wouldn't come as a surprise when I go back to my life.He opened his eyes slowly and I held my breath, waiting for the string of curses that were sure to follow but to my surprise, he turned back to adding more things to my plate.“Here,” he handed it to me when he was done.Confusedly, I collected the plate from him and he proceeded to plating his own food.His silence was beginning to annoy me.“Are you not going to say anything?” I asked.He gave me a one-shoulder shrug in response.“I'm not going back and forth with you anymore on this, Tabitha,” he said in a bored tone.It was good to see he as no longer mad and now speaking normally to me but at the same time, that unnerved me.“What do you…..”“Shut up and eat,” he cut me off.There was no malice or anger in his
I couldn't breathe.The air around me ceased.My vision became blurry and the sounds around simply waved past my ears.It seemed like every other part of my body had come to a complete shutdown expect my eyes that couldn't look away from the screen.The wide smiles on their faces mocked me and tore at my heart and I wanted to run the other way and squeeze myself in a fetal position and bawl my eyes out if that would make me stop looking at them but my whole body betrayed me and I could only watch the duo, waving happily at the screen.“Don't they look beautiful together?” Hilda cooed beside me and from my peripheral vision, I could see her wiping tears from the corners of her eyes.What the hell?Once again, my body blocked everything out and my eyes zeroed in on the 59.60-carat oval-shaped fancy vivid pink Type IIa diamond engagement ring on her middle finger.Yes, I knew that ring so well, even with just a glance.I had talked about getting engaged with the luxury all my life and Ja
He walked a few feet again and stopped.He turned to me and his brows were furrowed together like he was seriously contemplating his next words.For some reason, I was anxious about what he wanted to say but I kept my mouth shut and waited for him.“Do you….would you want to come to my penthouse?” He asked.My shoulders slumped and I felt like a heavy weight had rolled off them.That was definitely not what I was expecting.“I mean…it's nothing serious, just someplace I go when I want to unwind,” he said flippantly when I didn't reply for a long time.From his tone and the way worry lines marred his forehead, I knew it wasn't ‘nothing serious’ but he was trying to play it off cool.Why would he want to invite me to his penthouse?“It's okay if you don't want to…..”“I'll come,” I cut him off immediately.His tensed muscles visibly relaxed and he nodded once.“Get ready then. You can take your bath here and I'll just….”“No!” I disagreed immediately and sprang up to my feet.I was hear
His body immediately tensed beside me, making me stop in my tracks.“Hey,” a man with a wide smile waved at us.Ares obviously wasn't pleased to see him because his countenance changed and tension rolled out of him in waves.I looked back at the man and the closer he got, the more familiar he became.I narrowed my eyes in slits, trying to juggle my memory and as he pulled his lip ring into his lips, it hit me.The man from that night.“Fancy seeing you here,” he said to Ares and cocked his head to the side.“What are you doing here?” Ares growled.“I just…” he shrugged and dropped his hands by his sides. “Just came to get a good view. Why? Am I also banned from coming here?” He asked with a sly smile.Whoever this person was, he knew how to push Ares' buttons and he was doing it with ease because the man was boiling with anger.“And I see you came with your girl, no?” He continued and his eyes zeroed in on our intertwined fingers.Realization hit me like a freight train. I couldn't pl
“You say that like I'm supposed to know who he is,” I raised an eyebrow and crossed my arms over my chest.“Considering the fact that you literally lived with him, you're supposed to,” he said with furrowed eyebrows.“I lived with him?” What exactly was he driving at.“The pack house?” He said but it came out more like a question.Oh, shoot!“Yeah the pack house,” I played it off coolly. I had almost exposed myself there.But I was certain I didn't see him that day at the pack house. I would have easily recognized him.Ares gave me a questioning look and I knew I had to explain myself.“It's just…there were always a lot of people there and like…I just didn't really notice him,” I provided, hoping it made sense to him because it didn't make any sense to me.“Rodolfo isn't one to go unnoticed,” he whispered under his breath but I heard him.“You both seem to have an…interesting relationship,” I said, trying to steer the topic away from me and my narrow slip up.I succeeded because Are
Ares' pov I turned in my swivel chair with my pen in between my lips as I stared blankly at the projector.I could see the mouth of the presenter moving but nothing he said registered in my mind.“...right,Alpha?” He asked as if on cue.“Yeah, right,” I waved him off and he nodded with a wide grin and continued his presentation.The torturous meeting that dragged on for hours soon came to an end and I closed the 800 million dollar deals with the foreign investors.We shook hands and I walked back to my office, ready to grab my things and bolt.A knock on the door had me looking up.“Yes?” I called and the person walked in.My lips curled into a sneer immediately.“What?” I snapped.He's lucky to still be alive but coming to me wasn't a good idea.He had been trying to meet my eyes all day and I was purposely avoiding him. He should have gotten the message.“I'm sorry, man,” he said with his hands in the air. “It’s just…she came at me and….”“That’s enough,” I cut him off. “Act like i