Zoe noticed the change in demeanor as soon as they ended the kiss. There was an amused look on Avery’s eyes when he looked at her and to her surprise, he burst into an uncontrollable laughter.What in the world!He had kissed her and allowed her swoon over the kiss and now his reaction was to laugh at her? Was she a joke to him? She remained calm, allowing him to relish in whatever was amusing to him before she allowed her mind to focus.No. this wasn’t Avery. He wouldn’t act like a maniac towards her, his pride was too huge for him to do that.“Sorry.” He hiccupped finally in between laughs. “It was just the look on your face after the kiss that amused me. Why do people look that way when kissing? It’s disgusting.”He stood on his feet immediately and removed his white pants, leaving just his underwear on. She made to look away but found herself staring at him.“Avery chooses weird moments to kiss someone, I mean who in God’s name kisses on the floor when there is a very large bed ne
Zoe stared at Avery while he slept peacefully on the bed. It was morning already and he had not woken up. Was Simon still in there? Or had Avery taken control of the body again?She remembered the event of the past night, wondering just what Simon meant when he said no one should know about it. Just what in God’s name was going on? Why did it feel like there were still a lot to uncover about him?Shaking her head to relieve herself of the thoughts, she walked into the bathroom to have a quick shower and then entered the closet, choosing a pair of jeans and a casual polo. After getting dressed, she combed her hair and parked it into a ponytail before picking a pair of glasses from the closet table.Entering the room, Avery was still fast asleep, so she left quietly, not paying attention to the maids who greeted her as she walked out.In the garage, she asked for car keys and three different ones were brought to her. She looked around to inspect the cars before choosing the black range
Avery forced himself to wake up when he heard her scream. He turned to look at Zoe who was breathing very fast and he immediately turned on the bedside light.She sat there, panting with her eyes wide open. He noticed beads of sweat around her forehead but the front of her top was drenched as though she had soaked it in water. She must have had a bad dream, Avery thought as he stood up and made the mistake of touching her.“Zoe?”At his touch, she flinched and screamed before falling from the bed with a really hard thud.“Gosh, Zoe.” He called, yanking off the blanket from his body and going down the bed from his own side. “Are you okay?” He asked her.“Stay back!” She exclaimed, making him to stop walking immediately. She took some minutes to study him and he obliged her, trying not to make her more scared than she already was. She needed lights, he thought. Bedside lamb aside, the room was otherwise dark so she needed light.“Turn on the lights Jake.” He said and the light came on i
Avery sighed, looking at his wristwatch. He needed an excuse to get out of this checkup, especially since Zoe was home. He didn’t want to sit down and talk about himself in front of anyone, especially her.“Avery.” Doctor Phil called as he walked in and took Avery’s hand in his. “It’s been a while.”“It has just been a month, doctor.”“No. two months.” The doctor answered. “You missed last month’s and you had an excuse. Hope there is no excuse this morning seeing that you are already dressed for work.”Of course. What a way to corner him.“It won’t take long.” His mother said, interrupting them. “It usually doesn’t take long, so let’s get on with it.”They all went into the living room, leaving him with no choice but to follow them. As they seated, Zoe strolled into the room with a surprised look on her face.“Hello, Zoe.” Felicity greeted with a big smile on her face. A look passed between Aaron and Mia; one Avery didn’t fail to recognize.“Good morning, Mrs. Trent, to what do I owe
Zoe watched all of them as the doctor asked her the question. There was an amused look on Aaron’s face almost like he was enjoying his brother’s torture. She also didn’t know why Avery looked uncomfortable.Did he remember being Simon two nights ago? Or maybe he didn’t want them to know that Michael had tried to kill her.“Mrs. Zoe?” The doctor called again and she blinked twice, before turning her attention to him.‘Yes?”“We need a short rundown on your husband, so that we can know if he is getting better or worse. Can you help us with that?”“Of course.” Zoe nodded her head. “I can help you with that.”“Please do.”“Uhmmm. Michael.” she started. “Michael was out in the middle of the night a week ago.”“Why was that?”“I don’t know. She answered. “Then I didn’t know about his condition and was quite surprised.”The doctor scribbled something inside his notebook and then turned to Avery. “Did you have something to drink that night, Avery?”Avery looked at him for some minutes before
“Not on you.” Felicity replied, standing up to move closer to the television. “On Avery.”Zoe still couldn’t believe her ears. She was sleeping in a room with cameras that a weird man was in charge of. He had pretty much seen everything that there was to see. He would have seen them the night Avery had asked for sex if she had allowed him to. Or they could see they haven’t had sex at all which was pretty weird for a newly married couple.“You can’t be spying on Avery without spying on me.” Zoe replied looking at all of them.“It is not a big deal, Zoe.” It was Aaron who spoke. “We are all adults and besides, this is the 21st century. There is nothing happening in your room that we all haven’t pretty much seen.”Zoe turned away from him to look at Felicity, eyes still filled with belief. “Well, I don’t want it, you are invading on my privacy.”“You don’t have a choice, young woman. The cameras help us monitor Avery so that he doesn’t do something stupid.”“He is Avery, he doesn’t do st
Avery rushed out of the examination room after hearing two simultaneous screams which he was sure came out from his sister and Zoe. They stood at the same spot Zoe had stood when she had received that ridiculous package few days ago and he knew nothing could come out from that gathering.“What is the matter?” He asked as he got to them. The maids were beginning to gather but his mother managed to dismiss them with just one look. “What is it?”Mia turned to him. “We got a very weird package.” She said, pointing to Zoe’s hands.Avery quickly snatched the empty box from Aaron, noticing the shocked look on Zoe’s face. “Well, how about you don’t open things that doesn’t belong to you?”“It was addressed to the Trent family.” Aaron argued, taking the note from Zoe and handing it to his brother. "It didn’t specify who exactly."“Like you said, it is my house, how about you allow me open a package delivered to me?” He said turning to see his head of security entering the house. “What did I te
The kiss was hot, rough and very demanding. Avery told himself to slow down but he just couldn’t. she was intoxicating. Just like a glass of alcohol that he was forced to abstain from and damn he did like this taste of alcohol. Zoe met his need with reckless abandon as they continued to kiss.She turned him against the wall and had his buttons opened in split seconds while he kissed her neck and ears. Her hands trailed down his chest and arms and he groaned in pleasure. She was doing things to him, making him feel things that he wasn’t sure he was capable of feeling.He turned and had her back against the wall again, kissing her lips and her face, wondering why one should taste this delicious. His hands flew to her top and he helped her out of it. He unhooked her bra and she wiggled out of it, letting it fall to the ground on their own free will. Then he kissed her neck, the hollow on her throat and when his lips bent to take a nipple in his mouth, she moaned, throwing her heads back.