Chapter 5: The morning after.

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After Liam dragged him away, he headed straight to the private section where he saw Lola waiting for him while Liam went to have some fun with a brunette he noticed.

Lola was the girl he dated in college and it wasn’t out of love but a necessity to keep his family from arranging a marriage to the girl of their choice.

Being from an influential family, they would want him to marry a woman who was also from an influential family, so they could gain more power.

Lola had no idea of this, as she thought the great Lucas Valencia actually had feelings for her. Everything was going smoothly until he found out that she was cheating on him.

He, who had been looking for an excuse to call the whole sham off, immediately took advantage of the opportunity and broke up with Lola.

He was the kind of person who didn’t look back once he was done with something and so; he didn’t bother to look back at Lola ever since, until tonight.

The only reason he was here was because he was bored and he needed something for his personal amusement.

“You have ten minutes to tell me why you called me here,” Lucas got straight to the point after he took his seat.

“Oh come on, Lucas, I didn’t call you here just to spend ten minutes with you,” Lola said seductively while flashing her killer smile that would make any man instantly fall; any man other than this rock beside her.

“Nine minutes and forty-eight seconds,” Lucas responded coldly as he stared at the time, which was moving slowly.

‘TSK,’ Lola clicked her tongue as she was getting irritated. If not for the fact that Lucas Valencia was a huge deal, she wouldn’t have bothered with him.

Getting closer to him, she put one of her long legs on his. “Spending time away from you has made me realize how much I miss you,” she started and kissed his cheeks.

“And so you followed me here for that?” Lucas raised an eyebrow at her.

“I had to prove how much I love you,” Lola replied and she moved closer to Lucas, further invading his personal space. He twitched his nose when the powerful smell of her perfume hit his nose.

Not being able to hold himself any longer, he slid his hand into her hair and tugged it back, causing Lola to groan in pain. “Listen here, just because I didn’t say anything didn’t mean I didn’t know that you cheated on me.”

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he watched as the colour drained from Lola’s face.

“And the only reason I didn’t mention it was because our whole relationship was a farce and because you were what I used to get my family off my back. And also, I used you in order to gain entry into your family’s business, and now that I achieved my goal, I have no use for you.”

He then let go of her hair and pushed her away from him. Getting up from his seat, he dusted his clothes as if they were dirt. “If I ever see you in front of me, it will be the last time you’ll live,” he promised a tongue-tied Lola.

Not wasting any more time, he turned and left from there. Not wanting to alert Liam that he was leaving the club, as the latter would want to force him to stay, he turned and passed another exit.

As he walked, he started to feel hot. ‘What the heck?!’ he muttered to himself in surprise. He had made sure not to drink anything, so there was no way he could have been drugged unless…

‘Dammit!’ he cursed as he realized that the perfume he had inhaled was the asphoradic. Lola was indeed smart. He chuckled bitterly.

“You’ve started feeling the effects, haven’t you?” he heard the culprit say from behind him.

Turning, he found her standing in front of him with a grin on her face. She had taken off the jacket she had been wearing in the club, and this gave him access to see the sexy outfit she had been wearing.

The urge to immediately tear it from her body hit him, and it made him feel worse. “If you take one more step closer, I promise you that it will be your last,” he warned her.

Lola didn’t pay heed to his warning and she started to make her way over to him. There was no way he would be able to push her away now.

She never got to make it to where he was as someone hit her from behind, causing her to fall unconscious.

The person who had hit her was none other than Derulo, who liked to be called Spider, Lucas and Liam’s head of security. He always remained in the shadows, ready to strike into action whenever necessary. “What should I do with her?” he asked his boss.

“Send her to Clark Fraser. I’m sure he’ll have some use for her,” Lucas instructed, and he turned to leave. Reaching a hallway, he turned to head to his private elevator when he felt someone touch his back.

Turning, he found the girl from earlier standing in front of him. Was she following him? He wondered. “You again!” he said in irritation.

“Please help me, he’s trying to take advantage of me,” Kiandra pleaded, grabbing hold of his shirt the second time that night.

Just as she finished speaking, she heard Thomas’ footsteps approaching her. “Come here honey, I said I’m sorry for being a jerk,” Thomas apologized in a soft tone, one that was different from the previous tone he had used on her.

Thomas turned his attention away from Kiandra and he focused on Lucas. “Forgive my girlfriend for disturbing you. She’s just angry that I didn’t get her what she wanted on her birthday,” he lied.

Kiandra finally understood what he was playing at, and her eyes widened in horror. “No, he’s lying! He’s not my boyfriend. I met him at the bar and he slipped something into my drink,” she explained.

Lucas, who was already irritated at being drugged, pushed Kiandra away from him. “Settle your issue with your boyfriend and don’t get me involved.” Not wasting any time, Thomas walked forward and held Kiandra.

As much as his touch repulsed her, it also soothed the burn she felt under her skin. “No, please, don’t do this to me!” she yelled.

“Come on, honey, I promise to make it up to you,” Thomas said as he dragged her away from there. Lucas then turned to go to the elevator.

“Let me go, you bastard!” Kiandra yelled as she tried to break free.

“Don’t worry, honey, I’ll make you scream a lot when I start with you!” Thomas said and he used one hand of his to tear Kiandra’s top.

He then pushed her to a corner and started running his hands over her body. Kiandra, at this point, was unable to fight, as the drug had finally rendered her weak. All she could do was talk faintly.

As she closed her eyes to accept her fate, she felt Thomas being pulled away from her. When she opened her eyes, she saw Lucas hovering over Thomas, who was on the ground.

“You bastard, I told you not to interfere with me and my girlfriend,” Thomas tried to get up and a kick from Lucas sent him back to the ground.

Another guard of his appeared once again and he didn’t hesitate to take Thomas out of there. Lucas then turned his attention to Kiandra, who now had tears rolling down her face.

He wasn’t a fool not to figure out that the man was never Kiandra’s boyfriend, but a predator who wanted to eat her up.

He, however, didn’t care as it wasn’t any of his concern, and so he didn’t try to interfere. But for some reason, he found it hard to just leave her to get raped.

Lucas was someone who didn’t help anyone if he didn’t benefit from it. However, for the first time in forever, he broke his own rule and went back to help the girl who had kicked him.

He made his way over to where she was. “Are you okay?” he asked in a hoarse voice, as he himself had been drugged and the effect was starting to overpower him. If not for her, he would have been back in his room having a cold shower.

“Yes, I am,” Kiandra answered. She tried to take a step forward, but her legs gave up on her and she fell. Lucas was, however, there to catch her.

It felt like a million ants were biting under her skin, but as soon as Lucas touched her, the feeling stopped, only to increase when he let go of her.

Kiandra wasn’t the only one who felt like that, as Lucas also did. The animalistic urge to get intimate came in full fold as he touched Kiandra.

“Come, let’s get you out of here,” he said, while trying to get his urges under control.

“Ah, it hurts,” Kiandra whimpered as they slowly walked.

Maybe because he was under the influence of drugs, Lucas felt more compassionate than he usually was. “What does?” he asked in a soft tone.

“Everywhere,” Kiandra answered, and she started to shift uncomfortably in her spot.

“Do you want me to help you with it?” Lucas blurted out. “I didn’t mean that,” he quickly said as he realized what he had just said.

Kiandra however didn’t care, as she couldn’t think properly. The next thing she did shocked her and Lucas, as she got on her toes and pulled Lucas in for a kiss.

Lucas, who had been itching to get a release himself, immediately responded and kissed her back wildly. Kiandra, who had never been kissed before, felt herself lost in the kiss.

Lucas then wrapped his hand around her waist and pulled her closer. Wanting access to her, he bit her lower lip and this caused her to whimper as the feeling was both painful and pleasurable.

She then instinctively wrapped her hands around his neck and she let him take control and do as he pleased with her. The kiss did not help their urge to calm down, as they wanted more.

Lucas let go of Kiandra to give her time to catch her breath. “We shouldn’t be doing this,” he managed to say after gathering every ounce of self-control he could gather.

“No!” Kiandra exclaimed. “I want this, please,” she said, causing every last ounce of Lucas’ self-control to break. He held her hand and led her to the elevator and then to his room.

As soon as they arrived in his room, he kissed her once again and things got heated. Not wanting any time, he started to take off her clothes and even though she was new to this, Kiandra did the same out of instinct.

“This is going to be a very long night,” he whispered on her lips.

“As long as it helps me to get rid of this feeling,” Kiandra whispered back, right before Lucas lifted her up and carried her to the bed.

And that night, Lucas took her over and over again until they were able to quench the fire that was burning under their skin.

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Kiandra's eyes slowly fluttered open and it took her a few seconds to adjust to the light. When it finally did, her eyes widened in horror when she saw that the ceiling she was looking at was an unfamiliar one.

She tried to jerk up however, something held her down. She turned and when she did, her soul left her body when she saw that she was staring at a sleeping Lucas Valencia.

Memories of what happened immediately came rushing back, and she cursed herself for giving in to the urge and losing her virginity to no ordinary man but Lucas Valencia.

If he woke up, he would accuse her of seducing him. After all, she was the one who made the move on him and Lord knew what he would do to her.

And so, Kiandra slowly and gently removed Lucas’ hand, which was wrapped around her waist, and stood up from the bed. Not wasting any time, she picked up her jeans and Lucas’ shirt, which were lying on the ground and she wore them.

Taking one last look at the sleeping man, she opened the door and ran out of his room.

As she ran out of the room, she was met by Liam, who was going to Lucas’ room. Not wanting to be stopped by him, she continued running and she didn’t stop until she reached the elevator.

‘Oh wow, I was not expecting that,’ Liam muttered to himself as he watched Kiandra run away from there. He then turned and put the key card in the door to open it. Entering the room, he found a sleeping Lucas lying on the bed.

His face contorted into a frown as he was expecting to find an angry-looking Lucas who had just chased the girl out of the room, but here he was sleeping. Did the girl run away because she didn’t want to talk to Lucas?

Well, that was a first, as ladies who managed to make it into their beds always left after being chased away.

No one ever left willingly. What the hell happened to make the girl run away without asking for something?

Liam looked at Lucas one more time before leaving the room. This was one of the times when Lucas slept in and he didn’t want to wake the workaholic up.