"Let's make a bet." He said.
"What kind of bet?" I asked. "A challenge." He said. “A..A challenge.? I stammered. “Yes.” He rubbed his chin and nodded. My heart skipped a beat. "Wins?" I asked. "Yes." He said. I stared at him as I thought about his proposal. Should I agree to this? I mean clearly, I was better than him. It wouldn't take me even a minute to seduce him. And then, the thought occurred to me. Maybe, he would be able to seduce me. What if he was better at it? He just showed me that he was capable of making me lose control. He was a charming and handsome man. What if I wasn't able to resist him? But then, the thought of being a loser and failing in front of him was even worse. So, I had no choice. "Deal." I said. "Really?" He looked at me with surprise. “Yes. I’m going to prove to you Travis Sinclair that a woman like me, has no problem in handling a man like you. You won't know what hit you." I smirked. "Oh.. Really?" He asked. "Yes." I smiled. "Well. Then. Let's see about that." He said. "So, how do you want to do this?" I asked. "I have an idea." He said. Then he stepped aside and gestured for me to come into his apartment. I swallowed. There was no turning back now. I took a deep breath and stepped inside his apartment. Once we were inside, he closed the door behind us and turned around to face me. His blue eyes were piercing. He was staring at me. It was so intense. And then he smiled. "Now. Should we get started?" He asked. "Sure." I said. "Alright. First of all, before we begin, we have to set some rules." He said. "Rules?" I asked. "Yes. We need some ground rules." He said. "Like?" I asked. "First and most important rule. You’re not allowed to touch the person seducing you. Immediately you touch the person, it is an instant failure. If that happens, the seducer wins. Got it?" He said. I blinked. “What? But….” I tried to protest. "If the person gets you off, you lose. If the person doesn't, you win. Is that clear?" He asked. I hesitated for a moment, and then I nodded. "Good." He said. "Next rule. No penetration of any kind.” He said and moved closer to me. “No matter how badly, the being seduced begs for it. The seducer can only use his mouth and tongue. Nothing else. No penetration is allowed." He whispered into my ears. His hot breath tickled me and I could feel myself getting aroused. I shivered. This was going to be hard for me. “Do you understand?” He asked again. “O..Okay.” I breathed. I tried to calm my nerves. “I can do this.” I muttered to myself. “I can do this” I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. I could hear Travis chuckle. "Ready?" He asked. "I'm ready." I said. "Go ahead. Seduce me." He said. I opened my eyes and turned around. Travis was standing right in front of me. His blue eyes were shining with mischief. He was grinning at me. "Come on, little lady. Show me what you got." He taunted me. "With pleasure." I replied and walked towards him. I was determined to win. No matter what. Even if I had to sacrifice myself, I was not going to lose. "I have to warn you. It's gonna be really hard for you. I'm really good at this. So, get ready to lose." He said. "You know, Travis. That's exactly what I was about to say." I smiled at him. I had no idea how I was going to do it. But, I was going to do it. I was going to bend him to my will. I was going to show him who the boss was. "Ready or not, here I come." I winked at him. I moved closer and wrapped my arms around his neck. I tiptoed and planted a kiss on his lips. "That's all you got? Oh dear. I have so many ways to do this." He said. "Don't underestimate me, Mr. Sinclair. You will lose. That's a guarantee." I said. "Really? Then, I'm gonna show you. I'm gonna prove it to you. I'm going to make you cum. I'm going to make you cum so hard that your knees are going to buckle." He whispered into my ears. "In your dreams." I replied. "In my dreams. Hmm. That's an interesting idea." He grinned. "Well. That's all you're gonna get. In your dreams. Because that's not happening." I said. Then, I pulled him closer to me and kissed him deeper. My tongue invaded his mouth and I licked and sucked his lips. Travis held his hand above my ass, but didn't touch me. "Mmm.." I moaned into his mouth. Travis was not kissing me back. He was not responding to my advances. He was trying to resist. I was impressed. I had expected him to cave in and start kissing me. But, he didn't. He was playing the game. I slid my hand down his chest and moved my palm up and down. My hand caressed his firm abs. My fingers danced across his skin and then, they traveled down. My kiss became more intense as I moved my hands lower. I let go of his lips and kissed along his neck. "Oh yeah." He groaned. I smiled. I was making him crazy. I was surely going to win. I kissed his neck and ran my tongue along his collarbone. My hands were moving lower and lower. Until they reached the waistband of his pants. I hooked my finger into the waistband and pulled it down. "Fuck.." Travis hissed. I looked up at him. He was glaring at me. "You're such a naughty little girl, aren't you?" He asked. I just smiled and moved closer. My lips brushed against his skin. I could feel his pulse quicken. He was excited. "I'm gonna make you scream, Travis. And then, you'll beg me to never stop." I whispered. "Keep dreaming." He growled."Oh.. I'm not dreaming. But you are." I said. And then, I lowered his boxers and he was just about to take it off when he spoke. "That's cheating." He groaned. "Oh.. It's not." I smiled and bit his bottom lip. "You're a little cheat." He mumbled. “Am I?” I taunted as I reached down to touch him. I was expecting him to cave. He didn't. Instead, he grabbed my hands and pinned them above my head. "Not fair." I protested. "What's wrong? Can't handle a little pain?" He grinned. "Oh.. I can. But that’s against the rule. You said no touching." I replied. "And you broke the rule first. You were supposed to seduce me, not make out with me. So, you're breaking th
Ayanna's POV When I got home, I was tired and exhausted. I threw my bag on the sofa and plopped down next to it. My head was throbbing and all I wanted to do was sleep. But, I was too tired to move. As I sat on the couch, my mind wandered back to the events of the day. Travis. Damn! Just thinking about him, made my heart beat fast. His kiss. His touch. His stupid attitude….. I hated him. I hated him so fucking much. He infuriated me. How could he think, he was so good? That his kiss and touch was magical and made all the women fall for him. He was so full of himself. And I hated men, who were full of themselves. But why the hell, did he have such an effect on me? I was not a virgin. I was an escort. And escorts, were the opposite of virgins. We had a lot of experience and were not new to the pleasures of sex. So why did I feel that way? Why did his kiss and touch affect me so much? It wasn't the first time, a guy had kissed me. But none, had such a strong eff
Then Naomi leaned in close to me and started laughing. “You like him. Don’t you? I’ve never heard you talk like this before. You're always so cold and detached. This is a first. You like him." Naomi giggled. My cheeks turned red and I looked away. “No.” I yelled. “I don’t like him. Didn’t you hear me? I hate the man. He’s so annoying.” Naomi chuckled. “Stop lying, Aya. You have feelings for him. He’s the first guy, who has gotten through to you. The first guy, that made you loose control. Don't lie." She teased. "I'm not lying. I am not attracted to him. I hate him." I protested. “I’m sure he won the seduction challenge too but you're lying." Naomi said. I was silent. I was not going to deny it. Travis w
"Okay. Okay. I will go. Stop pulling." I told her. “Let me change into something more presentable.” I said and walked to my bedroom. “Ohhhh. You want to seduce my boss too.” She joked. I rolled my eyes and shook my head. “No.” I turned to Naomi and warned her. “I don’t want you telling anyone that I’m an escort. Do you understand? This has to be our secret. Otherwise, your boss will think, I am a hooker and not a good candidate for a job." "Yes. Yes. Of course. My lips are sealed. You are a regular woman and a very nice one at that." She assured me. "Now, change and let's go." She yelled from the living room. "I'm coming." I said and rummaged through my closet. Most of my clothes were either, too revealing or too sexy.
Travis POV I had just walked into my company when I saw her. The girl. The same one, who was in my suite last night. The escort. She was standing there, staring at me. My mind went blank. She was wearing a sexy, short black skirt and a white shirt that exposed her cleavage. I couldn’t stop myself from staring. Her legs were long and smooth. Her ass was so firm and perky. She looked beautiful. Very beautiful. But what was she doing here? Why was she in the company. Even though I had a million questions running through my mind, the only thing I could say was, "You." "What are you doing here?" I asked her. Everyone was staring at me. And at her. It was an unusual thing. I had never behaved like
Ayanna's POV Travis dragged me all the way to the elevator. Everyone was staring. I could feel their eyes on me. I tried my best to pull away. I tried to pry his fingers off my arm, but his grip was strong. "Let go of me Travis.” I begged. But he didn’t. He just kept on moving towards the elevator. I looked at Naomi and mouthed for her to help me but she just waved at me. I groaned. Naomi was just smiling and waving. She didn’t try to help me. How was that possible? We were best friends. Why didn’t she help me? I was going to kill her when I see her again. The elevator door opened and Travis pulled me in. I tried to escape but it was no use. He pushed the top button and the elevator started moving.
“Personal Assistant??!!!” I choked as I heard Travis words. What the hell was he talking about? Personal assistant??? Did he think, I was just going to work for him? After the stunt he pulled off? Was he insane? I was not going to do it. There was no way, I was going to become his personal assistant. Not happening. No way. But, then, there was Naomi. She loved her job. And, I knew how hard she worked to get where she was. There was no way, I was going to ruin it, for her. So, what was I supposed to do? “Wait, what do you mean by I have to follow you 24/7?” I asked him. “Well as my personal assistant, your job is to assist me with everything. Be there when I need you. Do what I want you to do. Make sure, I am comfortable. At all times. And if I have a meeting, you will have to come with me.” He explained. The elevator finally stopped and the door opened. Travis stepped out and I followed behind him. My eyes widened as I took a look around. Wow. The floor was amazi
Travis rolled his eyes and finished his drink. "You know, not everyone gets to see my office, and meet me personally." He said and stared into my eyes. "You should be grateful that I am giving you the opportunity, to work for me. This is a once in a lifetime chance, Ayanna. I can change your life." He added. "Yeah. Thank you, so much. But, you don't have to change my life. I'm fine, as I am." I shrugged. "Are you sure?” He said and walked over to where I stood. He leaned in closer and whispered. "Are you sure, you don’t need me? In your life." He asked. "Very sure." I gulped and moved back. I was trying to get away from him, but he was following me. "So, you don’t need me. You are really fine with the life, you are l
Travis POV I marched my way to the stretcher and really took in her condition. "What happened?" I found my voice after speechlessly staring at her. She looked pale already. "She just fainted." An officer replied. "The blood on her cloth is Elijah's." He clarified and I let out a sigh I didn't know I was holding. She's fine. There was a stretcher available for Elijah too, he was bleeding, he got shot in his legs and stomach, he was unconscious, it wasn't a good sight. I felt a tad bit of pity for him. He was once my friend and no matter the bad things he had done I didn't really want him to die even if it would give me peace of mind. Then there was Timothy. He looked rough handled. His hair was all over the place and he looked ashamed of himself. He caught my eye and bowed his head in shame. I didn't even know what to say to him at the moment. "We'd be taking them to the hospital now." The officer informed me and I told him I wanted to go with him. I turned to see officer A
(Travis)POV I've never seen someone that drives as slow as Alex. He drove as though there was no emergency whatsoever and to top it all there was traffic. Oh the agony of being stuck in traffic when you had a place you desperately needed to be. It was in times like this I wish that cars could fly and just land where you need to be or I could teleport. Crazy right, but right now it seemed like the best option but I had no power whatsoever. My whole body was itching from sitting and doing nothing about the situation. I felt like getting out of the car and running to the location. I had to see her, I need to make sure that she's okay. "Calm down Mr Sinclair, from what I gathered your wife is fine."I don't know whether he was trying to calm me down because his tone sounded nothing like it, it seemed as if he was irritated. "Well your wife isn't the one with a lunatic, I need to see her and know for sure that she's fine maybe I'd be calm then." I kind of snapped, how does he expect m
(Ayanna's) POV It was crazy how Elijah succeeded with his plans but at this point I was grateful he had me and not my daughter. I'd have died from the agony of not knowing where she was or what he was doing to her, I'm sure Travis must be going through that right now. My Travis, I miss him, I miss Irene, I miss my family. I was scared and I didn't want to give him the satisfaction of seeing me weak but when he mentioned not seeing my family again I lost it. There has to be something I can do, I'm not ending up with him no matter what. "It's okay baby, don't worry I'd take care of you." " Get your hands away from me you demented idiot." I angrily said removing my face from his reach. A loud slap landed on my face within seconds and I blinked back the tears. I haven't been hit before and he has hit me twice or was it thrice now. "You're crazy Elijah. You belong in the psychiatric hospital." I said fighting the waves of tears. "You. Wouldn't. Question. My. Sanity." He spelt o
(Timothy) POV It seems like I wasn't getting enough rest this night as we made it back to his place. Once there the officer took my mum in for questioning. It made me happy seeing Travis like this, the last time I saw him like this was the night he came home drunk the day he ended things with Ayanna. Now was even worse, I know he was really trying to keep it all at bay, not show too much emotions, not express it but he was failing. The dude was wrecked, he looked as if he'd go mad if he didn't find her in the next hour or two,it nearly made me laugh. I excused myself out of the room and went outside to a very discreet place to call Elijah to demand for the ransom. Travis was vulnerable, he could do anything for the one he loves. I came back a few minutes later and surely Elijah had called demanding the ransom as I had demanded. Travis looked like he would give in just to get it over with but my mom wasn't hearing it and Ayanna's family. They really couldn't say much, I know th
(Timothy) POV I sat at the club two months ago drowning in my sorrows and pain. It was one of those days when mum had chastised me over something I couldn't do right, she was always comparing me to Travis. The perfect son, he could do no wrong in her eyes while I was the imperfect one, the one she always had something against. Nothing I did could please her. All her love was rendered to Travis and Jenny. I loved my twin but Travis, that was another story. I don't think I've ever liked him. Yes he tries to play the father figure but that is overbearing. He's never going to be a father to me, he's never going to give me that fatherly love I so craved for. There was a time we were really cool, the time in high school when he was dating Ayanna. He was more open and sensitive to the feelings of others, more empathetic. He was always there for me when I needed him, attended my games, played the fatherly role well. But once he and Ayanna were done he returned to his cold self, shutting e
(Travis) POV It has been three hours, three long hours since I saw her, it was driving me crazy, I wanted to pull my hair out and scream out in agony. I was disoriented. With what the officer has been saying I've been suspecting Timothy. Everything pointed to him, he could have been his accomplice but he has an alibi, his girlfriend. I didn't know what to think anymore, I raked my hand through my hair letting out a scream. Fvck! This whole thing is killing me. What could be his reason? Could he have done that? "Calm down bro... You'd see her soon." Timothy said brushing my shoulder. I surely hope so because I might as well punch someone in the face. "What do you think he wants?"I asked gauging his reaction. "I don't know." He shrugged then looked away. I wanted to hit something badly. I was finding it hard to keep it in. "I'd be right back." He excused himself out of the room. I needed to see her, hold her, touch her, kiss her but she wasn't with me. I'm missing her. "An
Jenny loud shriek was what drew every other person's attention to us. "What's wrong?" My mom asked looking at Jenny but she said nothing. How do I break the news to them, especially to Irene, Andrew and her mom? " Travis where's Ayanna? Irene keeps on asking for her." Her brother spoke up. "Jenny please take Irene to her room" jenny carried Irene from Ayanna's brother and went upstairs, I could see the guards following them. Heck, what if one of them was in it too. I don't even know what to do. " Uhmm...she...she was... kidnapped." I finished, slurring the words not looking at their faces, I felt so ashamed right now. I wasn't able to protect her. "She was what?" Her mother let out a scream "Do you have any idea who did it?" Her brother asked calmly and I nodded. " Let's all go inside so we can talk about it." My mom suggested and we nodded following her in. Once we sat down I could feel everyone's eye on me urging me to reveal what I knew. "Who took her Travis?" H
My heartbeat turned frantic, I searched everywhere for Irene until I found her playing with Jenny and Timothy.My mom and brother were behind them watching her, everything was fine. A horrible scene just played in my head, was I going crazy already. I couldn't wait for this day to end already. Travis spotted me from the corner of his eye and came to meet me. He was smiling until he saw my expression and a worried look took over. "What's wrong baby?" He touched my face staring at me intently. He pulled me close to him, his hands encircling my waist. I rested my head on his chest taking in his scent and sighed. " It was Elijah, he sent another message." I felt him stiffen, I didn't need to look at him to know that he was pissed. " He's not going to come near our daughter or you Aya, I won't let that happen okay? Please don't worry too much baby. I'm here for us." Somehow his words relieved me and I sighed, I worry too much but I couldn't help it. I slowly started to relax as
I became paranoid after I saw the text. He really couldn't come here or could he? I started biting my lips nervously. Should we just cancel the party and take her somewhere private? The knock on the door startled me out of my thoughts. "Who's there?" I asked nervously. "It's me, Jenny." I heaved a sigh of relief as Irene rushed to open the door and it was truly Jenny. "Aya, what's up?" Travis asked and I showed him my phone. He sighed and locked eyes with me. "Nothing is going to happen, Aya, the security is going to be very tight, we're going to have her around us at all times. I promise you everything is going to be alright." "I hope so Travis. I hope so." I leaned closer to him for a hug. "Don't be sad, now go get ready for the princess's party." He said playfully and I chuckled getting up to get the day running. The party was in full swing, everything was going on smoothly so far but I couldn't help but worry. I was always on the lookout for something or someone out