ROME When I thought this couldn’t be more perfect. Carly spread out before me. After I watched her take off the remaining clothes in her body and go down on me and the fact that she never did that before—I was her first blow job, all the mercy I had left was thrown over the window. All I could think about was returning the favor and feasting on her. I couldn’t wait for any second. I had to taste her. Then her arousal—sweet and citrusy hit my taste buds. I couldn’t stop myself until she came around my tongue. I was hard as a rock, it fucking hurt, but there was nothing more fulfilling than having her ride my tongue. It felt like tasting heaven. She was still catching her breath when I came on top and kissed her, allowing her to taste her come on my tongue. She spread her legs apart, welcoming me. “I want you, but you can tell me to stop—” “We both know we passed that point with flying colors unless you changed your mind.” I pressed my lips against hers and nudged the tip of my
CARLY After the call, I felt like I wanted to run away far from here. I didn’t even bother asking how did Aunt Alessia get my number. So, the monarch knew where I was all this time, and they just let me be. I felt relieved and hurt at the same time. It could only mean one thing—the rogue princess didn’t matter to them anymore. I wondered what was my brother’s opinion about this. He was the one who helped me to be here, after all, and that was why Seth was still protecting me. I only managed to eat a little of the chicken mozzarella he cooked. This man knew his way in the kitchen, business, and bed. Damn, I could still feel the tingles, the humming of every cell in my body coming to life. “What’s on your mind?” he asked as he put the last plate into the dishwasher. I could feel the amusement in his tone. “Nothing important.” “I disagree.” He kissed my neck and whispered, “You’re blushing, Storm. Either you thought something embarrassing or something naughty. I bet for the latter.
ROMEAs promised, I gave her more orgasms. And I admired her commitment and strength. We fucked and made love in bed. Before that, we did another round on the couch. And right now, I was pressing her against the tiled wall in the shower, fucking her deep and hard.“I don’t think I have more strength left,” she said harshly. Her chest rose and fell.“One more, Storm. Give it to me.” I lowered my mouth and captured her cherry tip between my teeth.“Rome.” She threw her head back and moaned.“Let go, sweetheart.” I firmly gripped her ass to hold her in place and thrust into her while I kept my mouth on her nipple, sucking and nipping until I felt her tremble, her pussy clamping around me.A hard slam of lust rushed through my veins.My cock swelled inside her, and she was so stretched around me.She came apart. A gush of wetness seeped from her.I slammed into her again and again, and my knees began to wobble until my climax hit unexpectedly, stars dancing before my vision.We climbed ou
ROME “Oh. Glad that you showed your ass up here tonight.” Sax stood up to give me a hug. Linden and Kye offered fist-bumps. “So you all are free, huh?” Well, it was Sunday, and I had just sent Carly to her apartment. I joined them at the table at the local restobar a few blocks from the security firm. “Just a beer for me. Thanks,” I told the waitress. “You had dinner? Well, that’s first.” I had the feeling that I was going to be the subject of their joke tonight. “Just a beer, eh,” Kye said. Linden snorted. “I’m full.” “Full, full?” Sax asked in disbelief. I eyed them all, and my gut told me that they knew something more than I did. “What’s with the look and interrogation?” “Guys, he thinks we are questioning him? For someone who can’t or won’t, whatever, don’t wanna tell us that he’s been dating a pretty brunette.” Kye munched on a piece of asparagus louder to piss me off. “What are we? High school? That we should kiss and tell.” “That’s what brothers do, man,” Sax agree
CARLY “Hey, hon. Can you bring me spring water?” Mr. Green came to the CEO’s office. He was one of the financial analysts at Langston Realty Group. They had a brief meeting regarding economic inflation. Businesses all over the world were affected, and those less fortunate were suffering while rich people were getting richer. Rome wanted to maintain property prices even if the materials were rapidly increasing. And substandard was not an option. “Of course.” I smiled politely. I was about to turn when Rome called my name. “Storm,” he called me again. “Yes, sir?” It was weird to call him sir, but this was what I wanted. I needed a job. I wanted him, but whatever relationship we had, I had no guarantee I could find another executive assistant work if I resigned. “Go see Jess. Tell him you’re gonna wait until my suit is ready.” Suit? He wants me to wait for his suit to be done. “Let me call him first, sir.” My brows met together while waiting for his reply, but that didn’t come
ROME“So, this is your idea of a first romantic date?”“We both know we passed that first, second, third, and so on dates.” I let her fall to the mattress. She wasn’t even settled yet. I followed her and tumbled on top of her. I anchored my elbows on either side of her head. “I took you here. I thought you hadn’t gone fishing.”“You’re right. It was fun.” I took Carly to our lake house. The Langston had it for decades, and it was one of my father’s favorite places.Something lit in her eyes earlier that I knew I’d done something right in my life. She was totally happy, besides the tree I saved and seeing the flowers I planted myself. She was easy to please. Carly was different from any woman I’d ever met. Luxury didn’t seem to impress her. Just simple things made her smile. Because maybe she was used to luxury, and she only wanted a simple life.She met my kiss halfway. She’d been teasing me earlier in the dock, touching me somewhere that we should only be doing that in private. It
CARLY “You don’t have to bring her meal every day or cook for her, Mr. Thorn. Her Royal Highness can take care of herself now. She now learned how coffeemaker and toaster work. “I knew how to use them since before,” I defended myself when she started to exaggerate things. “She even made us sandwiches today without burning my new pan.” “Just let him in.” I rolled my eyes as I put my cup and saucer into the dishwasher. “Look? She learned that too. I wish I have pushed her sooner to go out on a date if she could learn this fast in the kitchen. I wonder if she learned something else…” I cleared my throat. “In the bedroom…” she trailed off. “I mean, bed making.” “Her Royal Highness is a smart woman, Ms. Baseem.” “I have no doubt, Seth.” She left us and shut the door behind her. “Ma’am, you seem with Mr. Langston quite often.” I arched a brow. “And is there a problem with that?” “No, ma’am. I want to make sure he’s treating you all right. Does he know who you are?” I grabbed m
ROME It was at the tip of my tongue. But something was holding me. Maybe it was Carly. She wasn’t ready to hear me confessing my professed love to her. Yes. I fell in love with her. I may not have told her yet, but I was more of an action-speaks-louder-than-words kind of guy. I acted it than saying it out loud. I checked the time. It had been more than an hour since she left, and she was supposed to be here by now. I couldn’t wait as I watched her walk into my office door and throw herself into me, saying she enjoyed her time with her aunt. I blew a deep breath. I considered breaking our weekend agreement and inviting Carly to my house after work. My wondering as I stared at the skyline was cut off short by a knock. I knew it was Zee judging by its distinctive tap. “Come in, Zee.” I didn’t even bother looking at him. “Mr. Langston.” Mr. Langston? That caught my attention. I turned to him. “Zee, what is it?” “You have a visitor, sir.” “I’m not expecting anyone at this mome
ROME Winterbourn, four years later Getting the work done and going home to my wife, Princess Carlott, and my son, Eughan, was always the best part of the day. Since I met Carly, I have appreciated and valued the importance of family even more. I was the luckiest to have a family in the States and a family in Triberis Capria. My company made an obscene amount of money. Being one of the wealthiest men in the world and married to a royal princess was only a bonus, but having a healthy relationship, a wonderful and supportive wife, and a mini-me was such a blessing. I went inside our home. The three-story villa was my dream house with complete amenities. The private door to the study was a significant upgrade. And Carly loved it. My gaze caught the leather couch from my cabin. It meant a lot to us, so Carly delivered it to our home. We had a charity gala to attend tonight. My son was probably in his play area or in the backyard. He loved puzzles and board games. He also enjoyed
ROME It was the best two months of being married to my wonderful wife, Princess Carlott. Our church wedding was spectacular and perfect. My family, friends, and loved ones were around. Carly loved the fifteen-minute surprise drone show and was teary the whole time. A week later, a new royal family member was born. The Duchess gave birth to a healthy baby girl, Princess Aaliyah Aleksiea. I saw the look in my wife’s eyes as we first lay an eye on her niece. And I knew if we were blessed, she would be ready to be a mother. After our tour of over eight cities, we flew to the States. We visited my mother in her office. We also met my brother, and he started working at the Langston Realty Group. Then we had dinner with my brothers. My life was good. “What’s with the smile? The bride hasn’t arrived.” I leaned to kiss my wife on her head. Today was Zee and Heera’s wedding day. We became their principal sponsors since Carly and I were already married. Heera replaced Carly as her maid o
CARLY For the first time in many years, I felt genuine happiness. I found the love of my life. And here we were, spending our honeymoon on an island so breathtaking. The ocean was so blue and calm. And I lay beside the man who completed me, taught me to accept my flaws, gave me love, and showed me the meaning of life. “What are you smiling about?” He lifted my chin—eyes filled with humor and devotion. I sighed deeply. “When someone told me I’ll get married and be this happy months ago, I would have told her she’s crazy.” “Are you happy being married, sweetheart?” “Do you really have to ask me that?” “Just wanna make sure you’re not regretting already.” I touched his face. I’d never seen him shaved clean, but his beard had grown on me, and I thought he looked perfectly handsome with it. “I’m gonna marry you again in fifteen days.” “Good answer, or I will kidnap you and take you to the altar myself.” He lay back beside me. “No need to take drastic measures. I promise to be the
ROME Carly and I arrived at the private beach house owned by her family. As we reached the threshold of the room, a king-size bed draped with fluffy white sheets and thrown red flower petals, candlelit, and flowers scattered around the room. Carly went silent beside me. She was talkative on our way, teasing me throughout the ride, and she suddenly seemed speechless. When I turned to her, I cupped her face and tucked a few strands of hair behind her ear. “I can’t still believe you are my wife now.” “Believe it, husband.” She wiggled her fingers and showed me the wedding band and the engagement ring. “You’re beautiful.” I ran the back of my fingers on her cheek, down her exposed shoulder. “I’m nervous.” Her eyes fluttered close, and a gasp slipped her lips. “I love you.” I brought myself close to her and kissed her on the forehead, her nose, and then her parted lips. “So do I.” I found the zip of her dress, slowly lowered down her back, and let it fall to the floor, and she stoo
ROME I felt a soft kiss on my forehead. I heard her voice, my Storm, and someone very familiar. Before my ass got frostbite, thanked God the rescuers arrived. Then I couldn’t remember what had happened after that. I thought I was going to die and not see Carly, my family, and my friends again. That was the scariest I had experienced in my entire life— the hopelessness—the regrets. Leaving the people, you loved without a proper goodbye. And you wished for another chance that would not come. Was there an afterlife? My family and I believed in God. When times like this, sometimes you prayed, and it seemed you weren’t heard, you started to doubt. Despite that, I prayed for the safety of everyone I loved. I prayed to come back home to Carly. I always thought about her— she must be terrified of me not coming back alive. Then I felt her warm hand— the soft squeezed against mine. How I wished her a warm body that stormy day. I really didn’t know the weather would be that terrifying i
CARLY “What took them so long to find him?” I yelled at Seth. He came over to the cabin the moment I called him that Rome was in trouble. “I already sent them where he is stranded.” Time was running out for Rome, it had been forty-five minutes, and I had not heard the good news. “Calm down, Princess. They’re doing their best to get there in time. The storm is getting stronger, and it’s difficult for them to go by air, and the road was blocked by snowfall.” “So you’re telling me my fiance is gonna die out there?” I picked up my phone and put on my coat. “I’ll go find him myself.” “That’s the worse idea.” He blocked my way. “Do you think he’s gonna let you go out there and risk your life?” “Well, good thing he’s not here.” I glared at him. He was tall and bulky, like a Viking warrior, and he could just throw me over his shoulder and stuff me in the closet if he wanted to. “Just give them a few more minutes.” “And then what? Rome is already frozen the moment they get there.” “I’
ROME“So, this permanent now, huh? Are you planning on taking dual citizenship?”“Zee, you don’t have to worry about me. I’m happy for you and Heera.” I hugged him one more time.“You can still call me if you need me.”“Unless you and Heera want to have a family in Winterbourn, then I can hire you back. But right now, focus your time on her. We’ll be there on your wedding day.”“And you will be married at that time.”“Yup. Twenty days feels like twenty years.”His smile turned into a grin. “I can relate, brother.”“You two are done with heart-to-heart? We’re gonna be late for our flight.” Cade walked past us, climbing into the jet.“Go, and I know you miss your princess. Say hi to me, and tell her to take care of you.”“I will, bro.”“Safe flight.”I worked on my laptop during the flight. Cade decided to take a nap since he’d been up all day. He just came from a successful kidnap rescue mission.I met with Linden, Sax, and Kye earlier, and it was hard to leave them behind, but they wo
CARLY Since I met Rome, I learned a few things in the kitchen. I could now make sandwiches and boil water without burning the whole kitchen down. I could make an omelet and pasta sauce. I finally put the food processor to good use. “Hey. Are you going out tonight?” I called him out from the kitchen. He had changed to casual from the suit he had worn earlier before work. Yeah, we finally had a good conversation. We were not really back like how we used to be, and we had not slept together, but we were getting there. And I was happy with that. “Yeah. Did I forget to tell you?” He seemed to think about it. “You don’t tell me shit, Romare.” I continued stirring the sauce in the pot. “Whoa.” He arched a brow. “We talked about using words, Carlott Laylin Jemaine Storm Gattewarde Braynburd. And you just called me by the name you hate.” “I don’t hate your name. And next month, I will hyphenate Langston.” I tapped the wood ladle a little bit stronger on the pot. “Will the palace allow
ROME I knew this day would come when your own making would bite you back in the ass. And it was happening right now, and I couldn’t do anything to avoid it. I still fought the urge with every bit of my sanity left not to carry her, throw her in the bed, and do what had been in my head that drove me crazy for two months. And I have been celibate since— when she was about to reach her ecstasy, I teased her some more and then let her come around my tongue and licked her dry. And maybe I began making her ache again until she begged me to fuck her. But before that, I would feast her first. I missed her taste, body, lips wrapped around me, and tight, warm pussy. All I did in the bathroom was jacked off— I was fully loaded all the time, and every time I saw her sweet ass swaying before me, her pert tits and nipples hardening as if she was cold or remembering naughty things we did together, I had to think of something nasty. Right now, she just joined me in bed and slipped into my duvet a