Chapter 25:
Sanaya’s P.O.V
I’ll be right here beside you…till the very end.
Lance’s words stayed with me for the entire night as did Lance. He sat beside my bed with my hand held in his as I slept peacefully. No nightmares haunted me, no flashbacks played through my mind. I felt relieved…like sharing the most painful incident of my past with Lance had liberated my mind of all the hurt.
Yes, I still miss my child dearly, so much so that I sometimes blame myself for not being capable enough to have given birth to my son. But as Acelin had pointed out several times before, it had never been my fault. Only now did I truly understand the implications of his words and how heartfelt they had been. He had never blamed Dilayla for not being able to give birth to his child and from the way he loved me, I could tell that he could’ve been…no, he was an amazing father. He had been
Chapter 26:Sanaya’s P.O.VI woke up to the smell of eggs and bacon.Groggily, I rubbed my eyes to get rid of the last vestiges of sleep and sat up in bed. Lance had the best bed in the world. I had such a good sleep last night that I was planning to either steal his bed or just move in, which was a ridiculous option considering that he was my boss.I looked around the room to see if I could find anything that indicated the time. The windows were covered with heavy curtains, making it impossible to tell if it was day or night outside. A small bedside lamp illuminated the whole room. Fortunately, I found a watch on the bedside table that belonged to Lancelin and it read 9.45 PM.Only after the last vestiges of sleep had worn off was when I realized that I’d seen this room before. But where? Why did this room seem so familiar? Have I been here befo-OH! My dreams!Damnit! I knew he was inducing them
Chapter 27:Sanaya’s P.O.VThe kiss was just as electrifying as the first time I was kissed by Lancelin.Lancelin pushed be back until I was lying on top of the counter. One of his hands was on my waist and the other holding mine on the counter top. I cold marble against my back was a pleasant shock against the heat of Lance’s body on top of mine.As his lips moved on top of mine, demanding yet gentle, I could feel all my nerve endings come to roaring life. I felt alive like I had never felt before. My free hand that had been resting on his shoulder moved up his nape and wound in the silky softness of his hair.A gasp escaped my lips as Lance bit them and then licked the sensual hurt with his tongue. I was-“Are you really going to have sex on that uncomfortable counter top?”Lancelin and I parted immediately pulled away, both of us breathing heavily as Lance carefully pulled m
Chapter 28:Sanaya’s P.O.V“I knew it!” Sophia yelled in obvious glee as she held her hand out at Tanya. “Pay up girl!”“Wait…” I narrowed my eyes at the two women. “Did you guys bet on me?”“I guess we all did.” Martin sighed as he handed a grinning Zach a hundred dollar bill and my jaw just about hit the floor.“Et tu Brute?” I glared accusingly at Martin who just shrugged and took a sip of his virgin mojito.“Well, the Sire doesn’t often help his secretaries and he had been in a pretty bad mood lately, right before you arrived. And then suddenly, everything changed.” Zach told us while twirling one of his dreadlocks through his fingers. “He asked us to shift the Secretary desk to his floor and he even asked Tanya to provide you with everything you needed help with.”“Trust me whe
Chapter 29:Lancelin’s P.O.VIt was around eleven at night when I finally got off the phone with NYPD. Sighing, I rubbed my temples and stood up from my chair. A nice hot bath sounded divine at the moment.A group of wannabe thugs had made the mistake of trying to sell drugs at the alleyway behind my bar in Queens. They had even managed to tempt a human staff in that bar to join in with their little gang and lure customers to the alleyway. The incident had led to a college student overdosing and being rushed to the hospital. Thankfully, the situation was now under control and the thugs have been arrested. The server had immediately started talking as soon as he had seen the men in uniforms and the rest of the proceedings had been fine thereafter.I stepped into the hot shower as soon as I got to my room. Although I would prefer a bath, I also needed to check if Sanaya had reached home from the club outing.I
Chapter 30:Sanaya’s P.O.V“Did she really think that trick would work?” I frowned as the elevator doors closed behind Asmara.Lancelin visibly relaxed as soon as the words were out of my mouth. “It usually does.” He walked over to me and pulled me into his arms, cupping my face tenderly in his palms. “Are you sure you’re okay? You don’t have any urge to doubt me or accuse me of cheating on you?”“Lance, if I had to accuse you of anything, it wouldn’t be because of Asmara.” I told him clearly because that’s what he needed to hear from me; the truth. “I’m intelligent enough to know that you’re not the kind of person who would suddenly decide to sleep with a woman who had both you and Acelin riled up, not to mention your mom as well.”A smile broke out on Lancelin’s face as a droplet of water dripped onto my ch
Chapter 31:Acelin’s P.O.VI rasped my knuckles on the mahogany double doors that guarded my mother’s parlor. The sound of the knock reverberated through the empty hallways and I took a minute to admire the woodwork while I waited on my mother to answer. Truly, there was none other like Michelangelo.“You called, mother?” I opened the door after I had permission to come in.“Filii amica mea!” (My darling son) My mother opened her arms for me with a gorgeous smile. “Come here!”“Salve mater,” (Hello mother) I went into her arms with a smile. “How have you been?”“Good, good,” she caressed my cheeks like I was still her little baby. “Come, sit. I’ve ordered to make your favorite cherry cobbler for desert today. You’ll be staying for dinner.”It wasn’t a request but a statement so I smiled an
Chapter 32:Sanaya’s P.O.V“Now…how about the name for Acelin’s mysterious lover.”I narrowed my eyes at Lancelin, debating on giving up on one of Acelin’s biggest secrets. Acelin usually didn’t hide things from his family and if he was hiding something then it meant that either he was really serious or still undecided. But as far as I’ve known, or as much as Acelin had told me, they had been together for over a decade. If it wasn’t serious then I don’t know what was.I sighed. A deal was a deal after all and Lancelin had kept his end of the bargain. “His name is Gustav Paltro; I think you know him with him being an Incubus and all.” I told him finally.“Gustav?” Lance raised his eyebrows at me. “The womanizer Gustav Paltro who has probably slept with every woman in New York City?”“Rude!” I made a fa
Chapter 33:Sanaya’s P.O.VI woke up to the sound of my alarm clock going off.Yawning, I rose from my bed and rubbed the sleep off of my eyes. It had been past midnight when I’d arrived home last night and thankfully, my mom had been asleep. But that doesn’t mean I’m in the clear. She’ll be interrogating me as soon as I come out of my room and it’s going to be FBI level interrogation.I didn’t know if it’s just my mom or mom’s in general, but she always finds out when I’m hiding something and she usually figures out what.So without wasting any more time, I go out of bed and stretched my muscles before slipping my feet into some comfy slippers and went into the bathroom to get ready for the day.I turned on the tap at the sink and closed my eyes so I could splash some water on my face but nearly froze my hands to find out the water was ice cold. Si