I set my phone down on the dining table while Niana’s number flashed on it. Talking to her was a death sentence I wasn’t willing to get. What were people thinking of us? Ara was enough of a torture for now. I lifted my eyes, only to find hers centred on me. She had been sitting like this in front o
MARIELLA “I can explain, Papa,” I said, walking toward him and trying to calm him with my smile. But it didn’t work, as his brows only pressed deeper. “You will. But after we go home.” “You can’t do this, Papa.” Ara’s voice was pitchy and loud. “Eros isn’t home. If you take his wife in his absenc
“You said this is a family matter?” Adonis’s gaze shuffled between me and Papa, and he went on. “I’m involved in this because it is my damn family. And you’re not taking my sister-in-law anywhere.” This was the first time he had mentioned this out loud, that too, with so much pride. Papa’s eyes wi
“She’s yours? For a year?” I had never seen Danilo this angry and understood why people preferred staying on his good side. “And then what? You toss her away like some used toy?” I brushed his shoulder and clenched them, a gesture I hated but loved doing on my opponents. It was a way of showing how
Giving him a terse nod, I strolled back into my room, loosening my tie and taking my blazer off. My mind was exhausted because of the drama that I had caused. I was the architect of my misery. “Eros,” Ella’s voice reached my ears, and I sat down at the edge of the bed, facing the enormous fireplace
EROS The restaurant wasn’t the fanciest, but I went along with it because Ella liked it. Her smile didn’t make me regret the decision, at least. I watched her as she took another sushi into her mouth, skilfully holding her chopstick, and pouted her lips to chew through the mouthful and laughed. It
The start we’d had was rough and downright awful, but arranged marriages would work if both the partners were careful and open enough. I watched her with my head slanted toward her. She took a deep huff as if making her mind up for something and then turned to me. Her eyes rounded slightly, meeting
She halted abruptly and sat up with her brows pulled together. “Don’t you like it?” I checked her expressions. So fucking innocent. “I fucking loved it,” I said. “Now come on top of me. Ride me.” She nodded, taking her lower lip between her teeth, and lifted her dress up to her stomach. The small