I did not expect the business meeting to be held longer than anticipated. I was frustrated, I needed to relax. The merger that my dad said was to be an easy job with the assigned task force was proving to be the most complicated I've done in years of working for Dad.
The man was still back in London with Mom and my sister and didn't appear like he was going back from his little retirement excursion any time soon. I envied him. But then I'd think about what I'd do with all the free time, I decided that it was good that my work was keeping me busy.
I was handling everything with the board and the middle management. My PA, Felicity, has been running around frantically, setting up my schedules tighter than any CEO could manage. She had taken herself to recruit more help from several interns to assist her with the administration side or she would be getting back home by nine in the evening every day since the merger from hell started.
"Felicity, you should go, that p
It was the social event that I dreaded but still go to at the end. The thing about my uncles was that they were both manipulative bastards, and my aunts were no better. They knew just how to push the right buttons to control me and I hated that the most.Being the head of a criminal family does make one have power, but what I have to consider was the intricate side behind every decision-making that I make. When I ended things with Oscar, it was not supposed to be for real. But then somehow they noticed and they pulled the rug under me saying things can get messy easily. Remembering what they did to Oscar's sister, I believed them. Since then I've made several attempts to turn things around though just like they said, they have been in the business longer and I've been tackled with their so-called business smarts more times than I liked.Months after having to cut ties with Oscar my relationship with them had been at a standstill. They never pushed me to build relations
I came back home feeling light on my feet. I couldn't believe that Rhys and Bill were right. The first few hours were a total waste of time, but then Ghazi sits beside me. The Iranian businessman was extra hot and it confuses me when I was so easily swooned by his words. He was perfectly poised and was dripping with money. I could tell just by his appearance alone.The kisses that we share, the strokes between us, and the cum swallowing, they were all too good. I didn't expect that at all. But I did rewind snippets of them in my mind several times on my way back home.Ghazi has my number and he said that he wanted more of us. I need to contain the giddy feeling inside me so I retreated to my studio and started working on my art. It was an intricate design for a collar requested by one of the clients who DM me. He had put in a special request for his partner. I could feel the love he puts on when he consult me for the design. It was the kind of thing I longed for and st
I couldn't believe that I stupidly made him feel insecure about himself. Remy was gorgeous and I didn't realize that underneath that cool composure, he was sweet and fragile at the same time. This was Oscar all over again. And I'd be dammed if I treated him the way I treated Oscar.Needing to feel him tucked safely under me, I wrapped him in my arms the second we reached my bed. My new bed. My new penthouse apartment. Because after Oscar, I needed to forget about what we had and everything that could be between us. I needed to let him go. I know that he was doing okay in London, I had eyes on him. That was when I finally decided to move on after Oscar. I needed him to be safe. I owe him that.But right now, Remy was making me remember the one person who got away, all over again. The sweet lovely person in my arms burrowed deeper and his hand curled my shirt as if he didn't want to let me go. He was badly shaken, I can see it in his eyes. Someone in his past made him th
By Thursday afternoon I was getting agitated. It was getting hard hiding from Dion Pierce. The guy looked too fucking hot for his own good and I need to start wearing sunglasses in the office so no one can't see how my eyes kept gazing across the floor, looking for the sex on a stick.We have been sexting on and off every couple of days, but I haven't followed through with his sexy invite. All because I was too busy with work. It was getting embarrassing by now. This was why I don't even bother dating. Not with women, not with men."Mr. Davenport, here are the files that Felicity requested," Another tease from Dion as he lay stacks of folders on my desk, but this time on the top of the pile was a piece of paper with his home address on it. The man winked when no one was looking at us, then was out of my office within seconds.My hand was quick to snatch the piece of paper and put it in my pocket. And when I was about to text him, he texted me first.
Since Ghazi was not out, he and I was secretly seeing each other. It has been going on for a couple of weeks now. I was okay with the arrangement because the man was hot, sexy and everything I could ever want.Anyways, it didn't take long for him to learn about my living condition, and when he does he insisted on moving me to another place. The offer was laced with sugar daddy theme all over it. I know that it was what Bill and Rhys had pushed me for, it was why they told me to go to the Gala dinner the night that I met Ghazi. And I should've expected it from the wealthy businessman. The rich wanting their boy toy easily accessible, living in their preferred zip code. It shouldn't offended me by now. I should be used to it. Right?Though Ghazi might seem nice on the surface, but I've only known him less than a month. I get that he has money to throw around. It was probably small change for him to pay for my apartment. But still, I was trying to be independent. Besides
Between work and more work, I was feeling overworked. Yeah. The pressure of being a mob boss can be overwhelming at times. Robyn tries to be the perfect assistant and steer out of my way since I have been prickly all morning. Zal was feeling the blow of my brooding state, he couldn't escape it, not when one of his men had failed epically when the guy panicked and shot at a police officer.The new recruit was so green that he thinks joining the crew equals dealing illegal stuff when all he did was guard an old storage unit we had recently purchased for one of our city projects. Zal managed to keep the shooting discreet when he pulled some strings and paid the cop more than enough money after sending the guy to our doctor. Luckily the cop survived the ordeal without a life-threatening injury."Boss, I got this thing handle and Robyn does too. Why don't you take a break for a day or two maybe even a week? Those villas you have are not there for investment alone." My cousi
I was so excited for the next day that I couldn't contain my thrill about the foreign country that Ghazi was going to take me to since I have never been out of the country.He wouldn't even tell me where we'd be going, saying that it was going to be a surprise. He said that he was picking me up before lunch. We planned to leave early, but then it got postponed because he had a last-minute meeting. He was sorry, though I told him that it was okay that I could use the time to sleep.But it turned out that I only slept for two freaking hours and it annoyed the hell out of me since I decided that I wanted the rest so I'd be refreshed when he picks me up. Knowing that I couldn't get back to sleep, I put on my clothes after deciding to get my favorite creamy coffee and donuts at the coffee shop around the corner. I thought maybe it would take down my excitement a bit. The walk was nice, the morning air was still cool, and everything was quiet. It was still pretty early in the
Remy was fast asleep and I let him continue to nap. It was the buzz on my phone that alerted me, and I groaned when I saw the caller on my screen. I pulled up my jeans before slipping out of the master bedroom."I thought you told me to go on a vacation, why are you even calling?"There was laughter from the other line before Zal continued. "I'm giving you the heads up, boss, everything is going as planned and tomorrow it'll be done. You might feel the blow. But you'll be out of range so it should be good.""Alright, thank you for letting me know. I'm sure you already call the guards here and fill them in.""I did, there and here. You're in good hands, boss. So I'm going to leave you to your lover." I heard him chuckle before he ended the call.Zal and I had planned this yesterday and more this morning, he was set to frame my uncles. We got lucky since there was a shipment scheduled to come in tomorrow. And according to Zal's informant, my uncles a
It has been a month since baby Zeke stayed with us and we adopted him as our own. My Oscar had been glowing, I know it was not possible and I was probably too in love with him to see that he was still the same man I married three years ago. But his affection towards our baby was adorable as fuck and it made him extra happy. The smile on his face had made him even more deliciously beautiful in my eyes.The day after we found baby Zeke in the back of my car, my men confirmed that a young woman had left her baby in the backseat. The surveillance camera showed the footage of how she tried several car doors before finding mine was unlocked and putting her baby and the bag inside it. A few days later after a long talk between us and Oscar’s family lawyer, we had agreed to go through with the adoption process. A month later and with a very good family lawyer handling our paperwork, baby Zeke is ours.“God, you really are that smitten aren’t you?” My co
Three years laterZal was late, I was waiting for him with a cup of coffee in my hand. The forest house has been our favorite vacation home since the first time we came here to hide out.I remembered that day as the same day after I buried my dad, though I didn’t remember why we went there aside that it was done to keep us safe.And since I told Zal that I loved the house, my sweet loving husband had secured the place for us by buying it from Ghazi. Up until today, I have no idea how much money he makes nor do I care. I love the man and I love how he adored me and kept me safe.I smiled when I saw the headlights of his car. The house’s surveillance camera confirmed his arrival and I was stepping out of the foyer to greet him in front of the house. I missed him, I just got back from a business trip with Rena while he had his own thing to do. We had arranged to meet up at the forest house, so here we are.As Zal’s c
Meeting my mom and my sister at Dad’s funeral wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. Sure they grieved for their loss but more so they both looked lost. They didn’t even think twice seeing me with a wedding ring, Zal by my side, and his hand on the small of my back.“Should we go back to London after this?” My sister asked quietly.Last night while staying in one of their safe houses in the city, Zal and I talked and we decided to get them settled back here once we were deemed safe by Ghazi. He told me that it was safer for them to be in the city where his men could look out for them.“It’s best that you do. Go back to London after the funeral and pack everything up, both of you will go back to the main residence. Felicity, my PA will help you with the movers, she will go to London if needed. I will stay with my husband and resume my duties with the family business. I will take care of both of you, Zal, and I will.&rdq
“Felicity,” Oscar greeted the older woman who I learned had been working for him for years. Yes, I have looked into her background and everything checked out perfectly. There was nothing to worry about her.“Boss, how are you?”“Better now that you are here, thank you for the coffee.”“It’s your favorite, though I am still pissed at you for leaving me behind to sort out your mess when you elope with your hot boyfriend.”I wanted to laugh at her bravery in criticizing her boss, my Oscar, though I knew she was doing it because she cared about my husband. Just like how she cared enough to bring him coffee and show me that she was pissed at me for not giving me the same treatment.“And as for you, young man, if you do love your husband I expect you to take care of him.”“Yes, mam.” I smiled sweetly at the older woman and decided to leave them to discuss things that nee
Zal woke me up every couple of hours that night saying Doc told him to, something about making sure that I didn't have a concussion. I barely remembered what happened with my dad. What I do remember was Dad and I yelling then he let two men into my office. Big guy and I saw Felicity moved away from her desk though her eyes never left mine.I should've questioned why my floor was empty aside from the front desk and my PA, felicity. But I just assumed they were having a big floor meeting, and since I've been away from the office I thought I'd ask about it later with Felicity after the meeting with my dad.Though the situation went from bad to worse when the two men closed the door behind them. I started to panicked. I got startled when one of the pointed a gun at me. I looked at my dad and the calmly told me to go with them and that everything will sort itself. I didn't know exactly when everything went wrong, aside that I struggled in their hold and managed to get the g
I didn’t tell him that I was worried about him, about what his dad was planning behind his back. Fortunately, Oscar was more than happy to have my men shadowing him from a distance. I went straight to Ghazi’s place after dropping him off at his office building. He kissed me and told me that he loved me before exiting the car and assured me he wouldn’t be taking a whole day at the office. I nodded telling him to call me when he’s ready to go home and I’ll pick him up.“Married life looks good on you, cousin.” Ghazi greeted me the second I entered his home office.“Yeah? Thanks, I just need to make sure Oscar’s dad knows where he’s standing before I can take my new husband for a real honeymoon.”Ghazi’s smile flattered the second I mentioned Oscar’s dad. Not the man is a dangerous person, but Ghazi and I know enough that even the most quiet bear gets vicious when poked. With Oscar leavin
The happiness didn’t last long, not when I heard my dad’s ringtone. Yes, I know Zal would make fun of me for the Darth Vader ringtone, though my mind was occupied with other things. Such us the implication that I haven’t gone back to the office since I emailed dearest Dad my resignation letter. The resignation letter that he just must’ve read knowing it would be buried with other more important emails in his inbox.“Son, what is the meaning of your resignation letter? You’re the heir. You can’t just quit the family business! And why was I notified that your name popped up in Vegas and our lawyer informing that you’d gone off and got married to a man?”“Dad, I love him. I know you would never agree so I quit,”“Fucking hell, Oscar, you do not go off and marry some thug in Vegas. We are a respectable family. If you really need to marry a man at least married the well bred ones. There are plent
The next day I woke up with my new husband’s leg wrapped around mine. Last night we spent hours professing our eternal love for each other. We ended up in the shower to rinse the sweat and cum before getting back on the bed and holding Oscar as he drifted off to sleep.“Morning, baby,”“Mmhm...morning,” Oscar greeted me with a small peck on my lips as I handed him the steaming hot coffee I made minutes earlier after I woke up and called room service for our breakfast.“How are you feeling?”“Like I just got married and my new sexy husband needs to get naked and present me with breakfast.” He said with a deadpan expression before he drank his coffee. I laughed and set it aside beside my cup, pulling his still-naked body to straddle mine.“I love you, my dear husband. I’m ordering breakfast. It’ll be here soon, We’ll eat then we do the sexy stuff. How’s that?”
The flight to Vegas didn’t take long while I ate with a nervous stomach. It helped that Ghazi and Remy gave us some privacy after dinner by sitting across the aisle from us. It was not much, but it helped calm down my nerves.I still have no idea how Zal managed to persuade me to fly with him to Vegas to marry him. My family will surely disown me when they find out. Though thinking about it more, I realized that I had made up my mind and chose Zal before them. I wanted to be happy. Looking across the aisle at Remy and Ghazi, I know I would be looking at my future with Zal as my husband. I could finally have what they have. I have been wearing his ring anyway, I might as well take the final leap and marry my man.We all changed into our suits after dinner. The suits I didn’t know he packed, along with an overnight bag for our brief honeymoon Zal had planned behind my back.“Oh, Zal, this is perfect,”When I thought about Vegas weddi