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The Sweetest Temptation 43| Irrational things.
Axel was sitting on the porch chair, impatiently waiting for Daniel to come back with his car so that he could explain why he took Reese home without asking for his permission first. He didn't follow immediately because he thought Daniel would ask for his permission to take Reese home when she asked him to, and he would have denied him the permission to do so. But when he went outside to get Reese a few minutes later and take her back inside so that they could discuss a suitable plan for both of them, he realized that she had gone, and he became furious.The moment Daniel drove through the gates, he leapt to his feet and hailed for him to stop before he could take the car to the garage.Wondering why his boss asked him to stop, he turned off the ignition and jumped out of the car."Good morning, sir." Daniel greeted Axel as he approached him. "I have taken Ms. McBride home as you asked me to.""As I asked you to?" Axel asked, raising his brow. "When did I ask you to take her home?"
The Sweetest Temptation 44| Spite him.
Sitting in the back seat of Harry’s car, Reese was peering outside through the window, and for the very first time since she left Axel’s mansion, her core had stopped aching for him.Harry took Lucy and her for grocery shopping, and they were on their way back to their house. Reese hated grocery shopping, but when Harry came back inside the house after he had left to remind Lucy about the grocery shopping she said she wanted to go for, Reese made a decision she had never made before; she willingly offered to go grocery shopping. She thought going grocery shopping and walking around the mall would help rid her mind of thoughts of Axel, and it worked. Her body wasn’t longing for him anymore, but she knew it was only a matter of time before her body betrayed her again. "What are these two doing in front of the house?" Lucy said, cutting through her thoughts.Still peering through the window, she asked. "What two?""Zayn and your boss." Lucy said, and Reese quickly flicked her gaze ahe
The Sweetest Temptation 45| I got you!
Reese made the decision to spite Axel without thinking of the repercussions. As she watched him drive out of the premises, her heart sank at the possibility that he might not want to have anything to do with her again.She wasn't even going to agree to Zayn's proposal, so why did she do that? She should have known that talking about signing a contract with Zayn in her own terms would have made Axel believe that Zayn was making a similar proposal to him. But she wasn't thinking; all she wanted to do was annoy him—and it worked! But she doesn't like the outcome. She might never get to feel his cock inside her, and the thought of that made her want him more.Her attraction to him should have stopped the moment he reduced her to being a prostitute, but it didn't. Instead, her attraction towards him kept growing, and she hated it."Let me help you with these." Zayn offered as he reached for the shopping bags in her hands, jerking her back to reality."Don't worry, I can carry it." She sai
The Sweetest Temptation 46| A hot torture.
Zayn drove Reese to work on Monday morning, and she wasn’t even expecting him to show up after she had rejected his proposal.They had just arrived at her workplace, and the drive there was a silent one. Zayn didn’t say anything about the proposal, nor did he talk about Axel, and she was grateful for that. She didn’t know how she would have escaped those two discussions if he had brought them up again. Lucy saved her the last time, and she wasn’t there to save her again. "I really wasn’t expecting you to drive me here today, judging by the fact that I rejected your proposal." She voiced out her thoughts as she opened the door.Zayn placed his palm over his chest and feigned a wince. "Ouch?""What?" She asked, chuckling softly."I thought we were friends." He muttered. "But I guess you don’t see me as one.""Friends?" She asked, raising her brow. He nodded his head. "Yes. I thought we could be friends, which is why I offered to take you to work every day—not because of the marriage
The Sweetest Temptation 47| Sign it.
After the meeting with the Arabian client, Axel asked Reese to follow him to an offsite meeting with a client at the hots restaurant. Although the meeting was not in his schedule and Reese wondered who they were going there to meet. They were on their way there and Reese had a frown masked on her face. Axel had noticed the frown even before they left the office, but he decided not to say anything about it. But when they were moving closer to the venue, he finally spoke up. "Ms. McBride, can you loosen up your facial expression please?"Swinging her head to the side to look at him, she asked. "Why?""Your facial expression is capable of chasing a client away." She lifted her shoulders in a half shrug. "When we get there I would plaster a smile on my face. But right now? I can’t." She adjusted her self in her seat and started peering through the window. "My facial features seam to uncontrollably tighten around you."But it wasn’t only her facial features that were tight. The thing
The Sweetest Temptation 48| Touch yourself.
The ride back to the company was full of lust and silence. Reese wanted him, but she couldn't say anything considering the fact that she stopped him from touching her."Are you done with your work for today?" Axel asked, finally putting an end to the long silence between them as they stepped out of the elevator."Almost." She said, her voice in a murmur."Follow me to my office." He said, as he started taking long strides towards his office.Hot on his heels, she asked. "Why?"Without turning back to look at her, he replied. "I am your boss, so you have to do whatever I say without questioning me." She didn’t bother to reply to him as they continued walking towards his office. When they got to his office, he pushed the door open and slipped inside, holding the door for Reese. "So why did you ask me to follow you to your office?" Reese asked as she ventured inside the office. "If it’s about the contract, I don’t want to hear it."He closed the door and sauntered to his desk without
The Sweetest Temptation 49| Go with me.
Never in a million years could Reese have imagined that touching herself could be so pleasurable. She enjoyed every bit of the pleasure she gave to herself.They had already dressed up and cleaned up, and she was sitting on the visitors' chair across from him, looking as if something steamy didn’t happen between them moments ago. His elbows were planted on the desk, rubbing his palms together, with his gaze was fixed on her. "You are the best assistant I have ever had." He said, a smirk touching his lips. "I don’t regret hiring you.""How many female assistants have had?" She asked, raising her brow. "And how many have you fucked?" She added. He chuckled softly. "You are the only employee I have ever gotten intimate with." He told her. "Your question should be, how many female employees have I fired for trying to get intimate with me?"Leaning back on her seat, she folded her arms over her chest. "Why me?" Lifting a finger up, he said. "One, I got attracted to you even before you
The Sweetest Temptation 50| Start a family.
Axel’s flight departed from London around 7:00 p.m. It was an eight hour long journey, but due to the five-hour difference in time zone, his flight arrived in New York around 10:00 p.m. His dad’s driver picked him up from the airport and when he got to his father’s mansion, his parents were waiting for him on the porch, and their faces lit up with impish glee as he jumped out of the car."Axel." His mom beamed as he approached them."Good to see you, mother." Axel said, a smile pulling on his lips as he opened his arms wide and hugged his mother. "You have grown more beautiful since the last time I saw you." He continued when they finally pulled away from the hug.His father cleared his throat, and Axel quickly directed his gaze at him.Inching closer to his father, he opened his arms wide and hugged him. "How are you, Father?""I am fine." His father patted his back lightly. "Welcome back home.""Thank you." He said, pulling away from the hug. He darted his gaze between his parents.
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The Sweetest Temptation 146| Always and forever.
The scent of tropical flowers hung heavy in the air, carried on the gentle breeze that drifted through the lush foliage of the Kula botanical garden in Maui, Hawaii. The sun was shining high overhead, casting a warm, golden light on the vibrant greenery. The sound of chirping birds and the rustling leaves of the lush green trees surrounded the beautiful garden, creating an idyllic atmosphere for a wedding ceremony. And the setting couldn’t have been more beautiful. The guests sat on chairs adorned with flowers. The only guests in attendance were Reese’s parents, Axel’s parents, Lucy, Harry, Zayn, Luke, and Ethan. When Reese told her parents that she was going to have her wedding in Hawaii, she had expected them to say they wouldn’t be able to attend or even ask her to postpone the wedding due to the unfortunate incident that happened with Beatrice. But the reverse was the case. They agreed to the wedding without hesitation.Lucy invited her boyfriend—Harry—for the wedding because she
The Sweetest Temptation 145| Maui, Hawaii.
When the day Beatrice and Jasper were to be arraigned in court came, Reese was strong enough to go and testify against her sister. Reese was standing in front of the mirror, looking at herself after getting dressed for the court hearing. She was dressed in a black suit set.Sighing, she turned to look at Axel, who had been supportive after the incident happened. "How are you feeling?" Axel asked."I don't know," Reese replied, and Axel held her hand as they walked out of the house together, entered the car, and went to court. She entered the court and caught sight of her sister. Her heart ached as she looked at her, wondering how someone she had known all her life could now seem like a complete stranger. She thought she knew everything about her sister, but now she realizes there are depths to her personality that she had never even suspected.As soon as Reese's eyes locked onto her sister's, her sister's gaze quickly averted, prompting Reese to ponder the possibility of whether her
The Sweetest Temptation 144| Vital signs.
Luckily, no vital organ was hit when Reese and Axel was shot, so they survived without complications. Axel woke up after getting to the hospital, but Reese was in a coma. Although, they were assured that her vital signs were okay and she would wake up soon. The news of Reese and Axel was carried by the reporters, and different channels were trying to cover the story. The following day, Axel sat down in his bed in his ward and watched the news, hearing how they wanted an interview. Axel sighed and changed the channel. It was another reporter reporting the news of the predicament that happened. He wonders why everything about him has to be in the public eye and sighs."It was shocking that one of the most anticipated weddings of the year got canceled, Mr. Axel and Miss Reese's wedding got canceled with not much information on the reason it got canceled and the..." Axel got tired and turned the television off. He knew watching the news right now would do nothing but worsen the state he w
The Sweetest Temptation 143| Stay with me.
Jasper just stood there as he watched them exchange words. The only thing he was interested in was the money Axel was willing to give him. He helped Beatrice kidnap Lucy and Reese just because of the money she promised to give him. Now, he’s getting a better offer, and he suddenly doesn’t care about the money Beatrice promised to give him anymore. He needed to act fast before Axel withdraws his offer. "How did you even say you were willing to give me?" Jasper asked. "You requested five million dollars. I would give you that. Axel said. A smirk touched his lips as he turned to look at Beatrice. "Let them go."Beatrice drew her brows together. "Are you crazy? I didn’t go through all this just to let them go.""But I am going to let them go." He told her. "There’s money involved. And I started all this because of the money. you promised to give me in the first place. Now, I am getting a better offer. I am a businessman, so I would go with what pays me more.""So you joined her in doin
The Sweetest Temptation 142| You, Axel.
Jasper, who was determined to convince her by all means. The moment she answered positively, he would take the bag, hold her hand, and walk away with her as fast as possible before she changed her mind. Beatrice seemed like a determined type of girl, and she could go to any extent to get what she wanted.He didn't know how he came across such a woman and just wished it was someone with a simple mind, not a complicated mind. Reese was making him tired and losing hope that he would win this game. He wasn't ready to lose that shot; he had already started to imagine what it would be like to have such money and be able to do or get whatever you wanted."We could just take this money and leave. This shouldn't be a hard task.” Jasper said, looking at her with a calm and hopeful face."Yeah. We can all settle this amicably without hurting anyone, and we'll go back to our daily lives like nothing happened." Axel said, gesturing with his hands for her to calm down.Beatrice scoffed. "You both a
The Sweetest Temptation 141| Say bye.
"Mr. Axel, you'll need to calm down. We are going to try our best to save your fiancee and her best friend. All we need from you is your cooperation by staying put. If you do not stop, it's very possible that you could affect our strategy." The cop said this over the phone, assuring their safety.Axel was restless and decided to rush down to the location that Reese had dropped. He couldn't just sit down and wait for the police to do the job; he wanted to see Reese himself to see how she was doing. Then he went out and started driving towards the place, and he thought of what he could actually do, the strategy he could use that would leave him with regret.Then a thought sprang up in his head. He was going to search for the numbers Jasper had used in blackmailing him. He searched and almost thought he had lost it until he saw the number and then dialed it immediately."Hello." He answered the call."Let them go now." Axel said with a confident tone."Why should I let them go?" He asked
The Sweetest Temptation 140| Abducted.
Reese confirmed it was Lucy's number, but didn't understand what was going on. Why was a man talking on the phone?"Hello, who are you? I would like to speak with Lucy." She said, trying to ignore every negative thought that ran through her mind."You really are clueless, aren't you?" He chuckled and sniffed."What do you mean by that? Who are you? What did you do to my friend?" Reese asked, feeling frightened. She had been avoiding all these negative occurrences, and that was why she didn't want to get married yet in the first place. Axel had encouraged her to allow them to go on with the wedding, but things got worse. She had thought that the man had decided to leave them alone or that he couldn't get anything on them since they were laying low. But hearing the man's voice sent shivers down her spine, and she felt cold suddenly."If you want your friend alive, you have to get her in a few minutes. I do not care if you are about to start your wedding or not. All I know is that if you
The Sweetest Temptation 139| Where is Lucy?
Reese was really scared and didn't know what to do while she was waiting for Axel. She could see the man approaching them, and Reese became more frightened as she didn't know if that was going to be her last day on earth. She tried calling Axel again, but his phone wasn't reachable. She had given him the address of the inn and decided to take Lucy with her to the inn to feel protected until Axel came to save them. Reese was inside the inn, her hands kept on shaking, and slowly Lucy started getting sober; she raised her head to see how worried Reese was."What’s going on?" she asked, sitting up sluggishly. Reese's phone started ringing, and she couldn’t answer Lucy. She picked up her phone immediately, and it was Axel calling her.She picks up the call immediately, feeling anxious and happy at the same time. Babe," she said immediately after picking up the call."I’m outside the inn," Axel said."Okay, I’m here with Lucy, and she doesn’t look sober enough." Reese replied"I will come i
The Sweetest Temptation 138| Bachelorette.
Three weeks later, Reese's best friend Lucy flew to New York for Reese’s wedding. She had called her earlier to inform her of her arrival. Reese went to the airport to pick her up, and her face broke into a smile when her eyes landed on Lucy, who was walking out of the airport. Lucy took her glass off when she saw her best friend and smiled. They hugged instantly."Wow! It’s so nice seeing you again, and babe, you look wonderful," Lucy said when they broke the hug. Reese chuckled at her kind words."I’m thrilled to see you too, and thank you." Reese said, and they went over to enter the car that was waiting for them. As soon as they entered the car, the chauffeur ignited the engines, driving them to the hotel premises."How is the preparation going? I know you must be feeling super nervous right now," Lucy asked excitedly, and Reese chuckled slightly, moving the string of hair blocking her sight."Nothing much is planned; I just want to have this done and dusted," Reese said, and her h
