The stinging pain had me biting my lips to keep from crying but a second later, his palm drew soothing circles on my ass.He continued his assault till I lost count but what shocked me was the scent of my arousal that filled the air.He noticed it too because he took deep breaths and his body went rigid.He hit the last one and a whine escaped my lips, not out of pain but out of annoyance that he had stopped.What was wrong with me?!“Next time you think about doing something silly like that, think about your punishment,” he said coldly.I quickly tugged my panties up to my waist and blushed under his gaze.If this was the punishment I got each time, then I didn't mind ‘doing something silly’.“Need I remind you that I won't be this lenient next time,” he said and I felt like a bucket of cold water had been doused over my head.I grabbed my torn shirt quickly from the ground and walked towards the door.The pleasure I had felt from his touch had left me and was now replaced by anger.

I couldn't breathe.The air around me ceased.My vision became blurry and the sounds around simply waved past my ears.It seemed like every other part of my body had come to a complete shutdown expect my eyes that couldn't look away from the screen.The wide smiles on their faces mocked me and tore at my heart and I wanted to run the other way and squeeze myself in a fetal position and bawl my eyes out if that would make me stop looking at them but my whole body betrayed me and I could only watch the duo, waving happily at the screen.“Don't they look beautiful together?” Hilda cooed beside me and from my peripheral vision, I could see her wiping tears from the corners of her eyes.What the hell?Once again, my body blocked everything out and my eyes zeroed in on the 59.60-carat oval-shaped fancy vivid pink Type IIa diamond engagement ring on her middle finger.Yes, I knew that ring so well, even with just a glance.I had talked about getting engaged with the luxury all my life and Ja

His body immediately tensed beside me, making me stop in my tracks.“Hey,” a man with a wide smile waved at us.Ares obviously wasn't pleased to see him because his countenance changed and tension rolled out of him in waves.I looked back at the man and the closer he got, the more familiar he became.I narrowed my eyes in slits, trying to juggle my memory and as he pulled his lip ring into his lips, it hit me.The man from that night.“Fancy seeing you here,” he said to Ares and cocked his head to the side.“What are you doing here?” Ares growled.“I just…” he shrugged and dropped his hands by his sides. “Just came to get a good view. Why? Am I also banned from coming here?” He asked with a sly smile.Whoever this person was, he knew how to push Ares' buttons and he was doing it with ease because the man was boiling with anger.“And I see you came with your girl, no?” He continued and his eyes zeroed in on our intertwined fingers.Realization hit me like a freight train. I couldn't pl

Ares' pov I turned in my swivel chair with my pen in between my lips as I stared blankly at the projector.I could see the mouth of the presenter moving but nothing he said registered in my mind.“...right,Alpha?” He asked as if on cue.“Yeah, right,” I waved him off and he nodded with a wide grin and continued his presentation.The torturous meeting that dragged on for hours soon came to an end and I closed the 800 million dollar deals with the foreign investors.We shook hands and I walked back to my office, ready to grab my things and bolt.A knock on the door had me looking up.“Yes?” I called and the person walked in.My lips curled into a sneer immediately.“What?” I snapped.He's lucky to still be alive but coming to me wasn't a good idea.He had been trying to meet my eyes all day and I was purposely avoiding him. He should have gotten the message.“I'm sorry, man,” he said with his hands in the air. “It’s just…she came at me and….”“That’s enough,” I cut him off. “Act like i

My lips parted as I stared down at his wet ones and unconsciously, my tongue darted out to wet my lips.“Huh?” He asked when I didn't reply.He looked more sober now as he stared at me with dilated pupils that made tingles run down my spine.“I…I…” I stuttered because I suddenly wasn't able to form a coherent speech.He smiled even more and brought his hand down to my thighs.Warmth spread through me as he stroked his callous but gently palms around the insides of my thighs.“Do you want me to?” He asked but my answer could only come out as a moan.I was too engrossed in the pleasure his large palms were bringing me to be embarrassed.His touch extended to the inside of my thighs and I held my breath.He inched closer and closer to my needy core and I widened my legs a bit more, granting him more access.An evil smile spread across his lips and nothing could have prepared me for what was coming.“Do you?” He asked and before I could get any word out, swiped his thumb across my clit th