me at the deep acc

knew rea

ose dark icy blue eyes. The flash light only revealed a part of his

ubble and his intense gaze, t

The memories of five years

culine cologne sur

lled up into a smirk. "L

d hands on my arms. His front pressed a

ounded by him for a moment. Then I blinked, get

surprised me was how his hands twitched as soon as I moved out of his

because I p

ep breath, he me

llway, making me squint against the brightn

but steal a glan

wrapped around his broad shoulders and sculpted chest were open. And the view of a part of that sculpt

erated through his chest

urself toget

ng gaze burned me. As he took a step ahead, I

uore what?" I cursed myself

g." Voi

did say someth

tting myself in control. "Don't tell m

o a side, the tiny smirk appearing again. "An

of last night,

't remember much from last night. And

eathing zone again. And this time, I di

I came here to take something that you owed me from la

as his words hit m

he

for the favor he did to me. The kiss that w

king about? I don't

well what he was talking about. Something dark flashed acro

ss yourself anymore than you already did be

needed

d of his curled around my waist, pulling me

don't re

chuckle

last night. Not yet..." His tone went low with the last line. The sque

t

you home with utmost care. I was expecting a 'thank you' when you saw me. B

eart pounding, his scent engulfing

to pul

hroat again. "I, thank you. Beth tol

t was wro

d he get so close to

into my personal space like that! Don't think that I forgot how you literally dragged me away from that danc

ed when he di

y staring at me. My mo

thi

a shameless man, like as if I was his property, something t

el

u weren't complaining last night. In fact..." Another chuckle

ned as I gl

nything!" I frowned. "And don't you

blue eyes kept roaming my featu

ead. What wa

ve, away from this ma

o look for my frie

t him grabbing me again, and started

turn to another corridor,

soon, Ms.

I glanced

e corner of his lips as he

his tone made

peared around

o

he mean

d it was his mall, why was he here? Exactly in this win

zation slo

him? She worked for R

talian billion

it

as about to start working

ssi

Chad walking towards me

, I went to the hal

I'm fine. D

ent to El

about the owner o

y mouth to ask her

or you! And trust me, you w

y brows. "

s face. "Do you know how muc

ow could I forget the

w m

ousand d

ped.

abeth. At her nod, I slap

housand dollar

ot was three thousand dollars. O

fering me five t

! I wasn't even

ou ser

e shoot more than just some hours as you won't know when yo

her. "Thank you! Thank you so much! You don't

ck. "I'm just doing my job.

Because I could guarantee

salary was too good to be true. Now I wouldn't have to

ay them with just s

ied that before and got nothing. Anyone c

ed that icy blu

sk you about the owner of Rossa. You know, I would l

rest in the big boss, Elizabeth's eyes widened

n. You don't worry about him. You will work under my guidance. The models don't

meet that devil," mumbled Chad beside

who the

t just cleared up more.

row?" she asked. "The p

I reall

if I worked under Duncan De Sylvano's co

notice me all of a sudden. And when a part of me was

en? Should I be c

r he was around. My body burned with his slightest to

blinked. Her expectant gaze waited fo

my an

ashed a small smile. "Sure

I will take your leave now."

it? The man who ruined someone'

Ellie said, he doesn't have time for his employees or the people who worked

t his choic

e of his su

on.

mind, causing a shive

yself to the de

en ready

*

the violin reaching my e

my face in the pillow. But the dam

in this morning. I swear

I sat up. With a yawn, my

n the m

I had to join today hit m

had only two hours to get

d mysterious Italian owned.

ok my

ew I accepted the job. And there were two reason

irst day of my job and I wanted to make everything go

I need to get r

f my shower, my mobile

ed for me. One from Ch

had's mess

k you up today.

h that clunker of mine that had no gua

cked on Em

regular diner. W

She was back fr

talk about, it defini

her, the doorbell rang

it at th

hrough the peephole be

stead, a man with a bouquet of

ouquet is for you," he said

n the eye. His gaze glanced here and th

ut I wasn't expecting

towards me. "The sender is anonymous. But it has a

outh, he already started

he bouquet, I foun

me pink ones. A small smile spread

ould send

ro

ate for me to ge

ise who would send me a bouq

note out, I

swept over the words, m

e to my

Duncan D