26- Short-lived

Ashley Walters pov

This time he groaned but did not stop me, “Urgh. You are a brat, Ashley. My innocent t-shirt!” Once I wiped my cheeks, I raised my head where amusement was dancing on his face.

“That’s all you have got, Ashley Walters?” He clicked his tongue looking down at me. I was so close to him that I could easily kiss his chin.

“Why?” I fluttered my eyes dramatically, “You have got a different move here? Show me what you have got!” I shrugged.

We both were oblivious to the fact that our faces were drenched in caramel cream, we smelled of caramel and we both were sitting under the table like kids.

“I…” he whispered causing my heart to race, “have got… more cream to rub on your face.” With that, very gently he again started touching his cheeks to mine. This time I did not get

back.

I not only stayed there but closed my eyes. I could sense the warmth of his breath on my face. When I no more felt the skin-to-skin contact, I opened my eyes and found him staring at my lips.

I held my breath. Was he going to kiss me?

“Kitten?” He breathed with those alien emotions evident in his

“Yes?”

“Close your eyes.”

Swallowing down, I furrowed my brows, “Why?”

“Stop asking questions and close them, silly.”

eyes.

I giggled and shut my eyes. I felt him moving away my hair from my nape and doing something around my neck.

The feel of his fingers around my skin was making me giggle even more.

He kept fumbling with something unless I felt cold metal against my skin.

Necklace?

“Open your eyes, kitten.” He whispered. I looked down and there was a silver necklace falling right above my neckline.

to examine the

it closer to my eyes, and then my head

it?” He

know why there was stinging at the back of my lids. The silver necklace had a lioness engraved on it with two little hearts just above its head. Both hearts were

this necklace in the

gave it to me. The feeling was euphoric. Despite being

chose a lioness.

few days back I asked you to be a lioness and you did become

“You won’t believe me, Justin.” Fishing inside the pocket of my shorts,

reach you next month. I bought it last night for you as a token of

shocked when he

A lion.” I waved it in

assess it carefully, “Can I wear it?” He asked me fondly while checking it. The heir of the Deluca family was acting as if

from his hands, “No. Not now!”

he shook his head, “Why not?”

get it next month once I will get it polished,” I said placing it back

I have got one more thing for you.” He crawled out to go to his

holding a box and crouched down again before

at him not understanding and took the box. He smiled

brand new one!

“Justin…”

for

you did not need to buy this. Justin…”

You lost yours here. In my house. My servants did this

an

answer back. His wife might deserve hell expensive gifts but not

I was certainly not a gold digger.

the reason I never offered you to have lavish clothes, expensive shoes, and a stable amount each month in your bank account. I know you will never

went quiet for

wish I could tell him that my dream would come true if he would lick the cream

for my response. And all I did was reach

cream off my finger and looked up. For some reason, eyes

might

his

there under that desk with caramel cream on our faces. Justin Deluca did not mind it when instead of celebrating a normal birthday with him, I messed his

the desire in those amber eyes, but I knew that he was aware of his limits. The desire vanished from his eyes as soon

gentleman not at all attempting to force himself on me.

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