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.

thumb and index finger to

eyes, and then my head shot up

it?” He

at the back of my lids. The silver necklace had a lioness engraved on it with two little

knew they were not original diamonds as I saw this necklace in the convenience store when I was buying

got it polished and gave it to me. The feeling was euphoric.

chose a lioness.

in his voice, “A few days back I asked

me, Justin.” Fishing inside the pocket of my shorts, I took out the watch I chose

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

when he saw it.

lion.” I waved it in

checking it. The heir of the

from his

his

will get it polished,” I said placing it back inside my

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

me holding a box

understanding and took the box. He smiled when he heard my gasp. It was

new

“Justin…”

sorry for giving

did not need to

You lost yours here. In my house. My servants did this to you. You deserve it.”

an

expensive gifts but not me. We were

I was certainly not a gold digger.

I know you. That’s 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 accept these things from me.

went quiet for a few seconds.

would come true if he would lick the cream off my

my response. And all I did was reach out and wipe some

I licked the cream off my finger and looked up. For some reason,

innocent action might be

his

Deluca did not mind it when instead of celebrating

amber eyes, but I knew that he was aware of his limits. The desire vanished

time he had been a perfect gentleman not at all attempting

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