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.

held it between my thumb and index finger to examine the pendant.

at it, I brought it closer to my eyes,

it?” He

back of my lids. The silver necklace had a lioness engraved on it with two little hearts just above its head. Both hearts were intertwined by a silver thread and had small stones embedded

in

gave it to me. The feeling was euphoric. Despite being insanely rich, he

chose a lioness.

days back I asked you

of my

I bought it last night for you as a token of thanks, with my first salary.”

shocked when he saw

waved it

from my hands and assess it carefully, “Can I wear it?” He asked me fondly while checking it. The heir of the Deluca family was acting as if he had not

it from his hands, “No. Not now!”

his head, “Why

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

you.” He crawled out to go to his study table’s drawer, Here. I think you

holding a box and crouched

it?” I looked at him not understanding and took the box. He

new one!

“Justin…”

am sorry for giving this

not need to buy this.

My servants did this to

an

answer back. His wife might deserve hell expensive gifts but not me. We were not a normal couple.

certainly not a gold

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

went quiet for a few seconds.

could tell him that my dream would come true if

And all I did was reach out and wipe some cream off

I licked the cream off my finger and looked

might be

his

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

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

not at all attempting

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