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 examine the pendant.

closer to my eyes, and

He

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

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

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

chose a

his voice, “A few days back I asked you to be a lioness

Fishing inside the pocket of my shorts,

it last night for

seemed shocked when

Right? A lion.” I waved it in front of his

while checking it. The heir of the Deluca

it from his hands,

he shook his head,

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

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

a box and crouched down again before

is it?” I looked at him not understanding and took the box. He smiled when he heard my gasp. It was a

brand new one!

“Justin…”

for

not need to buy

In my house. My servants did this to you. You

Justin. It’s an

expensive

I was certainly not a gold digger.

month in your bank account. I know you will never accept these things from me. I would be really very happy if you

for

come true if he would lick the cream off

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

phone.” I licked the cream off my finger and looked up. For

innocent action might be the

his

on our faces. Justin Deluca did not mind it when instead of celebrating a normal birthday with him, I messed his face

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

not at all

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