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

closer to my eyes, and then

it?” He asked me.

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 intertwined by a silver thread and had small stones embedded in them

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

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

chose a lioness.

like your gift?” There was concern in his voice, “A few days back I asked you to be a lioness and

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

meant to reach you next month. I bought it last night for you

when he

Right? A lion.” I waved it in front

while checking it. The heir of the Deluca family was acting as if he had not seen

snatched it from his hands,

shook his head, “Why

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

got one more thing for you.” He crawled out to go to his study table’s drawer, Here. I think

me holding a box and crouched down again

understanding and took the box. He smiled

new one!

“Justin…”

sorry for giving

need to buy this.

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

It’s an expensive

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

not

a stable amount each month in your bank account. I know you will never accept these things from me. I would be really

for a few

would come true if he would lick the cream off my

reach out and wipe

the cream off my finger and looked up. For some reason, eyes had gone intense.

action might be

his

faces. Justin Deluca did not mind it when instead of celebrating a normal birthday

of his limits. The desire vanished from his eyes

been a perfect gentleman not at all

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