Chapter 9Percy PovRaspberry. She smelled like raspberry. I could taste the saltiness from the salmon she had eaten earlier. But it didn’t matter right now, what mattered was that I had her where I wanted. “Sign the papers okay?” I repeated looking her in the eye waiting for a response. All she did was nod while swallowing, good. My lips spread in a small smile but instead of pulling away I leaned forward to where her ear was and with a soft tug my teeth grabbed the bare skin.My grip on her arms slackened and she held on to my shoulders like the only support she had. Her fingers spread across the bulk of my shoulders and her soft palms are soothing with just a simple innocent touch. “Percy-“ she whispered, her voice calm and on the verge of breaking. My eyes moved to her face where I met her eyes, she clamped them shut for a while, trying to hold herself together.“Yes?” I answered waiting for her.“Get the fuck away from me.” It was low yet firm and true. With a low chuckle my ha
Chapter TenEden PovHis penthouse was massive, the interior was dark and gloomy, no surprise there. He walked in and the lights came on, it was a mix of black and dark blue with some Grey. The space was calm and lonely.“You stay here alone?” I asked as I walked further taking in the environment.“You don’t see anyone else do you?” He answered walking further into the room. He walked towards the window which parted as he closed in. It was so unreal, after mom and dad separated, we stayed in a less fancy space which fit in our style.This was spectacular, he was a billionaire no wonder he could afford an exclusive space like this.“So what happens? I’m here now, legally tied to you. I’m tired and need to sleep-““You can take any of the rooms upstairs.” He interrupted me as he paced towards the counter to grab a drink. Ice in a stunt glass and from the looks of it, a whiskey.“You’re drinking?” I asked and he paused his fingers rolling over the tip of the glass.“After the chaotic day
Chapter 11Eden povRing.Ring.Ring. The noise continued interrupting my sleep, blindly I reached for the device but was greeted with a cold surface. My eyes peeked open slowly bringing the bedside table into view, I reached for my phone and turned off the alarm. It was six, I needed to get ready for my morning run. “Arg-” I cried as I dragged myself out of bed. Something was off as I stood in front of the mirror staring at my reflection. My hair was a mess and my face was not exactly pretty. My lips- My eyes widened in realization. Last night. Percy was here and we- we- “Please no.” I groaned and rushed out of my room. I had to be sure. Standing in the middle of the hallway I glanced from one door to another trying to figure out which was Percy’s room. A sound from behind the door at the end of the hallway caught my attention.“Bingo.” I mouthed to myself. Now that I was in front of the doors I knocked hard.“Percy!” I shouted in urgency. No response and I tried again. “Percy-
Chapter 12Percy povI didn’t hear from Eden for the rest of the day, even with the tabs I’ve kept on her mothers company I’ve received no new report from my informant. Was she bluffing about the company? Or is she actually doing something concerning it. I tapped my pen on the table in a horrid rhythm.“If you’re not interested in what I have to say you should just say so.” Zachary, my best friend stated playing with the golden strand of his hair.“Sorry man, I just have a lot on my mind.” I answered in all sincerity rubbing my forehead. “Does this have anything to do with the hot woman you were seen with last night?” he beamed leaning forward with his eyes focused on me. “How-” I inquired.“You’re not a poor person Pierce. People with cameras are interested in you, they won’t keep shut once they find something juicy.” Zachary,, my best friend said brushing his light brown hair back. He was right, I was a billionaire my life wasn’t so private especially to desperate photographers.“
Chapter 13Eden povWe were both sitting in fathers office, my legs were crossed over each other and my hands across my chest in defiance. Percy on the other hand glared at me, he was mad for what I did. Serves him right.“Eden!” My father called abruptly and I turned to him. He was furious, even with his straight face I could tell he was mad at me too.“What in the world were you thinking?” he asked. “You should’ve talked to him.”“I should’ve talked? He was being a jackass, telling me I was going and I quote –” I air quoted. “Overboard. If you ask me that’s enough talking to me. If he’s not going to take my words seriously then maybe I should give him reasons why he shouldn’t mess with me.” “You didn’t have to break the glass of my car.” Percy fumed holding on to the edge of the chair tightly.“Glad I got your attention now.” I sneered unfolding my legs and leaned forward.“That’s enough, both of you. I didn’t call you here to hear you two bicker. I called you two here for the wedd
Chapter 14Eden povIt was a few hours to the agreed wedding photo shoot and I’ve not said a single word to Percy in the past four days. We’ve barely crossed paths and even when we did, I made sure not to allow any exchange.We were supposed to get to the studio at the same time in his car, so I left earlier by myself, I called Josh to come pick me up instead. When I got there, they were ready for me as so we prepared. “That’s how she broke off the bottle and cried for the rest of the day.” The woman working on my hair narrated. She was talking about her niece and I really didn’t mind listening to her, it managed to take my mind away from the fact that I’ll be standing really close to Percy. “So, where’s your fiancee? I noticed you came in here alone, didn’t you two come together?” I met her eyes through the mirror. “Uh-” These people didn’t know that we were married already. “Well he is on his way.”The door to the dressing room was opened and a younger girl with dark red hair pe
Chapter 15Percy PovThe moment Eden walked out from the dressing room in the white dress I didn’t expect to be disturbed, she had been ignoring me for the past couple of days and I’ve stayed on my own lane not wanting to interact with her in any way. Now that she was on the stage smiling at the camera as she had her pictures taken, it disturbed me. I watched her every move, unable to look away and she caught me several times staring but wouldn’t react at any point. “…..you need to show how much you love Miss. Maverick.” The words drummed in my ears. I held my glare as I stared at Lyon. Didn’t the man know I didn’t love her and wasn’t in the least that attracted to her. Then her eyes fell on me, challenging me to take up the dare and be the biggest actor in this place. Sure, I could act to be in love. It wasn’t the hardest thing to do. With long strides I covered up the distance between us, her chest and mine were few meters apart and I stared at her face. Her olive green eyes we
Chapter 16Eden pov“So are you going to do something about the security here? because I’m not sure I want to stay in a place where family members can waltz in without any heads up.” I asked watching him type away on his phone.“I didn’t know he would come here- heck I didn’t think he was out.” He sat on the couch rubbing his chin. Out? What did he mean by out? “I’ll handle it.” He assured me.“Good, I don’t need to worry about crazy people coming here unannounced.” I added walking to my room.“Wait- where did you find him when you got here?” “He was standing in the middle of the living room like a creep.” I answered. “No offense.” He ignored my crude comment about his step brother.“Did he say anything to you?” He inquired looking up at me. “What was his reaction when he saw you?”“Why would I take note of that?-“ the glare he gaze me shit me up.“Help me out here Eden, I don’t want to fight with you.” He sighed.“Fine-“ I searched through. Graham. There was something off about him