Audrey looked away. She was getting tired of these games he was trying to play with her, but she wouldn’t give in to him. The bus would come soon, and she could get away from them. She turned her face away from them refusing to give them the satisfaction of her attention.Can’t he just be with Megan without shoving it in her face?It felt as if he was purposely trying to torture her.Lucien looked up to try and intimidate Audrey some more, but saw that she was looking away. He looked at her profile, and saw a face he wished he could forget. “This is annoying,” he said, backing off of Megan. “Lucien, baby,” Megan whined trying to get him to resume. “I thought we were going to give them a show. “Get off of me,” he shrugged her off. “I am not your ‘baby’,” he hissed at her. “Besides, you’re drunk.” “But Lucien,” Megan reached over to touch him. “I said, get off.”Audrey was so thrown off by his behavior. Not ten seconds ago he was trying to put on some kind of show for her. A
Audrey did not want to hear this but she was halfway through with her food and that meant she will continue hearing Megan’s pesky voice.She wished she was with an earphone or something.“Most of my things won’t fit in with my new lifestyle,” Megan continued.“So, what? Are you just going to throw out your old things?” The girl asked.“Yes. Lucien is going to buy all new clothes, more elegant and stylish. He’s from a wealthy family,you know.Like super wealthy.Josh’s family had money, but not like this.Lucien is the only heir to his family’s entire fortune,” Megan bragged. “He’s got much better taste than Josh did. And he’s hotter, and so much better in bed.”The girls laughed.Audrey tried to eat faster. She really didn’t want to hear this. The last people she wanted in her life were Josh and Megan. And she’d gotten both of them on the same day.“Oh, Audrey!” Megan gushed.Damn it.She had taken notice of her.“I was just thinking about you. I’m moving in with Lucien, and some old clot
“First of all, I dumped you. I thought I had made it clear that I want nothing to do with you. Second of all, the rumors are a bit exaggerated but they are somewhat true.”Josh’s face changed. He went from dopey, groveling ex-boyfriend, to angry and disbelieving.“You mean you and that jerk…”“Yes. Me and him,” Audrey finished. “Not that what I do and who I did it with is any of your business.”“How could you? You bitch…” Josh mumbled.“Don’t be such a hypocrite. You cheated on me. Please just go away. We’re not getting back together. Ever.” She stood up to get to class but a pair of rough hands held her back.Audrey yelped as Josh turned her around and slammed her back into a wall.“What are you doing?”“So, you held out on me, but you fucked some random stranger?” Josh’s eyes burned with rage and jealously. His fingers dug into her shoulders.“Let go! You’re hurting me!” Fresh panic exploded in Audrey’s veins as Josh tried to force a kiss on her. “No! Get off of me!” She tried to fig
“I’m going home. My dad needs me,” she turned around to face him, and regretted it. His wild, turbulent gaze set her soul alight. In those eyes, were words he couldn’t, or wouldn’t, say. It’s better this way, Audrey tried to convince herself. “I’ll be at your service when you need me…Mr Reynolds.”Audrey pulled her hand from his.Lucien was struck dumb, and was stunned into speechlessness and surprise.***************Audrey cried most of the way home.Lucien was egotistical, narcissistic, and possessive. How did these feelings for him arise?Audrey refused to acknowledge them. And Lucien could never know. He would use it against her, she just knew it. Denying that she felt anything for him at all was the only way she knew to protect herself. And the fact that he didn’t run after her was all the proof she needed. Audrey got off the bus, and wiped her tears. Her father didn’t need to see her like this. “There you are,” Matilda said as Audrey walked inside. She sat in the livi
“I’m going to get you out of here,”He whispered.“My dad,” she mumbled.“He’ll be fine”Lucien answered. He stepped over Diego, taking Audrey to his car. Before he left, he looked at his two bodyguards. They held up Diego, who had the audacity to look angry.“What shall we do with the offender, sir?” One of them asked.“What hand did you touch her with?”Lucien asked him again. When Diego didn’t answer, Lucien looked at his men and said, “Chop both of his hands off.”Audrey couldn’t stop shaking. Tremors shuddered through her as she recalled Diego’s grimy, sticky hands grope all over her. His sweaty, greasy flesh pressed on hers, his sour, musty breath, the fetid scent of his skin,they enveloped her and she wanted to throw up. He was disgusting, inside and out.Lucien sat her in the passenger seat of his car. His suit jacket wrapped around her and she clung to it like a shield. She was still quite exposed. Lucien scowled as he noticed. “Wait here,” he muttered. “I’ll be right back.”
“You are so stupid, Audrey,” she laughed to herself. “You know he doesn’t care about you. How could you let this happen? How could let these feelings happen?”When she walked out the bathroom, she could hear Lucien speaking. There was no one with them, she supposed he was on the phone. As she neared him, she heard his end of the conversation.“I don’t care what it takes,Trent. I want him destroyed, finished. I want his company bankrupt by morning…… I told you, I don’t care. He better be in ruins by the time the sun comes up, you hear me? I’ll be there soon.”Audrey didn’t know who he was talking, or what about… but she imagined that he meant Diego. She was so confused. There were so many sides to him. She never knew which Lucien she would get. He was so sweet and tender in the car.There was genuine concern in the way he comforted her. And here he was, destroying the man who had harmed her.‘Don’t fool yourself. He’s only angry because someone dared to touch his toy.It isn’t about you
“I’m not cute now?” Lucien teased. He leaned towards and started kissing her neck creating a fog in her brain. “Yes, I mean… No. I mean… You used to smile.” “I’m smiling right now,” he hummed into her neck sending vibrations into Audrey’s skin. “Not like that,”Audrey struggled to maintain her composure. “You’re resisting me,” he chuckled, nipping at her neck. “I’m trying to.” “Why?” Lucien’s hand slid underneath the covers down her body. “I’m not sure,” she breathed. “Then don’t.” His hand slipped in between her legs. He captured her moan with a searing kiss.As things began to heat up, an urgent knock came at the door.“Master Lucien.”the butler called from behind the door.“This better be important,” He grumbled and pulled away from Audrey. “What is it?” he called out.“It’s Master Gary! He collapsed.”Lucien was up in a flash; he threw on a robe and dashed out of the room.Audrey followed.“What happened?” Lucien demanded.“I’m not sure, sir. I went to go check on h
Audrey sat in the living room while she waited for Lucien to speak with his father. It was a grand room. As grand as she remembered when she first saw it so long ago. That day she believed she would never see Lucien again.How much simpler her life would have been if that was the case. A life without Lucien Reynolds.She stared at the striking ring, marveling at its beauty. Could she ever be worthy of something so priceless? Was there a man out there that would love her so much to think she was suitable enough for such splendor?There was only one man she wanted.The though came unbidden and she quickly dismissed it. Those feelings had no place in their agreement.She fantasized about a life where that could happen. Had Lucien and her met under different circumstances, could he have loved her?Shouts came from the study and Audrey stood up,alarmed.Had Gary fainted again? She moved towards the study, but the doors flew open and Lucien marched