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.

and index finger to examine the pendant.

closer to my eyes, and then my head shot up

He

why there was stinging at 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

I saw this necklace in the convenience

me. The feeling was

chose a lioness.

“A few days back

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

next month. I bought it last night for

when he saw it.

A lion.” I waved it in front of his

The heir of the Deluca family was acting as if he

from his hands,

his

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

to go to his study table’s drawer, Here. I think you need it.”

me holding a box

I looked at him not understanding and took the box. He smiled when he heard my gasp.

brand new

“Justin…”

am sorry for giving

you did not need to buy this.

house. My servants did this to you. You

an expensive one.”

wife might deserve hell expensive gifts but not me. We were not

not a gold digger.

shoes, and a stable amount each month in your bank account. I know

for

come true if he would lick the cream off

response. And all I did was reach

my finger

action might be the reason.

his

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

knew that he was aware of his limits. The

perfect gentleman not at all attempting to

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