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.

index finger to examine the pendant. It had some familiar illustrations.

eyes, and then my head shot

it?” He asked

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 that

as I saw this necklace in

me. The feeling was euphoric. Despite being insanely

a

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

of my

month. I bought it last night for you as

when

Right? A lion.” I waved it in

hands and assess it carefully, “Can I wear it?” He asked me fondly while checking it. The heir of the Deluca family was acting as if

snatched it from his hands, “No. Not

shook his head, “Why

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

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

box and crouched down

him not understanding and took the box. He smiled when he heard my

new one!

“Justin…”

sorry for

need to buy this.

yours here. In my house. My servants did this to you.

Justin. It’s an expensive one.”

deserve hell expensive gifts but not me.

certainly not a gold digger.

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

for a few

I could tell him that my dream would come true if he would lick

did was reach out

the cream off my finger and looked up. For some reason,

might be the

his

caramel cream on our faces. Justin Deluca did not mind it

he was aware of his

time he had been a perfect gentleman not at all attempting to force himself

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