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.

finger to examine the pendant. It had some

eyes, and then my head

it?” He asked

stinging at the back of my lids. The silver necklace had a lioness engraved on it with two little hearts just above

this necklace in the convenience store when I was buying the

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

chose a lioness.

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

Fishing inside the pocket of my shorts, I

reach you next month. I bought it last night for you as a

when he

I waved it

it carefully, “Can I wear it?” He asked me fondly while checking it. The heir of the Deluca family was acting as if he had not seen such a precious thing in his

from his

his head,

once I will get it polished,” I

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

a box and

not understanding and took the box. He smiled when he heard my gasp. It was

new one!

“Justin…”

am sorry for giving this late.”

need

house. My

It’s an expensive one.”

might deserve hell expensive gifts but not me.

was certainly not a gold

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

quiet for a few seconds.

him that my dream would come

reach out and wipe

I licked the cream off my finger and looked up. For some

action might be the

his

cream on our faces. Justin Deluca did not mind it when instead of celebrating a normal

I knew that he was aware of his limits. The desire vanished from his eyes

been a perfect gentleman not at all attempting to force himself

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