Chapter 14

Vanessa

As Dominic extends his hand so 1 can bring my leg forward, I sit still and shake my head.

Just leave it.” I look outside the window as the limousine drives gif. “As long as I don’t move, I’ll be fine.”

I said let me see that”

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I hiss when he reaches for my leg and places it right on his thigh making me jerk my head in his direction with surprise.

“What are you doing?” I furrow my eyebrows.

“Just sit still.” He doesn’t even look at me. His eyes are focused on my leg.

When his large hands wrap around my calf and massage with precision, I’m at a lot for words as I watch him. Is he only doing this because he might be a little tipsy?

The moment he raises my leg a little higher, my breath hitches because I fear that my underwear might be exposed to him even if my dress is long. But because I don’t want that to happen 1 try to pull my leg back. That action only makes me hiss again as it causes me more pain.

“I told you to sit still.” He grunts

And I don’t want you touching me.”

He

scoffs and doesn’t even look at me. I’m not doing this for you. It’s for my parents and your father”

Unable to come up with anything to say back to him, I look on as he massages my calf. The sensation is so calming that I rest my head against the seat.

While he works on it, my eyes barely look at what he’s doing. I only stare at the side profile of his face. He’s so focused that he might not even have realized he’s clenched his jaw.

As much as I don’t want to admit it, seeing him from this angle is just as equally attractive as any other angle I’ve seen him from. Despite his arrogance, he’s extremely handsome and that’s something I just have to admit to myself.

When he suddenly lifts his head to look at me, I look away and face outside.

be better.”

heart races a little, “We can’t

to

just did for you, a simple thank you‘ would be nice.

certain I’m alright. I cross my arms, my gaze

He scoffs. “Whatever.”

silence before but this is just different and I keep asking myself why – because of a simple gesture to massage my calf and not even because of me but our parents? I hope

eye, I look over and he moves to the other side and takes a seat in the corner. Now he’s facing me.

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what’s better–having him sit close to me so it’s easier for me to not look at him since I can just look outside the window, or having him sit on the other side, where he’s not close to me but it’s

disbelief when I assume he’s about to pour himself some more whiskey. The side of the limousine where he’s seated has a whole

up from his glass and says, “If this is the part where you tell me not to

say anything I cut him off

I’m only taking some orange juice this time.

I tilt

he’s actually offering me a drink. Though there was so much to eat and drink on the private jet, I didn’t feel like it. But now might be a good

on him as he pours himself a glass, I give him a nod and what I’m about

I’d like

crosses his legs and drinks from his

with me like that.

various buildings coming into

about already established businesses, but there’s one in particular about men’s cologne which is yet to be launched. He’s the face of the brand and as that billboard passes by, I can’t help but turn

with no shirt underneath, leaving his skin a little exposed since the top buttons are loose.

the cologne itself once launched, will

already smells so good with all the colognes he has but none of them have that sensual quality to make me immerse myself in the scent. I can’t help but wonder if this one will live up to the standard it seems to portray.

that come into focus. It’s only then

over at him and he’s

if he saw me looking or not. I’m just glad he

think about it, he

I was a hypocrite for acting like I didn’t want him yet I cried for him at night, which was absolutely incorrect. But in this case, he wouldn’t waste an opportunity like this to get back at me and

up to a gigantic black gate with the sun reflecting off of

been here before, it’s my first time. Our new home is

far from

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