Affair with the Billionaire

SPE

lights, the candles flicker and my shadow casts dimensions against

sphere as I step into the hot water, my entire body

n the book. Allowing the tension of the week to fade away and the s

s every other day? Just lavishly pamper

t message. I smile when it's from Sofía, loudly in bold caps reminding me t

ht of going on a blind date. For all I know this said date could be an assassin from one of

prove that I can go. I ask her where I'm going for the date because

reat wingw

lind date, I know as much

black robe and matching slippers. Sabrina slips into the bathroom and does

d since then I still haven't learnt how to live without that spoon. Sabrina has been with the family for a very long time, a li

m. I make my way into my walk-in and contemplate what to wear. What does one wear on a date? Jeans

e on a cocktail dress, something sexy

find something more than just a quick hook-up. Although, I admit, that w

request Peach to read the text out loud and it's from Sofía, telling me to meet thi

be because this said date has taste and he might actually not be a lost cause after all. The White Pearl is a

on some beach somewhere. The day I wal

slip on heels and keep my makeup as natural and straightforward as possible. Grabbing my purs

d I ove

ause and contemplate at my bedroom door, not yet crossing the t

's thick Hispanic roots shimmer

e smiles, clearly picking up on my nerves. "I'm going on a...ve

chuckles, "

link and she clasps

ason to be nervous? For all I know,

rrows her eyes and I sigh with a nod, bra

lips and maybe even a blush coats my

, you're just lovely,

se too much emotion. That's the last thing I need r

ecause I live near the coast. I walk into the restaurant in a good mood with a

ressed to the nines. I text Sofía what I'm wearing and take my seat at

the bar, gazing out at the scenery before me. Couples are holding hands, business partners are

actually kids if you ask me, occupying t

ond they get drunk this is going to go from a classy

All warm and comforting colours, nothing too off-putting. Even the gold chandeliers and soft play

punctual? C

eyond normal for someone to be late, even when it's a first date w

the floor, maybe he's here

rate description of someone, especially if you come to

look upward. My eyes meet with the sharpest blue eyes I've ever seen, the eyes o

fined jawline. My gaze follows the long crease of his nose and th

owing myself to look at the face instead of the features.

of beautiful eyes belong to his father. I blink and yes, to my utmost horror, it's Set

. I shake my head and accept the whiskey on the rocks from the bartender. I br

S

is this hap

r his eighteenth, three years ago, he hosted a pool party and luckily for me-note the

his age ever should. By the morning, when he was sober, Seth hated me and my guts. Not that I'm to blam

use I didn't know what to say but because my mind wa

, I'm di

k and start to get restless

Miss S

areback and sends sparks of in

e voice, a voice I've heard too many times o

land on the intruder himself. He's so bloody good

sultry tone he says, "A lady shouldn't be

and note how his eyes follow the action. They linger at my legs bef

h for me just yet which makes this conversatio

take it, it's a man perhaps?" he cocks an

against the side of my stool, he completely crowds my space and his scent l

"And leave a beautiful lady like yourself alone an

chide and he chuckles dryly while extending

ck of my stool, trapping me in a cage. I stiffen as Seth leans in and looks at me wi

our noses only inches apart, "No Seth

e, I lick my lips and glare at him. He brushes his thumb over

," he says in a low drawl that heats my skin. "Y

eaction towards his filthy mouth is ridiculous and embarrassing. I wordlessl

Seth, you're cute but you're not my type.

ay now, until I have you marked and bound by pleasure," Seth caresses my cheek.

wallow,

the stool and find myself exactly at his height, the heels f

I spot a man walk in with a fine tailored black tuxedo. Relief washes

e but still h

I feel my heart sink and my hope sha