Total pages in book: 94
Estimated words: 91361 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 457(@200wpm)___ 365(@250wpm)___ 305(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 91361 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 457(@200wpm)___ 365(@250wpm)___ 305(@300wpm)
When Kellion didn’t say anything, Helios asked bluntly, “You do love her, don’t you?”
But Kellion still didn’t answer. Helios was disappointed by it, but he told himself there was still hope for the two of them. At least his VP didn’t say ‘no’ outright and for Aria’s sake, he goddamn hoped that counted for something.
KELLION KNOCKED ON his girlfriend’s door at exactly ten minutes before seven. She opened it a moment later, and she looked even more tired than usual. Beautiful, too, even with her hair bundled carelessly in a knot and her clothes were nothing out of the ordinary. Beautiful and extremely tired, like she had spent a restless night as well.
“Are you okay?” he asked.
She glared at him.
Kellion blinked. “Are you mad at me?”
Instead of answering, she simply pulled the door shut with a loud bang before marching past him.
That was his answer, he supposed, but it wasn’t much of one since he still had no idea what he could have done to make her mad. Catching up to her, he grabbed her hand, not letting go even as she tried wriggling her wrist out of his hold.
“Tell me what’s wrong.” He tried not to sound irritated. “I won’t know if you won’t—-”
Aria suddenly stopped, and then she was pulling out her phone, her fingers moving rapidly over the screen before practically shoving it in his face.
Definitely mad, Kellion thought wryly as he read her message.
Aria: Of course I’m mad. You didn’t even send me a text last night.
His eyebrow lifted. “Did I promise to?”
Aria looked like she wanted to kill him.
Kellion almost did a double take. “You wanted me to text you?”
This time, Aria still looked like she wanted to kill him – but she also wanted to kill herself. But in a way, that was also his answer.
He couldn’t prevent a grin from tugging on his lips, couldn’t stop himself from dropping a quick kiss on her lips. Or at least it was supposed to be quick, but then he had a taste of her lovely mouth and Kellion knew he had to have more.
Uncaring of who could see them, Kellion dragged her off the sidewalk and towards the nearest tree – his only concession to her need for some semblance of privacy.
Aria was shaking her head, obviously panicking, but Kellion didn’t stop walking, forcing her to walk backwards until she hit a tree behind her.
His arms slammed against the trunk, caging her in between. “Did you miss me that much, baby?”
Her lips parted.
He didn’t give her a chance to protest, his mouth swooping down to possess hers. He felt Aria turning immobile at the first brush of their lips against each other, but as his tongue moved deeper in her mouth, Kellion felt her entire body shudder against him just before her arms went around his neck and she began kissing him back.
This time, he was the one who shuddered, his arousal sharpening at her surrender. Kissing her more deeply, he couldn’t stop his hands from moving, couldn’t bear not to feel her voluptuous curves. She stiffened when he cupped her breasts, and when he squeezed them, her arms tightened around his neck—-
From a distance, someone cleared her throat. Several times. Loudly.
“It’s broad daylight, you guys. And you’re out in public.” The voice definitely belonged to Bobby Granger.
Shit.
When Aria froze, Kellion reluctantly pulled away, knowing his girlfriend was still too shy to let him kiss her with an audience. He couldn’t help but grin, however, when he saw the way she was blushing, and he just had to kiss her again after that—-
Aria ducked and slipped under his arm to escape.
Dammit.
Turning around, he saw Aria and Bobby talking. Beside the other girl was her own Greek fiancé, Leandro Christopoulos. The other man gave him a wry smile of apology, knowing exactly what they had interrupted.
Joining the three, Kellion slipped an arm around his girlfriend’s waist as they started to walk. She tried pulling away, but it only made his arm around her waist tighten. All the while, he fought the urge to smile, doing his best to keep his lips in a straight line. He had a feeling if Aria found out how cute and sexy he found her struggles, she would just force herself to stay still. She was just that kind of woman, contradictory to a fault.
“So you two are a couple now?” Bobby asked.
“Yes,” Kellion answered so swiftly it made Leandro and Bobby grin.
“Afraid she’d deny it?” Bobby teased.
“I’m absolutely sure she’d deny it,” Kellion said honestly, making the other couple grin more widely.
“You should be proud then,” Leandro murmured. “You seem to have taught this girl well. She’s clearly following in your footsteps, megaira.”
Both girls gasped.
“I don’t like what you’re implying,” Bobby said threateningly.
Meanwhile, Aria was scribbling furiously on her board. I CAN NEVER BE AS EVIL AS HER.