ISABELLA'S POV Things were tighter than I’d expected.At my slight wince, he sat upright, his hand softly cradling my face.“Are you all right?” He whispered.I opened my eyes to see the genuine concern in his gaze as he searched mine, checking for any sign whatsoever of discomfort.His consideration touched me and in response, I threw my hands around him resting my face in the crook of his neck as his cock stretched me. I slowly impaled myself onto him, slight whimpers sounding from my throat as my body stretched to accommodate his length and thickness.He rested his hands gently on my hips, guiding me slowly all the while showering kisses across my face, on my forehead, on my cheeks, nibbling on the tip of my nose, and on my bottom lip to distract me.It made every inch slide easier and finally, he was lodged solidly inside me. I slammed myself down on him the rest of the way and felt him hit the end of me.“Ahhh,” I moaned out, throwing my head back as the fullness I craved was fl
ALEXANDER'S POVShe walked out angrily, her hand brushing her curls out of her face.“Bella,” I called out. She ignored me. I decided to go after her. She had gotten to her bedroom door when I caught up with her.“Can we talk?”She stared at me, her gaze boring into mine and then she shook her head as if to clear it.“No,” she said. “There’s no need. There's nothing to talk about.” With a smile, she turned around, entered her room, and banged the door in my face."C'mon! What did I do? Did I say something wrong? Why are you getting so upset?"No response."Look, I said I wanted something more. If you don't want more, that's understandable. I just... hell, I don't even know what I'm apologizing for."I waited again to see if I would get a response but she had ignored me through it all.I wanted to knock until she opened the door, but my pride wouldn’t allow me. She had pushed me away once… So this time around, she had to be the one to come to me. And if she didn’t, then so be it."Jeez
ALEXANDER'S POVI strolled into the revolving doors of the building that housed my father's company. I walked confidently, and I was fairly certain that on the outside, I looked totally in control.But on the inside, my nerves were tied in knots and my chest had become severely constricted. All of this had absolutely nothing to do with it being my first working day in my father's company after many yearsThe last time I had been this nervous was more than Eight years ago when I was fired from my last job.Since my last encounter with Isabella, I hadn't gone back to the house. After I left Madison's place, I stayed at a hotel, just to avoid seeing Isabella. Needing the space myself to think, to work out my own emotions- the turmoil slowly brewing in my heart.I was immediately met in the reception by half a dozen men in suits. I immediately recognized Tom Bradley, the current CMO of the company.The team of executives introduced themselves to me then we rode up to the three floors of t
ALEXANDER'S POV I prowled the executive floor toward the elevator. I just couldn't bear to be in the same building with Lucas and my father.I headed to the elevator, towards the ground floor. I was waiting for the goddamned slow elevator. I saw a chubby lady with very short hair. I had never seen her in the building before. Perhaps she was a new staff member.She smiled at me, and I returned the gesture. It wasn't new for ladies to flirt openly with me. We both stood side by side to wait for the elevator, but then she kept glancing at me until finally, I met her gaze.“I apologize,” she said. “But I have a question for you.”“Sure.”“Are you by any chance related to the CEO? I heard he has two sons and I only know one. I heard the younger one will be joining us soon so... Are you the boss's son?”For a moment, I just stared at her, and then I looked around me, not exactly sure what I was checking for. “Uh...” I didn’t know how to respond to that."Well... Yeah. I'm the younger son."
Chapter 40ISABELLA'S POVI strolled in the garden as I did every evening, my eyes on the flowers. It was early in September, and I wore a light jacket to protect me from the cool wind.I hadn’t heard from him, not a word. After our last argument, it was as if he disappeared from the face of the earth. He hadn't even returned to the house.For some time, I had thought I might be pregnant, from that last time Alex had taken me, but it had turned out to be a false alarm.My system had simply gone awry from depression. Besides, I was on birth control.I was depressed. Depressed and upset. Anger at Edward for not letting me pursue a modeling career, for not letting me have kids of my own.I was also angry at Alex. For stirring up my emotions and leaving me hanging. For not reaching out to me. For being selfish. For making me pine after him so much, it hurt.The wind became colder and I headed towards the house, into the living room. I sat on one of the sofas, brooding, wondering how I wou
ALEXANDER'S POVI groaned in frustration as I watched Isabella walk out of the living room. Shit!Why did Olivia choose now to come home? I slipped my hands into my pocket to control the urge seemingly burning through my skin to run after her and pull her into my arms. I didn’t realize just how intimately my body reacted to hers.I had absolutely not been mistaken. The woman held a power over me that no one else could contend with.When it came to our relationship, she gave up easily and I didn’t understand why. I cared about her so much that I uprooted my life and came all the way to her.I thought about Olivia, my mood instantly darkening. I knew Olivia wasn't fond of Isabella, probably because she was used to getting all the attention from our father, and probably because she and Isabella were practically the same age. She probably couldn't imagine a girl her age being her stepmother. But today, I found out it ran deeper than that.Olivia resented Isabella and she didn't hide it an
Chapter 4ISABELLA'S POVI felt my heart come to a complete stop. The room went utterly silent. From then onwards, a pin could have been heard dropping to the floor.Dinner was going smoothly and here, I was allowed to watch him, because every other person at the table focused on their food. He had never seemed so attractive to me, and I wanted him so badly.I watched him chew his chicken slowly, savoring every bite. I watched him lick his plump, shapely lips. Lips that could do wonders for my body.Perhaps he had even come all the way here for me, I had thought.Apparently, I thought wrong because I was caught drooling lustfully at Alex."That's enough, Olivia!,” Alex went on with clenched teeth, and although he was just speaking to Olivia, I knew that everyone could hear every word."What do you mean by what you just said? What if she wasn't staring at me? Dad is sitting beside me. What if she was looking at Dad? Huh!""But I saw her." Olivia protested."You don't know what you saw.
ISABELLA'S POVMy hands were still wringing until I was sure I was going to peel the skin off my bones.Olivia stood before me, smiling maliciously at me. A long silence passed between us before she spoke again."I'll forget about your ring. I'll forget about finding it in my brother's room. I'll forget it all. I'll erase it from my mind. On one condition."When I didn’t respond, she turned to face me, and when I met her gaze, I found in her eyes the quiet desperation."You have to do something for me in return."I regarded her quietly and remained quiet, dreading what she would request. Olivia had never missed an opportunity to make me miserable. She enjoyed insulting me and never failed to remind me of how I married her father who is old enough to birth me.She was a thorn in my flesh. I felt peace when she got admitted into college and left. The times she came home, I avoided bumping into her.She was a nightmare.She walked closer to me until I could smell the alcohol on her breat