"You can't mean that... I'm not...""Not what, Rosa? Not beautiful? Don't give me that bullshit. You know how I see you. You know I find you irresistible. It is for that very reason that you are even alive. I couldn't stay away from you that evening. I had business to finish up, calls to make. But seeing you in that dress and knowing what lay beneath it was enough to have me call off all of my business plans for that evening and follow you down to the beach. If I hadn't... Or if I had just gone down with you in the first place... Goddammit, Rosa, but you frustrate me sometimes."He turned away from her and moved to the door."Axel, I...""Just don't say another word. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to show you what I think of you and how beautiful I really believe you are but I'm going to have to figure out a way..."He stalked out of the room and pulled one of the security guards with him. "I need to talk to your manager. What happened here today is unacceptable... I want Miss Zoel mov
The doctors had been reluctant to just sign her out of their care. Private insurance provided the best possible care but it also meant that the doctors sometimes became over cautious. They had fretted that this morning’s ordeal would cause symptoms that might appear later. Shock had a nasty habit of creeping up on unsuspecting victims. But rosa was ready for it. She knew part of her was still in shock after what had happened. And she had no doubt that the dreams would be truly horrific. The more her memory was jogged into place the more the fear of what was to come tried to paralyse her.She took the pen the nurse offered her and leaned down over the papers on the desk. Her hand began to shake making it impossible to scrawl her signature across the box. She clamped her free hand across her wrist and tried to hold it steady but it was no use. The more she tried to steady her hand the worse the shake became. It spread then, up through her arms and down her torso into her legs.She grip
The car rolled to a halt and it was then Rosa turned her attention to where they were. The house that stood in the large sweeping driveway was huge. The stonework was a work of art in itself and she could tell the house was worth a small fortune. It was the type of house she could imagine gothic heroines running from when the bumping in the closet turned out to be much more than a mouse. Axel noticed her shocked expression and a smile spread across his lips. "Welcome to my home. Well, my childhood home. It's my parents’ house but they prefer to spend their time abroad. Mother likes the warmth and father will give her anything she wants."Rosa turned terrified eyes to him and gulped. "Your parents aren't here, are they? Not now?"His smile grew even wider. "No. As I said, they prefer being abroad. They never come back here. It has some bad memories so they leave it to me and Lorenzo to use when we see fit."Rosa let out a shaking breath and turned to look up at the house once more. It
"I don't understand, how did he even get into the hospital? How did he know where to go?" Lorenzo asked, running his hand across his face."It’s been all over the news," Axel answered.Rosa spun around to face him, all the blood draining from her face. "What do you mean all over the news?"Axel looked sheepish and dropped his gaze to his hands."What do you mean all over the news, Axel? And why haven't I heard of this before now?" Anger was causing her blood pressure to rise. She could feel it beginning to boil in her veins and she held onto it. Anger was something she could control. Something she could use in the situation that was spiralling rapidly out of her control."Well, you were almost killed, Rosa. Something like that would be all over the news..." She could tell from the way Axel refused to meet her gaze that he was holding something back. Something she would have a major problem with."Tell me the truth." she tugged her hand out of his and narrowed her eyes. Rosa wasn't goi
Axel stood and took her hand in his. Lorenzo watched silently for a few minutes as though attempting to assess the situation. A grin curved his lips that made Rosa blush. Axel seemed completely oblivious and it made her want to giggle. He was so knowledgeable when it came to sex and yet here She was preparing to throw herself at him and he didn't see it coming.Rosa followed him back out the door and into the large hall. From there he took her up the stairs. She couldn't help but be astounded by the number of art works that lined the walls. The carpet felt thick and lush and she longed to pull her shoes off and dig her toes into its thick pile.Reaching the top of the stairs, Axel directed her to what she assumed would be her room. What lay beyond the door was far more than she had bargained for. The entire space reminded Rosa of a complete apartment. Walking through the door, she entered what appeared to be a large sitting room. An archway separated it from the bedroom. Peeking thr
Axel stripped. His shirt was quickly discarded on the floor and his trousers followed. When he stood before her, his naked body silhouetted in the window as the afternoon sunshine poured in around him, he made Rosa heart falter. He was beautiful, almost godlike and he made her feel ashamed of her own body. Rosa knew she shouldn't have been. That he spent all of his time trying to reassure her that her body to him was like perfection. But from where she sat at that particular moment looking up at him, Rosa didn't feel like perfection. In fact she didn't feel right at all. The gravity of the situation began to close in around her and she gasped for air.Rosa wasn't sure how he managed it, but it truly felt as though he knew exactly what she was feeling in that moment. He moved over her, she scrambled back in an attempt to put some distance between them but Axel's hand clamped down on her thigh, pinning her in place.He slid his hand up along her jean-clad legs and it was enough to push h
Rosa had never admitted it before to herself. It had always seemed impossible but it was true. She loved him. Every inch of him inside and out. And She would do anything to protect him. It hit her as Axel pounded his cock into her body over and over. She pushed her hands into his hair and tilted his face down to look into hers. His eyes were filled with the fire of his possession of her. What he saw in her eyes spurred him on and he took her harder and faster, his body rocking against hers.She never closed her eyes, instead choosing to stare into his, to lose herself in his gaze. The pleasure continued to build inside her, pushing up into her chest until she was sure it would spill out of her mouth. The tears ran down her cheeks. The sensation of Axel's body in hers and the pleasure he gave her, coupled with the realization that she loved him, was enough to tip her over the edge.Rosa cried out, her voice echoing inside the room and mingling with Axel's shout of release. She dug her
Padding over to a chaise lounge that stood against the far wall of the room, Rosa picked up the satin robe that was laid out for her. Part of her couldn't help but wonder when Axel'd had the time to set it up. But it had his mark all over it. She pulled it on, the material whispering against her skin with a sigh. Cinching it in around her waist, she walked to the window and stared out at the view. It was truly breathtaking.It was then she noticed it. The room she was in was positioned perfectly to afford her a view of the tower she had spotted the day before. Rosa stared at it hard. The walls were crumbling and some of the masonry had come away leaving the inside brick exposed to the elements. What wasn't damaged and crumbling was covered in a thick layer of red and green climbing plants. The colours were brilliantly beautiful in the light and she could almost imagine that it was a tower from some fairy tale. One where the princess was rescued by her handsome prince and they lived ha