Aurora's POVAustin seemed taken aback by my words; I believe he never expected me to say such a thing to him. “Are you for real? Or is this some sort of test?” He didn't seem to believe it. I sipped my drink, dropped back the cup on the table, and looked him straight in the eye. “This is for real, Austin. I want to fuck you, but the problem now is, do you want the same?” I threw that question at him and saw him uncomfortably swallow his spit, then he took a sip of his beer before looking my way. “Are you sure about this?” He was still finding it difficult to believe. “If I wasn't sure, I wouldn't have invited you here. Besides, if you don't want it, then I can look for someone else,” I said, sounding apprehensive. Austin glanced at me for a moment before nodding. “I would love to,” he said excitedly, and I nodded. “Good! We will meet tomorrow then, the location is up to you.” I got up and flashed him a weak smile. “Bye.” Without waiting for him to say a word, I walked out of the bar

Aurora's POVDe Mino raised a concerning brow at me. “Is everything okay?” He asked, and I gulped, shifting my gaze away from the door towards him.“Yes, it's just that…” I stuttered, pulling away from him. “I need to use the restroom,” I excused myself before he could say a word. Luckily, I located the restroom and took out my phone from my purse. I dialed Sophie's number several times, but she didn't pick up. Feeling frustrated, I stood before the mirror, contemplating what to do. My godfather was in there, and there was no way he wouldn't recognize me, even with the mask. He knew me too well not to recognize me at first glance.“What do I do?” I murmured, panicking as I nervously tapped my feet on the floor. I thought of how angry he would be if he found me here, and then a silly thought came to me. I frowned at my sudden change of attitude. Why was I acting so scared of him when I should be a pain in the ass for him? In fact, I shouldn't be panicking here; I should do something t

Lord Frederick’s POV Entering my room, I dialed De Mino’s line and he picked up.“Fred, I had no idea that girl was connected to you in any way,” he spoke before I could say a word.“Now you do, so I would appreciate it if you stayed away from her. I want you far away from her, understood?”“Sure, that isn’t a problem. We don’t need to fight over this,” he pleaded.“I hope so,” I ended the call and threw the phone back on the bed. I undressed and took a quick shower before returning to my room, where I found my phone ringing. Picking it up, I realized it was Ian, Aurora’s father.“What’s up?” I muttered the moment I picked up the call.“Nothing much, I just called to know if you struck the deal at the party,” he asked, and I sighed. I had totally forgotten that I was supposed to strike a deal at the masked party.“No, something came up, but don’t worry about it,” I assured Ian, who hummed and went silent for a moment before he spoke. “How is Aurora? She has refused picking up my call

Aurora's POV On our way to the next shelf, one of his men walked up to him and whispered something into his ear. Lord Frederick nodded and signaled the man to leave. “Give me a moment,” he excused himself and moved away from me. I watched him take a phone from Fox, and then he placed it to his ear and began to speak. I couldn’t hear what he was saying, but from his facial expression, I knew he wasn’t happy. He seemed annoyed and upset. Not able to take my eyes off him, I watched until he ended the call and gave the phone back to Fox before coming back to me. “Is everything alright?” I was worried that he was going to send me back. “Everything is fine,” he flashed me a weak smile, which I wasn’t convinced by. “I’m not a kid. You may be way older than me, but that doesn’t mean I’m a kid. I can tell when something is wrong,” I murmured and saw a smile playing at the corner of his lips. “Really?” he raised a brow and got closer to me so that we were just an inch apart. “You are no

Aurora's POV: He led me back into his office, but just then his phone began ringing, and he picked it up. I watched him listen to the person on the other end of the call, and I noticed a big frown appearing on his face, which meant the call wasn’t a good one. “I'm on my way,” he ended the call and looked in my direction. “I will have to ask my men to take you back home.” “Why?” I asked while getting up on my feet. “I have to be somewhere…” “I'm coming,” I cut in. He shook his head and stepped closer to me. “I can't let you come with me.” “But you promised we'd spend the whole day together,” I frowned. “If I'm not going with you, then you are not leaving. I'm staying here with you, and we are going home together,” I spoke stubbornly. Lord Frederick stared at me, and I could see that he wanted to say something, but he held back his words. “Fine.” He went for his suit, put it on, and then walked out of the office while I followed behind. We got into the car, and Fox starte