Chapter 8

• ADIR’S POV.
• “Yeah, baby” I mutter under my breath as I slam into her again and she lets out a light moan, arching her back against me even harder. When she told me to make love to her, I almost refused but something inside of me snapped the moment she touched my hardness. It was like it came alive because of her. I haven’t had sex in years and I almost forgot how good it felt to be buried deep inside someone. She feels so good that I want to remain inside of her for as long as I can.
• Holding Evanthe’s waist again, I slam into her one last time and I let myself release into the latex that has put a barrier between us while I see a tear slip out of her eyes. I slowly roll off her and slump on the bed beside her. For a while, none of us say anything and we just continue staring at the ceiling while listening to each other breath and smell each other's wreak of sex and intimacy.
• After a while, I feel the bed beside me dip and I turn my head to see her seated with her back to me, a huge tattoo of a wolf on her back. It looks fascinating just like the one I have on my arm.
• “Are you okay?” I ask her and she nods but does not turn to me. Something is definitely off and I can feel it in my guts. Pulling my body to a sitting position, I pull her closer to me and then I see her eyes glistening with tears. A frown forms on my forehead when I see her tears. Why is she crying? Did I hurt her?
• “Did I hurt you?”
• “No” she nods in the negative, “you didn’t hurt me”
• “So why are you crying?”
• “I am sorry” she blurts out, “for forcing you to do this. I wasn’t thinking straight and I was just upset about the fact that my ex husband showed up at my door and still had enough power over me and over our daughter. I can understand if you chose to regret this but..
• “You think I regret this?” I ask, leaning away from her. She opens her mouth to say something but nothing comes out of her mouth, only her eyes continue to speak to me.
• “Say something, Eva” I cajole her, “do you regret what we just had?”
• “I….Adir look…
• “You regret it right?” I can’t help but scoff as I rake my fingers through my hair, “it’s okay, I totally understand. I am your bodyguard so I will do everything and anything you ask me okay? You don’t have to beat yourself up about it. The bathroom is over there, take a shower and I will fix something for you to eat, ma’am”
• Before she can say anything, I pull my naked body off the bed and make my way towards the other side to grab my pants which I had flung over when we entered the room. After wearing it, I make my way out of the room. How could she say she regrets it? It was fucking perfect and she… I shake my head to remove such thoughts. It was just a one time thing, nothing more. She wanted me and I wanted her in that moment too, it was a contractual agreement and we both enjoyed it even though she said something else.
• My phone starts to ring, pushing the thoughts of Evanthe to the back of my head.
• “Hello” Alexander’s voice filters through my ear.
• “Why are you calling me?” I hiss out, “I told you not to call me once I am out of work”
• “I know but something happened” he sounds rather apprehensive which makes a frown settle on my face.
• “What do you mean?”
• “Four of our clients canceled their deal?”
• “What?”
• “I was also surprised when I received an email confirming it, I called to let you know before taking an kind of action against them”
• “Just do what you need to do, I will come back to the office later”
• “Okay”
• I end the call and let out a sigh before pushing the content of his call to the back of my head. Right now, I want to focus more on the woman in my house before thinking of anything else.
• ****
• I had just finished setting the table when I hear footsteps from the top of the stairs and I look up to see her standing. She is putting on my shirt and it looks so fucking good on her but i immediately turn away from her, swallowing hard.
• “I made you something light” I tell her, “you must be hungry”
• “What did you make?” She starts walking towards me, each step calculated and precise.
• “Just something light, I am sure it will soothe your appetite”
• “Adir, about what happened…
• “Let’s just forget about it” I gently cut her off with a smile, “it’s fine, I totally understand. I am glad I was able to help you relieve your stress level. Just have something to eat and I will take you home okay?”
• “I didn’t regret it” she blurts out, “I just don’t want to drag you into my mess. Let’s just forget whatever happened. I won’t take it personal if you chose not to be my bodyguard anymore”
• “Take a seat, Eva” I tell her, my voice strained.
• “You…
• “Today I am not your bodyguard Eva so sit down and have your food” She immediately sits and I push the plate towards her. I am so upset and right now it’s getting hard for me to contain it so I excuse myself to go take a shower and by the time I get back, she is already fully dressed and seated on the couch. Her eyes travel over me and I see her swallow hard but rather than saying anything to her, I pick up my Aston Martini car keys before I finally return my focus to her.
• “Ready?”
• “Hmm” she nods.
• “Okay, we should leave then” I glance at the time and it’s already past seven, “I don’t want your father to have my head on a platter” but before I can make a move, her voice halts me.
• “Adir…
• “We are good, ma’am and yes I am going to report for work and I won’t think about what happened tonight ever. You are just my boss and I am your employee”
• “I’m glad we are on the same page” her face finally breaks into smile, “thank you for driving me home too”
• “My pleasure boss” I also flash her a smile before leading her out of the house and in a few seconds, the martini is on its way to her estate.
• For the first few minutes, the car is silent until her phone rings, shattering the silence into a million pieces. I see how her forehead creases into a frown the moment she sees the caller ID and even when she answers and presses the phone against her ear.
• “Hello, yes….. what do you mean, Anton?” Her frown gets deeper and deeper, “if you do that, you are going to be paying so much compensation and I am not going to relent on that. You and your grandfather are breaching the contract. I didn’t know this is how you worked…………..fine then, you will meet with mirage’s legal team”
• With that she angrily ends the call and slams the phone against the pigeon hole.
• “What happened?”
• “I am so upset right now!” She blurts out, tousling her hair into a dishevelled state, “after going back on their word on letting mirage take over X-gaming, now they are pulling out of the company without prior knowledge. Who the heck does that? I think whoever acquired X-gaming has something against Anton’s grandfather because this is becoming too much at this point”
• I nod but don’t say anything, it’s not like I know anything about what’s going on in the gaming community.
• “How about….
• Her attention is drawn to the huge billboard by the side of the road, Anton’s face gracing it.
• Breaking news: X-gaming sold to the highest bidder, X-gaming is about to become one of the biggest gaming companies in the whole of the American and Asian market. Anonymous CEO”
• “What the fuck!” The lady beside me curses as she immediately pulls out her phone and punches in a few numbers and someone from the other end immediately answers.
• “Dad, I can’t lose”