LUCY POV
I woke up slowly, my senses grappling with the strange bed I slept in and the warm, solid body tangled around me. Vague memories of my friends and I throughing back tequila shots at my wedding reception (wait... Yeah I did get married yesterday), oh God I passed out at my own wedding reception, slid through my mind. I stirred and they is a banging in my head bringing back wild memories and more vivid memories of lastnight with my friends, I groan at my ponding head.
Opening my eyes slowly, I force myself not to panic as full realities of my life hit me "I can't get drunk every night to keep Dante from having sex with me" I thought to the rational part of me "or can we" the wild stupid part of me reason while I lay next to Dante. I breath deep as my eyes fell on my wedding ring. Now I can do nothing but brace myself for the agony to come. And it will come. Being married to Dante and slowly falling for him is my greatest risk and will bring the greatest consequence. Of what, I am certain.
I stir again and Dante groan "move one more time like that woman and I will take you right now" he said his voice strangled
I sit up fast and immediately put my hands on my head and groans from the throbbing in my head
"what?" I ask lazily
"I say stop wiggling into me, you are turning me on" he said
"oh" I said moving away from him, I look at him and my eyes widen " why am I in your bed and why the heck are you naked?" I ask looking away from him.
" I brought you to my bed because this is where you belong as my wife now plus what was I suppose to do when you blackout on your own wedding day" he said
I opened my mouth, intent on defending myself. On doing the right thing. Getting up, walking back to my own room. But words died
"what's wrong with you Lucy, getting intoxicated on our wedding night" he ask in his dangerous voice and I was forced to look at him
"I made a bet with my friends years ago and more importantly did we?" ask said looking away
He got up from the bed shaking his head in disappointment and I breath a sigh of relief looking at him. He handed me a glass of water and I took it from him
"Dante why the hell are you naked? Can you please cover up? You are making me feel uncomfortable" I queried in a harsh whisper
Dante lifted an eyebrow and gave a mock shudder "I always sleep naked and about making you uncomfortable? well you just have to deal with it, I am your husband and it's high time you understand that"
I stiffen and stood up, noticing that I am in my bra and panties. I look around his room self aware I am half naked and he is looking at me, I spotted his shirt and took it and slipped it on "I think I can make a run for it plus people are still sleeping" I said to myself as I look everywhere else except at him
"look at me Lucy" he said to me and I glare at him
Heat trickled through me as my gaze trailed down to his hard member, his strong muscular thighs as he stand a few feets from me. He seemed to notice the think layer of awareness that has fired up, and his eyes darken a touch. "I am going to get ready for breakfast" I whisper as i walk to the door.
DANTE POV
I notice her cooler demeanour the moment she walked into the dinning room. As she walks toward the table I was sitting at, I stand and pull out a chair for her. she thanked me without looking at me
Her gaze, when it skated over me, was wary between the time they'd spoken in his room and her changing, she'd withdrawn into herself
I watched her as she drop her fork on the plate and turn to Kristen who said something to her that maked her laughed out.
"what's wrong with you?" I snap at her
Her head jerked towards me "what?"
"you were fine when you left my bed this morning. Something has obviously happened between then and now. What is it?"
"nothing, I just took a little time to think, that's all" she said
"and what did thinking produce?"
She flashed a bright, false smile "I concluded that it's best that we lay off the sex for now" she said and I sat back and formulated how to get this crazy woman into my bed
"and what right do you have to come up with that conclusion?" I ask her
"well for starters it's my body" she snap at me
"no darling it's now legally mine by law, you are my wife to do with as i pleased" he said
I meet her dark brown eyes as they flash with anger
"how very arrogant of you to assume my body is yours?" she asked coolly, although I can see cool was the last thing she felt
" I think it's best that we discuss this matter later when we are alone, not at breakfast. Oh by the way,I have a friend coming for my coronation, he will be staying here" I said
She swallowed and nodded in return. She started to reach for her juice glass, but I caught her hand in mine
" this is not going very well isn't? " I ask
"nope" she popped with her lips
I raised her hand to my lips and kissed the soft skin
" then we got to change it" I whisper against her hand
Heat unfurled in my groan, wending it's way through my body as i continued to caress her with my mouth.
She cleared her throat and she slowly pulled her hand away
" I have to go prepare a room for your friend" she said standing up and backed away, turning to hurry out of the dinning room. When I was sure she was of earshot, I let out a thick, frustrated groan, the sight of her delicious backside seeming to tattoo itself in my mind.
LUCY'S POV
For the past two days I have been trying to avoid Dante, trying to busy myself with anything. As I walked into the hall, I see Dante talking to a tall muscular man, he carried himself with the same ruthless energy as Dante, albeit with a little less brooding intensity.
Dante looks at me and wave me over which cost the man standing with him to look my way.
Shock radiant out off me and anger flash inside me, what the hell is he doing here
I walked toward them glaring at Alvaro Baute. Dante put his arm around my waist as i come to stand next to him
"Alvaro, this is my wife Lucy" he said to him and as he looks at me a fleeting expression flash across his face, anger. Then his features tightened. " I believe we have already meet" Alvaro snap
I frowned " sure we did"
"how is Kristen?" he asked
I exhaled harshly " how dare you! You stay away from her, ok?" I snapped at him
" yes ma'am " he mockingly and I narrow my eyes
"how do you two know each other" Dante ask
"oh well..I smashed Kristen and dropped her like a hot potato. Then Lucy and Laureen track me down and kicked my ass and that my friend Is how I met your wife" he said arrogantly
Dante looked shocked at his friend, then he started shaking with laughter as he throws his head back
"smashed??" I ask with shock
"yeah, tapped that ass. Whatever you want to call it" he said and I narrow my eyes at him
I turned to Dante with a fake smile "keep your friend away from me or I will cut him" I said and he smiled warmly at me which made me more angrily
"she has a little temper" he said
I turned and walked away from them in my search for Kristen.
I spot Kristen at the swimming pool with Laureen and Anjelica. I walked up to them
"hey!!! The virgin bride" Laureen said as i approach them and I roll my eyes at her
"what's up girl?still not glowing, looks like Dante still didn't pop that cherry" Anjelica said and we laugh
"oh anyways guys, you will not believe who just arrived" I said and they look at me with blank expression as they shake their head
I put my hands up for a more dramatic effect "Alvaro Baute" I said slowly as i watch Kristen freeze
"no!" Laureen said shocked looking at Kristen
"what?" Kristen whisper low with panic, shock and anger all mixed together written all over her face
"sorry, as it happens Alvaro is Dante's friend" I said
Kristen force a smile on her face and looks at us "it's fine, I can handle this" she said and we nodded
"if he comes near you, I am kicking his ass again and this time publicly" Laureen flash with anger. We all remember how Kristen was hurt and heartbroken by this Alvaro Baute, she was so broken down.
I walked out of my room and they he is leaning against the frame of the door looking all hot and sexy like the devil send to torture me
"you want to talk?" I ask
Dante nodded in that solemn way he sometimes did, then remained silent and still, his hands thrust into his pockets. He continued to watch me, dark blue eyes tracking me
"wanna come in?" I ask him and he nodded as i walked inside my room and I jumped a little as he shut the door
Silent filled the room and my breath emerge in short pants as i become painfully aware that we are alone, that zing of awareness spreading wider in the room.
I realised I was fidgeting with my fingers and I resolutely pulled them apart
"I don't mean to hurry this along, but can we just get it over with" I said after that painful silence
"sorry, I didn't know about Alvaro and Kristen" he said after awhile
"it's ok, you didn't know about it... Is they anything else" I said trying to escape him
"for the past two days you have not slept in your marital bed, why?" he asked me
"I thought we already cleared that up" I said
"no we didn't please enlighten me" he said lazily as he come to sit next to me on the bed, I glance up at him. His blue eyes probed, then raked my face, and this nostrils flare slightly, as if he too was finding difficult to be seated so slow to me. His gaze dropped to my throat, my breasts and I heard his short intake of breath
"I just thought it will be better for us to be friends first before we complicate this whole situation" I said
"this situation is already complicated" he added dryly trying to give me the benefit.
"then I don't know Dante" I said
He reach for me and caress my face. I pulled away "no" I whisper
I thought of my mother for some reason, the frosty existence I have lived with. The woman I thought was my mother 's lack of warmth. "Lucy?"
He said as i realise I was deep in thoughts
I gasp as strong arms clamped around me "why don't you give this relationship a chance"he whisper in my ear
I pull away from him and made the mistake of glancing up at him. He's eyes were molten, his lips parted slightly as he stared down at me. The look on his face morphed to replicate the dangerous sensations climbing through me
"I don't know Dante" I whisper
"yes?" he ask roughly. And yet his head started to descend, his arms gathered me even closer until my breast were pressed against his chest.
A second later, his hot, sensual mouth slanted over mine, and I was tumbled headlong into a different quagmire.
Only, this one contained no fear, no horror. Only an electrifying sizzle that rocked me from head to toe.
His tongue breached my mouth, his teeth biting along the way. I whimper as sensation engulf me. I opened my mouth wider, my tongue darting out to meet his.he groaned and pulled me closer. One of his hand fisted my hair, angled my head for deeper penetration, while the other hand slid down my back to cup my bottom. He squeezed and yanked me into his hardening groin. As if a torch paper had been lit between us. I scour my hands over him, trailing his shoulders, his back, the trim hardness of this waist before my fingers dug into the tightness of his buttocks.
A rough sound exploded from his lips as he rocked against my pelvic, imprinting his erection against my belly in clear demand that makes me moan. Hunger I didn't know I could feel before this moment suddenly reared up, urgent and demanding. When his hand cupped my breasts and toyed with my nipple, I wanted to scream "take me" but even that sound is too much effort, drugged as i powered by his kisses. My fingers trailed back up, curling into his hair as i give myself over to the sensation drowning me.
"my little lioness" he groaned once he'd lifted his head to trail kisses along my jaw.
I moan as he bit my earlobe. "Dante" my speech was slur and the secret place between my legs lit on fire from wanting him. From wanting my hunger assuage. He recapture my mouth and I was certain I would die just from pleasure overload.
A knock on my door "Lucy, are you in there, I need to talk to you" Kristen said at the other side of the door
We exploded apart, our breaths erratic and ragged as we stare at each other while laying on the bed.
"uhmmm" I said
I looked dazed, his blue eyes hot and brooding and alive with arousal.
"I need to talk about Alvaro" she called
"uhmmm.. Give me a minute"
I lurched, still dazed towards the door"darling" he said
I don't want to hear that term, didn't want to be reminded that I have behaved like a horney little lioness. I turn away from him as i fix my dress which was pulled all the way to my chest and hurried to the door. "I am kick his ass"he said frustrated before I opened the door
"heeyy! What's wrong?" I asked breathing fast
"oh thank God you are still here, I am freaking out about seeing Alvaro again, after all this ye....." she panic and froze when she spot Dante in my room. Her eyes widen a bit as she realised what she interpreted
"is this a bad time?" she asked
"no Kristen come in, I was just heading to the dinning room" he said walking out and I couldn't make myself look at him
"see you at dinner" he said and I nodded still not looking at him
We walked into the hall "I am whipping his ass" he said to himself
Kristen and I stare at each other
"who's ass is he whipping" she asked pointing at Dante as he walks away
"that will be Alvaro Baute 's ass" I said looking at him as well
"oh, did I interrupt something" she ask
"no nothing, I am kinder of happy you knocked me to my senses" I said
"look at those lips all swollen and shit. And please run a comb into your hair" she said and I roll my eyes at her
"you wanted to talk?" I ask her
"oh yeah, well I am nervous about seeing Alvaro again, like what if I fall for him again, you know he was the love of my life" she said
"no you wouldn't fall for him again" I said
"and how do you Know I wouldn't" she asked
"because you have the pain to remind you and us to support you" I said and she nodded
" dinner than?" I ask her smiling
"yeah what hell"she said linking her arm to mine.
I was telling my friends about what happened with Dante to try and distract Kristen from Alvaro Baute present at the palace. We watch as Dante and Alvaro walked into the dinning room as they walked toward us and Kristen froze
" breath Kristen, breath " Motle whisper to her and she just looked at the plate infront of her
"ladies" Dante said as he come to sit next to me while Alvaro decided to sit across Dante and getting the full view of Kristen
"Kristen is nice to see you again and all you beautiful charming ladies " he said sarcastically and Laureen snorted at him
Kristen just stare at him blankly
"you look beautiful, what?.....cat got your tongue? You can't even say hello to an old lover?" he press arrogantly Kristen give him a bored stare and ignored his question.
An uncomfortable silence fill the table as all the girls glare at Alvaro who looked like he didn't care at all
"so what have you girls been up to today" Dante ask trying to lighten the mood
"nothing much, we just spend the day by the pool and we had cocktails" Laureen said
"oh Kristen do you remember when we us to make love all day by the pool, in the pool and around the pool?" he ask looking at her and being a jerk.
I think Kristen sensed his eyes upon her, for suddenly her gaze was on him, a scowl forming on her face.
"you got one more time Alvaro" Laureen said through grip teeth
"I will help" I said annoyed
"lighten up girls I am just saying the truth" Alvaro said and Dante kicked him under the table and he stare at him
"any plans for tomorrow girls?" Dante ask trying to distract us from Alvaro
"how about tomorrow I lock up Kristen and we get busy, just like the good old days" he said with a grin
"can you please leave me alone, you are making everyone uncomfortable" Kristen protested
"they can all watch, if that's what you want" he said to her winking
"dude I will kick your ass" Laureen said to him with anger flashing in her eyes
"Alvaro please stop, she will kick your ass" Dante said, in a deep calm voice
"oh no Dante, Laureen just have a little temper and she is bitter. All she needs is a man to bang the bitch face off her" he snap at Laureen and she lost it, she jumped on the table with her six inche heels and launched for Alvaro and landed on the floor on top of Alvaro and hit him with her elbow across the face and punch him twice in the face before Anjelica and I try to get her off Alvaro.
Dante helped his friend off the ground "I told you one of this days you will get your ass handed back to you" he said with a smile
"I think she broke my nose" he said as he cover his bleeding nose with his hands
"oh no,not your nose? Does it hurt?" Kristen ask sarcastically
"yes she did, kiss it and make it all better" he joked
Kristen punch him aiming for his nose and stormed off and we followed her.
I walked into Dante 's bedroom and he sits up.
"how is Kristen and Laureen?" he ask and I took a deep breath
"Kristen is fine, just angry at your friend and as for Laureen, she is planning your friend's death" I said as i come to lay in bed
Dante laughed at my statement
"yeah he can be a jerk sometimes but he is a great guy" he said and I look at him
This eyes dropped to my mouth and a heated channel forged between us. My breath shallowed, my heart racing as i read the look loud and clear.
"how about we get to know each other personally" he said while stroking my face
I look at him with frost in my eyes as he lean in for a kiss and he stop and graze at me with confusion in his eyes
"what?" he ask against my lips
I pulled my head back " are you serious right now?, my best friend is hurting and humiliated by your friend. And you think we are going to have sex?" my outburst surprise him and he narrow his eyes without saying anything.
I turn my back at him " oh poor Kristen " I said as i adjust my pillow and lay my head on it facing away from him
"now I am definitely kicking his ass" he said to himself and I smile.