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I gasped, as his tongue trailed down my stomach. Gripping the bedsheets hard, I almost sighed in disappointment when he stopped. His gaze was dark, and had a trace of something I hadn't seen before. He propelled himself upwards, and hovered over my body. "You like it, don't you?" He asked, grabbing gently at my hair. I blinked, in response. "Well, that ends it." He leaned close to my ear, and in a voice so soft, he whispered, "You shouldn't like it. This isn't about your pleasure, but mine." He clambered down the bed, and I sat up. "But-" I began saying. "No buts. The day you fall in love with me, is the day you die. Remember?" *** When Kacie sneaks into a mansion, and tries to steal an art piece, of all things she expected which included being caught, her imaginations didn't match the reality in any way. Not only was she captured by a powerful sheikh, but she is forced into pretending to be his fake fiancèe. She must never fall in love with Sheikh Al-Zayn Fazzal, the epitome of handsomeness, and danger itself. At the same time, she must make sure his family are awed by her. Else, anyone she ever cared for, would be killed. Never had she doubted her capability, but this may be the very first time. The condition is simple. The day she falls in love with him, would be the day she breathed her last. Would she survive?
Chapter one
Kacie
"This is quite unusual." I muttered, as I sneaked past some guards seated around a table. So far, meandering my way into the mansion, hadn't proven to be tough as Josh had exaggerated.
The hallway was vast, if not empty, and my weeks of training proved to be useless. I mean, what was there to fight?
"What is unusual?" Josh asked, just as I leaned against a wall, and waited for an all black dressed guard to move past.
"Everything. For a Sheikh, the security around here is so low. It just seems so easy." And it was.
I had been expecting lots of guards, but from the number I'd sneaked past, I was sure they weren't up to ten in the entire mansion.
Josh sighed from his end. "That shouldn't bother you. Maybe he isn't heavy on security. You know how these billionaires are. Get the art piece, and forget about the security."
"That's easy for you to say. I trust my instincts, Josh. Whatever, where's his gallery located?" I asked, pushing the fact that as I hurried along the hallway, I didn't encounter another guard, to the back of my mind.
My legs ached from hours of monitoring his mansion. All I wanted to do at that moment, was to grab the art piece, get the fuck out of the mansion, get into my little hot tub at my condo, and soak up.
"Hold on-" Josh said. I heard the clicking of his keyboards from his end. I patted the pepper spray which I'd tucked into the side of my trouser. Although I wondered why I'd brought it, in the first place. It wasn't like I'd need it, anyways.
"The West wing. Cream colored door." His voice came on, again, and I nodded. That was where I was headed to.
I rounded a corner, and a large cream colored door came into sight. "Got it."
The Art gallery was just as I pictured it to be. Superseding my imagination, even. I didn't waste much time, as I hurried over to grab what'd brought me here in the first place.
It was an average sized art piece, which was worth billions. I'd been planning on its raid for weeks now. Along with my best friend, Josh.
And now, it was finally going to be ours...
Sparing a quick glance at the other art pieces, I tentatively grabbed it from its stand, and just then, an alarm began blaring. My heart skipped a beat, and I cursed. Just what I thought. Everything had seemed so easy.
"Kay? Kay? What's up?! What's happening?" Josh's panicky voice sounded in my ear, as I rushed out of the gallery, the art piece in my left hand.
"Just a perk of a billionaire's mansion." I was almost out of breath, by the time I sneaked into a room, at the end of the hallway.
As I leaned against the door, I could hear the heavy steps of the men, as they ran past.
"Do well, not to get caught." He begged, and I turned to take a closer look at the room I'd sneaked into.
"You bet."
The room was dark, and had an ominous feel to it. But, I'd rather stay here all night, than go back outside and be caught by the sheikh's men, or worse still, by Al-Zayn himself.
Light snaked into the room, through the window located at a far end. No sooner had a thought formed in my mind, did I move quickly towards it.
I could escape through the window, with the art piece. Great.
As I stared down from the window, my heart caught in my throat. It was a long way down. I could break a leg, if I attempted to jump.
But not jumping down, meant I'd be caught. I made a decision quickly.
I'd just stretched a leg forward, after saying a short prayer, when a voice stopped me. It was colder than the ice on an ice desert.
"Don't even think about it." The voice said, just as the lights came on. When I turned back, my heart almost stopped beating.
Leaning against the headboard of a king-sized bed, was a tanned handsome looking man. His hair lay in curls, doing not even the slightest bit to hide his deep blue set eyes. His black shirt did beautiful justice to his well sculpted chest. God help me, but I was sure I was drooling.
He was staring at me intently, and then his eyes drifted downwards towards the art piece in my hand.
I had been distracted by his looks, that I'd forgotten that I was supposed to be escaping. To get the fuck out of the mansion. But my damn legs weren't cooperating.
"So you're the one who made the alarm go off?" He drawled. It was a rhetorical question, but I felt inclined to give an answer.
I didn't know why. Maybe it was because of his royal demeanor. Or the way his voice commanded respect. Perhaps, it was his good looks, and the way he stared at me, like he was about to swallow me whole.
I nodded, and took a quick glance at the art piece in my hand. It had suddenly lost its allure, in my eyes, and I wished I could get away from it at that moment.
"Kay, are you out yet?" Josh's concerned voice came on, and that roused me from my temporary trance.
"I need to go." I whispered, and rushed towards the window.
"You could die, if you attempted to jump down. And even if you don't, my men would make sure you do." He stood up, and approached me, slowly.
My heart turned numb. His men? Then was he-
"Besides, you haven't introduced yourself yet. I'm Al-Zayn Fazzal."
If my heart had turned numb at the mention of his men, then at his introduction, blood literally rushed to my head.
I'd been caught.
"Kay?" I flinched at the sound of Josh's voice, and even more so, when Al-Zayn stretched his hand forward towards my ear.
His hand barely brushed my skin, but I gasped at the contact. He retrieved the earbuds, and placed them in his ears.
"You can forget about your partner." He looked at me, as he continued. "She wouldn't be coming back."
Whatever strength I had left in my legs dissolved, and they suddenly felt like jelly. I wobbled on my feet, grabbing at the nearby wall for support.
He threw the buds on the ground, once he was done speaking. Up close, his face was so strikingly handsome. And he looked hot too. But I knew those weren't what I should be thinking about.
Heck, I'd just been caught by the owner of the mansion. By the powerful Sheikh Al-Zayn, himself. What was he going to do to me?
"You're quite bold. Did you really think you could sneak into my mansion, and steal one of my art pieces?" Gone was the casual look on his face. In its place were disgust and scorn, all melded into one.
His stare bored into my skin, and my body suddenly felt scorched. He tilted my jaw, forcing my gaze to meet his.
"You know, I could just end your life right now. But that'd be too easy. You deserve a sentence worse than death." His voice was cold, emotionless, and totally unfeeling.
I swallowed hard, gripping at the art piece, like it was some sort of life support. My stomach churned, and I was pretty sure I'd be retching out whatever it was I had for lunch, soon.
"P-please-" I whispered. I'd never begged anyone before. But maybe that was because I'd never been in a situation such as this one. Right now, I could as well grovel.
He finally let go of me, after some seconds. His laughter filled the room. "The only reason I'm not hurting you right now, is because you're pretty. And for you to have sneaked into my heavily guarded mansion, you've got some balls."
I blinked, at his definition of 'heavily guarded.'
He went over to the bedside table, on which a telephone was placed. "Send two men to my room." He ordered whoever was on the other line. My breath came in short raspy pants, as I tried avoiding his gaze.
'And that was it,' I thought. I was going to be killed. Rumors of how ruthless the Sheikh was, had been flying around. I was about to witness it, first-hand.
He turned back towards me, with the ghost of a smile on his face. "Rest easy. You look like you've just swallowed bile."
I wish that was the case.
He studied me for a few seconds, but there was no way in hell I was ready for his next words.
"I'm going to offer you a deal. You agree to it, and I'd forget about what just happened. Not literally of course. I wouldn't let you go. But at least, I wouldn't kill you." His eyes glinted.
I knew I couldn't disagree with whatever his deal would be, and he was just toying with me.
And even though I wanted him to go to hell, I found myself saying, "And what's the deal?" With a voice that was pathetically cracked, I asked.
He smirked. "She speaks. Perfect. I was afraid you might have lost your voice, from fear. The deal is to-" He was right in front of me, within a couple of seconds.
"-become my fiancèe."
I might have burst into laughter, if the situation had been any way different. But doing so at that moment, might ignite his fury.
"Sorry, what?" Not bothering to conceal my confusion, I asked.
The confident look on his face didn't crack. "You heard me right. Become my fiancèe, and I'll spare you."
His men came into the room, at that moment. They were dressed just like the other guards I'd sneaked past.
"Who was in charge of the gallery?" he questioned them.
"It was Kabir, Amir-" One of them began saying, when Al-Zayn threw him a punch.
"Bastards!" He hissed. "I'd deal with you all, later. For now, take her to the prisoner's room." He ordered, pointing at me.
He barely spared me a glance, as he began speaking. "Think about it, and let me know your decision. But I'm sure you wouldn't choose death." And to his men, he said, "Take her away."
And as I was led out of the room, I was pretty sure my life wasn't going to remain the same.
Anabel found out she was pregnant and dialed her husband's number to share the good news to him. They have been married for two years without a child. Desmond's mother had been accusing her of being barren and unproductive. When the call was picked, she was flabbergasted and broken. She was hearing a loud moan of feminine voice. "Ohh! Yeah! Don't stop fucking me! Fuck me harder baby!" accompanied with sound of skins slapping against the other. She went home to confront her husband and end up receiving a divorce paper. Desmond divorced him for a lady his mother was rooting. Few months later when he found out that his ex-wife is a billionaire heiress and she is pregnant with twins, he went crazy!
Lucia Balstone thought she had chosen the right man to spend the rest of her life with, but he was the one who ended her life. Their ten-year marriage seemed like a joke when her husband stabbed her with a dagger. Fortunately, God is never blind to people's tears. Lucia got a second chance. She was reborn at the age of 22, before all the terrible things had happened. This time, she was determined to avenge herself and let those who hurt her pay! She made an elaborate list of her goals, and the first thing on her list was to marry her ex-husband's enemy, Alonso Callen!
Joelle thought she could change Adrian's heart after three years of marriage, but she realized too late that it already belonged to another woman. "Give me a baby, and I'll set you free." The day Joelle went into labor, Adrian was traveling with his mistress on his private jet. "I don't care whom you love. My debt is paid. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other." Not long after Joelle left, Adrian found himself begging on his knees. "Please come back to me."
For as long as Emily can remember, she has wanted to overcome her shyness and explore her sexuality. Still, everything changes when she receives an invitation to visit one of the town's most prestigious BDSM clubs, DESIRE'S DEN. On the day she chose to peruse the club, she noticed three men, all dressed in suits, standing on the upper level, near the railing. Despite her limited vision, she persisted in fixating on them. Their towering statues belied the toned bodies concealed by their sharply tailored suits-or so she could tell. The hair of two of them was short and dark, and the third had light brown-possibly blond-hair that reached the shoulders. The dark, crimson background incised their figures, exuding an air of mystery and strength. They stood in stark contrast to the unfiltered, primal energy that pulsed through the club. Shocked by the desires these men aroused in her, she was disappointed to learn that they were masters seeking a slave to divide and conquer. She couldn't afford the fee, and she also realized that they were outside her league. Emily hurriedly left the club, feeling disappointed and depressed, unaware that she had also caught the group's attention. A world of wicked pleasure, three handsome men. Over the years, they have lived a life of decadence, their lavish lair serving as a stage for their most sinister desires. But despite the unending parade of willing subjects, one woman sticks out. A mysterious stranger with white porcelain skin and a killer body, a slave, a name with no address, the first lady to attract their eye and they will go to any length to obtain her no matter the consequences.
Allison fell in love with Ethan Iversen, the soon-to-be Alpha of the Moonlight Crown pack. She always wanted him to notice her. Meanwhile, Ethan was an arrogant Alpha who thought a weak Omega could not be his companion. Ethan's cousin, Ryan Iversen, who came back from abroad and was the actual heir of the pack, never tried to get the position nor did he show any interest in it. He was a popular playboy Alpha but when he came back to the pack, one thing captured his eyes and that was Allison.
"You're mine, little puppy," Kylan growled against my neck. A soft gasp escaped my lips as his lips brushed my skin. My mind screamed at me to push him away-the Lycan Prince who had humiliated me again and again, but my body betrayed me, leaning into him before I could stop myself. He pressed his lips against mine, and his kiss grew more aggressive, more possessive as I felt my legs weaken. What was I doing? In a split-second, I pulled away and slapped him hard across the face. Kylan's eyes darkened, but the smirk on his lips exposed his amusement. "You and I both know we can't fight this, Violet," he said, gripping my wrist. "You're my mate." "And yet you don't want me," I replied. "You told me you were ashamed of me, that l'd never be your queen, that you'd never love me. So please, accept my rejection and let me go." "Never," he whispered, his grip tightening as he pulled me closer. "Soon enough, you'll be begging for me. and when you do-I'll use you as I see fit and then I'll reject you."