Chapter 12:
Tooodlicn help bon made Alamaan she sat there, her mom–kösend skin glowing beautifully in the warm endware of the hot tub. Her plump, my lips held the lingering fish from our pascimate kosu enliet. As me eyes traded up her body, touldn’t help but notice the subtle furios in her brows, her posture emanating an air of intimidation, with her arms crossed mort benched Homeres, hei attempt at appeasing stein only seemed to accentuate the nerves of her body, particularly her full breasts, which had my attention lingering longer than it should
o intense make out senin imide had nearly dieting, to bear my heart and send in her, to make her fall in love with me.
shanterns in this delicate game would only leadiedustes. Their was a long madahrst, with no room for hasty dechom. Premature confession could unnel everything that worked
Mana’s voice interruptednu thoughts as the waved her handin fint of me, trying to repalmy attention.
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“Once you’re done stai ing at merin, I’d like to have a conversation with you,” Alana said, her time lared with a mix of annoyance and amusement as she leaned back, submerging herself further into the warder and mamestajdly obscuring the eating view.
“In that case, Pesta from being done.” Thrased a pictul sand kodarking on mİY
„” she warned, hei voice carrying a mix of frustration and allure, which only farled my growing denite
“I’m listening.” [responded, is tone filled with anticipation, fully aware of the diation this correctation was about to take,
she path asked
“What win ” i pretended to be curieu for a moment, wanting to save her curiosity.
“Why did you jump at the offer to be my husband‘ There’s not a single penny in this for you,” Aland stated. “You’re not a starving actor, so it can’t be for fame or opportunity either.
I couldn’t help but be impressed by how much thought she had put into all of this Alana’s sharp mind was always working, which made our interactions all the more intriguing
“Well am 1 getting answers?” she asked with a hint of impatience.
* can’t tell you everything, but I can share some of it,” I promised
“I’m listening” she said, hei ceritypiqued
“I’ve always assumed you come from an old–money family–a family with a long history of stability in the business world, began, speaking slowly and watching as the nodded along. “A sense of trust and loyalty. The right muage”
“What do you mean?” she asked, her brow furrowing
The company I work to deal with a specific clientele–bigger chenes, higher–paying clients who often prefer to work with those from old monty because of the tasty it brings,” 1 explamed “Since I don’t have a family background like that, I’m considered “new money‘ in their eyes and get skipped quite often.”
Fit I want to attract those bigger clients, I was told in embed myself into an old–money family, if they can bust me with their daughter, it’s been as a sign that can be trusted with their business as well.” | continued.jeeling the strategy behind my actions
Amarased a skeptical eyebrow at me before
ting out a sigh “”That’s stupid”
“It’s how the business world as to operate
all about trust and credibility, and this was the only way I could position impulf to secure these higher–paying clients.” 1 admitted openly. aigh my true identity was still concealed, this was a crucial step in my ambitious plan for career growth.
Alana leaned back in the hot tub, dearly processing the information. Her gabe tuned contemplative, and I couldn’t help but admire he even more for his ability to adapt and understand the ring leasties at the world we were navigating together
“What jati do you do exactly?” Alina inquired, bær caudiosity sillallame
“I prepare deals and find the beat opportunities, and occasionally, I’m the one who seals the deals as well,” I replied, keeping the description wage to dodge revealing too much “Where do you work?” Alana finally asked the question I couldn’t answer at this point,
Is there anything else you’d like to know?” Lasked, steering the conversation away from my cat for the moment. “Now’s the p
Alana seeded to commades tax options before asking, “Uhm, any allergies?”
“Only to pollen ocasionally, but it’s not severe,” Lamwered, trying to keep my responses straightforward.
e perfect time for us to get to low each other bother ”
We continued with Alana asking more qarations to beak the ice and help us become more familiar with each other. Eventually, we decided to leave the hot tub and prepare for dinner. I offered to lead inunde first to get ready, and the followed later
i di rased in a pali of black alaki, which I matched with a navy blue button–up shit neatly tucked in. After adjusting my belt and fixing my hair, I moved to the small living area tawar der
When the mort geffrom the bedcom, my inrath caught in my throat Alana wore a full–length black die with a high slit on her sight thigh. The dress featud delicate this staps and a v estinealing just enough to leave the praning to man. Het Huir catraded in famose curls, and her lips sportvda vibrant shade of red.
“Thank you, Jer. You look like you could stand next to the latted, a playful smila grading lovi lipa.
“Are you peady to go“” Ladded, atempting in lade ore eagerness to spend make time with her.
Linkin as he because Daniel Alana sighed and picked up hea
“If you’d like, I can make dinner instead. While all ile other places might be booked, we can sill givet atty,” I sageted, saper to prepare another meal for her. The last time had been a
ces, andher enjoyment had inflamed my ego a bit
