Chapter 46

Celine clung to the wet heat of Asher’s bare skin, her eyes closed against the spray of the warm water which made the sensations all the more intense. She couldn’t even think, much more remember her problems while she was pinned between the glass walls of the shower and Asher’s hard body - she wished she could spend the rest of the trip in that moment.

Unfortunately, they couldn’t spend the rest of the evening in the shower so a few hours later, she was dressed in a white dinner dress that spoke elegance in volumes, pleasure still tingling on her skin. If she focused, she could still feel the pressure between her legs, her mating mark tender from a fresh bite.

“You’re distracted,” Asher pulled her close, his gaze focused on her.

Celine couldn’t help her stare dropping to Asher’s lips, remembering vividly how he had given her pleasure with them, she looked back at his hazel eyes, her voice sultry. “I wonder why.”

At those words, Asher claimed her lips, uncaring of her lipstick. She was dazed when he let go, watching him wipe the lipstick off his lips with heavy lidded eyes.

“Why don’t I give you more to think about later?”

That broke Celine out of her haze, she knew that it wasn’t a suggestion and that Asher fully intended to carry out his words and she couldn’t have asked for more. She quickly touched up her lipstick before taking her position by Asher’s side as they started for the door.

Celine was a vision on Asher’s arm, her white blonde hair was delicately gathered up loosely, leaving several tendrils framing her face and draping over her shoulders and back. Standing neck to Asher who was the very epitome of a Mafia boss, there was quite the contrast between them.

They were barely halfway down the hallway when Noah showed up in a stiffer suit, a duo of nameless faces accompanying him. It was obvious that although there were other sponsors, Asher was the most important sponsor and as much as Celine was proud of that, she wished it was different so that she wouldn’t be forced to spend this much time around Noah.

“I hope the hotel room was to your liking?” He asked, black eyes sweeping over her like she wasn’t there.

Celine stood with her head high and ignored him just like he did her, as well as the other men who were with him. They, unlike Noah, couldn’t seem to get their eyes off her but she didn’t care.

Asher’s response was a dismissive sound, his hazel eyes growing frigid as he flicked his eyes over at the two men. They were quick to straighten up and put a wide distance between themselves and her at that.

“The welcome party is being hosted at the rooftop,” Noah quickly interjected when the atmosphere quickly became tense.

With that, they all made their way to the elevator, Noah being at his social best as he interacted with practically every single person they met on the way. Celine just kept reminding herself that she wasn’t the same Omega that was treated like a runt, she didn’t even belong to Noah’s pack anymore and she now belonged to another Alpha, in more ways than one. Noah ignoring her just like he always did meant nothing to her.

By the time they got to the party, Celine’s mood had improved. She had focused only on Asher on the elevator ride, and when she came up to the roof, there wasn’t even a single familiar face.

She was already used to being the center of attention because of Asher so she wasn’t surprised when almost everyone wanted to speak to them, eventually, she got separated from him but she didn’t even mind, making small talk with the mistress of a business mogul.

“Business trips are the best parts of being with Richard,” She leaned in to whisper, nursing a glass of white wine. “Other than the expensive gifts, of course.”

Celine had gotten a mocktail, never one for alcohol and although she was the furthest thing from a mistress, she could comfortably hold a shallow conversation with the other Omega. “Asher never takes me on business trips, this is my first ever one.” She replied, perched on a high stool.

The other Omega sat across from her, her smiling eyes heavily lined. “I can’t blame him, I don’t think a lot of Mafia business trips would be a hotel getaway.”

Celine laughed lightly, “You could say that.”

“By the way, are those diamonds custom made? They’re gorgeous!”

This time, Celine’s laughter was a little forced. She wouldn’t be surprised if they were custom made, she had just bought them because they looked pretty and she told the Omega that who seemed to find it incredibly funny.

Their conversation was abruptly interrupted by that point, the Omega already moving on to get another drink from a passing waiter, leaving Celine all alone with the very last person she wanted to be alone with… *Noah*

“I wanted to personally apologize for being rude to you earlier,” He said smoothly, sliding into the space that the vapid mistress just left.

Celine’s grip on the stem of her glass tightened as she struggled to keep a poker face, “Were you?” She coldly asked, forcing herself to take a sip of her drink to look natural, “I didn’t notice.”

Noah chuckled nervously and fiddled with his hair, something he had never done with her before. “I’m not surprised… you’re rather intimidating… And…” He added, almost like an after thought. “I don’t mean to be rude but you look incredibly familiar… I mean, of-of course you’re not her. You couldn’t be, you’re g-gorgeous…”

Celine watched him stutter in a painful attempt to flirt with her in shock and disgust, she rose to her feet and place her half full glass on the table with a thud. “Right.” She muttered shortly, walking off.

She needed a moment to decompress, she couldn’t believe that not only could Noah not recognize her, he had the nerve to compare her to herself while blatantly hitting on her. *But what had she been expecting?* He was a serial cheater, she knew that well, she was mated to him for two years.