Chapter 45: CHAPTER FOURTY FIVE

Alyssa.

I walked into the house feeling tired but archived after a very long and eventful day. My first day back as CEO I had fired a lot of people, my uncles ‘people’ I had changed a lot of things and It felt good.

As I walked towards the living room, I heard Ares's voice like he was talking to someone with his voice was low I couldn't hear the words clearly.

I stopped walking and listened.

"...have to be careful... she can't know..." I heard him say then his voice dropped again.

I couldn't hear the rest.

A moment later, I heard him say, "Okay then, I’ll let you know if anything comes up." The call was over.

I walked into the living room as he was putting his phone away.

He turned and saw me.

"How was your first day?" he asked his face looked normal but I was thinking about the phone call.

Who was she?

And what should she know?

It’s bad that I was evasdropping and now the curiosity was eating me up.

"It was good," I said, putting my bag down. "I fired three managers I canceled five contracts with Damon's company It felt... right."

He nodded. "Good."

I looked at him. "Ares," I said. "Where were you today at the company… you suddenly disappeared after dropping me off, why? Where did you go?"

He looked away for a second then he looked back at me. "I had to take care of something," he answered his voice flat. "It was important."

"What was it?" I asked.

"I can't tell you," he said. "Not yet."

I didn't like that answer but I was too tired to dig into the conversations. "Okay," I said.

Surely he was hiding something and it wasn’t my places to snoop but I couldn’t but shake the feeling that whatever he was hiding had to do with me.

There was a silence.

Then he spoke again. "What do you think about getting a new personal assistant?" he asked. "Maybe someone younger. More... efficient."

I frowned. "Why? Marcus is fine he has been with my family for years. I trust him."

Ares just shrugged. "I was just suggesting. No reason."

This was strange.

First the secret phone call and now he wanted me to replace Marcus.

Something was definitely going on and I needed to figure out what it was.

"I am going to go take a shower and rest now" I said. "I am very tired."

I turned to leave the room my legs feeling wobbly and unfortunately my foot caught on the edge of the rug I lost my balance.

“Ahh” I gasped as I started to fall ready to accomodate the pain but it never came, Ares moved faster than I could see his arms went around me pulling me back up holding me close against his chest I could feel his heart beating.

We stood like that for a long time not moving, Just breathing our gaze clocked, his deep blue eyes so warm I could get lost in them.

My hands were on his chest without thinking, I moved one hand up and touched his face. I ran my fingers along his jaw feeling how strong it was he didn't move or stop me instead he just watched me.

"Unless you want us to pick up from where we left off," he said, his voice a low rumble, "I suggest you stop princess"

My heart was beating very fast. "Where did we leave off?" I whispered, testing him wanting to see what he would say.

He leaned closer his face was very near mine. "Don’t act oblivious," he said. "And if you keep looking at me like that with those eyes, I will show you, I will pick up right where we stopped and I will not stop until your screams fill up this whole house, and you can barely walk to work tomorrow"

His words sent waves of pleasure down to my core, I should have pulled away but I didn’t, instead I pushed on.

"Maybe I don't want you to stop," I said my voice soft.

His eyes darkened like it was all the answer I needed and in snap of a finger he lifted me into his arms.

"Every day," he murmured against my hair as he carried me toward the staircase. "Every single day you were gone I thought about this. About having you back in my arms where you belong."

I wrapped my arms around his neck my heart pounding. "Ares...” as I try to make friction with his already hard member rubbing on my lower abdomen.

He stopped at the bottom of the stairs his gaze intense. "I've missed the sound of my name on your lips when I make you cum so hard.”

He began climbing the stairs his steps sure and steady. "I've been so patient princess… tonight, I'm reminding you that you're mine and I'm never letting you go again."

He reached the top of the stairs and paused, his voice dropping to a whisper. "If you want me to stop say it now because once I cross this threshold, I'm not stopping until you every inch in your body remembers how good I make you feel”

I tightened my arms around his neck and without thinking, I captured his lips in a searing kiss never wanting him to stop, wanting him to take every part of me