Chapter Twenty: The Right Cards

Chapter Twenty: The Right Cards

Celeste pov

“Pheww.” I sighed heavily when I hit myself on the bed. I spread my arms widely open and I was comfortable. I resisted the urge to laugh but I couldn't hold myself back.

I tilted my head to the right side of my room and my eyes came in contact with my mirror.

“You beautiful genius.” I gigged, while looking at myself in the mirror. I really did one hell of a performance.

“I’m sorry Aria..”. I mimicked myself.

Ahhh ahhh ahhh I laughed uncontrollably.

I should be given the award for the best performance, not some famous actor. My laughs became so uncontrollable and satisfying to my ears.

I played my cards right not until stupid Lucian decided to ruin it all for me. I might not have been the one to expose their relationship to the public but I am thankful to whoever it is for making my work easy, for bringing my plan into life without me having to do anything at all.

That morning when I saw the news of their scandal flying all over the internet I reached out to Lucian myself. I was close to his mansion since I go to a gym around there for my workout. He knew he was fucked. I suggested that I come over to his house and we should talk in person and try to resolve the situation. I sounded like it was for the best interest of Aria and he immediately bought the idea.

When I got to this place I convinced him not to pick any of Aria’s calls that her phone might have been tapped and that is probably how they got caught. I sounded smart so he didn’t doubt any of  my words.

“Lucian.., situations like this can only end one way but to protect Aria we must do this.” I tried to convince him. I proposed that we get engaged and take away the attention from Aria so she can have her space away from the pressure of the media.

At first Lucian didn’t buy the idea he was going to shut down every media company from further publishing the news but I had to bring my A game. He is one stubborn man and it took a lot for me to convince him that we should do things my way. Just as planned our engagement actually took the attention away from Aria but Lucian itched to talk to her, to explain things to her.

I had to find a way to trap him in his head and Aria made it just easy for me by hanging out with Demien, Lucian’s rival. It hurt him so much seeing Aria with Demien but by the time he realized it was his fault and she must have felt abandoned it was too late.

I went ahead to fabricate evidence of Lucian being Aria’s father. That was a very big step for me to take and I could only accomplish such a mission with the help of Victor, Aria’s father. Poor Aria, she doesn’t even have any real person in her life except for Lucian.

I have suffered in silence watching her take what is mine. I have  been in her shadow for as long as I can remember. I hated her presence, her voice, her face, everything about her. Right from high school everything has always been about her. No one looked at my side, no one cared about me. I had to stoop as low as becoming her fathers slut just so I could be close to her so I can also be close to Lucian. She was my only easy access to Lucian.

I remember the first time she told me about having a crush on Lucian. My blood boiled and my heart tightened. It took me a lot to control my emotions. She was dreamy. There was nothing I could have said to make her think otherwise, to make her think she was just fantasizing or her feelings towards him were forbidden so instead, I had to be a stupid supportive friend.

That was when I took the step forward to approaching Victor. We were supposed to have a business agreement but that agreement landed me in his bed and at his mercy. He was too dangerous to toy with so I had to be very careful with him. Victor is merciless and he would do absolutely anything to get what he wanted and that made us even.

I agreed to spy on Aria for him in exchange for nothing. That was my first mistake, breaking the first rule of business. In the world of business, it is give and take and I forgot the first rule. I was too bent on being close to Aria knowing all she was doing or what she was up to that I sold myself out short.

He suspected that I had something against his step daughter; his investment so he set me up.

He invited me over for dinner that day. I dressed elegant trying to keep an impression. I was never the prettiest of all but I felt really pretty that night I was going to close my deal with him. Victor sent his right hand man to pick me up from my house.

I have lived alone since my parents died a long time ago. I was raised by my uncle but his wife hated me so much, when I became an adult I had to take an apartment of my own away from my uncle's wife troubles but I made sure to leave her with a small gift. I sent some guys to attack her while she was out. They beat her up so bad that she was left in a vegetable state. I watched her suffer and live a miserable life and that was more than satisfying to see.

“You look beautiful.” Victor complimented me when I got to his private residence.

“Thank you.” I smiled graciously. There was already so much food displayed on the table but I didn’t come here to eat. I came to be sure Victor was on my side and has agreed to my proposal of spying on his step daughter for him. I took a seat and got comfortable.

“So tell me what do you say about my offer.” I didn’t realize I acted too fast and I was sounding desperate.

“Relax your horses and have some food.” Victor tells me. I adjusted my seating position.

“Oh yes, pardon my manners, the food looks delicious.” I picked up my cutlery and dug in.

His choice of wine was great; it gave me just the right amount of tipsy-ness that I needed.

“Should we take a walk?” He suggested when we were both done eating.

“Yh sure.” We both picked up our glass of wine and went ahead to talk while walking.

“So tell me, why should I accept your proposal? I have so many guards to do that for me, you know?” Victor asked me. I knew I had to give a smart answer, a tangible reason for him to agree.

“Well you know we ladies have a way of bonding, something you men will never understand. Aria and share more secrets together than you imagine. She would tell me literally anything and I can always be in her face to keep an eye on her for you.” I think that is enough reason. We stopped with our motion and I took a slip of my wine.

“Hmm what do you want from all of this?” He asked me. Of course I wanted closure to get to Lucian but I couldn't tell him that, and I didn’t think about that earlier. My whole goal was to get to Lucian.

“To serve you, for you to own me.” I declared. I couldn’t think of anything else to say. I wanted him to feel that I am at his mercy and I would be a loyal dog to him.

I was shocked by his next move. He grabbed me by my neck and pinned me to a wall. He slowly tightened his fist around my neck.

“No one betrays me and goes away with it. I hope you know that.” He whispered in my ear, his deep voice rang in my head.

I nodded desperately waiting for him to let go of my neck. I was running out of breath. He looked into my eyes for what felt like hours before letting go of me. I coughed hard, trying to catch my breath and when I was finally fine…

“Get on your knees and show me what you can do.” Victor instructed me. This wasn’t a part of my plan but I guess it’s the price I’ll have to pay. I did just as he instructed. I looked him in his eyes as I went down on my knees. I am not sure if I had too much wine to drink but when I looked at Victor I kept seeing Lucian.

I slowly unzip his trousers and I romance his erected member. He is so strong down there, it immediately made me wet. I haven’t been with a man for the longest, although I’ve had flings but my body needed to be touched. I was becoming stiff and I’ve losing out from the whole fun for a while.

I gently sucked and licked on his erected member and I used my hands to gently squeeze on his balls. If there was one thing I was good at in sex it was oral sex. Victor's eyes raised to the sky. I could tell he was enjoying it. He aggressively grabbed me by my hair and began to stroke his erected member into my mouth down to my throat. I couldn’t breathe properly but I enjoyed the feeling.

Oh Lucian I thought in my head. I wonder what it would feel like getting fucked by him. Since I couldn't have him yet, I might as well have his best friend first. I am tired of always playing the good girl.

He pulled me up and took me into one of his rooms. In one swift movement his strong hands  lifted me up from the ground and placed me on a table. I looked at him lazily. He spread my legs widely open like he would spread jam on bread. Good thing my dress was very free. He looked deeply into my eyes before crashing his lips against mine. Our kiss was intense. My body wanted more. I let myself put my hands over his shoulder. We could feel and hear each other's breath. He sucked on my tongue gently and it made me go crazy. And when he reached for my boobs he tore my dress aggressively to gain access to them but I didn’t mind. I like my men strong.

His lips left mine down to my boobs. He grabbed them with his huge hands and teasingly licked my nipples with the tip of his tongue. I let out a soft moan. It made my down so wet I could feel my wetness dripping. Victor is such a strong man.

He used one of his hands to trace down my body to my wet area; the amusement in his eyes when he touched me. He slid his finger into my body while he sucked on my boobs. It felt so good, it felt like heaven. I had orgasm over and over. He somehow managed to explore my body. I opened my eyes widely when I felt his tongue licking my wetness.

“Oh fuck.” I cursed. He was driving me crazy. His tongue twisted and touched the right places. My eyes became lazy. My legs were raised widely apart up in the air.  I grabbed my boobs as I moaned uncontrollably.

He tilted his head up to look at me and our eyes met, then he turned me around. My knees were on the ground and he was behind me. He kissed my waistline and before I could embrace the feeling I felt something huge slide into my body. Damn Victor is huge.

I guess that sealed our deal.

I have done too much and I have come too far to give up on Lucian if I won’t have him. No one will.

After Mrs Laurent’s birthday party I got into big trouble with Lucian. He only spared my life because of Aria. He somehow found out that I was, claiming to be pregnant with his child.  I tried to convince him that I was only role playing but he cut me in the act.

I was too eager to touch him and for him to touch me so I drugged his drink. I wanted all of my fantasies to come into reality so I took a step forward. I took a long bath, washed my hair, put on some seductive perfume and lingerie while I laid pretty on Lucian's bed waiting for him to come inside.

We started staying together at his mansion since the whole scandal started, but he instructed me never to go to the top floor where he stays and anywhere near his room. I didn’t give much thought to his instructions since I already drugged his drink. He wouldn't even know what happened between us. He would only find me lying naked next to him the next day. But my plans didn’t exactly play out as I expected.

Lucian came into the room. He seemed dizzy. His shirt was already opened by a few buttons. I was excited. I let him find his way to the bed and he sniffed deeply into the air. He must have felt my presence. I used the exact same fragrance Aria uses. I rubbed on his chest gently and I began to unbutton the rest of his shirt.

“Aria..” he called out softly.

“I’m not Aria. I'm Celeste.” I tried to explain to him but he kept mentioning her name over and over again. At that point I could have shut him up by using a doctape to keep him quiet but I want to kiss his soft red juicy lips. I approached to put my lips on his when he held my face up in the air.

“You bitch.” He roared. I kept quiet. He must be hallucinating.

“What are you doing in my bed?” He asked me, he opened his eyes and our eyes met. The shock made my body hair raise.

“Answer me.” He yelled as he dug his finger further into my face.

“I.. l.”

“l..”

“You were..” I stuttered helplessly.

“Why did you spread fake news about being pregnant with my child?” He threw me another question in less than another second. I was confused, but I drugged his drink. How is this possible?

Before I could say anything he pulled me out of his bed and dragged me down the stairs.

“Stop Lucian, you are hurting me.” I cried out but he didn’t listen. He held onto my wrist so tight I felt like he was going to rip my hand off of my body. He flung me out of his gate with only lingering as the cloth on my body.

“You can’t do this to me Lucian.” I yelled at him.

The only reason you are still alive is because you are supposed to be Aria's best friend.” He said and with that he shut the gate at my face, leaving me half naked on the street in the middle of the night.

Lucian! Lucian! Lucian!. I called out to him several times but he didn’t even take a glance at me. He walked away without turning back without hearing my side of the story. At that spot I promised to make him regret ever treating me that way.

I was lost and I had to think of my next move. Then I ran into Demien a few days after my incident with Lucian. At first I was going to pretend like I didn’t see him but then an idea popped into my head; He was my only link to getting close to Aria again.

He was against inviting me to their party, but just as always I get what I want and by just putting up a little act, that was how I got my ticket into their home, but in return I did him a little favor by picking out a dress for Aria. I was shocked to find out Aria is pregnant.

She is one vulnerable bitch, I knew that it would be easy to get to her and I had to do so before Lucian.