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06 • alex

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alexander

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I HAD FLOWN BACK TO MADRID.

Montgomery Manor began on the Gran Via street, a hospitable building that stood at the turn of the boulevard.

Now Montgomery Manor & Suites had bought the remaining three buildings around it and renovated it into a gigantic ten floor structure, standing proudly at the centre of the nightlife of Madrid.

It boasted an exclusive club for the VIPs that visited the country and two Michelin star chefs that worked in its kitchens. Delivering an experience fit for royalty to its guests at every stay.

Currently it was a busy Monday afternoon with my board members talking about the expansion of our hotel business. I had flown in from Valencia at the earliest hours of the day in my private jet for this meeting, something that had utterly left my mind.

Or it had been completely occupied by a certain blonde woman in a red dress.

The image of Lola Beaumont descending the steps wearing a short red dress that stuck tightly to her chest and hung from her perfect hips, was engraved in my mind.

Upon seeing her dainty neck I could picture the pendant I had come across a while back during my visit to the states. It just felt right when I slipped the necklace over her neck, it fit too perfectly.

The meeting with senile Nana Herrera on Saturday was a shitstorm to say in the least, ending with her humiliating my fiancé in the process. A strange sense of over protectiveness had taken over me when I saw her trying to dig her claws into Lola.

The following outburst though? Unexpected to say in the least.

She demanded of expectations from me as if I was the one dangling her like a prize for me to take and conquer.

She did possess a certain air of innocence about her that I wanted to taint. Something I wanted to keep for myself and myself alone.

"Sir, what do we think about advertising our new hotel in the Maldives as a perfect honeymoon gateway package?" The newest addition to my board spoke.

Andrea had worked the ranks and risen to sit amongst the rest of my team, she was quite close to Lola in age but equally different. While her hair was tied up in a tight bun that was gelled, Lola preferred her curls to be held together by a headband or she would leave it open letting it flow across her tiny shoulders.

I blinked.

I needed to steer clear of her for a while seeing how every thought seemed to lead me back to her. She was nothing more than a transaction of a sorts, a means for me to make ends meet.

As a gentleman I couldn't possibly say that to her face and my deal didn't allow me to speak of it either. So I shoved it down and nodded my head at the only woman in the team. Apart from Mr. Monaco's assistant who stood behind him.

"Sounds good to me."

I wondered where we should go for our honeymoon, the new villas in Maldives were certainly a good choice for one. It provided you with luxury and allowed you to have a view of a private beach that only the residents could access.