The Lovely Stranger

Chapter 3 - The arrogant bastard

Lisa's POV

Time stopped. Everything around us disappeared. I felt butterflies in my stomach. I was melting under his kisses. My heart was beating faster. He moved his hand down to my thigh. I pushed him away. He pulled back.

"Don't you dare to kiss me again!" I was stupid. Why did I let him kiss me? Why did I kiss him back? Shit! Why do I feel this way when I'm next to him? I forget about everything.

"Don't tell me you didn't want it too, gynaika mou," he said with an arrogant smirk.

"No, I didn't."

"Then why did you kiss me back?" he asked, arrogantly.

"I'm going to get engaged to your cousin."

"Really?" He looked at me with a mocking smirk. He moved closer to me again. He looked into my eyes, intensely. "I think you know the truth the moment you moaned under me. When you screamed my name in pleasure, when you became my woman."

His musky scent filled my nostrils. His breath fanned my neck, making my legs like jelly.

"It was a mistake. I was drunk."

"Do you often make this kind of mistake, my cousin's innocent fiancee?"

"You know well that I don't have one night stands every day."

"How could I forget?" he asked. "It was a different experience for me too, gynaika mou." I was speechless. Did he mean that it was a special night for him too?

His serious expression immediately changed to his signature smirk. He stepped back and pulled out something from his pocket. He shook my necklace in front of me.

I was in shock. I hadn't noticed that I lost my lucky charm necklace. My grandfather had given it to me when I was five years old. I always wore it.

"Give it to me!" I tried to snatch the necklace, but he raised his hand higher, out of my reach.

"No, gynaika mou," he said. "If you want it, you have to get it from where you left it, in my suite, in my bed." He shoved my necklace into his pocket.

He moved closer to me as I stepped back. Our lips almost met from the closeness of our bodies. He placed both of his hands on the sides of my head against the wall.

"You are...you are..."

"What I am, gynaika mou?" he asked. "Handsome? Sexy? What?" He pressed his bulge on my stomach. My body tensed up; I bit my lower lip. "I am so proud of myself for making you speechless," he murmured in my ear with an arrogant smirk on his face.

I looked at him angrily and said, "You will regret this."

"Hmm. What are you going to do? Go and tell your future fiance that his cousin won't return the necklace that you left in his bed after having passionate and wild sex with him."

"Arrogant bastard!"

He smirked with a mischievous smirk. "Where's your future fiance?"

I looked at him with a blank expression. What is he planning now?

"He's working in Greece," I lied. I didn't know his location. We don't talk much.

He smirked at me and said, "He's not in Greece. He's in Italy. I'm sure he isn't working there."

"Shut up! I don't want to listen to you."

"I know more about the both of you than what you know of each other, gynaika mou. I also know every inch of your body. I know where your future fiance is. I know how much you want me again. And I want you too," he said sure of himself. "Think about my offer. I'm giving you a week. If you don't accept, I'm going to throw your necklace into the sea. It's going to be the first thing I do once I return to Greece," he said. Then, he continued with a serious expression, "Don't tell me you love each other because I won't believe it." After, he walked away. I watched as he left.

"Are you alright, Miss Phillips?"

"Hmm." I looked at the housekeeper. She looked at me, concerned.

I was dumbfounded; his words replayed in my head again and again.

I exhaled deeply. "Um, yes. I'm fine," I said and went downstairs. I sat next to Marina.

Zack was talking to my father. When he noticed my gaze, he smirked at me. I turned my eyes away. A few minutes later, they left. I went to my room.

I changed my clothes and laid down on the bed. What should I do? I couldn't go to him. But if I don't, he is going to throw my necklace in the sea. I don't know him very well, but I'm sure he is serious about it. I fell asleep thinking about what I could do.

I opened my eyes and yawned. I didn't sleep well last night. I got up and went to the bathroom. I took a quick shower. I dried my hair and put on my clothes.

After breakfast, I meet up with Valeria. I walked into the cafe. She was waiting for me. We greeted each other and right after, I told her what happened last night.

"You are the unluckiest person in the world, Lisa."

"I know." I rolled my eyes.

"Wow! Wow! Wow! Is it you, gynaika mou?" I heard a familiar voice behind me. I turned around. My eyes met with a pair of beautiful blue eyes. He looked at me with his signature smirk on his face.

"What are you doing here, Zack? Are you following me?"

"No, gynaika mou. But maybe you are the one who is following me. You shouldn't be though; you know where to find me." He winked at me with an arrogant smirk. He was getting on my nerves.

I stood up and hissed, "Get out of here!"

"Shhh. Calm down, gynaika mou. Everyone is looking at us. But if that is what you want, then do it. Maybe someone will gossip about us. What will happen then? Now I'm curious. Hmm." He looked at me with an impish grin. I narrowed my eyes. "See you later, gynaika mou."

He walked towards the counter. I sat down and tried to calm down. He bought a cup of coffee and walked out while he winked at me. I rolled my eyes.

"I take my words back. You are the luckiest person in the world! He is gorgeous," Valeria said. I narrowed my eyes at her. "Don't look at me like that. He is freaking handsome! He wakes up my travel desires. I want to explore Greece as soon as possible. Does he have any friends that are as gorgeous as he is?"

"VALERIA! He is an arrogant bastard."

"And you like that arrogant bastard." She smiled at me with a knowing expression. Do I like him? No, I don't. But why do I have a strange feeling every time I am next to him?