Book # 1 in the SCENT TRILOGY series (♛ POPULAR ROMANCE WINNER - THE FICTION AWARDS ♛)
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"Is that the best you could come up with?" He snaps, "What the hell were you thinking by coming at a place, especially in that piece of scrap that leaves nothing to the imagination. Do you deliberately stack such collections of dresses and ideas to tease men?"
"How dare you?" I'm about to lash out at him for being a judgemental prick when I realize I don't want to spoil my night. "You know what? I am not even going to bother answering it." I inadvertently tear my gaze away, even though it's hard, and adjust my hair in a way that they fall loosely around my face, shielding me from his burning eyes.
HA! Like that would help.
Avoiding is the least I can do rather than making a complete fool of myself in front of him. I am completely thrown out of my depth here. Where the fuck has all the resistance and strength that I've accumulated in these years gone? I don't have the temerity to face him, knowing I become so helpless every time. My eyes drift to the cabinet and I notice the drink of my choice.
"I'd like an Auchentoshan Three Wood, neat, with water back, please." I sigh, ordering. Boy, I badly need a drink.
Rico closes the distance between us and stands next to me, his fingers tucking my hair behind my ear. "Do you happen to practice this habit often? Hitting bars alone and getting drunk?"
I try my best to ignore him, the rage in his voice is palpable. The bartender serves my drink. I tilt the bottom of my glass upward until it is empty, finishing my drink in one go. It burns my throat so I grab the glass of water and drink it hoping to get relief. There is no way I miss Rico's sharp hiss. I make the payment and turn to him.
"I am heading back to the hotel. Enjoy." I force a smile, trying to hop off the barstool when he slips his hand around my waist and pulls me to his chest, catching me by surprise. "What the hell-"
"I'd just shut up if I were you, baby." He swears in a dangerously low voice.
"Why don't you just leave me alone? Do you like tormenting me by showing up in intervals to seduce me only to leave me alone once you're done?"
"Is that what you think I am doing?"
"Yes." I snake my arms around his neck. "You're so freaking hot. Do you know that?" I lean closer to him so that my lips brush against his cheek. "No one has ever fascinated me the way you have."
"Should I consider myself lucky?"
"Mm.. hmm." I nod, feeling ballsy. "I'm Juliette. You are?" I have always wanted to entertain the sex with stranger from the bar fantasy, but it has been never successful.
He chuckles and shakes his head in disbelief. I can finally feel the tension leaving his body. "Riccardo." He says, sliding his other hand around my waist too, holding me close. "What's a beautiful siren like you dressed in a skimpy dress doing alone at a bar like this if you don't mind me asking?"
