Dangerous Desires
Chapter 16

Chapter 16

16 Bliss and a Dilemma

Luke

Tia was untouched. How would I have ever known? She was so bold and sensual that I wouldn’t havebelieved it. The way she got me into bed with her was mind-blowing. I wasn’t expecting it, and I didn’tsee it coming. I shouldn’t have gone to her house and run my mouth the way I did. It slowed a lot ofthings down for both of us. If I hadn’t, we wouldn’t have had two months and two weeks of walking oneggshells around each other. I wouldn’t have been bothered about Caleb. I wouldn’t have cared abouthim wanting her. She was mine even before I knew it. Stacy thought she was making me miserable, butshe had blessed me. My father was right. Tia was too good for Caleb.

When we made love in the tent, it meant everything. I wanted it to be unique, and I hoped it was for herbecause it was for me. Knowing that I am her first changed a lot of things for me. I

promised myself I would never let her regret giving herself to me. She would always come first, no matterwhat.

Tia looked beautiful in the morning, lying on the bed in the tent by the beach. I stared at her breathtakingfeatures and caressed her cheeks softly. ‘Mine’, I told myself. I had never been able to say that aboutanyone but her. She was lying next to me, and she was mine. She opened her eyes softly and smiled atme.

“Luke”, she managed, and before she could say anything, I kissed her with all the passion I could drive,and she responded. While kissing, we gradually sat up in bed, kneeling, facing each other, and ravagingeach other.

I broke the kiss and rested my forehead against hers.

“Thank you, Tia,” I said, and she could not maintain eye contact with me. It was okay still.

“I promise never to cheat on you. I promise never to disrespect you or let anyone disrespect or harm you.I will defend you and always believe and trust you, Tia. You are my wife, my mate, and you will always beenough for me.” I said, and she pulled away to wipe away her tears. I wondered if I had said somethingto make her sad. “Did I say..” I said, but she shook her head, and I realised they were happy tears. “If Iknew you felt this way, I wouldn’t have been guarded around you, Luke. But I thought you meant thethings you said at my house, and I thought you were still with Elisabeth.” She exhaled and lookedaround.

were

“Thank you for this, Luke. We needed it. We needed it so much.” She said to me, and I drew her closeand kissed her passionately. That morning, we did not make love because I thought she was sore, but anew chapter had begun for us, and I would make every word count.

Tia wore my boxer and shirt because she did not want to walk to the chalet in the sexy outfit I got her.She looked ravishing in it, and I looked forward to seeing her in the other clothes in her closet. I wore mytrousers and vest, and we left the tent to head back to our chalet.

While Tia went to the bathroom, I decided to call Bart. He answered on the third ring. He must have beenoccupied.

“Bart,” I said.

“Good morning, Sir,” he said to me, and I answered his greeting.

“Please, Tia and I will now be sleeping on the same bed. Make some modifications to our bedroom.” Isaid.

“ves, sir,” he said, and I could hear a tinge of excitement in his voice. He wanted this to happen for ustoo, and it finally did.

I hung up and went to join Tia in the shower.

She turned around under the shower and smiled at me. I returned the smile and stepped into it with her.Words did not need to be spoken between us. I could smell her arousal, and I was eager to please.

“Aren’t you still sore,” I asked, and she shook her head. I kissed her under the shower and lifted her,placing her back against the wall, and gently eased myself into her.

She moaned, and I growled at the sweetness of the pleasure and her response. Gently I picked upspeed, and soon she came, shaking. I poured myself into her and gently let her down. We completed theshower and exited the bathroom together.

While we packed our things, I noticed she was a bit sad. “Tia, what is the matter?” I asked her gently.

“I really do not want to go back there,” she said, referring to the moon mansion, and I knew how she feltabout it. I wouldn’t blame her. That place was hell for both of us. We had Caleb and Stacy to deal with.Seeing her fear, I realised all my concerns about her and Caleb were irrelevant. She really did not likethe fact that he was bothering her.

” If you feel this way, why did you kiss him in the library?” I asked her wanting to know why she kissedCaleb because it bothered me for a while, and it made me lose my shit.

Tia looked at me as if contemplating what to say.

“The truth, Tia. I won’t be mad.” I assured her, and she smiled at me.

“It was a goodbye kiss. He wouldn’t have let me leave the Library otherwise,” she said, and I felt like afool at that moment. I was angry for nothing. The kiss meant nothing to her.

“And us?” I asked her to be precise.

“I wanted to try. Thought we would have something because I felt it during our dance, but you left me thatnight, and your words kept ringing in my head. I did not want to come across as needy. When I realisedyou were no longer with Elisabeth, I decided to take a leap of faith. No one has ever cared for me theway you have, Luke. My little time with you let me know exactly how it feels to be loved and cared for. Iam ready to go all the way with you, Luke, but please don’t break my heart.” She pleaded with me, and Iwent to her and kissed her.

“I promise I won’t break your heart, Tia,” I said, and she nodded.

“We will move out of the Mansion eventually. If that is what you want, I will do it,” I assured her, and shelooked at me and smiled with anticipation.

“What about your father? He loves you too much to let you out of his sight.” She said, and I was stunnedshe could figure out I was my father’s favourite.

“Will gradually tell him my intentions, but I know he would not want us to move out for now.

So I need you to bear with me.” I said to her, and she nodded. I let her go, and she went to dress up

“I can’t wait to see you in the clothes and lingerie in your closet, Tia. I got them for you because I knewyou would look beautiful in them,” I said and looked at her bare neck. I wanted to claim her when I madelove to her in the tent, but I did not know how she would feel about it. So I held back.

We spent the rest of the day in each other’s arms in bed. We had finally gotten the honeymoon wewanted, and it wasn’t propelled by heat but by love and genuine emotions.

It was finally time to return to the Moon Maison. I could feel Tia’s nervousness. I made love to her andassured her we would be fine. She really did not like it there. I must commend her strength because shehid her feelings so well.

We drove in silence, and I rested one hand on her bare lap and caressed it lightly. While the other handwas on the steering wheel. She exhaled. It was amazing to see that my touch had an effect on her.

We arrived at the moon mansion, and Bart was waiting for us at the entrance. We exited the car, and Ihanded the keys over to him for someone to park the car and bring up our stuff. Trying to do the wholewedding thing again, I lifted Tia bridal style at the entrance and headed towards the left wing. The roommodification was a surprise, and I did not know how she would take it, but I was hopeful that she wouldlike it. We entered the room through my door, and I placed her down.

“Luke,” she said, looking at the new living area that was once my room. Bart had done an excellent job.“Do you like it?” I said, and she nodded quickly. I did not know I held my breath until I exhaled.

“The other door is permanently locked,” I said, and she walked to the bedroom. Not much modificationwas made, but it looked more like a room for a couple and not that of a roommate. She squealed withexcitement, and I did what I planned on doing. Take her on our matrimonial bed. We made love andspent the rest of the day in our bedroom.

I woke up to my father’s voice in my head in the morning. “How was your getaway with your wife?” heasked.

“It was good,” I said.

“Good enough to make some modifications to your bedroom,” he said, a bit jovial about it.

“Anyway, don’t forget to come for breakfast.” He said to me, and I told him we would be there.

I looked at my wife and wished we did not have to, but it seemed like he had something important todiscuss with me at breakfast. I just hoped it wasn’t anything that would upset my progress with Tia.

I picked up my phone to see the messages I might have missed. Elisabeth had called me thirty threetimes. What the hell did she want? I sent her money frequently and have urged her to get a job, yet shestill calls me. With the progress I had made with Tia, I knew it was time to cut off entirely from her. So Igot out of bed and went to the bathroom. I brushed my teeth, took a quick shower, and then decided toget to the sitting room and call Elisabeth. She answered on

the first ring, and she seemed as if she was crying.

“What is it?” I asked her.

“Luke, you won’t pick up my calls or come to see me. It’s been almost three months now. How muchlonger do I need to wait for you to realise..” She said, and I cut her sentence.

“When I said it was over, I meant it. I have urged you to move on. I am a married man now, and my wifeand I are just getting to know each other. You need to stop calling me. And as things are, a clean break isbest because you do not seem to want to get the message, Elisabeth, and I have run out of patience. Iam going to stop sending you money. I do not want to be friends anymore. Please, Elisabeth, you haveto move on. This is not healthy. We had an open relationship, one which you insisted you wanted. Whenyou realised I wouldn’t be alpha, you refused to let me claim and marry you. You said you did not wantanything serious with me. I pleaded with you, and you said you wanted time, but I stayed with youregardless until my father chose Tia for me. Now I have a wife, and you are trying to ruin my marriage.Please stop it, Elisabeth. I cared about you a lot, and I wished things had happened differently, but I lovemy wife. You have to let it go. Please,” I pleaded with her, and she began to sob.

“How can I let you go, Luke? I can’t even if I want to. I am three months pregnant,” she said, and at thatmoment, I felt my world crumble. I turned to look at the bed, and Tia was still sleeping. I was speechless.Elisabeth kept calling my name for a response, but I had nothing to say. I could not say a word; I was inshock. I just hung up and switched off my phone. This was sudden and too much, and I doubted if I

would be able to handle it. Above all, I was worried that this would cause a problem between Tia and me;even though Elisabeth conceived before I got married to Tia, it would still cause a problem because Iwasn’t willing to let Tia go.