Mate, You Are My Enemy

Chapter 27: Liar

Diana’s pov

I avoided looking at Ezra so as not to give away our little secret.

We are not mated yet; we shouldn’t be able to communicate in this way.

‘Well, the deal you have in mind better be worth it. I don’t like rumors going around that you were saving yourself for this fool.’

He has never really liked Justin and always looked down on him.

And the fact that both of them are still alive is a sign that he is willing to listen to me.

What deal can I offer him?

He seemed okay with everything else, but he started having that murderous aura when Camille mentioned the first kiss.

‘I will kiss you, every time someone says something stupid about me, and you don’t kill them. I will kiss you for 10 seconds.’

This time, I turned to look at him and watched how his lips curled up a bit.

These plans would be perfect; he will be too busy thinking about me kissing him that he won’t just go around dropping bodies.

And everyone will be looking at me like that.

We can’t have him going on a murder spree because then there would be no one left.

This plan is perfect, and so I thought.

‘10 minutes.’ Ezra’s voice in my head was firm.

Hell no, if 20 people said terrible things about me, then that’s 200 minutes.

That’s 3 hours and a few minutes of kissing him.

‘30 seconds.’

‘5 minutes.’

I came up with this idea, I should have the upper hand, and I will have the upper hand.

‘A minute and that is my final offer,’ I said firmly this time.

‘Fine, but I want to change a few things. We will also include people who look at you the wrong way. Either be with lust, resentment, hate, or contempt in their eyes.’

I tried not to sigh since all eyes were still on me.

I need to end this conversation right now.

I took a sip of my juice.

‘Fine, but I also have something to add. You kill someone, then you can’t touch me for a week.’

He didn’t seem to like the idea because he let a frown show on his face.

‘Fine, but I demand a 1 time pass. I can kiss you in front of anyone.' I took a bite of my eggs.

If I just keep eating, they will think that I am doing it to hide my discomfort.

‘Fine.’ I focused my attention back on Camille, who was looking down.

“I am sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings.”

Her apology sounded almost heartfelt, but the underlying tone told me otherwise.

“It’s okay, I was young back then. And look at that, at least you made my dreams come true.”

I gave her my best smile.

“My best friend ended up with the guy I dreamt of marrying.”

I watched how her smile dropped before she picked it up again.

“Wow, it’s drama all around,” Agnes said with a chuckle.

The rest of breakfast was had in silence, and I was glad for it.

I have only been awake for an hour, and yet I am already drained.

I looked up and found that every once in a while, people would look my way.

Then I realized that I was doomed.

In a table full of about 30 people, half of those people would glare at me at any chance they got.

Which means that’s 15 minutes for Ezra.

Huh, it sounded like a good idea when I came up with it.

It was the first kiss thing that riled him up, so promise him a kiss to calm things down.

Simple as that, and yet he managed to sneak in his own conditions.

I couldn’t help but glare at him, and he seemed content with today’s events.

Then something clicked again, and I gave him a pass.

And the way he said it, it was too specific, like he already had something in mind.

I looked at him, and I know our little deal is what calmed him down.

But there is something else hiding behind that look on his face.

“You, after this, come to my office,” Ezra said to Justin.

I couldn’t help but smile at the fact that he didn’t even bother saying his name.

Just pointed at him, and even his tone wasn’t polite or respectful.

Camille is here bragging about her husband when this is how he is being treated.

I never liked the way Ezra treated him in the past.

But right now, I can say with absolute certainty that I don’t mind at all.

Actually, I think that it makes me a little happy.

After breakfast, I went back to our bedroom and started doing some work.

I got a call from Ezra asking me to come to his office because he needed to talk.

I frowned as I got closer.

Justin was still in Ezra’s office.

I opened the door, found Justin sitting on a chair, and was looking at some files.

Ezra was sitting on the couch, a cup of whiskey in hand and a smirk to accompany it.

I think I am about to find out why he wanted that one-time pass.

No, he wouldn’t do that.

But he is Ezra, he would do it for certain and not feel shame about it.

“Come here,” he said as he pointed at his lap.

I looked at Justin, who was trying his best to keep looking at the documents.

‘That one time pass. I am using it now, kiss me.’

I looked at him with disbelief.

“Kiss me,” he said this time, out loud instead of the mind link.

His tone was cold.

I realized what he was doing.

Trying to show Justin that I now belong to him, and at the same time respecting my decision.

The way he said it made it sound like he was forcing me.

I frowned and went on with his little act and sat on his lap.

The moment I sat on his lap, an idea came to mind.

He is going to use me to make Justin learn his place, and I will use him to lay a foundation for my revenge.

“Kiss me,” he ordered once again.

I looked at Justin as if hesitant, but slowly leaned into his lips.

My lips slowly touched his, and my body came alive.

The taste of whiskey that lingered on his lips was intoxicating.

He didn’t make a move; he just let me kiss him without responding.

Then he placed his hands around my waist, and I could feel him smile against my lips.

‘Let me remind him who you belong to. I don’t want him to hear the sounds of your moans. But I want him to know that he will never be the one to make you moan like that.’

His voice in my head was possessive and firm.

Then he started responding to my kiss and depended on it.

A kiss that was soft and gentle a few minutes ago turned into something else entirely.

It turned into some feral and fiery that the world around us faded away.

All I could focus on was his lips on my mouth and his hands on my body.

Just like all of him, his mouth was so confident and so possessive over my own.

The feeling is familiar and still as consuming as I remember.

I would be a liar if I said that I didn’t enjoy the feeling of his mouth on mine.

But wait, I already am a liar.

I lied to my best friend and told her that I am saving my first kiss and virginity for my childhood crush.

I didn’t tell her that I had lost it all, and that I lost it to Ezra.

Yes, you read that right, Ezra was my first kiss and the guy who took my virginity.

I lied, my vision board was nothing but a lie.

Whoever, this feeling of being in his arms is real.