Claimed By The Tycoon

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She laid bare in his arms, her head buried in his chest, he could not get his hands off her. His eyes roamed her body like a collector at an art gallery, she was breathtaking.

She lifted her head and those emerald eyes gazed into his, with total submission

“I am yours Luca.” the moment those words left her lips, he woke up.

He did not expect to long for her even in his sleep. Its been 5 hours since he saw her; he had to fight the urge to take her home with him last night.

The moment she walked through those doors, he wanted her - badly.

He watched her all night, her every movement, the sway of her hips as she walked, the way she tucked her hair behind her ear every two seconds, the way her eyebrows furrowed when she saw something unpleasant, the way she kept his gaze, not looking away - he saw it all. He wanted her all to himself.

“Mr Devereaux, - “ the short bearded man knocked on the door “ - Mr smith is requesting an audience”

His fingers grip the sheets so tightly, his knuckles turn white, his teeth clenched in support; he had not forgotten what that pig did, how he touched her, held her, wanted to kiss her. How dare he lay his filthy hands on what belonged to him???

“I’ll be there.” He grunts lowly. He gets out of his king sized bed and heads downstairs, he does not bother getting changed, Mr smith was not worth the formalities, nobody was.

Once he reached the study, he is greeted with Mr smith, twiddling his hands, drops of sweat swayed down his temple.

Once he caught his eye, he jerked out of his seat and immediately went on his knees, his hands on Mr Devereaux’s feet

“Please, I beg you, don't take my company away, its all I have, all I've worked for!” He tears planted seeds on his feet

“You should have thought of that when you touched her.” He growled as his eyes darkened

“If I had known she was yours, I would have never even looked at her, I swear to you! “ his voice was filled with plea, he looked so pathetic.

Mr Devereaux’s brows furrowed; his whining had began to irritate him.

“The moment you grabbed her, you lost your company. Get out.” He kicked him off his feet and left him there, weeping on the dark onyx floor.

“Simon, I don't want see that pig there when I come down” He said to the short bearded man

“Yes sir” Simon nodded and entered the study to escort Mr smith out of the premises.

“Luca what did you do this time?” Elaine called out from the guest room, she was standing by the door frame - she’d been watching the entire time.

“He’s a bastard that got what he rightfully deserved. I left his company alone only because you asked me to, even with the huge debt he owed - “

“Well compared to what you have Luca, I wouldn't call it huge, more like a ting drop in your ocean - so, what actually happened?” Elaine questioned, her eyebrow raised. She was the only one who ever had the audacity to question him.

“He touched what he was mine. And he paid for it. Simple as that.” Luca closed the conversation and headed to his room.

“Youre making too many enemies Luca” She called out from behind him.

And she was right, he had a lot of enemies. Exactly why he couldn't afford to be merciful. Kindness would cripple a multi billion dollar enterprise, and he couldn't let that happen.

Luca has never been the kind to care for people, except for his sister, Elaine and Simon. Every other person he came across was only a means to an end.

But that girl, Aria, he craved her with his entire being- and he will have her.

Luca always got what he wanted, and she would definitely not turn down his invitation - I mean, who would?

But you see, Aria wasn't like the girls he had encountered, and she was about to show him that.

When Aria saw the invitation to the VIP suite, she didn't know what to think of it.

It was a private meeting, and a black card was attached to the invitation. She searched for a name, but it was blank, but it looked like paula’s credit card, just black. There was a tiny note,

“Buy whatever you want.”

Is this man crazy? Why would he give her his card?? What if she went on a shopping spree or even ran away with all his money??

How could he be so trusting?

Aria could not believe the foolishness of this man. He's lucky she's not a greedy shopaholic, she would have emptied his bank account.

“Earth to Aria?” Paula snapped her out of her thoughts, she didn't even realize she had spaced out

“Are you good?” Paula asked concerned. When Aria zoned out like that, she was troubled, she knew her well enough.

“Yeah, I am.” She covered a small smile and waved off her concern.

“You sure? ‘Cause you've been staring into space” Paula was persistent, and she wouldn't stop till she got an answer, especially if she sensed she was troubled.

“Um.. Who is Mr Devereaux?” Paula stiffened at his name, before regaining composure, it didn't go unnoticed by Aria

“Hes the owner of the club, why?” Paula tried to act indifferent, but she wondered why Aria was suddenly curious.

“Whats he like? You know, his character, demeanor, his age, his -”

“Why all these questions?” Paula sounded defensive.

“I don't think there's anything wrong with me knowing who my employer is, is there? “ Aria was confused by her tone, was there something she didn't know?

Paula straightened the creases of her brows with her fingers and sighed “ Mr Devereaux is a egoistic selfish monster, the farther you stay away from him, the better.” Paula stated firmly and marched to her room, shutting the door loudly behind her.

A monster? He didn't seem like a monster from his letter.

She should listen to Paula. She had been here longer than she has, so she would know him more.

But why was there a part of her that wanted to know him for herself?

She would meet him just one time; solely to return his card. After that, she'd go back to h

er day to day life.

See? Its that easy.

Whats the worse that could happen?