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Chapter 1

Aria

His hands were around my neck , I stood still unable and not daring to move, The darkness of my bedroom enclosing me and the silence Deafening. His breath on my neck sent a shiver throughout my body.

“ Don't be scared Baby Girl , I'm not going to hurt you ” ,his voice raspy and deep.

“ W..w…what,do y.y.you w.w.want?”. I asked in a stutter

“ You ” , he said ,his lips on my neck.

Oh ,god. I kept thinking. Who could this be and Why me of all people.

“ As of this moment you belong to me Aria Garcia . You are mine and if you so much as let another man fucking touch you I'll Kill him and that's on you. The only way you're ever escaping me is through death and even in the afterlife you're mine”.

He said, squeezing my throat. Who the hell was he?

“ Now baby girl. Turn around ”. He said, letting go of my neck. I stood there unable to move. I could make it to the door if I was fast enough. I heard him chuckling.

“ Go ahead,try to run and I'll punish you ” ,his voice daring me. I turned around and stood still.

“ Good girl ” ,he said , closing the distance between us. I could feel the heat radiating off his body. He was tall , taller than most of the guys around town. He smelled clean almost minty.

“ Now Aria , Listen and listen to me carefully. If you need help ,you call me . If I text or call you, you're to answer . you don't ever have to be afraid of me. I won't hurt you and I won't allow anyone to either. The only time I'll ever hurt you is When I'm fucking you understand “. He said , his warm breath my ears.

The gasp escaped so quickly, that I instantly covered my mouth. Before I could register what he was doing he bit my neck and I knew he marked me. I caught myself in time and pushed him away.

“ Be good Aria . I'll see you soon” ,he said.

I heard the door opening and closing. I ran to the light and switched it on. I opened my room door and ran out Down the stairs,but it was empty. I stood in my living room at a loss for words. Who was I going to explain this to?.

When I woke up at four the next morning, I hadn't slept a wink. So I went to the Cafe early and started baking. When I opened the cafe and the workers showed up I had already had my third cup of coffee.The minute Holly walked in she stopped and looked at me.

“ God damn Aria. What number of cups of coffee is that?.You look terrible ”. She said, making her way over to me.

Holly was my best friend,my confidant, my therapist and my business partner. When my mom passed away one year ago I came back to Payson to stay. I took over my moms cafe on Main Street. I was twenty seven years old and a software engineer working out of my home or the cafe.

“ What happened?”, she asked

“ Ask what didn't happen?” ,I said looking around. I dragged her into the office and told her what happened.

“ Okay that's fucked up Aria. You don't have any guesses as to Who he could be?” She asked.

“ Not one. I wanted to report it to the police,but what am I going to say? Hey a man broke into my home last night and threatened me that no other man should touch me “, I Said .

She started laughing.

“ Oh come on. okay just be careful” ,she said walking out to the front of the cafe. She stopped In Front of me.

“ He's here again ” ,She said dreamily. I looked past her and saw him sitting in the same corner.

Multi billionaire,Caleb Cross . Why he was in the Small Town of Payson ,I don't know. I heard some of the regulars mention that he's here to build a resort. Payson was known for Its Rock climbing, hiking and white water rafting so it was a great spot for a resort. Since that one Saturday three weeks ago when he first walked in here , he's been here every single day after that.

“ God , he's so hot” , Holly said. I looked at the man sitting in the corner. Fair skin and clean shaven, He had muscles and tattoos. He was sporting a black fitted t-shirt and Jeans. He never takes the sunglasses off and he doesn't speak. When I looked around,my staff was staring at him and so were the female customers.

“ Well the good thing about Mr Cross being here is that the cafe is always full of female customers ” ,I said, rolling my eyes.

“ Exactly ” ,holly said

“ I'm headed to the kitchen,I see we're almost out of chocolate cake ” ,I said, not looking at the man sitting there.

Caleb

Three weeks ago I came to Payson On a whim, scouting for places to buy for a resort. I had already found the ideal place and had finished closing up on the purchase when I saw the cafe. When I walked in, all eyes were on me ,of course. Payson Was a Small Town in Arizona and people like me just don't show up here. I was the talk of the town. I was having a coffee when I felt it.The danger. It wasn't anything heavy to make me think my life was in danger but Enough to give me pause and make me Scan the surroundings and with the way my life had been going up until this point, I always listened to my feelings. I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary ,the employees and female customers were looking my way and whispering.

“ I'm back ” ,I heard the voice say. That voice sent a shiver down my spine and my Dick was instantly hard. I looked at her through the dark sunglasses and almost choked on the fucking coffee. Short, petite and fair. Her ass looked like it was about to rip her Jeans and her t-shirt was stretched across her breast. Her red hair in a messy bun on top of her head. ‘ Holy fuck’ ,I remember whispering under my breath.

No one could tell that behind the sunglasses, I was mentally fucking her. She probably noticed everyone staring in my direction so she turned and I took that visual to the fucking gut. She was fucking beautiful, her eyes, were a deep blue and her lips were kissable in Ryan's term. fuck. I believe the universe was fucking with me , Imagine coming all the way to this small town and finding the woman of my dreams.

It was as if someone went into the darkest recess of my mind and created her to fuck with me specifically. I stayed longer than I intended to but I found out quite a few details. I heard someone Call her Aria and it was her cafe. The minute I got back to my place, I had Max, my head of security, do a background check on her.

By three the next day, he had her details.

Aria Garcia, Twenty seven years old And single. Only one ex boyfriend. She didn't have any religious beliefs, She was an only child. Mother passed away one year ago. Cafe is her's and She's the one of the CEO’s of Onyx Software company. I had her address and phone number too.

Everyday for almost three weeks, I went to the cafe. I didn't say anything to anyone or look at anyone. I never took the sunglasses off, I could see everything without making it obvious . I watched her and tried to assess my feelings. Was this a one time thing or a permanent thing? one thing I do know was it was real the urge to have her was all but consuming. She ignored me , never paying any attention to me. I figured I'd give it some time before I made my move but yesterday when a hush came over the cafe ,I knew it was time.

The cafe was always full when I was there, mostly women. I didn't pay attention to Who came but I heard the silence.

“ Get the fuck out of here Anthony” ,I heard the woman that I've seen being called Holly yelled.

“ I'm not here to see you, I'm here to see My girlfriend ” ,he said. I looked at him ,he looked younger than me ,he was built like a college Jock, with sandy brown hair. I heard her before I saw her.

“ Who's your girlfriend?” ,Aria asked him

“ Aria baby ” ,he said before she threw something at him.

“ Well as the cafe is full, we'll let the entire town know. We're no longer together. It ended when you decided I wasn't good enough for you so you began sticking your dick in everything that walked by now let this be the last time you ever show up here Anthony Mayers ”. She said walking back to the kitchen.

He walked out with his head down and I knew what I had to do . I know what time she leaves the Cafe, so I was already waiting for her in Her house when she came home last night. She didn't put up a fight,her neck in my hands felt like it belonged there all along.

Now I was sitting in the cafe looking at her. Seems like she didn't get much sleep last night, and neither did I.

I overheard part of her conversation with her friend, Telling her she needed to get laid. Find a stranger in a club. Over my Dead fucking body was she doing that.

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