Tangled in Deceit

felt suffocating, like a gilded cage. Olivia Hart stepped through the tall

d silk hugging her body too tightly. She didn't belong h

n't her

a couldn't remember the last time

Sophie said, handing her a glass of champ

rce had taken more from her than just a marriage;

glamorous version of what he thought he wanted. Olivia had let herself be ca

" Sophie's voice broke

a sip of the champagne, her eyes scanning the crowd. Everyone here had s

pierced the distance between them,

ing in plain si

e, startled, and for a heartbeat,

to hers with an intensity that immediately disarmed her. He wasn't just handsome;

his frame, the lines of it giving

ords came out more curt than she inten

ly, offering a hand. His fingers we

a second before shaking his hand. The moment their skin touched, som

trol, to getting what he wanted. "I don't recogn

h, surprised at her own bluntness. "I

A woman with no agenda. T

das," she shot back, til

f them spoke as they were s

a calm confidence that made Olivia feel both out of

ed effortlessly from there, wh

ut Dominic didn't try to sell her anything. Instead, he asked questions that seemed

ion, while standing in the shadow of the grand chandelier and the noise of the crowd

many people like you." he said, as he

her. For a moment, it was as if the world around them had disappea

ch longer than a few hours." he continued as Olivia could f

e snapping back to his eyes, as if a

omfortable," he murmured, a pl

eyes that did something t

ce quieter now. "I just... I've never fel

p to brush a strand of hair behind her ear. The movement felt intimate, too intimate

e whispered, his lips ju

b charade. And this prompted a slight s

e?" He inquired, hi

tely lost in his eyes. She wanted to be anywhere he was

c guided her through the crowd, leading her away fr

s still youn

use and Olivia was completely mind-bl

asked, her voice l

swered, his voice echoed with

adventurous in his choice of women yet sarcastic in his words

e highest order of satisfaction," He said to her

ia to take part in h

continued. "Le

in her dream world of desire with him, where she didn't want to return. But all of these seem too

enough of the beauty bestowed upon the interior designs. "I see you

face. "So, what do I offer you. Water, champagne, wine,

race her face with some satisfying laughter.

ic responded, with a hint of smile, as

was trying to unleash another level of his sed

t?" Oliv

He asked, in a very p

ay

nswer, I need to know what you want

asked, though her lips were saying this,

o do things to you in ways you won't be able to expl

less as her body was ready to dance to his tune. Dominic

lowly moved his lips closer to Olivia's. Their lips met in a soft

disappearing as they surrendered to the moment.

's hands instinctively wrapped around Olivia's waist, pulling

them, suspended in a sea of desire. The tension between the

ivia's back, sending shivers down her spine. She

for permission to take the next step. The air was thick with anticipation as Olivia

d, and Dominic's lips crashed back onto Olivia's. T

room around them began to spin. Dominic's hands roame

inic's face, his neck, and his chest. The tension between them was pal

ck, pulling her closer. She felt his heat, his passion, and

reak over the city sky