"It will be very nice working with you Olivia." drawled Brandon. He squeezed her upper thigh.

Graciella and the gay designer beame then she suddenly stood up.

"Excuse me. I will just go to the restroom."

Brandon got up from his seat too, "I'll go with you."

"NO!"

She saw shocked registered on the faces of Graciella and the designer..

So in a lower tone, “I’ll be fine. Please continue your meal.”

With appreciation in his eyes, Brandon looked at her sexy backside. He raised his hand to his nose. She smelled like lilies. He had found a gem in her. She was almost perfection.

He heard Graciella asked the designer to leave them for a few minutes. The latter nodded and immediately left. He turned to her and leaned on his seat. He crossed his arms on his chest.

"Are you sure that you’re leaving all the decisions to us? You can always change your mind. Denny and I would welcome your opinions. We both know how good you are when it comes to business."

“ I trust you and Denny. You have been doing well so far."

Something behind Graciella caught his eye.

"Okay. Well since you are really rich, I don’t think the hefty amount you invested in AFC would matter to you. I am just amazed that you are all doing all these for Olivia. She doesn’t have any clue how lucky she was,” she said with a smile.

Brandon’s full attention was not on her. He was still looking what was behind her.

"Well since you know my intentions, I guess there won’t be any problem right?" he asked.

"Of course. You don’t care about other things regarding AFC except for Olivia’s contract, projects and schedules. No worries. By the way she has a two-year contract with AFC so best of luck. Not that you need it,” Graciella beamed.

He nodded and excused himself. “I have to deal with something. Hold on.”

***

Olivia was relieved that Brandon didn’t follow her and she got the toilet to herself. She leaned forward to the sink with her hands flat on its sides. Everything was going so fast. Since she met Brandon, her life had been in a chaos. She avoided being in the news for a long time. Last time she was on the headlines was years ago.

Will the plain-looking and skinny teenager turn into a beautiful woman just like her lovely mother Carolina Montreal Castillo?

Even when she became a beauty queen, she wasn't spared from negative write-ups.

Carolina Castillo is disappointed that her daughter didn't get the crown. She will never be like her beautiful mother.

Maybe her mother paid the reporters. Her mother wanted to be always number one. And never cared about her. She wasn’t a good mom to her while she was growing up. She married her dad for his money. Her grandmother witnessed how her mom was with her, so she became her protector. But when she got sick, years after her dad died, she told her to be strong. She said that someday she would meet her prince who would save her from her mother’s claws. She was teary-eyed upon remembering her past. Then an idea came to her. Brandon and her mom together! They were a perfect match! She was startled when she heard a voice.

What is taking you so f*cking long?!"

She couldn’t believe her eyes. He was in the female's restroom!

"You can't be here for Chrissake !!" she angrily said.

He raked his fingers through his hair then cursed.

“ I wass so damned worried about you! An *sshole was looking at you with interest so I thought he followed you her! "I thought he did something to you! You have been gone for three fucking minutes!" he rasped.

She looked at him incredulously. What was his issue with three minutes?

"Not all men are like you!”

His eyes narrowed. "No one touches you but me! And since I’m your boss, I will hire a bodyguard for you! I don’t want to worry when I’m not with you!”

“What? You are really crazy! Just get out!” She was pissed, shocked and flattered? She shook her head. She wasn’t used to anyone getting worried about her. And what this man was doing and saying weren’t normal.

" Why the hell are you acting like my keeper? I just met you a few nights ago! Are you out of your mind?”

He advanced towards her to hold her arms. "Because I can't forget your face, your body, your taste and your smell! And yes! I am out of my mind so don't f*cking make me so damn worried and pissed!” He pulled her to him. "Listen to me baby! This is the first and last time I will say this! I never felt this much desire for a woman! I have never been territorial! I get what I want! I’m very aggressive and I fight hard and sometimes if it's needed, I fight really dirty! So don’t anger me!”

"Oh yeah? Excuse me but you aren’t getting me!”

"You wanna bet baby?" he asked in a breathy voice. Then they heard knocks.

"Is anyone here? Why is the door locked?" came a female’s voice.

"Open the door!!" she ordered Brandon in a panicky voice.

He gritted his teeth and walked to the door to open it.

"Use the f*cking toilet near the parking area! You are disturbing us! " he rasped while the two women outside stared at him. He then slammed the door. She groaned in dismay with what he did.

"Now where were we baby?" he asked huskily.

“I told you to leave me alone!”

He shook his head. “That’s not going to happen. By the way, I will be out of the country for a few days but I will be watching you! Don't forget what I told you! Steer clear of men! I can’t postpone my flight. Consider it like a little space between us. I will let you miss me. We will start dating when I return.”

"Wow you got it all planned? But no! You will never be my boyfriend so don’t act like you own me! I don't want to see you again so you better not come back!" she hissed.

Heat came up his neck and face. He was willing to woo her but he didn’t like her reaction and words " I will be your lover with or without your consent! The sooner you accept that, the better! Be very afraid of the real me! They didn't call me the baddest UFC champion for nothing so don't even think about provoking me, baby."

"Liv delivery is here,” said Jane. Olivia’s business partner and friend.

She nodded. She was expecting Kent, their supplied and owner of the flower farm with his delivery men.

"Good morning Miss Beautiful,” he greeted her. He handed her a bouquet of red roses.

Jane made a funny sound as she made faces at them. Her friend knew how much Kent liked her.

“I came early because I’ve been wanting to see you,” Kent said with a smile. “ Can I invite you for coffee, Liv?"

"Aren’t you busy today?” she asked with a smile as she smelled the flowers.

“It’s a Saturday so I don’t have to go work. Besides my men can finish all the deliveries today.”

Kent was a bank manager and on weekends, he helps with his family businesses including the flower farm.

“Go Liv. Lea and I will take care of the shop. Kent has been asking you for coffee for ages,” came Jane’s voice with a hint of a teasing smile.

She jokingly rolled her eyes at her. Her friend liked Ket for her.

“Heard that Liv? So come on! Let’s go to the new coffee shop nearby. We can walk there,” beamed Kent.

She just nodded and smiled wider too. She welcomed his company. Today she just wanted to be stress-free. She was glad that at last Brandon wasn’t in the county. Her life was back to normal. She hoped that he would find another woman wherever he was now so he won’t ever come back. She felt a small pain inside thinking about that. She shook her head to clear it then walked out with Ken. The coffee shop was a 5-minute walk.

"Are you sure you only want coffee?’ Kent asked after giving the waiter their order.

"Coffee is fine. I am on a diet." she said with a smile which made him chuckle.

"Come on Liv. You don’t need to go on a diet . You look perfect," he said while looking at her appreciatively.

"You are such a flatterer!” she joked and he chuckled.

“Really Liv. You are very beautiful,” he said seriously.

She bit the inside of her cheek and smiled shyly at him.

“So how’s your work?” she asked him to remove the awkward feeling she had. She still felt uncomfortable receiving compliments. She was relieved that he let her change the topic. They started to exchange stories. She discovered that he was fun to talk with. They had a lot of things in common. In other words, they were compatible. The half an hour they set for their breakfast became one and a half hour.

Now they were heading back to the flower shop. They were both smiling.

"Thanks Liv. I am really glad that you accepted my invite at last. I hope this won’t be the last,” Kent said, sounding hopeful.

She smiled wider “I’ll think about it,” she joked and he scratched his head.

"You look cute when you do that,” she complimented him.

She almost giggled when he blushed. She just shook her head and continued walking with a happy smile. She would go out with him again.

"There’s your car. You don't need to go back to the shop with me.”

"No. Let me walk you to the shop.”

They both looked at his car. He frowned while her eyes widened when they saw an irregular line along the side of his car. There was no dent. Just the ugly deep scratch.

"Kent! What happened to your car?"

He didn’t reply but he came closer to the car to check the damage.

***

"Gosh Liv! I couldn’t believe that someone would do that to Kent’s car! He was really nice that he just let what happened passed. If it were another man, he would have gotten violent!” Jane said with a shake of her head.

“I know. I told him next time he should park nearer the shop,” she said sounding a bit sad with what happened.

"Well I’m sure that won’t stop him from coming here. Anyway how was your date?” she joked.

Olivia made a face at her. “ What date? We just chatted over breakfast.”

“Come on Liv! Kent has been pursuing you for a long time now. He’s a good man and obviously he more than likes you. Just give him a chance girl! He’s a good catch!” her friend said with a silly grin.

She let out a light laugh. “Don’t worry. He invited me to watch a concert next week and I said yes,” she gaped when Jane made a happy sound and grabbed her hands and started to jump up and down in glee.

***

Brandon was in Singapore to support one of the UFC fighters who had a match in Marina Bay Sands last night. He hired his trusted bodyguard Charles to watch Olivia while he was gone. When he got back at the hotel he saw his message which was an hour ago.

Charles: Sir, Miss Olivia left with a man.

He cursed and dialed his number.

"Where the f*ck are they?!" he asked furiously as he paced back and forth in the living room of his suite.

"At the café near Miss Olivia’s flower shop sir.”

"Do you have your eyes on her now?" Brandon asked.

He ordered him not to stare at Olivia. He couldn't find a good female bodyguard immediately so he had no other option. His bodyguard was his most trusted but he was a man and Olivia was gorgeous. He didn't want any man to look at her with admiration.

"No sir. I’m looking at the man she’s with,” the bodyguard said courteously.

"Just make sure you’re telling the truth! We will do the lie detector test when I get back!” he threatened.

"Copy sir."

"You know what to do with the trash she’s with. Don’t hurt him. Just scare him,” he ordered.

“Okay sir.”

"Do your job discreetly or suffer the consequences!”

"Noted sir.”

He was furious. He told Olivia to stay away from men and now she disobeyed him. Seems like she wasn’t taking what he said seriously. She would suffer the consequences of what she did.

"You are testing my temper baby,” he murmured as he blew out a smoke.

***

Olivia was the last one to leave the flower shop. She told Jane that she would tidy up first. Now after an hour, she was finally done. She felt hungry and tired. It was almost 7 p.m. She would buy food and take a warm bath to relax.

She was about to go to the toilet when her phone started to ring. It was an unknown number. With a frown, she took the call. "Hello?”

"Hello baby."

That deep voice gave her goosebumps. She felt her heart skipped a beat. She won't ever forget his voice. Obviously he got her number from Graciella.

"Have you been good baby?" he asked in a cold and emotionless voice.

" Are you talking to me? You got the wrong number Mr. Lopez,” she said trying to hide the fear in her voice.

There was silence for a few seconds. She was ready to hang up but he spoke again.

"You are the only one I call baby.”

"I don’t do inappropriate things. So your question if I have been good is nonsense. Stop pestering me Mr. Lopez. Goodbye!”.

She sighed and calmed herself. She won’t let him affect her. She had been fine while he was gone and she won't let him ruin her night. She was tired and badly needed food and rest. She sighed and walked to the powder room.

She wouldn't freshened up a bit before leaving. Since it was a weekday, most establishments around her close earlier but she wasn’t afraid. This was a safe place anyway. She was locking the door from the outside when something caught her eye. She almost screamed because Brandon was leaning on the wall of her shop near the display window staring at her. He was smoking. She looked around her and saw no one else. She wasn’t afraid moments ago but finding Brandon here and the way he was looking at her was giving her the creeps. Unluckily, her car was at the back of the shop.

“Baby have you been good?” he asked and she heard his footsteps behind her. “Have you forgotten what I told you before I left?”

She was scared as hell so she didn’t snap at him. “Oh God!” she murmured when she heard him cursed.

She was almost running. Her heels made sounds against the road as she hurriedly headed to her vehicle. She shrieked when she felt him grabbed her by the waist from behind. Then a hand with a hankie covered her mouth. She tried to scream but she couldn’t. He had his other arm around her so she couldn’t move. A chill ran down her spine when he spoke.

"You have been a bad girl baby,” he whispered in her left ear.

Her hands are pinned on her sides. He seemed to be inhaling her skin and hair which was making her feel different types of emotions. Fear and excitement.

" Do you know what I do to bad girls baby?" he asked.

She just continued trying to wriggle free but then she suddenly felt dizzy.

Before she passed out she heard him say, “You will soon find out.”

She moaned and touched her forehead. She still feel a bit dizzy but she tried to open her eyes. The room was illuminated by yellow lights. The walls were green and dark. She tried to sit up. The sheet which was covering her fell from her upper body so she was shocked to discover that she got no bra on. She looked at her lower body under the sheet.

"Oh God!" she uttered when she discovered that she only had her lacy bikini on.

She covered her upper body again and leaned on the headboard. She felt weak.

What happened to her?

"I am enjoying the view baby. Don't cover yours delicious tits." came Brandon's deep voice which came from the left side of the room.

He was lustfully looking at her with a grin on his face. His right shoulder was leaning on the door frame. His tattooed arms were on his chest. Seemed like he just got out of the shower.

What did he mean by delicious? She asked herself.

"I'm sorry baby. I couldn't help myself. I had to taste them,” he said as if he read what she was thinking.

"You pervert!" she snapped at him but her gem reacted with the thought of him licking and sucking her nipples.

He chuckled and her eyes constricted. She carefully observed how she felt down there. If there was pain in her most private part. She closed her eyes in relief because there wasn’t which means that he didn’t take away her innocence. She jutted her chin at him and raised the sheet higher that it was almost touching her chin.

He might be grinning like the devil but she couldn’t hide the fact that he had a great effect on women. His upper body was bare and he looked so damn hot. His sex appeal to women couldn’t be denied. He was looking at her with lust while he had that devilish grin. She avoided staring at his magnificent lower body only in a white towel.

She felt it was not fair since his very good looks were the exact opposite of his mindset and behavior. It was strange because now that they were alone inside a bedroom both half-naked, she didn’t feel scared anymore unlike when she saw him outside her shop awhile ago. She felt sexual excitement instead. She scolded herself for having such a shameful reaction to Brandon’s appeal. She couldn’t fathom why she had this feeling towards this hateful man. She had a lot of negative words in mind to describe him. Unscrupulous, pervert, condescending, annoying, etc.

But don’t forget that he is sizzling hot! A traitor part of her brain said which made her want to curse.

She couldn’t accept the fact that she was attracted to him however hard she tried to reject her attraction.

Without looking at him while she wrapped her arms around her as if to protect herself from him, she said in a cold voice, " I want to go home now.”

Apart from all his negative qualities, he was also a kidnapper! She chose not to ask him why he brought her here because she didn’t want to have a long discussion from a person who has a loose screw on the head. Her hymen being intact was what matters the most. But she was praying that he won’t force her to have sex with him because she knew she couldn’t stop him physically. But the thought of him possessing her body almost made her groan. She crossed her legs when she felt her clit throbbed. She was really in trouble! However she hated him, her body couldn’t seem to say no to him. Obviously she wasn’t frigid with him.

"Did you just cross your legs baby? " he asked with a knowing smile as he slowly approached the bed. She gripped the covers and leaned her back closer to the headboard.

She always lost her sanity when she saw his sinful face and body. "Just take me home. I won’t tell anyone,” she said calmly. She mustn’t trigger his anger . He sat on the edge of the bed.

"Even if you call the police, I would tell them that we are a couple,” he said throatily as his eyes traveled on her body under the silk sheet. She quickly got a pillow and covered her body. He chuckled.

"No one will suspect that I kidnapped you. Your car is in your garage and I told Jane that we will have an out-of-town pictorial for a few days. Aside from her, no one else would look for you.”

What he said made her got up from the bed but all of a sudden, the silk sheet slid off her body when he smoothly pulled it. If she didn’t have the pillow, he would see her naked body. He then sniffed the sheet which was so erotic. She moistened her lips.

"I missed your scent baby! "

"P-please Mr. Lopez..."

His eyes narrowed when he heard what she called him. He stood up from the bed and flexed his shoulder muscles. The pillow can only cover her breasts and the upper part of her thighs.

"That will be the last time you will call me Mr. Lopez! Don't make me regret not tying you on the bed baby! Be a good girl now and come to me. Don't make me come after you. I haven’t forgotten what you’ve done.”

Slowly, she moves sideways towards the door behind her.

“What did I do?’ she asked in a small voice.

He walked to the small table beside the bed to get a cigarette.

“Don’t you light that! I don't want to inhale your second-hand smoke! I I don’t like smokers!”

Brandon was about to light the cigarette but he stopped and put the stick back on the table. He then crossed his tattooed arms again on his broad chest with tattoos too.

"Then I will try to quit smoking. I want to please my woman,” he said seriously which surprised her.

"You heard it right baby. I am willing to do that as long as I can have you."

"Crazy..." she whispered.

This man was impossible and most of the time so unpredictable. She was startled when his voice thundered in the room.

"Why did you f*cking disobey me?! I told you that you stay away from *ssholes!”

Then realization stuck her. He was talking about Kent.

"How did you know that? Don't tell me that you hired someone to watch me?" she asked in disbelief.

"Does that surprise you? You want me to do to him what I did to your ex? I could do worse actually. I know his full name, where he works and his address.” He said coldly.

It dawned on her that he was responsible for what happened to Kent’s car. She knew that he would do what he said. He could do worse things to Kent. She didn’t want that. He was now coming closer to her again. His eyes had a dangerous glint.

" I can be anyone's worst enemy so don't pissed me! I give you my word that I will be your best lover. I won't touch any woman but you. I can be faithful and I will give you anything you want and need but never f*ck with me baby,” he added while eating her with his dark eyes.

He was really very dangerous and she had to run from him and this whole situation. Without thinking, she ran for the door but it was locked.

"You have the sexiest backside I have ever seen baby," Brandon said behind her.

She squealed when he reached her. She closed her eyes when his warm and pleasant breath fanned the side of her neck and face.

"You are so damn lovely that my dick always reacts just by the mere sight of you. You’re mine! Open your eyes!” he demanded but she refused.

“They I shall punish you!”

His lips enclosed hers. His tongue explored her mouth with quick and expert movements which make her knees weak. She had to hold on to his shoulders for support. They were both making sounds. Her moans were a mixture of protest and arousal while his was from his strong desire to possess her.

His thumb and index finger are now nipping the pink bud of her right breast. She felt something wet came out from her most sensitive part. She hadn't felt anything like this. She did some petting and exchanged some kisses with Xander years ago but she felt they were so sloppy compared to what this bad boy is doing to her now. His kisses were rough but she liked them. She was out of breath when he finally released her. Her lips were numb from his rough and wild kisses. She knew they were red and swollen.

Brandon was looking at her with lust at its highest peak. His breathing was ragged and his eyes were molten. They went down her lips.

"That's how they should look like after I ravished them. Beautiful, delicious, sweet just like you baby," he said in a breathy voice as he stared at her swollen lips.

He leaned towards her again. She swallowed a moan when slowly, his lips came down her neck. She arched her back when she felt him suck her skin. She made an effort to push him.

"T-that’s enough…” she mumbled.

She remembered that she mustn’t say the word no because he hated that word. She balled her hands while she tried to push him from her. She heard him let out a low laugh against the valley between her breasts. He nibbled her skin and sucked before his lips came up to her neck, her chin and below her lips.

" Do you know that the more you resist me, the more you turn me on baby?" he asked in a hoarse voice before sucking her lower lip.

Her knees were about to give way because of his kisses but she was alarmed with what he said so she stopped pushing his body from her. She lowered her arms on her sides. She really had to choose the right words and actions because if not, he would take advantage. Oh God! Am I gonna lose my virginity tonight? She asked herself.

He was breathing raggedly as he looked at her with intensity. She strongly felt what his intention was. He didn’t only want petting. He didn’t abduct her for nothing.

" We will be in this place for three days. I will make sure that before we leave, I would make you mine! I will f*ck you repeatedly until you finally get that you belong to me!" he said throatily before his lips came down her neck again and even lower.

Brandon was undeniably a beast in bed not only an expert in kissing. His stubble added to the sexual excitement she was now feeling. The feel of his lips and the movement of his tongue on her skin was driving her crazy from desire. Her body was on fire. As he kissed her, he was also letting out some sounds of strong desire. He was obviously enjoying what he is doing to her. However hard she wanted to control her desire , she couldn’t. She couldn't suppressed the moan which escaped her lips though she wasn’t sure if it was out of fear, anticipation or excitement.

She held on his shoulders when his tongue swirled around one of her rosy peaks and his hand ripped her bikini.

“What….?” She squealed.