Tiana's POV

Seth walked into the bedroom just in time to see me staring at the bed anxiously.

"Where am I going to sleep?" I questioned as I turned to face him.

He arched his brows at my questions, "on the bed, where else would you sleep?" He began to remove his wrist watch and dropped it on the nightstand.

"There is only one bed, you stated in the contract that there should be no unnecessary contact, how is that going to be possible if we share the same bed?"

He scoffed as he walked past me, removing his jacket, "you make it sound like I actually want to touch you. I won't sleep on the couch but you can if you want to." With that, he disappeared into the bathroom.

His words were like a slap on my face. I shouldn't be hurt but the fact that he sounded like he hated the idea of touching me, hurt more than I cared to admit.

Not that I wanted him to touch me, but he still shouldn't have said it in a cold way.

I brushed the thought off my mind when our suitcases finally arrived. I took my time to arrange the few clothes I brought in the closet before heading back to the bedroom.

Seth had returned from the bathroom, he was half naked with a towel wrapped around his waist. His brown hair was dripping wet, every square, taut muscle was on display.

My stomach grumbled at the sight of him like he was food. He looked back at me when he heard the noise, his lips twitching a little.

"Hungry?" He asked as he walked towards me.

I tried my best to keep my eyes on his face so they wouldn't start to check him out. Seth was a really handsome man, anyone with eyes could see that. He commanded attention wherever he went. I had a crush on him when I started working at his company but I eventually got over him since he was unreachable.

"Yes. We haven't eaten all day, remember?" I answered, forcing my brain to work with me.

He brushed past me and into the closet, "get dressed then, let's head down to eat."

Quickly, I dashed into the bathroom for a quick shower, by the time I returned to the room, Seth wasn't there anymore. I searched Maddie's clothes for a simple evening dress but there was none. They were all slutty looking dresses.

What had Madison planned to do on this honeymoon? I thought what was between them was a business deal too, was she trying to seduce him?

I eventually settled for a long sleeved, sparkling sky blue dress that stopped at my mid-thigh. The dress clung to my skin like a second skin that it was almost hard to walk in it.

I did a bit of makeup and headed to the sitting room where Seth was waiting.

"I'm ready." I called out as I walked towards him.

As he looked up, I didn't miss the way his eyes widened a little as he checked me out. His eyes stayed on my exposed legs before his jaw tightened and he gripped his phone harder. He cleared his throat and averted his gaze.

He stood up and adjusted the collar of his black polo shirt before heading to the door. I followed behind quietly, expecting him to hold my waist like he did when we arrived.

But Seth just simply walked out of the door without saying or doing anything to me.

Was something wrong with the dress? Was it not to his liking? I wanted to ask, but decided to keep quiet.

The ride through the elevator was awkward as hell, Seth stayed silent through the ride, I could only imagine how worse it would be at dinner.

It would have been better if we ordered room service and ate in our suite.

We reached the restaurant, found a place to sit and then ordered our food. The silence between us was killing me, he still hadn't said anything to me since we left our suite.

"So, what are we going to do while staying here?" I asked him, watching as he scrolled through his phone like I wasn't here.

"I don't know, but if you find something we can do then no problem." He answered without looking up from his phone.

I didn't like that answer, I wanted something that would get his attention off his phone that he seemed to be glued to every minute.

"What if you had come here with Maddie? I'm pretty sure the both of you already had things planned out for your honeymoon. We could do them while we are here."

He finally looked up at me, but the coldness in his eyes almost made me recoil, "Madison did plan some things before she went into a coma, but trust me, I'm not going to do those things with you."

A feeling of hurt washed over me at the coldness of his voice as he said those words. It was as if he was reminding me of my place, a fake, that was just what I was.

I had gotten ahead of myself. I thought we could have some fun here while pretending but I was wrong.

I looked up and saw that Seth was still watching me, his eyes moved from my face down to my chest before he looked back to his phone.

I sighed, giving up on trying to have a conversation with him. A couple approached our table. They were a bit older than Seth and I but they looked happy and so in love with each other.

"Hello, how are you guys doing?" The wife asked as they reached us. Seth immediately put down his phone and gave me a questioning look before smiling at them.

He stood and shook hands with them while I greeted them too.

"Can we sit with you? My wife loves sharing her experience here with other people." The husband asked politely.

"No problem, please take a seat with us." Seth answered with a smile that made my heart tightened a bit. He called a waiter so he could take their orders.

I shouldn't be jealous of the fact that he was happily conversing with them while I had been trying to make him talk to me since we got here. I couldn't help but feel that he had shut me out on purpose.

"Your wife is really beautiful," the wife, whose name was Elina, complimented.

"Thank you, you are beautiful too." I laughed out softly.

"What is your name, darling?"

"Madison." Seth cut in before I could answer. I figured he didn't want me to make the same mistake again. He reached for my hand on the table and held it, rubbing small circles with his thumb on the back of my hand.

I swallowed thickly to ignore the funny movement in my stomach. There would be lots of touches and probably kisses on this trip, I shouldn't let any of that get to me.

I should remind myself over and over again that they were an act of pretense. I shouldn't start to develop a crush on him all over. I would only end up with a heartbreak, again.

And besides, Seth was my sister's fiancé, which meant he was totally forbidden.

Thankfully, our order arrived and we dug into our food, but Elina and her husband, Simon, had a lot to say and wouldn't let me enjoy my food in peace.

They said this was their second honeymoon and they chose this place again because they loved the first experience they had here. I had tuned them out until I heard Elina call my name.

"So, Madison," she called out, a playful smile stretching on her lips. "I hope you don't mind if I ask, how did you two meet? I mean, you two are quite the catch, it's not everyday we see super attractive couples. So, tell me your story."

"Our- our story?" I shuttered, blinking at her like she had requested an impossible thing.

"Yes, darling."

I dropped my fork on my plate slowly and wiped my mouth with the little towels we were given. I didn't know how to come up with a good lie, I didn't know all of what happened when he and Madison met so I couldn't tell them that story.

I turned to look at Seth beside me, wondering if I should really tell them about the first day I saw him, he might not remember and thought that I was getting good at lying.

"It was in front of his company." I started to say as I leaned back in my seat, "my husband runs this billion-dollar company back in New York. It was raining on the day we met, I had no umbrella with me because I had no idea it would rain."

"I was completely drenched when he saw me. He took me to his office and made sure his assistant got me a new set of clothes to wear. He was really kind to me and he made sure I was warm and dry before leaving his office. That was... when I started to fall for him."

"Aww, that's really cute." Elina and Simon both cooed.

I smiled at them before turning to look at Seth who was staring at me intensely. At first, I thought he remembered the incident but I doubted that. It happened four years ago and I only remembered because of how he treated me that day.

"I met her again at the club after that, it was like the universe was trying to tell us something. We started to talk and I fell for her almost immediately." Seth added, but I couldn't tell if his part was a lie or he truly fell for my sister.

"I couldn't stop thinking about her, I knew I had to put a ring on her finger from the moment I first saw her." He said as he turned to me and smiled softly.

Was he seeing Madison in me? Was he thinking about her right now or was this part of his pretense?

"I love love stories, love at first sight is my favourite." Elena laughed.

Seth gently took my hand, gently lifting it to his mouth, and pressed a slow, deliberate kiss to the back of my knuckles, his eyes still locked on mine with an intensity that sent a shockwave straight through my chest.

My heart was beating really fast at this point, I realised that I had made a terrible mistake, this was only the first day and he was already making me feel this way. I wasn't sure I would last a whole two weeks without developing feelings for him.

Tiana's POV 

When we got back to our suite that night, I retired to bed immediately. My initial plan was to sleep on a couch in the sitting room, but I was tired and jet lagged and decided to sleep on the bed instead.

I used some pillows to form a line at the center of the bed, to demarcate my side and Seth's. That should at least prevent any form of contact from happening. 

I changed into my pajamas while Seth made some calls in the living room. I wanted to be asleep before he came to the bedroom, I wasn't sure I would be able to sleep anymore if he met me like this. 

I couldn't stop thinking about the way he looked at me earlier. If he had looked at me like that while we were alone, heaven knew what I would have done. 

Just then, Seth marched into the room, ruining my plan. His brows arched when he saw the pillows I used in dividing the bed. 

"Really?" He asked, staring at me with a questioning look.

"Yeah, it is to create boundaries. I know you hate the idea of touching me and you are not going to but..." I didn't trust myself, but I didn't say that out loud. 

I might be the one who will ask him for a cuddle at midnight, I always did that with my exes and I was scared I would do that with Seth while I was half asleep. 

"Whatever makes you sleep at night, Tiana. This is unnecessary but I don't mind." He grabbed the hem of his shirt and pulled it up.

I quickly shut my eyes and turned away, my cheeks turning red at how he just took off his cloth without a warning. 

Jesus, this was going to be a long trip. 

Seth turned off the light and got on the side of his bed with his back turned to me. I wondered what it would be like if we were here under a different circumstance. 

What would it be like to have Seth sleep beside me if we weren't pretending? Would he be just as cold to me or would he be different? Would he let me touch-

Christ! What was I thinking? 

'Tiana, he belongs to your sister! You shouldn't be thinking about him like that!' A voice yelled in my head. 

But how could I not think about him like that? He was right here beside me in his half naked glory. He was driving me crazy and the worst part was he probably wasn't even thinking about me that way. 

To get him off my mind, I grabbed my phone and sent a quick text to Maddie's doctor, asking if there was any sign of improvement.

-There are no improvements so far. Let's just keep praying and hoping she wakes up soon.-

I sighed as I sank into my side of the bed. I dropped my phone on the night stand and willed myself not to cry. I eventually fell asleep while praying to God to help my sister.

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I was walking through a hallway, it was long and painted white all through.

"Tiana! Tiana! Help me!" I heard Maddie call out, she was at the other side of the hallway, I kept running to reach her but the door kept getting farther and farther away from me everytime I tried to open it. 

"Madison, I'm coming!" I cried out, my chest heaved as I kept running. I finally held the door knob and this time, it didn't move away from me, I opened the door and found myself in the ICU.

Madison was sitting on the bed with a bandage wrapped around her head, her dark brown eyes blazed with anger as she glared at me. 

"You," she pointed a finger at me, "you left me, you left me here all alone. This is all your fault!" She yelled at me. 

"Maddie, no! I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." I cried out, falling to my knees as shaking violently as I wept. 

"This is your fault. You should be the one on this bed, not me!" She walked over to me and grabbed my hand, she started to pull me towards the bed while I struggled to free myself. 

"No, stop! Please, stop!" She threw me on the bed and pressed me against it. A nurse appeared out of nowhere and held out a long syringe, ready to inject me with it. 

"Got off of me!" I yelled as I continued to buckle and wrestle against Maddie, but she was too strong, stronger than I remembered. When did Maddie gain such power? 

"Tiana, it's just a dream. Snap out of it!" I heard Maddie say, but the voice didn't belong to her, it was a man's voice. 

"Tiana, come on, wake up!"

I shut my eyes tightly and when I opened them, the light was on and Seth was on top of me with his hands holding mine tightly above my head. I blinked a few times to be sure I wasn't hallucinating, but he was still there, shirtless and breathing hard like he had just finished a race. 

What the hell was going on? Why was he on top of me? 

"Seth." I called out, my voice coarse and raspy. 

His grip on my hand loosened as he stared down at me, "are you alright?" He asked in a soft voice, moving to sit beside me on the bed. 

"Yeah, I just had a bad dream." I said as I sat up. I was covered in sweat. My hair stuck to my forehead while my pajamas were wet and wrinkled. The sheets are strewn and the pillows were all over the place, I must have wrestled with Seth while having the bad nightmare. 

"I'm gonna get you water." He said as he got off the bed and headed to the living room, soon he appeared with a bottle of water in his hand. He opened it and handed it over to me. 

I chugged down the whole contents before placing the empty bottle on the night stand. 

"Do you feel better now?" He asked, voice laced with concern.

I nodded, giving him a small smile. I looked down at his chest and saw red marks like I had clawed him with my nails, I must have punched him a couple of times, "I'm really sorry. I didn't mean for this to happen." 

"You don't have to apologise, it's not your fault." Seth said as he sat at the edge of the bed, "has this ever happened to you before?"

"Yeah, but not often. I only get them whenever bad things happen, Maddie's accident triggered it this time." The last time I had one was when my grandmother died. I was really close to her so her death affected me a lot. 

"Sorry about that. You should probably take a hot bath or a shower, it's already six in the morning, I doubt you'll be able to sleep again." 

"Thank you, Seth." I got off the bed and headed to the bathroom. I peeled the wet pyjamas off as I filled the tub with water, I climbed into it, the hot water almost scalding my skin. 

I closed my eyes and relaxed in the water as my mind drifted back to when I woke up from the nightmare. Seth must have held me down so I wouldn't hurt myself. 

I should feel embarrassed but I wasn't, not after I saw the way he looked at me. He looked genuinely concerned, it was the first time in a long time I had seen him concerned about me.

I couldn't fight the grin that stretched my lips. I giggled but quickly stopped myself when I remembered that Seth would hear me. 

I had a quick shower and got out of the bathroom. I put on one of my own clothes that I brought and went to meet Seth. 

Seth had ordered breakfast and was already eating by the time I got to the sitting room. He observed me for a while before dipping his head.

"You look a lot better now," he commented as I moved closer to him.

I put a few toast on my plate and put some fried egg on it. I looked up and saw that Seth was still looking at me, "don't look at me that way." I laughed softly as I moved to sit on the couch beside him.

"What way?" He asked innocently.

"Like 'poor girl, she is really going through a lot', I've told you I only get nightmares when bad things happen which is not often. The nightmare only came because of my guilt about Maddie's accident, that's all. You don't have to look at me with pity." 

Seth scoffed, the side of his lips rose a little in a half smile, "I definitely wasn't looking at you like that. I just wanted to- if you don't mind, can you tell me why you feel guilty." 

I sighed and chewed the food in my mouth before answering, "I don't know, I just feel like I might be responsible for her accident. I was supposed to go get us some food but I was busy making some calls. She was really tired because of the wedding preparations but she still decided to go."

"If I had gone instead, that wouldn't have happened. It's all my fault." 

"So, you've been blaming yourself all this while?" Seth asked, his brows furrowing to me. 

I nodded in response but he shook his head and leaned forward in his seat.

"Madison got into an accident because she was hit by a drunk driver not because she slept off while driving or something. If you had gone, the same thing would have happened, Tiana. You shouldn't blame yourself for things you have no control over. What has happened has happened, we should just hope and pray that she wakes up soon." 

He had a point, I had no control over what happened and shouldn't beat myself up over it. This was the longest genuine conversation we've had since we got here. I couldn't help but smile at him and he smiled back, a real smile. My stomach did that crazy, funny movement again which made me look away from him.

"You good?" I heard him ask.

"Yeah, I am. Thank you for the... You know." I mumbled as I continued to eat. 

"How about we go to the beach today?" 

My head snapped back to him at his words, "the beach? Yes, yes!" I had always wanted to go to the beach for the longest time, but I never got the chance to because of work. And I had also secretly wanted to wear one of Maddie's sexy bikinis to the beach, now was my chance to do that.

Tiana's POV

I giggled as Elina tossed the water at me. I fell back into the water before splashing her too. Seth and I saw them while we were walking through the beach earlier. I was really glad there were more people to have fun with.

"Simon, come on, the water is really nice!" Elina called out to her husband who was seated next to Seth on a mat. 

"I'm good, baby." He yelled so we would hear him over the waves. 

My eyes moved to Seth, silently asking him the same question, he shook his head in response and continued talking to Simon. 

I let my eyes stay on him for a while, observing how handsome he looked sitting over there with his hair tousled on his head. How did Madison get so lucky to get a man like him? But then again, he and people like my sister belonged to each other.

I had been working with him for years and he had never noticed me, but he noticed my sister the first time they met at the bar. 

"Hey! You are staring." Elina tapped my shoulder, jolting me back to reality.

"Uh?" 

"He is already yours, you don't have to look at him like you are longing for him." 

I let out a low chuckle, if only she knew. 

"You know, I've caught him staring at you more than a few times too. You look so hot in that bikini, Madison. I don't know how Seth managed to let you come out of your suite without your legs shaking, because if I were your man, I wouldn't be able to get enough of you." 

I sighed, looking down at the water, "that's because he isn't my man." The words were out of my mouth before I knew it. 

"What? Wait, what do you mean he isn't your man?" Elina exclaimed, moving closer to me.

My eyes widened in horror as I realised what I had done, I had just breached the contract. I wasn't supposed to tell anyone about this but I just did.

"Nothing, did I say that? I was just joking?" I let out a high pitched laugh, trying hard to make myself believable.

"Have you ever been told that you are a terrible liar?" Elina asked, her voice suddenly serious. 

"Several times. I really suck at lying." I looked at her, wondering if I could really tell her what was going on, "can I trust you?" 

"Of course, darling. You can tell me anything." She took my hands and made us sit until the water reached our waist level, "this way, it wouldn't look like we are talking about anything serious." She smiled at me, as if giving me a go ahead.

I told her about Seth and Madison and how he told me to help him out. I also told her that the story I told them yesterday was true, I had once liked Seth and now I might have developed a crush for him again. Elina didn't look surprised when I was done.

"You know, things like this happen in our world, I just didn't think you and Seth would also be part of it. I mean, you two look so good together. So, he is your boss and your sister's fiancé?"

"Yeah." 

"Damn, girl. That's fucked up, but I think he is attracted to you." 

"What? That's not true." I was so glad that after telling Elina everything, she didn't judge me or get mad that we lied to her. I felt like a burden had been taken off my shoulders now that I had someone to share this with. 

"No, for real, have you seen the way he looks at you? Why wouldn't he be? I mean, look at your tits, they are really tittying and that ass, oh my God." Elina began to fan her face with hand as if she was hot. 

I laughed at her reaction as I looked down at myself, even though I barely went to the gym, I was still blessed with a nice body. Madison liked to keep hers in shape while I never bothered. 

"Oh look, he is staring at you right now." 

I looked up and surely, Seth was looking at me with a dark look on his face. I wonder what he is thinking.

"You wanna know what I think." Elena whispered, leaning closer to me.

"What do you think?" 

"I think you guys are going to fuck before the end of this week. Just keep wearing those sexy dresses and he won't be able to handle it anymore." 

"That's not going to happen." I wanted it, but I highly doubted it would happen. Seth was a man of his words, he had stated in the contract that he wasn't going to do anything sexual with me and I knew he was going to abide by it. 

No matter how much he wanted it too, he always had control over his feelings. I knew that from watching him over the years. 

"I'm serious, and if he doesn't, he is definitely going to regret it." 

I wanted to believe that but Seth wasn't going to regret it, he was going to have my sister by his side soon. There would be nothing to regret.

We headed back to meet the guys after talking. Elina promised me she wasn't going to tell her husband about it and I couldn't be more relieved.  We sat with Seth and Simon for a while, chatting about our environment while sipping our drinks. 

I couldn't help but notice that Seth had been quiet since Elina and I got back though. Elina stared at the both of us before getting on her feet. 

"Let's go for another swim, Madison, these men are boring me out." Elina held my hand but Seth held onto my other hand to stop me from going.

"She can't, we need to go somewhere right now." He said as he rose to his feet, still holding my hand.

"We do?" I asked, completely unaware of where we needed to go. I looked back at Elina and she winked at me, a teasing smile stretching her lips. 

"Yes. Come on." He picked my hat and shades with his other hand and started to drag me away from the beach.

"B- but where are we going?" I called after him as we got to the elevator. Seth pushed the button and the doors slid open. He pulled me inside and pressed the button to our floor. 

"There's something I need to take care of." He said in a low, deep voice as he caged me to the wall with his hands. His eyes trailed down my body, tongue darting out to lick his lower lip. 

I suddenly wanted to know what he would taste like. What would it be like to kiss him? I knew it was forbidden to crave him like that, but the forbidden fruit always tasted the best. 

"What's that?" I breathe, my chest rising and falling at a fast rate under his stare. I was hundred degrees. 

He pressed his nose to my neck and took a long sniff, making me gasp out loud. "Do you know how hard it is to watch your sexy ass move around in this fucking bikini? Do you know how much I had to control myself to stop myself from peeling it off your body when I first saw you in it?" 

I whimpered at the rawness of his voice. My breath got caught in my throat as I felt a warm brush of his tongue over my skin. My eyes flutter closed as I felt it in places I shouldn't. I raised my hands and grabbed his shirt in a tight grip as he held my waist to pin me firmly against the wall. 

"You have no idea what I want to do to you right now." He breathed against my skin. 

This was wrong, this was so wrong. This man belonged to my sister. I shouldn't allow him to touch me like this, I shouldn't enjoy this. 

"Seth... We shouldn't be doing this." My head was screaming at me to stop but my body wanted him to keep touching me.

"Then tell me to stop." He mumbled, his nose brushing mine. His hot breath hit my lips. A wild current of electricity sparked in the narrow space between us. 

Then we moved together, our lips meeting in a hot, passionate kiss. He tasted like whiskey and sin. Seth dug his finger into my hair and angled my head back before delving his tongue into my mouth, kissing me deeper. 

I let my hand move into his shirt, my fingers roamed his bare sweaty abs. He grunt into my mouth as he pressed me harder against the elevator wall, kissing me more harder and violently. 

I moaned as I felt his erection against my stomach. I tilted my pelvis towards him and grind myself against him, he was thick and hard as steel. He groaned as his hand left my hair and grabbed my breast, kneading it hard and aggressively. 

My kneels buckled and threatened to give up but he wasn't going to let me fall, he had me pinned tightly. 

He let go of my breast, only to dip his hand into my bikini top, taking one of my hard nipples, pinching and rolling it between his fingers. 

Without warning, he yanked me up and wrapped my legs around his waist, pushing me back against the wall and wedging his erection between my parted hips. 

My bikini top moved up and his warm mouth was on my nipple, he was sucking hard as he rocked his erection against me. My mouth fell open and eyes almost rolled into the back of my head at the pleasure. I threaded my fingers through his hair and arched my back off the wall giving him more access to my breast. 

He moved to my other hard nipple and licked it before sucking it into his mouth. He groaned against my skin as he rocked against me harder, like the taste of me was getting him off. He grabbed my other breast, kneading and squeezing it hard. 

There was nothing gentle about his touch. He was hungry and greedy, his hard cock hit my clit repeatedly through the thin fabric of my bikini bottom. 

I wasn't thinking about the consequences of our actions right now. All I wanted was to know what it would feel to have him sliding inside me. I wanted him so bad.

"Seth," I moaned, as he continued to claim my breasts. 

"Tell me what you want, baby?" He muttered as he planted kisses along my neck, holding my throat with his other hand.

"I want you, I need you inside me."