Page 57 of Stronger Than Fate
“Are you sure you didn’t know her from before? Because from the way she talks about you, it seems like she knows you.”
“What kind of question is that? Do you doubt me? Do you think I’ve lied to you?” he asked, showing through his expression and tone of voice that my question had offended him.
“I don’t doubt you, really. The thing is that you’ve dated so many women that I thought maybe at some point you might have dated her but don’t remember. Her behavior is so strange that I have a thousand theories running through my head.”
“No, I assure you that’s not the case. I never dated that girl, I didn’t even know her. The first time I saw her was at my mother’s house, the night I also ran into you. I admit it’s strange that she talks about me that way, which is why I’m not going to waste time and I plan to investigate her life.”
“How?” I asked innocently.
“Dalina, there are many ways to find out about someone. I’ll take care of it, don’t worry. Now eat because you haven’t touched your cake, don’t make me feed it to you,” he declared.
“Would you?” I asked, challenging him with my gaze and a provocative smile.
“I already told you not to challenge me because you’ll lose. Not only would I do it, I’d also put you over my knees and give your perfect backside a smack for not eating and defying me. Now, eat or you’ll force me to do it.”
“Bossy.”
“I am,” he affirmed, smiling. “And I always get what I want.”
I put a piece of lemon cake in my mouth and licked my lips. Henry followed my every movement and his gaze darkened.
“Don’t play with fire because you might start a blaze, and I don’t think you’re prepared to face it,” he pointed out, and brought his hand to my mouth, cleaning the corner of my lips with his fingers, then took his finger to his mouth and sucked it sensually.
At that moment, I was the one who was hypnotized. Evidently, when it came to seduction, this man was way ahead of me and miles beyond my reach; I would never defeat him.
When we arrived at the hotel, my head was throbbing. I felt those horrible stabbing pains that sometimes came when I cried a lot. As we rode up in the elevator, I could feel Henry’s gaze fixed on me.
“Are you feeling okay?” he asked, caressing my face.
“My head hurts, I have these horrible stabbing pains. But don’t worry because this happens to me when I cry a lot.”
“You cried a lot?” he questioned, looking at me seriously.
“I cried from sadness and anger. She was my lifelong friend and I thought she would always be by my side. Betrayal hurts,” I said, and Henry pulled me to him and hugged me tightly, not caring that there were other people in the elevator.
“That woman isn’t worth a single tear from you,” he stated, and gave me a kiss on the head.
When we reached the suite, I could tell he was worried.
“Let’s order something to eat so you can have dinner and go to bed,” he stated. “What’s the number I need to call?”
“Really, don’t worry. I’ll take a painkiller and it will pass quickly.”
“Dalina, you need to eat something. You barely touched your food at the restaurant,” he scolded me.
“Alright, I’ll call the kitchen now and order something. Are you staying for dinner?” I asked, because I didn’t want to take it for granted and then make him feel obligated.
“I’m staying the night,” he stated. “You don’t think I’m going to leave you alone, do you?”
And how could I not fall in love with this man? He did nothing but be attentive, affectionate, and protective. Henry managed to take my breath away when I saw him, and made me breathe again when he hugged me and took care of me like this. I was head over heels in love!
“Thank you.”
“Stop thanking me. While you call to order dinner, I’m going to make a couple of calls,” he said.
“Ok.”
He went to the room I used as an office, and I went to take a painkiller. As he was still locked in there talking on his phone, I opened the door and signaled to him that I was going to take a shower. He responded with gestures too, but I noticed the seriousness of his face as he listened to what was being said to him.
