Loving You Too Long

Nathan winced, feeling the same pain in his neck. But it wasn’t just that. He felt sore in several places and numbness. Both his upper arms throbbed. He tried to move, just stretching his stiff muscles, but he realized his body couldn’t move.

Nathan’s consciousness gathered instantly. He tried to open his eyes but couldn’t. He didn’t know when they were closed or what covered them, but he couldn’t release them because his hands were tied behind him, indicating that he was bound to the back of a chair.

Nathan also tried to move his legs. Besides tingling, once again, he knew that his legs were tightly bound.

“It seems like he’s fully conscious now.” A voice, a man’s voice full of laughter, made Nathan stop moving. The voice clearly wasn’t the same as the two men who kidnapped him. Nathan wasn’t forgetful enough to forget their voices.

“Who is that? Who’s there?” he asked loudly, making the man laugh.

“Even if I mention my name, you won’t know who I am,” the man said with a laughter that echoed.

“What do you want?” Nathan asked in a calmer tone, hoping that this approach might lead to negotiations, as it had in the past.

“What do you think?” the man inquired.

“Money? I can give you money. Name your price,” Nathan continued.

The man clicked his tongue. In Nathan’s imagination, he pictured the man shaking his head and giving him a disdainful look.

“I’m already very wealthy,” the man proudly replied. “If it’s just money, I think I have more than your family combined.” He continued with a flat tone. “Offer me something else,” he said.

Nathan furrowed his brow. If money wasn’t the issue, then what? Nathan tried to think hard. The sound of shoe taps echoing on the floor made Nathan refocus his hearing.

“You talk too much, Ramon,” a voice he unmistakably knew said.

“Loretta?” Nathan asked, confused.

Not because of her presence here, as from the beginning, he suspected that his abduction was related to her. Who else would want him as much as Loretta?

What surprised Nathan was how fluent the woman was in the Miami language. During all this time, she seemed like someone who didn’t understand the language at all.

“Missing me, handsome?” The woman asked with a soft, seductive voice. The sound of her shoes got closer. Nathan could smell the perfume as she approached. Then, he felt a gentle touch on his shoulder before her thighs landed on something he knew was Loretta’s body.

Her hand explored Nathan’s back, his neck, before landing on his other shoulder. Meanwhile, her right hand now touched Nathan’s chest, teasingly moving upward, caressing his neck’s side before ending up on his cheek.

Loretta tilted her head, and the woman’s breath felt warm on Nathan’s right neck. “You haven’t answered my question. Do you miss me?” She asked again with a husky and teasing tone. The woman’s lips approached Nathan’s ear, and her teeth gently nibbled on his earlobe, intending to tease.

Nathan knew exactly what the woman wanted to hear from him and what kind of reaction she expected as a result of her teasing moves. Unfortunately, just like before, Loretta didn’t ignite any interest in him. Even though Nathan’s body reacted, it wasn’t because he found Loretta’s tempting physique appealing, but because his mind pictured Haisley.

“You know I’m numb to you,” Nathan replied with a mocking smile on his face, which instantly received a slap on his left cheek. But he felt the pressure on his thighs and the woman’s arm on his shoulder were gone.

“How dare you!” The furious woman growled, making Nathan laugh in response.

Nathan lifted his head in the darkness. “What do you really want from me?” he asked, curious. “From the beginning, this relationship has been based on your traps. You made me a captive, trapped and threatened me for mistakes I unintentionally made. You used our business as a shield. Yet, you know from the start that there would be no love between us. If there were any feelings, it was just pity.” Nathan continued with a mocking smile on his face.

Nathan’s clear words only fueled the woman’s anger further. He could feel her heavy and rapid breath not far from him. The blindfolded eyes surprisingly made his ears more sensitive.

“You bastard!” the woman hissed again. Nathan could sense her approaching and quickly pulling off the blindfold, causing him to nearly stumble forward. Nathan tried to clear his vision, which was blurry, before focusing his attention on Loretta.

He was quite taken aback by the appearance Loretta presented. There was no sweet and graceful girl that the woman had been trying to portray. What Nathan saw now was the true her. Loretta looked like a cheap woman. Her appearance resembled those who sold themselves on the streets.

Extremely short leather skirt with a skimpy tank top. Thick layers of makeup and high heels. The only thing left of the Loretta Nathan knew was her wavy blonde hair framing both sides of her face.

“Are you looking for a job as a pleasure woman?” Nathan asked, this time not just with his mouth, but also with his eyes.

Being asked like that obviously made Loretta furious. The woman didn’t just slap him this time but punched him.

“You’re a real scumbag!” she shouted loudly, making Nathan burst into laughter, even though the corner of his mouth felt numb, and he knew it was slightly torn.

“If you know I’m this despicable, why do you want to defend me?” Nathan asked with a mocking tone.

“Because I want you!” Loretta shouted loudly. “I’ve wanted you since the first moment I saw you,” she added with a softer tone.

The woman approached Nathan again, running her hand on Nathan’s face, causing him to try to move away, though clearly without success.

“You have a body that every woman desires, you know? Since the first time I saw you, I’ve really wanted to take you to my bed,” she said with a mischievous tone.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

“Is that why you trapped me?” Nathan inquired.