Gently sliding his hand on her waist, enjoying the touch of her skin, Volkov removed his lips from her neck and was about to kiss her when someone interrupted them.
Hearing the knock on the door, Aaliyah took a step back abruptly as if she got out of some daze, and Volkov gritted his teeth in annoyance.
It’s not always that Aaliyah acts so docile to his advances, and when he was finally getting a chance on the silver plate, someone had to come and interrupt them.
“Miss Samantha called you to the party, sir,” Robin said, and Volkov pinched the space between his brows.
“I will be there shortly,” Volkov said, looking at Aaliyah, whose cheeks were as red as tomatoes.
Calm down, Volkov. You have waited for this time for a month. Enjoy it slowly. Though this might not be her first kiss with you, unlike that drunk one, which she doesn’t remember, she should remember this for the rest of her life. Volkov told himself before pinching her lips.
“Do you want to come now or after eating?” Volkov asked.
“You go ahead. I will meet you there,” Aaliyah smiled, wanting to calm her raging heart, and Volkov nodded before wearing a t-shirt.
“Don’t keep me waiting for long,” Volkov whispered in her ears before kissing her cheeks and leaving the room, making her sigh.
Seriously, what’s wrong with her? She was minutes away from giving in to him. Was this some kind of phase she has that she doesn’t know about? Something that only Volkov brings out from inside of her?
Walking back to her room through the door this time, Aaliyah plopped on her bed, making her top ride up to her chest. Closing her eyes, she remembered how his hand felt on her waist, mimicking the touch with her hands before she sighed contently.
She is getting addicted to his touches now.
Maybe giving in to his touches and advances won’t be that bad after all. What is there to lose anyway? He claims to love her, and it’s not like she has anyone else, not to forget – Aaliyah opened her eyes when she realized where her mind was taking her again.
Stupid mind! Because of you, I am starting to feel like a horny teenager who wants to be banged by her teacher/stalker senseless.
“Did you meet her?” Samantha asked as soon as she saw Dominic walking toward them in slow heavy strides.
“You should’ve told me she was coming to her room. She heard me talking to one of the clients,” Dominic said, and Samantha raised her brows.
“Judging from your reaction, I don’t think things went south though. Don’t tell me you have already started making your move,” she asked, and Volkov smirked, remembering how Aaliyah jumped over his balcony and how innocent she looked with her red cheeks when he kissed her neck.
Though he hasn’t tried anything else, he knows one thing for sure, Aaliyah is way too responsive when kissed on the neck.
“I handled everything,” Volkov didn’t give Samantha any details, not wanting to share any more of what was happening between them with his friends.
Their job was to become a stepping stone in bringing Aaliyah closer to him, and now that it was done, he preferred his private life to be kept a secret, knowing all too well that one call from his father and they would succumb to his wishes, telling him everything, which was the last thing Volkov wanted.
Until he is a hundred percent sure and Aaliyah knows everything about him, he has no intentions of getting his family involved.
After half an hour, Aaliyah walked to where everyone was gathered, squinting her brows when she didn’t find Mr. Volkov.
Turning around with a sigh, she bumped into someone, making her stumble back as the person held her in place from falling into the swimming pool.
“I am sorry -” Aaliyah looked up, her gaze meeting Mr. Volkov’s, and she raised her brows.
“Why, thank you, sir,” She smiled, and Volkov smiled before holding her hand and pushing her away, pulling her with a jerk, making her twirl around.
“Dance?” Volkov moved his feet along the song, still holding Aaliyah’s hands, and Aaliyah chuckled before nodding when Volkov lifted her toward the sky.
“Hey, you guys can’t be dancing on your own!” Samantha covered the situation when she noticed Aaliyah’s friends looking at the pair before she started dancing with Dimitri, shifting the partners, so Dimitri was dancing with Aaliyah now.
“Got to be careful?” Dimitri winked at Aaliyah, and she chuckled before nodding and twirling on her heels, moving on to the next partner, which happened to be Ashton.
“Well, aren’t you a bit lively tonight?” Ashton mused, and Aaliyah hummed with a mischievous smile.
“Am I?” She pushed Ashton before pulling towards herself, switching the roles, and Ashton played along, making everyone chuckle when Aaliyah hugged him from behind and moved on like a man with Ashton playing the girl.
“Twirl gracefully, my lady,” Aaliyah spoke before twirling him around, and as he neared the swimming pool, she let go of his hand, making him fall into the water with a loud splash.
“Aaliyah!” Ashton glared at her unbelievably.
“Yes, Ashton?” Aaliyah blinked innocently.
“You are so dead,” Ashton jumped over, and Aaliyah squealed before running away, jumping over the empty chairs.
Seeing Aaliyah acting so mischievous and happy, Volkov smiled until she came and hid behind him.
“Mr. Volkov, save me,” Aaliyah said, and Volkov looked at Ashton with a glare.
Ashton thought the fun was ending since Volkov was always cold, but to his surprise, Mr. Volkov turned around before pulling Aaliyah in front.
“Well, it’s a fair game,” Volkov shrugged, and David, who was nearing Aaliyah, slipped on the water, landing on his butt, making everyone chuckle.
“You too?” David looked at Momo accusingly when she burst out laughing before pushing her into the water, and soon everyone started pushing each other into the water.
Standing between Ashton and Mr. Volkov, who were looking at her with predatory gazes.
“I swear if you guys pushed me -” Aaliyah couldn’t finish her sentence when Mr. Volkov held her hand and jumped into the water with her.
“Well, I didn’t push you,” Volkov smiled before swimming towards her, his gaze darkened when he saw her crop top floating a little up, the elastic of her sports bra showing a little.
Ashton, the only one standing out, was about to go near Aaliyah to jump when David pulled his leg, making him fall on his butt before he entered the water.
“What the hell, David?!” Ashton growled.
“It wasn’t fair that I was the only person who fell,” David grinned, and Ashton rubbed his butt before swimming closer to Aaliyah.
Pulling her top lower, he lifted his t-shirt before tying it around Aaliyah’s chest, making the latter squint her brows.
“Stop acting like that, Ashton. We are in a swimming pool. You are acting like I got naked or something,” Aaliyah said, and Ashton’s cheeks reddened before he coughed.
“I just don’t want anyone to look at you wrongly,” Ashton said, and Aaliyah looked into his eyes before smiling, wrapping her hands around his neck.
“So worried about me? Tell me, have you finally fallen for my charms?” Aaliyah asked, and knowing all too well she was joking, Ashton sighed before flicking her forehead.
“Stupid, girl,” He swam back to David and Momo.
“Hey, you two. I hope you don’t start trying romance in the swimming pool to strengthen your bond now. Spare us single people here,” Ashton grinned, and David smacked his head when he saw Momo’s red cheeks.
Meanwhile, Volkov, who saw all the interaction and was casually floating in the corner of the swimming pool, took a wine glass from the waiter before sipping on it, his gaze lingering on Ashton’s shirt over Aaliyah’s stomach, the beast inside him wanting to lash out and tear the shirt away from her.
He observed everyone enjoying themselves in the pool, but his gaze lingered on one girl only, and it wasn’t too long before Ashton noticed it too, finding it a bit weird that Mr. Volkov only had his gaze on Aaliyah.
And this wasn’t the first time he noticed it. He has been observing this for quite some time. It feels like Mr. Volkov’s feelings for Aaliyah were more than just a teacher. Even now, rather than enjoying his friends, he finds more comfort with Aaliyah, and Ashton hated to see that Aaliyah was the same.
“Aaliyah, you shouldn’t stay in the water for so long. Let me walk you to your room,” Ashton suggested, wanting her to go out of Mr. Volkov’s predatory gaze, but Aaliyah just scrunched her brows.
“Ashton, cruise vacation means we are here to enjoy the water and everything. Stop acting like my mom,” Aaliyah said before she swam closer to him.
“Or is it that you want to be my dad?” Aaliyah placed her hand on Ashton’s chest, teasing him, knowing all too well how embarrassed he becomes when she acts like this, and David and Momo, who noticed this, felt bad for Ashton.
Everyone knows how much Aaliyah loves playing, and since she has moved here, she has this inseparable bond with Ashton where she always teases and makes fun of him. But who is supposed to tell her that Ashton has started to fall for her and that everything she does now is making a big effect on Ashton?
“Shut up, Aaliyah,” Ashton coughed before turning around, and Aaliyah chuckled before swimming backward when her friends went to Ashton to console him like always.
Smirking at Ashton while swimming, she didn’t expect someone to grab her from behind, and feeling the touch a bit too familiar, she leaned into it. She felt his hands moving on her waist, and before she could know what was happening, Ashton’s t-shirt came off.
“I told you, didn’t I? When I am here, you don’t need to search for any other man. I am enough. Enough to torment, scare, allure, arouse, and please you. How dare you let any other boy touch you? And how dare you touch him with these hands that should be touching only me?” Volkov whispered in her ears from behind, and hearing his cold voice, Aaliyah’s lips trembled a bit.
Traveling his hand down, he pinched the inside of her thighs, making her gasp before his hands grabbed her butt, squeezing them so gently that she didn’t even understand if he really did it or if it was just an illusion.
“Why do you make me want to prey on you, stupid girl,” his hands roamed on her stomach roughly as he grabbed her shoulders, pressing her body onto his from behind, making her back collide with his chest.
As much as Aaliyah’s heart was beating faster with the fear of her friends who might catch them, the more excited she became for his next move as his fingers rubbed her arms up and down.
“Don’t catch a cold,” Volkov said, leaving her hot and bothered before he went out of the water, wearing the bathrobe as he went straight to the lift to go to his room.
Aaliyah, who couldn’t get a hold of what happened, looked up, her gaze meeting Samantha’s, who shook her head as if disappointed.
“You can’t tease another boy in front of Dominic, Aaliyah. You have no idea what you are playing with. If I were you, I wouldn’t provoke the beast inside him like this. It’s not good for your friends,” Samantha went out of the water, and Dimitri sighed before swimming closer to her.
“Don’t think too much into things. Volkov just got jealous because you played with your friend a bit too intimately. Not to mention that dad dialogue. Just keep yourself in his place, and you will understand,” Dimitri said, and Aaliyah nodded before looking at her friends, who were laughing before getting out of the water, not going to her room though.