Troy And Athena (Forbidden Love Series Book 15)

Athena didn't know what to say to that. She was dumbfounded by his words. She knew that he was lonely but they had met only a month back and she was already engaged to him. 

"Troy, can we go a little slower please? It's not my decision alone that's involved here. I need to talk to Brandon and break it off formally with him. I need to talk to granny too," she pointed out. 

"I understand your need to talk to Brandon but I can't go slower. When I know what I want and my decision is already made, there's no point in waiting. Is there? I don't have so much patience to wait for years. I believe in action," he said. He had led them to his entertainment room which was huge with a huge screen and surround sound. The huge plush seating arrangements were more like a comfortable bed to accommodate around fifteen people. 

"This is enormous. Do you entertain your friends here?" She asked him with curiosity. 

Troy shook his head. "No, I'm not the partying type. I hardly go to parties or host them. I sometimes visit my friends but it's mostly Laurence who I'm close to," said Troy. Athena nodded. She could relate to that. The only difference was that she didn't have any friends apart from Brandon. 

She sat down on the plush seats, scooting further and spreading her legs and relaxing back as Troy grinned at her and started the movie. It was an action-packed thriller movie, Inception starring Leonardo DiCaprio. "I've always wanted to see this movie but never found the chance," said Troy. 

"I love thrillers but I love classics more. I could watch the again and again," said Athena. 

"Next time I'll show you what you would love watching. This time let's see this one?" He asked, jumping onto the seat and lounging beside her to watch. Athena nodded and laughed when Troy pulled her closer to him. With her resting against his chest, they started watching the movie. 

It was indeed very interesting and Athena was quite lost in it when she felt Troy's hot breath on her neck. Goosebumps erupted on her bare arms and neck as his lips grazed the neck of her neck. "Do you have any idea how beautiful you are? Hmm?" He whispered against her skin, his voice husky with want. His arm went around her waist and he pulled her into his lap, sideways, supporting her with his arm. 

Athena looked into his darkened eyes, her breath hitched seeing the hungry look in them. She could feel his massive hardness and it generated an intense need deep down in her core. She touched his cheek but he had already lost control and he crushed her to himself, the movie already forgotten. His hand tangled into her hair and he angled her head and crashed his lips to hers, dominating the already intense and needy kiss. 

His hot tongue grazed the contour of her lips, then sucked her bottom lip, gently biting it. He groaned into her mouth with need and his hand pulled he body closer. Athena was already leaking and wet for him. Her body started responding wildly, kissing him back, moaning his name into his mouth. Athena placed her hands on his muscled chest, caressing and feeling the contours of his sculpted body. It seemed to fuel an uncontrollable urge in Troy and he increased the intensity of the kiss, his tongue tasting her entire mouth, devouring her completely. 

They pulled away from one another for a second to breathe, eyes boring into each other's, lost in one another. Troy switched off the movie and dropped the remote onto the sofa. 

His fingers tucked her hair behind her ear and started to stroke her cheeks. Athena closed her eyes as he continued the delicious caressing. "I want you, Athena, " he whispered, leaning towards her and reclaiming her lips. This time the kiss was more passionate than before, more lingering, more intense. There was nothing to do but surrender. His hands roamed around her body, on her neck and bare shoulders, cupping her breasts from above the dress. He touched her smooth legs, his fingers trailing up her thighs making her tremble with a tremendous need.

Suddenly her phone buzzed with an incoming call. Athena struggled to get free as she had to take the call. It could be an emergency call from her granny. "Troy, it could be granny. I need to take the call," she pleaded. Troy left her reluctantly and she climbed down from his lap and scooted towards the corner of the seat to get to her phone. 

"Hello?" She accepted the call in a hurry. 

"Took you long enough, " said Brandon's pissed off tone from the other end.

"So? Did you expect me to sit by the phone, waiting for your call?" She asked in an equally pissed off tone. She hadn't expected him to call at all. If only she had checked before accepting the call. She was in no mood to bicker with him. 

"I know you don't care much about me these days. I'm calling after two weeks and all you can do is pick up a fight with me," he complained.

"I could say the same for you, Brandon. Here, I'm struggling all alone with granny and all you can do is bicker," she pointed out. 

"That's nothing new for you. You've taken care of granny all your life. You didn't need any help," said Brandon. 

"You know what? Forget it. So what did you need?" She asked, massaging her temples. 

"I'm extending my stay here for two more weeks. I thought I'd inform you else you might start calling me," he said in a gruff tone. 

"Thanks for informing me. I won't call you," she told him. "Bye," she said, disconnecting the call and dropping the phone down to where it was. She closed her eyes. Talking to Brandon always pissed her off and drained all her energy. It seemed as if all he could do was accuse her. 

"Take deep breaths and relax, Athena, " came Troy's soothing voice. She looked at him and went straight into his arms, hugging his torso. She needed his warmth. 

"He's accusing me of not caring enough for him. As if he cares a f*ck for me," she told him. Troy stroked her hair.

"You should have broken off with him right now, " said Troy. Athena looked at him.

"You don't know him. It's not easy to do this over the phone. He will keep accusing me holding me responsible for the breakup. He would call me names and make me feel guilty. It's not as easy as you think it is. He is emotionally broken with a lot of demons of his own to fight," she told him. Troy sighed. 

"Everyone has some sort of demons to fight, Athena. We can't let them get us, we need to conquer them," Troy told her. Athena nodded.

"Yes, I know and I'm thankful that I've met you. I've already fought my own," she told him. 

"Is it? I'm glad to hear that," he told her. 

"I think I'll go home now," she said, looking at the clock. It was 10:30 already. How time flew by, she had no idea.

"Wait. I'll call your granny. If she's fine, you can stay else I'll drop you home. Deal?" He asked with a naughty grin. 

"Fine but l'll call Gwen, not granny," she told him. Troy nodded. Athena picked up her phone and spoke to Gwen. It seemed as if granny was fine and already gone to bed. Granny had left strict instructions with Gwen to ask Athena  to stay over at Troy's house in case she called. So Athena disconnected the call to see a victorious grin on Troy's face. Did he have a hand in all this? 

"So? You're staying," he fist bumped into the air.

"I don't have clothes to sleep in," she pointed out. Did he expect her to wear just his shirt and sleep with him? Her eyes widened and her heart started beating wildly in her chest. 

"You can use my shirt," he pointed out. Athena shrugged. 

"In that case, I'll need my own room to sleep in," she told him. Troy chuckled. 

"No way, you'll sleep with me," he said, his eyes glittering with excitement. Such a man! Athena rolled her eyes at him. 

"I can't sleep with you wearing that, please," she whispered but he wasn't listening to her. He gripped her hand and pulled her along with him. Switching off the lights, he walked out of the entertainment room dragging her along.

He picked her up and carried her upstairs towards his room. "Troy, what's up with you? You're being a caveman, " she told him.

"I am a caveman. I have ropes under my bed to tie you to it. I'm like Jamie Dornan in Fifty Shades Of Gray, didn't you know?" he said with a sinister laugh.