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CHAPTER 45

CHLOE couldn't help but to chuckle upon seeing how Cross' jaw dropped while watching her descending the stairs.

"Close your mouth, cariño, before a fly gets in there." She teased full of amusement. He blinked innumerably and then gulped inaudibly. The way he was staring at her full of admiration made her heart jump.

She was wearing a red backless adjustable strap tie back tiered ruffle flowy slip mini casual cotton dress and her hair was tied into a messy bun.

"Damn. You look stunning, cariño."

She smiled. "Really?" He nodded right away.

"Yes, you are."

"You're not just pulling my leg?"

"Of course, not. I know you're used of hearing how beautiful you are from people and that's a fact. You are indeed beautiful no matter what you wear." She suppressed the urge to smile sweetly at him and raised an eyebrow instead.

"So, you're telling me that my outfit doesn't suit me?"

"No! Since when did you wear something that didn't suit you?" He then grinned. "But do you know when you're the most beautiful in my eyes?"

"When?" His aquamarine eyes raked her a hot stare and her femininity quivered.

"When you're naked." Her eyes went as wide as saucers. Such a naughty guy! Thankfully, they were the only people in the cabin.

"Cross! You're really a pervert!" He laughed heartily and snatched her by the waist, pulled her towards his body until their bodies pressed together. His hot breath fanned her face as he gazed at her full of desire.

"Am I really, hmmm?" His eyes playfully gazed into hers but she could see the fire of intense lust and desire in there. Suddenly, the image of them making love popped up on her mind and her body went hot right away.

The way he was worshipping her nakedness as if she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. With every touch and kiss, he would make her go wild.

She swallowed hard as her core became wet while remembering how his rock-hard hugeness moved inside her relentlessly, hitting every sweet spot and taking her to heaven. She swallowed hard as she felt her core moisten even more. Oh, God, Chloe! What the heck are you thinking right now?! Stop acting like a cat in heat!

She was pulled out of her hot imagination when she heard Cross chuckle. "You're blushing hard, cariño. I can clearly see what you're thinking right now."

"I'm not thinking of anything!" She denied and gently pushed him away to escape his teasing gaze.

"Really? I don't believe you. I can smell your sweet essence from here." His voice became husky as he stared at her lustfully. Gosh! He didn't even bother trying to hide it!

"You're really a dog." He guffawed and she rolled her eyes. He looked so handsome in his outfit as well. He was wearing a casual linen high neck rolled up long sleeve shirt which was paired with jeans.

There would be a casual party at Palazzo which was the main HQ of the Don Juans on the Island. Normally, no one was allowed to go there aside from its members but whenever there were parties like this, they invite some people that they want to invite.

Each member of the group was entitled to invite whoever they wanted to invited to the party.

It has been two days since Claudia, Paige and Vito arrived on the island and thankfully, they stayed somewhere else.

After that awkward lunch two days ago, everyone stayed until late afternoon before they left.

Cross arranged an accommodation for Claudia even though she wanted to stay with them at the cabin but Cross disagreed. According to him, it was better for everyone.

"You were the one who made me this way." She cocked up an eyebrow at him.

"So, it's my fault now?"

He smirked. "Maybe?" She smacked his arm in not so gentle way which made him laugh again. Later on, they were already in the cable car, going to their destination.

"Cariño, can I ask you something?"

"Sure. What is it about?" His voice was sweet. He even kissed her forehead as he pulled her closer to him.

"How come you own a cabin on this island? As far as I know, only the members of the Don Juans could own any house here because they own the entire island."

"That's the answer to your question."

She tilted her head and looked at him confusedly. "Huh?"

He smiled. "You already said the answer to your question, cariño." She gaped at him.

"You mean—"

"—Yes. I'm a member of the Don Juans." Even though she already had an idea about it, hearing it directly from him still shocked her. Yes, she already knew that he was an illegitimate son of the CEO of Larsen Corp. but she never expected him to be this rich. Maybe because she met him as an ordinary person.

Now, her curiosity about him doubled even more. Yes, she knew him as a lover but not everything about him and that made her chest tighten.

"Why didn't you tell me about it?"

"I thought, you already knew without me saying it out loud. I mean, whenever my friends refer to my place here on Cupid's Island in front of you, they always say "Cross' cabin" that's why I thought, you already got the idea. I'm sorry for not directly saying it. To be honest, I'm the kind of guy who never says anything about myself to anyone. Whatever achievement I get or whatever things I possess, I don't usually discuss about it.

"I know that it should be different now because I have you but there are things that's best to keep it to myself for now. But it doesn't mean that I will never tell you about it. Just like I've said, my life is very complicated right now and I don't want you to get affected by it." He took her hand and kissed it.

"Don't worry because one day, I will surely tell you everything. I promise you that. You're giving your everything to me and you deserve the same. Just please give me time, cariño." His eyes were begging her and she couldn't do anything other than to trust him and nod her head.

Shortly after that, they finally arrived at Palazzo which was located at the southern part of the island. It was actually the biggest building on the island and was the only one standing on that part of the island.

It was a huge mansion and until now, she still didn't have any idea of what its purpose aside from the fact that it was the HQ of the Don Juans.

"Looks like we're early. Do you want me to tour you around first before we go to the rooftop?" According to him, the party was going to be held on the rooftop and today's party was exceptionally huge because the invited people for today's party was more than the last time.

"Sure." She enthusiastically responded.

"Let's go to the garden first then before we tour the inside." They were about to head towards the garden when Claudia appeared out of nowhere together with Paige.

"What are you still waiting for, son? The party is about to start." Claudia just nodded her head to her but said nothing.

"Hey, Cross. You look dashing as always." Paige complimented sultrily, didn't even throw her a glance.

"I thought, the party will start at 6:30? I wanted to tour Chloe around here in Palazzo before going there." Cross asked with furrowed eyebrows, ignoring Paige.

"You can do that anytime you want. People are already there so it's best for you to come early too, right, Chloe?" Claudia then shifted her gaze at her. Even though she wanted to spend some time being along with Cross while touring Palazzo, she didn't want to appear like a villain in the eyes of Claudia.

"I-I think, your mother is right, cariño. You can tour me around some other time."

"Are you sure?"

She forced a smile and nodded her head. "Yes."

"Okay, then. Let's go." Chloe caught that sly smile on Paige's face before turning her back on them and walked ahead of them.

WHEN they reached the rooftop where the party was going to be held, Cross introduced her to his friends which were members of Don Juans. Aside from his cousin Grey, Troy, Raven and Aiden, she saw familiar faces among them.

Claudia and Paige went somewhere and that made Chloe feel relieve. She wasn't comfortable being with them to be honest especially Paige who was openly giving her dirty looks.

Then, she was surprised to see the man who arrived with the Cupid's island's guards before when she got harassed by Liam and Lauren when they went to the Cupid's falls for the first time. She didn't expect that he was one of the members of Don Juans too.

Cross said that his name was Rogue.

"This is new. Everyone is already here. I thought, someone would definitely be late today." Cross remarked. The corner of Rogue's mouth twitched.

"Well, that person was about to be you."

"I just arrived but I'm definitely not late."

"We actually expected for you to be late today because someone told us that you've been busy with Ms. Rosenberg here. We heard that you came here to Cupid's Island with her. Still on honeymoon stage?" The guy named Loïc said and Chloe's cheeks went red.

"We are on honeymoon stage everyday." Chloe looked at Cross in disbelief. She felt like her whole face including her neck turned red because of what he said.

"Whoah! And you didn't even try to deny it."

"Why would I deny it? In fact, I didn't want to come today and just spend the whole night with her but I didn't have a choice but to come." Cross snaked his arm around her waist possessively and pulled her closer to his body.

"Cross!" She whisper-yelled but he just smirked at her and kissed her on the lips in front of everyone. Such a naughty guy! He wasn't even embarrassed one bit to show some PDA in front of his friends.

Everyone laughed and teased them once again. The party hasn't started yet but there were already many people.

"What? Don't tell me, you're embarrassed?" He whispered sexily to her ear.

"That's enough, you two. Don't make these guys envy you." It was Grey and the others turned their heads to his direction at the same time.

"We get it. You're the one who envies them so don't use us to hide it." It was Troy.

"I am not!" Greysnapped at him and everyone laughed. They continued on talking to the guys for a couple of minutes before someone came to interrupt them.

"Son, can you come with me for a second? Someone is looking for you." Everyone's attention went to Claudia. Cross' forehead crinkled. They went a couple of feet away from his friends who were busy trying to piss each other off.

"Who is it, mom?"

"You'll see. Just come with me." Cross heaved a sigh.

"Fine." He looked at her. "Let's go?" Chloe was about to answer when Claudia butted in.

"It's okay, son. You can leave Chloe here. You don't have to bring her too. Your friends will be with her anyway."

"But—"

"—Son, Chloe will be fine. This will be quick. Don't worry because the guys will take good care of her for sure." Cross was still hesitant to leave her there and she didn't want him to leave her there either but she didn't want Claudia to think that she was stopping him from going.

"It's okay, cariño. You can go. I'll be fine." She assured him.

"Are you sure?"

She forced a smile. "Yes. I'll just wait for you here."

"Oh, thank you, Chloe." Claudia said enthusiastically with a smile before pulling Cross away who was still hesitant to leave. She saw them heading towards a group of older men and that was when she decided to go back to Cross' friends when someone spoke behind her.

"Chloe, can I have a moment with you? I hope, you'll hear me out this time." Her body went rigid. She didn't see him and thought that he wasn't invited but she was wrong. She slowly faced him. It was Vito.

Her heart started beating fast because of uncomfortable feeling. Their last meeting at the party in Tennessee wasn't pleasant at all that was why if she had a chance, she didn't want to have conversation with him alone.

But at the same time, she knew very well that she had to face him now.

"What do you want, Vito? Why did you come here to Cupid's Island in the first place?" Her voice was low but calm even though her insides weren't. Vito was her friend but everything felt different now.

"I came here for you, Chloe. I couldn't just stay in my office without doing anything knowing that you're in danger." That took her by surprise. To be honest, that was the last thing she thought that she would hear from him. 

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