Bye, My Irresistible Love

Caroline’s POV:

 I furtively scanned the crowd for Charles, but I couldn’t see him anywhere.

My hesitation lasted for seconds before I gave in and finally answered the call.

"Hello."

No one answered.

Heavy breathing was the only thing I heard, the sound ensnaring my senses in its trap.

Thousands of words welled up in my heart.

In the end, all I asked was, "Charles, what can I do for you?"

"Sorry, wrong number."

The asinine reply was all I got after several seconds of silence.

Disappointed, I muttered, "In that case, bye."

"Bye," he answered.

For a small eternity, I waited with bated breath for him to say something, but when I realized he had no intention of speaking, I hung up and walked out of the banquet hall.

I was so lost in my jumbled thoughts that I failed to watch where I was going and bumped into a waiter who happened to be carrying several glasses of wine.

The tray in his hand fell and all the glasses of wine toppled over, drenching my dress.

"I’m sorry, Miss.Are you okay?" the waiter asked anxiously.

"I am fine." I replied quickly, quelling his stream of apologies.

My cheeks heated with embarrassment as I accepted a tissue from him and began wiping the wine stain.

The commotion we made drew Simon’s attention.

He excused himself from the group he was in and hurried over to me.

"Are you hurt?" he asked with concern..

"No, it’s just that my dress is stained.I have a spare one. Don’t worry."

The waiter then led me into a room I could change in after I fetched my spare dress in the car.

The room was awash in darkness and I was unable to find the light switch anywhere.

With a soft click, the door closed behind me and I abandoned my search for the light switch in favor of getting out of my wet dress.

Just then, there was a slight rustling sound from somewhere behind me.

Was there anyone else in this room? Lips pursing, I turned around slowly with a frown, but I couldn’t see anything.

However, I had definitely heard a sound that could only have been made by another human.

"Who is there?" I asked cautiously

 There was no verbal answer to my question, but I was able to make out the shape of a man smoking a cigarette on the sofa in the corner.

The cigarette burn was bright in the darkness.I nearly smacked myself in the head for my carelessness.

In my haste to get out of the dress, I hadn’t bothered to make sure the room was empty before disrobing.

and continued smoking,

of the room and the sudden brightness blinded me for a

of habit, I squinted until my eyes had once again adjusted to

turned to the figure on the

initial thought was that it was

man smoking in the dark turned out to be none other than Charles.I continued staring at him

clouds of smoke he puffed up, Charles

to words the myriad of thoughts flashing through our

smoke from Charles’

he broke the

"Are you not cold?"

that was when I realized that I was standing in front of him

at the rest of

couldn’t find even a

it! Eventually, I had no choice but

around." He said nothing for a while and

a few seconds of tense silence, he stood up and went out

moon reflected starkly

stood still, his back

nothing but stare

of it and

possible, I changed from my wet dress to my spare

of embarrassing episodes

meant to be laced up on the

designed in such a way that the person wearing the dress would need someone else to lace them

only after I had put on the

in a dilemma.I couldn’t go out half naked, but I didn’t have anyone I could ask for

you need

baritone purred

shook my head in

thanks." Charles ignored my refusal of

out the cigarette and walked towards me.His long legs ate up the distance between

nothing but stare up

well lit and nothing

me and his body loomed

were so close that our breaths intertwined and each time I inhaled, I breathed in

a very

around," Charles ordered

I could do

own hands and turned me around

and pushed it over my shoulder so he could have a clear view of

fingers swept over my skin, and the heat

touch but

the wall and dragged both of

wall and Charles’ body

being trapped in this position made me feel nervous.I struggled to get free but

"Do you feel good?"

I shivered.His voice was hoarse and deep, and I could tell just from the

my face as I cocked

let go of my hands and

hand encircled my lower back,

made my

and I couldn’t

anything else, so I could only call his name again and

chin, using his hold on me to stop my