After My Death, My Husband Who Threw Me Into the Hunting Grounds Went Insane novel Chapter 38

Of course, I was only going to meet Luke to return the earrings. I asked Katherine not to mention anything to Nate.

Here I was being cautious again with Nate. He was only my best friend, but what he would say to me always seemed like a big deal. Perhaps it was because he saved me a couple of times in the past. I just didn't want to disappoint him.

The night after my classes, I received a text from Luke that he would have me picked up by his driver. He asked me if I could come to the office first.

A middle-aged, well-built man in a crisp gray suit approached me as soon as I was at the gate. He was standing next to a limousine, which made me instantly realize he was the driver.

"Good evening, Miss Carter." He greeted with a slight nod. "Mr. Alejandro sent me to give you a lift."

"Good evening, Mister…?"

"Call me Rey, miss." Rey opened the door of the car. "If you please." He gestured to hop in.

"Thank you, Rey." I stepped inside.

The moment I was in, I smelled Luke's scent again. I closed my eyes and touched the leather of the seats. I must admit that I had missed him and was eager to see his unbelievably handsome face.

We arrived at our destination shortly. We stopped in front of another massive modern building with the Alejandro Technologies name in bold letters on the entrance. This was one of their headquarters in the US, aside from the one in New York. It was a multi-billion-dollar company owned by none other than Thomas Alejandro. One of the top IT and telecommunications companies in the US. It wasn't my first time seeing one of the buildings of AT, but looking at it reminded me just how powerful they were.

It made me want to back out. What I was doing with Thomas' son was wrong. If he found out I was screwing around with his son, he would disown me, or worse, divorce my mom.

He would hate Luke, but he was still his son—his own blood, and I was just an outsider. I didn't deserve everything he gave to me the moment I slept with Luke. But what should I do? It's as if my heart had its own life, and it was beating for Luke.

I doubted that I would ever love someone else. It was always him from the very start. I was the most selfish human in the world.

Rey ushered me into the building, and the iciness of the air instantly gave me chills, in an odd but good way. As expected, the building's lobby boasted spacious tiled floors, which made every step echo. Busy people walking back and forth the hall, men and women in formal office suits. Behind the marble, the desk was a beautiful, groomed young woman in a navy-blue suit coat and white dress shirt. She smiled at Rey and me, he returned the gesture with a nod.

When we arrived on the 83rd floor, the executive's floor, there was another marble desk in front. Another young woman dressed in the same navy-blue uniform greeted us with a smile.

"Good evening, Mr. Simons, Miss Carter."

"Good evening," I greeted back.

"Good evening, Alexia. Is Mr. Alejandro still in a meeting?" he asked.

"The meeting finished ten minutes ago. I'll inform him of your arrival." She picked up the telephone and pressed a button. "Mr. Alejandro, Mr. Simons is here with Miss Carter. Yes… Thank you, sir."

She put the telephone down.

"Miss Carter, he said you could come in," she informed me in a polite, smooth voice.

"O-okay." I nodded. "Thank you."

"You're welcome, miss."

"I'm not asking you, Scarlet. I'm telling you."

I heaved a sigh. "But you said we are only going to talk."

"Oh, we are." He flashed out a sexy grin. "Unless you change your mind."

"I won't." I shook my head. "I can't have sex with a man who's seeing another woman."

"I'm not sleeping with anyone else." He came around his desk and moved towards me, closing the gap between us. He cupped my face in his palms. "I can't, when all I could think of was your face between my knees, the expression you made when my cock was inside you, and your hair spread across my sheets." He gently brushed his thumb over my cheek. "I hate to admit it, but I miss you."

My lips parted in surprise. Did I hear him right?

As far as I knew, Luke Alejandro didn't just miss a woman. I didn't know if he was playing with me or whatever, but I wanted to believe him. I felt his lips lightly touching mine.

"Wait." I pressed a palm to his chest.

"What?"

"I can't. I don't think this will ever work, Luke. You're still not saying anything to me—"

He kissed me. "We'll make this work."