I had been watching her all night. She was an emerald in a sea of coals. She was so damn beautiful. I was mesmerized with her the moment I saw her walk into the ballroom, shaking hands with socialites and various business owners here in Alphacrest. Who the fuck is she?. I had been wondering that for the past hour as I watched this caramel bombshell steal my attention away from the Karisma, a woman I had my fair share of sleepless nights with, fucking her in every positions possible and going home after as if nothing sexual happened between us. Karisma, was a woman I had known for a few years.

She worked as a stripper at one of my clubs. She was one of the best dancers at Erotic Escapes and she brought in a lot of money with her sensual movements she made on stage, her hazel eyes captivating you as she twirled her thick hips from side to side, making her ass clap to the beat of the music. Every night since the grand opening of Erotic Escapes for the past six months, I had been watching her from my view from my office, watching as she captivated the audience with her sensual and erotic movements. My dick grew hard for her every night from my view from my office. One night, I decided to see if Karisma was a treat I wanted to try.

I motioned one of my men to send her up to my office while making myself a glass of gin with ice. Just as I taste the piney flavor of the gin as it begins to take effect, causing the energy in the room to shift. My office door suddenly opens as Karisma stands clad in sheer nipple pasties and a thong that peach-shaped ass nearly swallows whole. She walks further inside of my office as one of my men shuts the door, trapping her inside with me. The confidence Karisma wears on stage well with customers has worn off as she avoids making eye contact with me. Her choosing to not make eye contact unsettles me. I stride over to her, and place my finger against my chin, lifting it until she makes direct eye contact with me. Her eyes widened in fear. "No need to be afraid. I won't hurt you I promise". Karisma nods before she takes deep breaths as I place my hands around her waist.

She closes her eyes as my hands press further down her back until I grip her ass tightly in my ass. "Damn this shit so fucking soft". I then slap her ass hard. Karisma moans as she stares at me with lust in her eyes. "Do you want me to fuck you", I ask Karisma. Her breathing becomes labored as I remove her thong from her legs, it is wet with her juices. "Yes, please", she begs as I grab her body firmly before turning her around with her ass pressed against my front. I quickly unzip my pants and move my briefs down until my dick pushes out. I grab for a condom that sits on the edge of my desk as Karisma places her hands out, arching her back, staring back at me waiting for me to fuck her. I growl as I quickly place the condom on my erect dick before pushing Karisma's face down on my desk as my dick enters slowly inside of her. She gasps softly as I thrust my hips back and forth, in and out creating a rhythm with my pelvis, pushing my dick further inside of Karisma with each thrust. Her pussy becomes wetter as I firmly place my hands on thick hips keeping her in place as she begins to move against me. "No, stay where you are", I demand as my thrusts become harder. Her pussy tightens against my dick, I feel her body begin to shake, indicating that she is about to climax. I slap her ass hard as she yelps. "You better not come until I tell you Karisma". She looks back at me with her mouth jarred open as her ass claps against my pelvis. "It's so damn good", she whines as I place my hand around her neck and push further inside of her. God this so good damn pussy. I might have to keep her to myself. After that night, Karisma and I began our secret rendezvous. Instead of fucking again in my office in my strip club, like we did the first time. I took her to a luxury on the border of the city, I would stay if I needed some privacy. I made it clear to Karisma that I was not looking to be in a romantic relationship with her. It was strictly about sex. Although Karisma and I had a sexual relationship, occasionally I would bring her as my plus one to local gatherings here in Alpha Crest.

It did not take long for my father to find out about what I had been doing and made sure to approach me as soon Karisma excused herself from her place in my arms as she walked to the restroom to freshen up. My father walked past Karisma taking a glance at her before looking over to me, the hard lines in his forehead indicated to me that he was not pleased. He leans against the bar and looks out to the crowd. "I suggest you wrap this shit up with your whore. You are the heir to my throne and will not have you parading around town with a woman like that. There are plenty of decent women in this room who have respectable positions in this town. I am giving you this one opportunity to choose your bride. If you wait too long then I will do so". Although my father's words take root in the pit of my stomach and clench my fists, I know how to make a scene in public, especially around people who are not affiliated with my family. I nod silently as I watch my father walk away making his way toward the mayor and other politicians here in town. A couple minutes had passed and Karisma still had not come back yet. I was ready to leave this gala, the mayor was throwing to raise money for a local non-profit organization helping young teen mothers.

I had already written a $2million dollar check to the organization earlier tonight so my job basically here was done. I sigh, my patience growing thinner and thinner as the moments pass. I grow tired of waiting on Karisma and make my way to the other side of the ballroom. Just as I make it to the other side of the room, I feel someone's body collide against mine. I looked down to see the beauty I had been staring at early, glancing up at me, her eyes widened in shock. "Oh I'm so sorry. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going". Her dainty hands are pressed firmly against my chest, her touch sends flows of electricity down my body. "Pleasure is mine", I then reach for her hand and place a kiss against it. The woman stares at me as if I have lost my mind. She quickly snatches her hand out of my grasp. "Do you make a habit of placing your lips on women you do not know". I smirk at her response. "Only make a habit of putting my lips on a woman that I want". The beauty then laughs, which causes my heart to quicken and my stomach to knot. "That was not cute, but I'm not impressed". She then turns to leave from my vicinity but I grab for her hand as she turns her back to me. "I didn't get your name sweetheart". The beauty tries to pull her hand from my grasp, but I hold it in place. She rolls her eyes and sighs, she whispers I cannot hear. I raise my eyebrows. "What did you say cherie?"I asked as I placed my hand against her cheek. Her cheeks turn red as I touch her skin. She shakes her head. "I didn't say a thing. You are quite noisy I might add". I then place my hand around her hip. "I'm not noisy, just curious to know who you are". She looks at me for a moment, her eyes travel down my body, taking in my black Versace suit, my Richard Mille watch that sits on my left wrist that sits on top of the 4 carat diamond cufflinks. As she observes me, I take a moment to appreciate the beauty in front of me. Honey blond hair caresses her neckline as she wears an emerald pear-shape pendant necklace around her neck that matches perfectly with her white silk mermaid style gown. She is absolutely gorgeous. She suddenly notices that I am admiring her and frowns. She snaps her fingers. "Eyes up here Mr...", "Eryx Vallea", I answer back. "Eryx", she says my name softly. I like the way she says my name.

"Powerful leader", she then adds. I nod and then brace her with a smile. "Not meaning people know the meaning of my name. Good to know someone does", I state wanting to know more about the beauty standing in front of me. She shrugs her shoulders. "I like to read books and have a thing for reading about Greek mythology. I remember seeing the name Eryx as one of the Greek gods". I was impressed with her knowledge about Greek mythology. "Beautiful and smart, now are you going to tell me your name, sweetheart". She grabs for a flute of champagne from one of the waiters and takes a sip as she looks into my eyes. "It's Verena...Verena Ashborne". Just as I am about to open my mouth to continue our conversation Karisma walks over and kisses my lips. "There you are, I was wondering where you went". Karisma then glances over at Verena.

"I'm sorry you are", she then places her hand against my chest. Verena looks at Karisma, not even bothering to make eye contact with me anymore. I can tell that Karisma was intimidated by Verena's presence. I am about to remove Karisma's hands from my chest, but before I can do so. Verena looks over to me and smiles. "It was nice talking to yo Mr. Vallea. Hope you two have a wonderful evening". She then excuses herself and I watch her walk away and begin making conversation with a group of women standing near the edge of the dancefloor. "Whoever the fuck she was, she was rude", Karisma takes hold of my hand as I follow her to the dancefloor. Karisma and I share a dance, my hands wrapped around her waist as she leans her head against my chest. Rather than giving Karisma my full attention like I did earlier this evening, I can't keep my eyes away from Verena who is completely ignoring my presence as she makes her rounds across the room chatting with prominent figures I have worked closely with. I was itching to know more about Verena and nothing would stop me from doing so.





If you couldn't tell already, this is a flashback scene to when Eryx and Verena first met. More flashback scenes to come in the story... Stay tuned.