The Billionaire’s Lighthouse Series: A Billionaire, Bad Boy, Romance

by Michelle Love

  “I found this for you” Arsen spoke and my head snapped in his direction. He closed the door behind him and walked over to me. He handed me a champagne colored silk nightgown. He began unbuttoning his shirt and walking into the bathroom attached to his room.

  “Where can I change?” I asked him.

  “Right there” He peaked his head out of the bathroom. “Don’t be afraid, I won’t look”

  I heard him laugh as I tried to quickly get out of my dress and get into the new one. When I took off my bra I turned to see him walking out of the bathroom in only his boxers. Let me tell you, for an older man he had a great body. I erased the dirty thoughts from my mind and just stared at him.

  He looked at the shocked expression on my face and down at my body and smirked. I looked down and noticed that I was only in my underwear. The air in the room became thick and I quickly grabbed the gown to cover myself. I didn’t have a bad body but for some reason, I felt really embarrassed and uncomfortable. I mean I’ve only known the guy for a couple of days, it wasn’t really the right time to be naked around him. Especially when I wanted to wait for this moment, if things even got that far with Arsen and I.

  “Lola, you don’t have to hide from me. We’re both old enough to be naked around each other and comfortable with it” He walked by me and picked up my clothing from the floor. He placed them on a chair next to his desk and looked over at me again.

  “Where will I be sleeping?” I tried changing the subject to take away from the awkwardness.

  “With me, hopefully” he responded. “I respect whatever boundaries you have, I just haven’t slept next to a beautiful woman in a long time.”

  I nodded slowly, not wanting to put up a fight and climbed into bed. He turned off the light and got into bed next to me. Directly across the room was a huge floor to ceiling window and the curtains were pulled back completely. There was a beautiful view of not only the moon and stars but over the city as well. I could see almost every building well-lit and that alone made me feel safe. The light from outside made it easier to see around the room and to see that Arsen was staring at me staring at the view.

  I looked over at him and smiled. “The view is beautiful, thanks for letting me experience this”

  “Anytime you want to see it, let me know” He ran his hand over my thigh and it drove me crazy. “You know, Lola, I’ve wanted you ever since I’ve laid eyes on you”

  “I’m well aware, Arsen” I replied bluntly, trying not to say too much.

  “Well, do you feel the same way?” I felt him move a little closer to me.

  “Maybe” I smirked and rolled over on my side. I felt him pull me back so that my body touched his and his hand grazed my leg.

  “So why aren’t we doing anything about that” his hand slipped between my thighs and I began to melt, but I wasn’t going to let him know that he had full control of my body at the moment. I pulled his hand away and laughed lightly.

  “Goodnight, Arsen Lockhart”

  “I really felt like the connection was there. I guess not” he spoke quietly. He moved back away from me and turned over. “Whenever you’re ready, Lola, just let me know”

  “Again” I smiled to myself. “Goodnight, Arsen Lockhart”

  I woke up to a mist of water on my face. “Wake up, angel”

  I sat up and rubbed my eyes to see a woman standing over me with a tray of food. “What was that you sprayed on my face? It feels… really refreshing”

  “Rosewater, ma'am. Mr. Lockhart ordered that we wake you up beautifully with a nice breakfast”

  “Mmm” I smiled, closing my eyes and inhaling the smell of pancakes. The woman placed the tray of food on my lap and I automatically dug in. It was like food I’ve never tasted before although it was a simple meal. Pancakes, eggs, and bacon with a cup of tea and a bowl of fruit on the side.

  “Mr. Lockhart had to leave early for work but he says that you are welcomed to stay here until he gets home. He left you an outfit at the end of the bed and if you are ready to leave before he gets home just let me know and I’ll phone the driver” The woman smiled and left the room without saying anything else.

  Who would’ve expected that Arsen would even let me stay after things didn’t go as he planned last night? I guess he really liked me. I sat the tray of food aside after I was finished eating and slid out of bed grabbing the clothes that were left for me. I walked to the bathroom and saw the most beautiful shower I have ever laid eyes on. The shower head was the entire ceiling and the doors to the shower were clear with a gold trim. I was in love.

  I took off my clothes and hopped inside. I turned on the shower and the water fell down on me like the mist of a rainforest. I looked at the shelf built into the shower and saw all of the beautiful bottles or body wash and shampoo. I helped myself to whatever I needed and got myself cleaned up. I grabbed the two folded towels inside and dried my body and my hair.

  After taking the best shower of my life I put on the dark jeans and fitted shirt that left me. These really hugged my body so I guess he picked them out for a reason. I walked back to his room and shot him a text asking if I could check my email on his computer.

  While waiting for his reply I walked around the upstairs of the house and eventually found his daughter’s bedroom. She looked just like him, gorgeous and model like. I saw why her clothes were too tight on me. She looked around 17 or 18, I wonder if she knew her dad liked girls a couple years older than her. I saw a picture of a woman that seemed to be her mom. I wonder what the relationship was like between her and Arsen, and why they weren’t still together.

  I shrugged away the thought and went to explore more of the house when Arsen finally texted back and told me that I could use the computer. I continued to further my exploration down the hall and into another room which was just full of plants and a different computer from the one in his room. For some reason I felt the urge to use this one.

  I sat at the desk and turned it on, to my surprise there was no password on it. I logged into my email as an extra account because I didn’t know if I should just sign out of Arsen’s or not. I clicked through a few messages and saw that classes were canceled today so that’s good on my part, I was going to skip them anyways. I really felt tempted to just switch over to Arsen’s account and see what an actual novelist’s inbox consists of.

  So I did it. I scrolled through a couple of spam messages and emails for upcoming book events until I saw something interesting. A read message subject titled “I am going to kill you, Arsen Lockhart”. It reminded me of that crazy woman last night so I decided to open it to see what it was about.

  “Dear Arsen Lockhart,

  I knew about this whole little business you and your rich friends were running and I had nothing to say about it because it didn’t affect me that much but you have crossed the line. Michael was a kind loving man and father of 3 who was just doing what he had to do to provide for his family and you go off and kill him? He had a life! Whether he didn’t have your stupid drug money on time or not he still had a life and a family and you took all of that away from him, and you took him away from us. Now what are we going to do, he was the one that made a living for us. Either you give me 5 million dollars or I am going to kill you, Arsen Lockhart! I will sabotage your entire drug cartel and make your life a living hell!!”

  I quickly exited out of the email. My heart was beating extremely fast. I knew Arsen was hiding something by the way he reacted last night, but I didn’t know that it was a drug cartel. I didn’t know that he would actually kill someone! I shut off the computer and stood up. I turned to leave and saw Arsen standing at the doorway.

  “Hello, Lola” He spoke sternly.

  TO BE CONTINUED…….

  A Billionaire’s Possession

  An Alpha Billionaire Romance

  Book 2

  By Michelle Love

  Lola

  Have you ever felt as if time has stopped around you, but in this specific moment you were unable to move
? Unable to think and speak clearly. That’s exactly how I felt. Learning that the man that I was developing feelings for is a murderer, then turning to see that he was watching you go through all of his private information.

  My heart dropped to the pit of my stomach as I hesitated to respond to Arsen. He raised an eyebrow with a smirk on his face.

  “I see the clothes fit you well” he spoke, looking me up and down.

  “Hello, Arsen” I finally managed to speak and looked straight past him into the hallway. “Yes, the clothes fit very well. Thank you”

  Before I could even make it to the door Arsen stepped in and closed it behind him. “Did you... find all that you were looking for on the computer?”

  I gulped and nodded. “I’ll just be leaving now”

  When I tried to walk past him he grabbed my wrist and I felt myself being pushed against the wall. I gasped and looked up at Arsen who was now hovering over me. I could tell by the look on his face that I was caught and this wasn’t going to be easy.

  “You know, it’s really not polite to go through people’s emails. You don’t have the right” He spat.

  “I don’t know what you’re talking abo-” I mumbled and was quickly cut off.

  “Don’t play stupid with me, Lola. I was standing in the doorway the entire time” he scoffed.

  “Arsen, I swear-” I was cut off again.

  “I know what you saw on that computer and you don’t know how much trouble you’re in now, Lola. But you don’t seem like the type to be a loud mouth about these type of things so I’m considering letting you go” after he said that I felt so much relief. He smirked down at me and backed away slowly. “Just know that if you run your mouth about anything, you’ll end up like that woman’s husband. Unlike his situation, your family won’t have the fortune of ever finding your body”

  That was oddly a turn on. Not the fact that he would kill me, but the way he was so serious. Not once did he crack a hint of a smile, his face showed zero emotion. Almost as if he was heartless. No man has ever talked to me in that tone of voice and it gave me a bit of a rush. Feeling myself shake in fear and pleasure, I bit down on my lip and nodded in agreement. He flashed a look of confusion as his eyebrows knitted together, he was clearly confused about my reaction. I for once felt… submissive and I liked it too.

  “Come on, I’ll give you a ride home. You can grab your things from the bottom of the stairs.” He turned and left the room, and I followed after him like a lost puppy shortly after. It seemed as if the hallway grew longer with every step I took. The tension was so heavy and the air was so thick that I found myself almost out of breath. I fanned myself to try to calm down.

  Once we made it down the stairs I grabbed the bag with my things in them and slid on my heels. They surprisingly went well with the outfit I was wearing. I said my goodbye’s to the house workers and went outside to Arsen’s car. He was already inside, staring forward towards the view of the city.

  I had to realize that this isn’t some bad boy, good girl fantasy. This was real life and I was actually next to a murderer. I never understood how people could kill one another, it just doesn’t make sense. I guess it comes down to that sometimes, but from what I read Arsen was completely wrong. If that’s how things are in drug cartels, I’m glad I never became a part of one.

  I sat in the front seat and as soon as I closed the door he sped off. I didn’t even have time to put on my seatbelt, he must have still been upset about the situation, Why wouldn’t he? Some random girl found out his biggest secret, I’d be pretty upset too. There was an awkward silence between us.

  His grip on the steering wheel made it painful for me to watch. I found myself constantly switching my thoughts. One moment I’m thinking about how amazing it felt to be put in my place and another moment I realize how my life is actually in danger at this point. I’m not sure if I actually have an attraction for this side of him or if I’m just romanticizing the situation to make myself more comfortable.

  I wondered what he was thinking about. Maybe ways he would tell his gang that I found out their secret or maybe about how I betrayed him by going through his personal emails. I guess I’ll never find out because right now I’m too afraid that asking him that might just make him snap. I decided to just leave that situation alone and focus on the city lights ahead of me. They brought me some type of peace in this terrifying issue.

  Arsen was so deep into his thoughts that he didn’t realize that he has passed my building on campus.

  “You missed my building” I spoke a little too loudly. He jumped a little and quickly put the car in reverse, moving back towards my building. I admired his tightened jaw and how straight it looked. His skin was very smooth without any wrinkles. I guess anything is possible when you’re a billionaire. I grabbed my bag and opened the door. “See you tomorrow, Mr. Lockhart”

  He finally looked at me for the first time since we left his house and raised an eyebrow, questioning my statement. I smirked and stood from his car.

  “I’ll be at your office to finish my interview with you. 3 o’clock sharp.” I spoke with my back turned to him and before he could respond I walked away. When I made it to my floor, my door was wide open and Anabella was moving, what looked like, a few old things from the place. I greeted her with a simple hello and walked straight in towards my room. I clearly couldn’t talk to her about this new unexplained attraction I had for Arsen without her rude criticism. She didn’t even respond when I spoke to her.

  I laid back on my bed thinking how could I possibly feel this way. This man just threatened to take my life if I reveal his secret and I could feel nothing but lust for him after that. Am I going insane? For that brief moment of feeling submissive, I felt so alive. It's just something the way he tells me what to do and that look he gives me like I better listen to him or else. I'm not sure why, but I think I'm letting my guard down. I think I might actually be able to open up to someone new. Arsen is different from the rest and I think it's time for me to actually deal with a real man.

  I am definitely insane. I’m risking my life all for the sake of finding a lover that I could actually balance out with. Besides the hatred that he has for me now, I think he would get over it long after he sees how trustworthy I am with his secret. I turned on some music and started to sing along softly until I felt the presence of someone at my door.

  "So, you were just going to stay out all night no call or text and come home and not tell me where have you been?" Anabella asked from my doorway. I looked at her and shook my head.

  "Ana, I called you like 20 times last night and you didn't answer the phone for me which resulted in me staying the night at Arsen's house. I didn't think you would care to know where I've been since you ignored my phone calls and didn't even bother to respond when I just said hello to you." I rolled my eyes and continued to stare up at the ceiling.

  "Did you call my new number? That would be the smart thing to do, Lola" she asked. “And great. Just great. You’re sleeping with this man now?”

  "Since when did you have a new number and when were you going to tell me, Anabella?" I sat up quickly and looked directly at her. "I'm your best friend for Christ's sake, what if it was an emergency?! And how dare you? Nothing happened between Arsen and I!"

  "I'm sure Arsen would be all the protection that you needed, Lola. And I definitely sent a text to all my contacts with my new number. You would have noticed if you would have taken a break from that little novel of yours and paid attention to the real world." She scoffed. “Pathetic. I don’t even know who you are anymore”

  "Get out of my room, Anabella." I couldn't believe that my own best friend would even say such a thing like that to me.

  She has been the only one who has really supported my decision to become a writer, but these last few days has been really tense between us. I'm not sure where all of this built up hate has come from inside of her but I need to find out, and I need to know why she is directing it towards whatever Arsen and I have go
ing on.

  "Fine" she mumbled folding her arms over her chest leaving my bedroom.

  I heard her say a few things under her breath but I didn't care too much to even extend the problem at hand. Since we were children, Anabella was always stubborn. She never cared if she was wrong or right as long as no one questioned her actions, and when her actions were questioned she would catch an attitude. This specific problem never phased me because I was the most knowledgeable one in the friendship and she would always listen to me.

  Since Arsen and I began talking, Anabella has taken her stubbornness onto an entirely different level. She has been very moody and disapproving of everything that has been going on although I am a grown woman who is completely capable of making her own conscious decisions. I’m not quite sure what she doesn’t get about that.

  Even if she doesn’t approve of who I’m dating, she could at least support me being in a relationship and that’s the thing! Arsen and I aren’t even dating so I don’t see what the big deal is. Whatever we have between us could either go really bad or really good. All I know is that I wish I could have my best friend there for me through it all.

  I started to do a bit of studying to clear my mind but also gather some questions to ask Arsen. I searched his name on the internet and wrote down any interesting facts that caught my eye. I started downloading a couple of his books onto my laptop to read later. I wanted to know the ins and outs of his mind. One of his books caught my eye and I couldn’t wait to read it.