"Lyre,search for ways to get over premature love."

Jace spoke to his assistant on his tablet, currently sitting on his bed shirtless, his hair dripping wet from the scalding shower he just had.

"Searching for ways to get over premature love. "

The bot responded, always quick to action.

There was a moment of silence before it spoke again.

"Article one, Ways To Avoid Premature love confessions. Number one, Jump off a cliff-"

"Stop!"

So much of a helpful assistant.

"Everything okay, sir? "The computer asked, clearly oblivious to the situation at hand.

"Nothing's okay. You're trying to kill me,for heaven's sake. All I did was ask for a way to get over Mia. "

"Do you need me to look up painless ways to commit suicide? "

Jace dead eyed the tablet, wishing there was an actual person he could see and punch the heck out of.

"I think I need to speak with my IT guy. "He mumbled to himself, using the towel at hand to dab his hair.

He sighed.

Mia was driving him crazy, and not just by her looks, her evil sexy smile,or her delicious essence, but her whole demeanor.

How dare she leave him dangling like that?

He wanted an answer damn it. He wanted a straight answer.

All his life, he had never been one to chase after women, expect maybe once or twice when he was all but forced to succumb to Jack's pressure, but all in all he had never had any trouble with them.

As a matter of fact, they almost always threw themselves at him,they always wanted him.He had good looks, a charming aura, a hot body, and was rich.

Any girl wants that, right?

So, it had been natural of him to expect he would just ask her out and things would work out for him, but alas, that wasn't the case.
Why though?
Wasn't she the one who was trying to seduce him anyway? So why was she leaving him dangling on a bottomless cliff?

Oh, the pain.

It compressed his chest more than necessary, and hammered his head in a way he never knew possible.

He sat up.

By golly, he was going to win over this woman.

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Mia had a smile on her face.

It was so wrong,but it felt so right.

She, of all people, was not supposed to be capable of having a smile,let alone a genuine one on her face, but eureka, here it was.

She knew she was going to succeed.

Looking at Jace's eyes had given her the assurance she needed. He was not thinking straight, not about anything.

She knew just from looking at him he was a man without ambition, a man out to please everyone, a man set out to be a perfect example.

In this business, the moment he become emotional,was the moment he was going to catch a bullet.

Simple as that.

When her crew had told her days ago that someone had tried to hack her computer, tracing it back to him, she had been skeptical.

Maybe he isn't just a pretty face after all.She thought to herself. Maybe he caught a thing or two from his dad.

But then again,he had gone and straight out shown he was a man under the love spell.

She chuckled.

Love spell.

To think she was capable of inflicting that kind of thing on a real person.

She slowly rubbed the sunscreen lotion she had on her hands to her skin, knowing it was about time she hit the beach, not for a friendly swim or basking in the sun, just for mere appearance to let people know she was still here, still ready for the fight.

Or, whispered the tiny evil voice in her head, it could be just to let Jace know you're still available.

That voice should really learn to shut up.

She also had plans to go see her dad later in the day at the hospital , which was two hours away, so if she really planned on having a strong alibi,she should at least show up around everyone before dusk hit.

It was already around five,but still sunny, and she planned on leaving at seven, only to return early in the morning before anyone was awake and pretend like she never left.

Usually, visiting hours at the hospital didn't allow anyone past four, but when you're basically paying for the entire hospital's medicine supply, you can get away with anything.

Of course, she had to have special identification, but that was a small price to pay anyway.

Literally.

She put on an ocean blue sleeveless maxi dress, black flats and that horribly brown sunhat she got as a present, then grabbed her phone and dashed out of the room.

As she walked towards the beach, she  checked her phone for some more news, and as usual, her team did not disappoint.

Jace had apparently just opened a brand new account under Falcon, I guess to protect himself in case the deal didn't work out as planned.

Sorry baby boy.Looks like you've got nowhere to run to now.

She smiled quietly to herself,still absorbed in her phone,and panicked when she suddenly bumped into someone who steadied her with ease, dipping her to only what could be described to as a romantic angle.

"I hope that smile means you're ready to have dinner with me. "Jace breathed, his hot breath caressing her now close neck.

She quickly balanced herself on her feet and was up faster than you could say 'flash. '

She composed herself at the same speed, and looked up with a small smile.

"You'd like that, wouldn't you?"She played, still carefully trying to play hard to get.

Jace dipped his head and smiled.

"Yes, I would. I'd want that very much, and what Jace wants, Jace gets. "

She was careful not to grit her teeth at the statement.

"Too confident, are you? "She sashayed around him like a predator, mentally slapping herself for noticing how good he looked in his blue washed jeans and white shirt.

Jace turned to come face to face with her.

He pretended like he was not intimidated at all by her vicious leopard vibes.

Inside, he was a panicky mess. But this was the time to take a plate of courage.

"Don't you want to know what I have planned? "Jace followed her as she thankfully walked towards the direction he hoped she would.

Mia thought about it.

Did she really want to see what he had planned? What if he had found out about her plans, and he and his evil dad had prepared yet another plan to massacre her? What if she went to dinner with him, and he found a way to poison her and sweep away her family once and for all?? What if he wanted to make a fool of her, and play her just like she was playing him?

She had to admit, all those were some pretty scary thoughts, but the scariest one was that a little part of her actually wanted to find out what he had planned.

Was he just a man of looks and power, or could he actually sweep a girl off her feet?

Her silence was killing him, but he didn't want to say anything and sound too desperate. After all, patience was a virtue that yielded sweet ripe fruit at its own time.

The silence carried on.

Mia cursed herself for not thinking her outfit through.

Her flats kept sinking in the sand, believe me, they can do that, and her dress was almost being blown away from her body by the savage wind that was currently declaring its power to defeat even the strongest of people, and her stupid hat kept falling off, only for Jace to grab it before it hit the ground and gently place it back on her head.

Ugh, some gentleman.

To make matters worse, she had no idea where she was going, or how she was going to shake off the dude that was trailing her like a love sick puppy.

Jace cleared his throat.

Maybe he should say something.

"Uuh.. "He began, but she held up her hand and stopped him.

She abruptly turned.

"Yes? "She looked straight at him with that unwavering gaze of hers that could make anyone freeze over ten times.

But then again, he knew that this was her game, she wanted to scare him off, play had to get, and God knows what else.

So he wouldn't back down either.

"I..uuh.. I"

"Use your words, big boy. "She smiled cockily.

Oh, he would.

He would use his charm too.

By golly, she was going to give him the credit, and would also get a taste of her own game, let alone proof that two can play that game.

"I do have something planned, Mia. Just give me a chance. "

She lifted an eyebrow.

"Just a chance? "

He shrugged.

"Either way, am not taking no for an answer. Not tonight. "

She smiled, a questioning smile, as if to say what are you gonna do about it?

"Look behind you. "

He said, smiling to himself as she turned skeptically.

Her jaw dropped.

Definitely not just a pretty boy.

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