Chapter 1 Get Out

At a five-star hotel in Cancun, Caroline King was sitting by the bar sipping margaritas. After spending the entire night drinking and dancing, celebrating her twenty-first birthday, Caroline went to the bathroom near the pool area.

She stepped inside the empty bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror. She admired the beautiful vermilion dress her stylist had designed for her as a birthday present. She fetched her red lipstick from the pocket of her corset-style dress.

After touching up her makeup, Caroline walked back to the bar by the pool. She found her boyfriend and her friend conversing. Caroline stepped closer to them and stood next to her boyfriend, Christopher.

“What are you two talking about?” Christopher wrapped his arm around Caroline’s waist while her friend, Sofia looked away. She rolled her eyes as Caroline added, “aren’t we going to continue dancing?”

“Well, it’s getting late. Plus, we’ve been dancing the whole night. I think we should just go upstairs and call it a day,” Christopher spoke. “Oh, c’mon, Christopher,” Sofia followed up, “it’s her birthday.” Christopher looked at the designer watch on his wrist and spoke, “was her birthday.”

“Well, it doesn’t matter. Let’s just have one last drink before we continue the celebration tomorrow,” Caroline said. She called over the bartender and was about to ask for some tequila shots when Christopher stopped her. He ordered a champagne bottle and explained, “We still haven’t made a toast.”

Caroline chuckled said, “but my birthday was yesterday.”

“It doesn’t matter. We came here to celebrate your birthday.”

“No, we came here for business. Isn’t that right, Sofia?” Sofia, who was lost in thought looked at Caroline and uttered, “what?”

“Are you tired? You seem to be distracted. Do you want to go up to your room?” Caroline asked. “No, that is not it. I was just trying to ignore you two. Seeing how close you two disgust me.” Caroline laughed and then voiced, “don’t say that, Sofia. Just because you hate relationships doesn’t mean you have to hate us; we’re your friends-.”

Before Caroline could continue, Christopher placed a glass of champagne in front of Sofia and then tapped on Caroline’s shoulder. She turned around to face him and he held two glasses of champagne in his hand. He handed her one glass with a smirk on his face before clicking his glass with hers.

“To your twenty-first birthday.” Caroline smiled and clicked her glass with Sofia. “Happy birthday, Caroline.” Christopher took a sip of the champagne before placing the glass on top of the bar. He stood up and spoke, “I think it’s time for us to head upstairs.”

“Why? The night is still young. We haven’t even finished the bottle yet.”

“She’s right, Christopher. If you’re tired, you can just go to your room. Caroline and I will stay here a bit longer,” Sofia added. “Very well,” Christopher spoke, “make sure you go straight to your room when you’re finished. I have a surprise for you.” Christopher pressed a peck against Caroline’s lips before leaving.

Caroline sat on Christopher’s chair and took another sip of the champagne in her glass. As she drank the alcoholic drink, Sofia thought to herself, “His plan is going just as he wanted. Of course, Caroline’s alcohol problem wouldn’t let her refuse a drink.”

“So, what do you want to tell me, Sofia?”

“Oh, it’s nothing. I just wanted to spend more time with you.” Caroline smiled, showing her pearly white teeth. She took another sip and as she drank the champagne Sofia spoke, “you should finish that quickly. You don’t want to make Christopher wait too long.”

Caroline laughed and spoke, “why wouldn’t I want to make him wait? He’s the one that was in a hurry, but why are you suddenly so interested in my relationship?”

“I’m not. I just think it is best if you go meet him,” Sofia responded. “I just want you to hurry up, so I can dispose of you,” Sofia thought as she lied to Caroline. “I don’t buy it. What’s in it for you?”

After a moment of silence, Caroline laughed and spoke, “I’m kidding,” she took another sip before she added, “I was just playing with you. There was no need to get so nervous.” Sofia chuckled nervously before she took a sip of her glass of champagne.

After placing the glass back down Sofia asked, “have you ever done it with him?” Caroline chuckled before responding, “you know I haven’t. Like if told you before, I am waiting until marriage.”

“Why?” Caroline remained silent while answering the question in her mind. “Because I will never get married.”

When Christopher had left the pool area, he walked inside the hotel. He made his way to the elevator as he dialed his friend’s phone number. The elevator chimed and the doors opened while the call went through at the same time. He got in the elevator and pressed the button to the top floor of the building as he spoke to the person over the phone.

“Yes, man. Everything is going smoothly... Yes, I did put it in her drink… She is with Sofia right now,” Christopher spoke as the elevator doors were about to close. The doors opened once again when the sensor detected a person going into the elevator. Christopher stood to one side of the elevator, letting a man get in the elevator.

Without greeting each other, the man with a cold expression looked at the buttons in the elevator and saw that the elevator was heading to the top floor of the building. The elevator doors finally closed, and Christopher continued talking over the phone. “I can’t believe she will finally be mine. I have waited for this since I met her… Shut up, man. I know she is the only girl that has ever refused me, but I can’t wait any longer. I am not forcing her to be with me. She just needs a small push.”

The man standing next to Christopher raised his eyebrow as he overheard his conversation. He glanced at Christopher before fetching his cellphone from his pocket and deciding to mind his business.

When the elevator finally reached the top floor of the building, the mysterious man walked out of the elevator before Christopher. He walked into his suite, located at the end of the corridor, near the elevator. Christopher continued walking down the hallway while talking on the phone, making his way to Caroline’s suite.

Once he stood in front of the door to the hotel suite, he spoke, “I’m about to go into her suite. It won’t take long for her to come find me… Yes, man. I will tell you how it went yesterday. Thank you for wishing me good luck, but I don’t need it. As I said before, she will sleep with me tonight.” He walked inside the suite with the card he had in his pocket and hung up the phone.

Back at the bar by the pool, Caroline and Sofia were conversing when Caroline took the last sip of her drink. She placed the glass on top of the counter and placed her hand over her forehead after suddenly feeling dizzy.

“What’s wrong? Are you okay?” Caroline nodded before responding, “yes, I think I drank a bit too much. I should just go upstairs.”

“Yes, do you need me to help you get to your room?” Caroline shook her head in refusal before trying to get off the stool she sat in. She grabbed onto the countertop when the feeling of dizziness intensified.

Sofia got up from her stool and grabbed Caroline’s arm. “Here. Lean on me.” She placed Caroline’s arm over her shoulder and started walking towards the hotel lobby. As she helped Caroline towards the elevator, Sofia remembered a conversation she overheard Christopher had over the phone earlier and said, “your plan is working perfectly, Christopher. Caroline would not have been tipsy even after drinking the entire bar.”

Knowing Caroline’s high tolerance for alcoholic drinks, Sofia instantly knew Christopher placed something in Caroline’s drink. She looked over at the intoxicated woman next to her and clicked her tongue. “I must get rid of you,” Sofia spoke.

After getting in the elevator and going to the top floor of the hotel, Sofia patiently waited for the elevator to take them to their floor. She once again looked at Caroline and sneered. She fought the urge to leave Caroline alone in the elevator as she told herself the best way to get rid of her was to leave her in her own suite, making sure she would not meet Christopher.

When the elevator finally arrived at the top floor, Sofia walked out of the elevator with Caroline and looked around the empty hallway, cautiously looking to the right and then to the left. With one door open at the end of the hallway she smirked. “Well, now that I think about it, it’s better if I leave you in there than to go all the way down the hallway to my room,” she thought.

Sofia walked over to the door and found a waiter providing room service. “Leave the door open. My friend is staying here,” Sofia spoke. Praying the waiter understood what she just said, the waiter walked out of the suite with an empty cart, leaving the door open for them.

She entered the spacious suite and looked around for any guests. Seeing how there was no one around, Sofia walked over to the bed and threw Caroline on the bed. She then walked back to the door, thinking her mission was complete, but when she was about to walk out of the suite, the door to the bathroom opened.

Sofia jumped after hearing the door opened and looked towards the bathroom. She found a man with a towel wrapped around his lower body. Without staring too much at the man with water droplets running down his muscular body and wet hair, Sofia ran out of the room.

As she made her way down the corridor she looked back and noticed the room was located in a blind spot. Then she uttered, “A man. Not bad. At least you will not be so lonely tonight, Caroline.” She let out a giggle as she continued to ecstatically walk to Caroline’s suite in hopes of finding Christopher there.

In the suite with a complete stranger, the drunk Caroline lay on the king-sized bed, switching positions to get comfortable. Unable to fall asleep, she slowly opened her eyes and looked down at her feet. She sat up and took off her silver high-heel sandals. She let her high heels fall to the floor and tried to lie down once more.

When she was trying to get comfortable, she sprang up at the sound of the man’s deep voice. “Get out!” The man shouted. Caroline squinted her eyes while staring at the man. She stood up from the bed and staggered while walking towards the man.

As she stepped closer, she spoke, “can I get some water? I don’t feel so well.” Her voice fainted in the air as she stood inches away from the tall man. She looked up and met the man’s gaze. She lost herself in his beautiful green eyes. She took another step and wrapped her arms around his neck.

As soon as she clung to him, the intriguing smell of her perfume seduced him. The seductive fragrance lingered in the close space between them. As he continued to breathe in the enticing aroma, he felt more and more intrigued about the woman in front of him.

“Who sent you here,” the man asked in his husky voice. “Sent me here?” She asked in a croaky. “I don’t know what you are talking about. I don’t know why you are in my room. I just want a glass of water.”

“Who sent you?” He repeated. Caroline placed her hand against the back of his neck and slowly rode her hand up. She ran her fingers through his wet hair. She pressed herself against his body, standing on her tippy toes while leaning closer to his ear.

“This is my room,” she whispered, “now, get out before I call security.” The man grasped her wrists and pushed her down to the floor. She fell to the ground and looked up at the man. “I don’t have time for your games. Get out!”

His harsh tone made her flinch. She looked around the suite but was dumbfounded when she could not find any of her belongings. “Who are you?” Asked the man. Caroline looked back at him and uttered, “who are you?” The man let out a sigh. “My patience is growing thin.”

Again, Caroline’s dizziness returned. She forced her eyes shut while placing her hands on her head, trying to rub her aching temples. “Could you please get me a cup of water?”

The man walked over to the table and picked up a glass and poured some water in the glass. Caroline slowly stood up and walked over to the bed. She took a seat as the man walked over to her. He placed the glass of water in front of her and right when she was about to grab the glass, he pulled back the glass. “Who are you and what do you want?”

Ignoring his question, Caroline grabbed the glass of water from his hand and took a sip. Once she finished drinking the last drop of water in the glass, she responded, “who I am is none of your business.” She smirked as she watched the man’s irritated expression. She then placed the empty glass on the nightstand next to her.

Trying to keep his composure, the man took a deep breath and spoke, “how much do you want?”

“Want what?”

“How much money do you want to get the **** out of my room?” As the drug Christopher placed in her drink began to take effect, Caroline looked at the handsome man in front of her. She bit her bottom lip, watching his lips move, unable to comprehend the words coming out of his mouth.

She shook her head, trying to get back from her thoughts. She gave the man an ugly stare and uttered, “I am not feeling well. What the fuck did you put in that water?” The man raised his eyebrow. Since this was the first time anyone had been daring enough to talk to him like that, he did not know how to react. But one thing was for sure, his interest in the daring woman in front of him had grown.

The man coldly looked at her, making her shiver. She gave him another death stare, refusing to be intimidated by the man in front of her. She stood up from the bed and stepped closer to the man. She pinched his sharp jaw. The man harshly grabbed her wrist, trying to make her remove her hand, but she would not oblige.

Due to her occupation, Caroline was used to having men look down on her until she showed them the power she holds. “Get the **** out of my room,” Caroline spoke in her autocratic voice.

The man pulled her away as he smirked. “Who is this woman?” He wondered. Caroline turned and pulled her wrist until she freed herself from his grasp. As soon as she was free, she lost her balance and was about to fall to the floor, but she grabbed onto the man. By doing so, she accidentally tugged on the man’s towel.

She stared at the man’s muscular body as she bit her bottom lip. Normally she would not feel this way, but since the drug Christopher placed in her drink was highly effective, her thoughts and her actions were completely corrupted.

The man smirked and picked up his towel. He wrapped the towel around his lower body once again before looking back at the bold woman in front of him. She licked her lips and stepped closer to him.

Since Caroline was not sober, she could only think about the mysterious man in front of her, and how much she desired him. Her gaze traveled up from his abdomen to his lips. She looked into his eyes for a second before staring back at his lips.

The man placed his finger under her chin and lifted her gaze, making her look back at his eyes. With his thumb, he trailed her cherry lip as she let out a deep breath.

Her temperature began to rise, her pupils dilated, and her desire for the man in front of her intensified because of the drug Christopher had dropped in her drink. Her arousal grew uncontrollably. At this point, she had lost the ability to control her breathing.

“Help me,” she let out between pants. Her cheeks blushed more than usual. Her body temperature continued, driving her mad. She instantly placed her hands on her back and grasped the strings from her corset. She tugged on the stings before slowly undoing her corset. She slipped the straps of the dress off her shoulder, letting the dress fall to the floor.

Her heart pounded rapidly as the feeling for desire became indescribable. The man gazed upon her body, completely admiring the view. He placed his hands on her shoulders and pushed her down against the bed. He leaned closer to her, placing his knee in between her thighs. He brushed his lips against hers and whispered, “do you want me to help you?”

Caroline let out a deep breath and slowly nodded. Unable to hold back any longer, the man uttered, “don’t worry, I will take good care of you.” He passionately kissed her soft lips. She let out a moan through the kiss as she placed her hands around his neck.

Caroline was peacefully sleeping in the spacious bed when she was awakened by the bright light coming from the window and the cold air conditioning, which was set at a low temperature. She slowly opened her eyes because a ray of sunlight was hitting her eyes. She looked around for the bed cover and found it on the floor.

Because she was still half asleep, she picked up the bed comforter from the floor and wrapped her ***** body in the comforter. She tried to go back to sleep but the discomfort all over her body did not let her go back to sleep. She sat up and placed her hand over her lower abdomen, wondering why that was the place where she felt the most discomfort.

Caroline came to her senses and realized she was *****. She looked around the suite and realized she was in an unknown hotel room. All her belongings were nowhere to be found. She continued to look around and found a man’s belongings and panicked. “What has happened? How come I am unable to remember anything?” She wondered.

Caroline slowly managed to stand up from the bed and picked up her dress from the floor. She looked around wondering if there was anybody else with her in the suite, but to her good luck, she was alone.

Caroline got dressed and walked over to the desk in the suite. She grabbed the notepad and pen provided by the hotel after thinking of what to write.

“I had a great time last night. I hope we never see each other again.”

She reached inside her pockets and found four hundred dollars and a scarlet lipstick. She placed the dollar bills on top of the desk before she put on the red lipstick. She picked up the note and kissed the corner, making her lips on the paper.

Caroline left the note on the table along with the one-hundred-dollar bills and made her way out of the suite. She looked around the empty hallway and noticed her suite was on the same floor and hotel she was staying. She let out a sigh of relief.

She walked down the hallway and found her suite and was about to open the door with the card she had in her pocket. As she had been walking down the corridor, she remembered what happened during her childhood. She clenched her fists, sinking her nails into her skin, trying to hold back to tears that were about to stream down her face.

“Crying is for the weak!” Those words tormented her, making her want to cry even more yet at the same time, those words gave her strength. She took a deep breath and tried to calm down.

When she was ready, she entered the suite and slowly walked towards the bed because of the heavy discomfort she felt as she walked. When she stood in front of the bed, she found a man and a woman sleeping on her bed.

Unable to believe what her eyes were seeing, her body ached with rage at the sight of her friend and her boyfriend sleeping peacefully on the bed. “What is going on here?” She shouted, making the two lovers awake from their slumber in a scare.

Christopher sprang up and looked at the woman standing in front of him. “Caroline?” He looked to the side as Sofia sat up, covering herself with the comforter. “It’s not what it looks like, Care.”

“Oh really? So, it’s not like my supposedly good friend and my wonderful boyfriend are sleeping together,” Caroline spoke with a hint of sarcasm in her tone. Sofia chuckled. “Give it a rest, Caroline. I’ve won, he prefers me,” Sofia spoke. Sofia got up from the bed and walked up to Caroline.

As she stood close to Caroline, she smelled the strong scent of a man’s cologne. “What is that smell, Caroline? Is this the infamous walk of shame? Did you have fun with the man from last night?” Sofia asked. Refusing to let Sofia insult her, Caroline let out a chuckle. “I have no idea what you are talking about... But tell me, how does it feel to cling to another woman’s man?”

“Oh, Caroline, he was never yours, to begin with. He was just pretending with you. He was only after your money and connections. Right, babe?” Stunned, Christopher did not know what to answer. “I-I... that is not true… I love you, Caroline.”

“Spotting a liar has never been easier. Do you really think I will believe those pitiful words? Christopher, I’ve caught you sleeping with this cheap *****. Do you seriously think you can lie to me now? I don’t care how long you two have been screwing each other and lying to me. All I care about is that I finally know the truth.”

Caroline gripped Sofia’s wrist and dragged her out of the suite. She closed the door on her face, making Sofia bang on the door. Caroline ignored the crazy woman standing outside of the room and walked over to Christopher. “Baby, listen to me... I thought it was you-.”

“What the **** are you saying? Are you giving me that “I was thinking of you the entire time” bullshit? Christopher, I will not believe any more of your lies. You are just full of shit! I should have listened to Sebastian. He was right about you. We have been together for two years together. All those rumors going around that you were cheating on me, were true… I was so naïve to believe all of your shit, all of your lies.”

“That is not true-.” Caroline interrupted Christopher with a harsh slap. She left her fingers marked on his cheek as she hit her hand against his face, turning his head to the side. “I want you to get the fuck out of my room and never appear in front of my face again. If you do, you are dead… Get out!”

Christopher was still stunned by Caroline’s words. “You are not a man; you are a piece of shit. Get out! Now!” Hearing her use that tone with him and those harsh words for the first time surprised him. Unable to look at her eyes, his gaze trailed down to her neck where he noticed a bruise on the side of her neck.

“What is that on your neck?”

Caroline ignored his question and grabbed him by his arm and dragged him out of her room. Christopher knocked on the door loudly, but Caroline ignored his pitiful behavior. Sofia walked out of her suite, which was right in front of Caroline’s suite. She walked over to Christopher and led him inside her suite.

Caroline looked around the spacious suite in disgust. She could not believe those two had used her room to have their affair. She walked over to the balcony and opened the sliding door. She stepped out to the balcony and took a deep breath of fresh air.

Tears streamed down her face, but she instantly wiped them off. She felt so pathetic to be wasting her emotions on the man that was cheating on her with her friend. Caroline decided not to cry for Christopher, he was just not worth her tears.

When she felt she could go back inside the suite without feeling like the air in there was suffocating her, she went to the bathroom and ran the water in the shower. She took off her dress and looked in the mirror. Thankfully, the only mark left by the man was the hickey on her neck.

When Caroline walked out of the bathroom, she glanced at the bed and sneered in disgust. She did not even want to imagine how many times those two had been together. Though she was pissed, she did have to thank Sofia for not letting her have sex with Christopher. She would rather sleep with a stranger than him.

Caroline got dressed and packed her belongings. She sat out on the lounge chair on the balcony with her laptop to finish the business she was doing in Cancun. The main reason why she traveled to Mexico was for business; however, she decided to stay a few more days because of her birthday.

After signing the contract, she spent these few days, the hotel would be hers. She only needed to finish some paperwork before she could return to New York. She would usually send her assistant to do her work, but this time, she wanted to deal with this matter in person. She understood that a hotel when it was well managed and in a good location was always profitable.

After finishing her work, Caroline made a phone call to her assistant. She then gathered her belongings and went down to the lobby of the hotel. Right when she got off the elevator, she encountered the manager of the hotel.

After having a conversation with the man, she asked him for a list of names of the guests staying on her same floor. With this, she found out that the handsome man’s name was Liam Sabbatini, the man that had taken advantage of her when she was most vulnerable. She finished her conversation with the manager about the hotel and made her way to the airport.

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