Chapter 39

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Hand in hand, she and Vincent followed Calinico up the stairs, while she stared her eyes out with open mouth, admiring everything inside the huge mansion.

At the moment Cat was in one of the guestrooms, taking a delicious, warm bath.

Her body had craved this for a few days now, and so she enjoyed the water and all kinds of soaps and potions the maids had put in the tub.

With her eyes closed, her mind drifted off to the day she reunited with Vincent.

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*** Flashback***

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Andreas insisted that Cat went back to the hotel to grab her luggage, so she and Vincent could stay at his place until 'The Phoenixes' decided what to do about the situation.

"I can take care of myself." Vincent had told the temporarily leader of 'the Phoenixes'.

The three of them were in Andreas' office, while they waited for five other members of 'the Phoenixes' to arrive.

They were going to discuss further actions regarding Vincent's situation.

"Your life is still in danger, Mr. Keller… do not forget that." Andreas warned.

Vincent insisted that he was capable of employing people himself to be on his security detail. However, Andreas stood his ground and told him that he was going to discuss it first with the other members.

"I'm not a "Phoenix' anymore, Andreas." He growled and got up from his seat.

"Well, look how that turned out for you!" the young leader fired back at Vincent, the tone of his voice low.

Cat knew then that she had to intervene. "OK, you two… please calm down." she said with a soft tone. "Vincent, tell Andreas that you're going to consider what they propose."

He then locked eyes with her, his face expressionless. She grabbed his hand and looked at him with pleading eyes. "Please?" she asked, so Vincent agreed to it.

He could never say no to her…

"Do you know who my ex-wife worked for, Andreas?" he asked the younger man with a stern tone, while still on his feet.

Andreas had shaken his head. "I have my suspicions… however, Mr Keller, I do not have the proof yet."

Vincent stared blankly at the young man and demanded. "Tell me who."

"But I j…" the leader of 'the Phoenixes' began, but Vincent cut him off harshly.

"Tell me who!"

"Adon Papadakis." Was what Andreas replied.

As that name reached Vincent's ears, he whimpered softly, and instantly leaned on Andreas' desk, the impact of that name hitting him like a ton of bricks.

"What?!" he said after a few moments. "But why?"

He couldn't believe it, because he had done so much for Adon. Ten years earlier, Adon had been just a simple employee and since two years ago had become successful and rich thanks to Vincent…

'I helped him and this is how he repaid me?!' he thought.

"It's so hard to believe that Adon would do this to me! But why?!" Vincent asked.

"That's exactly what we're going to find out." Andreas promised.

Not long after, the five members arrived and they discussed how to handle Vincent's situation…

That's why Cat, Calinico, Vincent and his bodyguard were on the other side of the island right now…

Andreas decided that Vincent had to lay low in Parthenios' mansion until he and 'the Phoenixes' discovered where Adon was hiding.

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** End of Flashback**

Catherine was taken out of her thoughts by a soft knock on the door.

"Wait one second!" she said, and grabbed a towel.

After drying herself off, she slipped into a bathrobe.

"Who is it?" she asked, as she walked towards the bedroom door.

"It's me, sweetie…" she heard Vincent say.

She smiled and swung the door open. There he stood, fully clothed in a dark blue suit, his eyes twinkling like stars.

God damn! He looked so freaking handsome…

"Dinner?" Vincent said and looked at her questioningly. "I'm really hungry and I look forward to Calinico's special Greek dish. What about you? You hungry, sweetie?"

At hearing that, Cat burst out into laughter. "So sorry… I took a warm bath and didn't realize that it was time for dinner already…" she apologized. "Can you wait for me, please?"

"Of course, sweetie…" he replied.

"Give me 15, will you?" she asked, and turned on her heel.

However, Vincent had other plans. He grabbed her on her wrist and swiftly pulled her onto his broad chest.

She gasped softly, and then he looked down at her, his eyes slightly glowing yellow. "Told you I couldn't wait till we were alone… have you forgotten my promise of this afternoon, Catherine?"

She shook her head, and felt her tummy do wonderful somersaults.

Shit! She saw in his eyes that he wanted her…

Vincent slowly brought his left hand towards her face, and as it collided with her chin, he noticed how she shuddered under that simple touch. He lifted her head up so her gorgeous eyes locked onto his once more.

"Vincent…" Was the only thing she said, the look in her eyes so pleading.

Crap.

He gently cupped her face with both his hands, as his heart thumped wildly against his chest.

"Catherine… I want you"

It was in that moment, when she lost it…

She couldn't bear it any longer… wonderful emotions washed over her whole being, while looking into his gorgeous eyes.

Her heart imploded inside her chest, making her whole body tremble heavily.

It became too overwhelming, so she did what she did next. He stood just inches away from her, radiating heat, making her weak in the knees, driving her to the brink of insanity!

Cat was on the verge of grabbing his face roughly and kiss him hard on the mouth.

Vincent watched and admired her, his heart thumping wildly like before. She looked breathtaking at that very moment: her hair was damp from the bath and was a beautiful mess, her cheeks were flushed from anticipation, and her chest heaving.

She was a beautiful mess… and all his.

Vincent couldn't help himself and locked eyes with her." Do you want me, Catherine?" he whispered in her ear.

She nodded. " Yes, Vincent… I wa…" she began, but he was too far gone, his heart unable to hold himself back, so he cut her off.

He swiftly and roughly cupped her face and captured her lips with his. Her hand landed on his chest, and with her delicate, slender fingers she grabbed his suit jacket and pulled him impossibly closer to her.

Cat immediately responded to the feel of his lips on hers. She moved her lips and tugged on his hair, the sensation of his body against her own so wonderful, her heart exploding in her chest.

His right hand disappeared in her shiny locks, while his left one landed on her hip, gripping her softly there, making Cat gasp softly into his mouth. As her lips parted for a second, he took the opportunity and slipped his tongue inside.

'Oh, God!'

Their tongues were dancing together in an intoxicating manner, while their hearts were beating as one. He pulled away first and looked her deep in the eyes, their breaths ragged. She whimpered out of protest, because she wanted to keep kissing him. She wanted to keep feeling his callous hand on her cheek, his oh so wonderful fingers digging onto her flesh.

In response, Cat touched her lips and looked up at him, her pupils blown wide with want.

"Catherine, I love you so much. I need you now…" he finally managed to say.

"Cat?" he said, afraid of what was going through her head.

Finally, she looked up and locked eyes with him. God, she loved him so much!

"Please stay… I need you too, Vincent..."

His heart melted into a puddle, when those words tumbled from her kiss swollen lips.

He was a weak, weak man…

Vincent watched as she slowly closed the little gap between them and grabbed him roughly by his face, her eyes fluttering shut, crashing their mouths together once more. At a certain point the both of them walked backwards, while they desperately kissed each other senseless, grabbing and tugging at each other, while their bodies left their minds behind.

They both landed on her bed, their mouths still attached to one another. He moaned loudly, as she bit his bottom lip, sucking it sweetly.

"I want you, Vincent." She whimpered and sat up on the bed, while unbuttoning the bathrobe.

He admired her and was speechless for a moment.

"Come here…" she softly said, and revealed her beautiful chest.

Yes, he wanted her too… God, he wanted her so badly…

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~ In the meantime ~

As Calinico placed the Greek dishes on the long dining table, one of the maids stood awkwardly next to him, attempting to get his attention. When he turned his face, the young lady looked at him with pleading eyes.

"Yes, Miss? Can I help you with something?" Vincent's butler asked, his brows furrowed.

The young woman then grabbed an object from her pocket. It was a key.

"This... I think your boss, Mr. Keller, needs this key to break the Niarxos' family curse..." the brunette whispered, while holding the heavy key up in Calinico's face, her hand trembling slightly.

As his brain registered the object, Calinico gasped loudly, his eyes wide. "Where in heaven's name did you get this?!" he asked, the tone of his voice low. "Vincent's great grandfather and his father before him searched for it for years, but it was never found! Who are you?"

As her eyes welled up, the brunette's lips trembled. "I uhmm... I am one... one of the two descendants of Henimia..." she replied, while a lonely tear rolled down her cheek.

Calinico watched her with open mouth. "All this time... you've been working for Parthenios so you can spy on him?! How dare you?!" he shouted, and grabbed the young woman tightly by her wrist.

"Ouch! Please, Calinico... you're hurting me." the brunette pleaded. "Let me go..."

Vincent's butler was a patient, considerate and all around good man. However, if someone dares to hurt his boss, he won't hesitate to act. He still gripped the woman's wrist and threatened. "What do you expect, traitor? Do you expect compassion from me?! After all your family has done to the Niarxos' line? Do you know what Mr. Vincent goes through when he's in his other form? Do you know how horri..." he said, but the young lady cut him off.

"I know... I know, OK?" she said. "It's not my fault that Mr. Keller's ancestor fell in love with Agathe instead of my ancestor Henimia! It isn't, OK? But it happened and I just want it to be over... all of it. That's why I'm giving you the key."

Calinico finally let her wrist go, and huffed. "Miss Catherine and Mr. Vincent have to do 5 things in order to break the curse... this is just step 1. And you do know that, right?" he pointed out, and glared at the maid. "So... tell me, little spy: Where the hell is the second key?"

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