Blueprint 7_Invisible to My First Love

Chapter 7 

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 Maddox wasn’t beside me when I woke upter that morning, not that I expected him to be there.

 Just as I tried to sit up and stretch, I hissed at the soreness in my body, especially between my legs. It was a wicked reminder of how he handled mest night and I was just taking it because I wanted it.

 Iy back down and squeezed the pillow next to me, thinking about the sensation of his tongue when he shoved it inside me before those thrusts that made it seem like he wanted to ruin me and own me at the same

 time.

 If I could go back in time, I wouldn’t have done anything differently. Everything he did, made me forget about the pain in my heart.

 Slowly sitting up, I looked around the room and spotted one of his silk robes by a chair and I reached for it to cover my naked body. It smelled just like him.

 A gentle knock against the bedroom door grabbed my attention as soon as I tied the knot and whoever it was, waited for my permission toe in. The door creaked open and a man in a ck suit with a polished look that only came with years of serving the ultra–wealthy stepped in.

 “Good morning, Miss,” he said with a slight bow. “I’m Tim, one of the butlers here. Mr. Aldridge is out for his morning run and should be back in an hour. He instructed us to ensure that you’re well taken care of. Your bath will be ready shortly. Shall I bring your breakfast here or would you prefer the terrace?”

 It took me a few seconds to respond, my gaze now stuck on the edge of the bed, right where Maddox had my legs on his shoulders and gave it to me just how I wanted it.

 I snapped out of it quickly, smiling at Tim. “The terrace is fine.”

 “Very well.”

 After specifically telling him what I wanted for breakfast, he closed the door and I reached for my purse on the bedside table to get my phone.

 My sister was the first person I thought of when I had it in my hand. She made it clear that her call was a mistake, yet I still wanted to send her a message,

 As soon as I turned on my phone, the first notifications to pop up were all about Grayson and Tiffany’s wedding.

 I swallowed hard and tightened my jaw. I didn’t even want to see those wedding pictures and videos, but that was what was trending.

 It had only been a few seconds of seeing all that and I didn’t even feel like texting Anna anymore. I chuckled painfully at how Grayson was now on my mind despite the hot sex I had with Maddox. It almost made me

 tear up.

 When I was about to toss my phone aside and cover my face with a pillow, there was an iing call from

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 Zoey, one of my closest friends from college.

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 I clicked the answer button after patting my eyes dry like she was going to see me.

 “What did I do to be woken up by this angel’s call?” I said, trying to sound cheerful.

 She chuckled from the other end of the line. “Hear that, E? She’s on the call, too.”

 My eyes widened in pleasant surprise. “Hey!”

 “Don’t ‘Hey‘ me,” E fake cried. “Zoey’s an angel? I thought I was the angel!”

 It made me chuckle, especially when they went back and forth. The three of us had always been there for each other in college.

 “Guys, did you call just so I could hear you two roast each other?” I asked.

 “Right.” E cleared her throat. “It seems that all you do is trend these days, Harper.”

 I narrowed my eyes. “What are you talking about?”

 “You don’t know? The red dress you wore to the wedding? Hello? You were a whole goddess!”

 I chuckled, thinking about how Maddox stripped that dress off of me with so much impatience.

 “You definitely upstaged that fucking bride.” Zoey pped three times.

 I rolled my eyes. “Oh, please.”

 “What? We’re not the only ones saying it. Most people online agree. We even tagged you a few hours ago. Didn’t you check?” 

 I sighed. “Not Yet. I woke up not too long ago and turned on my phone. So far, everything I’ve seen is about Grayson and Tiffany.”

 “Damn, your phone just wants to rub salt into the wound, huh?” E said. “Shit, I shouldn’t have said that. I’m sorry.”

 “Please forgive E,” Zoey stepped in. “She’s never been good at knowing when to shut up. But seriously, are you okay? I can’t imagine sitting through it all and seeing Grayson get his happily ever after with Tiffany.”

 “I’m okay.” I tried to sound convincing.

 “You know what? It’s his loss. You have everyone swooning over how gorgeous you are,” E said.

 The two of them kept theplimentsing and before I knew it, I forgot all about the feeling of my heart breaking into a million pieces when I saw the notifications about Grayson’s wedding.

 After freshening up and taking a quick tour of the mansion, I came out to the terrace. It had a long white table that was set like royalty was expected at any moment and even when I took my seat, I still couldn’t decide what to start with, from the strawberries and ky croissants to the ss of fresh orange juice.

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 The red strawberries looked so juicy that I wanted to taste them first and just as I took my first bite, I heard footsteps approaching from behind me.

 It was only when a figure stopped in front of me that I nced up and paused with the strawberry in my

 mouth.

 Maddox was shirtless, his sweaty chest still rising and falling rapidly. His hair was so drenched in sweat that it was stered to his head while pushed back. His shorts also hung too low on his hips, showing off that well defined V. It took my mind ces and heightened my desire to feel him inside of me again.

 “Sleeping beauty is awake.” His voice was cocky and casual like he hadn’t just given me the best night of my life and walked off like it was nothing. “I see you’ve made yourselffortable. My robe looks good on you.”

 Trying not to stare at the V, I said, “It was the closest thing I could find, so I took it.”

 He came closer and stole a strawberry from my te. “Good girl.”

 Fuck. I hated how those words sounded exactly as they did the previous night when I was riding his cock.

 The more I thought about it, the more I could feel his cock actually hitting the spot. I needed to shut it out, so I changed the topic.

 “I took a tour of this ce,” I said. “I was surprised to see some of those art pieces in the hallway. I’ve seen them online and would have never guessed that you had an interest in art, or that you were the one who bought them.”

 “Was everything you saw of excellent quality?”

 “Yup, every single piece.” 

 “Good. I wasn’t expecting you to say anything less than that about my artwork.”

 My eyes widened in surprise. “Wait, you did some of those?”

 “Yeah, the ones on the second floor.”

 My jaw dropped. “What about the one with the lone child sitting on a roof and staring at the stars? It looks so realistic.”

 “I did that one,” he bragged.

 “No offense, but you don’t look the part.”

 “I had the best teacher.” He smirked and meant to seem cocky, but the side of his mouth twitched just a little.

 “Who was it?”

 He clenched his jaw. “None of your business.”

 “Whoa, okay.” I raised my hands in defeat. “And not that I was snooping around or anything, but that room on the top floor with threeyers of grill doors seems so out of ce from the rest of this house.” 

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 His expression went nk and then, he smirked the way he usually did. “I’ll have to get you a new dress.” 

 Even though I was curious, his change of the subject made it obvious he didn’t want to talk about it. I also reminded myself that I might have gotten too personal.

 “You’re only getting me a new dress if it’s the same one.” I took a sip from my orange juice. 

 “How much was it?” 

 “$13.”

 He scoffed. “So cheap.”

 I rolled my eyes. Typical Maddox.

 “But you know what?” He turned around like he was ready to leave before he continued. “Good thing you were the one who wore it. You made it look like it was worth more. That also exins why it was so easy to rip off when that zipper got stuck. I’m going to the gym room. You know where it is. Eat up. I’ve got ns for you after this.” 

 “What ns?” I tilted my head.

 He paused and nced over his shoulder. “Judging by the way you’ve been staring, it’s the one thing you still want.”

 And just like that, he made his way back inside.

 I picked up a fork but it took a while to use it as I was still stuck on hisst words.

 Though I shut it all out and focused on my breakfast for a few minutes, I stopped halfway, frustrated.

 I couldn’t stop thinking about those dominant thrusts. He knew what I wanted when I stared at his V and all I had to do was go

 and

 get it. 

 With a deep exhale, I abandoned the food and made my way to the gym, my body already getting hotter.

 I walked in and closed the door behind me. The gym was so spacious that it looked like it was meant to be used by a whole town.

 He wasn’t too far from the door, lifting weights with his back facing me. The sweat trickling down his back and his arms flexing with every rep only made my heart beat faster.

 He put down the weights, turned to face me while dragging a towel across his forehead.

 “You followed me,” he said.

 “Because I wanted to.” I crossed my arms, trying to sound casual.

 He scoffed, licking his bottom lip with that wet tongue of his.

 Then, he suddenly pulled me closer, his hands sliding inside the robe and squeezing my bare ass before he

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 teased my pussylips with his finger.

 “Don’t do that,” he whispered.

 “What?” I moaned softly.

 “Don’t look at me like you’re ready to surrender to me right here and right now.”

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 I stared right into his eyes and ced my hands on his sweaty back like I was ready, making him roughly smash his lips on mine as he gently inserted his finger in me. He must have known that I was sore and yet I wanted him again.

 I was about to pull down his shorts and grab his hard cock when a knock on the door made us pause, our breaths heavy.

 He was visibly irritated while he approached the door without letting go of my hand.

 He opened the door with a low grunt and that only made him sound sexy to me.

 “Didn’t I tell you that no one was supposed toe here for the next hour?” he said to Tim.

 “Please pardon me, sir, but there’s a call from your office in Dubai. It’s urgent. They said the merger will fall through if they don’t speak to you right now.”

 Maddox sighed. “Fine, just give me a few seconds.”

 As soon as Tim excused himself, he turned to face me, cing his hand at the back of my neck.

 “Keep making yourself at home until I’m done with this.” His voice was low and seductive.

 I liked the sound of that and it made me wonder how long he would take.

 Now alone in the gym, I lost count of how long I waited but he wasn’t yet back. I didn’t even have my phone since I had left it on the terrace just so I could follow him.

 The artwork came to mind and I still couldn’t believe he painted some of those. I wanted to go back there.

 I was walking past the staircase to head to the other side of the mansion when I heard a sharp and unmistakable voice from the foyer.

 “What the fuck?” Tiffany said.

 When I turned to face her, she was already running up the stairs and right next to her was Grayson, his forehead creased in confusion.

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