“I kind of knew that already,” I chuckled nervously.
“It felt good, but at the same time…”
“You felt empty and dissatisfied,” I completed.
“How did you know?”
“Let’s just say I had my share of outside sex,” I said. “I’m sorry about that, though.”
“No, I don’t really mind. As a professional nymphomaniac, I understand how the body can crave for the comfort and warmth of another,” she said. “But don’t you dare think about doing it again. Or else I’ll be doing the same thing I did to Blake to you. But this time, with a little more pain.”
“I won’t. I promise,” I said.
“You better not,” she emphasized.
We both were quiet. It wasn’t an awkward silence. I had felt we were both reminiscing about the same thing.
“Hey Nick,” she called.
“Yes, Aria?” I answered.
“Before meeting you, not a single man could satisfy me,” she said. “I was a wolf not only in name but in appetite. I honestly didn’t believe any man would settle with me.”
She paused and took a deep breath. “Thank you for staying with me. And I would like you to stay longer.”
“Of course, I would,” I said.
“Not like that,” she said, then turned to face me. “Nick Parker, would you like to be my lawful and love-filled husband?”
I stretched my hand towards her. “The ring, if you please.”
We both laughed at the action.
I grabbed her hand and pulled her in for a kiss. And from that moment, we were engaged.
A week later, things had changed.
Hunter recovered and relocated, saying he needed to focus more on his writing as an actual career.
I got the company back, and the media couldn’t keep calm about it. Well, not because I was back but because I was engaged to the most influential businesswoman in Myrtle Beach.
My mother resumed her role as one of the shareholders.
As for Blake, we filed that his actions were caused by a mental disorder. He wasn’t charged to court but was sent to be rehabilitated at a mental asylum.
Well, all that was left was to get married to the newfound love of my life, Aria Wolfe, the woman I successfully tamed.
Epilogue
Georgetown Asylum.
A visitor was there to see Blake. Although he was uninterested, he was forced to meet with the visitor. When he saw who had come to visit, he couldn’t help but smile.