Femme Fatale: The King's Deadly Temptress

Chapter 201: Selfish Lovers

Katherine and Damien bid farewell to the members of the Park Family after which, Nana saw them out to the front door.

"I'm sorry about my son Frederick. He has always been very protective of this family just like his father. But he means well, dear. Don't worry, I got your back." Nana patted Katherine's hand as they stood outside.

Damien scoffed, shaking his head as he answered for her, "I don't think it's as simple as that, Nana. Back at the charity gala, he cornered her while she was alone and wrote a check for her to stay away from me." 

"Oh my goodness, what an embarrassment!" Nana covered her mouth, her eyes widened in shock as she imagined what happened. "What did you say?" Nana asked.

Katherine glanced at Damien who was smiling, nodding at her. "I um I told him I won't accept his money" Nana nodded and waited for her to continue. "Because I would get a lot more from his billionaire nephew if I stayed." 

Katherine gulped.

Nana blinked. 

She looked at her grandson Damien and then back to Katherine, blinking again before she guffawed! She laughed so heartily that Katherine had to hold Nana's arm to keep her steady as she clapped her hands, her face red from all the laughing.

"Oh dear, my goodness. Where have you been all my grandson's life?! Damien, we can forget about all the wedding preparation and just get married in the city first thing in the morning tomorrow. This woman is so precious, you must never let her get away. Do you understand?"

Katherine's cheeks flushed. She pursed her lips together and felt Damien's arm snake around her waist, pulling her to his chest.

"Don't worry, Nana, I won't let that happen," he said.

Nana turned to Katherine and with a serious face, she told her, "My dear. If Damien does you wrong, you come to me. Okay? I will disown him and adopt you."

Katherine laughed at Nana's silliness. "Noted." She leaned in and gave her a hug before Damien pulled her away.

"Okay, that's enough. I'm not going to do that. Stop ganging up on me." Damien hugged Nana briefly. "Bye, Nana."

He pulled Katherine away after a quick goodbye, deposited her in the car and drove away.

...

Pearl Gardens

Katherine got out of the bathroom after her bath and found Damien pouring champagne in two flutes. She was still in her robe but her hair was already dry and she had a smile on her face as she sauntered towards him after seeing him smile back at her. 

"What are we celebrating?" She received the sparkling wine from him and studied his face.

"We came out of the Park Estate in one piece. And for accepting me and my family." They clinked their glasses and took a sip.

Setting her glass aside, she circled her arms around his waist. "You know after thinking about it, I sort of understand why your uncle is like that. He just wants to protect your family. He doesn't know me which is why he sees me as a threat. So if signing a prenup is going to make him accept me... then I'll do it."

Damien finished his drink and set his glass aside, shaking his head as he placed his hands on her shoulder. "Trust me. It's more than that. Apart from the family business, my shares in Park Group threatens his position. Those shares are both inherited, transferred, and bought."

"You have been buying more shares? Do you want to take over Park Group?"

"For years, I've been avoiding it. My dad was supposed to be the CEO but he died before grandpa could pass it to him. I didn't want anything to do with it but there's just a part of me that wanted to hold on to it. So, I own a huge part of the company more than how much my uncle probably knows. If I want to, I could take it anytime. But I'm not going to do that...yet."

Damien already has Crown Resort Group. He didn't want anything else. But he couldn't let go of Park Group either. "He's afraid that you would have influence over me and encourage me to take over the company or something."

"You want to hold on to it just in case" she muttered.

He nodded and pulled her closer, glad that she understood what he had in mind. "I have skeletons in my closet, Katherine. And I'm being selfish in asking you to accept me without telling you what those are. But can you trust me that I would never put you in danger and I will always protect you no matter what?"

She pushed his hair away from his face and smiled. "I probably have some of them too and I don't even know what they are because of this whole memory loss. I'm as flawed as you are, Damien and as selfish as you are too. I trust you and I want to be with you."

The wind from the opened tall window made Katherine's hair stand on end. The moon was so beautiful that night.

Damien brushed his hand on the side of her face and threaded his fingers through her hair, claiming her lips and kissing her gently. "You're perfect, Katherine. You're everything that I want."

He kissed her again, this time he was more aggressive. His every kiss sent shivers down her spine. His hand trailed down to her neck then her shoulder underneath the robe, his palm was hot on her skin, making her flush.

Pulling her against him, he slowly moved her towards the bed and without breaking their kiss, he grabbed a remote control and clicked a few buttons - the curtains closed and the lights dimmed.

Her hands roamed on his front, touching his pectorals and abdominal muscles that mold under his thin shirt until she found the seams. She slipped her hands under his shirt, he groaned when he felt her soft hands on his skin.

She slightly pulled away, breathing hard as she pleaded, "I want you, Damien."

He was hard. He had been hard. And hearing her just now drove him crazy.

But Damien wanted to take it slow. He wanted to take care of her made sure she felt loved and satisfied.

"Me too. God, I want you so badly," he groaned before smashing his lips to hers again.

His hands trailed down her front, grazing over her breasts and giving them a squeeze. His fingers found the knot of her robe and he pulled it open, her body was now exposed.

His hands skimmed her waist, her breasts, her shoulders and he shoved her robe off her body until it fell to the floor.

Katherine wanted more of him. Clutching his shirt, she tugged it off and over his head, only breaking their kiss for a few seconds. 

She kissed him deeply. Their tongues found each other as his hands skimmed her bare sides, leaving a trail of fire with his every move.

Her calves touched the edge of the bed and slowly, Damien lowered her back onto the mattress.