The flashing lights of the camera greeted him, the moment the car stopped in front of the hall where the gala event was to be held.
Turning to his sides,his outstretched hands were covered by the soft delicate hands of his partner,May Rodriguez.
The oos and gasp that left the lips of the journalist don't go unnoticed by him, if anything he knew what tonight was all about,and how it's going to be a hot topic in all news headlines before tomorrow.
The attention was what he always seemed to grab,no matter where he was,that's the power Damien Kings had.
This was certainly the first time he had a partner,and not just anyone but the famous actress, Maya Rodriguez who was getting annoyed with the crowd.
That was who Maya was.
She loves acting,but yet despises the attention that comes with it.But he knew that she was much more annoyed about something else,which was nothing but his sudden act of affection in front of everyone.
He had his right hand draped in her curvaceous waist, attracting unnecessary attention and much more shutter sounds of the camera.
He knew exactly what he was doing but he couldn't help it,this was such a perfect opportunity to make his intentions known to her.
He had three days left before Andromeda Kings lands back in the country,and was he bothered about it?
Yes,a lot more than one could think of,his mother has made it obvious that she's the only capable of making Damien succumb to her demands.
These past two days had being nothing but pure torture on his part, because she had made it known to him through every means,that she was dead serious with what she said leaving him with no option but to obey.
But the question left unanswered was,how the hell would he find a Fianceè in just five days?
Ignoring his mother's warning,and not doing anything about it means giving her total control to choose a wife for him, which is not happening on his watch.
That was too embarrassing and a stain to his ego. What sort of a man would he be if he gets married to a lady,who's chosen by his mother rather than him doing the needful like a real man.
A real man he would be tonight after the event is over,he wasn't so sure how Mata is going to take this urgent request judging from her perspective to keep things casual between them.
Of all his flings,Maus was the only person who didn't seem to have any feelings for him,that has been the secret why he favours her more than the others.
She had been the first woman to crush his ego,about how soon she was going to fall in love with him,but she had proved him wrong by keeping everything casual.
Not only did she have a great body,and can give a man a mind-blowing bj,he wasn't interested in having any relationship whatsoever with her,just like she had wished.
Making her the best option right now at his problem at hand, although she doesn't like kids,which was another problem because of Daisy.
But he knew the two would get along eventually,May was a lovely soul, with a good heart and of course,a gorgeous body.
What else was he thinking of finding someone else,to fill in the position as his fianceè when he had someone like her?
But yet, he's sure that his plans about Maya were not going to be a successful one, because just like him,May was also afraid of commitment.
She dreads it.
No,she abhors it.
He didn't want to be worried about why she chose to stay single, because he thought she was going to mistake his kind gesture as him falling for her.
Fall in love?
That's a dream that wasn't going to come true,he knew better than to go through that path again.
No matter how lovely Maya Rodriguez was,He's not going to change his ways for her or for any other female that he may likely meet.
It's give and take.
He gives the money,and he gets his pleasures served without anything attached to it.
"What was that out there?''May asked,the moment they entered the hall,a smile on her face as people's attention was on her and the hot adonis at her side.
The females were gushing at the man beside her,to which she wasn't bothered about it, because there's nothing between her and Damien.
He knew that.
That has been the reason the friendship between the both of them,had been good for years now.
But she couldn't say the same at the moment, because throughout the ride with him,she noticed he's not being himself.
Not that it was in her place to ask why he's being that way,she understood the stress that comes with being the owner of such a large conglomerate,that's what she labelled it to be.
Until moments ago,and did she expect him to have an explanation for giving off the wrong impression to the reporters out there?He's smiling as if he has no idea what she meant.
"What was that sweetheart? Come on,that's just me being sweet towards a damsel like you"He lied.
Damien lied.
She could see through him that he was trying to cover up what he did earlier,and was he dumbass to think that she doesn't know him quite well?
He took a drink from the server,and gave one to Maya who took it with a look on her face that meant that she's serious.
"Okay fine,I did that because i wanted to give the wrong impression out there,but honestly,I loved every bit of that and …."
"You need to stop Damien"Maya cut in,smiling at some woman who came to introduce herself to her.
Uh!
The life of a celebrity.
She had to give her autograph to the lady before she left,and that's without trying to make Damien notice that she likes him.
But he didn't give any attention to her,rather he had his attention only on her which irritated her.
"why do i need to stop Maya?We have known each other for years now…"He tried to explain.
"Which is more reason, why you should stop acting like you are about to propose to me right here Damien, because i will walk away without staring back"She warned.
It was as if she knew what was going through his mind.
Except for the proposing part,Nah!
That's not happening.
"Okay fine,I need your help Maya and it's really serious"He finally admitted,he heard James,his personal assistant clear his throat, interrupting the two .
Idiot!
Damien cursed.
He had talked it out with him,and he was the person who had suggested he tells Maya about this, and right now he's acting weird.
Maybe this was a bad idea?
"What exactly do you need my help for?"Maya asked,looking away from James who had shifted a bit to give the two some time alone.
Whatever it is that Damien wanted to say,it is really important,but why does she get the feeling that she is not going to like what it's all about?
"I need you to act as my fianceè for a day"
"Gosh no"She could have screamed,but remembered she was outside.
Was he for real?
"Maya,just for a day please?"He couldn't believe he was here begging her for something so simple,when he had the power to get a girl who would be honored to be his real fianceè.
"Why would you think i would agree to something as horrible as that,you know i hate this Damien"She complained.
"I don't have anyone else to ask Maya"
"And the others?"She quaked her eyebrows at him.
He's such a good liar to say that he had no one else to do that for him,she could bet once he's done with this boring event, he's definitely going to have one of his constant flings riding his d****.
Rolling his eyes at how fast she could catch him lying to her, there's no trying to decieve Maya.
"Fine! I couldn't think of anyone who could do this for me except you,you are my favorite girl you know that?"He teased, rubbing her arms in a loving manner and inching up to place his hand on her sweet spot.
A little bit of seduction was all he needed to get her to give in to his demands, but sometimes she's full of surprises and he hopes that today would be different.
"Okay fine,I will do that"She said, removing his hand from her collarbone.
"Thanks sweetheart"
"So, who are we meeting?"She asked, this was a very important question that would require her putting in effort, if she was going to do as he requested of her.
Yet,she prayed it's not his mother.
Andromeda Kings is scary.
"Well…"He said, trying to find a suitable way to calm her down before telling her who they were going to meet.
"Who am i going to lie to, Damien, I need to …"
"My mom"He blurted out.
"God!"She cried out.
She just agreed to go on a date with Damien,to act as his fake fianceè to his mom, Andromeda Kings!
What has she done?
Interesting Love story out!