บท 11: First kiss.

"I can't believe that I did that, "Ethan muttered as he gulped down another glass of neat whiskey. What possessed him to say that he was getting married? He wasn't cut for marriage. He would torture the poor girl in a single day. What the hell was he even thinking?

Dear Lord, help him.

"Oh, you clearly did, "Liam reminded him as he poured another glass. Currently, he was accompanying his brother to drink down his sorrows. Nobody was a better partner at drinking than him. But it was a sad thing that he had vowed to never drink a drop of alcohol after his near-death incident caused by alcohol. However, he was still able to give company to his miserable elder brother who was only a year older than him.

"Which market sells wives?" Ethan asked his brother.

"The matrimonial market, "Liam snickered. "All you have to give is a list and they will finalise a custom made woman for you."

"A list?" Drunk Ethan asked. "The usual type."

"Tall, blondie, tanned, skinny and someone from the same society?" Liam asked. All the women his brother was seen with were the usual type.

"Yeah, "Ethan said absent-mindedly as he held his head in his palms.

"Just sit here, I will bring you water or you will have a splitting headache in the morning," Liam told him.

"Talking from experience, little brother, "Ethan smiled and Liam disappeared without replying. Come on, he was not looking for a fight.

Ethan was quietly sitting on the stool by the bar, thinking of the mess he had created with his big mouth. What possessed him to say that he was getting married? He never let Asher under his skin but what changed this time? Deep inside, he knew that if the Estate was taken away from him, Selene would break down, that place was her safe haven.

Ever since she had entered the family, she had never stepped out of the estate if it was not necessary. She was homeschooled there and she had received her college education through online mode in the same place. She couldn't imagine her life anywhere. He would be devastated if she had another emotional meltdown.

Asher, like his father, would leave no stone unturned in making her life a living hell in order to get back at Ethan or his brothers. Selene was the only person by who they could control the three brothers.

As he was engaged in his inner monologue, a petite figure approached him. She was wearing a sexy golden dress, her long red hair was let loose in slight curls. Her eyes were covered with oversized sunglasses. Sunglasses? Who wears sunglasses at night inside the high-end bar?

Never mind, going ahead, her pouty lips were coated in crimson red.

Esmeralda cleared her throat, taking attention of the man whose jawline was as sharp as her butter knife.

Ugh, she groaned inwardly. She was just a killjoy at comparing.

And his steel blue eyes that were shining in dim lights, attracting all kinds of moths.

This was the reason why she approached him out of all the male population inside the bar.

"Mr Steel Blue eyes, do you have your first kiss?" Esmeralda asked in a soft voice. She wasn't drunk. Nope, she wasn't drunk at all. She hadn't consumed five margaritas and then two more martinis. She could still walk in her high heels which meant she wasn't drunk at all. It was the earth that was moving in an anticlockwise direction, not her.

"Excuse me?" His deep voice rang in her ears.

Esmeralda gasped. She swore that if she wasn't nursing a broken heart, she would have blushed. How could someone's voice be so hot? The last time, she sang in her deep voice, she had given Amber a middle ear infection.

"First kiss?" Esmeralda asked again as she began wondering how a nose could appear so majestic and noble. "When did you have it?"

"In middle school?" Ethan assumed. He didn't know what this girl whose face wasn't clear to him was trying to say.

"Oh, then you don't mind if I kiss you for a bet?" Esmeralda asked. She didn't mind kissing this man for the bet that she lost with Kiera as she had kissed a number of guys on set without feeling anything. Wasn't it just touching lips with lips? It should not be called a kiss because a kiss is when you feel all the emotions when your lips touch and you are left wanting for more.

"Mmm, "Ethan reacted. What the heck was he thinking by letting an unknown woman kiss him?

The last thing he recalled was soft lips sweet as honey touching hers and then sparks flew everywhere.

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A/N: We don't do slow burn. hah! So, they meet and come straight to the point! Oh yeah, blame Persephone for my obsession with Redheads and green eyes. The ML has dark hair and magical blue eyes. Imagine their future kids. Lol!