Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean)

“My eyes are ugly now, though…”

Myra’s eyes were swollen after she cried for the entire day. She was sure that she looked hideous and did not want Tony to see her in that shape. However, he gently caressed her temples and brushed his lips over the tops of her eyes before he said, “Your eyes are anything but ugly. In fact, they’re beautiful.”

“You must be blind,” she muttered, although she would hate for him to agree that her eyes were hideous, even if she said so herself.

He chuckled.

His voice was husky and sultry on its own, but when he laughed like that, she felt that she could show him every part of her. His piercing gaze was fixed on her and she found herself blushing once more.

“Blinded by your beauty,” Tony quipped, his voice heavy with implication. His lips brushed past hers as his kisses trailed down to her neck whereupon he bit and sucked on the supple skin, marking her as his own.

Myra felt the blood rush to her face. She had abandoned all efforts to shrink from him and instead succumbed to the desire that swam in her veins. She had never done any of those with other men and she was never this intimate with Sean either.

She gripped onto the bed sheet beneath her, suddenly becoming shy as her thoughts ran wild with Tony’s kisses.

Meanwhile, Tony did not ignore how Myra almost shied away earlier. He narrowed his eyes and his gaze darkened dangerously as he pulled her into his arms.

She could feel his weight pressing against her, but after that, he did not move any further.

His body was coiled and tense as he held her. It was as though they were two pieces of a jigsaw puzzle and he wanted nothing more than to mold her against him.

“Tony?” Myra called out in surprise when he did not let go after a while.

After a lengthy pause, she heard him mutter raspily, “Say it again.”

as Tony repeated, “Say my

eyes were watery as she stared at

said his name, she felt his body tense up against her and she slightly bit her lip as she

that one kiss could

as if him waiting

on his forehead as he tried to show some

that, Myra lightly bit on her lip. Her eyes grew steely as she suddenly reached out toward his belt

was so nervous that she fumbled and her fingers

her action as

and he instead grabbed

he reached out and covered her hand with

He reached past her to grab a piece of tissue from the box on the nightstand. He began to wipe her hand

a shower. He did not stop her and helped her to prepare the water for a bath instead. After making sure she had everything that she needed, he proceeded

had happened so quickly in the heat of the moment that she almost forgot that she had

her clothes before stepping into the bathtub. It was only when she submerged herself in the hot water

irony and wondered whether she would see regret dancing on the faces

exiting the bathroom, Tony reached for his cigarettes and phone before he made his way through the living

orange spark looked even brighter in the

the skeins of smoke unfurling across his features, making him look more elusive

he answered without looking

sounded respectful as he spoke on the other line, “Director Hart, everything’s been

out stoically. There was a pause as Leo debated whether he should say it, but he finally went on to add, “Director Hart, once Miss Stark finalizes her divorce from Mr.

to rock up to Tony and accuse him of going back on his word, they could easily refute her by saying there was no valid contract between them in the first place. She would not be able to hold them accountable and the Chase Group