Insatiable Desires

Alexander's Pov

"Together with their families Sebastian and Ariana cordially invite you to their wedding ceremony taking place in Florence this August 24th at 4 pm".

Alexander looked down at the wedding invitation on his desk with a look contempt on his face. It wasn't that he wasn't happy for his sister, he really was Sebastian was a good guy and he and Ariana have been in love since middle school.

Alexander sighed as he leaned back in his chair, he looked at the New York skyline deep in thought. As much as he loved his sister he knew he couldn't attend, he hated attending social events. He wasn't looking forward to socializing with the city elite and members of the press that were going to be there.

He wasn't looking forward to having his overbearing and controlling mother parading him around as her very successful and business genius son whose companies have made him the richest and most eligible bachelor in the country to her friend's daughters.

But most of all he wasn't ready to see her again.

Just as he was about to call for his assistant his phone began vibrating in his pocket, He took it out, and after glancing at who was calling he answered.

" Hey sis," he said. " Hey bro I just calling to see if you've received your invitation? since the wedding is in a couple of months where flying over to the family villa tomorrow " he heard her say.

He sighed and ran a hand through his hair, hearing how excited she sounded he was finding it incredibly difficult to tell her that he wouldn't be coming. " Alexander are you still there?" she asked.

" Yes Ari I'm here" she heard him say using her nickname. " Oh good for a second there I thought you fell asleep," she said. He grunts not appreciating her joke. " Listen Ari I'm not sure I'll be able to make it," he said.

" W...what do you mean you won't be able to make it? you promised you would" she said. " We were seven Ari," he said in a cold and emotionless tone of voice, There was a pause, and then he heared her sniffling on the verge of tears over the phone knowing that he had no doubt hurt her feeling he sighed once again and apologized to her.

" Look Ari I'm sorry but I'll be in Paris on a business trip for a month so I won't be able to make it I'll send you and Sebastian something".

" It's ok I understand you don't need to apologize to me I get it my wedding isn't important enough for you," she said. He felt a slight tugging in his heart as he heard the sadness in her voice.

Ari and he were close growing up, but since he stormed out that day, he swore to himself that he wouldn't return to the family estate there'd been too much pain and anger that had occurred in that house.

Alexander worked as a waiter to pay for his college tuition and once he graduated he started the Nexus group of companies, a group of companies that quickly expanded worldwide making him his first 3 billion by the time he was 23 he was now nearing his 30's.

It'd been 11 young years since he stepped foot in his childhood home." You know why I can't Ari" he said softly." It's been eleven years, no one remembers what happened that day" she said.

He pinched the bridge of his nose already feeling a migraine coming on. " Ok fine you've convinced me I'll be there" he said. " Y...You will?" he heard her say in disbelief. " I said I'll be there didn't I and I'm bringing someone with me is that ok with you?" he asked already looking through the escort hiring website he had just looked up.

" It depends who are you bringing?" she asked. " My girlfriend Kayla," he said looking at her profile picture on his screen his eyes transfixed by her picture. Ari's squeals of delight could be heard loudly over the phone. " Really? oh wow," she said sounding excited.

" Mom will be surprised when she finds out, I didn't know you were seeing anyone," she said. " I'm a man that enjoys my privacy there are parts of my life that the tabloids aren't allowed to report," Alexander said leaning back in his chair still looking at her profile picture.

" We wouldn't need to get all our news from the tabloids if you called more often" she retorts back. " Sis I have a meeting with some investors soon, I'll see you soon," Alexander said.

" Ok but will we see guys at the rehearsal dinner this weekend?" she asked. " Yes we'll be there see you soon," he said and hung up the phone. He stood up from around his desk and walked towards his china hutch and pulled out a bottle of hundred-year-old whiskey.

Not even bothering to grab any ice he poured himself a glass and drank it down in one gulp, enjoying the sensation of the whiskey going down his throat, pouring himself another glass he walked towards the window of his office and looked out at the city.

Taking out his phone and dialing the number of Mia's Novella's escort services, the front desk secretary answered after the first ring. " Thank you for calling Mia's Novella's Dating services this is Celine how may I help you," she said in a low seductive tone of voice.

" Hello I would like to speak to the owner of the establishment," he said in a crisp and businesslike tone of voice still looking out at the New York City skyline.

" I'm sorry sir but the Madam Isn't here now can I take a message ill to be sure she gets it" she purred. " Yes tell her Alexander Steele called," he said taking a sip of his whiskey. " Will do Mr. Steele" she said hanging up.

Not a minute later his phone began ringing again. He gave a rare smile, he knew dropping his full name would get the Madame to call him back quicker.

" Hello"

" Good evening Mr. Steele, it's good to hear from you again how may I help you today?" she said. " I would like to rent one of your girls every month, as of right now I'll need her for a month, but it could be longer could this be arranged?' he asked.

" Hmmm, and do you have a girl in mind, Mr. Steele?" she asked. " Yes I would Kayla," he said. " Are you sure Kayla is one of our newer girls, she's not as experienced as one of our platinum escorts I wouldn't want you to disappoint your investment" she said.

"That explains the innocent look in her eyes," he thought to himself." I'm not looking for someone experienced this is nothing but a business transaction, not a personal one, I'm willing to pay $ 200,000 a week for her, and all the other expenses such as clothing and traveling will be covered by me Is this acceptable?".

" Of course Mr. Steele I'll inform her right away," she said. " Good I'll have my lawyers draft up an NDA have your lawyers read it through then have her sign it I'll be there this Thursday," he said ending the call.

Alexander continued staring out at the city until he heard someone knocking on his office door. " Come in," he said still not turning to look it was. " Sir your vehicle has arrived" he heard his assistant say.

He turned around and gave her a curt nod before he finished his whiskey after placing down the glass he grabbed his suit jacket from behind his chair and left.

Kayla's Pov

" God someone save me, hit me with a car, run me over I don't care I just need out," she thought to herself as her client for the night walked beside her towards the limo that would be taking her home.

She's been working as a high-end escort for seven months now, she knew that clients grow fond of their escorts and will flirt with them and ask them out, it's because it's happened to her before.

She's always turned them down and they all respected her wishes well most of the time and tonight was one of those nights. " I can fly us over to Macau...or Marrakech or if gambling isn't your scene maybe Hawaii," he said.

She rolled her eyes internally then looked at him. " This always happens, they always think I'll spend extra time with them after the job is done, " she thought to herself.

He was easy on the eyes but he's also known in the tabloids as an irredeemable playboy and she didn't want to lose her virginity to a man like this, she thought of different ways to turn him down that didn't threaten her paycheck.

" Look our time together is done, you paid me to escort you to a work event and the events are over and so is what you paid for," she said. He smirked, " I can always pay you for more" he waggles his eyebrows suggestively and she grits her teeth while shaking her head polity in refusal.

But he wasn't faced " Oh come on I read on your file that you're a virgin, I've never fucked a virgin before, and besides, don't hookers always want more money," he said.

Her eyes widened before they narrowed " Oh that's it if had enough of this asshole" she thought to herself as she turned around and glared at him with her hands on her hips. " As if told you repeatedly all night sir I'm not a prostitute I'm an escort".

Not saying another word to him she turned on her heels and strode away towards her waiting limo. He called out to her " Hey wait I'm sorry I didn't mean it that way" he pleaded but she didn't stop until her chauffeur opened the door for her and she sat down in the limo.

She breathed a sigh of relief as the limo started and drove away from the event. " Rough night?" her driver asked as he looked at her through the rearview mirror. " You have no idea," she said crossing her arms over her chest while pouting, the driver chuckled " Don't worry Kayla as soon as you see the money in your account from tonight it'll wipe that frown away," he said.

She smiled at him then rested her elbow on the seat arms and breathed in silently admiring the view behind the tinted glass. Outside the vehicle, New York City was alive and scintillating with street lights and pedestrians.

The weather was rather fine, so she didn't have a jacket whatsoever she absent-mindedly watch the streets going by.

Mia was the owner of the agency she worked under contract with. She was a good employer who always made sure her associates were well above all safe and taken care of. The profits the Agency made were dived in half for that sole purpose.

The limo soon arrived at her apartment complex. Her driver opened the door and held it open for her. Kayla stepped out carefully and gracefully. " See you tomorrow," he said before he closed the door.

Kayla watched as the limo drove down the street until it disappeared around the corner. Kayla was exhausted as she closed the door of her studio apartment. As she walked inside she kicked off her heels then placed her purse down on the coffee table she then sat down on her couch with a sigh.

Her feet were a bit swollen and sore from being forced into wearing high heels for seven hours. She messaged her foot gently and then leaned back looking at the ceiling as she reflected upon her life until now.

She's been an escort for seven months now after her breakup with her high school sweetheart Luke Preston a famous and well-known businessman who after seven years together cheated on her with her sister, she went through a lot of pain after being left by him to recover a normal life.

After the breakup, she was left stranded and if it wasn't for her mother she didn't know how she would cope. She thought her life was finally returning to normal after she got a job working at a little restaurant downtown, but then her mother was hit by a drunk driver and put in a medically induced coma.

All her plans of starting her own business were abandoned she had to pick up extra shifts at the restaurant but before she knew it she was up to her eyes in medical debt and behind on the mortgage.

Kayla had to sell their childhood home to help and pay off some of the debt, but it only lasted so long.

Especially when they went upside down on the mortgage waitressing at a table just wasn't bringing enough income to pay her rent as well as to buy groceries and take care of her mother.

She had broken down crying one day and Mia found her and offered a job working for her, she explained what she would be doing and told her the amount of income she could start bringing in. Kayla desperate for a way out accepted.

During her training to be an escort Mia explained what she would be doing, in the beginning, she thought she would just be escorting men to events but she quickly learned about the dark side of the business, that simply escorting the men alone doesn't pay the type of money she needed, you had to do them favors but despite the temptation, she's stayed true to herself on not having sex for money and Mia respected her greatly for that.

Hearing a ping from her phone she took it out of her purse and then read the message. Her payment for the evening had been made. " Great at least one good thing came from this fucked up evening," she thought to herself making a mental note that she needed to visit the hospital to pay for her mother's most recent medical bill.

Deciding that she needed a shower she stood up and began changing, she took out her earrings and placed them down on the dresser along with her silver necklace.

She then unzipped her dress causing it to pool at her feet. Now in nothing but her underwear and bra, she pulled the pin holding her hair up causing the golden locks to cascade down her back.

As she stepped into the shower and turned on the hot water on full blast ignoring the cold she embraced the water as her skin soon turned red Kayla closed of her mind knowing that the water would only last for a moment she sighed blissfully as the water helped to relieve some of her aching muscles.

And that's how she stayed until she felt she ready to face the world again.

Kayla's Pov

" Hey Mom," Kayla said with tears in her eyes as she looked down at her mother. She sat down beside her bed and held her hand, She felt as if her heart was in her throat, it was painful to see her like this.

She lay on the hospital bed with tubes attached to her arms and chest, machines beeped beside her and an oxygen mask covered his face the shallow rising and falling of her chest was the only indication that she was still alive.

Tears spilled down her cheeks and she wiped them away for what must have felt like the thousandth time she then forced a smile on her face.

" I paid your bill in full which means another month in the hospital where they can take care of you, I did my part now it's your turn to do yours I need you to get better ok".

Tears started flowing freely again as she looked at her remembering what the doctor told her earlier. " The doctor told me there's no reason for you not to be waking up, he said all the internal damage has healed and according to all the results from their tests you are as healthy as a horse, the neurologist is considering taking you in for some more tests, they're worried that the internal damage was just too much for your brain waves".

As she looked at her mother she couldn't control the torrent of tears from slowly freely ruining her makeup but she didn't care. " But I know you'll prove them, wrong Mom, you always do," she said wiping away her tears.

Her phone vibrated in her pocket causing her to look down she opened the phone and then noticed that she got a text from Mia telling her that she had some important business she needed to discuss with her.

" Well looks like that's it for our visit, today mom, I have something I need to sort out at work, I love you Mom more than anything in this world," she said standing up.

She placed a gentle kiss on her mother's forehead like how her mother used to do when she was a little girl when she was putting her to bed. " See you later Mom," she said hurrying out of the room before she started crying again.

It was painful and difficult to see her once cheerful, spiritual and loving mother laying there almost lifeless, but Kayla couldn't find it in herself to let her mother go, she knew her mother was a strong woman that never gives up, even when their father died leaving her with two children she didn't give up and worked hard to make sure that they were taken care off.

She just knew that her mother would survive this and would wake up one day, As she stepped outside Kayla quickly hailed a cab and directed the driver to Mia's Novella's headquarters.

She arrived fifteen minutes later and after paying the driver walked inside. She saw the receptionist's Mindy sitting behind her desk using a nail file as she saw Kayla walking towards her she stops what she was doing and smiled.

" Hey Mindy" Kayla smiled back at her." Oh Kayla you hear great, the madame would like a word with you in her office immediately," she said. " uh.... okay," Kayla said worry creeping into her voice.

Kayla walked past Mindy's desk and knocked on Mia's office door. " Come in!" she shouts not bothering to ask who it was. Kayla opened the door and saw Mia going through some files in her filing cabinet.

Mia was a beautiful woman in her late forties to early fifties despite her age her body was still curvaceous and tight, it was the best that money could afford, sometime gentlemen callers would request her but she rarely accepted.

She often said she'd given up that life when she opened her business." Kayla my dear please sit down" she smiled at her as if Kayla was her prized possession. "Mindy said you wanted to see me," she said.

" Yes dear child but first how are you?" she asked Kayla. " I'm doing fine madame," Kayla said to which the madame smiled. " That's good to hear and yes I requested you dear because I have a very tempting for you," she said.

" What kind of offer would that be?" Kayla asked cautiously. " Our most lucrative business opportunity yet, and you my dear will be a central part of it," she said.

" But before we begin how much do you know about Alexander Steele ?" Mia asked. She paused as she thought about Mia's question. She didn't know much about him as she's not one to read tabloids she's only ever heard the name once when there were protests on the news by activists and politicians against his company tearing down an orphanage to build a hotel.

As far as she knew his company got their way and where the orphanage once stood now stands a luxurious five-star hotel. As far as Kayla was concerned anyone billionaire or not would purposefully destroy a place that was dedicated to taking care of kids was a heartless and vile excuse for a human being.

" I don't know much about only what if heard from the tabloids and gossip channels," she said. Mia nods in understanding then steepled her hands on her table as she looked at Kayla.

" Well, the reason I asked was because today he called and said he needed an escort for his sister's wedding but the strange thing is he asked for you specifically".

Kayla blinked in surprise as she looked at Mia. " He asked for me? why would a billionaire Ceo tycoon ask for me?" she asked to which Mia shrugged. " I'm not exactly sure either but he asked for you only," she said.

Kayla frowned in confusion and then spoke again. " What's the job?". " As I said before he needs an escort to his sister's wedding, the job is three months long but could be extended depending on the situation, he wants you solely contracted to him which means you'll have to cancel any other obligations".

Kayla sat back and thought about what she's heard so far, she liked the idea of only being with one person instead of being with multiple persons a day, but she also wondered what his offer was.

" How much is he willing to pay?" she asked curiously. Mia leaned back in her chair and regarded Kayla coolly.She was quiet for a moment before she responded. " After the house cut of 60% you'd be making $ 80,000 a week," she said.

" A...w...a week?" she finally managed to stammer out feeling completely caught off guard by the figure Mia just presented her with.

" Yes our client requires extra privacy that's why he's paying this much, he also doesn't want someone who appears to be an escort, which is why he's chosen you, you'll accompany him as his date to his sister's wedding in Florence do you accept the job? Mia asked.

Kayla was practically jumping up and down in her seat in excitement, with that amount of money not only would be able to pay off her debt but she would also finally be able to open the wine company she had been dreaming of opening since she was a little girl.

" Yes I agree," she said. Mia smiled at her. " Good I thought you might," she said passing the contract that arrived over to Mia. " You'll just need to sign this none disclosure agreement first" Mia said.

After she signed the contract and handed the contract to Mia, She spoke again. " So what's next?" she asked." Now you need to get yourself together, here's your cover story, read it, memorize it, and live by it after that you'll go for a full-body wax and get your brows and lashes done, then you have an appointment at the salon, Friday night Mr. Steele will be sending a limo to pick you up to take you to his house, you'll be staying with him for the entire three months and at some point, you will be flying over with him to Florence and witnessing his sisters wedding".

" Kayla this is the biggest client the agencies ever had, Alexander has paid for VIP treatment and I expect him to receive it do I make myself clear?" Mia said. Kayla hesitated for a moment before she nods.

" Crystal clear," she said. " Good then go and see Jasmine she will be helping to prepare for friday night" Mia smiled silently dismissing Kayla.

Kayla got up and left the office to search for Jasmine with a slight bounce in her step.