My Beauty System: Seducing the Best in My Universe

Giovanni's smirk widened as he leaned closer, his green eyes dark with amusement. "You're full of surprises, aren't you?" he murmured, he sounded like a completely different person, docile.

Oh… it worked!

The fact that Evangeline could make this insanely powerful man her bitch was almost intoxicating… she loved it.

At least this was one thing she liked about this system.

Evangeline's heart was hammering in her chest. For a moment and then, with a slow, almost lazy lilt to his voice, he said, "Follow me."

Relief flooded her body, but she hid it behind a sweet smile, her fingers were shaky as she slid them down to hold his hand, maintaining skin to skin contact.

He led her through the crowded hall as his hand gripped hers like he owned her.

They passed two guards stationed at the bottom of the staircase, but Giovanni waved them off with nothing but a sharp glance. They nodded respectfully, stepping aside to let them through.

Evangeline swallowed hard, her heart pounding in her ears… the fear of getting caught hung over her like a dark cloud.

By the time they reached the top floor, her palms were so clammy. Giovanni pushed open a heavy door at the end of the hallway to reveal a dimly lit room.

Her breath caught in her chest as her eyes landed on it.

The red scepter gemstone sat right at the center of the room on a pedestal, glowing and pulsing with energy as though it was a living organism. Its surface radiated with a dark energy and the air around it hummed with power.

Giovanni stood beside her, watching her reaction closely. "There it is," he said, "Happy?"

Evangeline nodded with a bright smile at him, she stepped forward as her system pinged. Her hands trembled slightly as she reached out to touch it. The moment she grabbed the gemstone, it vanished and she gasped.

Red Scepter Gemstone added to inventory.

Getting used to that would not be easy.

Evangeline exhaled with relief and then she turned to Giovanni, forcing herself to stay calm as she leaned into him, her hands resting lightly on his chest.

"Forget everything about coming up here," she whispered to him.

Giovanni's gaze softened even more and it was as though obeying her gave him a dopamine hit.

"Let's head back," he said casually, as if nothing had happened.

Back in the ballroom, Evangeline let go of his hand, and Giovanni's demeanor was back to the usual while she, on the other hand felt like she was holding herself together with duct tape and sheer willpower… so many thoughts and questions and possibilities raged in her mind.

She slipped her hand from his as soon as they reentered the crowd. "I'm not feeling well," she lied with a soft voice, and then she placed a hand on her stomach for emphasis. "I think I have cramps. Can we leave?"

Giovanni raised a brow in question as his lips quirked up slightly, "Cramps, huh?"

"Yes," she retorted, shooting him a glare and daring him to make fun of women's monthly visitor.

He chuckled under his breath at the look on her face. "Fine. Let's go."

The limo ride back was tense and Giovanni was quieter than usual, his sharp eyes were fixed on his phone.

She tried her best to relax as she leaning against the window ad watched the beautiful city lights as they passed.

Then his phone rang.

Giovanni answered it, his voice low as he spoke in fluent Italian. Evangeline didn't catch much of the conversation, but she felt the sudden shift in the atmosphere.

When he hung up, the air in the limo dropped at least ten degrees.

He turned his head slowly and his piercing gaze pinned her down.

"What did you do?" he asked in a deadly voice.

Evangeline froze and her stomach flipped so violently that she was almost nauseous. "What are you talking about?" she asked, hr voice held false concern and innocence.

Giovanni leaned forward slowly, his elbows rested on his knees as his eyes bore holes into her.

"A very special national treasure is missing," he said, his tone unnervingly even. "The thing is, I was the only one who knew its location."

Her mouth went dry.

"Maybe someone figured it out, that's possible right?" she said quickly, but the crack in her voice betrayed her.

"What, you think I took it?" she feigned annoyance.

Giovanni didn't respond immediately. He just kept staring at her with an unreadable expression that only increased her unease.

"I can't be too sure," he said finally.

Evangeline gasped out loud in fake anger. "You think I stole it? That's ridiculous!"

He didn't buy it for a second. His hand shot out, gripping her chin roughly as he tilted her face toward him. "Then I'm sure you won't mind getting searched."

Before she could protest, his hands began their search.

His fingers trailed down her body, brushing over her waist, pressing info her hips, her thighs. It was slow, deliberate, and too thorough… he searched everywhere.

Evangeline's breath hitched when his fingers prodded the soft mounds of her chest.

Her treacherous body betrayed her as heat and an unknown pressure pooled at her belly.

When he was finally finished, Giovanni was still not convinced, he leaned back and his frustration was very obvious in the sharp line of his jaw.

"See, I don't have it," her voice was still shaky… and not entirely with only nervousness.

He grabbed a fistful of her long silver hair, pulling her head back roughly as he leaned in. "If I find out you had anything to do with this," he said, his voice was deadly, "I will do things to you that your innocent little mind can't even imagine."

Evangeline gulped as a primal fear gripped her.

The rest of the ride was silent but the tension was so loud and thick that it was suffocating.

When they finally reached the mansion, Evangeline practically ran to her room, her knees were weak with both exhaustion and stress and her heart raced rapidly.

She threw herself onto the bed and buried her face in her hands.

I can't fucking do this anymore. She said to herself.

The purple holographic screen popped up instantly.

Evangeline literally groaned out in pure frustration when Hadley's face popped up.

She grinned. "Fun party?"

Evangeline glared at her. "What do we do now? Giovanni's a smart man and going to figure it out quickly… He's going to kill me! I just died and I did not anticipate dying again so soon…"

"Calm your tits Eva, nothing will happen to you if you get out of here before you get caught," Hadley said, her tone was cheerful and without a care in the world. "You need to escape."

"Escape? To where?" Evangeline snapped. "Where do you hide from the strongest mafia conglomerate and the president of the richest country in the fucking world?" she was practically panicking now.

Hadley's grin widened. "Trust me… I might know a place."

Evangeline sighed as anxiety flooded her veins, she didn't trust Hadley. Not even a little bit.