"Are we going in that?", Carmel questioned, her jaw dropped on seeing my private jet.

"Yes, Carmel. We are going in that."

I heard Aeryn mock, walking beside us. "Such a humble reply, Mr Wilbrose. Quite surprised you didn't say 'why not, afterall I am a billionaire'."

She was still pissed off about the fact that she was being taken there against her will although Carmel is very excited about it.

One side of my lips curled up. "I have saved those replies exclusively for you, Mrs Wilbrose."

She rolled her eyes. "Very funny." And walked past me making sure she bumped her shoulder against mine.

Carmel let out a chuckle. "She sometimes act like a kid."

"I know. It took everything in me to not murder her while in Australia."

Carmel gasped and bit her lips. "You really hate her?", she asked in a serious tone.

My eyes widened and I clarified. "No, no! I don't hate her...but she is very annoying. I was just kidding."

"Oh", she whispered but still she didn't look satisfied. She looked ahead and walked quietly.

"Carmel", I said softly and she turned her head to me. "I won't hurt her, ever. Don't worry about that. She is my wife and she is in my care now. Nothing will happen to her."

She gave me a toothy grin and side hugged me. "Thank you."

I leaned down and kissed her cheek. "The same goes for you. You are my daughter now. And I will always protect you both."

She gestured me to lean down and when I did, she kissed my cheek too.

Grinning she said, "I love you, dad."

And yet again my heart skipped a beat and it swelled with love.

I ruffled her hair and smiled. "I love you too, daughter."

"How can you guys forget me?!", came an annoying voice of my lovely brother.

I turned around to see him breathing heavily. "Don't you have your own jet to travel in, Gareth?"

"Oh, brother", he said placing his arm over my shoulder. "We should save energy, shouldn't we?"

"Or you wanted some alone time with your wife?", he whispered the last part, wiggling his eyebrows suggestively.

I elbowed him in his chest making him groan. "Fuck off, Gareth."

I grabbed Carmel's hand and dragged her with me. "Let's go."

"Okay, okay. Sorry", Gareth said running up to us.

I rolled my eyes. "Just don't eat my head during the flight."

He winked. "As you say, brother."

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I slammed my head on the back of the seat in front of me.

Seems like Gareth forgot that he told me he won't eat up my head. Well, he is not actually eating my head but he, Aeryn and Carmel for the past twenty minutes have put the music on full volume inside the jet and are dancing their asses off.

Exasperatedly, I got up. "Okay, that's enough!", I bellowed.

They all froze in their places and Carmel paused the music.

"This is a plane not a club. Everyone sit down on their respective seats!"

Gareth and Carmel both pouted sadly but eventually sat down on their seats.

Aeryn being Aeryn kept standing their with her arms folded, her glare directed at me.

Ignoring whatever I said, she again resumed the music and started swaying her hips.

I took a deep breath to calm myself down.

This girl really tests my patience.

"Aeryn", I warned. "Stop the music and stop dancing."

Gareth and Carmel were sitting beside each other and now they both were looking at us curiously.

When she didn't listen, I went and stopped the music myself. Giving me a glare, she started it again.

I stopped it again and she started it again.

Aargh!

I had enough!

I bent down, grabbed her legs and threw her over my shoulder.

She shrieked and punched my back telling me to put her down. I didn't listen to her and walked us towards the bedroom at the back while Gareth and Carmel laughed at us.

I closed the bedroom's door and placed her on the bed and climbed on top of her, and pinned both her arms over her head.

She gasped and sucked in a sharp breath as her eyes widened.

The tip of our noses touched.

"You are really testing my patience, Aeryn", I spoke in a low voice.

Slowly and teasingly, I ran the tip of my nose down her jaw and down to her neck. She smelled amazing, like vanilla and honey. Running my nose down the crook of her neck, I nuzzled it there.

Lifting her T-shirt a bit, I placed my hand inside her T-shirt, on her waist and she gasped.

"Believe me, Aeryn", I said huskily. "If I start testing your patience, you will definitely not like it."

My fingers gently brushed her skin and I placed a light kiss on her neck. Her breath hitched and she shuddered.

My voice turned huskier. "It will leave you hot, sweaty and begging for more."

I couldn't stop myself from kissing her neck again. So, I did. I kissed the base of her neck. Involuntarily her head turned sideways giving me more access.

I peppered kisses along her neck although my mind was screaming, telling me to stop.

Just a minute more. I thought.

My lips moved upwards and under her ear, I lightly sucked her skin and then gently nipped it.

She moaned. I smirked.

Lastly, I gave a light tug to her earlobe with my teeth and pulled away.

I stood near the bed and watched her looking so vulnerable. Her eyes were tightly shut, she was sucking her lower lip between her teeth. Her fingers clutched the bedsheet firmly.

Her face was flushed. And her chest was rising up and down as she breathed heavily.

It took her a moment to realise I have already pulled away.

When everything registered in her mind, she sprang up and sat on the bed looking at me in shock.

I winked. "I hope you learnt the lesson."

Her mouth fell apart and smirking to myself, I left the room.

Leaving the room, I realised that there are other people on the plane too.

I mentally face slammed myself. Gareth is going to tease me for the rest of my life.

Anyway, I went over to them, and tried not to give them attention. Walking past them I glanced towards them and they both were whispering to each other.

When they saw me, they stopped and Gareth glanced back towards the room and back at me.

I sat down a few seats ahead of them and picking up a magazine, used it to cover my face.

In a moment, Gareth was sitting beside me with a smirk on his face.

He took the magazine away from my hand and put it away.

And then he looked at his wrist watch. "You took just ten minutes. I thought you guys won't be finished untill we land."

Ignoring him, I picked up the magazine again but he snatched it away.

"Tell me, brother", he said. "Should I be expecting to see a baby bump on her soon?"

My jaw clenched. "The only thing you should be expecting is a punch on your nose."

"Brother, brother, brother", he spoke dramatically. "Why are you so serious all the time?"

"Brother, brother, brother", I said sarcastically. "Why are you so annoying all the time?"

He scowled making me smirk.

He opened his mouth to say something but Aeryn decided to show up. Gareth turned to look at her and she sat down quietly with Carmel.

Gareth was scrutinizing her face and said, "Hey, Aeryn. What happened under your ear?"

Her brows knitted together and she placed her hand under her ear and opening her phone, she checked it in the camera and her eyes widened when she realised I gave her a hickey.

Getting up instantly, she ran to the bathroom and Gareth burst into laughter.

"So, that's what you were doing", he said in between laughing.

I narrowed my eyes. "Stop it, Gareth."

He pulled both my cheeks. "Aww...my little brother is taking a interest in his wife."

"Firstly, I am elder than you. Secondly..." I reduced my volume making sure Carmel doesn't hear it. "I am not taking any interest in her. I was just discipling her. And thirdly, don't pull my cheeks!"

He again pulled my cheeks making me glare at him. "As you say, brother, as you say."

If he was not my brother, I would have murdered him a long time back.

He became silent and Aeryn came back. The hickey was no longer visible.

She marched up to me and said to Gareth, "Move away."

"Gladly." He got up and left and Aeryn sat in his place.

She jabbed a finger to my chest and whispered shouted so no one hears. "T-this won't happen again! I allowed it this time but there won't be a second time. Get this inside your head, Mr Wilbrose."

She fuming with anger and inched her face closer. "And if you think this will discipline me then you are wrong. It. Will. Not. I will continue to annoy you. Do what you can."

She stood up but I caught her wrist and pulled her down making her land on my lap.

I whispered in her ear. "Go on, annoy me but I don't think so Carmel will like to see what happened in the bedroom in front of her eyes. She is still young for that."

For a better reminder, I lightly grazed her ear with my teeth.

Gasping she got up and stomping her foot in anger and exasperation, walked back to her seat.