Chapter: CHAPTER 05ELENA. He tilted his head to me, giving me a knowing smile. Caleb snuck to my side, sliding his hand around my waist. "What are you doing here? You didn't tell me you were in town." Caleb muttered. My face scrunched up in disgust, and I tried to move his hand from my waist but he was stronger. I was stuck in a dilemma, between trying to accept the fact that the person I slept with at the club last night was this man standing in front of me, who apparently is my fiancé's older brother. Or rather, my ex-fiancé. And trying to walk out of Caleb after breaking up with him. One thing was for sure, I didn't want to be in the presence of either of them. "Why are you staring at her like that?" Caleb asked again. "Do you know her?""Well, she does look familiar." Kai shrugged lazily, and the small annoying smile was still playing on his lips. My heart skipped when he said this. I gave him all the eye signals I could think of, winking, blinking repeatedly, I even tried widening my eyes an
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Chapter: CHAPTER 04ELENA. I stirred in my sleep while my phone rang loudly. I groaned, reaching out for the table where I usually kept my phone but it was just sheets and a soft bed. I tried to move while the ringing persisted, but something held me back. Or rather, someone. The hand felt bigger and heavier than Rhea's, and Rhea doesn't even like cuddles. Caleb? My eyes opened slowly and I took my environment in. Taking in the semi-dark room. It looked unfamiliar, and I tried moving again but the same hand held me in place. I turned sideways, but the face I saw wasn't Caleb's. The tattooed arm around my waist, pinning me in place, pulled all forgotten memories back. Rhea and Caleb on Caleb's bed, Rhea's words, Caleb's, walking under the torrential rain, waking up in the hospital, going back home, and deciding to go to the club to ease whatever heaviness was in my chest. And then this man. I might've been under the strong influence of alcohol, but I knew I had been all over him. Rubbing and touch
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Chapter: CHAPTER 03ELENA. I got home or rather, Rhea's house with the last notes I had on me. It was dark already. My clothes were still stuck on my body, obviously, I didn't wait for them to be properly dried before putting them on again, and I was shivering from the coldness of the clothes. The house was empty, and I felt relieved. I didn't know how I would face Rhea after what she said to me. I slipped out of my wet clothes and padded into the bathroom. I let the warm water run down my skin while my brain decided to play tricks on me by reliving those hurtful words that were said to me by my best friend. I snickered. They were right, I was a leech. And maybe if I didn't solely depend on the both of them, they would've done something better with their money rather than feed a jobless grown-ass woman. Rhea was generous, what I should be feeling right now is sole gratitude. Everything felt overwhelming, and what I was feeling couldn't be eased by just warm water running down my body. I needed some
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Chapter: CHAPTER 02ELENA. The vase shattered loudly and I saw Caleb freeze, his head snapped towards the door and our eyes met. "Shit." I heard him curse. He moved and I turned, knowing he was coming for me. What did he have to say? What other lie did he have in mind to let out?"Where are you going?" Rhea asked, but I didn't wait to listen to Caleb's response, my feet acted up, padding quickly until I got to the sitting room. I grabbed my purse and rushed to the front door. Just when I grabbed the doorknob, I got yanked back unexpectedly. I lost my footing and I fell on Caleb. His smell. It used to give me this calm feeling, the scent I was addicted to, a scent I slept with my nose sniffing every night. Each time I visit Caleb, I always go home with one of his shirts, for my personal purpose. And he had been comfortable with it, to show how much I loved him. But now, this... What I was perceiving made my stomach churn. His presence made me sick. "Baby, where are you going?" He was talking in a l
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Chapter: CHAPTER 01ELENA. "I had no idea I was being replaced already." My voice was low. "You're getting it all wrong baby, I already have an assigned plus one. And you're not even working yet, so you won't be accepted." Caleb, my fiance said. I was confused. Since when did they start assigning plus ones for people? He had an event he was invited to, but he didn't want me to be his plus one. "Why would another lady be your plus one when you have me?" "You're misunderstanding everything. If I had everything in my control, I'll take you there. But my boss already assigned someone to come with me, and I can't go against his orders."I was silent. Angry but quiet. My chest felt uncomfortable, yet I asked. "Who's this person then?" "It's Rhea." He replied. I froze. "Which Rhea?" I asked after a minute of deafening silence. "Your best friend." He replied. His voice sounded lazy, and I could almost imagine him rolling his eyes. "Oh." That was all I could say. I didn't know if to feel relieved or unc
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