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BENEATH THE MASK Chapter 74
POV: VivianMy eyes have been glued to the picture in my hand for what felt like hours that the edges of it were beginning to bend slightly under the pressure of my fingers.Yet I still didn’t look awaI couldn't bring myself to take my eyes away from the picture.My room was silent except for the faint ticking of the wall clock above my dresser and the consistent hmm of the air conditioner.The Morning sun streamed through the tall windows, spilling across the marble floor and the cream colored rug beneath my feet. It was a beautiful Saturday morning.But all I could see was the picture in my hand.The picture of Damian.And Akayda.The two of them were walking side by side in the photograph. It had clearly been taken at the airport. Their luggage was next to them and Damian was leaning slightly toward her, his head tilted close to her ear as if he was whispering something.Akayda, on the other hand, was laughing.Not smiling.But full blown laughing.The kind of laugh a woman gave w
BENEATH THE MASK Chapter 73
POV: Akayda“Don’t pick her call.”Damian said, his voice was low but sounded very urgent.And just for a brief second, I thought I might have actually heard him wrong.I slowly turned my head to look at him. “Excuse me?”“Don’t pick it,” he repeated, his eyes glued on my phone like I was holding a ticking bomb in my hand.Was he scared of Vivian or something? I didn't know.I couldn't explain the look in his eyes.Vivian’s name was still flashing on the screen of my phone.I raised a brow in silent question. “What do you mean don’t pick the call?”His jaw tightened slightly. “You can call her after we land. Just tell her your phone was on silent and you didn’t know she called.” He paused before adding, “I’ll deal with her when we get back.”I looked at him for a second.If it were left to me, I would have picked up the call immediately. Avoiding it felt unnecessary. Suspicious even. But he was my boss.And besides that… she was his fiancée.If anyone knew how to handle her, it was h
BENEATH THE MASK Chapter 72
POV: Akayda It was finally Friday morning and I couldn't wait to go home.I did not sleep at all throughout the night.Not even for a minute.When I got to my room last night after our little quarrel, I locked the door behind me and just stood there, looking at it. For a second, I told myself I wouldn’t cry. I told myself I was stronger than that.I wasn't going to cry because I did nothing wrong.But the tears still came anyway.I had let my back slide down against the door until I was sitting on the cold floor. I pressed my hand over my mouth so no sound would escape. I didn’t want him to hear me crying. I didn’t want him to know he had that kind of power over me. Nothing gave him the right to say those hurtful things to me and I wasn't supposed to cry because of what he had said. Yet I had sat there for what felt like hours crying.I was still sitting on the floor when I heard him leavethe suite. The door has closed shut quietly, almost gently. I didn’t move. I just sat there on
BENEATH THE MASK Chapter 71
POV: MarcusI couldn't help the smirk that was on my face as I walked back to my hotel. I had gotten to spend time with her even if I had done it in a really creepy way.Lincoln’s Group had been wise enough not to put us in the same hotel as Knight Enterprises.I had to give it to them, that had been a smart move on their part. A really smart move.But they had also been partial enough to put the Knights in the best hotel in Berlin.That part had annoyed me when I first found out.Of course they would give Damian Knight the grand marble lobby, the seven star suites, the view of the city skyline kind of hotel.And what did we get?It was still luxurious. And it was also still expensive. But it was definitely not the best. And definitely not a seven star hotel. It had irritated me.But tonight?Tonight I didn’t care.I didn't care that they had given us such crappy accomodation anymore.Because I had already won something far more satisfying.The Berlin air was getting colder by the m
BENEATH THE MASK Chapter 70
POV: DamianEverything had gone perfectly well today at the contract signing.The contract signing at Lincoln’s Group had been smooth. Clean. Professional. No drama. No tension. Even Marcus had been on his best behavior throughout and that alone should have made me suspicious.Marcus behaving like a proper human being? During a deal? And around me?It had felt wrong.Really wrong.But I had let it go.Because the numbers were good. The agreement was solid. And the Lincoln group was satisfied.So I should have been satisfied too.Right?But I wasn’t.I had been back in the suite for hours now, sitting on the couch, staring at absolutely nothing.And my mind had been on one person all day long.Akayda.I shouldn’t have told her to go sightseeing alone.I should have waited.I should have let her go to the meeting with me, then finished the signing and then asked her if she wanted to explore Berlin together.The thought of her walking around the city alone all day didn’t sit well with m
BENEATH THE MASK Chapter 69
POV: AkaydaI didn’t know when last I had felt this light since I started working at Knight Enterprises a few months ago.Maybe never.The Berlin air was cool but soft against my skin as I walked through the local market streets, shopping bags hanging from both hands. The whole place was alive in a quiet, beautiful way. It really was the Lazy but Sexy City. It was not as loud as Chicago. Not rushed. Just steady movement. People laughing here and there. Vendors calling out in German. The smell of baked bread and roasted meat drifting in the air.There were a lot of things to buy but I wasn’t buying much.Just little things.I bought a soft pink lip gloss I knew Melina would love. I also bought two delicate silver bracelets with tiny charms.Then I also bought matching sunglasses so we could twin together when I got back home. And a beautiful vintage scarf with soft floral patterns that I had fallen in love with the second I saw it.I smiled to myself as I looked down at the scarf pee
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