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Chapter 81
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2026-03-14 19:45:56
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BENEATH THE MASK Chapter 88
POV: DamianI was in my office, sitting behind my desk, pretending to focus on reports I didn’t care to read. All day long, I had been trying my best not to drag Akayda aside and demand answers—why she had gotten into Marcus’ car last night, what exactly was going on in her life. But I held myself. I had learned the hard way that timing was everything. Strike too soon, and you ruin everything. Strike too late, and you lose your advantage.So I decided to watch and waited.And I noticed.I noticed everything.She was avoiding me. But not just me. She was avoiding Marcus too. Her every movement seemed calculated to avoid any encounter, her posture was tight, her eyes were constantly looking behind, always moving to her phone. I swear, If I didn’t know better, I’d say she was being blackmailed. But I didn’t jump to conclusions. I’d wait for the right moment.Marcus, on the other hand, was having a field day. Every time he typed something on his phone, a smirk would spread on his face
BENEATH THE MASK Chapter 87
POV: AkaydaI was currently laying on my bed just staring at the ceiling.My eyes were open.Wide open.But they burned.Because I hadn’t slept all night.Not even for a second.Not with everything that was happening in my life.I turned slowly onto my side, pulling the blanket tighter around my body, but it didn’t help.Nothing helped at all.My mind refused to be quiet.It kept dragging me back.Back to the events of yesterday.Back to that car.Back to him.“What the hell is happening…” I whispered.My voice sounded small.Lost.I pushed the blanket off my body in frustration and sat up quickly.“No… no, no…”I swung my legs off the bed and stood up and began pacing the room.Back and forth.Back and forth.I ran a hand through my hair as my breathing became uneven.“I should have refused to get into that car…”I stopped.My chest tightened.“I should have told Damian when he asked if something was wrong.”Silence.Then I laughed bitterly.“How stupid can you be, Akayda?”My voice
BENEATH THE MASK Chapter 86
POV: DamianI turned the steering wheel slowly and drove away from Akayda’s apartment building.My eyes stayed on the rearview mirror as I watched her.I watched the way she walked toward the building like everything was normal.Like her whole world hadn’t been shaking just a few minutes ago.Like she hadn’t been gripping her phone in that elevator like it held her life together.My jaw tightened.“Message from Melina… my ass,” I muttered under my breath.I kept driving for a few seconds more.Then…When I was sure she couldn’t see my car anymore—I turned the wheel sharply.The car made a smooth U turn.I pulled over to the side of the road, just a little distance away from the building.Then I turned off the engine.Silence filling the car instantly.I leaned back slightly, my eyes looking ahead.Waiting.Just waiting.And then—A black car sped past me.Fast.Too fast.My eyes narrowed slightly as I followed it with my gaze.The windows were tinted.Dark.You couldn’t see shit insi
BENEATH THE MASK Chapter 85
POV: AkaydaI remained standing there in front of the elevator, my eyes glued to the message on my phone screen.My heart was pounding so hard I could hear it echoing in my head.This… this can’t be happening.This cannot be happening.My fingers tightened around the phone as my eyes looked round the hallway. It was empty. There was no one around just like the way it was supposed to be. After all, this was the CEO's floor. Everything was normal.Everything….. looked normal.But nothing felt normal.Maybe… maybe someone was playing a prank on me.A very sick prank.But deep down, I knew.This wasn’t a joke.This person knew things they shouldn't.They knew I was Jade Firefly.My throat went dry.My hands began to shake as I looked back at the number.It was an unknown number.Of course it was unknown.“Who the hell are you…” I whispered under my breath.My breathing started to pick up, coming out faster than it should.No… no… not now.“Calm down, Akayda… calm down…” I muttered quiet
BENEATH THE MASK Chapter 84
POV: AkaydaLast night had been… a lot.Too much for me to handle.I was presently standing in front of the mirror in my bedroom,looking at my reflection, but my mind wasn’t here. It was still stuck somewhere between the police station, Melina’s bruised face… and Damian standing in my apartment like he belonged there.I hadn’t slept.Not even a little.I had tried.God knows I had tried but I wasn't able to go back to sleep even long after Damian had left Because every time I closed my eyes, everything from last night came flooding my brain all over again.The call from the police station.Melina’s shaky voice.The panic.The rush.Then Damian showing up.Being in my space.My small, personal, private space.Everything had happened so fast I hadn’t even had time to breathe.But that wasn’t the real reason I hadn’t slept.No.The real reason was something far worse.Something that made my chest tighten with fear even now.I had made a mistake.A very big mistake.And that mistake had
BENEATH THE MASK Chapter 83
POV: Damian The sound of my phone ringing in the middle of the night had almost pissed me off.Not almost.It had actually pissed me off.I had been deep inside my usual dream. The same dream that had been haunting me for months now.Jade Firefly.She was always there.Standing in the dim red lights of the club stage, the glittering silver mask covering the top half of her face, the rest of her lips curved into that mysterious smile that had driven me half insane.Every night it was the same dream.Every night I tried to get closer.And every single time she disappeared before I could reach her.But tonight the dream had been cut short by the loud ringing of my phone.I had been ready to ignore it.Ready to throw the damn thing across the room if it kept ringing.But the moment I picked up and heard Akayda’s desperate voice on the other end…Sleep had vanished instantly.I hadn’t even stopped to think.I had just jumped out of bed, grabbed my phone, my car keys, shoved my feet into m
BENEATH THE MASK Chapter 12
POV: VivianThe elevator ride down was taking longer than I would have liked.My lips were pressed tightly in a thin line, it was so tight that I could feel the pressure in my jaw. I ground my teeth together, and the dull throb at the side of my head grew stronger with every second that passed. I
Last Updated : 2026-03-18BENEATH THE MASK Chapter 8
POV: DamianI was still in my office long after my new secretary had packed up for the day a left.That on its own wasn't strange at all. What was strange was the fact that I had personally asked my new secretary to leave early.I don't know why, but as I remembered it, the thought irritated me.I
Last Updated : 2026-03-17BENEATH THE MASK Chapter 10
POV: Akayda“Wake up, wake up. Bim-bam! Bim-bam!”My blanket was still loosely covering my head as my alarm went off.The sound cut straight into my sleep, loud and unforgiving. There was no way in hell I could sleep through that kind of sound. I groaned, turned on the bed and stretched my hand, w
Last Updated : 2026-03-18BENEATH THE MASK CHAPTER 11
POV: Damian“Where are we at with the new advertisements for the company?”My voice cut through the meeting room, sharp and controlled, even though my patience was hanging by a thread. It seemed no one was taking their jobs seriously.The long glass table was surrounded by the marketing department
Last Updated : 2026-03-18
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