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29. Tyrant
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2026-05-26 04:33:11
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Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 30. The Vice President
Marissa POV A heavy sigh escaped my lips, and before I could stop myself, my thumbs flew across the keyboard.Me: You probably wouldn't know her by the way. It's hard to feel powerful when I am completely lost. John, the manager, is out on sick leave, and Rita was fired so abruptly that she didn't even have the time to hand over the job or files to me. I am completely blind here. I really just need someone to mentor me and put me through everything so I can actually do my job.I hit send, not expecting much, and locked the phone, throwing it into my bag. I stared at the blank dual monitors in front of me, the empty digital landscape perfectly mirroring the hollow, anxious pit in my stomach. The design studio was a sprawling maze of glass, steel, and high-end rendering software, and I was just an imposter taking up space in the corner.But barely ten minutes later, a sudden, heavy silence fell over the entire design studio. The faint hum of clicking mice, the whirring of the 3D print
Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 29. Tyrant
Marissa POVThe heavy wood doors of the main office clicked shut behind me, and I finally let my shoulders drop. My hands were shaking so violently I had to grip my tablet against my chest just to steady them.A day and a half. I had been at this company for exactly a day and a half, and Xavier Sterling had already reduced me to a maid.My throat still tasted like the expensive, bitter espresso he had forced me to pour for him. My stomach churned at the memory of the past forty-five minutes. He hadn't just made me get his coffee. He had locked those icy blue eyes onto me and pointed a commanding finger at the armchair across from his desk.“Sit, Marissa. You will eat breakfast with your employer, or your clearance files stay on my desk unsigned.” I had been trapped. I had sat there under his heavy gaze, forcing down tiny pieces of fruit while he watched every single movement of my throat as I swallowed. It wasn't an onboarding evaluation. It was a power play. A public humiliation to s
Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 28. I Decline
Xavier POVThe luxury sedan glided away from Marissa’s driveway, the quiet hum of the engine doing nothing to soothe the sudden restlessness in my chest. I stared at the silver mask resting on the leather seat beside me. For a few hours, I had been just a man catching the breath of a woman who challenged me. But the moment the car turned onto the main highway, reality slammed back into place.My personal phone buzzed in my pocket. I didn't even need to look at the screen to know who it was.The Chairman. My father.I let it ring, throwing the device onto the seat next to the mask. He had called four times today. My mother had called three. I had ignored every single one of them, burying myself in Sterling Holdings' quarterly financials and the intoxicating distraction of Marissa’s blue eyes. I don't have the patience for family politics right now.But a second later, my corporate phone flashed. This time, it was Charles, my newly appointed male secretary. I slid the Bluetooth earpiec
Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 27. Classic Choice
Xavier POV Marissa froze. Her eyes widened slightly, and a gorgeous, heavy flush immediately crept up her neck, coloring her cheeks a brilliant shade of crimson. She quickly looked down, smoothing out the fabric of her emerald dress to hide her shaking fingers.Did she suspect? I wondered, a thrill of danger racing through my veins. Did she connect the dots to the office this morning?"It's a classic choice," she managed to say, her voice smooth as glass, completely recovering her outer poise."I didn't realize you paid such close attention to detail.""I pay attention to everything that matters," I responded smoothly as the car glided to a halt in front of Le Petit Oiseau.The dinner was a masterful dance of deception and desire. We were ushered past the crowded main floor straight to the private, velvet draped booth Julian had secured. As the waiter poured two glasses of an incredibly vintage red wine, I watched her relax, her movements graceful and fluid."This place is beautiful,
Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 26. Dinner
Xavier POVA sharp knock at the door broke my concentration. I slipped my phone back into my pocket just as Charles, my executive secretary, stepped into the room. Charles was a meticulous man in his early thirties, always dressed in an impeccably pressed charcoal suit, holding a tablet like it was an extension of his own arm."Mr. Sterling," Julian began, his voice crisp and devoid of any emotion."Your schedule for the rest of the day is locked in. You have the quarterly financial review with the department heads at eleven, followed by a working lunch with the board of directors. At three, you have the final sign off on the luxury jewelry pavilion blueprints, and at five, the legal team needs you for the compliance brief."I walked back behind my desk and threw myself into my leather chair. "Clear anything after six."Julian paused, his fingers hovering over the tablet screen. He blinked, a rare crack in his professional facade showing. "Sir? You have a tentative dinner meeting wit
Craved By My Husband's Best Friend 225. 𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍
Xavier POVI sat at the expansive mahogany desk in my study, the glow from my laptop screen casting sharp shadows across the room. It was nearly 3:00 AM, but sleep was a luxury I had long discarded. My fingers hovered over the keyboard, eyes fixed on the digital chat window that had consumed my entire evening.𝘔𝘦: 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 35 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘡𝘢𝘪𝘬𝘢.𝘔𝘦: 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘸.𝘔𝘦: 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴. 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱... 𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦. 𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳I leaned back, a dark, self deprecating smile pulling at my lips. If any of the shareholders or board members at Sterling Holdings could see me right now, they would think I’d lost my mind.The ruthless, untouchable Xavier Sterling, reduced to counting the minutes between unread messages from a woman he’d met in the hazy, tequila sc
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