LOGINLIAM’S POVI was still fuming, literally foaming at the mouth.My glare stayed fixed on Simon as he sauntered into my office, carrying himself with the pride of someone who had the entire world resting neatly beneath his expensive shoes.The bastard had no idea that he was a lamb walking into his very own slaughter.The truth was that Simon Smith was done for.He just did not know it yet.“To what do I owe this impromptu call?” he asked.He sounded so cocky, so relaxed, like he did not have a single care in the world.I leaned back slowly in my chair.“You’re late,” I snapped.He scoffed and adjusted the cuffs of his suit. “I am sorry Mr. Danson, the email came to me by 6AM. Was I supposed to teleport over here?” he asked sarcastically.I nodded once.“Sit.”Simon narrowed his eyes slightly but still obeyed. He dropped into one of the chairs across from my table and man spread comfortably like he owned the damn building.Disgusting.“Are you aware of the accident that happened over at
LIAM’S POV“Boss look at this.”Jonathan handed me the documents with a worried look on his face.This estate development project was very important to me, for a multitude of reasons, and hence why I had invested so much money into it, way more than I had in any other project that I had ever done.And no matter what, this project was going to be a massive success.It had to.I took the documents from him and scanned through the pages carefully.I scoffed.Money, millions of dollars belonging to both myself and the shareholders, was being transferred into some overseas bank account through a series of fake supplier payments.Smith Construction and Designs were in charge of this project.Meaning Simon had already started making his move.That greedy son of a bitch could not even help himself long enough to complete the damn project first.Anika had warned me.She told me Simon would eventually get careless because people like him always did.And now here we were.I leaned back against m
ANIKA’S POVI glared so hard at Simon that if gazes could actually kill, he might as well be six feet under.But unfortunately, the eyes were not yet evolved to be that lethal.He glared at Liam who still had his arms around me.This was actually so laughable that I couldn’t even stop the scoff that escaped my lips.I mean the gall of this man, to actually come to my place of residence.“You really know that you are trespassing here. I mean I really should call the cops on you. Maybe you can find a great spot right next to Bree,” I said.He gulped.“About that, I need you to have her released,” he said.I laughed.Then I turned to Liam.“He is actually making demands.”Liam squeezed my hand before glaring at Simon.“I am going to need you to leave,” he said coldly.Simon ran a hand through his hair.“Bree is not like the rest of us. She is weak and her heart...”I cut him off immediately.“I am going to need you to shut up here Simon. You should have kept your woman in check when she
ANIKA’S POV“Baby?”I snuggled deeper into the warm hands that held me.Liam had insisted on babying me through my injuries. Hell, Liam always babied me, and at this point I feared that I was quickly getting spoiled.Not like I was hating that fact whatsoever.It was blissful here, just being Liam’s spoiled little baby.“Yes, Mr. Danson,” I said teasingly.He ran a hand through my hair, caressing my scalp softly and playing with my curls.I could not stop the pleased sound that escaped my lips.This man had magic fingers, so I was not at fault for enjoying it.“Your hair is getting longer these days,” he said, twisting the end of one curl around his finger.I turned to look at him.“Don’t you like it?”His eyes widened immediately.“Angel.”“What?”“You can’t seriously be asking me that”I tried and failed to hide my smile.Liam shook his head before bending down and pressing a soft kiss against my lips.“Angel, you look good in anything.”“Liam…”“Seriously,” he continued. “You could
ANIKA’S POVThe first thing that caught my attention was the smell.Smoke.It was unmistakable, the way it crawled into my nose, choking me.“What is that?”My heart slammed against my ribs so hard that it felt like it was trying to break free from my chest.For one second, I sat frozen in my office chair, staring at the sketch in front of me.Then panic took over.I was on immediate alert the second that my nose picked up the smell of smoke. I mean this was a clothes production factory, how on earth could there possibly be a fire?I was up before I had the mind to calm down and think about it.The second that I stepped outside my office, my worst fears were confirmed.There was fire everywhere.Orange flames engulfed the fabric, consuming everything in its path. Thick black smoke filled the air.There were screams, everyone was scampering for safety.“Miss Anika, watch out!”Someone grabbed my arm just as a burning piece of wood crashed to the ground inches away from me.I released m
SIMON’S POVThe television screen hanging in the corner of the bar was blurry.Or maybe that was just my vision.Fuck, at this point, I honestly could not tell the difference.“Another one,” I slurred, banging my empty glass against the counter hard enough that amber liquid from someone else’s drink splashed onto my sleeve.The bartender, a young guy with tattoos crawling up both arms, looked at me with the kind of exhausted expression that said he regretted showing up to work today.“Sir, I think you’ve had enough.”I barked out a laugh so loud that a couple sitting three stools away flinched.“Enough?” I repeated. “You think this is enough?”I pointed to the line of empty glasses in front of me.“This is not enough.”My tongue felt too heavy in my mouth, my thoughts swimming around like fish in a muddy pond.Anika was gone.I just wanted to drink until I disappear. “Another drink,” I demanded, sliding a wad of cash across the counter. “Keep them coming.”The bartender pushed the mo







