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Chapter 76- Hope
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DESPERATE THIRST FOR LOVEÂ Â Â Chapter 77- Vacation
Shortly after takeoff, Zander sent her aunt a heads-up of what was to come. Diplomatic it was not, but if she was looking for direct and honest, she certainly received it, and in spades.Zander: Hopping on a plane to discuss Matheo with you, who, by the way, fucked my second wife. Consequently, I was back with Elvie, my first wife. I am bringing her over, so keep your claws tucked in.P.S.Bella, my assistant, booked a conference call with the entire board later this afternoon, and that includes your philandering ex-husband. I sent you some recordings you need to listen to, so please do that in between auditioning for new boy toys.P.P.S.I meant it about the claws. I am planning on keeping this one for a while.After they landed, Elvie was surprised to find they were sharing a Mandarin Hotel suite, but she didnât let it show. She dove headfirst into the huge bed, making a snow angel on the sheets. She didnât know why that made him want to fuck her so hard that heâd nail her to the ma
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Elvie walked across the aisle, her shoulder brushing Zander's arm, and dropped the record back in its place, picking another one instead. He didnât see what it was and decided he didnât care.âQueen and Jimi Hendrix never won a Grammy. Justin Bieber did,â she whispered, her grin signalling that she had won the battle.âI didnât give you your iPod back because I wanted to keep a piece of you with me,â he admitted.And won.And lost.And what the fuck?âWhat?â Her smile wiped off so quickly, youâd think Iâd told her Iâd been giving her brother placebo drugs for the past few weeks.He picked up the record she was holding and walked over to the register to pay for it.Elvie didnât want him to buy her nice things. But that didnât stop him from wanting to. Because the truth was, heâd never been taught how to show affection. Zander was taught how to buy it.The salesman didnât even wake up as he slid a note across his counter, plucked a plastic bag, and put the record inside.Pet Sounds by t
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âMy parentâs network?â Zander spat, laughing incredulously. âWhere the fuck have you been for the last decade? Even before you moved to Florida, you didnât give two shits about SBC. You only attended board meetings, and even that was half-heartedly and solely for the chance of screwing my dad over somehow. You could have managed it yourself, but you chose to give it to some incompetent asshole because working is not your jam. I spend ten hours a day in the office. I live it. I breathe it. I eat it. But when I make one decision that has nothing to do with it, itâs suddenly an issue. This network is not yours more than it is mine. Just because Kristal was born into the right family doesnât mean sheâs right for me. And that bullshit where you marry someone without standing up to their fucking face? I had a front-row seat to that scenario at home, and Iâm sure Iâm not spoiling it for you when I say it ended badly. One last thingâElvie is not, in fact, disposable,â he noted. âBut I know a
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Life was full of surprises. Zander thought.There were good surprises, like finding out Elvieâs pussy tasted like honeydew and was tighter than his fist. There were also bad surprises, like finding Kristal standing inside his apartment, his spare keys dangling from her fingers in triumph, completely naked.Again.He dropped his suitcase and cracked his neck, walking straight to the bar. Luckily, theyâd broken things off before heâd had the chance to become a full-blown alcoholic. Kristal certainly looked better behind the mist of hard liquor.âAre you officially a nudist? I havenât seen you with clothes on in a while,â Zander pondered, unbuttoning the first two buttons of his shirt.âYouâre funny,â she hissed in what he assumed was meant to be a seductive way.âAnd youâre naked. For a rich girl, you could surely use a new wardrobe. How did you get my keys?âPart of him wanted to know, and the other dreaded killing the person whoâd given them to herânot that there was a long list to ch
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Guilt nibbled at Elvieâs gut as Joey exclaimed how happy he was for her. For them and for Zander.Of course, sheâd sugarcoated the situation to the point that it looked like a churro.Instead of telling him she was now blissfully happy and screwing her heartless husband, she painted a picture in soft pinks and vivid baby blues in which Zander and she had fallen desperately in love and decided to be together. To which she wondered if, by telling that to his brother, he would ever admit his involvement with Zanderâs parents' accident and ask forgiveness, or would he deny it? Not that she didn't doubt Zander; she had all doubts and a fear that maybe Joey was involved with or without his knowledge.Joey swallowed the entire thing and asked for seconds. He came clean about the experimental treatment and said he loved Zander like a brother. Like. A. Brother. And he was willing to change and be grateful for the second chance God had given him. Could she believe him?Maybe.But she knew to b
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The next few days were a blur. Things somehow got both better and worse.Better, because people had very little time to duck their heads down and whisper about them.News about their marriage, Kristal's involvement, and their fake divorce echoed the four walls of the Stanton building.Zander was running around the office, screaming his lungs out at them. They were severely short-staffed, and every calamity in the world had decided to land at their feet.Worse, because ever since the new ads started rolling, Zander was in and out of meetings on the sixth floor, and every time he came back, he punched a wall to its untimely death. They were four holes in, with their ratings slipping each passing second and their competitors openly discussing their current situation as a network dying a slow, painful, and very public death.Zander had not been kidding.Matheo wanted to kill SBC before he left; he had all the shareholders under him, everyone except Zander, and now that Zander was no longe
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Her legs were up before she knew it, carrying her to the exit. No explanation. No apologies. Elvie felt his grave steps thumping in her hollow chest as he followed her out. It was raining outsideâthe kind of dirty, humid rain to break the pulses of summer heat. It reminded her of the day theyâd met at the university, of the carnal desperation that ate at her back then, and of the fact that she was still alone.Elvie felt his hand on my shoulder as he swivelled her around sharply. He jerked her into his arms.I didnât want him to let go.I didnât want him to keep me there, either. She thought.âI wish Iâd never met you.â My fists pounded his chest, and he took it. Maybe because he knew he deserved it. His mouth pressed against my cheek felt like a rusty, hot blade. The world felt like it was ending, even though I knew it couldnât be.The vane of his breath sliced through my ear. âI wish that, too.âThat night, the sex was different.Slow, intense, and angry. Every thrust was a punishme
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On the way to work, Gerald told her in her earbuds that theyâre spending the treasure that love cannot afford, and Elvie nodded, not only to the rhythm but to the sentiment. Her shoes were blood red, and sheâd spent the ride dying their laces black with a Sharpie.She walked into the office, not knowing what to expect. The professional side was going to be evidently extra depressing. But last night, Zander and she showcased their hearts like they were on a window display when they touchedâcrawling into each otherâs mouths and seeping into each otherâs souls. Then sheâd left, without a message or a phone call. It was not her most mature moment, but she was sure he needed time to think too.Elvie walked the hallway, ignoring the judgy looks and raised eyebrows people tried to pin her with. One of the secretaries passed her and winced. She didnât say anything, but one look at her face told Elvie she was in for an unpleasant surprise. What the hell was wrong with these people? Why on eart
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DESPERATE THIRST FOR LOVEÂ Â Â Chapter 91- HAPPY ENDING
âI need you to turn my maybe into a definitely." Zander crawled into Elvieâs bed at the end of that gruelling Monday in the office. âYeah, right. What are you doing here? Thea willââ âCome on, can a man get some time alone with his wife?â Elvie rolled her eyes, but she didnât kick him out, even though a small, vindictive part of her wanted to. Life was too short to deprive yourself of spending time with those you loveâsomething Iâd learned the hard way. She thought to herself. His body seemed to mould into her massive mattress. Somehow, he fit. If there was one thing sheâd realised this year, it was that sometimes they belong in the last place they thought theyâd ever be. âWife, letâs turn maybe into definitely.â âHow can I do that?â she put her thriller in her lap and let his arm loop around her waist, dragging her into the crook of his shoulder. His lips fluttered along her neck. âStay at SBC, stay with me no matter how this sh*t turns out. I canât make it without you.â âMake
DESPERATE THIRST FOR LOVEÂ Â Â Chapter 90- My turn
They went home to his mansion. To his cockâs disappointment, he slept in the master bedroom alone because Thea was sick and Elvie slept in her room. But it was still better than sleeping in a million-star hotel or at the Stanton Towers, which he couldnât even look at after heâd learned what he had about his father not being his real father. He wasnât the one whoâd cheated on him. Yet Zander was the one whoâd taken most of Matheoâs wrath. In the morning, Elvie gave her brother a shake from what looked like sewer water, green puke, and misery and slid a bowl of cereal his way. It wasnât even a brand. It was poured right out of a six-pound industrial box with a Costco logo. âWhere is the chef?â âVacationâĶhalf of the staff too.â Elvie smiled. âCavities and diabetes. Breakfast of champions,â Zander muttered into the bowl as he took a spoonful. âMy apologies. Our room service doesnât work on Mondays. Butler is sick. No chef, yeah so, stick with me!â Elvie took a seat next to her dad a
DESPERATE THIRST FOR LOVEÂ Â Â Chapter 89- Brothers?
Zander set the papers down, sitting on the edge of her desk and lacing his fingers nonchalantly. So Matheo had planned it all along. The old cow killed his parents. His meeting Elvie, his falling in love with her, giving up on the Davis familyâevery single thing And heâd walked right into his trap. Well, almost. He would pay! Dearly. Zander thought to himself. He didnât make the mistake of asking Elvie if sheâd known about it. Of course she hadnât. Instead, he focused on how to deal with this shit. âWeâve both been set up,â he said. âAnd heâthe bastardâkilled my parents!â His voice shuddered with enough hatred to melt the antarctic. And though he had his doubts before, he disregarded his instinct and thought that Matheo wasn't capable of doing such nineious things. âHeâwill pay! I will make sure heââ "Zander." She put a hand on his shoulder, and he resisted the urge to pull her into him and bury his face in her hair. âI'm sorry." Elvie had this touch that made sh*t go away. Bad shi
DESPERATE THIRST FOR LOVEÂ Â Â Chapter 88- Post-it-note
The word âmusicâ comes from the Muses, goddesses of the arts in Greek mythology.I never said it before, because I thought it was tacky, but youâre my goddess (especially your ass).âZanderJohn Lennon started his music career as a choir boy.I never said it before, because it terrified me to admit it, but youâre my church (although I plan to be inside you way more than just on Sundays).âZanderYour heart mimics the beat of the music youâre listening to.I didnât know I even had one before you came along, and now I do, and it hurts like a motherfucker (thanks for that).âZanderRemember in university? I stole your iPod before you stole my wallet. It was tucked inside my jacket before I even removed your panties. I wanted to know what you were listening to. (And I was sorely disappointed there were no Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake songs in sight, because it made not falling for you so much fucking harder.)âZanderI tried to tell myself I broke up my contract with Kristal and her f
DESPERATE THIRST FOR LOVEÂ Â Â Chapter 87- The goodbye
Her heart was that of a lonely hunter.Yes and everything hurts.Elvie had always thought she was doomed by not being able to fall in love, but once she did fall, she wished she hadnât. Now it hurt when she breathed, when she walked the hallways at work, and each time in between, when she caught sight of the person with a sharp suit and even sharper tongue moving past her, firing orders at Bella or bantering with the rest of the newsroom staff.A few weeks had passed. Four weeks after heâd shown up at her doorstep with flowers and chocolate, Zander had invited everyone into the conference room and announced that heâd given up his position and would only be staying for another month.After he made that announcement, heâd shot her a look, searching her face. Whatever he found there made him ask her to stay after the meeting was over so they could talk about it.Sheâd wanted to badly, but she knew nothing had changed. Though he often talked to Thea and visited her when he wasn't busy, he
DESPERATE THIRST FOR LOVEÂ Â Â Chapter 86- Letting go
Kristal had been a no-show during those terrible days, but he still remembered the flowers and pastry the family had sent every morning, her mother checking in on him, and her grandmother calling him three times a day to make sure he ate, showered, and breathed. Bella turned around, reaching for the door handle. Zander kept his face blasÃĐ. âGood luck explaining it to everyone, sir. Because let me tell you somethingâthe moment Elvie walked into the room and into your life again, she changed you. It wasnât profound. It was even more gradual, but it was there. In the way you started smiling, the way you softened towards your employeesâjust a littleâand started doing the right thing by yourself and Kristal. But standing here?â She shook her head. âI think that man just bailed on us, and it saddens me because I was looking forward to working with and befriending the new Zander.â Fuck! Bella closed the door behind her, and he looked to the glass wall, catching Elvie unpacking her lunch a
DESPERATE THIRST FOR LOVEÂ Â Â Chapter 85- She could keep him
Elvie was about to round the corner and turn onto the street when a limo pulled up at the curb and the passenger door flung open. Her eyes widened, and she stopped in an instant. Her brother was no Liam Neeson, and if she was going to get kidnapped, she very much doubted she could be saved. She turned around to look at the person getting out of the vehicle. It was Kristal, dressed to impress in what looked like a cocktail gown. She seemed to be alone.âCan I help you?â Elvie cocked her head. She wanted to be strong, but she was tired, hungry, and annoyed. And pissed at herselfâso pissed that sheâd let herself get carried away with a man like Zander Stanton. She usually made smart choices. She was a salad girl, and he was a deep-fried chocolate lava cake.âMe? No, though Iâm sure youâll do it at some point once you get fired, divorced, and have to become a waitress to support your slutty ways.â She walked towards her on her high heels. The limo driver looked the other way, like he coul
DESPERATE THIRST FOR LOVEÂ Â Â Chapter 84- She would not be listening anymore.
On the way to work, Gerald told her in her earbuds that theyâre spending the treasure that love cannot afford, and Elvie nodded, not only to the rhythm but to the sentiment. Her shoes were blood red, and sheâd spent the ride dying their laces black with a Sharpie.She walked into the office, not knowing what to expect. The professional side was going to be evidently extra depressing. But last night, Zander and she showcased their hearts like they were on a window display when they touchedâcrawling into each otherâs mouths and seeping into each otherâs souls. Then sheâd left, without a message or a phone call. It was not her most mature moment, but she was sure he needed time to think too.Elvie walked the hallway, ignoring the judgy looks and raised eyebrows people tried to pin her with. One of the secretaries passed her and winced. She didnât say anything, but one look at her face told Elvie she was in for an unpleasant surprise. What the hell was wrong with these people? Why on eart
DESPERATE THIRST FOR LOVEÂ Â Â Chapter 83- it had stopped being hers.
Her legs were up before she knew it, carrying her to the exit. No explanation. No apologies. Elvie felt his grave steps thumping in her hollow chest as he followed her out. It was raining outsideâthe kind of dirty, humid rain to break the pulses of summer heat. It reminded her of the day theyâd met at the university, of the carnal desperation that ate at her back then, and of the fact that she was still alone.Elvie felt his hand on my shoulder as he swivelled her around sharply. He jerked her into his arms.I didnât want him to let go.I didnât want him to keep me there, either. She thought.âI wish Iâd never met you.â My fists pounded his chest, and he took it. Maybe because he knew he deserved it. His mouth pressed against my cheek felt like a rusty, hot blade. The world felt like it was ending, even though I knew it couldnât be.The vane of his breath sliced through my ear. âI wish that, too.âThat night, the sex was different.Slow, intense, and angry. Every thrust was a punishme
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