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GOOD EMPLOYEE

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MIKE'S POV

“What happened, El? Why didn't you just call in sick?”

She shrugged, a weak smile on her lips. "Didn't think it was that serious. Wanted to keep my job, too.”

The words tugged at something in my chest. I had seen a lot of staff come and go over the years, but Elena had always been different, reliable, quiet, and hardworking in a way that stood out even on the busiest days.

I patted her hand, a fatherly gesture meant to offer comfort and reassurance in this cold, impersonal hospital
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    MIKE'S POV“What happened, El? Why didn't you just call in sick?”She shrugged, a weak smile on her lips. "Didn't think it was that serious. Wanted to keep my job, too.”The words tugged at something in my chest. I had seen a lot of staff come and go over the years, but Elena had always been different, reliable, quiet, and hardworking in a way that stood out even on the busiest days. I patted her hand, a fatherly gesture meant to offer comfort and reassurance in this cold, impersonal hospital setting. "You know you’re more than just an employee, kiddo. You’re family."Honestly Mike, I didn’t know it was this serious."Her voice was soft and vulnerable, and it made the concern I already felt deepen even further.I sat beside Elena's hospital bed, concern etched on my face as I watched her lying there under the thin hospital blanket. The room was quiet except for the steady beeping of the machines monitoring her vitals, the soft hum of the air conditioning, and the occasional distant

  • DOUBLE HEIR ; A LOVE IN DISGUISE    THE COLLAPSE

    ELENA'S POV Three weeks had blurred into routine. Three weeks leading up to this point had gradually merged together into one continuous flow of daily activities that felt almost automatic after a while. I'd pushed the night with Alexander to a corner of my mind, carefully placing those memories far away so they would not interfere with my daily life, focusing on work and bills and the small joys of living quietly that helped make each day manageableThe hotel was my haven, familiar and safe, providing a consistent and reliable space where I could perform my duties without complications or surprises interrupting the steady pace I had grown accustomed to maintaining. Every shift followed the same pattern, the same predictable rhythm that kept me grounded and hidden from the world outside. The days blended together in a steady stream of early mornings and late evenings, each one carefully structured to maintain the quiet life I had built. Work became the center of my focus, the bil

  • DOUBLE HEIR ; A LOVE IN DISGUISE    BACK TO BUSINESS

    Alexander's POV “Let's go,” I said to the guards that stood around the entrance of the hotel. They all scattered around, getting into the various cars that made up the convoy that had come for me. One of the guards stood at the door of mine, holding it open until I got in.The car door closed with a soft thump, sealing me inside the cool, climate-controlled interior of the Maybach. The sound was muted and expensive, the kind of quiet that only came with hand-stitched leather and layers of German engineering designed to insulate the powerful from the chaos of the outside world. I leaned back into the seat, the supple black leather cradling my frame like a throne. The tinted windows cut out the glare of the afternoon sun, wrapping me in a familiar cocoon of luxury and control. Outside, the city blurred past in streaks of glass and steel, but in here, everything was calm and ordered."Drive to the estate, Max," I said to the driver, my voice low and even. Max had been with me for ye

  • DOUBLE HEIR ; A LOVE IN DISGUISE    WEIGHT OF COMPOSURE

    ELENA'S POVI stood frozen behind the polished oak bar, the tray of freshly washed glasses trembling slightly in my hands. The clink of crystal against crystal seemed unnaturally loud in the sudden hush that had fallen over the hotel lounge. My heart hammered against my ribs like a trapped bird, each beat echoing the name I hadn’t dared speak aloud. But then, his gaze swept over me as he approached. Cool, assessing, and utterly devoid of recognition. It was the kind of look one might give a potted plant or a perfectly ordinary piece of furniture: polite enough not to be rude, but completely uninterested. Those words slipped from his lips in that deep, velvet-smooth voice I still heard in my nightmares and my weakest moments. His tone was detached, professional, as if I were just another anonymous employee in this upscale hotel bar where I’d been scraping by for years.It was like the night had never happened.I could still feel the ghost of his fingers tracing my spine, the weight

  • DOUBLE HEIR ; A LOVE IN DISGUISE    MASK OF INDIFFERENCE

    ELENA'S POV I walked into work on Monday, the familiar scent of freshly brewed coffee and the hum of chatter putting me at ease in a way that felt almost too normal after the whirlwind weekend I’d barely survived. The Sapphire Hotel lobby glowed under its warm pendant lights, the marble floors polished to a shine that reflected the early morning sun filtering through the tall windows. It was a new week, a fresh start, or at least that’s what I kept telling myself as I adjusted the strap of my bag on my shoulder and forced my steps to stay steady. I’d spent the entire weekend locked in my tiny apartment, replaying every second of that night like a looped nightmare I couldn’t escape. I'd expected my first time to be… different, but I guess things don't just work out the way we plan.By Sunday night, I’d convinced myself it was just a one-night mistake, a reckless birthday slip that would fade into nothing if I refused to acknowledge it. I’d even taken a morning-after pill just to be

  • DOUBLE HEIR ; A LOVE IN DISGUISE    BLUR MEMORIES OF HER

    ALEXANDER’S POVI woke up to an empty room, the silence a stark contrast to the chaos of the night before. The kind of silence that presses in on you after a storm, heavy and expectant, like the universe was holding its breath waiting for me to catch up. My head throbbed with the dull insistence of a hangover, the kind that comes from too much whiskey chased by even more bad decisions. The bottle of whiskey and soda still sat on the bedside table, half-empty, the ice long melted into a watery grave at the bottom of the glass. A faint ring of condensation marked where it had stood all night, a small monument to whatever the hell had happened in this suite. I rubbed my temples, trying to shake off the fog, but it clung stubbornly, fragments of sensation flickering at the edges of my mind, soft skin, breathy moans, the way the room had spun just right when I pulled her down beside me.As I sat up, the sheets pooled around my waist, cool against my bare skin. That’s when I noticed the s

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