LOGINDamien loosened the knot of his tie the moment the elevator doors slid shut behind him. The faint hum of the penthouse’s private lift surrounded him, but it did little to quiet the noise in his head. All he could see was her face, the look in her eyes before she walked away from him. Cold and Detached, like he was nothing more than a mistake she desperately wanted to erase.His jaw clenched.The penthouse elevator opened directly into his living room, but for once, the luxurious space brought him no comfort. Floor-to-ceiling windows stretched across the massive living room, revealing Silicon Valley bright beneath the morning sun. Usually, this place grounded him. Controlled. Predictable. Quiet.Today, it felt hollow.Damien tossed his car keys onto the marble counter and shrugged off his blazer carelessly, the penthouse in perfect silence, no interruptions, no expectations.Exactly how he liked it.Yet somehow, he found himself hating the silence.He loosened his tie and walked strai
Cara cursed Damien in her mind as she walked into her house. How dare he try to assume that all is well just because they had meaningless sex, to her he was someone who just so happened to be there.She inputed the password of the door and walked in on the sight of her ex-mother inlaw playing with her children. Damien’s mother, Every was sitting in the living room, playing with her kids!"Mrs Zoric," Cara greeted startled at the sight. At the sound of her voice, Paris, Gabriel, and Dion shot up, running towards her like little rockets."How are my little soldiers?" she crouched to their level, gathering them in a warm embrace."Grandma and Grandpa watched us while you and Miss Coco were gone," Paris chimed, beaming. Every noticed the discomfort on the woman's face at Paris words."Oh," Cara smiled tightly, looking up at the older woman, her tone laced with polite distance. "Thank you for keeping them company."Every rose gracefully, her posture regal, every movement dripping with el
Everyone disembarked from the cruise yacht, heading toward their waiting cars. The two-day event had come to an end, as crowd of luxurious men and women chatted and moved, Vivian paused, occasionally glancing around searching. Beside a sleek black Maybach stood a brooding man, his dark aura making people instinctively avoid him. Damien's dark, brooding gaze darted through the crowd searching until it locked on a certain figure he was searching for. Cara felt a heated gaze on her, she instinctively look up meeting Damien's eyes. She looked away instantly, pretending to pass by without noticing him but he was faster. Damien caught her wrist just as she walked past him. "Allow me to give you a ride home Miss Perry." His tone leaving no room for refusal. Coco, who had earlier been walking with her boss, turned when she realized Cara was no longer beside her. Spotting her boss with Damien, she hurried over. "Excuse me Mr Zoric, but we already have our ride waiting for us," Coco inte
A stream of sunlight fell across her face tugging her out of her sleep. Cara groaned softly, blinking against the bright light until her eyes adjusted....and froze.The heavy weight of an arm lay draped across her waist, warm breath brushed her shoulder and behind her was the steady rise and fall of a man's chest. she stiffened, her heart thudding.Cara's gaze darted around the room. Her breath caught when she saw the careless scatter of clothes on the floor, her dress, his shirt, buttons glinting in the morning sun. Slowly and carefully, she eased out of bed, but as soon as she stood, a wave of sourness washed over her and her knees buckled. Cara caught herself with a hiss of pain, she hadn't felt this ache in years. Not since before the divorce.....and that night."Jeez," she hissed in pain. Before the divorce, the two of them never got intimate until the night of Damien's drunkenness. Cara still vividly remembered how he looked that night.Her mind reeled back three years.---Thre
Cara stumbled out of the room into the hallway, her gaze hazy, the burning sensation in her body elevated. In as much as she desperately needed to quench the fire she felt under her skin, she also needed a place to hide cause right now she was venerable and could be made an easy target to lust-filled men. She heard the sound of footsteps coming towards her and darted into a hidden corner, two men walked past chatting without noticing anything. Cara let out a sigh of relief before making her way down the hallway to her room. Damien had just stepped out of the party, he stared at his phone again. Two missed calls, she wasn't answering her phone, a bad feeling washed over him. In the slightly dim lit hallway, he could make out the figure of a woman stumbling his way, something about her figure felt familiar. He started to walk past the woman when she suddenly collapsed in his arms. "Please help me, I am hot," the woman breathed. Damien took out his phone, about to call his assistant
Tyler darted through the crowd, greeting one business partner or another while discreetly watching her movement. The MC of the occasion took the microphone and greeted everyone ensuring to call out names. Thirty minutes of wine and pleasure passed and it was finally time for the dance, the MC turned on the music and everyone went to the dance floor. "Would you do me the honor of being my dance partner Miss Perry?" A man asked, stretching out his hand to Cara. Cara looked up, her eyes meeting the stranger’s. He was handsome, with sharp features and a confident smirk, but before she could respond, a familiar voice cut in. "I'm afraid Miss Perry is already taken on this one." Tyler stepped forward, smoothly placing his hand over the man’s outstretched one. His expression was polite, a smirk etched on his lips. The other man hesitated, his gaze shifting between the two of them before he gave a small, knowing smile and backed away. Tyler turned to Cara, offering his hand
"I got the job!" Cara yelled and hugged a surprised Sally. "You got a job? When?" Harry asked obviously unaware of the situation. Sally and Cara looked at each other, Sally nudged her head towards him and Cara understood. "Umm, the thing is....I got a job as a cook at a restaurant," Cara replied sta
A month later....Cara walked into the kitchen where Sally was doing the cooking."I can't continue to stay here for free, I want to find a job," she said to Sally making her turn almost instantly."But we can provide for you till you give birth, you don't have to work," Sally said but Cara shook he
Damien POV"What deal?" I asked when her heard her talking on the phone about some deal. she stiffened immediately and her face turned pale which left me confused."I..it's just a business deal, you know....work and stuff," she smiled and I could tell it was forced."I didn't know you've opened a bu
Cara's POVSally showed me to my room, she said that it was McKenzie's room before she left for Babcock city. I freshened up and dressed in my favorite dress, a maroon off shoulder dress, I could smell the chicken curry she was cooking, I could tell it was definitely going to be good. I was about t







