ETHANI knew I was a gone man the moment I woke up with the goofiest smile on my face. I couldn't even brush my teeth properly, because the smile just refused to disappear. All I kept remembering was Olivia’s lips on mine, and the feel of my fingers grazing her bare skin. “Get it together, Ethan,”
How was I supposed to help someone who didn’t want to be helped?“The way I see it,” Mr Jones said, “your brother is on a downward spiral. And sooner or later, he’s going to bring everyone down with him. Now I can’t fault him for it, because a drowning man will always try to pull somebody down with
But once again, Marcus loomed over me like a treacherous shadow. I had a feeling he must have done something ugly to her, something so terrible that she couldn’t even bring herself to say it. The thought of him doing anything like that to her made my blood boil. But I tried to calm my nerves, and pr
“Remind me again how the kiss felt,” Rachel said. “Come on,” I laughed. “I’ve told you about it a thousand times already.”“I still want to hear it again,” she said. “Now spill.”We were seated at the cafe across from the office for lunch, and she was staring at me like a wide-eyed teenager who jus
“I’m so sorry, Rach,” I said. “I wish I could snap my fingers and make it all go away. I wish I could give you everything you wanted right now, and I hate that you feel this way.”“It’s not your fault,” she said, patting my arm. “I’m a fucking mess. It’s going to take a lot more than duct tape to fi
“Well, I’m glad to hear that,” I said, spinning around on my chair. “I called because I wanted to know if you were free for dinner tonight.”“You know I am,” he said. “Even if I wasn’t, I would definitely cancel all my plans for you.”“I find that hard to believe,” I said. “You’re the CEO of Reynard
ETHANGrowing up, Marcus and I had a sort of sixth sense where we could always detect when the other person was in the building even without us seeing them. As soon as he walked into a building, I could somehow tell that he was around. And I would immediately turn in the direction he was about to wa
I turned away as I balled my hands into fists, memories of that horrible night creeping up once again. I didn’t want to think about it again, so I took a deep breath and slid the file towards him. “Richard is trying to force you out of the company,” I said. “I’ve done what I can to stop him, but we
Everything was falling apart, and I couldn’t do anything to stop it. My job was hanging on by a thread, and my sanity was slowly evaporating from the weight of all the secrets I couldn't share. It just felt so exhausting, and I curled up into a ball and stared blankly at the ceiling. I didnt know ho
"Please tell me this is just a dream, Olivia," Joanna said over the phone. “Or some fucking nightmare that I can wake up from.”I took a deep breath and pressed the phone tighter against my ear as I paced through the bedroom, trying so hard not to yell at her. "I'm not going to apologize for what I
Nate strolled into the office casually, and I watched his reflection through the glass as he paused to look at me for a second. It made my skin crawl when I noticed his gaze sweep down to my butt, and that anger fueled me enough to turn and face him properly. I glared directly at him, while he smirk
Ever since I got to my offices, I couldn’t stop staring at the digital clock on my desk. I checked it again for the thousandth time, feeling a sliver of nervousness as I saw that it was still 10:42 AM.Nate will be here in eighteen minutes.I folded my hands together to stop them from shaking. I was
For a moment, I stared at Richard like he'd grown a second head. We sat there in silence, staring at each other as I tried to wrap my head around what he'd just said. Surely it had to be a lie. Because how on earth could he be serious right now?"You're quiet," he said. "I just... I don't know what
I stood up slowly, brushing my hands against my leggings and heading down the long corridor. I needed to go back and apologize. I needed to look him in the eye and tell him the truth about Nate. I needed to let him hold me and remind me that I was still safe.But just as I turned to head back toward
For a long time after I left the office, I still couldn’t believe what happened. Even as I sat down at our new dining table and silently poked at my steak, it did nothing to stop the wave of nausea that was raging in my stomach. Ethan was talking beside me, but I was barely paying him any attention
I still couldn’t believe that Ethan had bought the mansion just like that. He made it seem like it was a pair of shoes or a painting he liked. It all happened so fast, and I just couldn’t believe it. The first week was entirely chaotic. We spent our evenings shopping for furniture, arguing about th
MARCUSI didn't want to do it initially. He didn't deserve a quick death, after all. But sometimes, when someone pisses you off too much, you just have to take care of things. And when you find out that the bastard who tried to harm the woman you love was only going to a mental institution instead o