ALEXAnyone who’s seen Logan treat Scarlett like she’s no better than gum on the sole of his shoes would know nothing good could come from them working together.And as I drove to work, I felt increasingly restless by the minute that she was at his mercy.When I couldn’t take it anymore, I parked my car and reached out to my head of IT to dig up any recent happening that connects Logan and Scarlett.Moments later, he sent me a footage of the private gala Logan hosted a few days ago and I immediately figured out what struck his interest in Scarlett after watching the scene where he was in visible pain at the podium and mysteriously got relieved when she came into view.Scarlett was the cure to his curse and he was selfishly ruining her life to secure his.I didn’t even think before turning my keys in the ignition and changing my course for his company. God knows I’d fight him to the death rather than watch him rubbish her life, especially through manipulative coercion.In a matter of m
SCARLETTHell’s newest occupant.That’s what I’d become from the very second I walked through the doors of Logan’s company, and as horribly as my day has gone from that moment onward, the universe still didn’t give me a fucking break.Alex’s presence just had to top off a bad day and make it even worse. I wondered what had gotten into him that made him develop some false sense of responsibility towards me, but I wasn’t some damsel in distress that would bend over backwards once he made some empty promises to save me from damnation at Logan’s hands.I gripped the files in my hands tighter and headed towards Logan’s office door, I didn’t have time to worry about Alex when my descent to hell could be quickened if Logan didn’t get these files.“Here,” I grudgingly dropped the pile of photocopies on his desk, “is there anything else?”He took his sweet time looking through them before picking up a card off his desk and practically hurling it in my direction. I dodged it at the last second
LOGANShe’s here, my wolf whispered right before the door was pushed open.The moment I set eyes on Ashley, my day was instantly brightened. The sight of her absolutely perfect face and stunning body buried all my worries and annoyance that has stemmed from the confrontation with Alex and Scarlett’s incurable stubbornness.I flew to my feet and hurried towards her, arms spread apart to hold her and bask in her scent that I’d been deprived of for two bloody torturous weeks.But just before I could reach her, she held out a hand and I stopped dead in my tracks. Confused and somewhat hurt by her unwarranted rejection. It was then I looked right into her eyes and saw the hostility brimming in them, and it was directed at me.“Ashley what’s the pro—”“What’s Scarlett doing here? And why the hell didn’t you see it fit to inform me that she’s replacing me as your executive secretary? At least you should have common workplace decency if you don’t care that I’m your fiancé,” she rushed out, fu
SCARLETTIf my first day was hell, the four days that followed placed me in the bottomless pit.Every was the same. No excitement. No surprises. Just the same boring tasks everyday and having to listen to Logan whine about things that made me imagine killing him in a thousand and one ways.But it was Friday now and I didn’t have to be around all the maddening things that made me hate my new job from 5pm today until another cursed Monday morning. I was staring idly at the wall clock hit 4:37 pm when Ashley walked out of Logan’s office adjusting her skirt and smiling to herself.They did it pretty often. Shutting the doors and fucking each other’s brains out. And I made a conscious effort to block my wolf’s hearing so I wouldn’t pick up anything that would scar my memory.“You always look bored out of your mind sitting behind that desk,” Ashley spoke, sympathy dancing in her eyes as she approached me.I looked bored, but really, I was on the verge of running mad.“I can’t complain,” oh,
SCARLETT“Help!” I screamed without thinking, my entire body shaking violently as he approached me.“You’re a screamer?” he unbuttoned his shirt as he approached me, “good thing those are my favorite type of women to fuck.”What sort of a sick bastard says that to a woman he’s trying to take advantage of? I wondered, my hands turning clammy with sweat as I continued to take restricting steps back.“Help! Please!” I screamed again, tears stinging the corners of my eyes when my back hit the wall and I realized I was trapped.Doomed, I prayed that a miracle would happen before he could have his way with me.I wasn’t so lucky unfortunately. Xavier got to me, smiling from ear to ear as he practically undressed me using his lust filled eyes.While I knew that I should be fighting him off as hard as I could instead of just watching him with fear in my eyes, my nerves were dead and no part of my body was responsive no matter how badly I wished they would.He seemed to know that I was too shoc
SCARLETT11:34am, shit.I was supposed to meet up with Ashley for the spa girls date by 11 but I overslept because I and Blake spent the entire night by the pool watching old 2000 rom-coms and stargazing. I didn’t regret it but I hated being tardy to appointments of any kind so I threw on the first dress I saw when I came out of the shower and hurried downstairs.I ordered an Uber before I got into the shower and he was three minutes away so I stood outside the house waiting.“You look good in white,” a familiar voice from behind startled me and I prayed to the gods that it wasn’t who I suspected.His scent confirmed that my prayers were useless even before he came into view. I frowned instead of responding to his compliment which was obviously just a conversation starter.“If you won’t accept the compliment at least accept my help,” Alex blocked my view of the gate completely, pissing me off.“For the millionth time—not that you take me seriously—leave me the fuck alone,” I warned ha
LOGANMy antsy fiancée scooted closer to me until our thighs were pressed against each other’s, then she looked around the room cautiously, rubbing her hands together like a brainstorming villain.“We should leave now, before she says our star signs aren’t compatible and we’ll face eternal doom if you get married to me instead of your mate,” Ashley whispered doubtfully, she’d been doing so for the past ten minutes.We were seated on a straw mat, but that was the only thing that seemed ancient about the living room we were in. The rest of it was furnished with high quality modern furniture and ornaments, so it didn’t look like the home of a sorcerer.“I drove seven hours to get here because the jet makes you nauseous on your period, if you’re not going to go through with this for yourself, do it for me and my aching arms that drove all evening,” I tried to reason with her.“I’ll massage them in the hotel roo—”“Ashley, this sorcerer came highly recommended by Alphas in high places that
SCARLETT“I get it, I fucked up, but I corrected it hours ago so why’re you still on my case?!” I clutched the laptop at my desk like it would keep the murderous rage in me from lashing out at Logan.“Because the next time you forward confidential information like that, it might be to a competitor, not the entire security team that’s bound from sharing that because of NDAs!” he yelled back, his suit tightening around his biceps as he folded his arms.“Well, I’m a makeup artist and not a fucking trained secretary so it’s your fault I’m incompetent in this position since you forced it on me!” I slammed the laptop shut, my last nerve faltering.“This shit is common sense, Scarlett and that’s a petty excuse for someone who attended college,” he hissed, “except you were too busy spreading your legs to learn a single thing.”I growled under my breath and got to my feet, banging my fists on the table since I couldn’t use them to punch a hole through his head for blatantly insulting me.“Get