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
SCARLETTAshley could run for President and I’d be her campaign manager, that’s how proud I was of how quickly she handled Stephanie’s abuse case.Within twenty four hours she’d terminated the manager’s contract, ordered the legal team to sue him for workplace assault, and granted Stephanie a paid leave where she would have bi-weekly appointments with a therapist the company paid for.She was the woman of the hour.After how she handled things, I was sincerely considering making intentional efforts to be friends with her, especially since I knew that the people she called ‘friends’ were just a jealous bunch.Even now, as we walked towards the board room for a briefing concerning a new partnership, I couldn’t stop singing her praises.“Stephanie’s mom keeps begging for your mailbox address, she wants to send you a handmade knitted sweater to show her appreciation and frankly I think you deserve a truckload of knitted sweaters,” I whispered as we neared the boardroom.“You’re adorable,
SCARLETTIf Blake’s face was the last thing I saw before I dropped dead, it’d be more fulfilling than eternal peace.He was unbelievably beautiful, crafted from something ethereal and rare.“Are you going to keep staring at me subtly through that mirror or do I get your stamp of approval on these shades?” Blake asks, breaking into a smile that steals the air right out of my lungs.I stutter at first when I try to speak, then I take a deep breath to gather myself.“There’s absolutely nothing you don’t look great in and that’s unfair,” I whine instead of simply telling him those shades make him look like a vogue model, he doesn’t get a compliment after making me lose my ability to breathe.He laughed, heartily before taking my hand and pulling me out of the store, making my skin tingle until we walked into a clothing store that was littered with designer dresses and shoes alike. The price tags on them made me think my brain was jumbling up the numbers.Attendants lined up and chorused t
SCARLETTThe initial shock that I felt when his lips claimed mine faded and a desire that seemed capable of swallowing me whole took its place.My fingers found their way into his wet hair, pulling on it as I pushed my tongue into his mouth desperately. He let out an appreciative moan and intertwined his tongue with mine, taking the lead as he lifted me off the floor and threw my legs around his waist.He seemed to have a thing for carrying me while he kissed me, and I fucking loved it, especially because it eliminated every iota of space between us and allowed us to be pressed against each other.Hard chest against pillowy boobs, the perfect setup.“Fuck, you feel so good,” he pulled my bottom lip with his teeth, causing a whimper to leave my lips, “all of you.”That was followed by his hands cupping my ass and an expressive moan from him that signaled utmost satisfaction. Next thing I knew, he was carrying me up the stairs, but we didn’t break away from the kiss for even a second.W
LOGANThe dreadful shadows under my eyes were proof of last night’s struggle.I hissed in pain as I turned away from the mirror, a wicked ache slicing through my guts as my toothbrush slipped from my fingers. I gripped the wash basin and cussed in a string of the little Italian I’d picked up from Ashley because English wouldn’t suffice at the moment.When the pain didn’t subside, I had to wrap a hand firmly around my lower abdomen and place a hand on the wall to support myself as I practically stumbled back into my bedroom. I didn’t even get to my bed before I slumped on the carpet.The pain I felt was far too intense to stomach, and it’d kept me awake all damned night.As I remained curled up on the floor, groaning weakly as the pain grew, I wondered what could possibly be the cause. I hadn’t felt anything like it before, so the only thing I could attribute it to was that the curse was punishing me for using Scarlett’s ability to control it as a loophole.It made sense because she wa
SCARLETTI wanted to go home so bad, ugh. Home in this sense being Blake’s arms.I was counting the minutes until I was free to leave the hell hole I called a work place, watching the minute hand of the wall clock move sluggishly when my phone lit up with a notification.When I saw that it was from Blake, a huge smile graced my face. But the moment I saw the content of the message, my smile morphed into a gasp that sent heat right to my core. Blake had sent me a picture, and not just any kind, the type I could touch myself to and end up with a knee buckling orgasm.Staring back at me was a mirror picture of Blake, bare chested and holding his hardened length like he’d just been pumping it, and a seductive smile was playing on his full lips to top it all. The wet hair sticking to his forehead made him even more sumptuous.I’d never been as eager to devour anyone as I was to devour him at the moment.I had to cross my legs and press my thighs tightly together to stop the throbbing that
SCARLETTHis smile was blinding, heart melting too.“Hey beautiful,” his boyish grin remained as he crossed the cafe to meet me by the door, enveloping me in a warm hug that instantly dissolved the anger I’d been carrying earlier, “you’re here!”“I’d have come here the very second you sent me that picture,” I whispered hotly into his ear before pulling away from the embrace.Immediately, the excitement in his eyes was replaced with a familiar burning desire that I was no stranger to.Like he couldn’t help himself, he leaned forward, dipping his head like he was going in for a kiss and I had to quickly avert my face and playfully spin him around to remind him that we had an audience.Customers and employees alike, the latter being aware that we were step siblings.“My bad,” he mumbled, stifling laughter as it registered that he’d lost himself for a moment.“Come on, lover boy,” I teased, walking ahead of him and leading the way to his office while being fully aware that his eyes were g
BLAKEAs soon as I shut the door behind us, I pushed her against the window harshly, my eyes narrowing at her.Wathoni was never one to listen, her defiance was her only flaw, and one of these days, it’d mark her end at my hands. I was only counting the strikes until her cup filled up and overflowed.“I already warned you not to show up around Scarlett again, yet this is the third fucking time you’ve turned up at the cafe, lurking around her like an undertaker,” I gripped her the collar of her coat, taking in her ridiculous all black ensemble.She regarded me with a sultry smile, as though my anger somehow turned her on. But it wouldn’t be the first time, after all the angry, violent sex we’d engaged in, I knew this was her thing.“Easy, big boy, I didn’t mean to cause any trouble in your new found paradise,” she held her hands in surrender, her usual playful tone making my seriousness seem like an overreaction.“It’s about you fucking this up when we’re finally close to getting what