LOGIN~ DANIELLE ~“Mmmm. You taste so fucking good.”At first, I thought my ears were playing pranks on me, but after I’d stepped into the office, I realized that I was indeed hearing perfectly.Elijah stood in front of his table, kissing and making out with another woman.His hand held her neck as she moaned in his mouth, and he wrapped his other hand around her waist, pulling her closer into his grasp.“Does my fingers make you feel good?”He grunted, shoving his fingers beneath her dress that was already pulled above her thighs.I blinked my eyes repeatedly, standing there, watching them like a movie, my presence wasn’t even felt by them.That was the man Sorayah was mad at me about?A man who could barely keep his cock in his pants?Something lurched in my stomach.Anger? Hatred? Jealousy?I couldn’t decipher, but it hurt me to watch, and my eyes kept twitching while my knees threatened to go numb.I’d seen enough, and heard enough… I couldn’t keep silent anymore because a flushing hea
~ DANIELLE ~Cameron didn’t fail to remind me of the sex I hadn’t had in years. Beneath the warmth of his body and his touch, something ignited in me—a fire, my burning desires.After he’d said those words, our lips locked again. This time, it was more intense, fierce… passionate? I couldn’t decipher if the last part was right, but…He swooped me off the couch and completely off my feet. I nibbled on his lips hungrily, my hands wrapped around his neck to hold my balance.His hands held me firmly on my butt cheeks. I moaned into his mouth, feeling the wetness of my panties.Four years… and I’d never felt the touch of a man.“Danielle,” he breathed hotly on my face after breaking off the kiss. “I want you, more than anything right now.”The raw passion lingered in his tone, making me swallow hard as I struggled on how to handle it. I’d taken our friendship as something platonic, free, but Cameron had gotten too engrossed in my part of playing his late wife.I shared the same current co
~ DANIELLE ~“Mummy?”I’d totally forgotten about my son. Work, meeting Elijah after four years, and battling with my spiraling emotions had left me disrupted.Alvin ran towards me, his little hands stretching out to me as I caught sight of something in his grasp.“Mummy,” he chimed, jumping excitedly on his feet. “Look what I made for you.”I squatted down to his little figure, my head lowering as I spread a smile across my lips.I feigned a surprised gasp, sounding delighted at the gift he was showing me.“What’s this, baby?”“Our family picture,” he said, flashing me his toothy smile that grew wider with excitement. “I drew and included you in this one because you’re never in any.”My heart sank into my chest at his words, realizing that was the truth. All the photos in the house had my face exempted, and I couldn’t even explain why.My eyes prickled, but I blinked back the tears. My lips thinned into a fragile line, and I gently accepted the crumpled piece of paper.“It’s so prett
~ ELIJAH ~“Ms. Thorne.”I called behind her, noticing how she halted in her tracks without swerving around to face me.I strolled in quick steps, approaching her with my sweaty fingers raking through my hair.She turned around to stare at me, her purse tightly clutched in her hands. A small smile was carved on the corners of her lips, sending a strange jolt through my chest.There was something about her. Her aura and the confidence exuding from her whole personality.She was nothing like Danielle, my late wife—ex-wife. Yet, there was a spark and a defiance that I could recognize.Davina felt daring, and the way she’d spoken eloquently in the boardroom had left me utterly speechless.“Did you forget anything, Mr. Harrington? Or perhaps you’ve mistaken me for someone who entertains casual talks after a corporate takeover.”Sassy.Her voice. I could listen to her talk all day without being bored. Her soft, sweet voice was like a melodious tone fit for my ears.It sounded familiar yet n
~ DANIELLE ~ Darkness. Silence. There was a distant, rhythmic heart monitor in the background. Beep-beep-beep. Muffled voices, unclear words, like people were speaking underwater. Fluorescent lights threatened to blind my eyes as I forced them open. The acrid scent of medicine whipped through my nostrils as I caught a glimpse of the soft, muted blue of a nurse’s uniform. “Doctor, I think she’s awake.”The voice sounded faint but near at the same time. I swallowed forcefully, feeling an aching pain at the back of my throat. The sterile, antiseptic scent reminded me of the familiar environment. I felt the faint, comforting warmth of an unseen hand, instinctively moving over my stomach. It was mine, but it didn’t feel like it. W-what had happened? Images flashed through my mind in replay: the papers shoved in my face and the photos of Sorayah and Elijah. His cold words and expressions. The painful betrayal and the awful news I’d received in the car. Those were the only things
~ DANIELLE ~ Terminal illness? A baby? Those weren’t just words anymore but had transitioned into another part of my painful reality. The news was too much to grasp. I had no idea how to even handle or process anything. I’d left the house while racking my brain for a place to stay. And now? I’d been forced to think about something more than just a roof over my head. “Mrs. Harrington?” Dr. Darcy called in concern from the other end, but I’d emotionally and mentally dissociated from the call. The phone slammed against the taxi’s floorboards, a resounding echo to the collapse brewing inside of me. My hands instinctively flew to my stomach, pressing against the life growing in there—a life I might not be there to nurture. I was going to die in a few years. What was the point of bringing a baby into the world? I’d badly wanted to experience motherhood. But when that doctor informed me about the impossibility of ever getting pregnant, I felt as though a vital part of me







