INICIAR SESIÓN***~~Meghan~~***I stirred.Feeling my back ache.My eyes hurts.The room is bright as Sunlight filters through the window.I sit up fully, blinking awake.Folders are open on the table. My laptop too. I had slept off while working.I reach for my phone and it's 7AM.Shit. Shit. Shit.This folder needs to get to Hunter's desk on or before 8AM.I rise to my feet, slam my laptop shut and stride downstairs to check on Janet.But the couch is empty.She had insisted on staying there and now it only makes sense because she wants to sneak out.I run my temples and dial her number.It rings out but no response.After two more trials, I gave up.I wasn't bluffing when I said my mother was a real pick me.I whirl and start up the stairs hastily, taking it two at a time.I take my bath fast and run out of the bathroom with a towel clinging to my skin, heart hammering as I check the time on my phone.7:20AM.Fuck.The drive to Steele’s group is about half and hour.An about 3 minutes walk into
***~~Jenaya~~***My alarm beeps and I reach blindly for it, silencing the damn device.I glance at the nightstand clock.It's 2AM.Two nights with little or no sleep.My head is pounding. My eyes heavy.I groan and throw an arm over my eyes.I hate living like this. Hate when work gets in the way of my sleep.But this is important— proving to that jerk that I'm great in what I do matters most to me.There's a knock at the door.I squint, rolling over.Who the hell knocks at someone else door at 2AM?I wasn't going to get the door, not until my phone beeps on the nightstand. The screen blinks with an incoming call:I reach for it.Mom.My heart skips.Knowing my mom, I feared what this call is about.I slide the green icon and take the call.“Mom.”She sniffles. A soft hiccup follows.“I'm at your door,”I get out of bed in an instant and dart toward the door.My heart thuds, my steps brisk.I peep through the peephole and sure enough, my mother is leaning against my door, shaking.I
***~~Knox~~***I don't sleep heavy. I notice every little thing around me before it gets loud.But today, I'm not quick to show it.Maybe I wasn't even trying to lie down there pretending that I'm asleep, till I feel her waving her hand across my face.She clearly wants me asleep, so I did.I watch as she toss the sheets aside and got up, beautifully naked.Her hair is a mess, latching across her face, strands plastered against her cheeks, neck, and forehead, making her look wild, and even more breathtaking, if that's possible.She walks across the room, searching it seems.Her round butts sways as her eyes rakes the room.Then she bends over to pick her dress that I had carefully folded and left on the chair.I gulp, feeling myself getting hard.I can't help but stare at her, taking in the aftermath of our tryst.She's glowing— beautiful and the boner in my pants grows bigger.Fuck.She's pacing now, and I know what she's looking for.I placed it in my shoe cabinet…except I can't te
***~~Jenaya~~***I woke up sore but not in an unpleasant way.Behind me is Knox, sleeping with his face up and his chest bare. His hand is draped over my head.The other one resting just below his chest. I'm guessing I rolled the sheets off him.He seems different — a little bit more peaceful when he sleeps but not less dangerous.His pants is low on his waist, so low it shows the line of his…God.I stared.And somehow that sight makes him the most sexiest man I've ever seen.The memory of what he did to me slams into me all at once. How loud I moaned. How hard he fucked me.The sheets smells like him. The room. Everywhere.My core aches for more.I don't remember being this needy. I just had him and I still want more.He doesn't stir. He just lies there, oblivious of how much of a mess I am.I force my eyes off him, scanning the room.It's not too bright and I'm guessing it's not that bright outside either.But I need to leave.I push up on my elbows with a wince, and reach blindly
****~~Hunter~~****“Who the hell is she?” Amber hissed, crossing her hands over her chest.I give her a look. “Who?”“That…thing that just left,” she points to the door, clearly seething. “Her heels are awful, is that a second grade or—”My jaw locks. Amber always does this. Her bratty attitude is the main reason we're in this awkward relationship in the first place.“Hey, hey, hey. That's enough.” I let out. “First off, she's a human being like you. And what's your business with her heels?”Her eyes widens as she studies me in silence for a while. “Why are you defending her?”I roll my eyes hard. “Look, I'm not cut out for your drama, Amber.” I say, still flipping through the folder Meghan brought.I'm still in awe. Freya was right though. She's quite…resourceful.“Drama?” Amber blurts out, cutting through my thoughts. “We're engaged, Hunter. I don't like that girl, and if she makes me uncomfortable, then you should get rid of her,”That stops me cold.Irritation burns deep inside m
****~~Meghan~~***Jerome is hovering over the edge of my cubicle as I pack up the folders.“I just don't get it,” he asks from above me. “Why are on this project with Mr Steele?”I look up briefly. “I don't know. The boss wants me to,”His gaze doesn't falter. “That's strange,” he mused. “Aren't you scared?”I pause.My heart flips a little.Hunter Steele?I've heard stories. I've even witnessed his awful attitude firsthand.I— I slapped him. That's a disturbing bonus to how much of a jerk he's going to be to me.Does it scare me? Yes. But it is what it is.I exhale. “I'm just going to do my job well and avoid him,”“That man is a nightmare to work with, Meghan.” Jerome huffs, sounding more bothered than I am.“The plus side is the pay, it's thrice my salary.”“He'll give you a run for your money, that's for sure.”“I can manage,” I say, glancing up at him.“Well, I can't.” He blurts out and I blink. “Uhm– your current projects has been handed over to me, the workload is a lot.”I s
***~~Dahlia~~***“De— Delilah,” the word breaks through his mouth, eyes wide.He looks terrified.The shock in his face is so loud it almost consumes the room.His eyes are on me, as if the ground has vanished beneath his feet.But I don't flinch.Let him stare.Let him wonder.I put my hand down
***~~Knox~~***I used to believe I had control over my choices.Over my impulses.Over the things I wanted.Until I met her.Beautiful, black wavy hair, a shape to die for and a face that belongs to a damn billboard.It was here, right at the center of my club.She had walked in, arm in arm with t
***~~Soren~~***I wasn't sure if I was still breathing right.My eyes are locked on the entrance.Everyone is staring, the room is quiet like it's holding its breath.Delilah is walking in, arm in arm with— Hunter.Every nerve in my body pulses.My throat is dry, the room suddenly feels so hot, l
***~~Ashley~~***“You know what's at stake, don't you?” Rebecca says, her lips pressed into a thin line.“I'm trying,”“It's not good enough!” She barked. “Soren's not agreeing to the engagement, that complicates things,”I swallow, my fingers coiled tight against the glass. “I'll get him to. I'm







