로그인***~~Jenaya~~***Earlier this morning, I woke up to Knox's call, a reminder about me moving into the new apartment.He's been on about it the entire month.Now a car is waiting down the alley to chauffeur me there.The driver hurries toward me as he sees me coming, offering to take my box.I let him.I pull the car door open and slip in just as he pops the trunk open.My eyes scans the neighborhood, I can't believe I'm moving.I've been here half my entire life and right now it feels like I'm leaving that part of my life behind.I lean into the backseat before my emotions gets ahead of me.The driver slides in later and pull away, waving through the traffic. It's not long before he pulls into an estate.A pristine part of town.My head jerks up.I blink at the building, it's modern, serene and beautiful.I spot a small garden at a corner.The driver pulls my bag out of the trunk, attempting to help carry it in.“I will take it up from here,” I say in a soft tone, offering an appreci
***~~Meghan~~***It's my day off, and I didn't expect to spend it Hunter.He had said he was on his way to his mom, that she's ill and somehow that has me bothered.But then my doorbell rings and I open my door to him and a look that has my stomach dipping low.I step back to let him in, no questions asked.He hasn't said a word, not in the past minutes he's been here.I watch him pull his phone out of his pocket, scrolls through, then presses it to his ear He doesn't say much. Just a few clipped words. Something about clearing his schedule for the next two days.I already know it's Iris.And I don't need to hear it from him to know that something is wrong.What the hell happened at his mom's?He hangs up just as I turn to look at him, shoulders rising and falling fast, like the adrenaline hasn't worn off yet.I study him, there's…something there. Something I've never seen on his face before.Not anger. Not sadness. It's…different, and it makes my stomach churn.He pulls his gaze o
***~~Knox~~***I missed her so much my heart aches.It's crazy.As someone who's been able to do life alone, it felt weird whenever I feel like something is missing when she's not close.Jenaya melts into me, resting her head against my chest, letting me hug her tight.“Knox,” she lets out as I pull away. “Why didn't you tell me you're back?”A smirk spreads across my face. “I wanted to surprise you,”Her eyes drifts to the table. “Tell me you didn't break into my apartment,” she says with a knowing chuckle.“Well…”She rolls her eyes. “Oh my God, you did!” she shrills.I stare.Seeing her, watching the way her face lights up, the way she talks— God, it's all I could ever ask for.It's obsession…it's sickening it scares me.My trip is not until weekend, but then Ryan showed me that post.Kelvin is in Manhattan just a few days after she became mine.It just didn't sit well with me. I had to cut my trip short.But I can't tell her that.I don't want to be that insecure man who clings
***~~Jenaya~~***“Wait, hold up.” Snow says as I throw the last bin bag into the truck of her car.I turn to her with a sheepish smile.“He asked you out,”I nod. “And I said yes,”Snow squints, taking in my overall look. “That's unexpected,” she mused.I roll my eyes. “What?”She hesitates, eyes on me. But I can see her lips twitch. “You sounded as if you weren't sure,”Yeah, I did.But I'm sure now.“I want him, he makes me happy,” is all I say. “And no, it's not just about sex and lust. I WANT HIM.”She throws a hand up and chuckles. “Okay. I get it now,” her eyes lingers on me. “I'm genuinely happy that you're happy, Naya.” she adds with a gleam in her eyes.My smile spreads, too wide.Snow drags a slow, shaky breath, closing her trunk.“Alright, let's do this.” I blurt out. “You ready?”“Absolutely,”I slide into the car, buckle and lean back into the seat as Snow pulls the car away.She'll be taking some time off work to go be with her sister abroad.Two weeks she had said or
***~~Meghan~~***“Let me get this straight,” I let out, eyeing the pregnancy strip. “You’re sad because it was just a scare?”Mom looks ashen and it only makes my blood boil hotter. I can't believe she called me for this.“Baby, you don't understand.”Of course I don't.“Were you and Ethan trying for a child?”She exhales. “He’s young, of course he wants a kid.”My body stiffens.“You want to birth a kid for a man that hits you?” I seethe, my voice shaking.She stares down at the strip. “He'll stop. If I give him a baby, he'll stop.”“He won't and you know it!” I yell. “That man hits you, he's toxic, it's unsafe to bring a child into this mess.”I hate when she's like this. I hate that she thinks money overwrite everything.Ethan's toxic but that's not what has me boiling like this, it's the final realization that my mom's just as toxic.“Mom?”“Meghan, just go home.” she says, voice low. “Don’t worry about me.”A lump forms in my throat, I swallow it.Right.I don't know why I alway
***~~Jenaya~~***“Knox, my family's here,” I all but say.There's a beat of silence.“You don't want them to see me?” he asks, his voice is cool but there's a strain in it.I exhale. “That's not it,”“Come get the door, Naya.” he mused, voice low. “I cancelled my trip just so I could come see you.”I bite down on my lips, trying to fight a smile.“Fine,” I mutter, turning back.Mom and Rome lifts their eyes as they see me coming.“It's that a new guy?”“Mom!” I groan. “How'd you know it's a man?”“Well, you gave yourself away,” she says, taking a sip from her glass.I exhale. “Okay. We kinda have a guest,”“The one you just got off the phone with?” Rome asks with a smirk.I roll my eyes and head for the door.I reach for the knob and exhale before pulling it open.Standing there is Knox, in head-to-toe black, his tattoo peeking from his shirt.His eyes trails to mine and I swear he's easily the most sexiest man alive.Seeing him makes me think about things I shouldn't.“Hey,” I say,







