LOGINMINNIE'S POVI folded the piece of paper tightly and shoved it deep into my purse.I had just walked out of the clinic, and my chest felt ten times lighter.I got the hospital report, and it said I was completely clean.No infections, no unplanned pregnancy, nothing.Luckily, that crazy night didn't cost me anything.I didn't have to pay a horrible price for my reckless choice.I took a very deep breath of fresh air and started walking back toward the office building, trying to put the whole hotel situation behind me for good.The moment I stepped back into the office, the heavy work atmosphere hit me instantly.I walked over to my desk, but before I could even sit down, Christine marched right up to me.She was holding a tablet against her chest, and she looked absolutely furious."Brad wants a meeting with you in his office right now," Christine said. Her voice was icy cold, and she looked like she wanted to fire me on the spot."Did he say what it was about?" I asked, keeping my vo
MINNIE'S POV"Are you insane, Minnie?" Lila screamed through the phone, her voice so loud that I had to hold the device a few inches away from my ear. "You are telling me you left the hotel without even turning on the lights to see his face? Why didn't you just flick the switch on your way out?"I sighed, staring at the ceiling of my bedroom.The morning sun was peeking through the blinds, but I felt like I was still trapped in that pitch-black room."The night was gone already, Lila," I explained, my voice sounding totally exhausted. "There was no point in doing all of that. Beside, I got exactly what I wanted. I wanted to lose my virginity, and I did. Why does it matter what he looks like? It was a one-night stand. We agreed on no strings attached, right?""But it does matter, Minnie!" Lila groaned loudly, clearly frustrated with me. "What if he was some creepy old guy? What if he was dangerous? You cannot just sleep with a complete stranger in the dark and walk away like nothing ha
BRAD'S POVI was wide awake.The clock on the wall said it was way past midnight, but sleep was the last thing on my mind.I was sitting at my desk, facing my computer screen.The glowing light from the monitor was the only thing illuminating my dark office.Minnie's picture was right there on the screen, and I was just staring at it.I could not take my eyes off her face.I had disvirgined her.The reality of what happened in that hotel room was still crashing down on me.I took her innocence, but my mind was spinning out of control trying to make sense of the situation.If she was working as a night escort, it meant she would soon be sleeping with other men.She would be doing the exact same things we did, but with complete strangers, sooner or later.The mere thought of another man touching her made my blood boil.It made me feel incredibly selfish.I wanted her all to myself, and the thought of sharing her was driving me insane.I knew I shouldn't feel this way for her.She was my
MINNIE'S POV My eyes popped open in the middle of the night and my heart started racing right away. The room was dark and quiet except for the sound of steady breathing next to me. I lay there for a second, feeling this warm glow all over my body. Last night... wow. It was the best night of my life. I never knew it could feel like that. So intense, so real. But I couldn't stay. I had to get out before he woke up.I slipped out of the bed super careful, my legs still a little shaky. I grabbed my dress from the floor and pulled it on quick. Then I went to the bathroom and washed up fast, splashing water on my face and fixing my hair in the mirror. I looked at myself and thought, girl, what did you just do? But I didn't regret it. Not one bit.Back in the room, I pulled some cash from my bag. I counted out what I thought was fair and left it on the nightstand with a little note. ~Thank you for tonight. It meant more than you know. I didn't sign it. I just wanted to be nice, you know
BRAD'S POVMy cock was still buried deep inside her when the anger hit me like a truck. My body was on fire, my cock was hard as hell, but my head was spinning with all this bullshit. I had called my assistant earlier that night, told him to get me a companion. Someone to fuck the thoughts of Minnie out of my system. No name, no face, just a warm body for the night. And now here she was. Minnie. The same girl I paid good money to work for me. Standing there in that tight little dress, looking at me like she didn't just walk into my hotel room ready to get paid for sex."What the fuck, Minnie?" I growled, pulling back a little. My cock was still throbbing, slick from everything that just happened. The other girl had slipped out fast once Minnie walked in. Now it was just us. "You do this kind of shit? I pay you enough at the office, don't I? Why the hell are you out here selling yourself?"She bit her lip, eyes wide in the dim light. "Brad... I didn't know it was you. They just gave me
MINNIE'S POV"Wait, what did you just say?" Lila shrieked so loudly into the phone that I had to pull it away from my ear. "Are you joking right now, Minnie? Because that is not a funny joke.""I am completely serious, Lila," I said, leaning back against my sofa cushions. "I just felt like it was about time. I am twenty-one years old now. I cannot keep waiting around for some magical perfect moment that is never going to happen. Everyone our age has already done it. I am the only one left behind, and I am just tired of feeling like the odd one out."Lila went totally silent on the other end of the line.The quiet lasted so long that I actually checked my phone screen to make sure the call had not dropped."Lila? Are you still there?"Suddenly, she went incredibly loud."Oh my god! This is amazing!" She literally screamed into the microphone, and I could hear her jumping up and down on her bed on the other side of town.She sounded so happy for me, like I had just won the lottery or so
BradChris was in my office at seven o'clock because Chris was always in my office at seven o'clock. That was one of the things I valued about him. It was also one of the things that occasionally made me want to throw him out the window. He had a folder in his hand and the particular expression he
Minnie's POVI spend the rest of the morning in a fog so thick that Rachel from the cubicle next to mine has to repeat my name twice.I finally realize she's asking if I want to join the group heading out for a coffee run. I shake my head. I give her a smile that probably looks as hollow as it feels
Brad“Bud, the new interns are here,” Chris Maze, my VP of Ops, grunts. “You ready to greet them?”I gazed out my office window, ignoring him. Chris is always on my ass about something or other, but that’s his job. He’s the one who really runs Excel these days, whereas I’m a figurehead who presses
Brad“What the fuck?” I rage, throwing a sheaf of papers down on my desk. “Who the fuck does she thinks he is?”My divorce attorney shoots me a grim smile.“Joelle is the ex-wife of Brad Landry, CEO of Excel Properties. That’s who she knows she is.”I’m not appeased.“But still!” I rage. “What the







