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His Faithful Mate [Cali Alphas] 21 × One-Sided Relationships
× - 1 new message Charmaine VDH "Omw to Beijing. Important board meeting. I'll be back next weekend. Kisses" Today 22:12 - Not again. Seriously. She didn't even bother to call him before going to the airport. With a loud sigh, Jenson turned off his big bike's engine after parking it inside their dark garage. He clapped twice to switch the lights on, then unzipped his leather jacket while trying not to hurl his phone into the trash. She had better make it up to him once she got back. Those corporate workaholics must be doing their best to convince her to take the promotion. Their new offer. It didn't annoy him as much as her behavior did, though. He thought everything was back to normal last night. They had sex twice and she was acting all sweet and caring the past few days. Now he knew why. "Such bullshit." Jenson stomped into their quiet home. The lights automatically lit up the two-storey house the second he stepped into the noiseless kitchen. Well, he should've seen it
His Faithful Mate [Cali Alphas] 22 × The Prelude
×Four months of working for the show.Four months of hard work and late nights. Four months of working with people she considered her friends now.All gone. All over. Just flushed down the drain.Her career in the TV industry was done. "Short-lived" didn't even begin to cover how she felt about it. Jessi sat in front of her computer, still in her pajamas, watching online cat videos, her long greasy bangs all over her cheeks. She hadn't showered all weekend.The "highly necessary downsizing" of course depressed her. She just didn't expect that morning...that bright, sunny day she got the unexpected sit-down and learned of the production company letting go of their less experienced employees. The semi-amateurs like her.They said she and other new hires had to go due to the company having to reduce expenditures. In return, they offered her some money. A nice severance package to keep her afloat. Few weeks tops. Being jobless here in Los Angeles? Total nightmare, probably. The money th
His Faithful Mate [Cali Alphas] 23 × I Don't Want You Back
× "Jess?"Oh no. "Jessiah?""It can't be him. It can't be..." Her brain repeated the words as she faced the busy road, standing and waiting for a cab on the sidewalk with her hoodie covering her up. Or so she thought."Jessiah." The deep, husky, familiar voice sounded louder now.Shit. The guy stood beside her now. Her breathing paused. Her legs just froze up at the mere sound of his voice. Shock constricted her throat and chest, her heart just pounding in her rib cage. She didn't need to turn around to be sure. The guy's grip on her arm told her enough. Reminded her enough. The prick always thought he could touch her without her permission. What a dick. Almost three years later and he's still the same. Still the same conceited asshole she almost dated. "Wow. Jessiah Kinley...in the flesh again." Armand Claude took another step closer, his suede shoes almost touching her sneakers. His lips and five o'clock shadow moved while he wore his trademark smirk, which unfortunately linger
His Faithful Mate [Cali Alphas] 24 × Now Hiring: Personal Assistant
× "Hey, man. Back so soon?" The uniformed guard stared at Jenson and pressed the button to lift the metal barrier in front of her. Jessi walked past the barrier after giving the older man a slight smile. "Yeah. Gotta work hard to stay afloat in this economy, Walt," Jenson replied to the guard while he stood behind her. "Ayt, then." The guard chuckled and gave Jenson a mini-salute. "Don't stay in there all night, man." "I'll try." A smile stayed on her face as Jessi watched the friendly exchange. "Welcome and nice meeting you, Miss Kinley." "Likewise," Jessi replied with a smile and a timid wave after the cheery security personnel returned her ID. Jenson gently held onto her wrist as he led her past the security check. The guard didn't call him "Mr. Ross" or something more formal than
His Faithful Mate [Cali Alphas] 25 × Some Moral Support
×"So what's the real deal with that gropey asshole?" Jenson munched on the last dumpling on his plate and waited for his dinner companion to answer. He couldn't call her his new secretary yet. They still had paperwork to sign for formality and Jessiah just accepted his job offer barely two hours ago. At his candid questioning, she avoided his eyes and continued eating her chicken teriyaki while she sat in front of his messy desk. "He said he's only here in LA for a business conference," she murmured after glancing at him."Huh. And he just randomly bumped into you outside that mall?""Yeah.""Sure.""He was shocked, much as I was.""Why was he gripping your arm?" He eyed her, minding her uneasy reaction the second he mentioned that well-dressed creep. Jenson sat back in his swivel chair, observing, gauging, and patiently waiting for her to talk to him with more honesty and less reticence.
His Faithful Mate [Cali Alphas] 26 × Employee of the Month
×"You think you're above the law, don't you?""No.""You really thought you'd never get caught? You liars!""No." He stepped forward, his gut wrenching, startled by her shouting and staring at the tears on her cheeks. "Stop.""You thought I wouldn't figure it all out?""Stop it.""You merciless killers! You're nothing but a bunch of liars!" The woman took a few steps backwards, her shouts almost echoing throughout the room. "Plain evil! Just monsters!""Stop! Just stop! Okay? You don't know what you're talking about." He grabbed her arms to stop her from running out the door, fearing the consequences, fearing what could happen if she told other people his deepest, darkest secrets. It might be the end of him. His career, his assets, his bright future with Charmaine, his comfortable life, and everything he'd been working so hard for all these years...all gone in a bli
His Faithful Mate [Cali Alphas] 27 × Another Life Lost
×Work. Late nights. Stress.A momentary stasis of recurring self-doubts and moodiness.More work. More stress. Then the inevitable fatigue.Tedious and numbing, but it was just his routine lately. After years of working in Hollywood, he was no stranger to the exhausting cycle now. Jenson breathed out a sigh. He knew early on that his jobs required more than a pretty face, a stroke of luck, big-name connections, some money and a bit of talent.Acting was the easy part, actually...for him at least. But his career and professional duties didn't begin and end in front of the lens.Sometimes he was the one behind the lens, busy working behind the scenes with the other top bosses. As one of Road to Valhalla's showrunners, his post-shooting days didn't mean all he had to do now was look good on came
His Faithful Mate [Cali Alphas] 28 × Workplace Violence Again?
×-1 new messageCharmaine VDH"They need me to stay for the qtr review. See you next week. Xx"Today 18:04-Next week? That's it? Not even a tentative date? What the shit. She couldn't even send him a lousy text that's longer than two sentences. His calls went straight to her voicemail, too. As if telling him she was too busy to be bothered."Fuck." Jenson slammed his phone onto his desk and got up from his swivel chair to fix himself a drink. The alcoholic kind. "Lying, two-faced bitch." His anger just made him grit his teeth. For almost a year. One whole year. Nothing had changed, and he was done pretending he was fine with her practically treating him like a clueless, overused doormat. At this point, he no longer needed much evidence to prove his suspicions. She had to be cheating on him. Her recent behavior spoke volumes. He just didn't know who the other guy was. Not yet. He would confront her next week, if she wasn't lying about coming back home soon. Pretty big "if", jud
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