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Hayden-“I revised the contract.” Dominic started as he slid a file across the table. “If you…” He stopped talking when Lexus slid the file back.“I didn’t come here to talk business.” Lexus was still staring at me, which made me a little uncomfortable.“If we aren’t here to discuss business, then there isn’t much for us to discuss.” Dominic began to rise.“Hold on a minute.” Lexus put his hand up and motioned for Dominic to sit down. “We used to be friends. I thought we could catch up and ease a little tension between us. If we plan to work together, shouldn’t we get along?”Dominic settled in his chair again, and I noticed his hands were balled into fists. I didn’t know what was happening between them, but it was apparent they weren’t on good terms. Looking across the table at Lexus, I couldn’t help but think he was up to something.“You’re right.” Dominic said through clenched teeth.“Great.” Lexus smiled and then waved his hand at the man next to him. “We can have a few drinks and
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Dominic-Hayden bolted out of the elevator before I could stop her. With a heavy sigh, I caught up with Hayden and threw her over my shoulder. She struggled for a bit, but I kept a firm grip around her thighs.“You are going to be the death of me.” I muttered as I carried her outside.I alerted the lobby to have my car ready when we were in the elevator. It was parked out front with the passenger door open. Placing Hayden inside the car, I knelt to buckle her in. She resisted at first, but her movements were weak.After her seatbelt was secure, I shook my head and stood. She had never given me this much trouble before. When our parents were still alive and married, Hayden had followed me around, constantly trying to get me to talk to her. Whenever I told her to do something, she did it without complaint. Now, it was like she was a completely different person.Closing her door, I walked around to the driver's side. Looking over at Hayden, who had already fallen asleep, I stared at her
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Dominic-“Close your eyes. It will be fun.” I said as I grabbed her waist and threw my other arm past her to punch one of the men who tried attacking again.“There isn’t any music.” Hayden complained as she closed her eyes.Pulling out my phone while spinning her around to swing my leg at one of the guys, I quickly played music from my phone. Hayden clung to me, wrapping her arms around my shoulders. Tucking the phone in my pocket again, I continued to swing her around in different directions.She laughed while I used my dance moves to fight against the men. It was a little difficult fighting with her in my arms, but I managed to keep them from touching her. Every so often, I would dip her low to dodge an attack.Hayden continued to laugh, which brought a smile to my face. It has been a long time since I have enjoyed myself. The attackers were slowing down now, their attacks becoming less frequent. Needing to end this quickly, before the song ended or Hayden opened her eyes, danced he
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Dominic- When I woke up, Hayden was still in my arms, curled against my side, with her head resting on my chest. As much as I liked holding her, I wasn’t sure what she would remember about last night or how she would react. Carefully easing her off me, I slid out of bed.Hayden groaned slightly and rolled to her side. Covering her with the blanket, I let her sleep a little longer while preparing for the day. After showering and getting dressed, I grabbed my phone and went to the living room.The maid I hired to take care of the apartment was due to arrive this morning, so I didn’t worry about cooking breakfast. I went into my office and sat at my desk to investigate who the men who attacked last night were. Watching the security cameras, I didn’t see anything that could give me any clues.I picked up my phone and texted a friend to run facial recognition on the men. As soon as I put the phone on my desk, I heard the elevator in the hall ding, alerting me that someone had arrived. Rus
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Hayden-“Are you serious?” I asked as soon as Devon left the office.“I am, but whether you can complete the task is up to you.” Dominic stood and extended his arm toward the door. “I will show you where your desk will be.”Leaving the office, Dominic led me across the open space, which was scattered with many workstations and desks. The desk Dominic led me to was near the break room, on the edge of the design team. The desks were facing each other in sets of four.The desk I was given was next to a girl around my age, who had Hello Kitty decorations everywhere. The desks were divided with privacy shields. Sitting at the desk, I flattened my hands on the cool wood, silently wishing that I would be able to keep my position and make this desk mine.“Stephanie, help her with anything she needs. I will leave her in your care.” Dominic spoke to the girl with Hello Kitty decorations before walking away.“My name is Stephanie. I am an intern here.” Stephanie extended her arm. “If you have an
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Hayden-When I returned to work the following morning, there were only thirty minutes before the meeting. Thinking I had plenty of time, I grabbed the manuscript I had made notes on. Opening the drawer with the flash drive, I noticed it was no longer in the same place I had put it.In a panic, I began searching around my desk for the flash drive. I tried to remember if I had put it in a different place. When I thoroughly scoured my desk, I tried to relax. Even if the flash drive was missing, I could copy it again.Calming myself down, I sat at my desk and waited for my computer to turn on. Grabbing a new flash drive from the supplies Stephanie had given me yesterday, I plugged it into the computer. I didn’t have long to copy the information to the flash drive, as I had spent most of my time trying to find the original drive.“Is everything okay?” Stephanie rolled her chair next to me.“The flash drive I copied everything to is missing,” I explained as I searched for the file I had sav
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Hayden-Over the next few days, I was busy finalizing everything for the book I was now in charge of since the incident with Devon stealing my work. Everything had been settled, and I was able to keep my position as a full-time employee. Not only did I work as a designer, but I also worked with the editing team.Everyone was treating me better, even those that were close to Devon. There was a rumor going around the office that anyone that messed with me would be killed. I thought Devon would be taken to the police station, along with her brother and Stephanie, but they all disappeared.I didn’t think they had been killed, but knowing that Dominic was in the Mafia, I couldn’t completely brush the possibility away. I felt it was better not to ask him personally, but I haven’t seen Tristan since the incident occurred. I considered not worrying about it, but I couldn’t stop thinking about it.“Are you ready to go?” Dominic asked, walking up behind me.Pushing away from my desk, I spun the
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Hayden-After changing our clothes, we returned to the auditorium to complete the graduation ceremony. Instead of sitting with Dominic and Tristan, I sat with the rest of the graduating class next to Lily. As they called out names to get on the stage and get recognition for graduating, I kept glancing toward Dominic.He was standing next to Tristan at the end of the row of chairs where I sat. It had only been two weeks since he had once again entered my life, but it was starting to feel as if he had never left. When I thought about it, he really hasn’t. In a way, he has always been there, silently protecting me like he is now. The only difference was that now I knew he was there.“Hayden Delaney.” My name was called.Standing up, I realized I missed Lily getting on the stage to collect her diploma. Walking toward the end of the row of chairs, I passed by Dominic. Tristan gave me a thumbs up, smiling at me, while Dominic retained his expressionless composure.Walking onto the stage, I
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