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Rheya’s POVThe sound of my alarm jerked me awake. My head felt like it had been hit by a truck. I need to stay away from alcohol. I don’t even remember how I ended up back in my room. I stumbled my way into the bathroom. My hair was a mess, no surprise there.And my lips…they felt different. I touched them, trying to piece together last night.Images of Mr Raygan flashed in my mind. I kissed him. My stomach fluttered at the memory, butterflies erupting the moment the kiss deepened.I must be crazy…dreaming of him like that.A laugh escaped me at the thought. I could already picture his angry, dangerous expression if he knew I had actually kissed him.After all, I am just the help.The dark circles under my puffy eyes were atrocious-a cruel reminder of last night’s ridiculous crying. Two people, both selfish, neither giving a thought beyond what they could take from me.I slapped on some eye patches and let them work their magic as I tidied up my new room.This house could very well
Luke’s POVI left the house not knowing what methods I would use to hire Rheya, yet here she was, in my study, willing to take my offer.I gestured for her to sit. We had to discuss the terms of her stay.“I’ll set some ground rules. My daughter’s safety comes first at all times. You will not leave the house without a security detail. You are officially under my protection. That means you will have a security detail with you when you leave the house.”“But I need to go to work.”“This is your work, Miss Wilson. In case you haven’t noticed, Kendra is a handful. She will be your only job until she has acclimatized to everyday activities like school.”“Uh, yes, sir.”She looked disappointed but didn’t fight my decision. “As my daughter’s carer, you will be expected to take her to all her appointments. I will be joining you for some of them.”“Okay.”“The basement floor is off limits. Under no circumstances do I expect to see you down there.”“Done. I will be starting tomorrow. Today, I w
Rheya’s POVI was woken up by tiny fingers stroking my hair. Kendra was lying next to me. Her eyes beamed with delight when I smiled back at her. She’s such an adorable girl. I looked around at the unfamiliar room and figured I was probably in one of Mr Raygan’s guest rooms.I only remembered that everything suddenly went black and that Mr Raygan was there. I don’t know why he had come to see me, but it was some sort of divine intervention that he came in just in time to save me. What a mess my life has turned into. My boyfriend went from a loving boyfriend to a narcissistic cheater who tried to force himself on me. My best friend was really no longer my best friend at this point. I need a fresh start and I need protection.“Hi, Kendra. Where’s daddy?”She typed on her tablet ‘in his office’, then jumped off the bed and reached out her hand. I took her hand as she guided me to his study. My heart was pounding. I was nervous about taking him up on his offer. This was the man wh
Hours earlierLuke’s POVI’m on my fifth cup of coffee. My head feels like it’s being hammered. All I want is to wrap work up and go home. The stack of documents on my desk is not getting any lower.I hate the beginning of the year. There is so much auditing to be done. We have to decide if we are renewing contracts with clients and suppliers. Normally the process is a lot faster, but today, I am distracted.My little girl ran away from home yesterday. I have tried my best to give her everything she wants and needs. She has the most professional staff at her beck and call and all the best resources. I would give her anything as long as she wants it. Yet today, I failed to give her someone she really wanted – Rheya. My assistant had brought in the results this morning.She’s clean. The restaurant footage showed the whole scene of Rheya saving Kendra. I am impressed. All the other passersby bought the pickpocket accusation, but she had been adamant that Kendra did not do it. She also m
Recalling the betrayalRheya’s POVIt’s been a little over 24 hours ago since I had surprised my best friend with some flowers and a birthday cake for her birthday. I had it all planned out. We would go to her favorite restaurant for dinner, then go to a bar to celebrate.On the weekend, we would go to the concert that she always wanted to go to. I had worked my butt off buying raffle tickets so many times till I got two tickets. I had also secretly been designing and making her birthday outfit. The level of excitement I had felt sneaking around behind her back to get it done fueled me up so much, it was so hard to not blurt it out. I loved every minute of it. Even my boyfriend, Kevin had been kept in the dark about it because I didn’t want to risk the secret coming out by accident.Cindy and I were childhood best friends. My first sleepover was at her house. She knew me through and through and before yesterday, I could’ve sworn there was nobody knew Cindy better than I did.I was ne
Rheya’s POVI took my phone out to try to order a ride back home. Lord knows what that crazy man will do if I continue to loiter around his home. Stay?Momma told me to stay out of trouble, and that man looks like he’ll send you to hell in a handbasket for crossing him.My phone shut down before I could get a ride. I can’t seem to catch a break.Really? Today of all days!I looked back at the front door and contemplated going to ask Mr Raygan if I could use his phone to make a phone call. Surely he would be kind enough to help send me on my merry way. I walked towards the door. Just as I was about to ring the doorbell, I felt that inexplicable feeling again.Cold shivers.I berated him, slapped him, and rejected his offer all in the span of twelve hours. Needing his help would probably get the wheels turning in his head on how to get even.So option two, it is. I started walking down the path to the gate. The guards probably won’t mind lending me their phones. There’s no way my feet







