Emily I literally forgot about it and I don't know if he said something to Kane. Gulping down nervously, I mutter. "He said he just wanted a briefing. That's it""Just a briefing? But why you?" His voice becomes a bit harsh. We're still in the same position, my hand still working and I'm glad that he's not looking at me. His eyes are closed when he's asking all this."I don't know. May— maybe, because— my presentation got interrupted," my heart started beating thousands of times faster. "Is that so?""Yeah""You mean that's it. Nothing else happened?" His way of talking scares me. But I know he keeps doubting me all the time now. I can't tell him anything. He's not gonna believe it anyway. Besides, I don't want any mess in this project. "Yeah," I mumble with a pounding heart.Kane slowly wraps his hand around my waist, sliding his hand into my top. He touches my flat belly and caresses it with his knuckles. I suck the air and gasp softly. "I hope you're not lying to me, little
EMILY"Yeah", Kane utters as I immediately put my gaze down. "But I'll be back in a while""Oh! Are you leaving, Miss Benson?"I just nod, looking down and holding my bag as tight as possible. There's an enormous storm blowing inside me. "But I requested you to continue the discussion today, right? You kept cutting my calls"Damn! Why is he doing all this? Undoubtedly, Kane is gonna doubt me again and I don't know what's waiting for me. His actions are unpredictable. "Discussion about what?" Kane asks. "I guess the presentation had it all""It's just random", Stanford laughs.Both of them go silent again and I hope they stay like this. But my anticipation isn't gonna wipe away so easily. I feel Stanford brushing against my torso, taking the advantage of the crowd. His elbow is so close to my body that I fear getting touched. However, I squirm against Kane and make sure he doesn't notice anything. Leaving me in surprise, Kane comes in front of me and rests his both palms on the elev
EMILYSomething possesses me and I gather the courage to look deep into his dark and cold eyes for the first time. I don't look away. I don't feel the terror. I keep holding him until his clenched arm gradually gets stable and the burn in his eyes lessens.The eye contact becomes deeper and deeper without passing a single word. I decrease the gap between us and stare greedily at his handsome face. A smile appears on my face out of nowhere as if I'm trying to calm him down with it. "Calm down"I can still hear him groaning. Getting close enough, I place my other hand on his chest. His skin is burning hot and his heart is racing so fast that I can never imagine experiencing it. He doesn't blink even for a while as he gazes at me, his eyes are empty— as if they are hollow for years, running out of emotions. What have you done, Emily?"Calm down, please", I whisper. I don't know why for the first time I blame myself for turning him into this. My heart oozes as I dive deeper and deeper
EMILYMy eyes are aching and burning when I strive to open them as my alarm goes off. I keep my eyes closed for a while. It's been years since I cried like this. It's easy to tolerate anything but such a kind of humiliation. Every day, Kane makes me realise my actual worth and it stings like nothing else. I'm convinced that I mean nothing to him now. It was my stupidity that I started to fall for him again. I open my eyes to a new morning and look down, feeling the familiar weight on me. His head is placed on my breast, his hands wrapping around my eyes.I take a moment to absorb the view with my hollow eyes. I used to wonder how someone can be obsessed or addicted to someone while hating them the most. Kane's unnatural addiction to me gave me some false hopes. He's near me because he's just addicted to having me, caging me and fucking me the way he wants. So, how does it feel to be treated like an object, Emily?I sarcastically laugh at myself. My damn self-esteem, on which I was p
KaneIt takes my breath away and I don't know how I'm holding myself stable. I squeeze her wrist harder so she stops messing with me here. I lower my head and press my lips, inhaling harder and gulping my saliva down. This is getting on my nerves now."Mr Gabriel, are you alright?" With David's voice, Emily finally releases me down there as I shove her hand aside.Crazy woman!I shoot her a glare and clear my throat, finally focusing back on the work. "I think we'll need the opinions of all our partners before finalising it, Mr Smith""I think you're right. We can wait for Mr Desmond to join", he says.The conference closes for the day and the lights go on. I immediately gaze up at Emily. She gathers her belongings and gets onto her feet, smirking at me again before she initially follows others outside the conference room.I half for a moment in there, figuring out whether whatever just happened is even true or a dream. It's not a freaking dream. I can sense my erection. Clenching
EmilyI keep holding my phone in tension, knowing Kane might have talked to mom. "Hello!" Mom's voice comes again. I clear my throat and pull a smile across my face. "Mom""Emily," her voice is full of confusion and surprise. "I don't know why I felt like I heard Kane. Was that Kane?"How am I gonna lie to her? There's no point in lying. I hope she's gonna understand. "Hmm," I can't speak anything else."Really? It was him? Did you guys get back together?" She chirps. Mom is hardly excited lately and I know how badly she wanted me to end up with Kane when we were together. Even my dad. Our friends. Colleagues. Everyone. "Mom!" I let out a deep sigh. "Nothing like that. I'm just working on a project with Kane. That's it. We're just— partners"I don't hear anything from mom for a few seconds as if she's disappointed. "Mom""Yes. I'm here. Actually, I got excited. I thought he—""How are you, mom?" I switch the topic since I know it's not worth talking about. "I'm fine. How're you?
KaneMy heart literally stops beating for a whole moment before it starts beating like never before. I smash her against my body, consuming her completely and tighten my grip to stop her from shivering like that. My chest fills with her hot breath and wet tears. I can feel her heart throbbing against my chest, just like mine is pounding to get her like this. I kiss her forehead again. "Em! Calm down, baby. Relax""I miss him," she whimpers just like a child. "Mom misses him""I know. Now, I miss him too," I tell her, caressing her back gently. "But you should not cry like this—""I never cried ever since he left, Kane. I didn't shed a tear until now," she confesses. I'm too stunned to accept that confession. She didn't cry? Why? Out of trauma? Then why now? Why in my arms? I don't know how to take this. But I feel like I should let her cry as much as she wants. It takes me enough time to come back to reality and let my subconscious take over, but she doesn't let me go. She digs h
KaneWhere the fuck is she? I storm out of the cottage, groaning in anger after spending a long frustrating moment finding Emily. It freaked me out as soon as I realised she wasn't in the cottage at this hour. It's freaking dark all around. Her phone is switched off. Katherine told me Emily was in the cottage when she left. That means Emily left a couple of hours ago. This woman has sworn to take a test of my patience. How could she even dare to step out when I literally asked her not to? I guess I gave her more than she deserved. For a whole week, I have been spoiling her. No wonder why she could again start being a brat. "The number you have called is currently not available. Please try—"I cut the call, seething, "Damn you, Emily. I swear you're gonna regret doing this shit with me"I don't know what's pissing me off. Deep inside, I can feel the tension building inside me but I struggle and let my sanity win.I'm angry. I'm not worried.I'm not worried.Ranting to myself, I get