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Chapter 47

Author: Ria Ofor
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Sarah

The penthouse located in the heart of New York City had a faint scent of expensive bourbon and a heavy aura of regret.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, I pulled my dress over my head as my phone buzzed with a message.

It was from the last person I’d expected. Daniel’s teacher from school.

Mr. Richard.

The man who was seated next to me, whose name was either Aiden or Andrew, mumbled something about getting dinner, but I was already responding to the text.

The message was short but very concerning. "Your brother is driving off the edge."

I knew what the whole thing was about. Daniel had screwed up again.

But it had never been a problem, because Daniel’s screw ups was always bullying, which wasn’t serious and I seriously think he did that for attention.

My brother had never been one to cause trouble unless it was a cry for help.

Just like when our parents… Dad especially sent him to that awful boarding school. He never wanted to go. To be away from Mom… from me, but Dad had said
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  • Jacob Hale: Enemy’s Secret Toy   Chapter 48

    JacobI should've felt relieved. After everything I did. The lies, the sneaking around, and the betrayals, Daniel was still willing to continue with the contract. But did I? Hell no. I didn’t feel a single relief. The only thing I felt was fear, like everything would come crashing down right in front of me any second now. Daniel didn’t rip our contract to shreds. But he should have, then I wouldn’t feel like a total crap of a human being. After everything? After my epic fail? He could've, he should've. The terms were crystal clear. No other guy, as long as the contract was valid, no drama. And what did I do? I broke every single rule. And yet, he let it slide. Or maybe he pretended. It didn’t matter what it was, really. The most important thing was that Daniel still wanted to talk to me… touch me. Every time I tried to make amends, to apologize for my mistake again, he’d shut me down with a casual wave.It could be fake even though it didn’t look that way. It looked and felt l

  • Jacob Hale: Enemy’s Secret Toy   Chapter 47

    SarahThe penthouse located in the heart of New York City had a faint scent of expensive bourbon and a heavy aura of regret.Sitting on the edge of the bed, I pulled my dress over my head as my phone buzzed with a message.It was from the last person I’d expected. Daniel’s teacher from school.Mr. Richard. The man who was seated next to me, whose name was either Aiden or Andrew, mumbled something about getting dinner, but I was already responding to the text.The message was short but very concerning. "Your brother is driving off the edge."I knew what the whole thing was about. Daniel had screwed up again.But it had never been a problem, because Daniel’s screw ups was always bullying, which wasn’t serious and I seriously think he did that for attention. My brother had never been one to cause trouble unless it was a cry for help. Just like when our parents… Dad especially sent him to that awful boarding school. He never wanted to go. To be away from Mom… from me, but Dad had said

  • Jacob Hale: Enemy’s Secret Toy   Chapter 46

    RichardI couldn't help but obsess over him.Jacob.It wasn’t love or anything like it. It was something much more stronger than love. The memory of his lips on mine, how they'd been hesitant at first, then greedy, as though he'd been yearning for the taste of my lips. The way his chest had risen and fallen rapidly as my fingers explored the curves of his body beneath his shirt, tracing the sharp ridges of his hipbones with an hungry touch.The way his gaze had burned when I'd whispered against his mouth, “I want you."And then Daniel had pushed open the door.Just great.I hadn't planned it, but the moment Daniel's shadow fell inside the room, I'd seized the opportunity. Drawn Jacob closer, deepened our kiss until it was seamy, until there could be no doubt of our sins.It felt good that he witnessed it. Felt the sting of betrayal.Because Jacob wasn't truly his.And after that, all that show, I was sure Daniel would concede defeat.But then…The next morning, I’d come early to c

  • Jacob Hale: Enemy’s Secret Toy   Chapter 45

    DanielCouldn’t sleep or do anything really. Even with everything that had happened these past few weeks. Jacob was betraying me every chance he got. Being locked up in a room with that fucker, and doing God knows what. He was still all I could think about. I’d sworn never to forgive him… to never speak to him again, but somehow my stupid heart always found a way to betray me. It was almost midnight when I decided to text him.“Well, fuck it,” I said to myself. “It’s not like what we had was real or anything.”So why end it over something so insignificant as this? I would keep seeing Jacob until graduation, and then we would both go our separate ways after that. That was the plan. Always had been and it was a perfect plan, and I’d be damned if I let someone like Richard ruin it. The hallway outside Jake’s dorm was disturbingly quiet. Like the whole place was holding its breath, just waiting to see if I’d come close and what I’d do. And I did.My hand hovered over the door, t

  • Jacob Hale: Enemy’s Secret Toy   Chapter 44

    JacobI found Jacob in his room, dancing to the music that was playing loudly on his phone. He looked like he didn’t give a damn care in the world. It was also the first time I’d seen him like this. Which meant this was bad. It was all levels bad, and it was all my fault. I stood in the doorway, watching him. Scared to go in. Terrified to call out to him… to touch him. This was the biggest mess up in all histories of… mess ups and I didn’t know what to do. Or how to fix it. Managed to summon some courage to walk in. “Hey,” I said, tapping him on his back, and when he turned to look at me, my heart almost stopped.“He..hey. Is it my turn now, pretty boy?”What? What the fuck did he mean by that? “Can we talk… please?” Picked up his phone from the bed and paused the music. “Damn Jacob. What the fuck do you want from me man.” He snorted. “You can go be with Mr Richard… or whoever else you decide to cheat on me with.”My face was shades of confusion. ‘Cheat?’ Wouldn’t it be only

  • Jacob Hale: Enemy’s Secret Toy   Chapter 43

    JacobDaniel looked at me like I had just betrayed everything we had, when Mr. Richard came strutting back into his room.His body tensed, like he’s got the weight of the world on his shoulders, but determined to hide it away in his perfectly ironed shirt. The air suddenly became thick and awkward… again. Unspoken words hung in the air, eyes rolling at each other. He shot Daniel a quick glance, like he was checking to see if the coast was clear. Then he turned and said to me, "We need to talk. Alone, if you don’t mind."Daniel looked at me, shaking his head, “No.”His face suddenly went all pale when I spoke. “Just a few minutes.”Didn’t expect him to give his permission or understand, but the look on his face broke my heart. He looked like he'd seen a ghost or something. He was playing with the bedsheets, not looking at either of us, but I knew he was fuming inside like a ball of fire.I felt like crap already. I knew I shouldn't have to break my promise, but Richard has this way

  • Jacob Hale: Enemy’s Secret Toy   Chapter 42

    Jacob“Mr Richard!” Our voice echoed in unison. “You weren’t in your room, Jacob.” Mr Jacob said, eyes glancing from me to Jacob. “It would be really nice if you could learn how to knock… or they didn’t teach you that in college?” Daniel snarled at him. But Mr Richard ignored him. His eyes still scanning the room. Daniel's fingers were still lightly around my neck, just tight enough to make it a little hard to breathe… or even move.But I guess that was his plan. He knew he had me under his control, and there was no way for me to escape or run to Mr Richard. Before Mr Richard interrupted our little game. Daniel had one hand propped up on the headboard of the bed and was kind of smiling down at me after I promised to stay away from my favorite teacher. "Say it again," he muttered, his voice all low and threatening, but in a fun way, I suppose. With Daniel, sometimes you never know."Make me," I shot back, smiling up at him.He squeezed just a bit more, but only for a quick secon

  • Jacob Hale: Enemy’s Secret Toy   Chapter 41

    JacobThe dining hall felt like they were closing in on me as I stood there, looking at Daniel.After what he said, I wanted to turn and leave, but that would only mean one thing. That he had won, and I was accepting defeat. Since the incident at the office, he hadn’t even tried talking to me… or apologize for acting like a fucking wild animal towards our teacher. And now, in front of everyone in the hall, he was calling out to me, but still wasn’t talking to me. The dinner nightmare, I kept feeling like something was missing… someone, but I couldn’t quite put my hand on it. Our table was awfully quiet today. No one was talking to anyone or trying to make a silly joke. Suddenly i felt empty… like something had been sucked out of me.Like I was forgetting something… something important.Tried to rack my brain for answers… but there were none. Glanced towards Daniel’s table, and they had quieted down too. None of them was talking… or laughing.Their faces were down on their plate

  • Jacob Hale: Enemy’s Secret Toy   Chapter 40

    RichardWhenever I got Jacob alone, Daniel always found a way to ruin it. But maybe that’s what I wanted. To take away the ‘golden boy’s’ toy from him. Since being in the school. It didn’t matter if there was a reason for me to do it. Jacob was a very bright student, just like Daniel, but that didn’t mean they should end up together in any way… shape or form. I couldn't care less what they both do with their lives, as long as they don’t do it with each other. I’d liked Jacob the very first time he’d introduced himself in class. He was a breath of fresh air, after months of having to deal with these elite assholes. I’d wanted to have a relationship with him… of a teacher and a student.That was it. He was like a little project that caught my interest, and I wanted to protect him. To keep him away.From the dark secrets that loomed in the walls of this school… from Daniel.But that one night had changed everything. I’d thought Jacob was just an innocent scholarship kid who neede

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