Masuk"Here," Louis handed me an envelope containing my wages for the day which I happily accepted,"Sure you don't want to come back to work with me? Just look how popular you are tonight." He added kindly.
I laughed but shook my head, "If my tuition hasn't been paid maybe I'll stay, but for now just call me if there's anything urgent." I said as I yawned and a little tipsy.
Ben and Gilbert came in, "You're very popular today." Ben said as he took his bag from his locker.
"One guy in particular can't take his eyes off you and is guarding you like a hawk." Gilbert added with a laugh and made me raise a confused eyebrow.
"Huh?"
Seeing my confusion, the three men laughed as if there was something funny that I didn't realize.
"She doesn't seem to notice." Louis chuckled amused but I was still confused about the direction of their conversation.
"It's 5am, I'm going home then." I said and grabbed my bag from my locker, "Bye guys, thanks Lu." I waved before walking out through the back door.
The cold weather pierced my skin as I walked out and I hurriedly hugged my cold body under the coat I was wearing. "ugh... it's cold." I said, shivering and blowing on my hand to make it a little warm.
Closing my eyes, I turn my face up towards the sky, flinching slightly as the cold morning hits my skin. The chilly breeze freezing my body through my coat and to maintain some warmth I crossed my arms tightly across my chest.
I had only started walking a few steps and gasped in shock as someone came out of the driver's door of the car parked next to the bar exit.
Stunned, I realized the person who came out was ‘the horrible man!’
"You! What are you doing here?" I asked quickly as he started walking towards me.
"Bradley... Call me Bradley." He whispered passionately before taking my lips and planting a lingering kiss on them that made my body weak.
I try to resist the kiss at first but he’s determined and doesn’t let go of my lips, making out like they were just made for him.
“Bradley..” I repeat softly that makes him groan in satisfaction.
I’m ashamed to admit but it doesn’t take me that long to just give in and wrap my hands around his neck to kiss him back. The moves make him groan and with the other hand that he has on my back, he pushes me forward, moulding our bodies together.
The kiss is hot and deep and all kinds of awesome, well… he knows how to kiss, I thought.
His arms wrap around my waist and he tugs my form closer into his body as he presses kisses down to the skin of my throat, licking over the conjunction between my throat and collarbone which make me weaker.
When he comes back to my lips, with one move he easily lifts me up and I wrap my legs around his hips as he leans back to me staring at my eyes with lust which sends shivers down to my body.
He stared at me for along time before whispering, “You’re so beautiful, Dwyne”
I can’t help but chuckle before touching his face lightly. “Does that always make you get the things you want?”
He smirked naughtily “Usually… Does it work?” He said as he lips caressed mine with every word he spoke.
Oh.. It definitely works!
In a quick move his mouth descended upon mine and I kissed him back, thrusting my tongue into his mouth.
He opens the passenger door and puts me on the passenger seat. Breathing heavily before running to the driver seat.
"There's no way we're doing it here, I'm taking you to my house." he growled, quickly started his car and drove like a maniac.
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Dwyne woke up and sighed as she felt a buddy nuzzle closer to hers from behind that made her freeze.
What the….
A shocked expression forms on her face when remembering the night, no, the morning she had the naughty time with the horrible man, no, he is Bradley, yes, she remembered he mentioned his name is Bradley.
Oh God, what did I do?!
She slowly shifted around and tried to find her clothes around the room.
The man stirred so lightly and made her stop moving before she noticed he’s still asleep, good.
She slowly gathered her clothes, bag and put on her shoes before slowly opening the door to escape from him.
There was no way she would stay here when he woke up.
God, am I that drunk to do this to him?!
You idiot Dwyne... Stupid!!!
Jumped up and chuckled softly when she saw the man in the black suit standing in front of the room door with his eyebrows raised.
I looked down in shame and walked out without saying anything to him.
Running as if chased by a dog, I was shocked when I looked back and realized how big the mansion was.
Damn, is he really a gangster?
I'm so dead!!!
Many guards in black suits stared at me with cynical gazes as if they couldn't believe my presence but said nothing and just let me walk out, almost losing my breath I managed to walk out the high gate and hurriedly headed to the main road to hail a taxi and immediately hopped on it heading back home to my apartment.
Letting out a long sigh I saw that it was already 5pm and remembered that I had a night shift that started at 7pm today.
D*mn, I spent the whole day with that guy!
Ugh... What was I thinking about spending the night with a guy like that?!
What if he really is a dangerous man?!
Idiot!!!
Hopefully I won't see him again after this!
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I did not go home after that.I did not even slow down.The car was already waiting at the lobby, engine running, door open before I even reached it. The moment I stepped inside, the door shut behind me, and we were already moving.Fast, silent and efficient.“Take me to the house,” I said.My voice was calm and no one questioned it because they understood the situation is urgent and have no time to joke around.The mansion came into view within minutes, the gates already open, guards standing at full alert the moment my car approached. The atmosphere was different from usual; it was tighter and heavier.There was no routin
(**Go to Bradley Point of View**)The cooperation agreement for the acquisition and testing of new weapons required my direct presence, which was the only reason I allowed myself to leave her, even for a short time.It was a remote town in Africa, far from everything familiar, far from her.From the very beginning, something about it did not sit right with me; it was not fear or doubt but a quiet, persistent unease that settled beneath my skin and refused to disappear, no matter how much I tried to focus on the work in front of me.I had left her protected and guarded, surrounded by men who understood exactly what she meant to me.And yet—The distance still felt wrong.The call came when I was in the middle of reviewing the final details of the agreement.My phone vibrated once then again, it was insistent like something urgent.I answered without looking at the number. “Speak.”There was no greeting on the other end; only the kind of silence that carried something already broken.“Mi
Consciousness did not return all at once.It came slowly, like something pulling me upward through thick, suffocating darkness, dragging me back into a body that did not feel like mine.The first thing I noticed was the heavy weight as if every part of me had been drained of strength and replaced with something dull and unresponsive.My fingers twitched slightly or at least I thought they did before my eyes barely opened. Light filtered into my vision in fragments, blurred and unfocused, forcing me to blink several times before the shapes around me began to settle into something recognizable.I inhaled slowly, even that felt wrong; it was too heavy and too controlled.Memory hit me all at once; the car, the struggle and the syringe. Benjamin.My breath hitched and instinctively, I tried to move but I couldn't, nothing happened. A sharp wave of panic surged through me as I forced my body to respond, to react, to do something—Anything.But my limbs refused because I felt so weak and unr
The car did not stop for a long time.Or maybe it did, and I simply lost track of it.Time blurred into something meaningless, stretched thin between the steady hum of the engine and the suffocating silence that filled the space between us.Benjamin did not speak again after that.He only watched me as if I were something he had finally reclaimed and I refused to give him anything; no fear, no reaction and no satisfaction. Even as my mind raced, calculating every possibility, every movement, every chance I might have to turn this around—I kept my expression calm, my posture steady.Because if there was one thing I had learned that it was men like him thrived on control and I would not give it to him.When the car finally stopped, the door opened immediately.“Out,” one of the men said.I did not move, not right away.I looked at Benjamin instead. “Where are you taking me?”He tilted his head slightly, as if the question amused him.“Home,” he said.This man…My jaw tightened. “This is
By the time Benjamin left the café, the tension he brought with him lingered long after the door closed behind him but I refused to let it ruin the rest of my day.Maya, on the other hand, was still visibly irritated.“I seriously cannot stand him,” she muttered, grabbing her bag. “He talks like the world belongs to him.”I let out a small breath, finishing my drink before standing.“That is because he believes it does,” I replied calmly.She rolled her eyes. “Well, I do not care what he believes. You handled that perfectly.”A faint smile touched my lips.Maybe or maybe I was just tired of running.We stepped out of the café together, the air outside cooler, calmer—almost normal compared to what had just happened inside.“Let’s go somewhere else,” Maya said suddenly, linking her arm with mine. “I am not ending the day like this. Vernon is at the pub, we can meet him there.”I nodded lightly. “That sounds good.”Because I needed something else; something that did not involve tension,
Benjamin did not move, not when I refused him.Not when Marco and Gray subtly stepped into position, their presence forming an invisible barrier between us.He simply stood there, looking at me as if time itself had paused, as if he were trying to reconcile the person in front of him with the girl he once believed he owned.The café remained quiet around us, though I could feel the shift in the air. Conversations softened, glances flickered in our direction, and something unspoken began to settle into the space between us.Pressure, expectation and control.“You have changed,” Benjamin said at last, his voice calm, though there was something sharper beneath it.I leaned back slightly in my chair, crossing my arms as I held his gaze.“I grew up and learn,” I replied.The answer was simple but it carried weight because we both knew that was not what he meant.His lips curved faintly, though there was no warmth in the expression.“No,” he said slowly. “You have become defiant.”I tilted
Click...The next day when I locked the door to my apartment, I gasped in shock at the sight of a man waiting for me beside the door."Marco!!!" I exclaimed in surprise and gave a small smile while continuing to walk, the man returned my smile and walked beside me."Why don't you seem happy to see me?"
Dwyne was taken to a room full of beautiful dresses but as she wandered around looking at them, her eyes locked onto one black dress that reminded her of something.Yes, she used to have a dressing room this big with expensive dresses and jewelry and other things that every girl wanted.However, she h
The next day, I didn't see Bradley anywhere. 'Strange' I thought but continued to get on with things and work as usual. Using a thick powder coated with a lot of BB cream, the bruises on my cheeks almost disappeared, well, almost, but by the time I got to the hospital, news of my bravery had apparen
Taking out the cream that Scarlet had given me at the cafe, I slowly applied the cream to my battered face again after taking a long soak in my bathtub. Letting out a sigh of relief, I grabbed my clothes and put them on before walking out to the delicious bed that was waiting for me. Yes, no matter







