MasukChapter Nine : Office Politics
Nova POV
“Sir?”
Did he just say what I think I heard?
“I don’t repeat myself.”
Usually, when a character says this in a novel, it ends with the male’s hand wrapped around the female’s throat like a choking necklace while she writhes beneath him.
But this is an office space and not just any office space. The room is decked with cameras, and the walls are transparent glass.
As much as I identify as a closeted freak, there are limits to the risks I’m willing to take, and any form of pleasure without proper protection might lead to regret.
“We are in a public environment, Mr. Calloway,”
I tried pleading, Maybe that would work.
“If memory serves me right…”
His fingers tapped rhythmically against the Elegant golden cufflinks on his other wrist, his gaze locked on me like I’m prey he’s about to devour.
Under other circumstances, my panties would be in a wet bunch, but right now, I feel anything but pleasure.
“That didn’t stop you the last time, Ms. Hart. And please, don’t tell me you’re shy.”
Oh, boy… I deserved punishment for drenching him with coffee and creamy pasta, but this — this is not what I imagined when I pictured the consequences of my actions earlier.
This is not the time to form uptight and holy. I already gave him a blowjob once; no amount of pretense or shyness can save me from his clutches.
“How about we do this when we get home?”
A girl can hope, right? Besides, negotiations aren’t supposed to hurt.
“The coffee stains and accident didn’t happen at home, now did they?”
“Grant, please—”
He held up a hand to silence me. I swallowed heavily, dreading the words about to come out of his mouth.
“It’s Mr. Calloway if you work under me. I don’t mix business with familiarity.”
Really? Isn’t it supposed to be mix business with pleasure..? which is exactly what he’s doing? Beggars can’t be choosers, for real.
“Now, since you feel too important to kneel and take the punishment you deserve, maybe it’s best I let HR handle this. You can go.”
HR? As in Human Resources? As in Aaron Smith? the same man who publicly humiliated me and is hell-bent on making my life in this office a living hell?
Hell. No.
A blowjob caught on camera in a transparent office doesn’t seem like a bad idea compared to being at the mercy of a demonic devil like Aaron Smith.
I quickly moved between his spread legs and knelt, my hands nervously working at the heavy leather belt holding his trousers.
You only live once. You only die once.
“It’s my utmost pleasure to take you in my mouth, Mr. Calloway.”
He smirked smugly, his grey eyes twinkling with mischief. Shivers ran down my spine.
“Who said anything about taking me in your mouth?”
His voice locked me in place, making me hyperaware of his closeness. That smile, intensely masculine and every inch of him screamed Alpha energy.
He tapped a button almost hidden beneath his desk, and the lights in his office dimmed. Before I could figure out how, he clicked another, and blinds slid into place from nowhere, covering the glass and creating a reinforced shield of privacy.
“Now… where did I stop?”
I swallowed again, still on my knees between his legs.
His large hand cupped the side of my head. I almost leaned into the warmth, but I knew better than to give in while danger lurked around it.
“Yes. Pleasing me.”
He smiled darkly, his thumb pressing my lower lip down while his other fingers circled my cheek slowly. It was almost sweet — almost.
“How about you show me your tits? Let’s see what we have there.”
The heat in my reddened cheeks, whether from embarrassment or expectation, it crawled down to my pussy, and I could already feel it getting wet.
My switch from nervous to horny in this office needs to be studied.
Ignoring the shy voice in my head, I unbuttoned my sweater to reveal the tank top underneath, folding it up immediately.
My half bra was in full view. Before I could take my breasts out, his voice stopped me.
“Good girl.”
Like a switch being flipped, Sultry Nova came out in full force.
I bit the edge of my lower lip slowly, pushing my chest upward. I wanted his hands on me.
“Yes, sir,” I moaned in a voice I didn’t know I had. I guess the right mood can do a lot to a reserved person like me.
“And good girls get rewarded.”
This is a dream come true. He is about to reward me. I get to enjoy his praise.
“Yes Sir .”
His large hand caressed my hair in response.
“Good.”
His calloused hand slipped into my bra to cup my breasts. Once exposed to the cool air, my nipples puckered instantly.
Twisting one between his thumb and forefinger, I couldn’t help but moan loudly.
This felt better than any self-pleasuring I’d done.
I threw my head back, the pleasure too much to endure in silence. My moans spilled out, threatening to escape the office.
Grant swapped focus from one nipple to the other, his tugs getting rougher, exactly how I liked it. God knows I hate it slow.
The wetness between my legs demanded attention, but when my hand moved toward it, he slapped it away.
“I do the touching.”
His no-nonsense voice was steady and clear, unlike mine which were clouded with lust. I only nodded.
He swiftly unbuckled his belt, releasing his hardened, thick cock. It sprang free, enjoying its release.
The tip was red, thick, and glistening with precum. Before I could guess his next move, he pushed it into the tight ridge between my breasts.
“Hold them together and don’t release them until I say so.”
I aimed to please, like the good girl I was. All those eroticas I’d devoured had prepared me for this.
I adjusted so he could slide in and out with no discomfort.
“Good girl.”
Before I could moan, the door handle rattled.
Grant didn’t stop. He kept moving between the warm ridge of my breasts.
Maybe they’d give up when they saw the locked door.
Also… where was his secretary?
And Mr. Smith?
No one in this office would just walk in without knocking, right?
The pleasure between my legs intensified. I guided my breasts tighter around him, matching his pace.
Just as I was about to get lost in the haze, keys jingled in the lock. Before I could process, the door swung open.
“Surprise!!”
A dramatic, feminine voice rang out.
CHAPTER SIXTY THREENALA POVAfter Nova excused herself to go attend to the kids I realize I couldn’t possibly leave Isla here, her condition might deteriorate if care is not taken so I decided to take a big step without overthinking shit. I mentioned to Ivin to come closer then I borrowed his phone and dialed Sue.She picked on the second ring and I gave her a crash summary enough for her to know Isla but not enough to make her sound like a charity pity case. If I would be travelling to God knows where with Ivin and Isla ragged along it might not end well cause Isla seem to be afraid of Ivin even if she won’t say it out loud. “So she’ll have a job,” I said into the phone. “Not just a place to sleep. An actual reason to be there. That matters to her and really keeps her busy enough not to overthink or remember all those bad memories .”“Course it matters.” Sue’s voice came through warm and immediate, no hesitation in it at all. “Girl needs purpose, not pity. I got a spot behind the
CHAPTER SIXTY TWONALA POVThe estate looked exactly the way I remembered it, which felt strange considering how much of me had changed in the weeks since I’d last walked through those gates. Same warm colored corridors. Same smell of something baking somewhere. Same sense of a house that had learned how to hold a lot of people’s worst days without ever looking like it minded.I walked in slowly, careful not to let my ribs pain obvious or announce themselves. Small steps. Even breathing. The trick was in not thinking about it too hard, because thinking about it made my body remember it had permission to hurt.“Nala.” Nova came around the corner with Aurora on her hip and that bright, easy smile that always made a room feel warmer just by existing in it. “You’re here. You’re actually here.”“In the flesh.” I smiled back, kept my voice light, let it skate right over the top of everything underneath it. “Couldn’t stay away.”Her eyes did a quick pass over me, the kind mothers and older
CHAPTER SIXTY ONENALA POVThe line clicked on the third ring.“Sue’s, we’re closed, call back at a decent hour—”“Sue.” My voice cracked right down the middle of her name. “Sue, it’s me.”Silence on the other end. “Nala.” She said it like she was checking the word still worked in her mouth. “Nalayna Brooks.”“Yeah.” I pressed the phone harder against my ear like that could close the distance. The wind off the water kept trying to steal the sound of her voice and I hated it for that. “It’s me. I’m okay.”“You’re okay.” Something sharp came into her tone, the kind of sharp that only showed up in people who’d been scared for a long time and just found somewhere to put it down. “You call me okay after weeks and months of nothing. Weeks, days and months, Nala. I called that number your Ethan left me a dozen times. A dozen times and nobody answered and nobody told me a damn thing and I sat behind that counter every night wondering if I was gonna hear you were—”She stopped herself befor
CHAPTER SIXTYNALA POV“Pack light,” Ivin said, already halfway out the bedroom door. I noticed the way he talked and behaved around me like he was walking on eggshells and I won’t be having any of that. “Pack light for what, exactly.” I was still sitting on the edge of the bed pressing careful fingers against my ribs, testing how much protest they’d give me this morning. Less than yesterday. Progress, I guessed.“We’re leaving.”“Leaving for where.” He didn’t answer. Of course he didn’t. Ivin communicated in riddles and silences and the occasional devastating one liner, and apparently marrying the man hadn’t upgraded his customer service at all.I pulled a duffel out from under the bed and started folding things into it without much thought, mostly because moving my hands gave me something to do besides sit there turning his non answer over in my head. I've gotten good at packing light lately, seeing as my whole fucking life these days seemed to fit into whatever bag someone handed
CHAPTER FIFTY NINE : NALA POVI woke up not knowing where I was.That was the new normal apparently. Eyes open, body frozen, brain running a full threat assessment before it allowed itself to register that the ceiling was different from the room's ceiling, that the smell was different, that the bed beneath me was soft in a way that concrete floors and cots were not soft.Safe house. Ivin's.Right.I breathed.The breathing thing had become a whole process now cause it had to be deliberate and counted, the only breathing you did when your body had forgotten it was allowed to just breathe without checking first.Ivin was in the chair.Of course he was.Same chair energy as the hospital except this time he was awake, forearms on his knees, eyes on my face, and when he saw me register him he didn't move or speak or make it a thing. Just stayed exactly where he was and let me take my time coming back to the room.I appreciated that more than I had words for."Isla?" I said. First word out
CHAPTER FIFTY EIGHT NALA POVThe priest was a small man with kind eyes and he definitely looked like someone who had married people in stranger circumstances than this and had made peace with that being his life.He looked at me over his glasses when Ivin introduced us and said nothing about the bruising or the jacket or the fact that I was wearing clothes that weren't mine and had clearly not slept in something that felt like years."Are you here of your own free will?" he asked.I looked at Ivin standing beside me.Ivin looked back at me with that face."Yes," I said.The door opened behind us and Scar came in with Isla close to his side. She had Scar's jacket around her shoulders now, swimming in it, her dark hair loose and her eyes moving around the room with the careful attention of someone who had learned that new rooms required immediate assessment.She assessed the priest.The desk.The candles.Ivin.Me."What is happening?" she said in her careful broken English."We're get







