Chapter Ten: Tacky Bitches.
Grant POV
“Surprise?”
The word left her lips in a squeak, almost playful, but it scraped across my nerves.
This bitch had to be the dumbest clown I’d ever given the privilege of sucking my dick. And I must have been even dumber to hand her a spare key to my office.
“You don’t look happy to see me,”
She added, forcing a pout. Her painted lips trembled, her head tilted like some lost kitten.
I gave her a flat stare, my jaw tight.
“Get out.”
Her eyes widened.
“Don’t you miss me? Grant—”
“Get Out!”
My voice cracked like a whip across the room.
“Fine.”
She crossed her arms, shoulders hunching as if she was the victim here. She looked so pitiful it pissed me off. That’s the problem with women who don’t know their lane—you indulge them once, and suddenly they think they matter.
This is what happens when you don’t have a stable partner: you end up fucking strays who you should never have taken a second look at.
She blinked rapidly, then asked.
“Did I do anything wrong?”
Dumb question. Very dumb.
My silence didn’t stop her. She shuffled forward, her heels clicking nervously against the floor, and kept talking.
“It’s been weeks since you had me over. I just wanted to surprise you.”
Her voice squeaked again, higher this time, desperate.
I let out a humorless chuckle.
See what I’m saying? Why would a whore think herself worthy of being missed? Why would a slut believe she’s a surprise to someone of my caliber?
Meanwhile, Nova shifted awkwardly between my legs, trying to tuck herself in tighter, her breath hot against my thigh.
She was doing her best not to reveal herself. Which shouldn’t have been necessary. This bitch wasn’t my wife. Nova—or any other girl—shouldn’t have to hide just because some pest decided to invade my privacy. In my workspace, of all places.
“See, I’m sorry. I can come over to your place tonight,” the intruder pressed, her voice dripping with false innocence.
“Drop my keys,” I said coldly.
“And get out.”
The command was calm, almost lazy, but laced with enough steel to freeze her. I picked up the telephone on my desk, pressing one button.
The door opened almost immediately, and Ivin stepped in, tall and stone-faced as always.
“Take her out of here,”
I ordered without looking at her again.
“And warn security never to let her in again.”
“Yes, sir,”
Ivin replied briskly. His hand clamped on her arm, not gently, and he dragged her out. She spluttered half-hearted protests, but Ivin didn’t even flinch. He dropped my keys onto the desk on his way out.
Silence swallowed the room.
The mood was ruined. My cock hung limp against my pants, and Nova’s breasts were already covered by that ugly sweater she used as a shield, hiding every inch of beauty from me.
I zipped up slowly, watching her body language. She was tense, shoulders stiff, eyes darting toward the door like a cornered rabbit.
“You can get up,” I murmured.
I hadn’t even finished before she stood, hastily smoothing her clothes and reaching for the handle.
“No. Don’t.”
Her hand froze midair. She turned, blinking nervously.
“Why not?”
“You can’t be seen leaving my office,”
I said evenly. I pointed toward the far side of the room.
“Use the second door.”
She hesitated, chewing her lip.
“We’ll continue this at home,” I added.
Her blush betrayed her. The pink spreading across her cheeks was answer enough.
“Leave your door open tonight,”
I teased, letting the corner of my mouth twitch.
The spring in her step was obvious as she obeyed. I nearly smiled—nearly. I don’t do smiles.
And she should be happy. I was willing to give her another round of pleasure when, as a god, I could easily bestow my dick on countless other desperate mouths. Out of my mercy, I chose her. I’d have a spring in my step too, if I were her.
Now, time to bring order to today’s chaos.
“Now,” I growled into the phone.
Just one word, and Smith stumbled into my office. My so-called personal assistant and HR manager looked like a schoolboy dragged into the headmaster’s office.
“You called, sir,” he stammered, adjusting his tie.
“Full report for the past week,” I snapped.
“I’ve been sending daily mails to your inbox, sir,” he replied with fake confidence.
I fixed him with a look sharp enough to skin him alive. He faltered, then launched into generic reports, useless noise that didn’t answer what I needed.
“I don’t think I made myself clear.”
My voice dropped lower, deadlier.
“What the fuck was that with the intern this morning?”
Recognition flickered in his eyes. Son of a bitch.
He stammered about lazy interns, excuses tripping over themselves, but I wasn’t fooled. I hadn’t built my empire by missing small tells. I know liars. And I don’t have the patience to play this game.
“Do I need to torture it out of you?” My tone was silk wrapped around barbed wire.
He choked, going pale instantly. Good.
Finally, he cracked.
“S-Sandy saw her leave your compound twice this week, sir. She insisted I keep her on a tight leash.”
Strange.
“Who the fuck is Sandy?” I demanded.
“Uh… Sandy. Your secretary, sir.”
What the fuck?
“And what exactly is Sandy doing around my house?”
“She… she didn’t say.”
Too many fools around me.
I hit the phone again.
“Now.”
Less than a minute later, Sandy stumbled into my office. She was wrapped in bright colors, blouse too tight, skirt too short. She looked like a tacky clown, a caricature pretending at class.
“Sir?” she chirped, voice irritatingly sweet.
Why does her “sir” sound like nails on a chalkboard, when my nymph’s soft whisper of the same word coils like velvet in my ear?
“What’s going on?” I asked flatly.
Her eyes flicked to Smith, and they tried that pathetic silent communication. As if I couldn’t see through it.
“She’s a gold digger,”
Sandy said finally, squaring her shoulders.
“We were only looking out for you.”
I blinked once. Slowly.
I don’t think anything shocks me anymore. But I hadn’t expected that.
“Excuse me?
CHAPTER FIFTEENPsycho…Nova POV“Nova… stop!”The command cracked through the night like a whip. My sneakers screeched against wet pavement as I spun, lungs burning, fear burning hotter.The figure tugged at the edge of their mask, fingers frantic, like tearing off their own skin. And then—Oh God.Not a stranger.The face beneath was not what I expected. Not some alleyway creep with a knife. Or a kidnapper. It’s Sandra.Sandra from the front desk. Sandra, with her migraine-bright blouses and laugh that could double as a fire alarm. Sandra, who never missed a chance to look me up and down like my existence was a coffee stain on her knockoff heels.Sandra, who was the despicable Mr Aaron Smith's favorite colleague. Is he around? Did they plan this together? Do they intend to kill me? My brain glitched. Static. This had to be a fever dream. Or maybe Grant’s cologne was laced with something illegal, because no sane universe served me Sandra as my night-stalker reveal.“What the—”
Chapter Fourteen: Shadows That Don’t BelongNova – POVI couldn’t breathe in that office after he left. His words clung to me, wrapping around my throat like smoke I couldn’t cough out.Mine.No one should be able to say one word like that and make it sound like both a threat and a vow.But Grant Calloway had managed it, and now it ricocheted inside my skull long after his expensive cologne faded from the room.I paced my cubicle, hugging a stack of books to my chest before shoving them onto the shelves just to feel useful. My hands were trembling so badly one paperback slipped, the spine smacking against the floor. Great. The girl who always found safety in books was suddenly dropping them like she’d developed a paper allergy.“Get a grip, Nova,” I muttered under my breath, crouching to pick it up.Even the little things were wrong. My rainbow collection of pens was scattered across my desk, completely out of order, not in their neat rows of color. Normally I’d fix them without
Chapter Thirteen: What does Mr Calloway Know? Nova POVHow the hell does he know?The question wouldn’t leave me. It clung to me the way tea stains cling to the inside of my favorite chipped mug no matter how hard I scrub.Grant didn’t just stumble across those words. No one says this is not a charity organization like that in a precise, weighted, almost rehearsed way unless they’ve heard it before. Unless they knew exactly what string they were pulling.But that’s impossible.Right?I forced myself to look at him, to study every detail. He was leaning against my desk now, one hand in his pocket, the other adjusting his cufflink with the kind of bored precision people reserve for polishing knives. His face gave nothing away, but there was a stillness in him that made my skin prickle.Grant Calloway wasn’t a man you could read. He was a vault. A safe with a twelve-digit code and motion sensors. And yet, somehow, I couldn’t shake the feeling that he had already cracked me open and was
CHAPTER TWELVE - Aivra Nova POVThe past week of my life has been hectic, unexpected, and far too eventful for someone who survives on tea and fictional worlds.For starters, Aaron Smith, formerly the terror of the HR department and personal assistant to the CEO was quietly demoted to assistant HR director. The position of personal assistant was left vacant and juicy, dangled in front of everyone like some kind of golden apple.But no. It didn’t land in anyone’s lap.Sandra got Suspended on indefinite probation. Which, translated, means nobody has had to hear the echo of her stilettos or her shrill tone for days. The atmosphere in Alpha Corp has been almost… peaceful.So naturally, the question is: who is the lucky new personal assistant to Mr. Grant Calloway?Answer: not me.Not anyone with a pulse, actually.The role went to a brand-new AI prototype.Apparently, Grant owns a sprawling empire of companies across different sectors like Hydra heads sprouting from one smugly perfect
Chapter 11 CHAPTER ELEVEN : Warning CallNOVA POVI was a bundle of nerves, even after Grant stopped by later. While my heart was busy painting vulgar scenarios of how the night could go right, my head kept cataloguing all the ways it could go terribly wrong. And deep down, I knew,I probably wasn’t ready for any of it.I wore my thickest sweater even though the heater was on, sweat beading down my forehead like I’d run a marathon. My oversized, fluffy pajama bottoms swallowed my legs, and my glasses were perched neatly on my nose, the one consistent accessory in my life.And then, he was in my room. Simply put, the ball was in my court.Grant sat at the edge of the bed, scrolling on his phone, stretching the silence like an overwhelmed hair tie on the verge of snapping. My nerves decided now was a great time to betray me.“Did you know sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins?”No. No, Nova. Absolutely not.Of all the things to randomly blurt out around Grant, why did my mou
Chapter Ten: Tacky Bitches.Grant POV“Surprise?” The word left her lips in a squeak, almost playful, but it scraped across my nerves.This bitch had to be the dumbest clown I’d ever given the privilege of sucking my dick. And I must have been even dumber to hand her a spare key to my office.“You don’t look happy to see me,” She added, forcing a pout. Her painted lips trembled, her head tilted like some lost kitten.I gave her a flat stare, my jaw tight. “Get out.”Her eyes widened. “Don’t you miss me? Grant—”“Get Out!” My voice cracked like a whip across the room.“Fine.” She crossed her arms, shoulders hunching as if she was the victim here. She looked so pitiful it pissed me off. That’s the problem with women who don’t know their lane—you indulge them once, and suddenly they think they matter. This is what happens when you don’t have a stable partner: you end up fucking strays who you should never have taken a second look at.She blinked rapidly, then asked.“Did I do anyt