LOGIN~ISLA~ My palms were sweaty as we all took a seat.The hall was packed with people. So much so that some had to stand on their toes to get a better view of the projector.Mr Lowe sat in the middle with a composed and unreadable expression.Next to him was Mr Anderson, whose smile didn't quite reach his eyes.Beside Mr Anderson was Sophia, who had a bright smile on her face, and then at the edge of each side of the table was Aiden and Cassandra.Cassandra had a smug look on her face as she glanced around.“Mr Lowe” Mr Anderson began smoothly. “It's truly an honour to have you here. I hope Mr Pierce…”“We are not here to talk about that, are we? We are here to evaluate the designs” Mr Lowe said calmly, instantly shutting down any form of small talk and didn't even spare Mr Anderson a glance.I could bet on it that Mr Lowe didn't like Mr Anderson.A pause ensued before Mr Anderson smiled tightly.“Of course. Let's begin” The room fell silent as the lights turned off. The projector cam
~ISLA~ The next few days went by in a blur. After submitting my design to Cassandra, she didn't even hide the fact that she was stealing my design as she wrote her signature down on it.That had dampened my mood but then I remembered Jaxon's plan.The day we were supposed to meet with this very important Investor finally came and my nerves were eating me up as I stared at myself in the mirror.What if I didn't even have the chance to carry out Jaxon's plan?“Relax Isla. You're stiff” Jaxon pointed out as he stood behind me.“Today is going to determine if I can finally rise a little bit or if I'm still going to remain where I am. I have every reason to be nervous” I muttered and he sighed before placing his hands on my shoulders and slowly massaging it.“Relax. You've got this and besides, I'll be there, okay?” He assured me and I smiled. I found out last minute that it was going to be an open evaluation so anyone could watch and the fact that Jaxon was going to be there made me rel
~ISLA~ After lunch, Jaxon and I went to work like we intended.The weather was cool and people weren't as much as they were the last time I was here but the few that were there couldn't stop staring at us…well not us, Jaxon.“He's so handsome”“Is he a model?”“I don't know but he looks famous. Maybe we should ask him for a photo”“The girl next to him is glaring at us” One of the women said as she gave me a pointed look and I huffed before turning to Jaxon who seemed oblivious to the attention he was getting.“I think we should go home” I muttered and he turned to me.“Why? We just got here” He stated and I pursed my lips before leaning closer to him.“Everyone is staring at you. Isn't it uncomfortable?” I asked and he shrugged.“I'm used to it. Do you know how many stares I get while you're at work?” He asked with a raised eyebrow and I scoffed.“I don't like it, let's go” I muttered as I grabbed his hand but before I could pull him away, one of the women ran up to us and her fri
~ISLA~ “I want to ask you a question” I stated as I took another bite of the sandwich in front of me. We were in a small diner near the park.“What is it?” He asked and I observed how laid back he looked at that moment. For some reason, I knew Jaxon was going to come for me today so I wasn't shocked to see him, I was shocked that he was able to get through.When I told him I trusted him earlier, I meant every word. He may be harsh and cold sometimes but he has protected me more than anyone has ever done in my life.I try my best not to depend on anyone because people always end up being disappointing but would it be wrong to depend on him?“You're spacing out, Isla” He pointed out and I cleared my throat.“I've been wondering where you keep getting money from. I can't remember the last time I paid for a cab and now this? I don't recall ever paying you” I stated and he scoffed.“Maybe you should with how many times I have to save you” He said and I rolled my eyes.“Staying and havin
~JAXON/RONAN~ She tried pulling away but I held her in place. She was literally shaking in my arms earlier and I've never seen her like that before.“I don't want to talk about it, Jaxon” She murmured and I sighed.“Okay, you don't have to but I need to know if it's something that I need to be worried about” I replied and she went quiet for a while before glancing up at me.My eyes immediately fell on her lips and I might have kissed her if she didn't just vomit in front of me.I've kissed many women before but it was different with Elara. I didn't know how to explain it but it felt different.God knows if she hadn't pushed me away that day, I wouldn't have let her go.Louis was right. I was quickly getting attached to her and that was messing things up because why am I currently in the women's bathroom, holding Isla like any minute now, she could break?It was so unlike me.“Mr Anderson is dangerous but he won't hurt me. At least till he gets what he wants” She murmured.“And what
~ISLA~ I didn't know what to do as I followed behind Mr Anderson as he led us further into his office.Aiden was stiff beside me and I knew he had the same thoughts running through his mind.Why were we here? Better still, why was I here?“I'm sure you're wondering why you're here, Isla” Mr Anderson said as he took a seat.“I am” I replied and he smiled.“You know, the three of us want the same thing and that is to be powerful. To be at the top and in order to do that, a few sacrifices have to be made” He stated and I frowned.“I've made a lot of sacrifices to get to where I am today. Even though I'm not yet at the very top, I would rather die than have anything bring me down to where I started from and that's why I had every little evidence of the sacrifices I made vanish into thin air” He told us.“Why are you telling us this?” Aiden asked, turning his attention to him.“As my future heir, you're here to listen and shut your mouth” Mr Anderson uttered and Aiden pursed his lips.“Wh
~JAXON/RONAN~“He's not my man. He rejected me, remember?” Isla crawled and Serena gasped.“Oh yeah” Then she narrowed her eyes on me. “How dare you reject my sweetheart? Do you know how many men here would kill to be in your shoes? Who here wants a one night stand with my friend?” She announced an
~JAXON/RONAN~ She thought i was joking till she got a call from her manager and left crying.“You have become such a menace that day. Ronan usually doesn't concern himself with things like this” Louis uttered as he stood beside, and I frowned.I've been doing a lot of things I wouldn't have done
~ISLA~ “Jaxon?” I called out with a confused look on my face as I stood in front of him. “I won it at a game. I guess I had the lucky number” He explained nonchalantly and I frowned.“You won it at a game?” I asked and he nodded.“I didn't expect to win it because we were a lot but I guess luck
~ISLA~ Something was wrong with Jaxon.He started acting cold and closed off after dinner.Granted, he barely talked but he was different now, colder and I didn't know what to make of it.“Stop it, Isla. You barely even know this man” I murmured as I slapped my cheeks slightly.Had I overwhelmed







