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He removed my bra, and swallowed hard as it came off. His erection pressed against my stomach. He put his hands under my butt, lifting me up. My legs wrapped around his torso, and I continued digging my nails into his skin. "Fuck me." He groaned. He turned off the shower, and carried me into the room. In a swift motion, he laid me on the bed and started kissing between my thighs. He took off my pants, and inserted his fingers into my vagina. I was on cloud nine. I've never felt this alive since I can remember. Sex with Damian wasn't even this good. After sometimes he came up, crashing his lips on mine, and dominating the kiss. One of his hands was on my breast, kneading it softly, as his thumb grazed over my nipple. He sucked on my other breast, gently biting my nipple. "Gosh! This is so good," I moaned. I hadn't taken a good look at the man I was in bed with. I opened my eyes a bit, and looked at him. I couldn't see his face, but he had black hair. "My name is Asher, and I'll make you scream it in different positions." His hand left my breast, into my vagina. "A… Asher…" I rubbed his head, holding him closer to me. He turned me so that I was facing the bed, arched my back, and thrust into me. He went in and out for a while, our bodies slamming together in perfect rhythm. I moaned loudly. I was enjoying every second of this. His hand slid down to my breast, holding it possessively as he continued to thrust. When he pulled out, I turned to him. He laid on the bed, as I straddled him. He had a pair of hazel eyes, and a very handsome face. He looked like he was sculptured with precision in every detail — his plump lips, his jaw, his nose— everything was screaming perfectly. "You look so beautiful," his hand touched my face gently. "You're not so bad yourself." I chuckled. "We should've started with his position. I could stay here all day," he kept his hand on my bare butt, and the other was on my breast. "I don't mind. We can do this all night." I traced my finger on his abs. He was perfectly fit. Maybe he lived at the gym or something. I rested my head on his chest, the alcohol was taking a toll on me. "Are you okay?" he asked with concern laced in his voice. "Yeah. I just had a lot to drink. I think I need to rest, even if I feel like we should do this all night." My voice was hoarse. "There will always be a next time. Just rest for now." He pulled the blanket, to cover both of us. He wrapped his arms around me and patted my back gently. I fell asleep within seconds. A buzzing sound woke me up. I groaned as I reached to get my phone on the side table. An arm was draped over my waist, holding me like a stuffed toy. I removed Asher's arm and slid away from his sleeping figure. He looked very calm as he slept, his chest rising and falling slowly under the white sheets. He looks softer — his jaw clenched, lips slightly parted. Peaceful. Like the world can wait until he decides to wake up. I looked at the notification on my phone, it was Darcy, my assistant. She sent a reminder about the important meeting I had by 10am today. It was 8am already. I had just two hours to be there. I quickly dressed up, and carried my belongings. I dropped a stack of cash on the table, before I left the room, closing the door behind me. I hurriedly checked out, and went straight to my penthouse to get dressed for work. I alighted my vehicle, and took a good look at my building, my company, the same one I inherited from my grandmother a few years back, but it was different now. I had the interior designs renewed and upgraded, I repaired broken things, painted the building again, and voilà it looked better. I didn't just upgrade the building structure, but I worked my butt off to get this company to where it is right now. It's currently one of the biggest holding companies. This is my greatest work. My assistant walked closely behind me, as I stepped into the building. "Mrs. Samantha dropped off a document this morning, she went for her antenatal, and she might be back on time for the meeting by 10. I also dropped a number of documents on your desk for review. The shares bought in G logistics company are plummeting, I would like to know if you want to sell the shares before it goes downhill." I walked into my office, "I'll review the documents and everything. Do a background check on that logistics company. I think there was something they didn't tell me before I bought it. I'll take them to court if they want." I rolled my eyes. Darcy excused herself and left the room. I looked at my mahogany desk, heaps of documents were mounted on it. The atmosphere in my office was calm, the air diffuser blew at the end of the room. There was a set of couches in the middle of the room, facing each other, with a glass table between them. I took a deep breath, and went straight to work. About thirty minutes later, I heard a knock on my door. "Come in," I responded, without looking up. Darcy walked in, "Ma, Mr Damian. Hades is in the hallway, and he's demanding…" My office door was forced open, and Damian walked in, with a scowl on his face. "To what do I owe this pleasure?" I asked. I placed my hand on my jaw, with a smile on my face.Amelia's POVTwo Years Later.....The back porch smelled like cut grass and jasmine. It was the same porch. The same wooden swing with the chipped white paint. The same string lights Asher’s dad had put up years ago and never took down. The same night air that used to feel like it was holding its breath. Only this time there was no audience. No cameras. No whispering relatives. No performance. Just us. Eleanor was asleep inside in her bassinet. She’d been fussy all afternoon because she was teething, and now she’d finally crashed in my arms and let Asher carry her in like she weighed nothing. He came back out with two mugs of tea. Chamomile. He remembered I couldn’t have coffee anymore when I was nursing. “Here,” he said, handing me one. I took it. Our fingers brushed. He sat next to me on the swing and pulled me in. His arm went around my shoulders, and his other hand settled on my stomach. Not a crash. Not an accident. We’d talked about it for months. In the kitchen at 2
Amelia's POV The house was quiet when we got back. Not the bad kind of quiet. The kind that comes after a storm. Sam was on the couch with a blanket around her shoulders. There was a bandage on her wrist. Ivy was in the kitchen chair, holding an ice pack to the back of her head. Mom was hovering with tea that no one was drinking. The second Ivy saw me she stood up. Too fast. Wobbled. “Amelia,” she said. I ran to her. We hugged. Hard. She was shaking. “You came,” she whispered into my hair. “You actually came.”“I told you I would,” I said. Sam pulled me into the hug too. She smelled like hospital soap and baby. “You’re okay?” she asked. “I’m okay,” I said. “Are you?”She nodded. Then she looked at my stomach. My hand went there automatically. “I’m pregnant,” I said. The words felt new in my mouth. “Like, two weeks.”Sam gasped. Ivy’s eyes went wide. Then they both started crying and laughing at the same time. “Oh my God,” Sam said. “A baby cousin for our boy.”Ivy wiped h
Amelia's POV 11:58 a.m. The Sinclair warehouse on 8th and Merrow looked exactly like what it was: abandoned. Broken windows. Rusted doors. Weeds growing through the cracks in the concrete. My hands were on the wheel but I couldn’t feel them. The wire under my shirt itched. The bag on the passenger seat was heavy. Cash. Passport. New identity. And me. I was terrified. Not for me. For the baby. For Ivy. For Sam. I took a breath. Then another. “Bluebird,” I whispered into the mic. “I’m here.”Asher’s voice came back immediately in my earpiece. “I see you. We’re in position. Two blocks out. You’re not alone.”I got out of the car. The bag felt like it weighed a hundred pounds. The door to the warehouse was half open. It groaned when I pushed it. Inside was dark. Dust in the air. The smell of old oil and metal. “Damien?” I called out. My voice echoed. “Damien, it’s me.”No answer. I waited. One minute. Two. Five. My heart was pounding so hard I could feel it in my throat.
Amelia's POV “I’ll do it,” I said into the phone. My voice didn’t shake. I was proud of that. There was a pause on the other end. I could hear Damien breathing. “Good girl,” he said. “Noon. Don’t be late.”And then he hung up. The silence after was worse than his voice. Asher was already shaking his head. “No. Absolutely not.”“We have to,” I said. “It’s too dangerous,” Ethan said. He was pacing again. “He’s unstable. He could kill you the second you walk in.”Priya looked at me, then at Asher. “It’s also the only way we catch him,” she said carefully. “If you go, we follow. We get Ivy and Sam out. We end this.”The front door opened. Jordan and Darcy. They came in fast, out of breath. Darcy’s eyes went straight to me. “What happened?” Jordan asked. Asher filled them in. Everything. The call. The demands. Sam. Ivy. Noon. When he finished, no one spoke for a minute. “I’m going,” I said again. “I have to.”“Amelia—” Asher started. “I’m pregnant,” I said. The room went stil
Amelia's POV The phone rang at 1:17 a.m. I was half-asleep. Asher was asleep next to me, his arm draped over my waist, his hand resting right over where the baby was. *Scarlett.* My stomach dropped before I even answered. “Hello?” My voice came out hoarse. “Amelia.” Mom’s voice was shaking. Not crying yet. That worse kind. The kind right before. “It’s Damien.”The room went cold. “What?”“He was here,” she said. The words were tumbling out now. “He broke in. He took Ivy. I tried to stop him. The security— they were too late. He has her. He hit her head, Amelia. She’s knocked out. He drove off with her.”I sat straight up. The blanket fell off me. “Where are you? Are you okay? Is anyone hurt?”“I’m okay,” she said, but she wasn’t. I could hear it. “The police are here. Dashaun. Priya. Ethan just got here too.”I was already out of bed. “I’m coming. I’m coming right now.”“Amelia—”I hung up. Asher was already sitting up. “What happened?”“Damien,” I said, pulling on clothes wi
Damien's POV A Few Hours Earlier.......They put the cuffs on me too tight. That’s the first thing I remember. The second is the sound my voice made in that courtroom. Not screaming. Begging. _Amelia. Please. One second chance._ Pathetic. The guards dragged me out by the arms. The cameras were flashing. I could hear someone yelling _Justice for Carl_ in the hallway. I should’ve killed him when I had the chance. The van ride to the county prison was fifteen minutes. Fifteen minutes with my hands cuffed behind my back and two guards staring at me like I was already dead. “New intake,” one of them said when we pulled up. The prison smelled like sweat and bleach and something else. Desperation. They processed me. Photos. Fingerprints. Strip search. A guard with dead eyes told me to turn around, cough. I did it. I did all of it. They gave me orange. They gave me a number. They gave me a bunk in a cell with three other men. One of them looked at me. “You that Brooks guy?”I di
Amelia's POV"What's going on here?"My father's voice echoed from the top of the staircase. He stood there, one hand on the railing, the other tucked into the pocket of his blue office trousers. His white button-up shirt was crisply ironed, but his face was stern. His black hair had more streaks o
Amelia's POVThe family dinnerThe car hummed to a stop outside my parent's house, and for some reason I couldn't stop shaking.My hands were clenched on my lap, my knuckles turned white. The dashboard lights cast a glow across the steering wheel where Asher sat beside me, calm as still water. He h
Amelia's POVI pulled away from him, "We will continue that if you listen to what I have to say right now. I need to explain how this company would use your resources, and what the dividends you would get on a quarterly basis.""I'll always listen to you, my love." He slid his hand on my thigh, and
Amelia's POVHe turned to Darcy, "Get the fuck out of here, we need privacy."Darcy looked at me, with a raised eyebrow. I gestured for her to leave. Darcy and Samantha never really liked Damian, and they didn't try to hide it. They were nice to him just because I begged them to. She closed the do







