My husband asked me to seduce his arch-enemy. He never expected me to enjoy it. It was supposed to be a game, twisted little power play to bring down Reid Caddel, the man who is on the verge of ruining my husband’s empire. I was meant to tempt him. Break him. Leave him begging and then disappear the next morning after my purpose has been met. Instead… he started to unravel me. Reid plays a different kind of ball game, One laced with secrets, obsession, and a terrifying clarity. He doesn’t just want my body. He wants answers. He wants everything that I possibly own and am. Now I’m caught between two liars... The man I married, and the man I was sent to destroy. But the closer I get to Reid, the more I start to wonder... What if the real enemy isn’t him? What if it’s the man who sent me?
View MoreBlondes with blue eyes are the definition of stupid.
Well... It has not been proved untrue since most blonde and blue eyed babes really do the stupidest things sometimes.
I had been terribly dumb to not have seen through his schemes at the time, they had been as clear as a cool glass of water, but I had selectively chosen to ignore what was dangling right in front of my eyes.
It's our normal routine. I wake up in the morning, make his breakfast, runs his bath and while he has his own breakfast, I go back to take my bath but that day, something had felt different.
Because he had woke me up in the middle of the night and whispered something to me that made me gasp audibly, turning to face him as though something was wrong.
"WHAT?!" I had yelled, sitting upright. I am a very light sleeper, so if his intention had been to just whisper it and get away with it, it did not happen. "What did you just say Daniel?"
He looked at me and sat up in bed too. "You heard me Raees. I want, no, I need you to seduce someone for me. It’s a matter of life and death."
It had to have been a prank, because I just laughed at the time.
Mirthless, confused laughter.
"What's so funny though?" He had inquired, his eyes searching mine in the dim nightlight.
I stopped laughing almost immediately. "Daniel, you did this some months ago. You asked us to have an open marriage, I refused but you went ahead to do as you liked. I forgave you because you did not cross any major lines..."
"But..."
I raised my hand and shook my head. "I'm still talking here. Then, you said since we couldn't see other people, we should have a threesome. An extra lady in our midst for just a few nights. I didn't agree to that either, because it made me feel like I wasn’t enough for you. And now what? Seduce a man for you? Do you even hear yourself? First I wasn’t enough, now you are willing to share me with another man?"
"I know demeaning how it sounds Raees. Look, I am working towards a trillion dollar deal here and I can't afford to lose it, it’s our way out of here. That's where you come in... You just need to seduce the man for me, just get him distracted and that's all. You don't need to sleep or do anything like that with him, just make him lose his mind over you for the night, that's all."
I hissed loudly, completely choosing to not see the ‘sense’ in the arrangement. "No, and that's final. I'm going back to bed. Don’t bring this up again, I won’t be using my body to secure a deal for you, I am your wife, treat me like I really am."
I had laid back down, mildly frustrated, and he hadn't said anything to me either.
Now, the bed beside me is empty and his suitcase is gone. He left for work without having breakfast or packing lunch, which is very unlike my Daniel.
How could he ask me to seduce a man? I am his wife for heaven's sake, no sane man or at least, one who loves his wife would request that of her.
Trying to get the thoughts of it out of my head, I rose up to do some chores around the house but how long could I keep myself occupied for? I decided to make his lunch and take it to his workplace so he'll have something to eat or something. Maybe I can persuade him out of it.
I make him a medium large bento box with tacos, Mac and cheese, snacks and fruits. I leave for his workplace about two hours after, driving down to his company myself.
Even though the company is not large scale, it's pretty comfortable because it feeds us quite well, and even if we decide to have five children, we'll be able to tend to them comfortably till they make their own ways in life, and being comfortable is enough for me.
Lavish lifestyles lead to so much trouble...
But on the other hand, being just okay is not okay for my husband.
Sighing, I get into the elevator that takes me to the third floor where his office is. As soon as the door opens, I notice the absence of his secretary in her seat. I brush it off and walk over to the door, pulling down the handle and opening the door. I walked into an unexpected situation...
Daniel is right there at his desk, his secretary dropping some files while he speaks to some visitors in what is an apparent meeting.
Every head snaps my way and my eyes widen softly.
"I'm so sorry to interrupt. I'll let myself out."
"Oh no, Raees, please come on in. Let me introduce you to Mr. Cook and his officials."
Well, I can't turn back now. I open the door fully and step inside, closing it behind me.
"Please, meet my wife." Daniel introduces as he comes to stand by my side, his messy hair falling down to his face as he quickly uses his hand to swipe it back into place, one of those little cute things I loved about him. His unruly hair, the way he always swipes it right back—
"Nice to meet you. I am Raees, Daniel’s wife."
The supposed Mr. Cook stands up and takes my hand in an elegant handshake before kissing the back of my palms, earning a small eyebrow raise from me.
"She is very supportive of what I do, and is always willing to help. Because of this meeting, I couldn't sleep all night and rushed out of home this morning so I can have my things in order before your arrival. See here? She even brought me lunch with her entirely busy schedule." Daniel flatters, pecking my forehead.
"You are a very lucky man. To find such a woman is rare these days." Mr. Cook comments, smiling my way.
"You don't need to say it twice. Raees, please give me a minute. We are almost done here."
"Of course not. She can have a seat while we finish up, she is welcome here. I can't possibly ask you to chase your wife out, that will be mighty rude of me."
"If you insist then." He motions me to the empty couch which I take wordlessly. As the minutes wear on, I can't help but listen and kind of understand what they are talking about.
The meeting is about the trillion dollar deal that he had mentioned in the midnight, the same one that made him—
"We can't let him have it. He already has everything he could possibly need. I want this deal and I must get it, once I do, I will fulfill my part of the contract so well they will question his integrity..." Daniel stresses, trying to pass a point to Cook and his other officials.
The deal seems to mean a lot to him, seeing as his hair keeps falling and he'll return it in place with the same flair as he's using to argue.
I tear my eyes away from his face and turn to my phone.
I can't give in to such an absurd request.
"Thank you very much for coming here and listening to my ramblings. I hope to hear from your boss."
"Sure Mr. Flanagan. Mrs. Flanagan, it is once again delightful to make your acquaintance. Who knows, your husband might get this deal because of your beauty?" He winks before he leaves with his entourage.
Did he…?
Daniel collapses into his chair before speaking. "I don't need your fake lunch. If you can't do something as small as help your husband secure a deal, then I don't understand if you have any ounce of love for me. You restrict my movement, I can’t have an iota of fun, and here you are, pretending to be the loving, caring wife."
I said it at the start that being blonde and blue eyed is the worst combination, something about it makes us stupid.
That was when I said, and now, regretfully...
"Fine. I'll help you out. A trillion dollars is a lot of money and I know it means a lot to you. So I'll seduce whoever it is for you, just have your lunch."
Holland’s hands shook as he gripped the edge of the folder. “You’re asking me to sign away my life’s work! You are my brother, do you have to make your point so cruelly?”“I’m not asking of you,” Rowland snapped, his voice cracking like a whip, all the meaningless laughter gone from his face. “I’m telling you. You want your precious wife back? Then prove you love her more than you love your damned empire. Sign it, and it will all end like it never happened.”Holland’s throat tightened. Images of Shauna, pale and crying behind the iron bars, rushed at him. The headlines, the whispers, the media they will never be able to prove otherwise to. His chest ached so fiercely he could hardly breathe.He closed his eyes.His pride screamed at him to fight, to tear the contract apart and spit in Rowland’s face. But ir will only worsen the situation, his pride wouldn’t get Shauna home. Pride wouldn’t stop her from rotting away in a cell that she had been forced into based on false accusations, an
Holland Flanagan had never known desperation quite like this.Not when a deal fell through, not when the market had once turned against him, not even when Reid was born prematurely and spent weeks in the incubator. But standing in the grim corridor of the police headquarters, knowing his wife sat behind iron bars on charges she did not deserve, something she did not do, desperation had become his second skin.For hours and hours, he had tried to call in favors with people and contacts he’d once had in law enforcement, men and women who had eaten at his table, drunk his wine, toasted to his success with laughter, they had come to cookouts and barbecues and flaunted their places where they could just say a simple word and a whole scheme will fall apart.But, unfortunately, one by one, the calls to them went unanswered. The few who picked up gave short, cutting responses such as.“There’s nothing I can do, Holland.”“It’s completely above me, I am sorry this is happening.”“You don’t wan
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The tension shattered when Reid’s office door opened due to the commotion just outside the office. He stepped out, sharp in his dark shirt, eyes narrowing at the sight of Nathaniel holding his face, Raees standing firm before him, apparently the one who has just slapped him while George just stands to the side, looking a bit guilty.“What’s going on here?” Reid’s voice cut clean, looking over at Raees, his eyes slowly doing a once over of her face and body to check if she’s fine.Nathaniel rounded on him immediately. “Your little fiancée just assaulted me in front of your employees. You’ve let your personal life poison your professional judgment, Reid. You’re making the wrong enemies—”“Apologize.”The word came from Reid, coldly, without letting him finish the demeaning sentence he was just about to complete.Nathaniel blinked, shocked. “Excuse me?”“Apologize to her,” Reid repeated, his tone leaving no room for an argument. “I don’t know what you have done but you do not talk to my
George adjusted his tie for the third time, a little bit too full and comfortable, as the elevator doors closed behind him. It was early afternoon, and the office was unusually quiet after lunch hour. He was on his way back from a quick meeting reminder with one of the finance teams when a voice, deep and smooth with authority, called out to him as soon as he stepped out.“George, what perfect timing. A moment with me, if you don’t mind.”He turned to the voice and froze.Standing by the window, hands clasped behind his back, was Nathaniel Brooks, one of the senior board members. Not just anyone in the companu actually, this was a man with weight in the company, someone George had worked under before he had been transferred to be the CEO’s secretary. His salt-and-pepper hair gleamed in the light, his suit sharp, and his gaze sharp enough to cut glass, and as he was before, he still looked intimidating as always.“Sir, what an honor to see you again,” George said carefully. “I wasn’t a
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