LOGIN[Alma]My head started spinning so violently that I almost lost my balance. I blinked, once, then again, but the image remained exactly where it was. A sharp pressure built behind my eyes, and I had to squeeze them shut, my free hand instinctively flying to my forehead. No.I stood there with my eyes closed, trying to steady my breathing, desperately hoping that when I opened them again, the picture would be gone. That I'd somehow misunderstood what I'd seen. That this was all some fucking nightmare and I'd wake up any second.But when I finally forced my eyes open, he was still there.The man was still there, staring back at me from the picture.A face I knew.A face I had seen countless times before, a face I could recognise even in the middle of a crowded room. My stomach dropped so suddenly that I felt sick. I stared at the image, my lips parting as I tried to convince myself that there had to be some mistake."What...?"My voice came out barely above a whisper. My throat tighten
[Alma]A strange chill crawled down my spine. Every drop of blood in my body seemed to turn cold as my eyes began moving across the walls, one section at a time. And then I saw them.Pictures.There were pictures everywhere.Not one. Not two. Not even ten.They covered almost every inch of the walls, arranged in a way that made the entire room feel suffocating. Some were pinned close together, others spaced farther apart, but there were so many of them that my eyes struggled to settle on just one. My gaze darted from picture to picture, trying to understand what I was looking at.My eyes caught on them as I looked closer. Red circles. Lines. Marks drawn across some of the pictures, with words written above them. I couldn't make out what the words said from where I stood, but the sight of them made my stomach turn. And then my gaze shifted to something else.Knives.My breath hitched.There were small knives stuck into some of the pictures, their blades piercing straight through the im
[Alma]"Is that really a door?" I mumbled, my eyes fixed on the faint outline of what I could now clearly tell was a door. I tilted my head slightly, trying to make sense of how perfectly it had been concealed within the wall.I took a step back from the bookshelf and slowly made my way towards it, my curiosity growing with every step.When I finally stood in front of it, I stopped and placed both hands on my waist, studying the strange structure from top to bottom. There was barely anything to distinguish it from the surrounding wall. No obvious frame, no visible hinges, and certainly nothing that would immediately give away that it was an actual entrance.You could easily mistake it for a wall if you didn't look closely enough."Does he have two different offices?" I asked myself, taking another step forward to make sure I wasn't imagining things.I reached out and placed my palm against the wall beside the door first, feeling its smooth, solid surface beneath my fingers. Then I mov
[Alma]That kiss...It hadn't even lasted two seconds, yet the memory of it seemed to have settled into every part of me. The brief warmth of his lips, the way my body had gone completely still, and how quickly he'd pulled away, leaving me standing there trying to understand what had just happened.My fingers moved instinctively towards my mouth.I touched my lower lip, lightly tracing the spot where his lips had met mine. My hand slowly curled at my side as I stared at the space in front of me.Every single moment I'd spent trying to avoid this man suddenly felt like it had been washed straight down the drain.He shouldn't be that close to me. He shouldn't have his arms wrapped around me, and most certainly, he shouldn't have his lips on mine.But I'd let it happen.I'd stood there and let him pull me into his arms and kiss me without putting up the slightest resistance. And the worst part?I wished he hadn't stopped so quickly.I wished this hadn't been some emergency that required
[Alma]I watched Zevyn's expression change almost instantly. His brows drew together, forming a deep frown as he listened to whoever was on the other end of the call. Whatever the person was telling him, it clearly wasn't good. His fingers tightened around the phone, and his jaw shifted as he listened without interrupting."Fuck!" he suddenly growled.He pulled the phone away from his ear, already moving towards his desk. His free hand reached for his car keys, and he snatched them up before turning back towards the phone."Which hospital? Send it to me right now."He ended the call and dropped the phone slightly, his attention shifting to the other one lying on his desk."Is something wrong?" I asked, stepping toward him.He grabbed his second phone, but halted halfway through his movement. For a brief moment, he stood there, almost as though he'd forgotten I was still in the room. Then he turned to face me, his expression still tight with worry."My friend had an accident. I need t
[Zevyn]My fingers gradually slowed before coming to a complete stop on the keyboard.I let out a quiet breath, my jaw shifting as I fought the urge to keep pretending I was busy. Then, slowly, I lifted my eyes from the screen and looked at the woman standing just in front of the door. My throat bobbed the instant our eyes met.Her hair was gathered into a messy bun, with a few loose strands framing her face. She was dressed in that pink robe, its collar loosely folded around her neck, and her lower lip was caught between her teeth. Her fingers seemed to be holding the robe together as she stood there, looking almost as though she wasn't entirely sure what to do with herself. I stared at her green eyes.Those fucking eyes she'd denied me the pleasure of looking into for far too long."Hi," Alma said, her voice barely above a whisper.My brows knitted together. I tilted my head slightly, studying her face.Hi?Was she being fucking serious right now?After days of avoiding me, taking
[Alma]I bit down hard on my lips as I stared back at my reflection, before shifting my gaze to the closed door. I gulped, repeating the lies I was going to tell Grandma, if this had to do with where I was or why I had a different outfit on.I took another deep breath, smoothing my hand over my dr
[Zevyn]I don’t lose control. But something about this green-eyed woman...The way she looked at me— like she already knew exactly what I was capable of—I let her stand there.Let her think. Let her try to piece it together—why she was here, what I really wanted, what she’d just broken.She was s
[Alma] I gulped down, my eyes fixed on the closed door as if Mason would walk back in if I looked hard enough Walk back in and take back those words. "Tessy needs me." "Nothing is more important than making sure she's safe." "You’ve been terribly out of shape." The words echoed in my he
[Alma]I stood by the window longer than I should have, my fingers lightly gripping the edge of the curtain as my gaze drifted once again toward the dining table behind me.Everything was setToday wasn’t just our anniversary. It was also my birthday.My eyes lingered on the table, taking in every







