ログイン[Alma]"Okay, I did it." I swallowed, my gaze shifting towards the closed door.Zevyn was downstairs. I'd asked him to hand me the papers so I could go through everything carefully before signing. Not exactly because I needed to... but because I would do just about anything to avoid being in his presence for longer than necessary.I didn't understand myself anymore. No matter how much I tried to pretend otherwise, no matter how many excuses I came up with or how desperately I tried to keep my distance, the truth remained the same.Deep down, I knew I was in love with that man.And knowing there was no way in hell he would ever reciprocate my feelings still hurt like hell.I gathered the files and carefully placed them back inside the folder, aligning the edges before closing it. My fingers tightened around the folder as I prepared to stand, but before I could even push my chair back, the loud ringtone of my phone suddenly pierced the silence of the room.I paused, my gaze dropping to
[Alma]One week later...I swallowed hard as I stared at the papers spread out in front of me, my name written boldly across them. My eyes lingered on the ownership documents for several seconds before shifting to the signature at the bottom. My signature. The very one that had taken me over two weeks to finally put down because Zevyn had been so damn insistent about handing the company over to me.And now, it was officially mine.Aside from that, it had been one week of trying so hard to suppress every single thing I felt for Zevyn. Of constantly reminding myself that whatever was happening between us meant nothing, that I needed to get my head straight before I allowed my feelings to drag me somewhere I had no business going.He had hardly been home this past week. Most mornings, all I found was a note left beside my bed, usually telling me he'd gone out and would be back later. And by the time he returned at night, I was either already asleep or pretending to be. Sometimes, I caugh
[Zevyn]"Zevyn..." she whispered, her voice thick with sleep. I lowered my face towards her hair. "Is that you?"I almost smiled."Who the hell else would it be, baby?"Her fingers tightened around the back of my neck, and she pressed her cheek more firmly against my chest. I adjusted my hold on her, making sure her weight was properly supported before glancing down at her face again."Why were you sleeping out here in the cold?" I asked quietly, brushing a loose strand of hair away from her cheek. "You should be upstairs in bed, baby.""I was worried."My steps faltered for a fraction of a second.She lifted her face slightly, though her eyes were still barely open. Her voice came out soft and sleepy, but there was a faint note of hurt beneath it."You were so bad. Not even a call or text... You didn't even care about me."I stared at her.For a moment, I couldn't think of anything to say. Her words were barely more than a sleepy complaint, yet they landed somewhere I hadn't expected
[Zevyn]My hand tightened around the steering wheel as I stared at the screen of my phone.Henry hadn't said a fucking word since that call. Not a message, not another call, not even a pathetic attempt to acknowledge the two weeks I'd given him to crawl out of whatever hole he'd been hiding in.Two weeks.That was all the time he had before I'd...My jaw tightened, and I swallowed the rest of the thought, my tongue refusing to form the next word.I would never hurt her. I knew that much. I fucking knew it. Whatever happened between Henry and me, Alma had nothing to do with the blood I'd been waiting all these years to spill. I needed that bastard exactly where I wanted him, and I knew he would eventually crawl out when he realised I wasn't bluffing. He had already made the mistake of reaching out to me. Now he knew I was watching, and he knew exactly what I was capable of.The thought brought a grim satisfaction to my face, but it disappeared almost immediately when I glanced at my ph
[Alma]"But calling him doesn't mean I have feelings for him," I mumbled, shifting my gaze from his contact to the time displayed at the top of my screen. "I'm just worried because he's not home. That's all."I nodded faintly to myself, as though repeating it would make it sound more convincing. It had absolutely nothing to do with the way my entire body had been restless since morning, or how I hadn't been able to settle down properly because he'd been out for over ten hours without a single call or text. Anyone would be worried if someone they lived with stayed away that long without saying a word. It didn't have to mean anything."What if he's in danger?" I whispered.My inner voice was quick to seize on the question.'You just can't stay without him. A man like Zevyn in danger? A man who controls half of Crestfall City? That's impossible. Just accept that you can't stay without him.'"That's a huge fat lie!" I snapped, tightening my grip on the phone. "I can stay without him. It's
[Alma]"So why the hell are you crying?" I snapped at my reflection, watching my lips tremble despite how hard I tried to hold them still. Tears continued slipping down my cheeks, one after another, and I hated how helpless I looked. I quickly sucked in a breath, pressing my lips together as though that alone could force the tears back. "She simply just said the goddamn truth. What the hell was I even expecting? For Zevyn to fall in love with someone like me or accept my feelings?" I scoffed, but the sound came out bitter and broken. My chest tightened, and I looked away from the mirror for a moment, unable to stand the sight of my own reflection.What the hell was I even thinking in the first place?Whatever I had going on with Zevyn was transactional, and that was all it would ever be. We had an arrangement, whether I liked to admit it or not. He needed me close because I was the only person who seemed capable of giving him the sleep he'd been struggling to find for years. And in r
[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
[Zevyn]My jaw clenched so hard I knew my teeth would crack if I didn't let go."Urghh." The woman on her knees moaned, her head bumping harder against my cock to impress me— or perhaps make me increase her pay, I couldn't care less.I was getting bored, but I needed her to keep going, I needed to
[Alma] "It happens on my terms." I blinked. Hard. My heartbeat thudded loudly in my chest as I stared at the man in front of me, struggling to focus on what he just said. My breath came out thinner than I wanted as I held it together, forcing my shoulders to stay relaxed even when everything in







