LOGINAURIELLE He stepped even closer, towering over me in the softly lit living room. The whiskey glass sat forgotten on the counter. I thought he was finally going to close the distance. My heart hammered wildly. I could smell his cologne, feel the heat rolling off his body. Every nerve in me screamed for him to kiss me. “You’re making this impossible,” he murmured, voice rough. One hand came up, fingers brushing my jaw with gentleness. “Standing here looking at me like that after everything tonight…” “I didn't realize,” I breathed, tilting my face toward his. Our lips were inches apart, I could almost taste him. His breath hitched the moment he leaned in, forehead almost touching mine, the tension was so thick it felt like I couldn't breathe. My hands rose to rest on his chest, feeling the rapid thud of his heart beneath my palms. Just as his lips brushed the corner of mine, his phone rang sharply on the counter, shattering the moment. “Fuck,” He cursed under his breath and
AURIELLE He stepped even closer, towering over me in the softly lit living room. The whiskey glass sat forgotten on the counter. I thought he was finally going to close the distance. My heart hammered wildly. I could smell his cologne, feel the heat rolling off his body. Every nerve in me screamed for him to kiss me. “You’re making this impossible,” he murmured, voice rough. One hand came up, fingers brushing my jaw with gentleness. “Standing here looking at me like that after everything tonight…” “I didn't realize,” I breathed, tilting my face toward his. Our lips were inches apart, I could almost taste him. His breath hitched the moment he leaned in, forehead almost touching mine, the tension was so thick it felt like I couldn't breathe. My hands rose to rest on his chest, feeling the rapid thud of his heart beneath my palms. Just as his lips brushed the corner of mine, his phone rang sharply on the counter, shattering the moment. “Fuck,” He cursed under his breath and pulle
AURIELLE Dominic stared at me with his arms wrapped around another woman. Her body pressed against his chest, hands gripping his shoulders, their faces far too close. She was beautiful, young, and polished in that corporate way. Something about her felt strangely familiar, like a half-remembered face from a dream, but the pain slicing through my chest drowned out any attempt to place her. My heart shattered, I stumbled back a step, the photo in my hand nearly slipping from my fingers. “Never mind,” I whispered, voice cracking. “I’ll… I’ll come back later.” “Aurielle!” Dominic’s voice rang out, he released the woman immediately, stepping toward me. “Wait! This isn’t what it looks like.” I turned on my heel, blinking back the hot sting in my eyes. “It doesn’t matter.” “It does,” he insisted, catching up to me in the hallway. “Aurielle, stop. She’s my new secretary, this is Sophia. She slipped while sorting files and I caught her, that’s all.” I laughed, but it came out h
AURIELLE Dominic stared at me with his arms wrapped around another woman. Her body pressed against his chest, hands gripping his shoulders, their faces far too close. She was beautiful, young, and polished in that corporate way. Something about her felt strangely familiar, like a half-remembered face from a dream, but the pain slicing through my chest drowned out any attempt to place her. My heart shattered, I stumbled back a step, the photo in my hand nearly slipping from my fingers. “Never mind,” I whispered, voice cracking. “I’ll… I’ll come back later.” “Aurielle!” Dominic’s voice rang out, he released the woman immediately, stepping toward me. “Wait! This isn’t what it looks like.” I turned on my heel, blinking back the hot sting in my eyes. “It doesn’t matter.” “It does,” he insisted, catching up to me in the hallway. “Aurielle, stop. She’s my new secretary, this is Sophia. She slipped while sorting files and I caught her, that’s all.” I laughed, but it came out h
AURIELLE Dominic stared at me with his arms wrapped around another woman. Her body pressed against his chest, hands gripping his shoulders, their faces far too close. She was beautiful, young, and polished in that corporate way. Something about her felt strangely familiar, like a half-remembered face from a dream, but the pain slicing through my chest drowned out any attempt to place her. My heart shattered, I stumbled back a step, the photo in my hand nearly slipping from my fingers. “Never mind,” I whispered, voice cracking. “I’ll… I’ll come back later.” “Aurielle!” Dominic’s voice rang out, he released the woman immediately, stepping toward me. “Wait! This isn’t what it looks like.” I turned on my heel, blinking back the hot sting in my eyes. “It doesn’t matter.” “It does,” he insisted, catching up to me in the hallway. “Aurielle, stop. She’s my new secretary, this is Sophia. She slipped while sorting files and I caught her, that’s all.” I laughed, but it came out hollow.
AURIELLE Dominic stared at me with his arms wrapped around another woman. Her body pressed against his chest, hands gripping his shoulders, their faces far too close. She was beautiful, young, and polished in that corporate way. Something about her felt strangely familiar, like a half-remembered face from a dream, but the pain slicing through my chest drowned out any attempt to place her.My heart shattered, I stumbled back a step, the photo in my hand nearly slipping from my fingers. “Never mind,” I whispered, voice cracking. “I’ll… I’ll come back later.”“Aurielle!” Dominic’s voice rang out, he released the woman immediately, stepping toward me. “Wait! This isn’t what it looks like.”I turned on my heel, blinking back the hot sting in my eyes. “It doesn’t matter.”“It does,” he insisted, catching up to me in the hallway. “Aurielle, stop. She’s my new secretary, this is Sophia. She slipped while sorting files and I caught her, that’s all.”I laughed, but it came out hollow. “A new







