LOGIN๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ญโI want you so badly.โMalakai whispered the words between the kiss, his voice low enough that they almost disappeared against my lips. I should have stopped this the moment he walked into my office. Actually, I should have stopped it the moment his hand settled around my waist and he pulled me closer.But after the teasing we'd just been doing, after watching that possessive look take over his face, I had no intention of pretending I didn't like where this was going. My fingers curled into the front of his shirt as I kissed him back, and Malakai responded immediately, tightening his hold around my waist. His cast and crutch were forgotten for the moment, along with the fact that he was supposed to be taking it easy. The only thing I could think about was how close he was.Then reality came rushing back.This was my office. My door was closed, but that didn't mean someone couldn't knock. Someone could walk in looking for me. A staff member could need something. A pla
แดฌหกโฑหขแตแตสณI was on my way to see Beckett when I noticed his office door wasn't completely closed. It was only open slightly, enough for a small gap to show between the door and the frame, and I slowed down as I approached. I had my hand halfway toward the handle when I heard voices coming from inside. One of them was Beckett's, and I recognized it immediately.I stopped.I hadn't planned on seeing him, at least not without having a reason ready. There were things I wanted to discuss with him, but lately, every conversation between us seemed to become more complicated than I expected. Beckett had made it clear that he didn't want to go back to what we had, and after everything that had happened, I knew I couldn't keep acting as though his decision didn't matter.Still, I had come looking for him.I stood outside the door for another moment, listening to the quiet conversation inside. I couldn't make out every word, but then I heard Beckett laugh, and something about that sound made me
๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ญโAre you jealous?โThe question slipped out before I could stop myself.A devilish idea had already started forming in my head, and judging by the way Malakai was looking at me, I knew I was about to have a little fun with him.Apparently, spending so much time around Malakai had made me playful in my own way.His eyebrows pulled together slightly as he stared at me, almost as if he couldn't believe I had actually asked him that.โHell I am.โThe answer came so quickly that I almost laughed.There wasn't even a moment of hesitation.I pressed my lips together, trying to hide my amusement, but the small smile tugging at the corner of my mouth probably gave me away.Malakai noticed.Of course he did.His eyes narrowed slightly. โYou're enjoying this.โโI have no idea what you're talking about.โโYou're smiling.โโI smile sometimes.โโNot like that.โI raised an eyebrow. โLike what?โHe stared at me for another second before shaking his head.โFuck, never mind.โThat only
๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ญThe weekend with my family had been really awkward, especially with Alfie and his parents showing up.What made it worse was how comfortable he seemed.He walked around my parents' house like he had never left, talking to everyone, laughing with my parents, and acting like the years between then and now had never happened. Meanwhile, I had spent most of the weekend trying not to think too much about it.By the time I left my parents' house on Tuesday night and returned to my apartment, I was exhausted.I thought I would finally get some sleep.I was wrong.I barely slept throughout the night, mostly because my head had been throbbing again. I had been dealing with the headaches for a while now, but they seemed to be getting worse lately. Sometimes the pain was manageable, and other times it felt like someone was pressing hard against the inside of my skull.I kept telling myself it was probably stress, lack of sleep, or the amount of work I had been dealing with. There
๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ญโCan you head to town and get drinks? Seems like we're out of them.โMy mother asked it from the kitchen while I was still trying to settle into the house. I looked at her, wondering if she was serious.โNow?โโYes, now. We don't have enough for tomorrow.โI let out a quiet sigh and pushed myself off the chair. I had barely been home for a few hours, and somehow I had already been sent on an errand.Before I could say anything else, my mother turned toward Alfie.โOh, Alfie, please go with him.โI stopped for a second.Alfie looked at her, then at me, before nodding.โSure.โThere was no reason for me to object. It was only a quick trip to town, and I wasn't about to start explaining why I didn't need someone to accompany me just because that someone happened to be Alfie.So, a few minutes later, I was sitting in the passenger seat while Alfie drove the truck.I rested my elbow against the window and looked outside as we left the house. The sky had already darkened, and
๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐ โI heard what happened, so I brought you flowers.โ Hailey said it the moment we were alone. She walked over to my bed and placed the flowers carefully on the small table beside me before pulling the chair closer and sitting down. I looked at the flowers for a moment, taking in the bright colors before looking back at her. โThey're nice.โ โI wasn't sure what kind you would like, so I just picked these.โ โYou didn't have to bring me anything.โ โI know, but I wanted to.โ I gave her a small nod. โThanks.โ She smiled and settled into the chair, her eyes moving around the room as if she was taking everything in. The room was quieter now that the guys had left, and having Hailey sitting there made the silence feel different. I glanced at the flowers again. They weren't anything extravagant. Just a simple bunch she had probably picked up on her way here, but I appreciated the gesture. Hailey had always been thoughtful in small ways like that. It was one of the things







