Once Upon A One Night Stand

Camilla's POVThe elevator doors opened and I took one step forward but immediately stopped dead in my tracks at the scene unfolding before me I let out an inaudible gasp as I continued to watch with widening eyes.I couldn't believe what I was seeing. **TWO HOURS EARLIER** I was seated at my desk in the moderately sized room that served as the head office for AXIA COSMETICS which was a small and relatively unknown cosmetic company in the country. Peering at my phone's lit up screen, I smiled as I clicked on the post I uploaded on social media to wish my boyfriend of two years now - Ryan - a happy birthday. My smile continued to widen as I read and reread the brief but touching message I had posted along with a picture of Ryan and I together, smiling lovingly at each other instead of the cameraWe looked so happy, so in love, so perfectWhich was exactly the way we were in real life and I knew that everyone who looked at the picture would be able to feel our love from it

Camilla's POVI stood transfixed for at least ten seconds, eyes wide and mouth agape as I stared back at the extremely attractive male stranger who was standing a couple of feet away from me in all his tall glory.He was gorgeous.He looked to be about six feet and some inches tall. He was broad-shouldered and had a perfect muscular body that was neither too much or too small. His stature made him look untouchable in the sleek, fitted dark blue suit he had on.His inky black hair was pushed back which made his face stand out even more. His skin was smooth and literally glowed, making me wonder if he was even a real person and that I wasn't hallucinating from how drunk I was.Then there were his eyes; they were the most beautiful combination of blue and green I had ever seen. I didn't know how I was able to catch everything despite the dim lighting in the roomI couldn't remember the last time I had found a man so attractive, I was sure that I hadn't even been this attracted to Ryan wh

Camilla's POV"Your mother is sick, and it's cancer"I blinked once, then twiceI sat very still and a heavy silence fell over usThe young doctor stared at me with slightly raised brows, an expectant look. He was expecting me to say something, to react to what he had just said but how could I when I was still in shock?I couldn't believe my ears, I needed him to repeat what he said so I could be sure because I probably misheard I forced my mouth open "Pardon? What did you say, doctor?"He heaved a quiet sigh of relief when I finally spoke"I know it's quite shocking, Miss Parker but your mother is really sick with cancer"I sucked in a sharp breath. I hadn't misheard. My mother was sick, WITH CANCERTears welled up in my eyes and my voice trembled as I asked the next question "What kind of cancer?""Breast cancer"I inhaled a shaky breath "What stage?"The young doctor sighed "Fortunately, it's still kind of in the early stage but with your mother's advanced age; her condition is wo

Damien's POV "Because...." he replied in that familiar rich timbre of his voice "It's time for you to get married"I blinked and tilted my head as I arched a brow at him "I beg your pardon?"He took two steps forward and was now standing beside my desk, the stoic gaze he levelled me with never wavering"You heard me, Damien" he said matter-of-factI scoffed and chuckled wryly "What's this about me getting married all of a sudden?""It's not spontaneous, when you were made acting CEO of the company I told you the condition you need to meet in order to become the REAL head of this enterprise and you agreed that you would do it when the time comes" he uttered and I frowned slightly as I racked my brain to try and remember if we had actually ever had that conversationMy memories came up blank for the first few seconds before it suddenly hit me. It had happened two years ago, in his home office. I had just been appointed acting CEO of the company and we had decided to have a little fa