LOGINStepping out of the vehicle, Britney took a deep breath, smoothed down her formal shirt, and walked through the grand glass doors of Raven Groups.
She approached the main reception desk, giving the receptionist a polite smile. "Hi, I'm here for the Personal Assistant interview. I received a confirmation message stating my application was shortlisted." The receptionist checked her computer screen, nodded, and pointed toward the back. "Take the elevator straight to the topRobin arranged the table just like before, and they both sat down to eat. As soon as they settled in, Robin eagerly demanded, "Now I want all the gossip. Tell me how your interview went, how your first day was, and everything else."Evading the full details and dodging the question slightly, Britney shared a bit about how Ryan had interviewed her, giving a brief account of the process before mentioning, "Anyway, I got selected."Robin then pressed further, "Alright, now tell me about your boss. I've heard a lot about Cole Raven."Averting her gaze to hide her expression, Britney replied, "He's fine. It's only been two days since I started working, and he looks out for me, but he works me to the bone all day long. Last night I got quite late, but today I left on time."Hearing the word "late," Robin immediately asked, "How much late?""We must have hit around 10:00 PM," Britney admitted.Robin frowned, visibly concerned. "There has to be a way for him to
Britney, completely shocked, picked up the phone and said, "What? Robin? Are you actually the one talking on the phone, or did someone else take your phone and called me?"Robin replied, "Stop your drama."Britney retorted, "Drama? Really? What drama? Until now, it has never happened that you took the initiative to call me after staying in the city for two or three days. You always go MIA after staying in city for day or two, then you don’t call for a week. Even if I call you, you never pick up unless it's a real emergency. What happened? Didn't you have to go to work?"Robin snapped back, "Stop your overacting. I always pick up your phone. And earlier, when you were enjoying college life, you used to call just to argue about nonsense, so I wouldn't answer. Besides, now you've been newly treated to a fresh start. You're beginning a new life, so it's my duty to keep an eye on you. Your grandmother has left me as your guard, otherwise, wherever she is, she would chew me."Britney a
"Hello?" Britney answered cautiously."Oh, Britney! Hey! It's Rihanna," came the familiar voice on the other end.After a brief exchange of polite greetings—asking how each other has been and if they were holding up. "So, did you end up landing a job yet?"Hoping to keep her private life under wraps, Britney played it vague, replying, "I'm still looking around.""That's so weird," Rihanna remarked. "I applied to a bunch of companies too, but overnight, out of nowhere, all their application portals were shut down. I'm just waiting for them to reopen so I can try again.""Yeah, I actually noticed that application windows were closing abruptly everywhere," Britney replied. Then, curiosity getting the better of her, she asked, "Wait, didn't you apply during the initial college recruitment drives?""I did, but none of the job listings really made sense to me," Rihanna sighed. "Being a top student, I guess I just had higher expectations.""True, that makes sense," Britney agreed. Pau
Cole smiled softly as he looked down at Britney, his amber eyes burning with an intense, consuming fire that left no room for escape. Leaning in close, his warm breath brushed against her sensitized skin as he murmured, "Every single moment we spent together that night... your soft touch, your desperate kisses, the way your body arched and trembled beneath mine—it drove me completely wild." Hearing his deep, rough voice and feeling the undeniable, rigid hardness of his body pressed so intimately against hers, Britney gasped softly. A sharp, sizzling jolt of electricity raced through her nervous system, making her whole body jump in reaction. "That was the best night of my life," Cole continued, his voice dropping to a low growl that vibrated directly against her chest. "And I want to experience a night like that every single day. I want to make you completely mine, Britney.” Britney blinked up at him, caught entirely off guard by the raw, overwhelming weight of his declaration
Britney returned to her office cabin and saw that Cole had finished eating his lunch. Cole thanked her and said, "There was no need for you to go to all this trouble for me." Britney replied, "Home-cooked food is healthier, and besides, I was already cooking for myself, so I just made a little extra." With that, she took her seat and began waiting for his next instructions. The rest of their day followed a normal routine. Cole didn't give her an excessive amount of workload. In between, Ryan kept coming and going to discuss meetings with Cole. As he walked past, he would flash a small, polite smile at Britney and give her a slight bow, thinking to himself, "Greetings to our Luna." Luckily Britney didn’t notice his bow. As the office hours slowly drew to a close, Britney found herself completely free. Resting her chin in her hand, she watched her colleagues file out of the office one by one, and then glanced over at Cole, who rem
Britney got ready for the office and looked at herself in the mirror. Dark circles framed her eyes, and she blamed it on her dreams. After the kiss—which she still convinced herself was merely a dream—she spent a long time lying awake, replaying the kiss over and over in her mind. Like someone losing their mind, she repeatedly touched her lips with her fingertips, scolding herself for how easily she could have yielded. When sleep finally threatened to claim her again, Cole’s face flashed behind her eyelids, resulting her to grumble and scold the image, robbing her of sleep for the remainder of the night. After Inspecting her reflection once more, Britney applied an extra layer of makeup to mask the exhaustion and head out toward the office. Britney used Cole’s private elevator to ascend directly to his office. She offered Cole a polite "good morning" and breathed a silent sigh of relief upon seeing that he was deeply engrossed in his laptop, remaining completely unaware t







