“Stop the damn car!” I hear Chris yell as I continue to convulse. It is like I have no control over my body, I am so scared.A truck honks loudly behind us and Sergio panics. The car swerves to the right, causing us to drive right off the road and into a metal street light pole. The tires of the car make a loud shrieking noise as the car makes an impact.My body finally relaxes and my throat releases, causing me to take in a deep breath as if I was just saved from drowning in the middle of the ocean. That must have been the effects of the drug that I took.I reach for Chris’ hand and I hold it tightly as my lungs take in all the air they were deprived of.When I look at him, I realize that he is unconscious and there is a small cut on his head that is bleeding a lot.“Agh,” Sergio groans as he tries to open the door of the car. He looks hurt, but it does not look serious or deadly. Just a few cuts and minor bruises on his arm and head.Chris finally comes to and the first word that e
***Chris Kingston’s POV***My heart is beating so fast and my breath has quickened as I move closer to Linda. Damn, she looks so good. Her lips are slightly parted and I can only imagine how soft they must feel.It is like I am being drawn to her, and the way she is looking straight in my eyes ignites the heat in my blood even more. I move closer and closer to her until I am inches away from kissing her. I can even feel her hot breath on my face and I know she can feel mine. She is not making any attempt to stop me and that turns me on even more.It has been months since I have felt this way, since I lost my wife and child, I have not romantically or sexually pursued anyone. It was like my emotions got turned off with remote control.Just as I am about to allow my wild emotions to have full reign on me and kiss her, a very vivid image of my wife appears in my mind and I flinch away instantly.“No, this can not happen. I am so sorry,” I apologize to Linda as guilt washes over me enti
“I am not in the mood for your jokes this morning, Zara,” I keep my eyes on the work I am doing on the laptop and she scoffs in response.I know my best friend, Eric has…problems but I don’t think he would go that far. “Does it look like I’m joking?” She asks me, and I look up at her. I try my best to avoid glancing at her breasts.“Um, yeah it does,” I reply to her and she rolls her eyes.She and I have worked together from the day that this company was a start-up, so we have a very casual and calm dynamic. She is more like a friend to me than an employee, a friend that I pay every month of course.“I knew you wouldn’t believe me, you trust Eric too much even though has failed you over and over,” She argues.“Don’t talk that way about him, Zara. And if you don’t have any proof of what you are claiming happened, then I would like to be left alone,” I say to her.She sighs and then she leaves my office. In two minutes, she returns with a digital tablet and a folder in her hands. She w
What is he doing here? I have planned over and over in my mind on what I would do when I finally see Mitch, but I never thought I would get to so early, and it is like I am mute. My heart is beating so fast and it feels like I am losing my breath as I stare at him. My hands are literally shaking and I feel an incredible wave of sadness wash over me.“Can I come in?” He asks in a soft tone as he walks closer to me, but I push the door so I can shut it in his face. I do not want to talk to this monster! I am not ready!“Hey, hey!” He says as he stops the door from closing by using his leg to hold it back.“Please just let me talk to you,” He begs as I keep trying to push the door shut but he is too strong.“Go away!” I yell as tears fall freely from my eyes.“Please just go away!” I cry out again, and he finally lets go of the door. I close it and instantly lock it as if he is a serial killer seeking to kill me.“Linda, I know I messed up, which is why I am here. To give you the closu
“Oh, no. I don’t believe I can help you,” I reply to the lady as the waiter returns. He has the food that I ordered to take home. It is decently wrapped and in a fancy plastic bag. I take it from him and I put it on the table.“Thank you,” I say to the waiter, and he smiles in response as I reach for the glass of water on the table and place it in my mouth to drink.“So this is the lovely lady you have been waiting for,” He says, and I almost choke on the water.“Oh, no,” Victoria replies to him.“Gosh, no,” I add after a few uncomfortable coughs.The waiter looks slightly embarrassed by his assumption, he apologizes and then excuses himself as quickly as he can.“I would be on my way now, it was nice to meet you,” I smile as I excuse myself while taking the food with me.“I said that I needed your help, but I didn’t say that it was a request,” She says in a cold tone as she smirks. “You want your debts to be forgiven and to be free from our hold on you and your precious companies,
***Linda Wells’ POV***“She has been this way since a guy with a ponytail left,” The cleaning lady tries to explain to Chris. He looks beyond confused as to what is happening.I feel so sad but also so angry! I feel like breaking everything that I can, I have already smashed three vases.“I was so stupid,” I say to myself as I cry, tears blur my vision for a second, and then I feel a pair of strong arms wrap around me. When my vision clears, I realize that it is Chris, he is trying to comfort me.“It’s okay, you’re alright,” He whispers comforting words to me as I lay my head on his chest and cry my eyes out.“I really wish it was,” I sob.“Do you know who this guy is?” Chris asks the cleaning lady.“Me? I don’t, but she explained to me that he was the man she was supposed to marry,” She replies to him, reminding me of it all.“Crap. How did he even know she was here?” His voice raises a bit, and although he should not be yelling at the cleaning lady, she knows nothing, but I know he
***Linda Wells’ POV***IT is morning and I am getting ready for a jog. Yesterday was a very emotional day for me; Mitch visited, Chris caught meanwhile I was having a mental breakdown, I missed my date with him at the restaurant he picked out, and he and I ended up shouting in the living room like crazy people.It was like a rollercoaster, I was feeling really depressed and then Chris made me feel alive again; he reminded me that I mattered and that I deserved to be happy.After our fooling around in the living room, we binge-watched a show until 2 am. I can’t remember when last I did that, even when I was with Mitch. I can still remember how I laid my head on Chris’ shoulder and he told me that my hair smelled like roses. He can be so carefree and yet so responsible at the same time, I’m afraid that I may be falling for his charm.When I am all ready for my jog, I head out of the room after I have cleaned it and down the stairs. I then bump into Chris whose mouth happens to be full
Is Ben joking? He has to, right? “Tell me you’re joking,” I scoff as I say this to him, but he looks dead serious.“I wish I was. Mitch is on his way back to America as we speak. He says that he is going to explain it all to our parents; him cheating on you with me, absolutely everything,” He replies to me as he sips his hot coffee.He keeps adjusting his hoodie to cover his face as if he is hiding from someone or hiding a part of his face.“We fought about it last night at the hotel, it is where we have been staying since we found out that you were here in China. We came here to try to make things right with you, but something changed in Mitch when he came back from seeing you yesterday,” Ben continues to explain, and I listen to him attentively.“He was distant, and when I told him that I wanted him to be mature enough to choose between you and me, he went ballistic,” Ben says as he sniffles.“And that’s how you got that bruise on your face,” I guess, and he nods.“Yeah, he was so