تسجيل الدخولMy heart was thumping so hard against my chest I could barely breathe.Logan on the other hand didn't appear fazed.I gulped, the air suddenly felt heavier.“You have a brother?” I asked Avery, trying to conceal the uneasiness in my tone.“I never told you?” Her brows furrowed.“No.”“That's odd. He's never around anyways that's probably why it never crossed my mind to tell you, but you know now, right?” She smiled, and I managed to force a smile back.Not only was I having an affair with my boss, now he turns out to be my best friend's brother? Can this situation get any messier?I took a deep breath in, steadying my emotions, the chair suddenly felt too hot, too uncomfortable and all I wanted was to leave, but I couldn't afford to act suspicious.Our food arrived and the three of them caught up on what they've all been up to as I ate, giving occasional smiles at them and throwing in one or two words into the conversation, counting down the time till I could leave.Avery started talk
*****Elara's Pov*****~~~“This is the CEOs office," Emily said as we walked into what could easily be the most spacious and sophisticated office I had ever seen.Then she led me to a door just beside the couch positioned by the wall.“And this is yours.” She said, leading me into the second office. “Yours is connected to his for easy access since you'll both be working together most of the time.”I looked around the office, completely stunned.The space was modern and elegant, with dark wood finishes, cream walls, and a polished stone desk that looked like it cost more than my yearly rent. A pair of leather chairs in a protective plastic wrap sat opposite it, while a tall bookshelf neatly displayed a few tiny sculptures, books, and decorative pieces. Everything was spotless, expensive, and perfectly arranged.“If you need anything, you know where to find me,” Emily said, and turned to leave.“Wait!” I called out, and she looked in my direction.“This office, has it been used before
*****Logan's Pov*****~~~My fingers brushed over the strands of her hair I'd taken while she slept, and beside it lay the pair of underwear she'd left behind at the hotel. Or rather, the pair I'd made sure she left behind. Strange that she never noticed it was missing. Convenient for me I must say.I scrunched up the strands and lifted it to my nose. The faint citrus scent of her shampoo still lingered.Hailey Caldwell.There was something about her that refused to leave my head.Most people were easy to read. Give me five minutes in a room with them, and I could tell exactly who they were. Their ambitions, their weaknesses, the lies they told themselves.But Hailey, Hailey wasn't like that.I've been trying so hard, but every time I thought I'd figured her out, she'd do something that contradicted everything I'd assumed. It was as if she deliberately kept the real version of herself locked away, letting everyone see only what she wanted them to see.I caught a glimpse of the cra
“Don't you dare talk to me like that!” I warned. For a second I almost regretted my actions, convinced I just lost my job, but his next words proved otherwise.“Do it again. I dare you,” a sleek smile played on his lips.I didn't even stop to think before hitting him again, this time stronger than the last, but it surprisingly felt good. The way his eyes darkened, clouded by something predatory, like he was getting some form of satisfaction from this aroused my need even more. “Again,” he commanded, taking a step closer to me.I hit him one more time, but the sting that shot through my palm sent a pulse of heat surging within my core, one that had nothing to do with anger.My desire flared so suddenly it caught me off guard, drowning out every rational thought until all I could focus on was him, and I pulled him by the collar, dragging him closer, and crashed my lips against his.The fire burning inside me was already too hot to ignore, it needed soothing, and he was the only one t
Forty five minutes later, a black Escalade pulled into the parking lot and he came out of the driver seat, wearing black satin pants and a black button-placket long sleeve T-shirt with an umbrella on one hand. I met up with him at the door, and he led me out, shielding me with the umbrella until we got to the passengers side of the car. He carefully opened the door and I got in, then he shut the door behind me.His car was warm, and he definitely has an obsession with floral scents.He got into the driver's seat and shut the door too.“The pay from your last job wasn't enough to get a car?” He asked, fastening his seat belt, while I did the same.“I do have a car, it's just out of reach right now.”Deep down, I was hoping he wouldn't ask any more questions, and I won't have to tell him how I ended up stuck in the rain without a car because my boyfriend kicked me out of my own car.He looked at me and my heart almost stopped the second we made eye contact. I don't know how long it's g
For years, I've dreaded having to see him again, hoping the day would never come.He was dead to me, and somehow I find him sitting on mom's couch, so casually. Like he didn't walk out of our lives thirteen years ago and never tried to come back, not even once. Well until today.“What are you doing here?” I questioned, voice filled with disgust.“Hailey…” the second I heard his voice my heart exploded in both anger and sadness, the same voice I secretly hoped I would hear calling my name again all those years, but hearing it now was like poison, a stake driving through my heart.“You think you can just waltz in and out of our lives whenever you want? You think you can abandon us for years, not caring how we're getting on, and just come back like nothing happened, like we're just going to forget what you did?” The hurt clawing at my throat was undeniable, but I forced my voice through the pain, tears pooling at the base of my eyes.“Honey please sit, let's talk,” mum finally spoke.“M







