ログインAlexander’s POVIt’s Monday. And I’ve not heard from her.“Where do I have to sign?” I say to Leah, pen in my hand.“Here. And here.” She answers while pointing to spaces on a document. Then she drops an iPad. “And this, too.” Signing, I ask, “When’s my meeting with the marketing team?”“In two hours, sir… the ads will roll out tonight… I heard the website will be updated by midnight.”“Is that when preorders start?”“Yes, sir… Your fiancée’s pictures turned out really nicely. She’s going to love them.”I nod and drop the pen.“Can I get a cup of coffee, please?”“Right away, sir.” She answers, peels the document and device off my table, and then turns to leave.I turn to my email, looking through images of Sophia and the models using the facial cleansing brush. Then I watch the final edit of the ad—the one where it’s just her and me.There’s a knock on the door before it’s opened. Leah walks in.The video ends, and I get back to what I was doing. “Where are we with production of ou
Psycho’s POV“Okay. It’s none of my business…” I raise my hand briefly in surrender. “All you have to do is not kiss her until you’re ready to have sex with her…”He uncrosses his legs and sits back. “But that’s all she asks me for. And–”And what?I slowly drop my eyes as I scribble again. Patience gets me answers sometimes. “You want to kiss her?”He says nothing.I lift my eyes and ask, “Do you want to kiss your fiancée, too?”“Just once.”I remain mute.“I’ve only felt that way once.”“You’ve only felt like kissing her once.”He nods.My head buzzes with curiosity. “It was that day… the last time you were here, wasn’t it?”He nods again, pursing his lips.“If you think it’s my business, can you tell me what happened before you felt like that…”“I tickled her, and she laughed.”I see…“Let me get this straight: you don’t have a desire to kiss your fiancée… but you kissed her once. And a second time, and you realized kissing her produces an uncontrollable urge in you to– keep kissin
Psycho’s POV~Connecticut, USA~So, I have a name, and it’s not Psycho. My name is Penelope Macpherson. I’m telling you because my favorite client never uses my name. He’s a very hard nut to crack. Seated on a couch, I slurp spicy ramyeon out of a cup, eyes fixed on the T.V as I watch my little brother’s favorite anime. But don’t be fooled; even right now, Mr. Thorne’s on my mind.“Penelope?” I turn my head to see my little brother walking toward me. My phone is in his hand.“What is it?”“Your phone’s ringing… It’s Mr.-- None of Your Business?? With dollar signs.”“Gimme.” I push the ramyeon aside and grab my phone out of his grip. “Hello, Mr. Thorne.”“Do you have some time to spare?” His voice cracks, the sadness in it, unmistakable.My eyes widen. I spring out of the couch, rushing to my bedroom already. “Yes. Yes. I’ll be at the office in fifteen minutes.”“Okay.” That’s all he says before hanging up.Finally, something interesting in my boring week. I drop my phone on my bed
Sophia’s POV“M-mom?” I croak, taking an unsteady step back as she pauses. Wasn’t she supposed to be away for a few days?Fear grips my entire body, causing my hands to begin trembling. I grip the sling of my purse to hide it.“I’m not going to repeat myself after this?” She says firmly, features hardened. “Where did you go, and why are you just returning home at this time?”A lump forms in my throat. I feel my eyes filling up again.“J-Jordyn…” I stutter. “Um, Jordyn and I–”“Jordyn?” She raises her brows and scoffs.My eyes shift over her shoulder to see Jordyn walking out of the kitchen with a mug, a worried expression on her face.My stomach drops.Instantly, my mom charges toward me. She grabs my arm, pulling me as she moves.“Mom?” I crumble in tears, staggering while she drags me back to the entrance.“You’ve started lying to me, you didn’t answer your phone when I called, Jordyn couldn’t get through to you! Oh, Sophia. No daughter of mine will behave like this!”“Mom, I’m sor
Sophia’s POVI stare at the small white skirt on the floor, fixing my eyes on the bloodstain that painfully reminds me of what I’ve been stripped of.Tears drip out of my eyes, dropping onto my arm resting against the bathtub. The water is so warm, just what my body needs after that seizure and scary experience. The bath bomb smells of vanilla candy. There’s a bathrobe in baby pink, a small towel in the same color, coconut-flavored shampoo, and a bowl of untouched marshmallows—he passed it in before I locked the bathroom door and unwrapped the sheet from my body.I’m not sure where he got all these things from, but he just happened to have them somewhere in his home—his sincere attempt at making me feel better. But all I want is for the day and several days to pass, so I stop feeling this awful, like the weight of the whole world is on my shoulders.The only thing that can make me feel better is going back in time to when I saw the thong. I’d probably head back home instead.My ches
Alexander’s POV“Soph? Soph… Sophia?!” I manage to grab her wrist before she falls off the couch. It’s hard to see in the dark, but she doesn’t stop shaking by the second.Quickly, I slip my left arm underneath her trembling body and pull her with me as I get off the couch. Her body is warm against mine, her chest rising and falling rapidly.“Sophia?”She mumbles unintelligible words, taking short gasps of air.I set her on the soft rug and instantly wave my left hand twice. The lights come on, illuminating the media room, and I see Sophia having a mild seizure on the floor. Her breasts bounce carelessly, hitting the tiny gold necklace she’s wearing. Her eyes are lidded, showing only the white parts; tears leak out of them onto her ashen face. Her hands twitch, lips quivering. “Shit,” I say under my breath and reach for the coffee table. I drag it away from where her socked feet shake, ignoring the things falling off it, including her wine glass. Next, I take the pack of wet wipes an
Sophia’s POVI gained over 200k followers overnight. And lost a few. It’s all thanks to that post of Alexander and me. My DM’s are full, my comments are overflowing, and my mom has, surprisingly, been getting calls all day from people who want an interview with me about the wedding. It’s so overwh
Sophia’s POVOther than his sister saying he’s obsessed with me, I have nothing else to back up my suspicions. Still driving, he meets my gaze, then drops it. I follow his gaze to the center console, where his palm lies open and waiting.I press my lips together before placing my left hand there.
Sophia’s POVMy back on the sofa, his crushing weight on me, I don’t recognize any of the sounds coming out of me—they’re loud, uncontrollable, so pleasure-filled.The air smells different. The room feels hotter.My nails clench around his jersey top, squeezing tight and pulling as my head swims, a
Sophia’s POV‘Without my bra… exposed. Seen… naked. Cross lines and do wrong things…’ All these echo in my head, setting it ablaze. Several seconds have passed. I’ve not moved an inch or breathed since he said those words.“I’m waiting.” He mutters, giving me no other option.Slowly, his fingers tr







