LOGINGUELI stared at my phone until the screen went dark, then lit it up again just to make sure I hadn't imagined his response. His reply was just three words and twelve freaking characters, but my heart was hammering as if he'd written me a love letter.I glanced around the restroom to be certain I was the only one in here before I did another happy dance, throwing my arse so hard a stripper would be jealous of how easily I moved. Finally! I had gotten the man I wanted. If I had known all this was what it would have taken to have him as my boyfriend, I would have offered to help a long time ago. Well, it wasn't that late. I still got lucky, and I have Rose to thank for it. Had she not told me about the new secretary, I would have missed this opportunity.My phone rang, just as I was about to dance again. Frowning, I picked it up.“Mr Black?” Maxwell asked immediately after I took the call.“Yes?”“I've taken care of the matter, just like you asked. You have a meeting with Mr Reed t
ASHERHis request caused my brows to shoot up. Out of all the things I thought he would ask for, this was the last request I expected.“So?”I tapped my index finger on the desk. “Okay.” I nodded with a smile, knowing it would be practically difficult for him to give me what I wanted. Even though a part of me wished he was telling the truth, I knew not to get my hopes up. “Don't take it back.”“I won't —”“Here.” He brought his phone out. “I'll record you promising you'll accept me as your boyfriend if I keep my word. It's a video recording.”Isn't he being too childish? “Okay.” He wouldn't even get that gig, and if he did, being his boyfriend for a few days won't be difficult. We'll just go with it. He opened the camera, cleared his throat and started, “Asher here promised to be my boyfriend for as long as I want him to be. Which will be —”“Wait, a damned minute. As long as you want me to?”“Hmm.” Grinning, he focused back on the camera. “And by as long as I want, it can be yea
GUELAsher has been avoiding me since that day at the apartment. He stopped coming to my floor for a coffee break and to rub salt on the injury. He employed a temporary secretary despite my pleading for him to take me. I didn't know he did. I heard it from Rose early this morning while having a coffee break. I worked late last night and only got an hour of sleep. I never thought working for him and handling my company would cause any issues until recently. “Did you hear?” Rose asked as she came to stand beside me.“What?”I barely spared her a glance as I took another sip and exhaled in relief. “Our Boss got a temporary secretary.”My grip tightened on the mug. “A temporary secretary?” I asked, frowning. "Since when?" “Yesterday. I figured you would, you know, be the one chosen for the job. Well, we don't all get what we wish for.” She smiled. "So, can we —" “What's their gender?”“Male, what else —”I set the mug down as I tried to process the news I just heard. Asher hired som
I froze. The remote slipped from my hand and hit the carpet with a soft thud.“What?”“You heard me.” He took a slow drink from his water, eyes never leaving mine. “What would you say?”My mouth opened, closed, and opened again. “I'd say you're out of your damn mind.”“That's not a no.”He set the water down on my table and leaned back, arms spread across the back of the couch, like he was settling in for a long conversation. The position did obscene things to his shoulders, and my stupid dick practically jumped.“So what would it take?” he asked. “For it to be a yes?”Is he for real? “For starters? You have a crush on someone.”“Besides that.”I dragged a hand down my face. This was absurd. I knew he didn't mean it. But even if he did, he didn't mean it the way I wanted him to. He doesn't know what he was asking. This was probably a hormone-fuelled crush on his boss because I was the first guy he kissed. He'd get over it the moment his crush notices him. And I'd be the idiot who l
ASHERGuel cleaned up after breakfast while I went to my room to bathe, believing he would be gone by the time I stepped back out, but I didn't have such luck. Who was I kidding? I knew, deep down, that he wouldn't leave, not with that stubborn expression he had on his face. He was in the sitting room, watching a rerun of a long company interview, when I joined him. He looked up and smiled. “You smell nice, Asher.” He leaned closer, and I froze, already regretting sitting on the same couch. “Why do you always smell so fucking nice?” “Back off,” I said, but my voice came out quieter than I wanted. “You don’t get to say shit like that.” “Why not?” His grin widened, but his eyes weren’t laughing. They were doing that thing, looking at me like they could see every wall I’d put up and were deciding which one to knock down first. “It’s true. You smell like mint and something else. Soap? Shampoo? Whatever it is, it’s driving me insane.” I stood up so fast the couch creaked. “I… I'll… I
GUELLeaving him in that room was the hardest thing I had ever done in my twenty years of living. I wanted to take him into my arms and make slow love to him, then watch him come undone as he screams my name, not master, Guel. I craved to hear him gasp it out as his hole clenches on my dick, to look into my eyes and smile, knowing I was the one who made him feel alive.Leaving was the only way to keep this play up without revealing who I am to him. I wasn't sure how he would react if he knew I was the one, and not some stranger, as he thought.What if he grew cold feet because I'm his worker? What if he realises I'm not as poor as I made it seem? What if he leaves and cuts off all ties with me?I couldn't afford to take the wrong step, for something I had been working on for years to go down the drain. Which was why I left him there and went outside to wait for him. I followed him home to make sure he got inside safely. Then, when I went to work this morning and didn't see him, I we
ASHERDamn it, Ash, you need to stop thinking Guel has a thing for you. Just because he asked to see the damned choker on you doesn't mean he likes you. He has a lady he's madly in love with, one he wants to please. He's straight, not gay! I tried to tell myself, but it seemed like my body only kn
GUELHe's jealous... I really hope he is. I'd seen him watch me for a week, always fuming whenever I was with Rose, but I never realised he was jealous until today. The way he kept mentioning Rose to me, hinting that we were together, made me want to tease him. I still didn't know if he was gay or
He was taken aback by that. Blinking, he glanced at the choker I had given him, his brows furrowed. “Why? Didn't you say you liked it?” He stared at my hand without moving to take what I was offering. Yeah, I loved it, a little too much. If only it were mine. He bought it for the lady he liked. He
I froze, my heart stilling for a second before it started beating fast. I lost all coherent thoughts, my grip tightening hard on the leather. Did I say those words out loud? "I... It's just... I don't think I will get a refund from the store, and I bought it with the money I earned in my last part







