LOGIN“Hey Bryce,” I called, “I’ll volunteer for the Henderson field work.”Maybe if I took on the assignments that everyone considered difficult, maybe I could prove myself.Lila’s POVMarie and I went back to our desks, whispering amongst ourselves.“God, she must be a whore or something.” Marie said.“
Harper’s POVThe next day, I went to work exhausted and distracted.I couldn’t help it, I had been tossing and turning all night trying to figure out what I should do.Michelle tried to ease my mind, but she kept restating that it was all up to me.It had been good to be back home with her, though i
Cade cleared his throat and snapped his gaze away, immediately removing his hand from my thigh while putting some distance between us.Truthfully, I wished in the moment for him to put his hands on me again—that was the first time anyone had their hands on me since I ended things with Cade, and that
Harper’s POV“Let me remind you, Harper,” Cade growled, “I’m not that simple, kind country boy I once was. I’m a mafia don and there’s a correct way to speak to me.”He released my hands and slowly brought his arms down beside my head, not moving anything else.“Your attitude…your manner…” He contin
I rolled my head to the side and put my arm around his neck, bringing him closer to my exposed jaw. I grabbed his hand on my hip and brought it lower to the hem of my skirt, letting his hand rest on my thigh.I lightly bit into my lower lip and turned my head into his chin, my warm breath against hi
Harper’s POVI couldn’t look away as Cade gazed into my eyes waiting for an answer, there was a tension settling in the air between us and I couldn’t figure out if it was good or bad or what else it could be.Someone cleared their throat and both of us snapped our attention to them—it was the man Ca
Harper’s POV I tore my eyes from his and nervously held my seatbelt tighter.I didn’t expect him to say that he wanted to marry me or anything like that, but the lack of emotion that he answered me with made my heart drop into my toes.When we were together, he would light up when talking about mar
Harper’s POVI blinked, finally finding my voice again.“What? No.” I said. “I’m not moving into your—”“You don’t have the right to refuse.” Cade said menacingly, cutting me off. “As your employer, I won’t allow my future child to be carried in a place this broken and dangerous.”The man Cade had b
I asked politely if she could tell me where I was supposed to sleep.The servant—who I assumed was likely some kind of maid—rolled her eyes and pointed at a guest room down the hall.I turned back to say thank you, but she was already gone down the hall.I went into the guest room and closed the doo
It wasn’t glamorous or easy work, in fact my job was mainly running errands or dirty work.My job as an assistant was to have countless things thrown at me and make sure they were completed. The pay was pretty comfortable even if the work was hard and I was hoping to work towards a sales position.I







