Maya“I'm here for the Future of Insurance Conference,” I told the receptionist at Blue Landmark Hotel. “From which company?” One of them asked, scanning a paper with names. “Milner,” I reply, glancing around the lobby. “Sign here,” she instructed, handing me a blue pen and pushing the paper towards me. “Aren't you a little bit late?”I glanced at my watch. “No, it's ten minutes to eleven. I should've come earlier but I had some things to take care of.”One of my students had to go for a writing competition so I had to give her some last minute tutoring. “The conference started at ten-thirty.” “What?”“Your company's representatives came here at exactly ten.”“I've been so busy but my assistant told me it was starting at 11,” I said, running towards the lower conference room. Thank God it was on the ground floor.As ill luck would have it, Zane Carrington, our CEO was giving his speech when I got to the room. I scanned the room for an empty seat and noticed one next to Edward, th
Zane’s POVI didn’t plan it, in fact I had no idea how I was going to get closer to Maya, but things just fell into place. It seemed my very human mate had a terrible flaw of late coming, which worked in my favor that day. It was so perfect, that she wouldn’t suspect of having ulterior motives. She probably thought I was just another evil CEO punishing an errant employee. I could see her on the other side, working at her desk. She was typing so fast I was surprised they buttons on the keyboard had not fallen off. I could tell she was boiling with anger, but what could I do? Now that I finally had her near, I wasn’t about to let her go.Having her as my assistant was great because now I could stare at her as much as I wanted. I took time to observe her extremely beautiful features. Her brown hair was wavy and long. I liked the way it cascaded on the sides of her pretty face. Those lips! They looked so hot, so full and kissable. She was wearing a very conservative blouse and skirt th
KimGrimacing, I pushed Harlow's disgusting body off me and jumped out of the bed. I wished I didn't have to do what I was doing. It was good that he didn't like kissing. Ew! Imagine if I had to do that with a man like him but you know what they say. You have to kiss many frogs to find your prince. That's what I was trying to do and the prince was Zane Carrington. He was perfect, even his surname said so. I wondered if his mother knew he'd turn out to be so hot when she named him.Zane Carrington had dropped me on the way after promising more but I did not hold that against him. He had looked fairly disturbed. Maybe he was not good at handling stress. There are people who lash out at others when they’re stressed. When I first joined the company, I wanted Harry Smith, but after meeting Zane and working in his office, Harry Smith was no longer interesting to me. I hurried to the bathroom and scrubbed myself so hard as if I'd just been rolling in animal waste. I didn't even want to thin
It was a typical Monday morning at the office, and I was already feeling overwhelmed. Zane was making me work like a horse and it was wearing me out. It reminded me of my internship when I used to do nearly all the work for my boss. I had a stack of paperwork on my desk and was busy scheduling meetings and conference calls for Zane. As I was sifting through some client documents, I was summoned to his office. "Good morning, Mr. Carrington," I said with a fake cheerful smile. "I hope you had a good weekend." "It was okay," Zane replied distractedly. "I spent most of it preparing for this week. I've got a lot on my plate, as you can see." I nodded, failing to feel any sympathy for him. After demoting me like he had, I hated him more than anyone else. I couldn’t wait for the remaining three days to end so I could go back to my work. I had started applying for work in other companies as well. "I can imagine. Is there anything specific you need me to take care of for you today?" He see
Kim At first, I was happy that Maya was demoted for a week. I thought it would be the beginning of the end for her. But, when the night guard told me he had seen them kissing, I lost it. I had failed to even get a hug from Zane but Maya already got a kiss. Although the man told me it was brief, my anger did not reduce. Zane was supposed to be mine, I did whatever he wanted me to do and worked on my appearance. After Harlow’s destruction of my house, I needed someone higher than him and Zane was the only one. If I was on Zane’s good side, Harlow wouldn’t be able to get to me. Besides, I could get him fired. The good thing I had proof that we had slept together. I could allege sexual harassment and he would be toast. I had to create distance between Zane and Maya but I couldn’t do it alone. There was only one person who could help, a person I knew was interested in Maya. "I still can't believe they’ve kissed already," I sighed as I leaned back in my chair. "Soon Zane might start dat
Maya When I returned to my office, I noticed that Kim was acting different. She was quite civil and refrained from making impertinent comments that used to annoy me. She even apologized to me for what she did. I didn't know what was going on with her but I hoped it would continue. She was much more bearable with her mouth closed. I found it odd that she worked really hard during those days and was willing to help out. Zane and I had barely talked since the time we accidentally kissed which was a relief for me because I couldn’t tell how the conversation would go. The staff at the company got busier towards the end of the month so there was that too. There were reports to write, projects to evaluate, meetings and so much data to analyze leaving very little time for chitchat among us all. Somehow we all survived and the last week rolled by. Something took me to the main notice board on the last Friday of the month. I was shocked to see that Kim had won the Employee of the Month awar
Maya It was weird how situations could change in such a short time. Two hours back, I would never have imagined that I'd be lying naked next to my company’s new CEO with my arm on his stomach. My head was near his chest and I could feel the rhythm of his breathing. He was staring at the ceiling, his mind lost in thought. Maybe this was a terrible mistake, or maybe not. But, I knew it changed everything between us. I was not sure about my thoughts on the situation. I couldn’t stop worrying about what would happen to us. Did he want a relationship or nothing to do with me? I was worried he was going to toss me out like some useless garbage. It was only after sex that I got back to my senses and remembered that he had once walked out of the building with Kim and they had never been seen together again. Was that going to happen to me as well? It hurt to think that the beautiful moments we had shared had to be put in the past when we both went back to our lives. He drove me to heights I
Kim The cheque was cashed, the money was in my hand bag and I felt ecstatic. Aside from the occasional allowances, this was my first real pay from Milner Insurance. If I felt this happy now, how would it be when I got my salary? Being an adult wasn’t so hard after all. Took me only about ten minutes to get this precious award and the money that came with it. It was so easy to win and I didn't have to work as hard as everyone might think. I mean everyone except Maya and Harry. You couldn’t fool those two and it was like their minds worked in the same way. If they got married they'd probably have equally perfect kids. It was unfortunate that she had rejected Harry, but we were not yet about to give up. Zane had left office with her just like he had done with me. She probably thought there was a chance. He had started avoiding me, and I knew that she was going to experience that soon. Zane was a jerk, and I loved jerks. Chasing them was exhilarating and fun. I hated being with men who