LOGINMaurice’s POVI never enjoyed playing politics but it was even worse now when my body itched to strangle his neck. He was speaking but the only thing keeping me from snapping his neck was the thought of how I was going to conclude the kiss with Vel that Fred had ruined. I wanted to this morning but I could see how tired she was even though she did not know it.I wondered what type of life she had lived before I met her again. I know she was in a bad place but I don’t know how bad it was.“Are you listening?” The man I was meeting asked and I moved smoothly from my thoughts to the present moment.I heard the beginning of what he said and knowing the type of man he was, it was not hard to figure out the rest. “You want me to lease out half the mines lands to you,” I replied and he nodded, satisfied that I had been listening.He must think I was a fool if he thought I would let him have the mine lands. He probably thought I did not know about the rare elements that were there. There was
Veldana’s POVI blinked at him because I knew there was no way he could actually be seriously considering what he was saying, he was not crazy. Was he?“It is not safe due to some attacks that have been occurring recently. So, you have to move in with me,” he reiterated. “What?” He asked when I did not respond.“I think you also need to be admitted to a hospital, only your admission should be to a psych ward,” I answered honestly, because if he was not having loose bolts in his head, what else would make him think it was a good idea to ask me to live with him after everything that I knew?“You have a lot of opinions,” he answered picking at invisible lint in his pristine jacket. He had come in this morning dressed in a full three piece suit that made my mouth water.For somebody with an empire to tun to look this good had to be a defiance of some sort of nature. He needed to have a flaw unless was he even human?“I have a house,” I told him clearly and he smirked at me.“You think so?
Maurice’s POVFred knew he fucked up when I stepped out and started advancing towards him. “Your report better be about how the world is on fire or else I will set you on fire,” I told him.“The world is on fire. Ever heard of climate change?” He asked and I growled at him causing him to actually step back. “It’s important,” he assured me and I gritted my teeth and headed back to Vel.“I need to step out for a moment but I will be back soon. Will you be fine on your own?”“I will be better if you don’t come back,” she assured me. “But we still have unfinished business. I plan to kiss you until both our lips bleed,” I winked at her and with her shocked face making me feel satisfied, I closed the door. “Let’s go.”We were in the car before Fred started talking. “Hailey’s father is missing.”“What?” Missing how?“He has been for a week. Apparently, he was not the one who led the rogue teams to come together.”“Then who is it?”“I don’t know. Nobody does. They said it was a women though.
Maurice’s POVThat was not the least bit okay by me. How could I be okay when she did not trust me? That would make getting her to like me that much harder and harder was the last thing that I needed right now. I looked up from the article I was reading to find her drinking her soup and staring at me like she wanted to smash my head on a side walk. I thought I had seen all sides to her but this was new. And, if I was being honest, it was entertaining discovering this hidden part of her. “You can glare better after you finish your food,” I informed her and she dropped the bowl immediately. “Are you planning to poison me?” She asked suddenly and I almost rolled my eyes.“Poison you to what? Kill you?” That was the second time she had accused me of attempting her murder. “Well, maybe not that. Maiming me perhaps,” she answered and I looked her from head to toe. “I am sure there will be more enjoyable ways for me to achieve that. Poison is the coward’s way out. I fight my battles hea
Veldana’s POVSomething was beeping and it was annoying the hell out of me. On top of that, I had a headache that was threatening to split my skull or maybe even shatter it. Suddenly, light shone in my eyes and I groaned in pain because of how sensitive my eyes were. Almost immediately, a chair scrapped and footsteps rushed to my side. The person was saying something but everything was so hazy. They were still speaking so I tried harder to concentrate. “Can you squeeze my finger if you can hear me?” I heard and I tried to do just that but my fingers only moved a flicker. “Miss Veldana,” I turned to the new voice and squinted until I could see the person. It was my doctor. My eyes roamed the room and I realized I was back at the hospital which made me feel relief and dread at the same time. As I wondered what had happened, my roaming eyes see Maurice and paused. I was forgetting something. What was it? I tried to track what I remembered. Leila getting on the bus, the driver and Maur
Veldana’s POVI had been holding the phone for almost half an hour, but I could not bring myself to browse anything despite the fact that I had insisted they completely set it up and even subscribed me to a data plan. But now that it came down to it, I did not know if I wanted to anymore. And even if I did, there was so much I did not know. What would I start with? I twirled the phone in my hand again and again and finally, I knew what I wanted to start with.Hailey.Don’t judge me. If you liked someone, the first thing you would do is scope out your competitors just to get a better view on where you stood.That turned out to be a mistake however because this Hailey lady was incredible. She had several sold-out shows, her albums were always on the top ten list and she was worth nine figures. Since I was already on the list, I scrolled to see if I would see my name on the top one hundred. I almost gave up when I came to fourty-nine but then I see it. On the number seventy-two spot is







