เข้าสู่ระบบAfter all, how hard could it be to spy on a spy?Apparently, the answer was very, very hard.Because I was trying my very best to act normal, and I had to catch myself from glaring at her multiple times. At first, after we were done with our introductions, everything seemed normal. Maybe even too normal.I kept a close eye on her, and it was after I realized that she hadn’t noticed anything wrong with the way I was acting that I let out a sigh of relief. Naeris kept on moving around my office with the same calm confidence she always carried.With a smile seemingly permanently plastered on her face, she arranged files on my desk, answered calls, and responded to emails with a casual air to her.She was acting so casual and warm that I almost began to doubt Sylas’ investigation. Almost though, because it did not take long before I started to notice things.Initially, they were tiny things. Details I would never have paid attention to before Sylas had told me about her. But now? I could
Vera’s POVThe first thing I felt when I woke up was warmth. Sylas’ strong arms were wrapped tightly around my waist, and his musky scent surrounded me completely. Just like I always did when I woke up in his arms, I stayed still and took deep breaths.After everything that I had learned last night, about Naeris, about Cassian and about myself, I had begun to realize something about my life. Sylas was the only place where I truly felt safe anymore.The thought should have scared me. Instead, it only made me close my eyes briefly, smile and lean deeper into his arms. Behind me, Sylas stirred slightly.“You’re awake,” his sleepy voice murmured.I smiled faintly as I turned to face him, “So are you.”His arms tightened around me before he leaned down and pressed a soft kiss on my lips. I closed my eyes and savored the feeling of his lips on mine.The kiss was soft, and lingered for a minute or two as we lost ourselves in each other. Finally, we reluctantly pulled apart.“How are you feel
Lyra’s POV“I said get out of my house,” Evan growled, “And don’t come back. Ever.”Lyra froze. For a couple of seconds after he was done speaking, Lyra was genuinely sure that she surely must have misheard him. It was probably the wind just blowing the wrong way and making her mishear the wrong words.But no matter how long she waited for Evan to clarify his words, he didn’t. The apartment was suddenly too chill and far too quiet.Evan stood across from her with a coldness in his eyes that she had never seen before. It took a couple more seconds, but eventually, the realization began to slowly dawn on her, that he was actually serious.“No,” she laughed, and, for the first time in a long time, she was actually nervous while she spoke to me, “Evan, you don’t mean that. Stop being dramatic.”“I’m not joking,” Evan answered, and everything twisted in her stomach. It took her far more time to realize what that emotion was; fear. Real fear.In all the years that she had known Evan, he had
Evan’s POVThe apartment was far too quiet, just like it had been for the past few weeks. Evan sat on the edge of the couch with his phone in his hand while he stared blankly at the television.Morning sunlight spilled through the windows, illuminating his home, but instead of making the apartment glow, the sunlight only made everything feel emptier.No matter how hard he tried, Evan had not slept properly for weeks at least. Honestly, he couldn’t even remember simple things anymore. Just as he shifted his position on the couch, a loud laugh suddenly echoed from the hallway behind him before Lyra walked into the living room with a giddiness to her steps that sent shivers running down Evan’s spine.“Even though it’s been a couple of weeks. They’re still talking about me online,” she said with a smug and proud smile on her face. “That interview really exploded.”Evan didn’t answer, why would he? He no longer cared about her or anything. Lyra chuckled, she looked up, glanced at his blank
Vera’s POVBy the time the car pulled into the estate, I was completely exhausted. Not physically, but emotionally. The entire day had been a roller-coaster of emotion. Ever since I had stepped into the top floor earlier in the morning, I had felt like I was walking through a raging battlefield… in heels.I still did not understand how our documents had been leaked. And it didn’t help that I could feel the suspicious stares from some of the executives during our board meetings.Even some of the employees were flashing me fake smiles while whispering behind my back. And somehow, despite all of that, the thing bothering me most was still the strange look I was sure I had seen on Naeris’ face before leaving the company.With a frown on my face, I leaned back against the seat and closed my eyes briefly. I had barely fallen asleep when the car door opened beside me.“Careful, ma’am,” Joe said quietly. “We are home.”I nodded tiredly before stepping out of the car. I paused when I did. The
Sylas’ POVBy the time the reports of the leak in Vera’s office reached me, the scandal had already exploded online.I stood in my study with one hand in my pocket while I scrolled through article after article. The articles were too focused on Vera for it not to be a smear campaign. When scandals happened at most companies, most news stations did not plaster pictures of their C.E.Os all over their news articles.Besides, Vera’s company was a multi-million dollar company, yes, but it was also far too small in scale for the way the news had exploded online. It felt like the leak had come from one of the far more major companies.All of this pointed to one thing: this was an attack on my wife and that pissed me off.I kept on scrolling through headlines, photos of Vera and more speculation. Beneath it all, the fear was practically palpable. According to the media at least, the shareholders of the company had lost hope in her and Gold Corp was looking for ways to remove her from her posi







