LOGINThe email came Friday at exactly 4:59 p.m.
No subject.
No greeting.
Just three lines.
Flight to Los Angeles.
Client pitch. You + Me. 6 a.m. Don't be late.
I stared at the screen.
I read it again.
Then a third time.
There was no assistant copied into the email. No HR notification. No official travel itinerary attached.
Just Luca.
And me.
I glanced around the office.
Everyone was busy preparing to leave for the weekend.
Nobody seemed to know anything about a business trip.
That was when I knew something wasn't right.
Romano Enterprises wasn't pitching to any major client in Los Angeles that weekend. I knew because I'd spent most of Thursday helping organize the company's upcoming presentations.
So why were we going?
I looked toward Luca's office.
Through the glass wall, I could see him sitting behind his desk, completely focused on his laptop.
As though he hadn't just sent me the most suspicious email of my life.
Our eyes met.
He raised one eyebrow.
I quickly looked away.
My phone vibrated.
Don't overthink it.
I almost laughed.
Too late.
I typed back.
I'm already overthinking it.
His response came seconds later.
Good. Be at the airport at six.
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The Airport
We arrived separately.
Exactly as expected.
Luca's driver dropped him at the private entrance while I entered through the main terminal.
We didn't speak.
We barely looked at each other.
To everyone around us, we were simply CEO and intern traveling for business.
And that was exactly how it needed to remain.
When we finally boarded the flight, Luca took the seat across the aisle from mine.
He opened his laptop.
I opened mine.
Neither of us worked.
At one point, I glanced at him.
He was already looking at me.
I quickly looked away.
His mouth curved into the faintest smile.
I hated how easily he could make my heart race.
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Los Angeles
By the time we arrived at the hotel, the sun was beginning to set over the city.
We checked in separately.
Again.
Two different names.
Two different key cards.
We were careful.
At least, we tried to be.
The suite was on the thirtieth floor.
I entered first.
A few minutes later, Luca walked in.
The door closed behind him.
And suddenly, the carefully constructed distance between us disappeared.
He placed his briefcase on the table and loosened his tie.
"You're quiet."
"I'm trying to understand why you brought me here."
"You don't believe me when I say it's a business trip?"
I gave him a look.
"You know I don't."
He smiled.
"I thought so."
I folded my arms.
"So?"
"So what?"
"Why are we really here?"
He walked toward the window.
Los Angeles stretched beneath us, bright and restless.
"Because I wanted somewhere we could talk without twenty employees listening to every word."
I stared at him.
"That's your explanation?"
"For now."
I shook my head.
"You are impossible."
"And yet you came."
"Because you told me to."
He turned toward me.
"Exactly."
There was something about the way he said it that made me smile despite myself.
For the first time all week, neither of us had to pretend.
We ordered dinner.
It arrived untouched for nearly an hour because we became too distracted talking.
Luca told me about the company.
Not the version that appeared in business magazines.
The real version.
The pressure.
The expectations.
The loneliness that came with being responsible for thousands of employees.
"I've spent years surrounded by people," he said quietly, "and somehow I've still managed to feel alone."
I looked at him.
"Is that why you've never married?"
His expression changed.
"I don't talk about that."
"I'm sorry."
He shook his head.
"It's fine."
A long silence followed.
Then he looked at me.
"What about you?"
"What about me?"
"Why did you become an intern here?"
I smiled.
"Because I wanted to prove I could make something of myself."
"You don't think you already have?"
"Not yet."
He studied me.
"You will."
There was such certainty in his voice that I believed him.
The atmosphere then became more erotic as he trailed kisses from my lips down to biting neck ,he went down my boobs and sucked it so aggressively like a baby who had been starving for milk while he squeezed my other nipple so hard simultaneously.
"I want to feel your body in every way " Luca said as he kissed me downwards to my already soaked pussy ,raising my two legs up his shoulders , he dives in deep with his fingers circling my clit and his tongue sucking deep into my pussy , I gasped so hard as I was highly stimulated ,he sucked deeper making me feel every inch of his tongue down there ...
I hear the sound of unbuckling and unzipping,then his big cock sprang out already dripping with cum..
"Like I said before ,I want to feel your body in every way. I'll make sure I fill this pretty cunt up that you'll always come running back for daddy's cock" he centers his cock on my entrance and finally pull in a deep thrust . I let out a sharp moan,he thrust in deeper and I feel his cock swelling in my pussy and filling me up with his juices ..
"Ugh Luca ,this feels so good"
"I know ,baby girl . Only I can make you feel this way ,those young boys your age,with their little dicks can't satisfy you like I do "
He thrust in more deeper as he locks my lips with a kiss ,I feel his cock in my stomach ..Luca still thrust in deeper ,I feel the highest level of orgasm.. " I'm going to come right now " I burst out .
"Now come for Daddy " Luca growled .
I felt so ecstatic releasing.
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Sunday Night
The weekend passed far too quickly.
By Sunday evening, reality was beginning to return.
Luca sat in the living room taking a call with the board.
His voice had changed completely.
Cold.
Professional.
Commanding.
The CEO was back.
I sat quietly nearby wearing one of his shirts, watching him speak.
When the call finally ended, he placed his phone on the table.
His eyes found mine.
"One more night."
I smiled.
"Is that an order?"
"No."
He paused.
"It's a request."
Before I could answer, my phone vibrated.
I glanced down.
My smile disappeared.
HR Department.
I opened the message.
«Kayda, can you come in Monday for a quick check-in regarding your internship review?»
My stomach dropped.
I looked up at Luca.
He immediately noticed my expression.
"What happened?"
I handed him my phone.
He read the message.
His face became unreadable.
"Do they know?"
"I don't know."
He returned the phone.
"Don't panic."
"I'm not panicking."
"You are."
"I'm thinking."
"That's worse."
I laughed nervously.
Then my phone buzzed again.
Another message.
This time, there was no text.
Just an attachment.
I opened it.
It was a photograph.
Luca and I at the airport.
Taken from a distance.
Neither of us had noticed anyone taking it.
My blood ran cold.
Luca took the phone from my hand.
His expression hardened.
"Where did this come from?"
"I don't know."
He stared at the photograph.
For several seconds, he said nothing.
Then he looked toward the hotel door.
"Pack your things."
My heart began pounding.
"Why?"
"Because we're not waiting until tomorrow."
I stood slowly.
"Where are we going?"
He looked at me.
"Somewhere they can't watch us."
And suddenly, our little secret didn't feel exciting anymore.
It felt dangerous.
By the time we returned to Manhattan, I had reached one conclusion.Someone had gone to considerable lengths to keep my father's records hidden, and whoever that person was had never expected us to find Box 0417.Unfortunately for them, we had.Unfortunately for me, the box had raised more questions than it answered."You're awfully quiet," Luca remarked as we approached the city."I'm thinking.""That's usually when you get yourself into trouble."I turned toward him. "Are you saying I should stop thinking?""Not a chance. I'd never hear the end of it."I laughed despite myself.The moment passed quickly, but it reminded me that beneath Luca's controlled exterior was a man capable of teasing me without turning every conversation into a business meeting.Then I remembered the missing register."Do you think the person who removed it knew we'd find Box 0417?""I think someone knew the box existed and wanted to make sure we couldn't access everything inside it.""But why leave the other
Luca's message arrived at seven the following morning.I'm downstairs. We need to leave now if we're going to reach the estate before the legal team arrives.I grabbed my handbag, checked that the old key was still tucked inside its small pocket, and hurried out of my apartment.Luca stood beside his car, speaking to Daniel Mercer. His expression was serious, and a folder rested beneath his arm.When he saw me, he ended the conversation."Did you bring everything you need?""I think so.""Good. We have permission to examine the transfer records, but the legal team has restricted access to the original archive.""So we can't just open Box 0417?""Not without documenting everything first."I sighed. "I suppose that would be too easy."A faint smile touched his face."Nothing about your family seems to be easy."I wanted to argue, but he opened the car door before I could.As we drove away from Manhattan, I watched the city gradually give way to quieter roads.I couldn't stop thinking ab
I arrived at Romano Enterprises earlier than usual the next morning.I had barely slept after speaking to Luca. His explanation about recognizing my family name had answered one question, but it had left several others untouched.Why had my name appeared in the company's records before I applied for the internship?Who had connected my family to the Romano estate?And why had my grandmother hidden a box that someone had apparently searched for years ago?I placed my handbag beneath my desk and opened my laptop.Before I could begin searching through the ordinary company records, an email notification appeared.From: Victoria HaleSubject: Historical Archive UpdatePlease meet me in the executive records room at 9:00 a.m. I found something concerning the old estate visitor registers.My pulse quickened.Victoria rarely sent emails when a conversation would do. If she had put something in writing, she probably wanted a record of the request.I checked the time.Eight forty-seven.I clos
Luca and I hurried toward the security office.For the first time since this mystery began, we had found something that connected the missing records from 1988 directly to my family. Someone had classified a document under the Williams name, hidden it in restricted legal storage, and now appeared to be trying to access it.I couldn't stop thinking about one question.What had my grandfather promised?"Has security identified the person who attempted to access the register?" Luca asked when we entered the office.Daniel Mercer, the head of corporate security, stood beside a computer displaying the company's access logs."Not yet, sir. The system recorded an authentication attempt, but the user identification was incomplete.""How is that possible?""Someone used an administrative override. The request originated from a terminal inside the building, but the account details were partially erased."Luca's expression hardened."Can you recover them?""We're working on it.""Then keep worki
I barely slept that night.The visitor log lay on my kitchen table, its photocopied pages illuminated by the light above my stove.Thomas Williams.Richard Romano.Unknown Female.Child — accompanying female.Four entries. One evening. One promise that had somehow survived thirty-eight years of silence.I picked up my phone and reread the final message.FIND OUT WHAT YOUR GRANDFATHER PROMISED.Whoever was contacting me knew exactly what I had discovered. But instead of giving me answers, they kept pushing me toward another question.I turned the visitor log over.At the bottom of the page, I noticed a small reference number I hadn't paid attention to before.RF-06/17.I wrote it in my notebook.If the visitor log had been preserved somewhere, there might be other records connected to the same reference. I only needed to find out where to look.By eight thirty the following morning, I was back at Romano Enterprises.I hadn't even reached the elevators when Victoria approached me."Kayd
The date wouldn't leave my mind.June 17, 1988.The day before the promise.The day before my grandfather stood beside that woman and the little girl.The day before someone decided my family had a responsibility to protect someone.I stared at the photograph until my eyes hurt.The man in the background was still barely visible.But now that I'd noticed him, I couldn't unsee him.He was standing behind the building's window.Watching.Just like someone had been watching me eighteen years later.I zoomed in again.The image became grainy.The man's face was impossible to make out.But there was something on his wrist.A watch.Silver.With a small dark symbol.The same symbol.I slowly lowered my phone.That couldn't be a coincidence.Could it?---I called Maya again."Did Mom tell you anything about June 17, 1988?"There was silence."How do you know that date?""I found something.""Kayda, what exactly are you finding?""I don't know yet.""That's not reassuring.""I know."She sig







