LOGINKassy's PovI closed my eyes, I didn't turn around immediately.Just hearing his voice was enough to make my heartbeat lose its rhythm.For one brief second, I couldn't move.It felt like every emotion I had buried since yesterday came rushing back all at once.I slowly inhaled before forcing myself to turn around.My brother stood up immediately.I had to force myself to stand too.There he was.The hunter in my dreams and my reality.Derrick Mandes.Standing just a few steps away from me.He looked exactly the way I remembered him yesterday.Perfectly dressed in another expensive suit that looked like it had been made specifically for him.His eyes found mine almost instantly.For a second, neither of us looked away."Derrick, you know my sister?" my brother asked, probably because he had addressed me by my first name."Yes," I said at the exact same time Derrick said,"No."I immediately turned to glare at him.He stared right back at me without blinking.My brother looked between
Kassy's PovI have been to Finlink before, but being here again, knowing who actually owns and controls the entire massive building, makes everything feel different.Yesterday, this had just been another powerful company.Today...It felt like I had just walked into Derrick's world.Every person walking around.Every department.Every office.Every elevator.Everything somehow belonged to him.The realization made me strangely nervous.My brother and I walked toward the front desk together.The lobby was just as grand as I remembered.Employees walked confidently from one end of the building to the other, each looking busy with something important.People in expensive suits talked quietly as they passed us.The entire place screamed wealth.Power and Influence.I wondered how many thousands of people worked in this building alone.My brother gave the receptionist his name.She typed something into her computer before smiling politely."Please have a seat. Someone will be with you shor
Kassy's PovI got into the company and took the lift toward my floor.The mirrored walls reflected my appearance back at me.I was dressed definitely not like myself today.The loose clothes Jenny had picked for me were simple and casual, completely different from the fitted office outfits I normally wore.My hair was tied back neatly, and I wore very little makeup.If someone who didn't know me walked past me, they might not even recognize me immediately.But it was fine.I'm Kassy.I can make anything work.I straightened my shoulders as the elevator doors opened.The familiar scent of the office immediately greeted me.People were already moving around, answering calls and carrying files from one office to another.Everything looked exactly the same.Almost comforting."Good morning, Miss Kassy."My secretary smiled as soon as she saw me.She still addressed me like a miss with my name attached because I recently asked her to.In fact, everyone who worked closely with me called me
Kassy's povJenny showed me my phone, and it was a message from Shawn.He was also the one outside the door knocking.Apparently, he wants to take me to work.I stared at the message for a few long seconds.My stomach twisted.How did he know I was here?No...That wasn't even the right question anymore.Of course he knew.This wasn't concern or love.This was an obsession and the need to control."How is this normal? This guy has really gone insane, Kassy," Jenny says.She looked furious.If anger could kill, Shawn would already be dead.Jenny marched toward the kitchen."I swear I'm going to pour hot water on him."I quickly reached out and stopped her."Jenny."She turned to look at me."Come on, let's go," I said.I was still going to work.I wasn't going to hide inside because Shawn decided to show up uninvited.Jenny stared at me for another second before letting out a frustrated sigh.She grabbed her car keys from the table."Fine."She still looked like she wanted to commit mu
Kassy's Pov"They are the same, Jenny.""Kassy–""One humiliated me for years because I liked him and when I don't like him anymore, he's stalking and threatening me at every chance he gets. And the other one lied to me right from day one..." My voice cracked. "He lied to me right from day one just to get close to me."I couldn't stop the sob that ripped out of my mouth.It was like everything I had been trying so hard to keep buried finally exploded.The truth is here in my face. They are fucking the same.I was so tired, so tired.Jenny rushed over to me without saying another word and pulled me into a tight hug."They both played with me, Jenny," I cried into her shoulder, gripping the back of her shirt so tightly my fingers started hurting. "I trusted him... I trusted him, Jenny.""I'm so sorry, babes," Jenny whispered, still hugging me while I cried.She rubbed slow circles on my back, letting me cry as much as I needed.She didn't rush me or interrupt me.She just stayed there w
Kassy's PovI woke up tired.My body felt heavy, like I had not even slept at all.For a few seconds, I simply stared at the ceiling, wishing I could close my eyes again and disappear back into sleep.I wanted to sleep even more.I didn't want to think.I didn't want to remember yesterday.I didn't want to remember Derrick.Or even Shawn.But I had to work.The thought alone made me sigh.Did I really though?I frowned as I lay there.One of the reasons I was working so much was to get enough money to disappear with my child.That had been the plan.Work, save enough and leave.Start over somewhere no one knew me.Somewhere my child could grow up in peace.But now...I don't even know anymore.Everything has changed.Derrick wasn't just Derrick. If he ever finds out this child was his…..I slowly rubbed my face with both hands.Work helps keep my mind off things.If I stayed here thinking all day, I would only make myself miserable.At least work forced me to focus on something else.
DERRICK “Fuck, baby, you’re so tight.” I groan into her ear, my lips brushing her hot skin.Her nails dig into my arm, her face twisting in that mix of pain and pleasure that always gets me.“You okay?” I ask, my mouth pressing against her parted lips, catching her shaky breath.She nods, then kis
KASSY The moment I got home, my mom was in the living room, sitting with her legs tucked under her like a teenager, flipping through fancy photographs. Her face was lit up with this wide, genuine smile that made her look ten years younger.“Sweetheart, you’re here,” she said, her voice warm and so
Kassy's POV “What an asshole,” Jenny says, shaking her head as she takes a sip of her drink.I chuckle softly, more tired than amused.“Bringing his lover home?” she continues. “God, Kassy, I have no idea what you even saw in that guy that made you chase him for years.”I shrug, lifting my shoulde
Kassy's POVI have no idea how I even found myself here.I was sitting in my car, fingers resting loosely on the steering wheel, staring at the place I shouldn’t be staring at. A place I shouldn’t even come near at all.D and D.The place that ruined the delusion that is supposed to be perfect. Th







