Eriantha"I... I... Don't understand what you are talking about Mr.Karwitz."I spoke after clearing my throat, I couldn't believe my voice sounded this coy. My nervousness was palpable, and my breathing was hitched.He was leaning too close... Hot and cold, I have never experienced those two sensations together. But that's exactly how I was feeling at this moment.How does he know? Why does he know? Those two questions were making me lose my mind. There was no way anybody else other than Viv and Anders, would ever know my little secret. It's impossible for him to remember me from that competition, I even used a pseudonym. Sorbiquet is a small online business that operates through social media, it's only popular among students. A third party b grade company manages it. He shouldn't even know about its existence.When I had seen emails I considered ignoring them as spam. Yet, here is Mr. Darcel Karwitz himself offering me a position at Karwitz Perfume's creative team. I already had
ErianthaPeople seek shelter at their homes when it rains outside, but how does one protect themselves in a home which has no roof?You get wet in the rain either way, for you have nowhere to hide.My situation was somewhat similar, Darcel Karwitz came like a thunderstorm and I had nowhere to hide. I found Anders approaching the meeting room right after Mr. Karwitz left. I would have done the same thing, obviously he was curious, he definitely wanted to know why the mighty CEO of Karwitz perfumes of all people wanted to meet his sister.But instead I avoided him and made a run for the elevator, because I needed to think before I could tell him anything, my lungs needed some fresh oxygen and my nerves definitely needed to relax a bit, before I could speak with Anders.'Fuck Eri, you also need to think, what to tell him and how much to tell him. Anders already had too much on his plate, don't make it even worse for him.'I was overwhelmed by the situation, and by that sinfully gorgeous
DarcelEriantha Reux was the biggest anomaly I have ever come across, and I can swear I hated anomalies until I found her.I had half expected her to decline my offer by tomorrow and the other half of my irrational hope said that it would need some more manipulation, some more sacrifices of my immaculate schedule to get her on board.Yet, she was sitting right here in my living room, wearing an impeccably formal attire for a Friday evening, along with a pair of neck breaking red heels which definitely encouraged some extra attention. Her legs were slim and my fingers itched to trace them, and my lips craved to feel her flesh along her ankle to her lean and tender calf and beyond that.'Since when did you develop a foot fetish Dar?'I am getting an appointment with my therapist the first thing on Monday.I tore off my gaze from her legs to her face, she was trying hard to suppress her nervousness, and I could see she had put on a lot of effort concealing her bare face behind a layer o
Eriantha"Why are you here Miss Reux?" My words from this morning were copied and pasted to the tone, back to me.I had rehearsed this conversation throughout my drive to his apartment, and I was just lucky that I found him here, because, he had mentioned in many of his interviews that he doesn't like to stay in his city apartment, unless he has some business at the headquarters.Play it cool Eri.I reminded myself,.Don't reveal your angst in front of him. I tried hard to imagine Vivian, how she would be relaxed and put together,with her plastic smile, even when she was under pressure, she would never reveal her insecurities. I relaxed and smiled back at him, as if his pinning gaze hasn't affected me at all, like him in white t-shirt and grey sweatpants isn't a sight to behold at all, or the veins running in his arms doesn't distract my thoughts in anyway."You have a lovely apartment Mr.Karwitz." I gestured at the neatly arranged living room with black and grey walls, and finest i
Darcel'Fuck'I couldn't believe my own words. Was it me? Did I really say it! Eriantha's large eyes grew larger, than they already were out of sheer shock and disbelief . The last bit of waning sanity in me was pleading to my reason, which had already bit the dust.I knew I was vicious, and I grabbed the first opportunity presented to me to capture her, the sinister darkness caged inside me lurked at my prey. I couldn't let go off this opportunity of keeping her by my side, and indulge into that scent which has ensnared me like an addiction.'You are a selfish opportunist Darcel, the moment you felt unsure about her intentions for asking to fake date you, you turned the tables and made it into something beneficial for you.'Always looking for a win-win, I decided that, I would throw Maximilian Karwitz's cards right at his face. I will gain a greater leverage on my perfumer, so that she can't back out. "What?" she finally let those words out.Among the many things that I excel
Eriantha"Trust me you are enough," I was under his sweltering gaze, which immediately sent electric shocks right down to my nether area, I couldn't take my eyes off his fingers, which were languishing his lower lips."However," he continued "in order to make it appear more convincing, you shall mortgage Reux Perfumes to me." He stated as a matter of fact.That's it, nothing comes for free in this world, he must have had his eyes on our company just like Vivian had said, i should be my cue, I should leave, in fact it was a naive move to come here on the very first place.My heels hurt, but I didn't smart and stood on my feet."That's impossible, I would never do that, I can't betray Anders, I would never sell out our company..."Darcel gritted his teeth, I could see his jaws clenching, his composure was replaced by anger.Can't I even speak my mind? What did he imagine I won't be able to see through his intentions?"You aren't helping yourself, with this habit of reacting before you
ErianthaAs the car rolled around the corner to the open parking space, I checked my appearance in the rear view mirror for a final time. The face that gaped at me wasn't me, or rather a version of me whom I didn't recognise at all. It was Vivian's twentieth birthday, and it might sound strange but this was the first time that I was attending her birthday party. Although, I received an invitation every year, but Vivian knowing fully well how uncomfortable I got around the high society events, insisted that it was better that I don't force myself to be at her party just for the sake of it."You won't like it Eri, I hate it myself, it's so pretentious.My parents throw a party on my birthday just to show off their wealth. As much as I would have loved to have you by my side, I didn't want to make you walk on egg shells just because of my selfish interest, and any way I will have to stick with that scum of a fiance." She would always be disgusted every year right after her birthday, and
ErianthaAt first, all I could see was a crowd who were going wild around something, the live band was playing a popular folk tune, but the cheering of the crowd was surpassing the music."Where's Viv?" I asked Mathew, utterly confused with the situation, because this wasn't something I had in mind while thinking of a birthday party."Oh! She's right across." Before I could comprehend where exactly he was pointing, I was being dragged across a group of men and women who were drenched in grape pulp, their white dresses were stenched in a reddish violet tint which I surmised were acquired from the fruit itself, for the overwhelmingly sweet scent of grape filled had claimed the air completely.My chaperone stopped right in front of a gigantic tub which was filled with grapes, the remnants of which had marked the spectators, and then my eyes fell on the spectacle they were cheering for. On the tub was a man standing with a bunch of grapes in his hands, I didn't need a second glance to