ERIKA She could feel a soft tingle in her stomach as she took her bag and stepped out. She had a love hate relationship with the fact that no matter how he behaves or whatever plan she has for him, somehow leads her to reach a tender part of herself. She could not stop thinking about it as she walked behind him through the corridor, ready to leave, without knowing what to expect from these upcoming days.There were no one at the gate as he proceeded to open it himself, waiting by it to let her head to the car first. Erika did it with a hesitant demeanour, realising he was showing how he would've acted towards her if there weren't any signs of hatred between them. He walked behind her and before she could, he held the door to the passenger's side open for her. She looked at him with awe."I am a gentleman.. until it comes to you," he said with a hidden story behind the look in his eyes. Erika wanted to ask but she suppressed that urge, after all, arguing wouldn't be very normal for th
ERIKA The silence that spread after that felt like it would last forever. She felt much more on edge when she was not talking or distracting herself and with Nigel Asher beside her, she felt stiff. Like she would be scolded if she even moved, she couldn't be at ease. She had never been comfortable with him truly, because no matter the pretence, they weren't close. And their intentions for each other were never peaceful or of no harm. They both knew that. She only took deep breaths and tried to think of positive thoughts that were too hard to come by considering what has been happening in her life. She took the drink with shaky hands when the flight attendant handed it to her with a smile. She placed it down and looked down at her hands, not very okay with everything around her. There was nothing she could fall back on to earn a moment of relief from her fears. "Are you okay?" Nigel asked and she somehow looked up, trying to look the part as she nodded to a yes. "What's going on?"
ERIKA "Because..", he started and when his eyes locked with her, she saw the pure look of desire in his eyes that took her aback immediately. "..it will be difficult for me to look at you the same "normal" way if you sleep here next to me. I don't know how that will go." "Don't," she said, immediately looking away as if it was wrong to even hear that from his mouth. "Why?" He asked, visually confused. "When you say things like this, I genuinely don't understand you. None of it. And it makes me feel like a fool when I sit and look back at you trying to figure out if you're being for real or you're testing me to witness the exact moment I fold to go back to teasing and mocking me," she spewed out without a stopper and she didn't really need one. It was time they were honest to say the least. "Do you really care that much?" He asked, raising an eyebrow with forced surprise. "No." "You're lying. None of these would've been your concern if you didn't give a shit. You'd have continu
ERIKA Once the awareness spread within them that the deal was on, the air immediately shifted around them. She felt a little jammed up when she looked at him but she was sure he had already started plotting. Which only meant she should too. Erika took a moment to think about what she could even do to compel him. She thought about Metin's words and realised how perfect this opportunity was. He wanted her to seduce Nigel, to trick him into her lies and waiting for him to get close enough to make a pitfall. And that's when Metin's plan would come into play. But it did come with some regulations. Erika was sure to not touch him or get close to him in a way that would look like she physically used him and then made him fall into her trap, it just felt cruel, even if it was Nigel Asher she was talking about. She promised to herself that it would be harmless flirting. Walking to the cliff but never taking a leap. Even if Nigel was drop dead gorgeous, she believed herself enough to not be s
ERIKA Nigel Asher smiled too, knowing he wasn't up against someone who wouldn't give him a tough competition. "This will be fun," he said, nodding once to himself, only making her intentions and ideas grow wider. She knew what were his pins and needles and she sure wanted to press them to get a reaction out of him. It was all fun and games after all, an ode to the newfound normalcy between them. But this almost always drove her to think where they would stand if things were different. If everything was normal, if he was a well meaning man, if he wasn't planning to snatch Erika's father's legacy completely. What would they be if not enemies? They got out of the car and entered the event. It was a summit with leading companies from all over the world. One company was invited from each country to meet and build up a rapport with each other. This opens up further business opportunities for both the companies and gives a greater scope for globalisation. Erika was relieved that she wou
Erika didn't think much but she immediately put her hand over his clutch on the gear. That's when she realised she had no idea what to do after it, she had no plan at all after that. The art of seduction came naturally to her at one point in her life, not at that moment. She immediately tried to pull her hand back the moment she touched his hand over the gear but he grabbed hers back and stopped her from moving it away. Her breath hitched again, in shock.He started changing the gears with her hand with his hand over it, clutching it tight with a small smile on his face. He knew what she was trying to do, he caught her in the moment."You could've just asked," he glanced at her with a sheepish smile and she felt the warmth in her stomach."Let my hand go," she rolled her eyes."Why? Didn't you want this?" He held it tighter, making it hard for her to pull it away. "You look uncomfortable. Or is it too much for you if I hold your hand?""That's not true-""So you like it?""I didn't sa
ERIKANigel Asher smiled too, knowing he wasn't up against someone who wouldn't give him a tough competition."This will be fun," he said, nodding once to himself, only making her intentions and ideas grow wider. She knew what were his pins and needles and she sure wanted to press them to get a reaction out of him. It was all fun and games after all, an ode to the newfound normalcy between them. But this almost always drove her to think where they would stand if things were different. If everything was normal, if he was a well meaning man, if he wasn't planning to snatch Erika's father's legacy completely.What would they be if not enemies?They got out of the car and entered the event. It was a summit with leading companies from all over the world. One company was invited from each country to meet and build up a rapport with each other. This opens up further business opportunities for both the companies and gives a greater scope for globalisation. Erika was relieved that she wouldn'
She just wanted to get away from the crowd for a moment to really think about why things like this had started bothering her, why was it that his actions for his intent or something else had started getting under her skin. He was the enemy, not only but the biggest one. He was set to destroy her family and in turn, she, with the help of Metin's plan, was set to ruin his reputation. They were entangled through webs in this toxic game and no one had any reason to feel anything but mutual hatred. Then why did uninvolved things made her feel that negatively? Was she finally going crazy?"You weren't supposed to leave my side for the night," Nigel's voice didn't surpise her, he stood leaning on the doorway of the balcony. The moon strangely shined on his face. "I don't want to stand there and watch while you interact and set up dates with a million people," she said and even if she didn't mean it, it sounded like she was talking out of spite. He smiled, predictable again, and started walk