LOGINLOGAN
Getting Queenie off my case took so much. I even had to lie about meeting the freaking man at a bar, which was why I snuck out tonight, to look for someone to fuck, then take pictures with, and send to Queenie. It was the only way to get her off my back. She's that hard to please.
Sneaking out without detection took so much. I had to be silent, so Jules wouldn't realise what was up, and I intend to sneak back the same way, tiptoeing past his room while he was asleep…
Tsk…
At the end of the month, he would be paid by my father, who wouldn't know how incompetent the guard he brought was. I didn't even adopt my sneaking techniques, yet he didn't even catch on. If I'd known it would be this easy to sneak out, I would have done this ages ago instead of rotting in my room while mourning my fate.
I weaved my way through the crowds until I got to the bar. I sat on the stool and ordered a sex on the Beach, as my eyes roamed around, seeking the perfect man.
“Here's your order, sir,” the bartender said, calling my attention to him, sliding the glass towards me.
“Thanks.” I placed a note on the table and took my drink, sipping it slowly as I continued my search. I had no plans to get drunk tonight and needed to identify the perfect person before I finished my cup. I needed to be sober so I wouldn't make the wrong choice.
I watched the dancers on the floor, nodding my head to the beating of the music. For the first time since Jules arrived, I had the freedom, to do what I knew how best. To party, then find a man to fuck my brains out before returning to my room to sleep it off. I just hope this won't be the last time I do this.
Now that I know I can slip out without detection, doing this each night would be super fun.
“Hello, darling,” someone spoke behind me. “What's a pretty guy like you doing out here all alone?” He continued, stepping around so I could see him.
He didn't look bad. I had always been a sucker for looks, so that was all I noticed before the body. Grey eyes stared into mine as he slid down on the stool next to me.
“Mind if I buy you a drink?”
I blushed, made a show of tucking my hair behind my ear, and peered at him shyly. “Not at all.”
Now that I'd found the perfect person to relieve my frustration with, I was just placing all my cards on the table.
“Great.” He grinned, waved the bartender over and asked for a refill of my glass and another for him. “I'm Henry.”
“Lo —”
My name died in my throat when I saw the last person I expected to see in this place. Jules fucking Blackwood. I blinked, thinking I'd conjured him, but when I stared, he was closer, his face clouded, like a storm. I wouldn't be surprised if there were streaks of lightning coming out of his nose and ears.
My face paled, and my eyes widened the nearer he got. Henry said something, but I couldn't pick it up as I got up from the stool and raced for the exit, following the other path so he wouldn't catch up with me.
I pushed the drunks out of my way and almost got punched by an angry man I stepped on. Jules was hot on my heels and I dared not turn back. I didn't even stop to think of why I was running. All I knew was I needed to get as far away from him as I could. Then what?
I was still returning to the same house, and he would get me then.
I had just walked out of the bar and was almost racing down the street when someone's hands closed in around me. Instinctively, I melted at the warmth before I realised who had those arms.
“Let me go!” I struggled, hitting him, or trying to, with my elbow. I'd known he was strong, seen him flex his muscles, but now that he was holding me, I realised just how helpless I was with him. Not even the self-defence father taught me could help me, as he deflected all my attacks with ease, like he was expecting them and knew how to counter the hits.
“Let me the fuck go!” I screamed, losing the fight but refusing to relax on his body. If I did, my fucked up mind would think this was foreplay…it would be damned embarrassing to make a sound in such a situation, not when he had just realised I was gay. That would be too much to take in for a traditional man like him.
We might not have spoken for long to identify if he was that way, but I could see it. From the way he dressed to how he carried himself, it wasn't difficult to see, to know his train of thought.
“Stop struggling,” he gritted out, still holding me tight, his grip not easing at all. “You will hurt yourself if you continue this. I wouldn't mind, but I know you would.”
He was right. I stopped fighting and leaned back on his chest, but he pushed me away so hard, I fell back, hitting my precious arse in the freaking ground.
I gritted my teeth in annoyance and looked up at him. “What the fuck did you just do?!”
He glared down at me, but didn't say a word. His eyes revealed what his mouth couldn't. I disgusted him. The mere touch of my back on his chest set him off. He pushed me because of that.
“Let's go,” he stated at last, turning his back to me and walking to his car, expecting me to run after him.
LOGANIf I knew being sick was all it took for Jules to act all caring towards me, I would have faked it a long time ago, like yesterday. Would he have cancelled his plans with that woman if I was sick?Thinking of that bitch, I gritted my teeth when I recalled the picture he had deleted a few seconds after uploading it. It was just my luck that I saw it before he deleted it. Jules was freaking smiling. I had never seen him smile that brightly, and he looked like he was where he wanted to be with her. That might have been the start of my illness. Seeing him, all cosy with that woman, made me want to bash something; her head, preferably. “Dinner is ready,” Jules announced as he walked into my room with a tray. He smiled when I made a face at him, and my heart skipped a beat. Even though he had looked happy with that woman, I felt special knowing he was here with me.But what if he's only doing this because your dad paid him to?I shook off that dark thought before it could take hol
I deleted the photos almost immediately. You could say I chickened out after sending it, and Carissa teased me about it all night long. She didn't even give me a freaking breathing space.And by morning, I was done with everything about her. I even threatened not to return home again. Well, we both knew I wouldn't keep those words, not when my Carie is living with her. I would always come home to her. I took Carie to school before I drove back home. I got a call from Paul, letting me know Logan didn't go to school. He didn't know what was wrong with him since he didn't let him into his flat, and when I asked if anything happened the day before, he claimed nothing out of the ordinary occurred. Logan just asked for a drive, then he ate at a diner before he took him home. He hadn't left his flat since they returned, which was odd. Paul was waiting outside when I got in. “You can leave,” I said to him as I headed to the lift. My stomach twisted with worry as I watched the numbers go up
JULESCarissa almost talked my ears off immediately after she returned home. She was that happy to see me. Ever since I started working for Mr Thompson, I hardly went home unless when on a break, and even at that, I didn't have the luxury of spending the entire day with them as I had hoped. “Daddy, read a bedtime story for me!” Carie called out from her bedroom. “Am I not enough?” I heard Carissa respond. After dinner, while I washed the dishes, Carrisa had taken her in for a bath and a night tuck-in. “I'll be with you shortly,” I responded, drying my hands on the towel. I placed it back in its position and headed to my baby's room. She was arguing with Carrisa when I stepped in, and she immediately smiled sweetly at me. “Daddy!”“Baby girl.” I walked over to her side and placed a kiss on her forehead. “Which fairytale are we reading today?”“Mariposa!”“Mariposa?” I reached for the book she gave me, opened and started reading.“Traitor,” Carrisa muttered under her breath when Ca
LOGANThat damned bastard. He was probably with the lady he spoke with on the phone yesterday. I can't believe I spent the entire night thinking of him, and ended up with dark eye circles that made me look like a zombie, only for him to look refreshed. He must be happy to visit her. Else, he wouldn't look like he was literally floating. I gripped the pen in my hand. If only I could get information about the woman, he went to see. I'll…Wait, what will I do?Confront her?What will I say? That I'm his lover? Will she even believe me?More importantly, will it be worth it? Fighting for a man who didn't like me. Jules wouldn't be thrilled if he heard it, and then….“Earth to Logan.”I blinked, realising I had blanked out mid-lecture. “Are we done?”“For some minutes now.” She got up and reached for her handbag. “Let's go. I'm craving rice buns. We need to hurry before it's sold out.”“I don't think I'll escort you today.” I got up. “There's something I need to take care of. I'm skippi
JULESLogan is pissed at me. At first, I thought he was just throwing a tantrum because of what I said to him at the garage, but it has been hours since he left my flat, and he hasn't returned. I knew he was in his, since his music had been blasting for hours now. He was just lucky none of the neighbours filed a complaint.I figured he would be out of it by tomorrow, but when morning came, I realised we were in for a freaking long ride because, tell me, why hadn't he even glanced my way since he entered the car? It was odd for someone who was constantly in my hair, asking me questions and trying to get me to notice him every chance he got. “I won't be around this afternoon. I took permission from your Dad about it. Another guard will stay with you —”“Whatever.” He took out his AirPods and put them in his ears to block out everything I was saying. The car went quiet except for the faint thump of bass leaking from his AirPods. The bastard must have increased the volume so he wouldn't
He whipped his head towards me so fast; it was a miracle he didn't snap his neck. “What did you just say?”“She's a man,” I whispered, feeling guilty. I had yelled that out in the spur of the moment because I felt bad he liked her and not me. I didn't like the way he confessed that he would fuck her if she came on to him. “Impossible,” he mumbled and looked up. “There's no way.”“She is, and I'm telling you that. There's no way I'll lie about a friend.” I drew in an exasperated breath. “Would you want me to be like that? I can go under the knife for you if that's what you wish. I can even —”“What sort of rubbish are you talking about?” He narrowed his eyes. “Are you dense? Why will you alter your body for a man?!! Are you that desperate? Have you even thought about the future??? What about your dad? Do you think he'll be happy to lose his only son because he changed his biological appearance for his guard??!”I gulped. I'd thought I had seen Jules pissed, but it was nowhere near how







