MasukRIVER’S POV
“I never said I forgot how to fuck a woman. I just said I hadn’t fucked in a long while.” Was that his excuse for mounting me like a beast last night? My legs trembled as I slipped out of bed, every muscle screaming in protest. My butt ached like hell, and between my thighs, I could still feel the soreness and the fullness of him. Did I regret what I had done last night? Fucking no… The alcohol had caused more chaos than I ever would in a normal state of mind. I wouldn’t be that bold to walk up to a man and ask him for a night. A blush crept up my cheeks remembering that. I got dressed without panties; this monster in bed had ripped them to pieces, together with my garter. I tiptoed to get my purse across the hotel room, trying my best not to wake him. Pulling out a dollar bill and a red lipstick, I applied it on my lips before pressing them down on the clean note, leaving my lip’s imprint. A dollar might add up to his wealth, plucking my rose was an even bigger payment. A mocking smile curled on my lips as I folded the dollar and placed it on the nightstand. I couldn’t stop my eyes from lingering on him a little… and pride swirled in me for letting myself get fucked by this creature who lay in bed like a king, chest rising softly, with fine chiseled abs that I imagined waking up to every morning… Should this even be a thought for a woman who had just gotten her heart broken by someone of the same species? “Men.” The only things they give are empty promises, sweet lies, and fake forevers… This creature of sin had also started with a lie — erectile dysfunction and playing hard to get, just to shake my womb to numbness. I let the thought slide, my eyes giving his rod of sin one last look before leaving with my heels in my hands, not making a sound. --- STORMS CO 7:00 AM Seems the news had gone viral already. My co-worker looked at me with pity. “No more wedding, is it?” “Let me be, Mark.” I rolled my eyes at my desk partner, a burning headache seeping through. I hadn’t even had proper sleep because of sex?—and now I was getting questioned by everyone. “Gerald gave you two more days off.” My immediate boss had already given me three days off — two for my bachelorette night and one for my supposed big day. “Everyone knows the wedding won’t take place…” I shrugged. “You could’ve used that to… mend your broken heart.” I shifted my glasses properly to rest on my nose. “The old man is stepping down today, and we’ll be introduced to our new boss soon… I just pray he isn’t someone hot-headed.” As Mark babbled on, I watched my phone vibrate on my desk. I couldn’t take Helen’s nagging for leaving her at the party without coming back—or Peter’s messages. What does he have to say? Feed me more lies? I watched one of the thousand messages pop onto my screen: “Babe, can you just come outside and hear me out?” Son of a bitch. Just as I made to continue compiling files on the system, a commotion started from behind—muffled shouting—until I heard the familiar voice of Peter. “Let me in! I just need to talk to her, Rivers!” “Whoa, drama on a Monday morning!” I sprang up, eyes widening. As I made my way to the reception office, I heard footsteps behind—probably other workers ready to lose their jobs like me. And there was Peter, trying to break free from two security guards, a shaky smile on his lips and a sigh of relief when he saw me. “Ri…River.” I walked up to him in hurried steps, keeping a fair distance between us. “What do you want?” He looked like a mess—his shirt rumpled, two different pairs of shoes on his feet—as he stared back at me in desperation. “Rivers, please, hear me out.” “Ca…can we just not do this now?” I choked back tears, gulping slightly. My throat felt parched and dry. “You’re putting my job at risk, Peter…” “I promise to leave if you promise the wedding will still continue. We have the hall set already, your favorite flowers… babe, I’m sorry. You know I would never cheat on you. I don’t want her, I want you…” “Then why did you do it?!” I was yelling now, my eyes about to pop out with the force I had used. “Why?” “I…I was drunk.” I scoffed hearing that lame excuse. “I was stupid… it won’t happen again…” He tugged his arms out of the security’s hold as he fell to his knees, and I wondered why they still let him stay—why the murmurs from everyone watching felt pitiful. Like this was entertainment. Like I would take him back? Hell no. I caught him in bed with my friend. If it was any other woman, it could’ve been different. But my best friend? “Let’s make things right…” “There is no us.” I closed my eyes, releasing a shaky breath. “I never cheated, and I’m not ready to make anything right, Peter. Could you please stop embarrassing me and get up…” “I lov—” “What’s going on here?” A deep yet calm baritone voice cut through the tense air. Heads turned towards the entrance and the murmuring died instantly. Without looking up, I could feel the power resonating from this person. It was commanding… my breath itched. The worst decision was looking up to see who it was—because when I did, the world froze around me. My lips parted slightly as I stared at the tall man in a tailored dark suit, standing next to Gerald. My One Night Stand…I couldn't have seen it wrong, I scoffed blinking again, wondering if my glasses had reached its expiration date…It was really him, the man whose magical dick had driven me into temporary amnesia. “The company is not usually like this, Mr. Storm. I’m sorry you have to see this.” Gerald came to stand in front of him, but his gaze wouldn’t leave mine and I swore I saw him smirk. “I’ll take any punishment, sir.” “Let’s go. Once Gerald knows you’re the cause of this, you’re fucked...Bad Monday, Terrible Monday…in front of the new boss! We are all going to lose our jobs.” Mark pulled me by the arm, almost making me stumble. Peter’s pleas began to fade as Mark continued pulling me away, and I am certain Peter was being thrown out. It felt like I was having a panic attack when realization dawned on me. I fucked my boss! Shit, I fucked my boss! Now I’m fucked!RIVER'S POV 3 DAYS LATER “You said you were on holiday, River, but the company seems to be running fine. Now tell me what’s going on. Did you get fired? Ever since that night, you became distant — you won’t tell me shit, you won’t tell me why you weren’t picking my calls… I am sick and worried.” I held the phone a bit far from my ear when Helen’s voice got louder with every word. My sleepy jobless ass coiled up on my couch. “Can’t a girl choose to be idle?” I slurred. “Did you quit, River? Oh shit, tell me you didn’t.” I had been a terrible friend. This was the time I chose isolation as a cure. I hadn’t told her what had transpired in the last five days — how I let myself to a man like a whore and how I let myself be seen like one. My boss, who clearly needed a 24-hour therapy session, had asked me to be his baby mama… no strings attached. He thinks his billion-dollar company fazes me. All I cared about was my salary — earned with the effort I had put into my work. “Is this be
RIVER’S POV My hands weren't steady on the keyboard; I knew I was going to get fired. I knew Gerald was typing my resignation letter now. He—the new boss—wouldn't let someone of low status, no morals like me, who had behaved shitty in a club, stay in his company; this I knew. This morning I hadn’t regretted what I had done, but now I could only imagine how smoothly today would have gone if I hadn’t gone to the club last night—or if Peter hadn’t cheated. “Seems you’re ready to lose this job…” Mark whispered beside me, and I looked back at the screen just to see the data I had entered was incorrect. I just can’t take all this shit anymore. The next minute, I was stumbling my way toward the ladies’ restroom, my guts tingling as I searched hastily for the toilet bowl before burying my head into it, puking my stomach empty. Tears of frustration rolled down my cheeks the more I vomited. If I made it out of here alive, I was going to a karaoke bar to cry my shits out. Men. Men… danger
RIVER’S POV “I never said I forgot how to fuck a woman. I just said I hadn’t fucked in a long while.” Was that his excuse for mounting me like a beast last night? My legs trembled as I slipped out of bed, every muscle screaming in protest. My butt ached like hell, and between my thighs, I could still feel the soreness and the fullness of him. Did I regret what I had done last night? Fucking no… The alcohol had caused more chaos than I ever would in a normal state of mind. I wouldn’t be that bold to walk up to a man and ask him for a night. A blush crept up my cheeks remembering that. I got dressed without panties; this monster in bed had ripped them to pieces, together with my garter. I tiptoed to get my purse across the hotel room, trying my best not to wake him. Pulling out a dollar bill and a red lipstick, I applied it on my lips before pressing them down on the clean note, leaving my lip’s imprint. A dollar might add up to his wealth, plucking my rose was an even bigger paym
RIVER'S POV, LAS VEGAS, 7:54 PM."River, drop that. Fuck it, I don't know how I ended up here...with her. I really don't know what got into me, I swear to God!""Ms. River, you shouldn't be holding that."I couldn't stop the tears falling down my cheeks as I held the gun to my fiance in a hotel room. Two days from now was supposed to be our wedding, where we would promise ourselves forever. But here he was, with my best friend, Natasha.My fingers trembled on the trigger as Peter began inching forward, still kneeling on the bed, with Natasha hiding under the coverlet. The hotel room door was open, and there were judging gazes. Everyone urged me to put the gun down, but they would have done worse in this scenario. Right now, I felt numb; going to prison wasn't even one of my fears now."River, he's not worth it...give that to me." Helen, who had just walked in, pulled the gun out of my hand with ease, hurling it hard against Peter's face. A sharp cry tore from his throat. She threw on







