[ Author's pov ]Emerald was walking back to her room to ignore unwanted attention from her sister in law whose prying eyes were fixed on her only."I heard what happened last night."Emerald's legs stopped in her tracks.She hated it specially coming from a person she really not wished to indulge in a conversation."You can sit here and enjoy your coffee.I won't bite I swear."Surprisingly,her voice was coated in sweetness much for Emerald to digest."Its nice of you Dalliah but I would be fine in my room."She tried to cut their forced conversation as quickly as possible."Come on sister in law."Dalliah patted the space beside her.Having no other choice,she unwillingly changed her path to the living room.Dalliah passed her a broad smile showing her perfect set of white teeth.Emerald seated on the farthest corner from Dall

[ Emerald ]I could here many voices in the background.I felt them very familiar but couldn't differentiate,to whom they belong.All around me was pitch black,no single ray of light.I knew I was in my own bed by their soft feeling on my back and my lavender shampoo fragrance deeply absorbed by the pillows but why couldn't I move my body?I realized in the next moment that I had my eyes closed and I was having a great difficulty in opening them.Last I could recall Davian's derogatory interrogation and his inappropriate recreation of my assault and gradually my body gave up.Struggling,I tried to open my eyes but they seemed to be glued together. Gathering all my strength I finally move my eye lids and welcomed the filtered rays of the sun.I cursed my bold act and shut them again.It was too much for my lazy eyes which had been resting for several hours.After a couple of minutes,I slowly adju

[ Emerald ]I tapped my feet impatiently on the floor waiting for my once-upon-a-time best friend to open the door of her apartment.Believe me,I have been waiting at her door for over ten minutes,rang the bell four times.What was taking her so long to open a fucking door?"Damm where are you Courtney?I swear if you won't open the door in next five seconds,I'll break it.Remember,I am a black belt."I barked on the wooden door in a hope,she would hear me.OneTwoThreeFourFiveSixSeve-And finally the door creaked open after ages revealing my best friend's 'once in a blue moon' face."I thought my best friend used to live here but who are you Ms?The new resident?"I shot daggers in her directio

[ Author's pov ] Emerald craddled the glass of whisky in her hands,cuddling cozily in the single sofa.She stared all around her surroundings.A private room on the top of a night club. So much happened since her marriage and it was another addition in her the tragedies of her life. Courtney is a closed chapter now. Emerald was immensely grateful for Damien's friendly courtesy who welcomed him when her cab halted in the pavement of his club of coarse through back entrance. He didn't ask her anything and she was pleased.She barely held her tears back,if he pressed her to vent out her sorrows,she would had broken into heart clenching cries. "Should I drop you at your place?"Damien broke the ice between them after a long pause of an hour or so,he observed her expressions changing swifter than possible.She was trying to compose herself ans act str

[ Davian ]I put my coat on the back of the leather chair and settled myself on the it.A smile curved on my lips finding my coffee and schedule .It means Olivia had come.This woman has not only proved herself a worthy employee also manages my office hours equally smoother.On her first week of doing job in my company.At least she is better than my useless wife and her friend that b*tch Courtney.She thought that she has capacity to tame my heart which actually doesn't exist.I clenched my fists in anger recalling the last night when denied me sex because she felt guilty of sabotaging her best friend.Now she can go to hell as well.Leaning on my leather chair,I remembered the first day,she started her job as my personal assistant."Impressive."I muttered taking a sip.I opened the file which contains biannual report of Knight Inc.'s Income and ex