“Miss, you should go home. Everyone has left. I’m closing the office down,” said the security guard. Brooklyn looked up from the screen. She knew it was late but Nikolas hadn’t at all summoned her or come to take her back. “Is Mr. Ardolf there in his office?” Asked Brooklyn hesitantly. The guard shook his head.“Sir has left twenty minutes back,” he informed her. Brooklyn’s eyes widened hearing the information. She panicked as she had no idea about the way to his house. “Could you tell me where he lives? I’m new here and don’t know the way back,” she asked him. He looked hesitant, not wanting to give out the information to her. “I’m not sure about this, ma’am

In the wee hours of the morning, Nikolas woke up and quietly left her room, up the staircase, the same way that he had come in. He knew that Brooklyn would wake up in the morning and react to his presence in her bedroom and that too, on her bed. He sighed and walked into his washroom to take a cold shower. For the first time in his life, he needed it. He had never in his life felt any urge or desire for a woman’s body. He hated the species and had never indulged in any physical intimacy with a single woman to date. Sometimes, he doubted his own affinities but last night it had all changed. Just sleeping with Brooklyn, wrapped up in her arms had unleashed a side to him that had been hidden for so long. For the first time, he desired her immensely, for the first time he felt aroused to the point of losing his mind. But one look at Brooklyn’s innocent face made him control his urges. He couldn’t add to her trauma. He would never force h

Feeling extremely conscious of herself, Brooklyn looked away. She stopped mid-stretch and placed her arms down, pulling her top, down as well. She realized one thing from his behavior. She might be really looking odd in the dress she was wearing. She knew that it wasn’t up to the mark but what could she do? She didn’t possess anything better. It was lunchtime and Nikolas’s food arrived and he sat down to eat but one look at Brooklyn, hiding behind her desktop made his heart clench. He couldn’t eat a single bite. “Brooklyn, come here,” he yelled at her. Startled, Brooklyn rushed out of her cubicle and stood in front of him, taking care not to look at the delicious food spread out in front of him. Her stomach grumbled for food but she didn’t have any money to buy herself anything. “Yes, Mr. Ardolf, did y

Brooklyn rushed out just in time to see Nikolas climb into his car. She ran and got into the passenger seat, breathing hard. Would he leave for work without her? “Sorry, I overslept,” she mumbled apologetically. Nikolas gave her an amused look. He wondered whether he was the cause of it! “I see! Maybe lost in a dream?” He said, starting the ignition. From the deep flush of color that crept to her cheeks hearing his words, Nikolas was eager to tell her that he wasn’t a dream. He was real! “Not at all,” Brooklyn denied, looking away from his probing eyes and concentrating on her seat belt. Nikolas drove in silence, his wicked mind thinking of ways to tell her that he was the one in her dreams. Brooklyn wasn’t keen to talk more in case he took offense and brought up last night’s encounter. Strangely

Nikolas met his trusted manager but after one peg, he was eager to get away. Brooklyn’s words rang in his ears and he wondered if she was missing him or not. He eventually took his leave and left Harry Shelburne's house and went back. It was well past midnight and he knew that Brooklyn might have gone to sleep. He wanted to sleep with her like every day but when he tried her door he noted that it was locked from inside. Disappointed, he went to his room to freshen up and go to sleep. It was a restless night indeed as his heart, body, and mind longed for Brooklyn. He had no idea when just a whim became a burning need for him. He realized that this dependency wasn’t healthy. He needed to do something about it. The next morning, Brooklyn woke up feeling extremely tired and disappointed. Her dream man hadn’t visited her in her dreams and she just couldn’t figure out the reason. Sh