Gabe peered into Raine’s home office and saw him seated behind his desk talking seriously to someone on the phone. He wasn’t frowning so Gabe guessed that he was probably not angry but then men were so used to hiding their emotions behind a mask. “Come in Gabe.” Raine said after a minute. Gabe startled and froze wondering how Raine knew he was there. “There’s a camera outside in the hallway.” Raine informed him. “Oh.” Gabe stumbled into the office and walked over to the desk. “Are you busy?”. “No I’m not. What’s up?”. He asked. 

Meira tossed and turned on her bed unable to sleep as she wondered what Raine was doing at the so called dinner meeting. He had probably lied about it and it wasn’t really a dinner meeting but a date.Meira huffed annoyed with herself.  “What is wrong with you Meira? It is none of your business what he does with his life.” She scolded herself. “Go to sleep.” She turned on her side and shut her eyes then she began to count sheep in her head and various other nursery rhymes until she fell asleep. *******Meira walked into the dining room with a bright smile on her face the next morning but it dimmed a little when she saw Raine talking to the twins about someth

Two days laterRaine smirked at the commotion the parents of the expelled pupils were causing in the headmistress’ office and he stood back enjoying the scene until the headmistress turned her head and saw him leaning against the wall over the shoulder of one of the parents and waved him over. “Good morning Mr Cruz.” Mrs Lincoln greeted as he approached her.  “Morning ma’am.” Raine shook hands with her. “What is he doing here? I’m sure he’s not a parent.” One of the fathers said. Raine turned to look at the man who spoke and fixed him with a steely gaze. “I might not be a parent but I’m Gabriel

Tamara King stood by the floor to ceiling window in the presidential suite overlooking the parking lot of the hotel hoping she’d see Raine arrive but she knew she’d have to use binoculars to see anything all the way down from the thirtieth floor. “What’s keeping him?”. She wondered as she picked up her phone to check for missed calls from him but there was nothing. She hated waiting for anyone but this was Raine Emerson Cruz – gorgeous multi-billionaire extraordinaire. He was a man any woman would kill to be with but somehow he had evaded the clutches of every woman he came across. Both extremely rich and pauper as well. She’d been taken by surprise when she got his call and he’d sounded… like a man who was desperately in need of what a woman’s body could offer and of course she’d immediately said yes. She wasn’t stupid.If she could get his body one time…

Meira expected that her church members would rally around her and support her after what they knew she had gone through in the hands of Stella, but no they didn’t do that, instead they cast their judgmental eyes on her and backstabbed her like Stella’s death was her fault.   “If she continues coming to this church then I won’t come again.” She heard a woman say behind her. “How can she kill her fellow woman in cold blood and still be set free?".   Meira expected the pastor to be a sensible and wise leader but unfortunately for her he also joined the crowd by preaching about taking laws into one’s hands and citing her as an example indirectly.   She felt Raine go rigid beside her and put her hand on his forearm as if to restrain him but she didn’t know from what exactly.   “Excuse me.” Raine’s voice raised over the noise of the microphone interrupting the pastor from continuing his sermon. &nb