Lennox's heart skidded to a stop, restarted, and pumped blood so viciously, that he thought he was having a heart attack. In a panic, he jerked away and shoved at Sophia-regretting instantly because of the strength he'd put in, as he watched her tumble off the bed and land on the floor with a Yelp.Lennox's head felt foggy as he got to his feet, and put some distance between himself and Sophia, who was struggling to get on her feet, her eyes screaming unbelievable, but the blush spreading over her face also showed that she was dying from embarrassment, but her annoyance won out as she opened her mouth."What the hell, why did you shove me like that. I could have broken my backbone and then what" she said, her chest heaving and drawing his attention.The image of Melissa flashed in his head, her accusing gaze and he snapped out of whatever it was that Sophia was making him feel. Even if It was all a game to her, he didn't want to encourage her. He knew his darkness, and it only destroy

The beat thrumming through the air felt liberating as Sophia lost herself in its rhythm. She swung her arms in the air, the alcohol in the solo cup she held spilling at every thrust of her arm.Lennox. Lennox. Lennox. The name never left her head even though she'd tried to drown him out with alcohol as soon as she'd arrived, when that didn't work, she switched to dancing him out of her system.Someone grabbed her arm, halting her moves. Sophia turned to see Ivan smiling at her."I've been looking for you all night. I thought you didn't come".Sophia grinned, the smile not quite soothing the ache in her chest. "I wouldn't have missed this for the world. Your party was just what I needed to unwind"."I'm glad that you're having fun," he said, then hesitated, glancing around at the others who seemed a little lost in their world. He leaned closer, making alarm bells shoot off like crazy in Sophia alcohol fuddled brain. "Hey, I have a surprise for you, will you come with me for a moment.

Sana stepped into Oliver's office and felt a rush of adrenaline as he sat straighter and put his phone away. Sana was surprised to learn that little detail about herself. She loved being in control of all Oliver's actions, she wanted him to need her, hence why she'd been researching how to take better care of him as a mistress.It was funny, she'd always taken care of him and had done almost everything for him in the past, yet she hadn't connected the dot.Oliver was only reckless because he was looking for something he didn't know he needed, and neither did she.Sana sighed. She missed her friends and she knew she'd have been able to discuss whatever her issue was with them, especially Bianca. Sana felt if anyone was dominant in the three of them, she wouldn't be surprised if it was Bianca, because she seemed always in control.Sana had also been seeing Bianca and Sophia together, so she knew they were friends again. It felt like a betrayal, but she couldn't fault them because Bianca

Sophia sat staring at her schedule pad in the board room as the manager of each department took their turn to present the progress they had made so far and how their technique had affected their sales but she couldn't listen and she didn't want to look at Lennox either, or at Sana or Andria who looked like she'd lost a lot of pound in just a few weeks of the competition. Sophia didn't want to pity her and it got easier since she was seething internally at Lennox.How dare he tell her to her face that the kiss had been a mistake, and that he only wanted a working relationship. Why kiss her at all in the first place if he was going to call it a mistake later on. Sophia hated him, yeah, the thin line between love and hate was suddenly very real to her, especially not after she witnessed the pretty model hanging on his arm like she belonged there, and he'd also allowed her to kiss him but he had pushed her off when she'd tried to. Sophia glanced in his direction and his gaze connected w

Jenny slammed her hand on the table and Vince flinched as he glanced up from his food to stare at her, one of his eyebrows arched."What the hell, that was totally unnecessary, you could have just called my name you know".Jenny glared, the veins on her neck straining against her pale skin. "You lied to me about Lennox. You said he was still the same, grieving over Melissa when he was not" she accused and Vince took a suffering breath before he leaned back on his seat."The last time I saw him, he was really down, and he just looked like he was contemplating suicide so I freaked. I wouldn't lie about it, but if you say he's all better now, then we should celebrate"."Celebrate" she scoffed. "What are we going to celebrate, the fact that he didn't become happy because of me, but some dumb assistance" she bit out, clenching her fist as if it took all her willpower to let the words out of her lips. Vince's eyes widened then narrowed."Lennox has an assistant? Why do I find that super har