Madison exhaled slowly, raking her fingers through her hair in exhaustion. She stifled a yawn that threatened to escape her lips by covering it with her fist, and then she sighed deeply. She wasn't sure why she had awakened all of a sudden, but it didn't put her at ease. The last thing she wanted to do was think. She just wanted to have a long sleep… long enough to drown out all those thoughts, but now she couldn't go back to sleep. No matter how hard she tried to, her mind kept going back to the call with Damien. To say she was in shock would be an understatement. Madison wasn't even sure how she felt about all of it. The things he had said, the way he was acting… she didn't know what to make of it. From his apology, the things he had said to her, and for the first time since she had met him again, he had spoken to her without a trace of anger in his voice. He even seemed genuine, and to Madison, that wasn't something she could believe all of a sudden. It was still quite stran

"You're still here?" Damien paused in his tracks as he sighted Alvarez standing at the exit of the office building. Damien had a late meeting which had lasted nearly three hours, and after that, he had stayed to finish up a project he had abandoned for a while now. Although he had eaten a few hours ago, he still felt quite hungry, and what he planned to do was go home and find a way to relax after eating. His bones felt cramped as well. Alvarez smiled at his best friend from the door, “Well, I'm head of security, remember? And you're the owner of this company and my boss. If you leave late, so do I.” He chuckled and Damien narrowed his eyes, laughing at the same time, "I can't tell if that was accusatory or affectionate.”Alvarez shrugged with a wink, "Whichever you want it to be. It’s up to you.”"Asshole.” Damien shot back. They both burst into laughter at the same time, and as they both walked out of the building and towards the car park, Damien looked back at his friend, “Drin

KATHERINEKatherine wrinkled her nose, sighing as the airport taxi dropped her at the hotel that had been reserved for her. It wasn't the usual five-star hotel she’d have wanted, and everything looked disgusting to her, but she decided to endure it. After all, her future depended on all this she was doing, and it was only for a few days. Soon she would go back to her paradise, satisfied and fulfilled. Her men had booked this hotel because it was the closest to the town where Madison lived, and the thought of lodging at the much better hotel and then driving hours to get to this town was not appealing, so she had decided to make use of what she got. She had gotten the details of Damien's flight earlier, so she decided to take a flight ahead of him. She wanted to get here before him as it would give her time to survey the surroundings, and know exactly what she was up against. Her men had been investigating for weeks and they had come up with very useful information, but Katherine

KATHERINEKatherine tipped the third glass of tequila to her lips, swallowing the contents of the glass cup in one gulp.She slammed the glass down on the table again, and slid it over to the bartender for another refill and he poured the drink all to obligingly. She had promised him a good tip, so he would definitely do as she ordered. She needed this alcohol. It would drown her frustrations away, and make her stop thinking about a certain cranky bitch getting on her nerves amongst other things. After she had found out where Madison lived and worked, she had finally decided to go into the city to lodge in a better hotel. She couldn’t keep staying in that mold looking hotel more like motel, and worse still the building reminded her so much of Madison’s dilapidated house.Try as she may, she just couldn't stop herself from feeling irritated at the dingy hotel, and so she had ordered her men to drive her into the city and now she was much more comfortable in the new hotel room. After

"So… did you like it?" Gina asked, smiling widely at Madison as they both packed in freshly baked bread into open cartons and moved them to where it would be taken for further transportation. This was the first time they had been placed to work in the same station, and Madison was a tad bit elated. The only time she got to see her friend was during lunch breaks, or after work when they would walk home together, but now it was so much nicer working with her. At least she had someone to talk to while simultaneously doing her job, and as usual Gina was lively and fun to be with. Madison laughed at her friend's expression, “Ah, don't get ahead of yourself now.” She teased, "But I won’t lie yes it was simply delicious. I have never had better potato porridge in my life!" She exclaimed, quickly placing a hand over her mouth when she realized her voice was quite loud, and someone could overhear them. Gina knowingly smirked with satisfaction, "See? I told you you'd love it. You're welcome