StephaniePop went my little bubble, I can’t believe I was that stupid that I thought I had actually gotten away with it. A shiver ran down my spine as my head began to pound, I was struggling to focus on what Carter was saying all his words blurring in my head.‘What?’ confusion filtered through me, I head Carter huff annoyed with me.‘Tell me Stephanie love if your boss is paying you to sleep with him, why can’t I have the same deal,’ his ice-cold voice breaks me out of my scrambled head.‘Fuck you, Carter! I am not being paid to sleep with my boss!’ my anger was through the roof over taking any fear that I had. How dare he accuse me of that of something I would never do!Is that how he see’s me some cheap whore to satisfy his lust before discarding me to move onto someone else.‘How dare you!’ I spat at him no longer caring about my voice being too loud, I could no longer hear the water of the shower running anymore. All I could hear was Carters manic chuckle.‘See that’s where you

The relief I felt in his arms was incredible. I had planned on telling him everything, but the words kept catching in my throat. Just saying it out loud to him made it incredibly real. I didn’t want to go to jail, not now or ever. Especially as my life was finally going in the right direction, no constant stress of having to hold everything together.I had never realized the weight of that, the impact it was having on me. In the short time I had been here I had noticed the change already. I always slept but the difference sleeping in some one’s arms that feeling of being protected from the harsh reality of life, was indescribable. I truly had never felt anything like this my feelings for Jake were so strong they scared me.It was truly eye-opening having someone see you for everything you are and still want to be with you. Even Connor the man I thought I would spend my life with, my feelings for him don’t compare. Every time life seems to want to knock me down a little further, Jake i

StephanieThe day of the trial was finally here. my stomach was in knots for so many reasons. I was sat on the first-row bench behind the table Jake, Todd and Lyla were sitting on, Jake turned to look at me giving me a soft smile, he knew how difficult today was going to be for me. It was déjà vu, an ominous feeling crept over me putting me on edge as I fiddled with my hands.Sitting beside me was Matt and Dylan much to Jake’s annoyance, I didn’t care though as they were shielding me from Carter and his team. Now that I knew some of the horrors, he had instore for me, whenever I felt his eyes on me, I wanted to be sick. I was wearing some of the clothes that Jake had insisted he buy for me, I didn’t want to feel indebted to him, I knew he had money but honestly, I was happy with the clothes I wore. I was now in a black tailored suite with a black silk shirt. Everything fitted like a glove, despite my slim figure the clothes managed to show my curves, something I enjoyed when I was get

JakeStephanie had been quiet all evening, she had barely eaten anything only humming in response to anything I had said. I had noticed the change in her when she returned to court, I’d assumed it was because of what happened with our first key witness. Luckily the rest of the day had passed by without any issues.When we got back, she had run to the bathroom, at least that’s what I thought but the package she was holding was gone. I’d had enough of this weird silent treatment, something I had always hated.‘Stephanie, for fucks sake what is the matter!’ I slammed my fist on the table, it was harsher than I had planned her wide eyes looking up at me startled by my outburst, she shakes her head before biting her lip. The urge to spank her for being like this crosses my mind but I push it away. She will have her reasons I just don’t know why she won’t share it with me. Her brow has still got that look of worry, but her eyes hold a tinge of guilt.She shakes her head curtaining her hair

Jake Court had been an actual bitch today, Lyla was driving me made with the fact she insisted things move along quicker. I had explained countless times that the success of the case required the evidence to be given clearly, the jury needed to have all the facts, if we rushed through something there was a chance it would seem like we were hiding something. Which in fact we were. It’s why Lyla wanted to have the whole thing over with. To make matters worse I missed seeing Stephanie throughout the day, just having her here made me feel better. Carter the prick was still being a scheming dick, but I could tell he wasn’t succeeding as he kept being rash in court. The fact she was safe, and he couldn’t get to her made things easier, trouble was I had noticed the look in her eyes each time I left her, I wasn’t going to be able to keep her there much longer. I had asked some of my friends to look into Carter for me, James was a tech billionaire and good friend, he had a way of finding ou