All Chapters of His Claws On My Neck: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Dazed by the smell, Leal closed her eyes and inhaled the fragrant scent. The aroma delivered her into the seven levels of heaven just by smelling it. It smelled like rosewood, but extra fragrant. How could one smell so heavenly in New York? She felt like she was in a cloud upon smelling the fragrance, so she couldn’t help but follow where the earthy scent came from. Opening her eyes, she was greeted by the tall tower of one of the top-ranking companies in the state.Leal’s mouth hung open at the sight of the overwhelming structure.The building looked to be at least fifty floors tall and was made up of glass and dark concrete. She looked so small in front of it! Continuing her mission, she walked over to the entrance of the company. She knew she wasn’t going to be able to get in but she’d wanted to try at least. The smell was driving her insane and she knew her conscience and curiosity wouldn’t leave her alone if she returned now.Surprisingly, the sliding door was left ajar and she w

Trigger warning: sexual harassment, mentions of anxiety.Tears blurred Leal’s vision as she desperately tried to avoid the forceful slams of Dion’s liquor bottle on her throbbing head. She was feeling dizzy from the impact as she was slowly weakening from all the blood that was pooling on the bed.Dion looked as if he’s lost his mind and had gone completely crazy from all the frustration that built up, tears were also running down his cheek as he never seemed to get tired from all the violence.“Dion, stop! Please!” Begged Leal in a hoarse voice, she kept yelling at him to stop but he seemed as if oblivious to all her whims.She only stopped when she felt a sticky substance spill down to the bed, from her mouth. She started breathing deeply, suddenly losing touch with everything. Her mind had gone hazy, keeping her from thinking straight. Leal’s world was spinning as her hands dropped to her side, tired of restraining.Her head was caught in a haywire as she struggled to keep her cons

“Just a cut below the shoulder, please.” The hairdresser showed her a photo of an Instagram model with short hair. “Yes, like that.”It was the following day, and she had just decided to go to a hair parlor to cut her hair. It might just be her being tired of her waist-long dark brown hair or because she was miserable, but either would still make her cut her hair.Besides, her hair will go for donation to make wigs of cancer kids, so it didn’t make Leal feel bad since it was cut off for a good cause. Once the cut was over, her mouth was agape while looking at the unfamiliar person in her reflection. She softly touched her hair, its soft strands kissing her palm and falling back elegantly. Her head indeed felt light. It was a beautiful shoulder-length cut with soft curls.“Thank you so much,” she smiled at the kind hairdresser and paid for the service.As soon as she left the parlor, she stepped outside, looking at the far avenue where a two-story building captured her attention, where

Confused by the sudden change in her emotions, Axel’s smile completely vanished, and his questioning eyes darted to her retreating figure.What just happened?One moment she was just in front of her, the emotions in her eyes mixed with astonishment and bewilderment, then the next it was void of any, with her shoulders turning cold towards him and leaving him suspended in the air.When she closed his door, his senses came back to him. Though he was still a bit confused, he quickly pressed his intercom. Not a mere second later, his secretary immediately storms into his office.“You called for me, Sir?”He nodded. “Alert the guards to watch out for a girl in a beige trench coat, a scarf, and black boots. Take her back to me.”“Isn’t that the girl you brought inside, Sir?” She asked, her brows furrowed in confusion.“Yes, now tell them! She might’ve left the building already!”His secretary rushed outside, as he exasperatedly sighed and leaned back on his chair. He can’t let her go. Not w

Leal wiped her tears as soon as she left the office. She went ahead after getting the assurance she needed from her manager.She’s keeping her job, thank God.She leaned in the wall outside her manager’s office, as her knees weakened from pretending to be unaffected by his presence for too long. She tried so hard to not look at him in the eyes, not even in his direction.While taking deep breathing exercises, she could hear the faint conversation between Axel and her manager inside. He’s probably complaining about the stain on his white dress shirt.She went out of the restaurant and exited through its back exit for employees, where she was greeted by the dark alley. Beside the door was a tall mountain of garbage, so she immediately walked away from the stinking smell. What added was the familiar rosewood scent that made her itch her nose. The door opened and from the light inside, his figure shadowed on the dark concrete surface.Leal sighed.“How have you been?” He asked as he leane