All Chapters of A One Night Stand That Felt Like Revenge: Chapter 141 - Chapter 150

SereneMy legs felt weak, as if they might collapse beneath me. I was completely drained. The day’s events had stretched on for what felt like a lifetime, and all I wanted was to be safely inside my own home before I broke down entirely.A taxi. That was the only thing I needed. One simple cab to carry me away from this disaster.I waited for what seemed like forever, checking my phone again and again. Five minutes went by, then ten. It was rush hour, and every taxi that passed had its light off, already occupied.Just as I was about to surrender and face the crowded subway in my fragile state, a grey BMW pulled over right in front of me. The window slid down, and my heart seemed to stop in my chest."Russell? What are you doing out here?"Kaelon’s voice, full of concern, cut through the evening. I bent down to look inside the car, and my stomach sank as I saw the full picture.Kaelon was in the driver’s seat, looking as handsome as ever in his work suit, his tie undone. But he was no

SereneMy eyes opened at 6:30 AM, pulled from a shallow, restless sleep by the alarm. My mind had not stopped all night, circling through every embarrassing detail from the day before and feeding on the fear of what would come next as Maxwell Arden’s new assistant.I turned over and went completely still. Through the cheap walls, I heard my mother’s voice from the kitchen. She was already up, no doubt making coffee and preparing for what she had called our ‘serious talk’.Fuck.I snatched my phone. I had to be at the office by 8:30. That left less than two hours to get past my mother, become Russell, and cross the city to Arden and Sons.The issue was, my mother had planted herself between me and the front door like a sentry. There was no way I could walk past her dressed as a man without giving her a coronary.I needed help.“Nola! Nola!” I shook my roommate’s shoulder. “Wake up! I need you!”Nola made a groaning sound and buried her face in the pillow. “What time is it?”“Time for y

Serene's PovI walked out of Maxwell’s office in a daze, his last command still screaming inside my head.*Get out of my office, and do not come back.*The corridor ahead was a smear of color, and my body felt heavy, like I was pushing through something thick. My feet carried me forward without any real direction, while my mind was stuck, replaying the moment. Fired. I had been fired. On my very first day.I kept moving, my legs taking me to the space that had been my office only a day before. The plaque on the wall still showed “Russell Carrow, Junior Associate”, a cruel joke about how fast my new life had been torn apart.All because of one vicious man.I opened the door and went inside, feeling completely empty. Everything was just as I had left it. A few of my things were on the desk, the coffee cup I brought from my apartment, some notepads filled with my writing about the Megan merger. Proof of a career that had not even lasted a full week.I went to the desk, my mind feeling se

“I will think of something,” I said, even though my mind was a perfect blank.“I wish I could stay with you, but I have three video calls this afternoon,” Nola said, sounding genuinely sorry. “Are you sure you will be okay by yourself?”“I will be fine,” I told her, hoping it was true.Nola stood and pulled me into a tight hug. “This is all going to be okay, Serene. Lucan will talk to his brother, you will get your job back, and this entire nightmare will be over.”“I hope you are right,” I said, holding onto her.“I am right,” she said with a final, certain pressure. “I have to be.”******After Nola left, I stayed in the cafe, holding my cooled coffee and trying to decide what to do with the empty shape of my day. It was still early, and for the first time in what felt like forever, I did not have to be Russell.I could simply be Serene.The idea sent a little spark through me. When was the last time I had a day for myself? When was the last time I did something just for the joy of

Serene's Pov"Thank you, Seren," he said, his voice low, before he slid himself out of me.The instant he was gone, a powerful feeling of emptiness took over, shocking me with its strength. My legs were still shaking from the force of what we had done, my whole body buzzing with the echoes of the most incredible climax I had ever known.I stayed where I was, trying to get my breathing under control, my heart still beating far too fast. A part of me was appalled at what I had just let happen, again. With a man whose name I did not know. In a place where anyone could have found us. But a much bigger part of me was soaring, feeling so good I could hardly believe it.God, the way his hands felt on me, the way he made my body react... No one had ever done that to me before. Not any of my old boyfriends, not even in my most secret dreams about Kaelon. This mysterious man had known my body better than I did, taking me to a place of pleasure I never knew was real.Before I could even begin to