All Chapters of CHOKEHOLD; Trapped By My Ex: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

ROMAN'S POVThe words rang through. Cold. Neat.“You all answer to me.” she looked at them all. Her friend, Cleo included. Every single soul quiet. Tensed. “I don’t care who you are, where you’re from or who brought here. As long as you’re here, discussing my project, I speak, you listen. I explain, you ask questions. I order, you go! Listen, understand, excute; that’s your job!”Fuck.“W-woah c’mon now, Alina.” Daniel tried to joke, “I-it hasn’t gotten to this.”“That will be ma’am to you.” she corrected instantly. Stern. Daniel sitting up. Taking caution. Especially as his eyes met mine for some reason, seeing I wasn’t moving to intrude or anything. I mean how could I? This was her sphere. Her unit. If anything I was loving this view of her.Just watching her trying to control herself, to keep it neat, sharp, within bounds when everything else about her spoke otherwise and wanted to erupt. It was far more interesting than any show I’d seen since last year.She really was determined n

ALINA’S POVI didn’t get the time to settle down or dwell much on anything cause-“Girl!” was the first thing I heard as I stepped into my office. Cleo.“Girl, where the hell have you been? I’ve been waiting for agess.” she grinned brightly, rushing to me. Estactic.“Cleo, you… how long have you been here?” I started, uneasy. Stepping more into the office, shutting the door. “What are you doing here? I thought you left.”“Left? Duhh” she scoffed, hitting my arm playfully. “The hell am I leaving without first meeting your ass! You were on fire back there, Lina. The absolute hottest shit. THE. Hottest. I’ve raised you right!”“Raised me?” I laughed slow, “What are talking about.”“I’m talking about the meeting of course.” She followed my movements, heading to my desk. My files and everything coming down. “Did you see her face? Did you see bitch Vans face after getting shut down?? She was like; no, no, don’t crush me. And you were like; ‘explain properly or shut the fuck up!’ I was like

ALINA’S POV“You shouldn’t walk around with your head down you know.” his voice hit my ears, smooth. Too smooth. Deep green eyes catching my stare, light stubble on his chin, signature smirk there laying perfect on his lips. Slightly amused and relaxed looking. Almost like he’d taken ownership of this very spot and watched me walk right into him. Unknowingly.His cocked his head at my silence, “Your head hurts?” his lips moved. Soft. Like he was genuinely asking and not staring down at me right now, hands in his pockets.You know I knew there was a clear height difference between us, but I’d never really felt it as I did now. Standing still, scrawny like some kitten and holding up his stare. It somehow made me feel small. Small in a good way. The type of way that just…like I could imagine the possibility of him stepping forward right now. Closing on me, nearing, caging me between the railings that’s somehow become the only thing holding me up as my legs had apparently become useless.

ROMAN’S POV“I swear to you Boss. I swear it.”“So you didn’t breathe a word to her abou-“I never did. Never.” he breathed, solid. Stand firm. Bosco, the security out front earlier today.“Hmm,” Deep sigh echoed in the space. My office, but not from me. From Marcus instead, our head manager of Oxygen’s affairs. “I don’t think there’s anything to worry about, Boss.”“But they're precautions to be taken. Rules we must abide by.” Jordan reminded, standing off to the side. Expression dark. Unforgiving. Marcus having a problem with it.“He said didn’t-“But she still appeared there.”“Unknowingly.” Marcus said again, “He only let her through the path because-“He shouldn’t have, that is the rule.”Jordan interjected, “He shouldn’t have let her get through, get on the path or appeared where she was not. No movements. That was the instruction. She should've stayed out. “But she’s a staff here.”“Temporary.” Jordan corrected, “She’ll be gone before you know it.”No words came after that. Jus

ALINA'S POVWhat an annoying man!So annoying!He just came out of nowhere to ruin my night. And just when I thought the day was going so beautifully and would end beautifully too."Err...Lina?""Alina?""Alina!""What!" I jerked, startled. Blinking my eyes repeatedly to see Cleo seated in front of me. Herself stunned and looking at me crazy."What?" I asked softly this time. Realizing my voice was too loud the first and we were in fact in the middle of a resturant and a whole conversation too. "W-what were you saying? I don’t...I didn't hear you clearly." "I bet you didn't!" Cleo announced, baffled. Her hands reaching for her water and drinking before putting it down again with a thud. Eyes on me. "I've been sitting here rambling my ass about bitch Nicole and what she's got going on at Boldlines. But here you are not listening. I’m boring you out.""What? No." I quickly said, adjusting. Apologetic. Sighing. "I'm...i'm sorry Clo clo, I'm just-"Tired? Stressed? Thinking? Ignoring my