All Chapters of Webs of Dark Passion: Chapter 21 - Chapter 23

No, no, no. This can't be happening.I watch with horror as he moves into the office, his usual smirk lodged firmly on his lips. I want to wipe off the smirk as much as I want to beat HR for promoting the son of a bitch and making him my boss.“What do you think of the new team leader?” Amy chuckles beside me.I force myself not to roll my eyes. I don't think of anything except how to get him demoted within seconds.“He is hot,” she smiles, oblivious to my inner turmoils. “Or don't you think so?”He is hot, I admit, but I don't want to think so.“Do you think he is single?”“I don't know, Amy. I'm not psychic.” I snap at her.Her face morphs with hurt and I feel guilty immediately.“I'm sorry,” I apologize. “I didn't have enough sleep last night.”That was a lie.She nods in understanding and I suck in a breath of relief. I don't need to make enemies at this point. I need as many allies as I can get in this situation as my life just took a three hundred and sixty degrees for the worst

It's a fucking visual disaster.Everywhere I turn to is full of couples kissing and smooching each other.I hate them.I hate them all.I hate the pangs of desire they awaken in me.Why can't they just get a room?Why do they have to remind me of how miserable I am?I am Selene, the girl no one wants.Right from elementary school, I can count on my fingers the numbers of friends I have had and there will still be some fingers left. I thought it will be better in college but it seems like I still have the cloak of invisibility draped over me.I walk off, aware that no one will be bothered with my absence. Not that they ever cared about my existence. It's like I don't exist.No one speaks to me in class or out of it, and they don't reply when I try to make conversations with them. I've learnt to keep quiet and make friends with the silence.But now, it hurts. It's the last week of the semester and everyone is indulging themselves in some fun after a rigorous exam week.I don't want to g