All Chapters of BENEATH THE MASK : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

POV: AkaydaI stretched as i closed my laptop shut and leaned back in my chair, letting out a very long and exhausted breath.I had never been this grateful for closing time in my entire life. Not even when I was working at the club.And why was i this grateful to be going home right now?Well, today had gone from bad… to worse… and then to absolutely unbearable and embarrassing in a matter of hours.Firstly, this morning I had woken up from that very ridiculous dream.Ridiculous and yet very hot. In the deram I had been more than happy to kiss my boss, too bad I had woken up before we actually got to kiss.Just thinking about it right now made my stomach turn.I had managed to push the thoughts down and focus on work through out the day. I had told myself it was nothing. Just my mind and Fate playing thker usual tricks on me.Nothing serious.Then he had asked me to look for a file his former secretary had kept in one of the boxes in the shelf.And of all the boxes the file could ha

POV: AkaydaI ran as fast as my feet could carry me.Damn you Akayda. You should have taken gym class seriously back in high school.I didn’t stop running until I felt my lungs begin to beg for air.The very second I burst out through the club doors, I quickly removed my white heels, bent down, and picked them in my hands and began running barefoot on the pavement like my life depended on it—and just so you know, my life did depend on it.I knew better than to hide anywhere close to the club. I knew the alleys around the club would be the first place he would search for me. So I kept running, my heart was beating so loudly I was sure I could hear it in my ears, until I reached the next building down the street.I quickly slipped into the space beside it and crouched down.How my brain and mind had managed to think so fast was still a surprise to me.And thank God, the closest streetlight to the building where I was presently hiding was dead. The area was completely dark. Because God

POV: DamianI couldn't stop looking at her. My eyes were glued to Akayda's face.No, scratch that.I wasn't actually staring at her face but at the earrings she was presently putting on right now.They dangled softly as they shone under the lighting of my office while also catching the light from my the windows. A very weird butterfly shaped set. Yet it looked so delicate. And to every other person in the room, it looked insignificant. Almost like a knockoff.But to me?They were loud.They were the same pair with the one on the screen.Was it possible?Were they the exact same one on the screen right now?And then another thought flashed through my mind without warning, sharp and dangerous.Could she possibly be the same person?Akayda Jordan… Jade Firefly.Jade Firefly… Akayda Jordan.For a quick second there, I felt my chest compress at the thought of the possibility.But just as quickly as the thought came, I forced it away.No.It was ridiculous.Jade Firefly carried herself lik

POV: Damian I have not been able to focus on any single thing since Miss Jordan—Akayda—went out of the office for lunch with Vivian. Not one thing. Right now I couldn't even sit down in one place. I was currently pacing my office like a mad man, my shoes hitting the tiled floor over and over again. At this rate, I might make a joke in my shoes. And the funny thing was that, each time I passed the door, my eyes made sure to look through the door leading to her office, checking—no, hoping—to see her back at her desk or at least walking down the hallway toward it. But nothing. I ran my hand through my hair and let out a frustrated breath for what felt like the hundredth time. I was already frustrated about Jade Firefly issues and now this. I should never have allowed go on that stupid apology lunch with Vivian. I should have stopped it. Hell, I should have offered to even go with them. Instead, I had done the stupidest thing possible—I sent her straight into the lion’s den on

POV: AkaydaI was currently on my way to Mr. Knights house and I was tired as hell.Why?Because I have been awake since 4:30 a.m.Yep. You heard it right. Four. Thirty.A whole me, Akayda Jordan, awake by 4:30 a.m.On any normal work day, I would have set my alarm for five, but today wasn’t a normal work day. Today, I was going straight to my boss’s house. Not the office. His house. And his house was quite a distance from the office, so that meant it was very far from my house. He had also asked me to be there by eight a.m. sharp, and that was why I had woken up extremely early.I didn’t want to take any chances.By six a.m., I was already out of my apartment, car keys in hand. Melina had stared at me like I had lost my mind when I told her I was leaving for work already.“By this time?” she asked, eyes half closed, hair messy. “Akayda, the sun isn’t even awake yet. Who goes out by this time?”“I know,” I said, forcing a smile. “I just… don’t want to be late. And besides we're work