Lahat ng Kabanata ng My Step Father, My Desire : Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

EmmaMy head jerks up. His question strikes me like a slap, I never saw it coming. My thoughts scrambles for balance.“What do you want from me?” Knox repeats the question. His gray eyes pins on my face.The atmosphere turns to a tight coil of tension, and the air feels heavy with silence.I try to drag the words out of my mouth but my tongue glues to the roof of my mouth. The awkward silence seems to stretch for eternity. The calm in his eyes shifts into steel. He leans forward, every edge of control slips from his features. “I want to set things straight between us,” his voice had a tight tone.I don't even realize when I rise to my feet, lean across the table, and press a wet, desperate kiss against his lips.His body goes stiff, as I try to deepen the kiss,his breath mingles with mine. His hand reaches out to my face, cupping it delicately.I take his action as an indication to continue, trying to kiss him further, he breaks from the kiss, his hands drops to my shoulder, as he p

KnoxThe sound of Gina's voice tickles my senses, and suddenly my imagination fades into nothingness.I struggle to push myself up from the bed but my arms gave up, and I fall back with a grunt.“Oh no! my love, are you alright?” she asks in concern.I can hear the hurried sound of footsteps rushing forward. And then the bed deeps in as Gina sits on the bed.My hands reaches for her face despite my hazy vision. She holds me gently.I try to stay sober but my senses were muddled up.“You're drunk, Knox,” she says, which sounds more like an accusation. “You shouldn't be drinking.”Gradually, her voice starts to fade away, my eyelids growing heavy. My head tilts to the side and before I know it, I drift into sleep.When morning comes, sunlight filters through the curtain, warning my face. Slowly my eyes cracks open, and I quickly used my hands to shield my eyes from the sunlight.At first, I dismissed the dull ache building up in my head, and after a few seconds, my head starts to pound

EmmaStanding in his office, his cold gaze makes a shiver run down my spin. My tongue was stuck to the roof of my mouth, making it hard to utter a word in defense.“Now you're not talking?” he asks in a rough tone. “It seems you don't understand why you're here. You think you can just waltz in whenever you like? This company prides itself on punctuality to work!”His face, a mask of rage, every word he says leaves a crack on the boldness I thought I had.“Please,” I whisper, finding my voice but it shakes slightly. “It wasn't intentional, my car broke down, and it took me extra time to get a taxi to work.”It's the truth. It never occurred to me that my car was faulty, not until it broke down this morning.The moment I walk into the building, the receptionist told me that Knox wants to see me.The moment she said those words, my heart skipped a beat, terrified of what awaits me.The past weekend has been a complete torture for me. Just when I am starting to gain his trust, something d

EmmaMy fingers freeze over the keypad of my laptop, and a tiny gasp escape my lips. Slowly, I raise my head to meet the murderous glare of my mother.I sigh deeply. Can it get any worse? The last person I don't want to see is standing right next to me.“Mother, you're here?” I say in a calm voice which doesn't even match the storm raging within me. Her icy glare becomes more intense with each passing seconds. Her icy glare is layered with a venomous gleam, saying nothing else.I glance back at the screen, I have not even type a considerable amount of words. I would have love to match her glare with an equal energy but then, I have a deadline to meet.My fingers fly over the keypad, typing fast. Just as I am about to tap my fingers on the enterkey, the lid of the laptop slams hard on my fingers.In a quick motion, I pull out my fingers, a dull pain spreads through me and I begin to rub them gently.I snap my head up, fixing her a steely gaze. “Why did you do that? You almost hurt me

Knox As I step out from the bathroom, my phone begin to buzz. With steady steps, I walk to the bed and grab my phone.An unknown number.A tight frown crosses my face and I drop the phone on the bed. I take off a towel hanging around my neck and begin to dry my wet hair dripping with water.The continuous buzz of my phone interrupt the silence of the night. I'm the only one at home.Gina had gone to see a friend, and Emma, still working I suppose.I slid my thumb across the glowing screen, pressing the phone to my ear. The wail of police sirens from the background jolts me into panic. “Is this Mr. Knox Williams?”My heart skip.“Yes. Who is this?”“A police officer. Your employee, Emma Collins, she's been attacked close to the train station.”A cold shiver crawls down my spine. “What! Where is she right now? Is she okay?”“Just head over to LifeCare Hospital.” The line went dead. My phone almost slip from my grasp but I tighten my grib on it. Air rushes out of my lungs and a surg