All Chapters of Shadows & Whispers: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

The next two days went by without much contact between me and Damian. I made a point of putting some distance between us. I needed to clear my head and that was not going to happen while I was in close proximity to him every hour. Each time I finished a task, I messaged him on Teams asking for the next task. He quickly ran out of things to give me. I was flying through each task without any sign of slowing down. The problem was he had to do a lot more with each component after I did to present it to the directors. On Friday, late morning, I found myself at a loss with nothing to do. I decided to see if there was anything I could do to help Cleo and Prue. Prue required some help getting some samples produced from product development. I showed her an easier way to complete the request forms and she was thankful. Other than that, there wasn’t much that they needed me for. It was a good feeling as I knew they would do well, but it also left me feeling a little jolted over not being n

“Erin, a word.” Damian growled as he walked past me. It was only going to be a matter of time until I had to be in close proximity to him again. The darkness in his voice, though, told me I was in trouble. Was this the confrontation about my avoidance that I thought might happen? Or was there an issue with the work I had produced. A whole host of things ran through my mind as I stiffened and walked over to his office door. “Close the door.” He growled. I stepped further in and turned to close the door. As I turned back, he was standing from his chair and rushed at me. His hands grabbed my waist and pushed me back against the wall. What the hell! I avoid him for days and this is his reaction. There were no mistakes with this anymore. Whatever it was I was feeling, it was clear he was feeling something too. This is not good. My stomach dropped and filled with butterflies. “You think flirting in the office with anyone is acceptable behaviour?” He’s jealous! I thought I

He indicated for me to join him in the office with a nod of his head. I followed him in. To my surprise, he left the door open. “Impressive work once again.” He smiled as he leaned back against his desk in front of me. I stepped past him as closely as I could before taking a seat. “Thank you.” His phone started ringing, and he took the call. I could hear someone on the other end; they didn’t sound happy. “I’m going to stop you there. As I understand, there was a mistake made in your department that just nearly cost us the million copies print run. If that had happened, we would have lost £350,000 in revenue from the company. Any actions taken by Miss. Williams will be investigated but I believe they will be found to have been in order.” Damian never took his eyes off me. This time I expected the gaze and felt more in control. I didn’t feel as powerless as earlier. I smiled at him as he defended me. I was grateful for the backup. The call ended a few moments later. “You have ruf

He was serious! He was actually serious and was suggesting us being together. I shook my head, confused. “Why were you storming out of the corridor?” He asked. “Erm, Prue. She was warning me about going to the office drinks on Friday.” “I see. It is your decision. Tell me when you are ready.” With that, he walked out. An air of coldness fell over him as I spoke of Prue. Once again there was something I felt like I was missing. I had a lot to think about. I can’t have an affair with him. If I did, no one could ever know. I went through the day in a haze, contributing as little as possible to conversation. I told everyone that I wasn’t feeling very well. It was a good enough excuse that no one asked anything further. And it wasn’t completly a lie. My head was scrambled. I decided to head to Damian office around 3pm. He was on a call so I waited in the doorway. He waved me to come in and take a seat but I refused staying in the doorway. He could tell something wasn’t right and roun

The next few days were the same. It was Friday and Cleo and Prue had decided we would all meet at the bar for a change. It wasn’t unusual for us to do that, it was also partly because I had a few things to pick up on the way home so I would be in a rush to get to one of their houses to get ready so it would make it easier getting ready at home on my own. I arrived home just after 5:30pm. I jumped into the shower before looking for something to wear. I dropped a message into the group chat asking what the others were wearing. It wasn’t long before Cleo spammed the group chat with pictures of options for her to wear. As it was only for work drinks, we decided to stick to casual clothes. I dug out some dark grey jeans, my black ankle boots with a chain over the heels. I loved the boots but didn’t wear them often. I opted for my low v neck cut dark purple top with a cinched waist and belt. I set the clothes out on the bed and dropped a pic in the chat. ‘YES!’ Prue replied first. ‘On