All Chapters of Hurt Me Once, Shame On You: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

The blank screen of Kate’s laptop stared back at her. The cursor blinked, waiting for her to type something but her mind had been a mess for days now. “Damn it! This is a disaster” she said to herself considering she planned on turning her passion for writing into a career. No matter what she did, she always found her way back to it but unfortunately, it didn’t pay her bills. She needed something steady to keep a roof over her head and the lights on which is why she had applied to a couple of companies including Whitmore Global. It was one of the biggest tech companies in Chicago that only accepted the most qualified candidates. If she happened to get the job, that would solve a lot for her financially while she still worked on her writing. She quickly refreshed her email but there was nothing new that she was interested in at the moment. She exhaled heavily before closing her laptop. The sky outside had gotten cloudy and the morning air was stronger and extra chilly, billowing

Eric’s POV Eric Whitmore glanced through the file on his desk with passive interest. He had no idea why he had chosen to conduct the interviews today rather than let his hiring manager do it. He was already on the verge of reassigning when his office phone rang.“Your nine o’ clock is here sir” his receptionist’s voice sounded through the speaker.“Right. Send her in” he said and closed the files on his desk. He looked up when his doors opened and the woman he saw walking in made him freeze. She wasn’t flashy or overly dressed but she was captivating. Dark curls framed her slim face, gorgeous brown skin, and almond eyes that held some sort of innocence in them. Her full lips were nude but had a little shine from her lip gloss. His gaze slowly drifted down her body and there was no missing the gentle sway of her hips as she carefully walked in, glancing around before her eyes settled on him and her lips parted. She was effortlessly sexy and he couldn’t take his eyes away from

Eric’s POV Eric felt her absence as soon as she left his office. His eyes remained on the wall, staring at the space for a full minute. The space where only seconds ago, he had her pressed tightly against him, her full lips giving as he demanded more. His jaw flexed and he ran his fingers through his hair.“Shit!” He cursed softly, angry at himself for losing control like that.What the hell had come over him? How could he let himself be so careless? He walked back to his desk but he couldn’t sit, he was too restless to. He paced back and forth before stopping in front of his floor to ceiling windows. Looking down into the busy streets, he took another deep breath and adjusted his shirt and tie. The wrinkles on his shirt caused the memory of her grip to come rushing back. The softness of her lips, the heat from their bodies, the way she melted into him and kissed him back with passion. Eric ran his hand through his hair and exhaled, staring at his disheveled reflection in th

Kate’s POV Kate did not know how she managed to leave the Whitmore Global building on wobbly legs. She remembered stepping into the elevator, she remembered the doors opening on the ground floor and the bright sunlight hitting her face when she stepped out into the street but everything had happened so fast. She finally paused for air, her brain trying to process the incident of the past few minutes. She heard the sound of car horns, footsteps as people walked by and loud conversations but her mind was focused on one person only. Eric Whitmore. Her lips still shivered from their kiss and she pressed them together, still tasting him. She closed her eyes and held her hand to her chest in an effort to steady the fast beating of her heart. She felt as if everyone that looked at her knew what she had done and she felt a little self conscious.“Holy shit” she muttered to herself before hailing a cab. As soon as Kate locked her door, she leaned heavily against it, letting out a