Todos los capítulos de Love Stitched In Rivalry : Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 4

CHAPTER 2Alex POVMy thumb hovers over the notification. The email sits there, unopened, for the past three hours. I catch myself reaching for my phone many times, pulling back each time like a coward. When I finally opened it at midnight, it’s just two lines of message,‘I sent my reply through the company-Ellis.’Maya calls the next morning, breathless with excitement about the contracts and planning schedules. I have four days to prepare myself for the man I’ve spent three years trying to forget.The week passes in a blur of sleepless nights as I prepare myself to see him again.Tuesday morning drags by, and I arrive at the office earlier than I’ve ever been.“You look like hell,” Maya says, bringing me a hot cup of coffee."Thanks."I replied with my eyes fixed on the coffee."He's just a designer, Alex. You've met with hundreds of them."Not the same, I think. "I'm fine," I tell her, brushing invisible wrinkles from my suit. Her raised eyebrow tells me she doesn't believe a wor

CHAPTER 4ALEX POVThe drive to South Square takes about twenty minutes through the slow evening traffic.I could still turn back and hold on to what’s left of my sanity but that at the cost of this collaboration.Instead I pull into a parking spot across from the bar,turn the engine off and stare at the bar’s colourful sign post as it flickers above the entrance.“Damn Ellis” I said loudly into the vacant air. I unlock my seatbelt and push open the car's door stepping out into the cold.The bar looks more classy the moment I walk in. Warm lights glow softly from the ceiling shining against the flawlessly polished marble floors and midnight blue walls.Curved plush booths sit along the walls to give people space and some privacy. The air in here carries a mix of sweat and liquor. The music is louder here that I can almost feel the beat in my chest, blending with quiet conversations. The whole place screams luxury,wealth and carefully put together.The bar is pretty full for a Tuesday