All Chapters of Mine Alone: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

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THE MIND GAME

‘Drake Woods, hmm… sounds very bold and unapologetic.’My fingers smeared over the face of the card he gave me.‘Why would he give me his personal contact though? I’m literally going to be working with him. Everyone is supposed to be professional.’‘Or maybe this is how he is… seductive with all his workers? If this is normal for him, then why were a lot of them looking strangely at us? Or is this a trap?’Thoughts flowed from my mind out through my lips, like keeping them in wasn’t doing any good.Jane was already sleeping soundly beside me. I could tell she was really tired from her day.‘Maybe I should pick the number and text him… oh no, it’s already past ten. And what if he’s married? Why am I so drawn to him?’‘Evans, you’ve got to put your fucking mind together.’‘Huh? Talking to me?’Jane asked grumpily, shifting her hand close enough to touch me. Her eyes were still shut.I quickly clapped my palms over my mouth at her sudden response. The last thing I wanted was to wake her.

DON'T CALL ME SIR

The text on my screen stared back at me fiercely, and I stared at it like an innocent puppy led into a thick bush by a stranger.I loved the feeling I was getting… yet I still didn’t understand why I was scared.‘It’s funny how you’ve been standing in front of that mirror, staring at your phone for over fifteen minutes. What’s the catch, Evans?’Jane’s voice rang out from where she was lying.‘Oh no, no, I was just getting ready for my appointment.’My body jerked in shock; I never knew she had been watching me.‘Wait, hold on… you texted your hot judge, didn’t you?’She sat up slowly from the bed, her hair all over her face like something out of a horror movie.I stuttered. I already knew what was coming.‘I knew it, I knew it, I knew it! You still have some lust inside of you! You just want to fuck him!’She hopped on the bed, both knees pressing into the mattress, then threw a pillow at me in excitement.She didn’t even give me a second to answer.‘Come on, Jane, this is far from se

LET ME OWN YOU, EVANS

‘Uhm, it’s past 8:30 already now, Drake.’‘I’m the boss here, remember? And I can do any time that I choose to.’I quietly slipped my sweaty palm away from his and stole a simple glance at him before taking back my cup of coffee from the table and sipping from it.‘Could this be what you do with every lady in this industry?’‘Why are you concerned about that?’‘Well, to make sure you’re not just playing around with me.’I quietly stood from my chair and paced about the room, trying to feel comfortable.I faced the transparent glass at the corner of the office and gazed intentionally at the blue sky that seemed to stretch endlessly before me.Just like a rush of cold wind, Drake’s palm and warm breath rested on my neck and waist respectively.He sniffed my hair and my neck, leaving a deep moan ringing in my ear.I melted.I bit my lip and glided my head backwards to his shoulder.He kissed my neck and I shrank.He traced his palm from my waist to my breast region and then to my neck.My

DRAKE WOODS

“I can give you a ride home, Evans. Stop fighting this.”I turned my head, my hair swinging along with me, to look at Drake one more time while standing at the doorpost. I had hurriedly signed the contract so I could leave at once.My body had betrayed me over and over with him, and I no longer trusted it anywhere close to him.“I can handle myself back home, I appreciate your offer.”“Thank you for accepting me, Mr. Drake Woods. I’d make this industry proud.”“Sure you will. I believe in you so much.” He smiled with his eyes.I gave a smile that came like a flash, just for the sake of being polite.I closed the door carefully and rested my back on it for a while.I inhaled deeply and exhaled loudly.I turned around to catch a glimpse of his name imprinted boldly on the door.“Drake Woods.”I adjusted my hair again, maintaining the side parting I gave it, and walked to the elevator majestically.It had been a very long day.My mind drifted again to his touch, his breath, and his scent

I MUST FIND HER

“Hey man, does Jane still work here?”The question came out steadier than I felt it would have from Perry. Williams had just parked outside, and the bass from inside the Red Lips club thumped through the walls like a second heartbeat.Perry lingered beside me, tensed, his eyes scanned through everything and nothing at once the moment he threw the question.The bartender didn’t look up immediately. He kept wiping a glass slowly in deliberate circles, as if time moved differently behind that counter.“No,” he said finally. “She quit. About a year ago.”Perry exhaled sharply, like he’d been holding that breath since we stepped in.I leaned forward slightly. “Do you know where we can find her? Address, phone, anything.”That got his attention. His hands paused mid-wipe. His eyes flicked from me to Perry, then toward the door, as if measuring whether we were worth the trouble.“Why?” he asked.I forced a small smile. “We just need to talk to her. It’s important.”“Important how?”“Life-an

DANGEROUS

‘You guys made out?!’It was like a dream come true for Jane. Though she had only seen this man on social media, she was already so certain about our hook-up.‘Well… something close to that.’‘Could you please drop the suspense and feed me with the right information that I need, Evans?’‘Fine. In the process of him touching me, his secretary knocked.’‘Ugh, what a game spoiler.’‘It’s been so hard to accept that I actually enjoyed every moment… like, argh!’Jane gasped dramatically and threw herself onto the bed, clutching a pillow to her chest.‘I knew it! I knew it from the moment you started talking about him! That man is dangerous.’I rolled my eyes and walked toward the mirror, staring at my reflection.That word ‘dangerous’ lingered in my mind, not because it was wrong…But because it was true.‘I don’t even understand myself, Jane,’ I muttered, touching my neck unconsciously, as if I could still feel him there. ‘I’ve never reacted to anyone like that before.’‘Because you’ve nev

FOCUS

‘Miss Evans? Your voice training in the studio starts in five minutes.’‘Sure.’ I smiled with so much comfort.I had become confident in the company, and I didn’t feel shy anymore because, for what it was worth, I was an artist and I needed to always pick myself up.I blocked off all thoughts of Drake, his neat beard and the sexiest dark skin I had ever seen. I made sure I was entirely focused on what I wanted my life to become, if not for anything, for Jane.The room smelled faintly of polished wood and something citrusy, like someone had wiped the place down minutes before I walked in. A standing microphone sat in the center, a keyboard off to the side, and a long mirror stretched across the wall; because apparently, singing wasn’t just about your voice. It was about everything.“Shoes off.”I blinked. “Sorry?”Coach Smith didn’t look up from the notes in his hand. “You heard me. I need you grounded, not performing for the floor.”I slipped them off quietly, placing them by the door

CAN I KISS YOU?

“You’re quite amazing, Evans. I see you’ve met Smith already.”He spoke softly into the echoing room. Both his hands rested perfectly inside his pants pockets as he stared very keenly at me.“Good morning, sir. We just kickstarted our first training today,”Smith said from where he sat behind the piano.“Yeah, so I heard, which sounded very nice on the first hearing.”“Good morning, Mr. Drake,” I finally said.He nodded almost immediately, like he was waiting for my words. He smiled and slightly bit his lips, to my notice. That alone sent chills all over my body, like he had already touched me.At some point, I hated myself for such vulnerability that was being built in me around Drake. How could I not pull myself together?“I’d leave you both to continue now. And Smith? Great job here.”“Thank you, sir,” Smith responded almost immediately, and he gently walked out through the same door.And that was it.Or at least, that was what I told myself.Because the moment the door clicked shu

I'M SORRY, I CAN'T DO THIS.

His lips merged into mine. It felt like the entire control I tied to my bosom gained its freedom at once.The constant licks and smacks became consistent. He wrapped both his palms on my butt and squeezed them gently. A part of me wanted to continue and allow him do whatever he wanted with me, but a part of me wanted to say no and wriggle free from his grip.He sucked on my lips over and over again like he could not get enough of it. I could feel my body was on fire. I just wanted all of him.He slipped from my lips down to my neck and sucked on it. I was intoxicated and had gone deep into the climate. I began to moan.First softly, then loudly.His hand traced the zip behind my dress and pulled it down.I wanted him to stop, but I still wanted to continue. I was so confused.My dress came off. It dropped to the floor.He pulled off his tie and carried me up to the table.For some reason I was unaware of, my hands began to help him unbutton his shirt. Then I unbuckled his belt almost

AVOIDING ME NOW?

“OH MY GOD! What is that on your neck?”I rushed off to the mirror and oh my God…Hickeys were all over my neck!“You better start talking now, Evans…”She said these words like a song, and I knew there was no way I could hide any detail from her.I froze for a second, my fingers slowly tracing one of the marks like it would disappear if I touched it long enough.“It’s… nothing,” I muttered.Jane let out a dry laugh behind me.“Nothing?” she echoed. “Evans, that ‘nothing’ is screaming on your neck.”I turned slowly to face her, already knowing there was no escaping this.“It didn’t go all the way,” I said quickly.Her brows lifted almost immediately.“So it started, didn’t it?”I hesitated.That alone answered her.“Wow,” she exhaled, shaking her head. “With Drake? Of all people?”“I didn’t plan it,” I snapped, a bit defensive now. “It just happened.”“It just happened?” she stepped closer. “You don’t ‘just happen’ into that kind of situation, Evans.”“I said I stopped it, alright?”

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