Todos los capítulos de Deepest Mark (An Obsession Born In One Night): Capítulo 21 - Capítulo 30

Sofia stood in front of the mirror in her hotel room and smoothed the front of her simple black dress. It was understated, clean, and comfortable enough for a simple dinner. She left her room, then took the elevator down to the lounge.The space was lit, with soft clinks of cutleries.She scanned the tables until she spotted her boss. But he wasn’t alone. A man sat across from him, his back turned to her. For a moment she wondered if a last-minute client meeting had come up, but Mr. Bennett would have told her if their dinner had been cancelled. She walked toward the table.Mr. Bennett looked up and smiled when he saw her. “Ah, Sofia. Come, come. Sit.”The man across from him turned at the sound of her name.It was Ethan. The guy from earlier.Sofia’s steps slowed. Her brows knitted slightly in surprise. But then, she recovered and moved to the empty chair Mr. Bennett was gesturing toward and sat.“Sofia, this is Mr. Alden,” Mr. Bennett said. “His father was like a teacher to me… an

Sofia had planned to do nothing on Saturday.The meetings were over. Mr. Bennett was gone. She had the day to herself and she had every intention of staying under the covers of her bed. Yesterday's tour with Ethan had left her boneless. The doorbell rang.She frowned, pushed herself up, and walked barefoot to the door. When she opened it, Ethan stood there holding two leather grocery bags, looking entirely too awake and entirely too pleased with himself.Sofia stared at him, then at the bags. “What…?”He lifted them slightly, with an easy smile. “I’m making breakfast. In your room.”She blinked. “You’re making breakfast.”“I am. And I’d like us to eat it together.”Before she could form a response, he stepped past her into the suite. Sofia turned, still holding the door, watching him head straight for the small kitchen area. She closed the door slowly and followed.Ethan set the bags on the counter and began unpacking… eggs, bread, a small carton of juice, fresh vegetables, a paper-w

Hmmmm… What in heaven’s name was that smell?It wasn’t a bad smell. That was the first thing Liora’s half-asleep brain managed to register. In fact, the smell was clean, expensive, and completely foreign. Definitely not anything that belonged in her own bed. Her eyelids felt too heavy to lift. Her body felt weighted down, like someone had poured wet cement into her limbs while she was out.Even through the fog, she could separate the scent into clear pieces. One: it was a person’s scent. Two: that person was male. Three: she had never in her life woken up to a man’s scent in her bed, because she didn’t do that kind of careless shit.Well, only once though. Guess it counts since that said man has been taunting her since then.But that wasn't the problem now. She needed to open her heavy eyes to see where she was.Liora forced one eye open. The space beside her was empty. Whoever had been there was already gone. She turned her head.. which felt unnaturally heavy… searching for her phon

By the time the car pulled up outside the apartment it was very late that the street was quiet. Liora’s legs felt unsteady when she stepped out. She had barely reached the second-floor landing when the door flew open.Sofia stood there in an oversized shirt, hair messy, eyes wide with worry. Nora appeared right behind her, her phone still in her hand.“Where the hell have you been?” Sofia demanded.Liora blinked. “I…”“You said you were going to the store,” Nora cut in. “That was hours ago. We walked down there and the woman said you left ages ago. We called you so many times”“My phone died,” Liora lied automaticallySofia’s gaze raked over her… the wrinkled clothes, the slightly swollen mouth, the residual unsteadiness she hadn’t managed to hide. “You look like shit. What happened to you?”“I ran into someone I know and lost track of time.” Liora pushed past them into the apartment, dropping onto the couch before her knees could give out. “I’m fine.”“You don’t look fine,” Nora said

The following weekend, when Liora, Nora, and Sofia settled into a corner booth at the lounge, Nora excused herself and headed to the counter to order her usual specialty drink before their main order.While she waited, a guy they had noticed earlier hovered nearby, clearly trying to work up the nerve to speak to her. Every time she glanced in his direction he looked away, then looked back, then adjusted his collar like it had personally offended him. Sofia watched the whole thing from the booth with open amusement. While Liora winced on the guy’s behalf.“This is actually uncomfortable to watch,” Sofia murmured, swirling her drink. “too Painful even”“He won't make it. I can already see it,” Liora agreed.The nervous guy finally approached. Nora visibly exhaled in irritation and leaned against the counter once she had her drink in hand. “Most guys are nervous around her. But who could blame her for being irritated by all the fumbling and stuttering? Looking that flushed isn’t exac