Dangerous Heartbeats

♡ Valerie ♡I dragged my feet on the tiled floor as I walked across the room into my bathroom. My reflection stared back at me blankly as I glanced into the mirror. Blue eyes swollen from constant crying, and dark circles underneath my eyes from lack of sleep. My long brown hair was held in a messy bun. In short, I looked like the opposite of myself. I mean, I couldn't blame myself.Ever since Mom died in the fire accident at her workplace, I have been the opposite of myself. How could I live well when the only family I had left was gone, leaving me alone in this cruel world?The doorbell ringing pulled me out of my intense stare at the mirror as my eyes darted to the door.Was the landlord here to send me out? Could my life get any worse than it already is?I ran my fingers through my hair. Muttering a short, hopeful prayer that it wasn't the landlord at the door, I made my way out of the bathroom.I wrapped my hands around the handle and yanked it open. A wide, surprised smile made

### The next day... ★ Miller Groups ♡ Alfred ♡ Seated on the swivel chair in my office, my brows snapped together while I typed away on my laptop, my free hand running through my hair continuously. The screen suddenly went blank, and a string of profanities escaped my lips. Seriously?! I'm getting tired of this sh*t. I looked up from the blank screen, and my eyes met with the door. At that instant, it swung open, and someone walked in. A particular black-eyed dude that frustrates me. "Have you seen it?" Xander asked, his eyes lit up with something I couldn't quite pinpoint. "Seen what?" I rolled my eyes, flexing my fingers. "Skylar De Novo's reveal, damn, it's trending at number one." I scoffed, leaning back on the chair as I stole a glance at the still blank screen. Of course, this was what she wanted. The whole attention to be on her, but she was no match for Miller Groups. She was no match for me. "She's one hell of a pretty lady, though," Xander commented, and I looke

♡ Skylar ♡ Ethan and Hannah turned at once to look at Alfred before they turned back to me."Is that Alfred Miller, or are my eyes just seeing wrong?" Ethan asked the obvious.Who else would it be except the asshole? I wanted to retort, but I decided against it."Also, why is she calling him Mr. Handsome? Is there something you guys are not telling me?" he added.I ran my hands through my hair in frustration."I'll be right back," I mumbled and got on my feet, heading to their table, which was just two tables away from ours."We meet again, Ms. De Novo," Alfred called, his eyes twinkling in amusement as I stopped by their table.I clenched my fists inwardly, new-found anger bubbling inside of me, even though I tried my best not to show it. All that was on my mind was to tug at Catherine's hair and yank it until her scalp felt sore and do something much worse to Alfred, and I did just that.I grabbed Catherine's hair angrily, tugging it hard, just like she had done five years ago."Yo

♡ Skylar ♡LDN CompanyI slumped down on my chair, an exhausted sigh escaping my lips as I glanced at the time displayed on my laptop.The day was almost over, and I still hadn't decided if I was going to accept the mayor's offer or not.If it wasn't for Alfred being involved, I wouldn't even think twice before accepting it. But of course, Alfredo Miller had to be involved. My mind wandered back to the little argument we had before I stormed away. Honestly, I had thought I had gotten way past the pain, but it turns out it was all a damn lie. Seeing him again, over and over, it's like it's causing all these pains I had been pushing down to resurface.Whenever he talked, everything reignited, reminding me of my awful past. It was harder than I had thought.I groaned, dragging both my palms down my face.I picked up the contract documents and flipped through the pages as I started to weigh my options.The pros were more than the cons, so I just had to take the risk. Risk. It was all ab

♡ Skylar ♡The next morning...8:55 am...I sat at the vanity table, staring at my reflection in the mirror. I slowly reached for my shoulder, staring at the small, almost invisible scar on it. It was one of the few injuries I had gotten from the fall, and it had healed over the years. Somehow, I wished I could heal as easy as they did, but sadly, I couldn't. And now that Alfred was supposedly back in my life, all the pain I had been trying hard to push down was resurfacing."Daddy!" I heard Aurora's voice followed by a squeal, and my eyes narrowed in confusion.Daddy? Aurora would never call Ethan, daddy, and there was no other male that visited us.I immediately stood up from the chair and put on the black jacket, which stopped a little above my knees. I grabbed my bag and walked out of the room."Where's your mommy?" I heard a familiar voice, and I halted on the stairs, my hand gripping the railing.'Did I just hear wrong, or is it who I'm thinking?'I quickened my pace and made m