KATIE’S POV I could feel their intense Eagle eyes trying to penetrate my flesh as we walked toward wherever he was taking me. Almost everyone turned to look and whisper hush words to one another, making me wonder what happened in their minds. We stopped in front of a glass door, and I watched him grab the knob and hold it open, then beckoned me to step in. It felt unsettling, but I did regardless; he stepped in and closed the door.The whole room immediately went silent. Their eyes fixated on me. Us. The men sitting in the room, men of about Eight.“Apology for the delay,” Maverick said, breaking the silence, and the men finally dragged their eyes away from me to land on him.“The meeting just commenced.” One of them spoke. He was dressed in a Blue suit with a white inner and Blue tie. His Brown hair was neatly trimmed. “Do you mind an introduction?” He asked, his eyes trailing over me.“Oh! My bad.” Maverick responded, then chuckled softly before making a way to the chair, and I fo
AUTHOR’S POV“What do you want, Father?” Blaze asked once again, obviously irritated by his presence.Most times, he despised the fact that this man was his Father. Deep down, Blaze knew Maverick was nothing but a monster. He always has and always will be.“Always in a hurry, hun.” Maverick joked, then laughed dryly.He still couldn't wrap his head around how he and his son had fallen out, how they had learnt to live like enemies.“As you can see, I’m too busy for pep talks,” Blaze responded harshly, and Maverick felt something unsettling grip his insides—the hatred in his son’s voice.The boy who once ran out to him every time he pulled up from work while yelling Father on top of his lungs.“You haven't been coming home…”Blaze let a sigh break free.“Okay, since that's all. You can leave now.” He informed coldly.Maverick’s eyes trailed over his son’s face, and he could tell he had failed, failed as a Father.“My company, Blaze, you need to come oversee it.” He informed and watched
KATIE’S POV“Fix me something.” I heard the familiar voice say. The coldness it held sent a sprinkle of fear down my spine, causing me to slowly pull my eyes apart just in time to see him talking to Anna.My body had gotten used to the little nap after the day’s hectic movement. The weakness I felt was an evident means of my body telling me I needed rest. But I doubted my heart would ever be at peace if I did not address this.“Blaze!” I called out softly and watched him tilt his head to look my way before he slowly dragged his eyes back, feigning ignorance of my presence. “I want to…” My words were cut short the second he started to walk upstairs, and I quickly sprung up, trailing behind him too, walking as fast as I could to keep up with his pace.“I need to talk to you, Blaze. Wait.” I informed him, but the words fell on the complex, marbled floor because I got no reaction from him.His steps got farther as he did all possible things to place gaps between us. I had to run a little
KATIE’S POV I barely slept a wink all night because every time I closed my eyes, I would find him there, standing close to me or, worse, still lying in bed next to me. It was as though Blaze loved torturing me, but this time, it was just my mind playing tricks with me.“Hi.” I greeted them casually as I stepped closer to them. They were all having a meal. “Sorry, I slept late.” I apologised, my head banging a little.My eyes met his as he sat across the table, and I could feel my cheeks heat up. However, his eyes held no emotions, and it was as though he was unaffected by last night. Gradually, he pulled his eyes away to land back on his meal.Settling down into a seat beside Maverick, I watched a staff dish my food. Silence hung in the air, thickening with each second that passed by. It was as though they were all robots controlled by their owners, having no say on their own.Was this what being a family meant? Seconds blended into minutes, and soon, our plates were abandoned, with
KATIE’S POVMy mind was currently blank without any thoughts. All I did was stare at the beautifully carved ceiling of my room as I lay on my queen-sized bed in my pyjamas. I sighed as I rolled around, feeling very restless. The sound of a knock on my door made me perch up on my elbow and stare at the door like it had done something else that it wasn't designed to do. The knock came again, and I scrambled to my feet, yelling, “ Coming.” I pulled the door open, and lo and behold, Maverick stood at the other side, hair tousled about, suit missing, two buttons of his white shirt unbuttoned, his sleeves were rolled up, and you would never believe he was the father of three sons. I cleared my throat when I realized I was staring at him like a dead fish. “ Oh, Maverick, hi.” “ Hey, Katie,” “ Wh-what brings you around here?” That's probably the most abnormal question a wife could ever ask her husband. But the thing is, Maverick and I are strangers. We're not a normal modern couple, and
KATIE'S POVI was watching him like a hawk, and when I saw his fingers move, I sat up instantly, praying that it was my eyes and lack of sleep that was deceiving me. The doctor has said that he would wake up anytime soon, but that didn't guarantee anything.But when I saw his fingers move again, I yelled silently for joy, punching the empty air with my fist. I moved closer to him and leaned against the bed stand. A small groan escaped his lips as he shook himself awake. When his eyes opened, they didn't open fully, but àinto slits before he shut them back immediately due to the bright sunlight. “ Oh fuck! That was bright.” He yelled and slowly adjusted his eyes to the intensity of the light. Although I did notice something, he still looked weak, and his voice wasn't loud, but it was audible and clear. “ Katie? What are you doing in my– Where is this? Where am I?” He asked, looking around.“ Maverick, you're in the hospital. You fainted, and we had to rush you here for treatment.” I
KATIE'S POV“ …okay, Katie?” “ Uh,” I jerked out of my dream state and stared at Maverick. “ Did you say something?”“ Yeah, I asked if you were alright. You don't look like yourself. You keep zoning in and out of your thoughts, and you're barely listening to what I'm saying. Did something happen back home?” Maverick asked, his voice full of concern.Did something happen at home? Of course, but it's not like I can tell you that I kissed your son. For goodness sake! I kissed his son. What will happen when he finds out? I can't even beg Blaze to keep it a secret, and the jerk wants me out of his house and his father's life. I'm not a lut or a whore, but if I'm married to a man and reacting to his son in a way that is not socially acceptable, then what does that make me? Argh! I'm starting to sound like Blaze. I can't let him get into my head. Realizing that I still hadn't replied to Maverick, I smiled and said, “ I'm fine. Honestly, I'm just thinking of how to help you improve your
KATIE’S POVEven though I'd already told them not to, they were still thinking about it. I should have told them not even to show it on their faces as well. “ It has come to my understanding that you wish to terminate the contract between our companies. May I ask why?” I asked, adjusting the lapels of my jacket while directing the question at the owner of the company.“ We just felt that Griffin wave line is very incompetent for the job. We received Intel from within the company, that it isn't what it used to be. The workers no longer have a sense of direction, and the owner of the company will die soon. What will happen to our shipment when he dies and the company collapses? That will be a loss on our part.” He finished off.And the first thing in my head was, who the darn Intel could be? Why would someone working in the company want to sabotage their place of work?“ Mr…” “ Richard.” “ Mr. Richard, how did you verify the integrity of this information? For all we know, it could b