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Apollyon's Secret at Midnight Chapter 37
Ava had stewed over the fact Eveline had branded Hunter all night. It was perfectly clear to her now how deeply he had been brainwashed at the hands of this mad woman. Maybe it was that he had been hidden away from the world for so long, and he no longer had the strength to fight back. She clearly understood how abuse was a factor, but needed to get in his head and break the hold his stepmother had over him.Placing her laptop down at the desk in the hotel room, Ava scooted into the chair and opened the screen. Taking a deep breath, she looked up Stockholm syndrome and various forms of trauma. As she was reading over one medical article, a text box showed on her screen.Hunter: I told you to get your ass home.Shaking her head, she typed away.Ava: And I told you to stop hacking my laptop.Hunter: You’re better off looking up your cat videos and porn, sweetheart. I’m not a victim.Ava: Really? Tell that to the burn marks on your arms.Hunter: (Silence...) Ava, I know you’re worried, b
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The new week went smoothly as Ava easily transitioned into her role as an acting personal assistant. Hunter kept his word of just friends, doing his best to keep his distance. The problem was, they both desperately wanted each other more than ever, and the thoughts of Sizzle Island lingered in their minds.Early Friday afternoon, Ava headed to the employee's break room to grab her lunch. As she turned to set her food on the table, a handsome man, not much older than her, walked in. The tall, statuesque marketing manager straightened his tailored suit as he made a beeline for the beautiful, curvy redhead."Afternoon, Miss Cole. You look lovely today.”“Oh, hello, Jasper. How did that meeting go last night?”"It would have been better with you there to pretty up the place. A group of grouchy old men in suits complaining about profit margins isn't my idea of fun.""What part of this tech work is fun? It's just a bunch of mumbo jumbo to me."Taking the back of his hand, he ran it down her
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Late that night, Hunter managed to slip away once his stepmother had gotten herself drunk on a bottle of wine and passed out on the couch. He didn’t waste even a moment before he grabbed his keys and headed to meet Ava at their arranged meeting place, taking time to pick up a little special for her along the way. The late-night dive restaurant was quiet except for a radio playing from the kitchen. As he entered, escaping the summer heat, the smells of the dinner made his stomach rumble. When the cool air conditioner hit his skin it made goosebumps prick his skin as his eyes roamed the area for her.He didn’t need to see her, though. He could smell Ava’s coconut body lotion when he walked in. Scanning the room, there he found her tucked away in a back corner booth with a look of nervous tension written on her face. She must have not seen him pull up in his luxury car, because she was looking around at other patrons with worry in her eyes. After all, it was late and she was a woman alon
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After they ate a big meal at the diner, Hunter drove her to a cozy home in a lovely part of town. Down a lane of middle-class homes, she was in awe at how homey the area felt. Getting out of the car, Ava noticed the sign that hung outside by the mailbox that said sold on the top.“Hunter, is this one of your homes from your real estate investments? I thought you only invested in luxury and commercial properties.”“Well, I couldn’t exactly put you up in one of our mansions, now could I? Besides, I thought we would like a little privacy away from the paparazzi. This place has great security and I wanted you to feel at home.”“You got this for me?”“Of course, red. The step-monster would figure out who you are if you were an assistant living in a luxury condo or something. A quaint little house wouldn’t set off any red flags.”With a giggle, she agreed. “Yeah, I guess so. I love this.”“Well, let’s go in. I have another surprise for you.”“Somehow I bet it’s more of a gift for you than m
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On the night of ecstasy after presenting his future submissive with his gifts, he and Ava made love into the wee hours of the morning. The next morning he left quietly and returned home with a smile on his face, finding his drunken stepmother still lying on the couch with a drip of drool rolling from her lip. After sleeping much of the day, and chatting with Ava online, his spirits were good.The next day back to work, Ava slipped into Hunter's office, smiling from ear to ear as she showed off her ankle. "I love the surprise. The best thing was this. It’s like a promise ring, and I couldn’t be happier. I know we said we can’t be together right now, but I love it just the same.”Slightly looking up from his laptop, he smiled. "I know you would, you dirty little minx. One day you’ll be wearing the real thing. At least for now, I can know you’re wearing it, even if we need to keep things on the down low."As he went back to his work, she went to her knees, rubbing her hand over the bulge
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Sitting in the meeting, Hunter couldn't keep his eyes off Ava, making her blush every chance he got, while he listened to his staff go over daily corporate updates. Watching with narrowed eyes, his stepmother glared at him as he kept giving Ava glances across the room. She knew something was up, and the more she thought about it, the more she realized she was right. Eveline already hated Ava and her smart mouth, and now she was thinking the woman was actually becoming a distraction. As a man was finishing talking about the new line of computer software, Hunter licked his lips while Ava felt his foot slip up between her thighs under the table, teasing her clit. Shoving it away, she tried to hold back a giggle as he gave her a playful wink. "I now turn the floor to our CEO, Mr. Constantine." "Thank you, Mr. Klein." Standing from the head at the boardroom table, Hunter straightened his suit, getting back into the corporate mindset. "Recently I was thinking about my situation with my s
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After a few hours of searching for Ava, Hunter was at a loss. His stepmother humiliated her, and it wouldn't surprise him if she had already hopped on a plane and left town. In fact, he wouldn't blame her in the least.After work hours, and spending the day searching for Ava, he sped down the highway toward his home, ready to confront the older woman once and for all. Ava was right, Eveline was destroying his company and his reputation. To make matters worse, she was standing in the way of him being truly happy again.As he pulled his luxury SUV with the blacked-out windows in front of his home, he had to take a deep breath. The sun was still bright in the evening sky, and he just looked at it as if it was all just a ruse. He wondered if he had really been lied to his entire life. Was the doctor at Sizzle Island right all along? Was his stepmother a fraud?Stepping from the car, he didn't even bother pulling his jacket hood up as he normally would. Letting his head fall back, he took
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As Hunter bandaged his wounds in the mirror, he dropped his head, leaning over the sink to try to compose himself."What am I doing? Why can't I just stand up to her? If I spoke out about the abuse, maybe my lawyers could help me get control of the company. Nah... That won't work. She has control over them, too. Besides, who will believe a grown man is being abused? What am I going to do?"Opening the cabinet, he rummaged around for something for his pounding headache. "Shit. Nothing. I'll have to go into the dragon's lair and get some from the bitch."Listening for his stepmother, he could hear her shouting at the staff downstairs. Seeing the coast was clear for now, he went to her room to see if she had something for his head. As he entered her bathroom, he slowly opened the medical cabinet, trying to keep quiet. He sure didn't need more arguments from being in her room.After finding want he needed, he noticed a pill bottle that he had never seen before. Inspecting the contents, he
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