>>Portia (Parisa)My heart dropped when I shook his hand. It was only then when my hand was in his, I noticed something of critical importance.I didn’t notice it before but he had a ring on his ring finger, “You-” My heart began to tremble, “You’re married?” I looked up at him in horror and he got a little confused.“What’s with that expression?” He chuckled, “It’s not weird to be married at my age. I’m not that young,” It shattered my heart and I slipped my hand away from his in distress.“I see…” I held my hand in the other one and looked away.“So,” Derek wasn’t bothered or anything, “I never asked for your name.” Of course, he wouldn’t be bothered, he’s a human.“Oh!” I looked in his direction but didn’t meet his eyes, “Ah, it’s Po-” I stopped for a moment remembering my name. It was a name I hated, “Parisa.” I changed it on a whim. I was never able to like my name or its meaning because I knew full well it was given to me just to insult me.“Oh!” Derek smiled, “We’ve got ourselv
>>Portia (Parisa)Derek took me to a small clinic to get my wounds treated, then on our way back we picked up some food for me and I felt so thankful to him. I didn’t think I would meet someone willing to help me out this much.I looked at the takeaway in my lap while we were driving back. It was a big bag, I don’t even eat that much but considering how hungry I am, this time might just be different.…I softly tapped my finger on the paper wrapping and sighed internally.But all this is because of the mate bond. A boss would never do this for an employee otherwise and one who hasn’t even started at that. And I feel like the worst part is that he probably doesn’t even realize this because he’s a human“So,” I glanced at him while he drove, “How old are you?” I asked softly“Me?” A smirk appeared on his face when I asked the question, “Curious?” I nodded my head, “Yes,” My tone was very soft.“Any specific reason for the question?” He kept his eyes on the road.“Um,” I can’t really te
>>Portia (Parisa)Jena didn’t only train me, she also began to groom me, and honestly, I didn’t notice the change till the day I was scheduled to perform and got a whole makeover.Is that me?I stared at my reflection in the full-length mirror after I was done getting ready with wide eyes.WOW,My heart began to pound in my chest, not only because of how I looked or how I was dressed because today was the day I was going to go on stage.I gulped.I can’t believe I look this good though. Where did the dirty small maid go? Who is this pretty charmer?I looked at my body and felt a little shy. I had no idea my dirty red hair could be toned down with the right products and could look so amazing. I can’t believe how good they look in contrast to my grey-colored eyes.I looked down at my body and a blush crept across my cheeks. Jena specifically chose this lingerie for me. It was red in shade to compliment my hair and now I’m standing here, unable to recognize the person in the mirror.“Don
>>Portia (Parisa)Since the place is reserved for people having meetings today. The basement was empty. I was performing for the people who sat behind the screens on the second floor in the rooms and a few of the people sitting in the bar. I was up first and the other girls were to follow up after me. I was first for the sole reason that my performance was going to be short since I was new and then I’d go back while the girls will keep performing.Seeing the empty space made me feel less nervous but it was a different feeling knowing that people were staring at me from behind the screen. It was sort of thrilling, the unseen that can see you but mostly it was nervewracking.I step out onto the stage as the music began to blast, my heart racing with excitement and nerves. I've been practicing for days, pouring every ounce of energy into perfecting my moves the best I could. And as I approach the pole, I can feel someone watching me. I don't know who it is, but I can see their eyes on me
>>Portia“How did you find me?” I glared at him and stood up to face him.“Doesn’t matter how,” Egon folded his arms, “But what matters is what you’re doing?” He looked down at me with an angry smirk, “No wolf would stoop so low.” His voice was so low, I could feel the malice coming out of it, “As to work in a place like this.” He looked at my body and I saw his eyes flash golden.“Well, good news,” I stood my ground even after his insult, “I’m not a wolf. I’m a human.”“Half,” He replied, “And you grew up with wolves,” He was clenching his jaw pretty tightly and I could see the veins pop on his neck.“No, I’m a human,” I folded my arms, “And that’s all I’ll ever be.” I kept my glare on, “And I grew up with a bunch of bullies.’ His eye twitched at my remark“Even humans have pride, and you gave it up and came to work in this place.”“I like it here.” I gulped, “And you’re the one to talk, you’re here too.” I smirked, “Didn’t you enjoy my show?” I just said what came to my mouth, I don
>>Portia (Parisa)I stood there with my lips pursed, fists clenched, and a frown on my face when I heard the sound of heels clacking. The clicking sound made me snap back to reality and I looked around to see someone come in through the other door.Jena came over to me with her gaze fixed on my face while my eyes went a little wide when I noticed her. I wasn’t expecting her and honestly, I didn’t want to face her either. But she came and stood in front of me, then looked at me from head to toe.“What?” I asked nervously.“Your lipstick’s smudged.” She answered in a normal voice but there was something different in her gaze. Something odd,!!!The realization startled me, and I immediately started cleaning my mouth in a panic.I just had a makeout session, a pretty rough one at that, so, I must look strange!I ran to the mirror and noticed how obvious it looked that I kissed someone. The smudge extended a lot of the right side of my lips and it looked quite prominent on my pale skin.A
>>Portia (Parisa)“Tell me something,” Jena asked, “Are you in debt?” I shook my head, “No,” We were walking to the club and today was going to be my day as a server.“So you’re just broke,” I nodded and she scoffed playfully, “So why come to work at this place?”“No other place would hire me because I have no ID.”“Ah~” She nodded, “Makes sense.” “But why though?” I asked, “Is it that big of an issue?”“It is,” She nodded, “Because you could be an illegal immigrant. You could be a spy, maybe even a criminal.” My chest tightened at her words.“Oh…” But it made sense, “I see,”“So you don’t even have a birth certificate with you?” The club was in view and we sped up our walking pace.“No,” I shook my head, “I’ve got nothing,”She chuckled, “Well then, there’s absolutely no chance any normal place would hire you.”Her words stung like lightning.“You’re a little too brutal with your words” I complained but she just chuckled in return.“Just telling you the truth.”Yea well, Jena does
>>Portia (Parisa)“Hey,” The bartender, Nial waved at me, alerting me that I had to come back to reality.“Hi,” I waved back at him.“The boss told me about you.” He winked at me playfully“Oh?” I blinked at him in confusion, “What did he say?” I began to panic all over again. “Just that you’ll be helping ‘behind’ the counter,” He smiled at me, “First time he’s giving any woman this much favor.” He gestured with his head for me to come inside.My heart sank but I felt gleeful at the same time.The feeling was so queer that it jumbled up my brain. I love that Derek is so tender to me but everyone would notice and even I know this is wrong. I know they’ll all think ill of me if this keeps going but I can’t stop, I want him to be more attentive to me.“Maybe he’s just being nice since I’m new,” I didn’t meet Nial’s eyes because I knew I was lying. “Hmm~” He hummed but didn’t say anything to me after that. I went to stand inside the bar and started helping him out while the club began t