Andy woke up to the scream of a woman. He sat on his bed dumbfounded for a moment before he heard a woman scream again and this time, he kicked off the sheets and got off his bed. The first thing he did was grab his phone from the drawer and calling Caden.His heart was beating so fast. He knew with all the things happening around, this scream has got to be something dangerous but rather than going alone, he knew it was wise to tag along Caden. He cursed under his breath as Caden didn’t answer the phone and then called Janet.The first time he called, Janet didn’t answer and right when he was about to head out, his phone vibrated. It was Janet.“Hey, Janet.”“Damn, Andy. You don’t let me sleep now? How could you be so annoying day and night?”“Screw that. I’m not being annoying. Didn’t you hear a woman scream?”“What?”There was a drowsy reply but then there was a rustle before her voice became clearer.“What? What do you mean?”She asked and just then Andy heard another loud scream,
Andy stepped back and held Janet’s hand before covering her behind him. Janet turned to the other side and took a pole of lamp shade handed over to her by one of the colleagues and handed it over to Andy. Hearts were racing as the killer tilted his head and walked toward the dead woman on the floor.He bent and took the knife that was stabbed on the back of her neck, making blood sprout out. Andy knew what was coming next. The man’s eyes were fixed on Janet, who was the only defenseless person among them, not even a pillow in her hand. That was why Andy held Janet’s hand tightly and looked at the man challengingly.The killer’s eyes shifted from Janet to Andy as his eyes burned fiercely as if he wanted to tear Andy into pieces. The next moment, he charged at Andy with a knife and Andy didn’t think a second before raising his pole and hitting the head of the killer right before he could stab him.Just then, two gunshots were heard from downstairs that everyone screamed and jumped on th
Andy’s whole body ached. He wanted to open his eyes, but he felt too tired to do so. He left out a soft groan as turned his head, forcing to open his eyes right when he heard a relieved voice call his name.“Andy! Andy! Oh, thank God you are awake!”He could recognize that voice anywhere. It was the voice of the person who he has loved for so long. But poor him, the girl seems to have no idea.“Janet, gosh, stop screaming.”He muttered as he opened his eyes and he felt like he was going blind when the light suddenly hit his eyes. Janet was staring at him widely, with tears in her eyes, as if it was hard for her to believe that he was awake.“You know, for a moment I thought I would go blind with the lights but I would have gone deaf instead if you shouted more.”Andy commented with a silly smile on his face and though he expected an outburst, Janet broke into a little choked chuckle. What happened next was unexpected, because she leaned down and hugged him.“You scared me…”She said,
Three weeks later...It has taken a while for all the members of Aurora Airlines to calm and settle down their minds after what happened. But now, everyone has started to forget about what happened on the island. Work has resumed as usual, and Avery was coming back from her first flight in Aurora Airlines. She landed the plane not two minutes ago, and right now, she was going back to Aurora headquarters.Ever since they came back from the Team Building Retreat, Avery had been keeping herself busy. Because every time she was free, she would get reminded of the traumatic incidents from the island. But one thing was sure, she had gotten a lot closer with Andy and Janet while she grew extremely close to Caden. Now that there was nothing holding them back from loving each other, they had been quite open about their feelings. There were no labels yet, but both of them knew what it was. They talked every night, though they barely met each other due to their schedules and all the hours the
“I’m sorry, but we can’t do that, sir.”Janet said sternly, and that made Caden turn his head toward her at once. “Why?”He asked his secretary. Whether he was surprised or not about the fact that Janet was speaking sternly to him, he was not. This was not the first time Janet spoke like that to him, and his secretary always had this habit of keeping him checked. And Caden was thankful for that. He gets distracted easily.“This is a meeting with our shareholders, sir. You can’t miss this. You know how important this is.”“But I already met the shareholders a week before, Janet. What is the reason to have a meeting again?”“A few shareholders wanted this meeting, sir. They said they have something important to discuss with you.”“Then they should have spoken about it in the meeting three days ago. I haven’t met Avery at all in two weeks, Janet and I haven’t spoken properly with her for three weeks. There’s so much time I can allocate for one party, and I allocated theirs three days ag
Caden and Avery were in Caden’s car. Caden was taking the car out of the parking lot while Avery was sitting in the passenger’s seat, still flustered. After Caden said that he was taking her on a date, he had leaned down to her and placed a kiss on her cheek.Somehow, rather than a kiss on the lips, Avery had felt it more intimate and more loving. She had felt her heart beating faster, and she had felt like her knees were going weak. So, when Caden had led her to the Porsche and made her sit in the passenger seat, she had instantly obliged. Because one more minute of standing could have led her knees to buckle and fall on Caden’s arms. Well, not that she cared, but that would be slightly embarrassing, and she wasn’t ready to let Caden see that whipped side of her yet. “Avery, are you all right?”Caden asked her because she had been silent over the past few minutes. Avery came out of her thoughts and replied with a huge error inside her head.“Uh-huh.”Caden’s eyebrows furrowed. He h
Andy was in the middle of a meeting when Caden called him. But knowing his best friend, Caden and because the CEO’s call was more important than anything else, Andy went out of the meeting room to answer it.But when he heard about what had happened between Caden and Janet, he immediately ditched the meeting and went in search of Janet. The meeting was with the executive board so other than the major decisions, the discussions could be carried on without him.Andy was restless. How could Caden talk to Janet like that? When the woman always tried her best for him and when she was literally in love with him, how could Caden do that? Especially when Caden knew that she loved him. At least he should be careful about her feelings, shouldn’t he?But then again, knowing Janet, Andy knew she might have crossed the boundary and urged Caden. Which was not respectful either. Andy just let out a low, frustrated scream as he ruffled his hair, annoyed.He had been searching for Janet all over the b
Caden had driven Avery to the most beautiful hotel she had ever seen in her life. She had actually thought such picturesque hotels only existed in films. Though Caden had initially called the place a restaurant, it was actually a luxurious hotel on the top of a mountain.The hotel looked like an ethereal painting with delicate woodwork and vibrant colors, which gave the real vibe of a Thai hotel with the lush greenery in the background. As the couple stepped out of the car, the cold mountain breeze hugged their bodies, carrying the sweet scent of the mountain flowers and the pine trees.Avery was in total awe as she stared at the scenery.“Caden, this place is amazing! How did you even find it?” she asked, her voice filled with admiration.Caden grinned. This was what he wanted to see on Avery’s face. Pure joy, surprise, and glee. Caden would trade anything to keep those expressions lasting on her face and it filled his heart with pride that he was the reason she was smiling like that