Twenty days. Twenty days. And the night was still fresh in her memory. It played in her mind like a tape recorder without a stop button. She hated it as much as she loved it. Every inch of her body memorized him. Revolted by it. But could gladly relive it. Her feelings were like two sides of a coin. Her skin lingered on every burning touch of his. Every kiss. Every taste. Every heavenly sensation. And she disliked that it did. It had also been twenty days since she heard from him. She wanted to forget it. How she’d felt. How Ollie had addressed her with a judgmental look. How he managed to say a lot without saying much. How he didn’t listen to her and had made a judgment about her—only with his eyes. She was familiar with eyes that her too quick to judge her and voices eager to lash at her. She grew to not let it hurt her because she was used to it. It happened every day. In the club and her daily life. But it coming from Ollie stroke her with an unaccustomed pain. It wa
“Why?” she asked confused. “I was in the dressing room all night.” She had been sitting out for some time now. “Consider it your luck.” “You are paying me for free?” June wrinkled her nose. What in hell name is going on? Maeve doesn’t do charity. “Are you going to question me or are you going to take the pay?” Maeve glanced at her. She never rejects a freebie. But, coming from Maeve was too suspicious. Maeve always wanted something in return. Her motto was nothing comes without a price for fucksake. She stared at the envelope lying on the table. “Why?” Maeve’s jaw visibly clenched. But it didn’t stop June from asking her questions. Better safe than sorry. “What is in it for you?” “Take the pay or leave empty-handed June. Don’t question me.” She gritted the words through her clenched teeth. June narrowed her eyes at Maeve. “Nothing shady about this?” “Nothing shady. Take the cash and leave!” Maeve said in a high tone. “I won’t get arrested for this?” Maeve si
In his defense, he'd left that night due to an urgent meeting. But he knew in his heart that it was all a sham.He had to flee because of the all-consuming emotions that were concocting inside of him, which were kindled by none other than June. He’d tagged after June Into the restroom to check up on her. But when he marched into the bathroom. The image of Theo and her together clouded his mind with dense black fog, teetering him over the edge. He’d moved primally controlled by his emotions and wanted to mark her as his in some way. Hell, did he regret it?No. He’d enjoyed every minute of it. Her muffled cries. How her body felt warm beneath him. Her gorgeous rosy cheeks as she swooped all over his cock. How she took him so well as if she was made just for him. Everything was so perfect. So fucking perfect. Until his heart started hammering against his ribcages, twisting his inside with a maelstrom of emotions. Emotions that were novel to him. Lust, he could deal with, not t
With ease, he fit between the two of them, his back to June and his face to the man with a death wish. “Can’t take a hint?” His tone was relatively civil despite his anger. “She doesn’t want to dance with you.” He pinned the man with a dead glare. Apprehension lined the man’s face as he staggered backward clearly drunk. “Who did fuck are you?” He stammered. “Someone who is going to kill you if you don’t leave.” He said menacingly. The man’s throat visibly moved up and down and he licked his lips with obvious panic. Ollie raised an eyebrow at the man’s fidgeting. Ollie was six feet three with beefy muscles so yes the man was scared of him. “Yo man…” He stuttered. “Didn’t know she is your girl. Sorry.” “You should apologize to her not me.” He sidestepped and gestured his hand at June. “Go ahead.” Ollie prompted. “Sorry, girl didn’t know you have a man.” She scoffed loudly before crossing her arm over her chest. “I told you I wasn’t interested twice and it wasn’t because of a
Ever since he picked June up from her apartment, he had not been able to peel his eyes away from her. Draped in a red sequin dress with a slit riding too high up her thigh, she was chaos and beauty intertwined and she was going to be his ruin. Like Venus flytrap, she had him trapped in her shackles with no intention of letting go. This was what he was running from. This was why avoiding her was for the best. Because once he got a whiff of her, it was almost like he couldn’t control himself anymore. He’d make blatant excuses just to see her. He’d say things that he never wish to say. She was an obvious trap but somehow his steps still led to her. He should let her go. The contract between them was non-existent at this point. He couldn’t continue with it after everything that had happened anyway. His father thought him better than this. He instilled into him how emotions like this was a weakness and how he should avoid it at all cost. He’d seen in real time how emotions like thi
A frosty splash of fear snatched air off her lungs and she felt an instant squeezing hurt in her chest. Her heart leaped like a wild stag in her throat, sweeping a faint dizziness over her. She gasped, trying to scrape in any oxygen she could get due as an ache tightened her chest. The voices around her blared in high frequency making her head pound heavy. Her thought scrambled a sentence. —Aiden and Amy are with the loan shark. Aiden and Amy are with the loan shark—Oh, God. Oh, God. She’d done all they asked her to do. She’d paid the debt in full even though she wasn’t owing them. She’d even paid the interest with no complaint because she didn’t want to have anything to do with them. Because she didn’t want them to come for the twins. So what could they possibly want from her? Or her siblings? A gale assailed her, threatening to sweep her off her feet. She felt her leg wobble beneath her before fumbling, leading her straight to the floor. A hand caught her around the waist be
“Does it matter?” June averted her gaze and the question sat tight in the air. Deep inside, He hoped she didn’t sign the contract due to the debt. However, the restless shifting of her eyes hinted at the painful truth. Damn.He should have sensed it. He was suspicious of her sudden change of heart. His hunch told him something was up with her.Now that everything was clear in the open, it didn’t take a genius to put it together. “I signed it already, nothing matters anymore.” She spoke, attempting to mask her words with a bitter hint of jest But there wasn’t just in her statement. The fact that she had signed the contract out of sheer lack of choice sickened him to the core. Even more nauseous with the entirety of what transpired between them. After a long strung-up silence, she cleared her throat, then slowly nodded her head. “Yes.” She whispered, the words barely audible as they escaped her lips. He closed his eyes briefly, letting the nauseating disgust slide down his skin. A
As Ollie strode into Max’s office, he reclined into his office chair, accessing him with a measured gaze as if trying to read through him. “A stare is the only pleasantry I deserve?” Ollie stated. Both of them had gotten so busy they couldn’t meet up for their routine golf session regularly. He was busy with his ongoing resort project in France, Max just got promoted to Attorney general, the youngest the state had known yet. Ava was busy with her new film project, Logan was busy being Logan—He is more of going with the flow, letting life lead him, never taken anything seriously, not even his life—. “Why are you here?” Max swiveled the chair closer to the desk, his gaze fixed on Ollie.“That isn’t polite to say to a visitor.” “I know you aren’t here because you miss me so get straight to the point.” Ollie wiggled the wrapper bag in his hands. “Here with your congratulatory gift. I heard you got promoted.” Max sighed, massaging his temple. “I got promoted one month ago.” “Well,