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Secrets, Seduction, & Serenity Linda And Her Folder
Chris’s POVThe door to my office opened, and Mr. Jacobs walked in, a serious expression plastered onto his face. He was an older man, with salt-and-pepper hair and a demeanor that often exuded authority. Well, except on days when he would be nervous or emotional about something. As for today, he seemed more reserved than usual. “Mr. Kingston,” He greeted me with a curt nod as he took a seat across from my desk. “Thank you for seeing me on such short notice.” He forced a smile. I gestured for him to sit, masking any hint of apprehension with a calm smile. “Of course, Mr. Jacobs. What can I do for you?” He leaned forward, clasping his hands together on the desk. “Chris, I will get straight to the point. You are like family to me and I have worked with you for years. You know my family like they are yours.” “Yeah, of course,” I replied, my interest piqued incredibly now. This seemed way more than just talking about a pay raise. It seemed to be more than that. “There had been an in
Secrets, Seduction, & Serenity Unwelcome Visitations
Chris’s POVI was taken aback…no, I was shocked. What was she doing here? “Meghan?” I dropped the file that I was trying to put away. My heart was pounding and I could feel anger rising in me. “How did you even get in here?” I looked behind her to see if Cecil was there, but she wasn’t. She was always there, so maybe the reason she was not was because she took a little bathroom break. That was the only reason I could come up with. Cecil was the kind of person that only left when I did. If I did not leave and spend the entire night here, then that would be her fate too. And it was not like that was something that I had told her to do. “If you’re looking for your secretary, she’s not there. It’s late, maybe she went home?” The stunning girl replied. She was a beauty; absolutely breathtaking but she was a mistake that I regretted with every part of me. I had forced myself to forget about her, being able to finally live with myself. But now seeing her again was bringing up some awful
Secrets, Seduction, & Serenity A Million Dollars?
Chris’s POVMy mind went blank for a moment as if time had frozen around me. Pregnant? How…how? With my child? The revelation hit me like a ton of bricks, sending a wave of panic coursing through my veins. This could not be happening. I could not have a child with Meghan, especially not under these circumstances. This had to be a joke, it had to be. Maybe it was her way of trying to scam me for money.I released her hand abruptly, taking a step back as if her touch burned me. “That’s impossible,” I muttered, though the tremor in my voice betrayed my inner turmoil. This was not good. This was not good at all. Her smile widened, but there was a hint of something else in her eye, something dark and calculating. “Believe me or not, but it is the truth,” She replied, her tone dripping with certainty. I began to pace the length of my office, my mind racing a mile a minute as I tried to wrap my head around this. F*ck! F*ck! F*ck! How could I have let this happen? I then stopped and said
Secrets, Seduction, & Serenity Hidden Truths
As I left the office, Rufus drove me home. The weight of the situation clung to me like a heavy clock, suffocating and relentless. The drive here felt endless, each passing mile filled with thoughts of uncertainty and dread. I was never going to forgive myself for what I had done, seriously. It was messed up in so many ways, and now Karma had come to pay me back. When we finally arrived at the compound, we were let in and Rufus parked right in front of the mansion. The door was opened for me by a guard and I got down. The whole thing about Linda and the mysterious folder was no nothing compared to what I was hiding. How did our marriage come to this? All these lies, and secrets. It sickened me. When I entered the place, it was quiet, the only sound echoing through the empty rooms was the ticking of the clock on the wall. Maybe Linda was asleep, oblivious to the storm that my actions had caused. I headed upstairs and proceeded to enter our room. It was midnight already and to my m
Secrets, Seduction, & Serenity The Devil Visits Me
I peeled myself from the bed and sat up. I could feel the hunger chewing on my intestines, I really needed to get something to eat. But before I could do that, I replied to Chris’s text. I told him that I understood and that I had no issue with him leaving me without telling me. Then I proceeded to reply to Fallon’s text. I told her to send me the address and I would be there, but that if it was about the deal that she was offering, my mind still was not going to change. She then replied, ‘Forget about the meet-up, I have other plans.’I stared at the message for a few seconds and then shrugged lightly. I did not mind. I needed the day anyway; to be able to relax and do some deep thinking. Getting out of bed, I headed for the shower. I removed my clothes and stepped under the warm spray, letting it wash away the remnants of sleep and uncertainty. The water cascaded over me, soothing my tense muscles and calming my racing thoughts about everything that had been going on, if only f
Secrets, Seduction, & Serenity The Kingstons
I knew. I knew that she was not here for small talk or pleasantries; she was here to assert her dominance, to remind me of my precarious position in her grand scheme of things. She was here to show that she was the puppet master and I was just the puppet. I tightened my grip on the edge of the table, forcing myself to maintain a facade of calm despite the shaky and bitter feeling that sat within me. “I have already told you, Fallon. I am not interested in your deal. I never was, and will never be. I made my decision.” Her smile faltered for a fraction of a second before she regained her composure, her eyes narrowing ever so slightly. “Oh, I’m well aware of your decision, Linda. I have been aware of your loyalty to your husband.” “Did you even see what was in the file that I sent you?” She continued. “You mean that file that you had a stranger drop at my feet, pretending that it was a mistake?” I raised one of my eyebrows.“To-ma-to, to-mah-to,” She replied, rolling her eyes. “My
Secrets, Seduction, & Serenity Ultimatums And Truths
Her words hung heavy in the air, a stark reminder of the cruelty and injustice that had befallen her family at the hands of their ruthless enemies.“Oh my god,” I whispered as I took in the information. She could not be lying, she obviously could not. I could see the pain in her eyes. I could almost feel it, myself. “My father was targeted by their thugs,” Fallon said, her voice barely above a whisper now. Her eyes were glossy, causing my heart to break. “He was brutally attacked, left for dead in the wreckage of his own mine. By some miracle, he survived, but he was never the same. The trauma…it changed him.” Tears welled up in her eyes, and I instinctively reached out to grasp her hand in a gesture of comfort and solidarity. Despite the type of relationship that she and I had, at this moment, we were bound by her pain. “If you don’t mind me asking, did your father return to work? Did he ever try to make the Kingston pay?” She chuckled dryly, taking her hand out of my hold. “He’s
Secrets, Seduction, & Serenity Silhouettes Of The Past
My heart burned as I saw these things. I’m not going to lie, I was leaning more into helping her now. Everything she had explained…everything was true. She had not been lying just to get me to help her. I was holding the proof in my hand. But why couldn’t she use this to take them down? It looked like this folder had everything that she needed. Then it dawned on me, she obviously may have tried already. And imagine, even while working with the FBI and chief of police here in China, she still could not help her and her family get justice. The Kingston were basically above the law, considering that they were at the top of the social ladder. They had everything, the power, the connections, the money; every damn thing. I looked at the photo once again, a pang of sympathy washing over me. Despite the anger and desperation in Fallon’s demeanor, there was an undeniable vulnerability captured in those eyes of hers. It was a strong reminder that behind all that toughness was a woman burde
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