I woke up not knowing what time, day or year it was. In all honesty I don’t think I actually slept just relieving the nightmare that was my life. My head was foggy and my whole body ached I was about to call work to say I wouldn’t be in today when I looked at my phone seeing that it said Saturday.Somewhat relieved I could just stay in bed all day. I closed my eyes once more trying to drift back off to sleep, I needed to sleep it would make everything feel 10x better. But try as I might I wasn’t happening. My throat still burned from his hands gripping me, I felt cheap and used. Then the tears would raise their ugly head once more.I got up needing some water, as I sipped it, I struggled to swallow my throat sore and painful as the cooling liquid went down my throat. I looked through the cupboard finding some paracetamol and ibuprofen decided to take a few of them to help numb the pain. Swallowing the pill was another matter it hurt like a bitch, and I felt as if I chocked on it as it
We were three days away from the actual trial, Lyla was coming in today to prepare the finally steps for the case, we also had jury selection coming up this would help us to give us an advantage or not depending on who was selected. Everyone has their preconceived biases or notions for situations and Jake felt that although we had a strong case nothing could be left to chance.We were in the boardroom with Lyla, Todd, Jake and Myself, having just gone through how the trial would work so Lyla was prepared. Jake was concerned there was something she hadn’t told us that could affect the case.‘Are you sure there isn’t anything else we need to know?’ Jake asks his steel gaze fixed on Lyla.‘No,’ she states before shuffling slightly in her seat, Jake presses his lips together before sighing.‘Lyla, we have gone through how this will all work but with a trail the opposition are not going to holdback, if there is something that we need to know in order to protect you and Aire. Case like thes
I stare up at Jake my mind reeling from our kiss, I’m still breathless as I struggle to catch my breath his seductive masculine scent confusing my senses. I notice he frowns before moving back from me, he releases my waist immediately I miss the loss of his touch. He swallows before turning and walking out of the kitchen without a backwards glance leaving me confused about what just happened.Doubt fills me, I feel used and all the reasons why I shouldn’t have let him kiss me flood my mind. He’s my boss I could get fired now, he has a girlfriend making me the other woman something I have never been. Having been the other end of this I feel incredibly guilty and ashamed for being used this way. Why did he kiss me? Sure, he hasn’t yelled at me for a while but that was just common decency not that he liked me.His behavior had been all over the place, but I decided whatever this was, was only going to end in trouble. I had a lot more to lose from this situation. I was not going to let Ja
I reread the message several times my heart thumping out my chest, why had I been so rash?Carter – Fine but I want your ace, I want everything you have on the case, every little detail. If Jake changes his course of attack, I want to know about it. If he gets another witness, a photograph anything I want to know about it! At the end of the trial, I want you to come with me to dinner before spending the night with me. No negotiation.What he said shocked me, it was impossible and unethical. How exactly was I supposed to get our entire case copied and sent out to him. Plus, the dinner and the fact, I would have to sleep with him repulsed me. I didn’t want to agree, every fiber of my being was screaming at me to refuse him.Carter – I’ll double the money if you agree now.£100k the things I could do with that money. There was an endless list of possibilities that I could do with that money. Actually, be able to breathe for once. But our entire case. I don’t exactly know how I would be a
I swallowed my brain barely functioning. All I could hear was my heart beating in my ears, panic coursed through me so much so that I didn’t want to turn around for fear that my legs would give out. My vision felt blurry as I slowly pivoted on the spot. Jake said something but I couldn’t hear it, it sounded like he was talking under water to me.Despite the light being on in the office now illuminating the whole floor all I could see was Jake’s thunderously angry face, everything else was dark, I blinked at him trying to focus on what he was saying but he was blurring. He took a step towards me his features softening slightly, at least I think they were, it was hard to tell as he was moving so much. I felt drunk nothing made sense my heart rate picked up it sounded so loud I was certain it was going to beat out of my chest.Jake reached me gripping my shoulders as he looked into my eyes, I still didn’t hear a word of what he was saying, I realized I was going to black out. My legs gav
I hate this, I’m on the verge of tears in my underwear with my boss looking at me with such disappointment. How did it come to this? He sits there watching me patiently, but I struggle to meet his gaze, does he want me to strip more? I look at the floor seeing my discarded shirt and skirt on the floor.My knee is shaking, no matter how much I try I can’t seem to stop it from happening. The memory of us kiss is long forgotten, I did not see this coming. Earlier today I wanted nothing more than to have Jake strip me of my clothes before he ravaged my body before bending me over his desk. Now I’m standing here uncertain of everything. I’m I going to get fired, or arrested, or is he actually going to humiliate me before doing either or both of those things.I shouldn’t have passed out but the shock of him catching me, I have never fainted before. I still feel shaky the room disorientated from how I remember. I want to clasp my hands or something to stop whatever this is.I take a deep shu
‘Tell me the truth and if you lie to me, I will have you fired before you take your next breath,’ he grits through his teeth, and I worry my bottom lip between my teeth.‘Start talking,’ he demands taking my food from my lap and putting it on the table in front of me.I feel my eye prick with tears as I look at his handsome face his eyes softening as he watches me blink back the tears threatening to fall from my face. He reaches over resting a hand on my shoulder before looking at me once more, this time his voice and face so soft I feel the cracks in my mask shatter before the tears flow down my cheeks uncontrollably.‘Please Stephanie just talk to me,’ he gives my shoulder a comforting squeeze as a shudder my body shaking as I sob, I’m drowning in my tears as all the stress and anxiety from the last year seems to have bubbled to the surface uncontrollably. I can’t breathe as I try to suck in more oxygen as the tears run down my face.I cough and splutter chocking on my tears as I sh
Jake paused thoughtfully for a moment whilst I sat there awkwardly whilst he decided my fate. He knew everything now. Every little secret I had in my life, some even my closest friends didn’t even know. He had my life in his hands, there was nothing I could do not a thing but whatever demands he would make I would have to agree. Perhaps I could have turned Carter down in that coffee shop, perhaps I could have never taken that witness statement, perhaps I should have never gone to meet with him.None of that mattered now though. The difference between Jake and Carter was that Jake had caught me red handed. He knew I was guilty, had the evidence to prove it. He could squish me like a bug. I knew Carter was a dangerous man from the minute I laid eyes on him, her was shady as anything. Jake on the other hand was a shark. A ruthless cold killer in the courtroom. Was I about to be his next kill?Despite this it was oddly freeing, the weight of everything removed from on my shoulders, having