Dominic-Going into the break room, I filled a mug with hot coffee and placed it in the microwave for two minutes. After it was heated, I grabbed the mug, not caring that the handle was hot to the touch. With a destination in mind, I left the breakroom.Arriving at the small office that Devon occupied, I shoved the door open without knocking. Her friends gathered around her on the couch while one bandaged her finger. Not long after I walked in, her attention shot up.“Dominic!” She jumped up with eagerness and rushed to me.I thought I had contained my anger, but the moment she grabbed my sleeve, I wanted to break every bone in her body. Grabbing her wrist, I shoved her other hand away. Holding her wrist up, I applied pressure and bent it backward.“You are hurting me!” Devon shrieked and tried to pull her wrist free.“What gives you the right to say that I am yours?” I glowered, gritted my teeth, and stepped forward to tower over her.“I don’t know what you are talking about.” Devon

Hayden-A sound outside the door caught my attention. Devon fell to the ground just as the door to the conference room opened. Confused about why she fell since I never touched her, I looked up and saw Dominic enter. Now I knew. Smiling, I stepped over her and went to stand next to Dominic.“What are you still doing here?” Dominic asked, not bothering to look at Devon.“Don’t blame Hayden. She didn’t mean to push me. I was just trying to apologize for burning her with coffee last week.” Devon answered.“I wasn’t asking you.” Dominic kept his attention on me.“I thought I would clean up the conference room before heading back.” I smiled sweetly as I grabbed the sleeve of Dominic’s shirt and tugged on it lightly.Dominic grabbed the files and the laptop out of my hands. Looking over at Devon, I almost laughed when she tried to stand up and cried out in pain. Her hand flew to her ankle. For as long as I have known Dominic, I knew that the damsel in distress act wouldn’t work on him.“Cou

Dominic-Hayden bolted out of the elevator before I could stop her. With a heavy sigh, I caught up with Hayden and threw her over my shoulder. She struggled for a bit, but I kept a firm grip around her thighs.“You are going to be the death of me.” I muttered as I carried her outside.I alerted the lobby to have my car ready when we were in the elevator. It was parked out front with the passenger door open. Placing Hayden inside the car, I knelt to buckle her in. She resisted at first, but her movements were weak.After her seatbelt was secure, I shook my head and stood. She had never given me this much trouble before. When our parents were still alive and married, Hayden had followed me around, constantly trying to get me to talk to her. Whenever I told her to do something, she did it without complaint. Now, it was like she was a completely different person.Closing her door, I walked around to the driver's side. Looking over at Hayden, who had already fallen asleep, I stared at her

Dominic- When I woke up, Hayden was still in my arms, curled against my side, with her head resting on my chest. As much as I liked holding her, I wasn’t sure what she would remember about last night or how she would react. Carefully easing her off me, I slid out of bed.Hayden groaned slightly and rolled to her side. Covering her with the blanket, I let her sleep a little longer while preparing for the day. After showering and getting dressed, I grabbed my phone and went to the living room.The maid I hired to take care of the apartment was due to arrive this morning, so I didn’t worry about cooking breakfast. I went into my office and sat at my desk to investigate who the men who attacked last night were. Watching the security cameras, I didn’t see anything that could give me any clues.I picked up my phone and texted a friend to run facial recognition on the men. As soon as I put the phone on my desk, I heard the elevator in the hall ding, alerting me that someone had arrived. Rus

Hayden-When I returned to work the following morning, there were only thirty minutes before the meeting. Thinking I had plenty of time, I grabbed the manuscript I had made notes on. Opening the drawer with the flash drive, I noticed it was no longer in the same place I had put it.In a panic, I began searching around my desk for the flash drive. I tried to remember if I had put it in a different place. When I thoroughly scoured my desk, I tried to relax. Even if the flash drive was missing, I could copy it again.Calming myself down, I sat at my desk and waited for my computer to turn on. Grabbing a new flash drive from the supplies Stephanie had given me yesterday, I plugged it into the computer. I didn’t have long to copy the information to the flash drive, as I had spent most of my time trying to find the original drive.“Is everything okay?” Stephanie rolled her chair next to me.“The flash drive I copied everything to is missing,” I explained as I searched for the file I had sav