Lucian.I had asked myself that question about a million times since I had set out on this crazy mission to fuck with Madison Lane. I was too old to be doing this shit I was doing. What I should have been doing Instead was keeping my head down and trying to figure out how to get my mother and the entire board off my back. They were relentless in their pursuit. It didn't matter how many of them I blocked, or how many times I told them I wanted nothing to do with the company. Of course, my mother's approach was different. She would call to update me everytime they got a new CEO and tell me how incompetent the old one was. I didn't understand why they thought I'd be any better than the men they had been putting in charge. I knew nothing about running a multi billion dollar empire. But even if I did, I had zero interest in fortified. My only interest at the moment was Maddie. In fact my interest in her was becoming a problem. A huge one. It didn't help that I had to see her everyday an
Maddie. At the moment, Gia and I were currently in tiny dresses, ankle breaking heels and make up. After redoing my assignment and sending it in to Professor Asshole, I had had some extra time on my hands. Gia had been surprised when I had told her that I was down for hitting the club. She had after all been trying to convince me for days without any success. "What changed your mind?" She had asked, eyes wide with shock. "Today was emotionally draining because of you know who. Coupled with the fact that after hours of walking around, we couldn't get a single job. What a bummer. It's my birthday and I'm over here feeling blue. I need a pick me up." I had told her. "Liquor and margaritas coming right up." She had whooped. I had laughed. "Chill, party animal. We're not going to overdo it. We have school tomorrow. This isn't the weekend." "Okay, okay. Buzz kill." She huffed. "Wear that gorgeous lilac dress. You'll turn so many heads tonight." I didn't want to turn heads and attrac
Maddie. The day after my birthday was a Friday, my new favorite day of the week and not just because it was the beginning of the weekend. It was my new favorite because Friday was the only day we didn't learn English literature, which meant that I wouldn't have to see Buford's face for the rest of the day. Gia and I celebrated the good news of the day by buying overpriced caramel macchiatos that morning. "We're going job hunting again today." She told me as we made our way out of the coffee shop. "Ugh." I groaned. I knew that logically we needed these jobs if we had any plans of feeding ourselves on food that wasn't instant ramen, but I had also never worked in my life. Call me spoiled, I didn't care. Even when Gia had gotten a summer job back in high school, I had signed up for a drama class. "Fine. I didn't think getting a job would be this difficult though." One of the owners of the restaurants we'd walked into the other day had been ready to employ Gia at the spot because she
Lucian.I was already in a shit mood. I suspected it had something to do with a certain red head in a slinky dress that I had run into the previous night. After getting her and her friend thrown out, I had tried to go back to the bar to have another drink only to find my legs carrying me out of the bar and straight to my house.I refused to listen to the tiny voice in my head telling me that my bad mood may also have a little something to do with the fact that I wasn't going to be seeing her today. I bashed the horrifying thought on the head hard enough to kill it. That was nonsense talk. If anything, I was glad not to have to see her today. Friday was officially the best day of my week. It was the truth. Dammit. I told myself that I didn't feel my stomach clench when her name popped up on my email. It must have been indigestion or something. It most definitely wasn't excitement. Nothing about Madison was exciting. She was a brilliant writer, the best in the whole class. I could a
Maddie. It had taken over an hour for Gia and I to select what to wear. Her, for her evening out with Ethan and I, for my date with Cam. "We want to look hot as hell, but not like we are trying. Like effortlessly hot. Instagram model I just woke up like this hot. If you catch my drift." She said while ruffling through our closet manically. At this point, it was safe to say that Gia and I didn't have individual clothes. We shared clothes so much that even my wardrobe back home was a mixture of her things and mine. I held up a black leather skirt and a red crop top. "how about this?" She looked over her shoulder and shook her head. "No. That's like house party wear. It'll look too desperate for a first date."I rolled my eyes. "Where's he taking you?" She asked. "Nooban. I've never heard of it." I told her. "Oh, that's nice. Good for him that he's making an effort. It's a nice restaurant. Not one of those frat boy greasy burger places." She suddenly stood up and whirled around, a
Maddie. I went to bed furious, I woke up even more furious and I dressed in the date clothes I was supposed to have worn the previous night on the verge of combusting with my fury. "Uh uh." Gia said worriedly as I marched into the kitchen that morning. "You look like you're about to do battle.""I am." I bit out. "what time did you get home last night?" She grinned saucily. "I didn't. I just got home this morning." I gasped scandalously which made her burst into laughter. "Stop that. We didn't do anything. Just a few kisses here and there. Oh God, Mads, he's such a good kisser. I was about to ready to throw him down and jump him, but he was being such a gentleman and I didn't want to mess that up for him." I smiled at her. "I'm so happy for you." "Thanks, doll. And also, I got a call back from one of the flower shops. They've asked me to come in today and check the place out. More like they want to check me out, but it's okay." "Meanwhile I've made no front on finding a job. I'
Maddie.After the first thirty minutes, I was angry. When an hour passed, I was pissed. Four hours later and I was ready to blow a gasket. I had been a minute late and he was punishing me by making me wait for four freaking hours. Thank God Gia had made me eat something. At the four hour thirty minute marker, my phone rang and it was Gia. "Where the hell are you?" She asked immediately I picked. "You won't believe me if I told you.""Surprise me." She said. "I'm at Buford's office, waiting for him to show. Just cause I got here a minute late, he's torturing me by making me wait hours." "Oh my God, Mads. For real? What the hell? What have you been doing since then? Just sitting around waiting for his royal assholiness?" I giggled at the title. Why had I never thought of that? "Scrolling through Pinterest, I tried to watch a movie, but I'm way too pissed and uncomfortable." "Do you want me to come there and keep you company?" She asked. She was the best friend anyone could ask f
Lucian."You don't own me. Sir" the whispered out statement was my undoing. I didn't know what was happening to me and I wasn't sure I liked it, but neither could I stop it. Madison Lane had woven a spell over me, one that was impossible for me to resist. I didn't know what it was about her. I had encountered beautiful women of course. Beautiful, experienced women that knew exactly how to wrap a man around their finger and bring him to his knees. They had tried, but their efforts had been wasted on me. And yet here, I was, being brought down to my knees by this slip of a thing. This tiny, too young, woman who stared at me with wide, doe like, innocent eyes. There was something about her that called to me. Something about her that was so irresistible to me. She was beguiling. It was the only word I could think that even began to encompass the way Madison made me feel. And dammit, I hated it. I hated what she did to me. I hated this power she had over me. And I hated her a little for