“Okay, boss. Good night. I’m sorry for disturbing you, and please—” I mumbled, already turning to flee, desperate to put space between us. But before I could take another step, he lifted a hand, index finger pressed against his lips.A silent command.A heavy silence stretched between us before he
I could feel the resistance in his muscles at first, but as I continued, they began to soften under my touch.The awkwardness of the situation didn’t entirely fade, but I was able to push it to the back of my mind as I concentrated on the massage.“My dad also has a back like yours, boss. Muscular,
It was only then that I registered how I must look— half-dressed, hair a mess, still shaking off the remnants of sleep.And then, because the universe had a sick sense of humor, Alex decided to open his damn mouth.“Gosh! Ace didn’t know your girl would be living with you already.”A muscle ticked i
I didn’t react outwardly. Not at first.But in my head, I was already seething.Athena. Judgmental. Entitled. A fucking whore. And more than that—who the fuck was I to let Iris in, to give her that level of closeness, when I kept everyone else at arm’s length?Before I could respond, Ivan’s phone r
“Can I call you something else rather than ‘Sir’?” she asked hesitantly.I barely acknowledged her, my mind still tangled in the restless thoughts that had plagued me all day.“Call me whatever you want,” I muttered, my gaze fixed on the horizon.Athena, predictably, took that as an invitation.“Ace
That night, Melinda stood outside Iris’s door, a tray of food in her hands.Her heart clenched as she hesitated, her fingers tightening around the tray’s edges.She shouldn’t be here—Athena’s threats had made that abundantly clear.Stay out of it, or you’re next.The warning echoed in her mind like
Ace observed him, his sharp gaze dissecting every twitch, every breath, every subtle shift in his expression.“Boss… the girl?”Ace’s smirk faded, his amusement replaced by something colder.“What girl?” His tone was gruff, indifferent, though his fingers flexed slightly against the armrest.Andrew
For weeks, I holed up there, trying to get my head straight, to shake off whatever the fuck had been haunting me. But no matter how much I drank, no matter how many deals I closed, or how many people I put in their place—nothing helped.Every day was the same suffocating drag.And to make things wo
Why did I only notice it now?Ace chuckled—low, knowing."Do your work like a good whore," he murmured, his tone silky but laced with steel. "And show me your devotion, brat."He leaned back, and the pressure of his hands, which had been a constricting comfort around my body, vanished. Like a snake
I blinked, my breath hitching, frustration curling inside my chest."Please…" The whisper left me before I could stop it, before I could hold onto my pride. My head dipped down, shame curling my shoulders inward as I bit down on my lower lip. "Just one kiss. Even a peck."Ace clicked his tongue, th
“Don’t expect me to treat you like a good girl till I believe you’re sorry, Iris,” he murmured, his tone dark and taunting.Before I could process it, his thumb shoved past my lips, forcing them apart. My eyes flew wide, a muffled “Hmph” escaping as my hands shot up, fingers digging into his knees
“Sit on your knees.”…What?I froze.My smile slipped, and a soft “Huh?” escaped me before I could stop it.The warmth I’d felt a second ago twisted into something heavier, sharper, and I blinked at him, caught off guard.“You heard me, my sweet whore,” he said, leaning back with a smirk that stretc
I clenched my fists, inhaling sharply before narrowing my eyes at him.This man.This man would kill me.My fingers tugged at my top, pulling it back down as I tried to piece together what just happened.Why did he stop?I gulped, my throat dry, my body still traitorously warm. Ace smirked, draping
I sputtered, fisting my hands.“Boss,” Joy’s voice cut through my humiliation.“Wouldn’t Hudson sir be angry about what you just did to his sister? Should we, uh, step outside?”Ace didn’t even spare her a glance.“No. Stay here and do your work. I’ll do mine,” he said smoothly, like he hadn’t just
And he had the audacity to ignore me?He didn’t even say thank you!I glared at his back.“Boss,” I said, layering my voice with a little too much sweetness. “It’s past your lunch time. You should eat.”Nothing.Not even a glance.Ace continued flipping through his damn papers like I was invisible.
But it was probably not the sparkly, glittering fairy kind. More like the I-make-people-disappear kind.Joy. That’s her name.Wooow.A woman named Joy working at a place where she literally brings pain. “Oh yeah!! I remember now,” Joy exclaimed, her face lighting up like I was her long-lost best f
Damn it, Iris. Play it cool!His gaze didn’t waver. “May I know what you are doing here?”I cleared my throat. “Uh… just… passing by?”He arched a brow.I let out a nervous laugh and gestured to the air. “You know, just… admiring the architecture?”Then, he tilted his head toward the slightly open d