For a while, Tobias contemplated doing as told, but eventually, he let go, his fingers brushing against her waist as they slid across the material of her dress.“Good,” He whispered, watching as she put a safe distance between them. “Now, let’s talk.”“Talk,” Amara scoffed, the look of disgust obvio
Her voice was so soft that Tobias was almost sure it was a beg.He didn’t respond though, and for a few minutes, a tense and suffocating silence surrounded them.Amara felt uncomfortable, she wanted him gone, and more than that, she wanted to forget the words he had just said and completely ignore t
Amara stood by the window, picking at the side of her thumb and fiddling with the necklace Elijah had given her.She was so deep in thought, processing all the Tobias had said, that she didn’t notice Elijah walking in.For a little while, he didn’t bother calling out to her, taking his time to exami
“He…” She tried, pausing, before shaking her head. “You wouldn’t believe me, it’s not something that’s likely to happen.”“Try me,” Elijah challenged. “There’s no harm in trying.”“It’s…well…” Amara struggled to find the right words, her fingers moving back to the side of her thumb.Elijah noticed a
“Oh,” Elijah muttered, his eyes lingering on the flowers for a little while before turning and walking away.For some reason, perhaps it had something to do with the way her expression had stiffened or her eyes seemed to darken, He didn’t believe a single word she had said, but he knew better than t
“You know, for someone who claims to be my assistant, you sure do allow a lot of people waltz their way into my office.”Amara had said this, seated in the back sit of her car as Duncan drove her home that very night.It wasn’t particularly a topic she wanted to discuss about, but she realized she’d
“Are you allergic to them young Ms.? I wasn’t made aware of this. I’ll throw them-““Burn it.” Amara cut him off, her tone cold and unyielding. “Burn them, and if another one comes, burn it.”Xavier was shocked, not entirely sure why, or how a set of flowers could make the usually calm and kind Amar
“Yes ma’am,”She walked past the flowers, her heart beating faster and her mind screaming that there was a possibility that they could be from who she believed they came from.She ignored those thoughts, however, and went about her day as if they weren’t a concern. By the end of the work day, or at