“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
Elijah didn’t hesitate. If Amara was willing to trust him with her past, then he was more than ready to hear her out and help her through it if she needed his help in any way.“I’m not pressuring you,” He started, gently squeezing her hand. “But I want you to know that whatever you have to tell me,
“Eventually, I realized that no matter how scared I was, if I didn’t do anything about what was going on, I…would die even before anyone found and rescued me. So one day, I fought back,”She paused, thinking back to the first time she had ever used a gun. It wasn’t the most pleasant experience, but
The clock clicked at an unimaginably slow pace, feeling Elijah soundless bedroom with its constant ticking, and if it weren’t for the fact that the time was almost two in the morning and Elijah was lying soundlessly beside her, Amara would have gotten up and destroyed the fucking thing.She sighed,
Why had things turned out this way?Just a few days ago it seemed like things were looking up for her. She had gotten rid of Christina and the deal with Stan Crop was going in her favor and those in the company no longer seemed to look down on her and…Before she knew it, those thoughts, clogging up
Amara stared emotionlessly at the picture, along side letter. All at once, she was feeling so many emotions, frustration, anger, annoyance, worry and fear, but could express none as it all felt too much.So gently, she placed the photos down and lowered her head into her hand, releasing a long and l
“Listen,” Amara started, but was interrupted by a long yawn, before he said.“If you need my protection service, I’ll have you know you can’t fire me and then call me back. I’m not some sort of dog you can just command and-““Jake,” Amara cut him off, her tone calm and gentle despite the storm of em
“This is going to be a long ass day,” She muttered and sighed, grabbing the nearest file and instantly going into work mode, determined to get some of the workload off her desk by the end of the week.~•~Tobias stood in front of his bathroom mirror, staring endlessly at his reflection through a pat