AdrianI blink at my phone screen, mouth hanging open as Stella’s name flickers into darkness. Stella has never hung up on me before. I scoff and look around in disbelief before turning back to the screen.Go find someone else with your money.Stella’s words repeat on an endless loop inside my mind.
Tracer: Okay! I’ll get started. Give me ten minutes.Adrian: Keep me updated.A few minutes go by. My foot taps against the floor. There’s a ding and my eyes flicker back to the screen.Tracer: Your mainframe was breached and there was no security on the private files.Adrian: Fix it.Tracer: I put
Third-Person POVClara’s blue eyes connect with a woman that stands behind her. The woman is dressed in an extravagant gown, one that makes Clara’s look cheap and poorly made. It’s a deep red color and it compliments her skin tone and slender figure.Behind her stands five men in all black suits. Th
“A man like you, one who betrays their own wife and family, would be severely punished in the underworld,” Luca spits the words out. Stella internally wishes that she could unleash her resentment onto Adrian as well.Clara steps out from behind Adrian. In an attempt to make things right, she reaches
Third Person POVAdrian’s mind moves back to the hacker, Tracer, that he spoke with earlier in the day. Just like the mafia princess, she reminded him so much of Stella with the way her messages looked.His mind runs at a mile a minute, unable to quiet or calm down like he am usually able to. He pul
StellaAdrian’s weight on my wrists makes my skin tingle. His brows knit together and the usual crease forms in his skin.His face is unreadable under the dim lighting, but as soon as he tilts his head to side and licks his lips, I can see the heat behind his eyes. The hunger he holds inside the dep
StellaI slowly raise one of my eyebrows, crossing my arms over my chest. Adrian’s face contorts into confusion before it settles on shock. He clears his throat, eyes flickering between the laptop screen and my face.The laptop screen is filled with explicit and suggestive pictures of men. It’s an o
I jump into action, knowing that I have about one minute to undo all of their work and conceal my IP from them before they can get it.I count down the seconds in my head, furiously typing countermeasures into the keyboard.Fifteen seconds left to go…I bite my bottom lip to the point where it almos
Clara is awake now, though, and is back in his life. This is the outcome he silently wished for, is it not? I am simply letting his dream come true by leaving his life, so why does he feel the need to hold onto me as if I am his property?I sigh and fall back onto the bed. The ceiling is a boring wh
AdrianShock and humiliation floods my body. All I can bring myself to do is watch as Stella passes me and exits the place that was once our home. As soon as the door closes, I can feel the anger inside my body boil over.I exit the living room and stand in the middle of the foyer. I look around, se
I scoff. She has the gall to reprimand me for being a gold digger? Who does she think she is?“That’s rich coming from you, Clara,” I narrow my eyes at her, “you’re the one who jumped from boyfriend to boyfriend. You’re the real gold digger here, not me.”Clara feigns a gasp, one that Adrian seems t
Stella“Sebastian?” I whisper, feeling his lips brush against the shell of my ear. “What are you doing?”His sudden closeness causes my heart to race, my cheeks turning a light pink color as I try to fight against a blush that creeps up on my face. The man pulls away, his fingers gently flattening o
“He is bound to leave Stella sooner or later. Once he sees how materialistic she is and that she is only with him for his money, he’ll kick her to the curb and abandon her,” Clara places her hand on my shoulder.Irritation flows through my veins. Clara’s voice is now reminiscent of nails being dragg
AdrianSo this is why Stella has been so cold and distant lately. Her time with Sebastian has changed her, cementing her into what I knew she was from the beginning: a gold digger.Sebastian is vastly wealthier than me; his company does triple what mine does and he is wildly more successful than I a
She pulls her phone from her pocket as she exits the server room. She switches to her hacker mainframe and quickly sends off the files to Adrian and his company. Not even a few seconds later, Adrian responds to her with the payment.Adrian: We should work together again.Tracer: Never contact me aga
Third Person POVSebastian’s eyes remain on Stella’s hazel ones. The man relaxes into his spot, the warmth from the side of her face still lingering on the tips of his fingers. Stella clears her throat and nods, pulling away from him.She knows that he is telling the truth. She knows that Sebastian,
AdrianI push off and away from the counter, fists balled at my side. My eyes focus on Stella and the man who holds her, whispering into her ear. I huff and my nostrils flare.“Adrian? Where are you going?” Clara calls out from behind but I don’t turn around, instead continuing to walk towards Stell