I bit my lip lightly, still looking at him suspiciously. I'm sure he was up to something... Was he really going to give me the money, or was he just making fun of me? So I sighed and picked up the bag. “Okay, but if you don't give me that money, I swear I'll kick your balls,” I threatened him and w
LauraJason was impossible; no matter how much you tried to understand him, he managed to frustrate your expectations in two ways. He had just left with Annie, leaving me embarrassed in front of Terrence. I got up with a sigh and went to take my hands to the nearby toilet, where I also put the rest
It had been so long ago that it was as if I was no longer the one who had lived through that episode, although the memories were still intact within me. So many things had happened in that middle ground, and I had grown so much. Now I realized the wrong and right things I had done in my life, and al
LauraIt was a dark street at the bottom of Bad Stuy; there was little movement of people coming and going—just ordinary people going about their ordinary lives without posing serious danger. I was still inside the car, parked right outside a diner that looked like one of the hundreds it had scatter
LauraLewis' lair really looked like a criminal place that even involved the mafia. I dare say that illegal drugs were being packaged and a lot of cash was being counted and stored in suitcases, which were clearly going to be used for some type of clandestine exchange. The grim-faced guys who were w
LauraAt that moment, when one of the walls exploded, everyone in that room was violently knocked off their feet. I was static for a moment. Had I died? I came to think about it. Or had I lost a member of my body? What had happened? Was it the police who had blown up the wall? They had no other way
Laura “Now it’s your turn, woman. Give me your hand,” Jason said, extending his hand towards me to take me out of the dangerous bunker where a shootout was taking place against the police and the gangsters who had threatened to kill my sister and her friend. He had a line of tension between his e
TerenceI watched Laura leave the hospital along with Jason and his daughter. The woman's shoulders were tense because of so much concern she had about her sister, but it was understandable; today was not a good day for her because of everything she was going through. The day was definitely not goin
Gideon POV I returned to my room with a slam of the door that echoed through the house, a reflection of the storm brewing inside me. The situation with Lindsay felt like a knot tightening in my chest. I needed a moment to compose myself, so I headed straight to the bathroom, where the sound of the
Gideon's POV I woke up with my hand outstretched, expecting to feel Lindsay's warmth beside me. A silly, almost childish smile appeared on my face as I remembered last night, the way Lindsay gave herself to me in such a unique way that it seemed new, as if I was getting involved with a woman I had
Lindsay POV I woke up with a tumult of emotions, a weight on my chest that made me think of Wyatt even before I opened my eyes. The clock read 5 a.m., and there was Gideon, sleeping as if nothing had happened. But for me, everything had changed at that moment of weakness. "What the hell did I do
Max POV "Fuck! My couch... I'll never be able to look at it without feeling disgusted," I muttered to myself, still staring at the piece of furniture with repulsion. The night was somewhat rainy, and the sound of drops hitting the window seemed like a warning from fate. Gideon and Lindsay had just
Gideon POV I was there, lying on the luxurious apartment couch, with Lindsay beside me, as I had always dreamed. My body was relaxed as if all the tension from recent times had left my shoulders, and my mind was so light that only happy thoughts passed through it. That was the power she had over me
Gideon POV I was there in the car, and I still couldn't believe that Lindsay was kissing me. After so long yearning for this moment, and suddenly, with a piece of advice from Jason and a day of practicing that advice, there she was, surrendering to me, kissing me with a passion that consumed me fro
Lindsay's POV I didn't know what to expect when I returned to work knowing that Gideon would be my new boss, but I certainly didn't imagine the day would be a whirlwind of emotions. The idea of working alongside my ex-husband didn't seem easy, but I was determined to show that I am professional, ca
Lindsay POV I was in the women's bathroom, watching my reflection in the mirror as I tried to compose myself to face Gideon once again. Seeing him there at the company had already been a surreal surprise, but finding out that he would be my new boss? It had completely disarmed me. I had even yelled
Laura POV I was lying on the dark blue sofa in my office, feeling every nerve in my body tense as if it were about to snap. Sunlight streamed through the windows, but it couldn't dispel the darkness of the day unfolding. The morning had started with Zoey's dismissal, leaving a bitter taste of betra