Katalina“David!, David!” It's Saturday and I was on the balcony knitting a sweater when I noticed that the house was too quiet. Looking around, David, my four year old, was gone. Just a few minutes ago, he was playing with a green croc toy on the other side of the balcony. I listened for any rustling sound, but got nothing. I called out a couple of times, yet, nothing. This on a normal day means that he is getting the house messed up.I dropped the wool and stood up. Opened the door and stepped into the house. The living room was empty, and it was eerily quiet. “David, where are you?” I hurried to the kitchen, but it was also empty. Two days ago, he snuck into the double-door fridge, trying to get the chocolate we bought at the mall that afternoon. I had intentionally placed the chocolate box on the highest shelf in the fridge, but David figured out how to climb up to retrieve it. It was the loud noise of his crash that alerted me to it. And t
Katalina.Dinner was rice, curry chicken, french salad, and orange juice. David ate his pizza, and I had to talk him into eating some of the salad as he doesn't like veggies. After dinner, David watched more TV while I continued knitting the sweater. Emilia should be back soon, but I was feeling sleepy. So, I decided to watch the news on my phone. My favorite NEWS TV is MoTV as it is from home. I missed the headlines, but got to listen to the full details of the first headline which was about the political situation of the country. Elections are around the corner and manifestos are flying around like a flu. It was quite interesting watching clips from rallys and analysis from observers. After that, the next thing that came on made me gasp. It was Huracio, and the news about him sent me into a fit of coughs. David had dozed off while watching the cartoon, but the moment I started coughing, he woke up and started crying. I hurried over to him and scooped him in
Katalina “Mummy, I don't want to go to school anymore!” David held my leg and started crying.“David, baby. Didn't you say you are a big boy, and that you want to become a pilot?” “Yes, Mummy.” He pursed his lips and nodded. Balls of tears rolled down his chubby cheeks, while his bright eyes gazed at me like that of an aggrieved puppy. “If you want to be a pilot, you have to go to school. We talked about this. You promised you would go. You promised you would be a good boy. Remember, big boys don't go back on their words, right?” “Right, mummy. But let's come back tomorrow. I don't want to go today.” He insisted, stomping the ground.Checking the time, it was already 8:28 am. I woke up early to avoid running late, but with David throwing tantrums, I started contemplating calling my HR to let her know that I would be running late. “David, dearly. I really have to go to work. Be a good boy and stay in school, okay. See, there are so many kids to play
Katalina I watched helplessly as Hoseok reached out and my son joyfully fell into his arms. He stepped into the elevator and the door closed. “Hey, buddy. What are you doing here?” Hoseok asked David in a gentle voice. Instead of answering, David just buried his face in Hoseok's neck, pretending to be shy. “Good morning, Mr. Kim.” I greeted him, solemnly. He instantly furrowed his brows, completely displeased by the way I addressed him. “Catherine, when are you going to stop doing this?” He groaned. I just smiled and kept staring at the elevator's button panel. “Wasn't David supposed to start school today?” He asked after a beef silence. “Yeah. We came here from his school. He refused to stay and I was running late. So, I just brought him here. We will try again tomorrow.” “David, is that true?” He ruffled the boy's head and asked. “Yes.” David pouted. “I wanted to
Katalina “You know them?” I whispered to him.“That's my girlfriend. Babe, what are you doing here?” Williams turned to her, looking bewildered. “What am I doing? You're asking me that? Shouldn't I be asking you the same? What are you doing with this, this…” She looked so disgusted with her lashes going up and down in sharp snaps. Squinting my eyes, I raised my hands in a calm-down gesture. “I think there's been a misunderstanding, Miss.” I started, but Williams raised his index finger, signaling me to stop talking. He then turned to the girl and growled. “If you don't make yourself scarce this very minute, Aurora, I will break up with you.” When I heard those words, my jaws dropped. Though he had always looked fearsome, Williams is actually soft spoken and hardly raised his voice. This side of him was completely unexpected. He sounded so rude and ruthless. His dark eyes were fierce and angry. “You will break up with me? Because of this ugly slut?”
Katalina Come evening, I met up with Hoseok at David’s school. He had the box of train set, the promised pizza, and a bucket of cream. I was caught between telling Hoseok what happened and handling it myself. Emilia wanted me to tell him and see what he would do. She felt that however he handles the situation should be the yardstick I should use to grade him, deciding if he gets a ‘Yes, or. No’ from me.But I think otherwise. Looking at the whole situation, I felt that the best thing was to handle it myself. Not because I was scared of blowing it out of proportion, but because I was scared that instead of clearing my name, he may actually use the situation to pressure me into saying Yes!’ Hoseok can't be called a mischievous, cunning man, but when it comes to me, there were things he had done that made me feel that he would do anything to keep me by his side, just like Huracio. And that scares me. I joined TopLink as an agent. Being an asset manage
It wasn't long before I was summoned by the head of the accounting department, who happens to also be my team leader. When I told him what happened, he was speechless for just two minutes before making a three-sixty on me. “You shouldn't have hit her under any circumstances.” He said then cleared his throat. When he said that, it was like I heard the clashing of cymbals. “What? I didn't hit her first. She pushed me.” “Even then, you should have just let her rant and leave. Honestly Catherine, your presence in my team has been giving me a lot of headaches. I have tried to be fair and protect you in the past months, but with what you did today, I don't know if I can keep protecting you.” First, what the fuck was he talking about? Since my appointment was confirmed, I have endured a series of bullying from several staff members. Some from my department, and mostly from the CEO’s office. In all these, I made sure not to make any mistakes in my work, and I tried to avoid these people.
10 on the dot, I was seated in the conference hall, facing four people from the HR office. Two are from TopLink, while the rest are from the headquarters. Grace was also present, but she looked so smug, no one would believe she was just a special assistant and not one of the company's executives. Last night, I convinced myself that I wouldn't be scared, but seated there, facing those cold looking people, my heart couldn't help but tremble… “Having gone through your complaint letter, we have done our investigations and found most of the complaints here unfounded. There is no evidence to support your claims.” The woman from Headquarters solemnly said. “What do you mean? There are many people who witnessed these things. Did you ask them or just decide that whatever Grace says is the truth?” I couldn't help but snap at her. I turned to TopLink’s head of HR, but his eyes were glaring at me. “Sir, how come they can't find any evidence?” I continued, unfazed by his angr
HuracioI yanked her pants down and buried my head between her legs. Inhaling her fresh scent, I couldn't help but sigh. Nothing changed. She was still as intoxicating as ever. She was wet and her thong was soaked. Resenting the piece of lace standing between my tongue and her juice, I rubbed her hard and protruding clitorise. “Aaaah,” She grabbed my hair and jerked her waist up. Yes. This is how I remembered her, how I always wanted her. Slutty and wantonly demanding my touch.“Wueueue, mummmmmy, I want my mummy!” A child’s cry pierced the air, breaking the spell, and bringing us back to our senses. “David!” She gasped and tried to get out of my hand. “No!” instantly filled with resentment and rage, I pushed her back into the bed and trapped her with my body. “Huracio, that's David. He needs me.” “No. I need you. It's my turn!”With eyes filled with confusion and worry, she glared at me. “Huracio, let me go.” “No.” I hurriedly unbuckled my jeans and slid into her pussy. “Ar
Katalina.“Sleep deeper, ten times deeper, twenty times deeper. At the count of five, I will snap my fingers, and you will wake up.” Huracio’s calm and clear voice continued to speak while my heart raced in anticipation for what was about to happen. He counted to five and snapped his fingers. The girls immediately opened their eyes. The men behind them slipped their hands around them and started playing with their bodies. From their nipples to their necks. They buried their noses in the girls’ necks, kissing and biting. Their huge hands didn't go gentle on the breasts, and the girls couldn't stay still or quiet. They were acting drunk and lewd. They really thought it was Huracio that was touching them. They were wimpy, and wiggling, with his name on their lips. He buried his nose in my hair and sniffed me like a dog in heat. “What do you think?” he whispered close to my ear. Watching them like that was quite arousing. I could feel his arousal pushing against my back, and I was tem
Katalina After consoling me, I asked him what he did to them, and he told me it was called hypnosis. He had been hypnotizing them for a week now. Once they gave him the permission to do it the first time, he gained access to their subconscious and could hypnosis them at any time. “As long as what I ask them to do is what they want, they will do it.” He said with a smug face. “So, what do they want now?” Though I knew exactly what they wanted, I still couldn't stop myself from asking. “What else?” He scoffed cockily. “They want me. Are you jealous?” He ruffled my hair when my eyes darkened in anger at his words. His actions reminded me of Dad, and my emotions suddenly got more complicated. “Wake up!” Huracio snapped his fingers. Miss Kim and Grace slowly opened their eyes. They looked relaxed and refreshed. Like someone who just woke up from a deep, long sleep. Grace stretched and grunted, while Miss Kim just sat up and adju
Katalina “Give me your hand.” He said to Miss Kim in a soft, yet authoritative voice. Acting coquettishly, she slowly placed her hand on his outstretched palm. Huracio closed his palm around her hand, and suddenly jerked it. “Sleep!” He ordered. To my shock, she instantly slumped against him. Her eyes were closed and her body was soft. “Oh my gawd! Huracio, what did you do to her?” I snapped in shock and fear. Ignoring me, he scooped her into his arms and carried her over to the biggest couch in the room. After that, he turned to Grace. “Come here.” He said to her, “Yes, Master.” She whimpered, then started crawling towards him. “Huracio, what is going on?” I asked again, really scared now. What sort of trick could turn people into zombies? The thought that he could do that to me started a storm in my mind. “I just put her under my spell.” He shrugged, looking all smug and p
KatalinaMiss Kim suddenly walked forward and raised her hand to slap me. I had enough time to stop it, but why should I? Huracio was their guest and I wanted to see how she would explain it to him. If his feelings for me were still the same, she would be in for some serious trouble. Wouldn't she?“Pah!”Despite how tiny she looked, her slap carried some serious weight. The moment it hit me, my neck involuntarily swung to the side, and my ears started buzzing. Dazed, I took several steps back, holding my cheek. I could literally feel it throbbing like heartbeats, and the pain spread to every part of my face. Fuck. If I knew it would be that painful, I would have stopped it. It's not like Huracio would let me go even though he didn't love me anymore. Just as I was trying to shake off the dizziness that suddenly assailed me, Grace rushed over, trying to follow up with another slap. Just then, the front door opened. Distracted, h
KatalinaIt was a very long night. I have never felt so stifled in my life.Emilia and I spent half of the night sitting in silence. What should we do? It wasn't that we didn't know what to do, but we had no idea how to go about it. Just when dawn arrived, I turned to her. “You should leave.”“What about you?’ “Me?” I chuckled derisively. “I know I can't escape him. But I will feel better if you do.” “He said he wouldn't hurt me.” Emilia reminded me. “I am not scared of him.” I replied with a forlorn face. Huracio keeps his word. So When he said he wouldn't do anything that would hurt me, I believed him. “Salvatore.” Emilia whispered that dreadful name. “He was the one who ordered Dad's death. Dad did nothing, yet he had him killed. What do you think he will do to you once he finds out that I dared to return?” I gave her a level look, hoping she would understand why she had to leave. “...”“We are in America. I still have time…* “You think so?” I wanted to believe her but my i
Katalina“Kata, I am worried. It's been more than a week.”“I know.”Emilia sat beside me as I watched David run around in the flower garden we found behind the house where Hoseok left us more than ten days ago.Since then, he hasn't come back. Two days after he left, he simply told me on the phone that we should sit tight and wait for him. I thought he was trying to arrange Emilia's travels, but after that phone call, his numbers became unavailable, and his absence became like a heavy hill, placed on my chest. I couldn't stop thinking that something terrible would happen soon. Luckily, Emilia was able to inform her father about the situation we were in, and the man promised to take care of their family. They talked every day, and up till now, everything seemed fine on that side. “What can possibly be going on with Hoseok?”“What if we go back and check?” “But he asked us to wait.”“He needs his family's approval. What if he doesn't get it? Wha
Huracio It's midnight, but Houston never sleeps. The night is cold and the breeze is biting as autumn is just around the corner. Standing in front of the hotel’s balcony, gazing at the city lights. The sounds of cars consistently breaking into my thoughts, — I closed my eyes and let my spirit fly. In five years, this is the first time I am in tune with everything around me. I can feel the ambiance and see the details. I feel alive. A few hours ago, Stone returned with a report. Katalina is staying offshore on a relatively safe island, and Emilia is preparing to move to Poland. “We can't let her leave. As long as she is here, Katalina will not be too stubborn.” I told him. “Boss, do we really have to go this far?” Stone finally asked the question I knew was eating him up since I activated RedNote. “What do you think I should do, Stone?” I gave him an enquiring look. “...” Not knowing what to say, he brought out another file and h
Katalina“You have to help me!” I grabbed Hoseok's hand once Huracio got into his car. To my exasperation, Hoseok just shrugged casually. “He can't do anything to you as long as I am here.” This over pampered man had no idea what he was messing with, but he was all I had. I must somehow make him getting moving.“No, Hoseok. You don't understand. Huracio can do and undo. He will find a way. Please, help me.” “Let's go back and talk about this. But first, are you Catherine, or Katalina?” He sneered, his gaze filled with suspicion. Knowing I had no choice but to come clean, I ran my hands through my hair in despair. “It's a long story.” “Kata, what will happen now?” Emilia stepped forward. She was pale and scared. “I don't know. I honestly don't know.” Back in the apartment, I told Hoseok a watered down version of what really happened, and lied about why I needed to escape. “He is that kind of man?” He gasped when I told him that Hur