POV Drake.I stare at the closed door of my office not knowing how to react. Her reaction caught me off guard, I certainly didn't expect her to come in here and carry herself like this. I'm surprised and proud of her at the same time, because she's asserted herself, I find myself smiling like an idiot! I found the solution so that finally my little submissive can gain confidence in herself. Anger is the only engine that allows her to rebel. I am happy to see that there is still something which can make her leave this lethargy in which she is locked up to flee the cruelties of the real world. My eyes rest on the medallion on the table, my grandfather's. I take it and turn it around. I pick it up and twirl it between my fingers. It was his lucky charm, according to him, this medallion brought him luck during the war and allowed him to return to grandmother safe and sound. He was very fond of it and never left it, so I was surprised that he gave it to me. It was as if he knew he was goin
POV Lisa.I walk to Mason's office with a confident step, these last days, we have a lot of work, apparently, the company would have signed a new contract and that requires a very meticulous organization. A range of natural beauty products in collaboration with a chain of products in Dubai. For me who has trouble with beauty products, especially foundation, I must admit that I like this alternative very much. I enter Mason's office, he looks up and smiles at me as he presents me with a stack of files. "Can you take care of these documents please Lisa?""Sure! "I take the documents Mason gives me and then walk out of his office, closing the door behind me. I walk over to the copy machine to make copies. I turn on the machine in front of me and start working on it. I let out a sigh, I had to resign myself to not quitting anymore. Simply because I don't have the money to pay the fucking damages. And to tell you the truth, I don't really want to leave this job, I like it, I feel like I
POV Ryan. I watch Lisa leave in a languid walk, damn she is so beautiful. So elegant, so real, so far away from all these artifices around us. I knew it from the day I laid eyes on her, her hesitant but determined look, she looked like a little lamb that throws itself into the mouth of the big bad wolf but despite its fear decides to enter anyway. As soon as I saw her walk through the doors of the company, I felt like an electric current going through my body and I knew at that very moment that I wanted her for myself, but unfortunately, she is Mason's secretary. I smile, I will do whatever it takes to get her. I turn toward the coffee machine and meet Drake's gaze upon me. It's hard, filled with anger and frustration. Don't fucking tell me that? I've only been away for two weeks and when I come back, he's already laid eyes on her. I understand better why on the day Lisa was supposed to arrive, she was ordered to be treated very well, they never did that for any other employee, so i
POV Drake. Three years earlier. Everyone is here, I'm so happy, I've been waiting for this day since the moment I met Sierra after school. Sierra looks simply stunning in her dress, I still can't believe that this woman by my side could agree to spend the rest of her days by my side. It's completely crazy! I never thought she would agree so easily to marry me. I have come to want to share everything with her. Even in my most unspeakable desires, I want to tell her about my sexuality. Mason always encouraged me to do this, but I never could. Because I was always afraid she would leave me. She's so fragile, she's so... I don't know, I'm at a loss for words, all I can say is that Sierra is Sierra and I'm in love with her. Since I met Sierra, I manage to control this permanent desire of control that I have, I manage to be satisfied with vanilla sex. Frank, the one who introduced Eric and I to this lifestyle, our mentor, kept telling me that I was living a life that was not my own. My
POV Lisa.I put my bag on the desk red with anger. No but how dare he ? How dare he ask me to make him a coffee when he brings a woman into his office, a woman who calls him darling! What happened to all those nice words about me being his and belonging to him? So I had to push him away for a week and his desire for me disappeared? Is that it? What a bastard! Men are definitely all the same, all pigs and unscrupulous people. I leave the office and I meet Mason at the door. "Hello Lisa. ""Yeah, hi. " He stops and squints. "Is everything okay? " "Yes everything is fine! Why wouldn't it be? Do you want a coffee too? After all, I'm only good at making coffee for everyone! " "Seeing how upset you are I'd rather not ask you to make me a coffee. " "You're doing great. " I walk around him and go into the kitchen to make the lady's coffee. I turn on the coffee pot and stand right next to her. I lean back on the counter and let out a sigh, no but what did I think? That he was really ser
POV Drake. I pull out my phone and dial the secretary's number."Sandy?" "Sir? " "I want you to do some research for me about a Mr. Walters. " "Walters? Can you give me more details?" "He's a real estate owner, he has a building here in Sydney from what I know, I don't know if he has any others but the one I'm sending you a picture of the one I'm interested in. I need information, his phone number and address, his offices if he has any. " "Very well sir. " "Good night Sandy." I hang up and put my phone in my pocket, I continue down the stairs without saying anything. Then I get to the front of the car and get in, I'm not sure what I'm going to do, but there's no way she's going to be out on the street. Especially not when I have the means to prevent it. I start the car and head for home. I park my car in the parking lot and go up to my apartment. I take off my jacket and go to the bedroom. I think about her reaction earlier when I asked her to kiss me, she did, she didn't hes
POV Lisa.What the hell was I thinking accepting that dinner invitation? I should have calmly stayed home and simply declined his invitation. And I should have run away when he told me that we won't be eating at a restaurant anymore, but at his parents' house. I'm clearly not ready to meet his parents, but here we are just friends, so I don't really see what the problem is. I just hope it won't create more confusion in Ryan's already confused mind. I put on a red dress and black pumps, tie my hair in a sophisticated bun, a little lipstick, some perfume, a clutch and I'm ready. I open my bedroom door and close it behind me. Madison whistles behind me. "You're going to eat with that Drake guy right? " I roll my eyes and walk towards the door. "Because as far as you're concerned I can only go out with Drake in this outfit? " "Lisa you look amazing and yes I can see you on his arm in that beautiful dress and then if you don't want him you can always give him to me. " I squint my eye
POV Drake. Again and again the same bullshit! No, except this time he goes so far as to check my bank account. How could he do that? And once again my mother refuses to open her eyes, she remains convinced that if her husband wants the good of the company and that I am too young to run it. In the five years that I have been in charge of this company, I have done much more than my grandfather did when he started it. I have made Lewiston more than a store, I have made us a name in cosmetics and fashion. Today, just by saying the name of the company, all the doors we want are open to us. But even that, my father isn't bothered to notice and congratulate me for the work I've done all by myself, without the help of his good-for-nothing son, who's just sitting there strutting around driving sports cars he buys with money he embezzles from my companies like I didn't know. What a jerk! I miss a turn and almost hit a wall, I slow down suddenly and my breathing quickens. This is what happens
POV Drake.I watch Lisa sleep and stroke her belly, she's gorgeous. I bury my head in her hair and breathe in her scent. I do this ritual every morning, to be sure that what I am experiencing is real. This happiness that I live with her seems so sensitive to me that I myself would not believe it if someone had told me. I leave a last kiss and I go down to the kitchen without making a sound. I decided to cherish the beings I love the most, namely my wife and my daughter who is still in her womb. Sometimes I think back to what happened that evening and I tell myself that if things had turned out differently, I would never have found the woman I love. …After Mason told me that Ryan had committed suicide, I didn't know how to react. I was sad, I never wanted him dead. Ryan was my brother and even though he didn't believe him, I loved him. I loved my brother and I wanted him to be a better person. I had at this moment a succession of emotions which mi
POV Lisa.I pretended to pass out to buy some time. Time why exactly? I do not have the faintest idea. I am paralyzed with fear, but I will probably not give this man the pleasure of seeing me cry. He untied me to lie on a mattress on the floor and left to do I don't know what else. I rub my ankles and wrists which have turned purple from being tied up for so long. I then put my hand to my belly, as if it could save my little baby from feeling all the stress I was feeling right now. My God what am I going to do? How am I gonna get out of this shit? I'm only sure of one thing, I have to get out of here. I have to find a way to leave before he comes back. I get up and walk to the window, it's way too high for me to see anything. I look around for something to pull myself up to the window. I finally see a chair a little further. I go get it and climb on it. I look through the glass and see nothing but black, it is dark night and in the distance I can even see the mountains.Where did thi
POV Drake.A week after my conversation with Mason, I hosted a family reunion at my parents' house. I needed answers, I needed to hear why Ryan did everything he did. He almost ruined my company, I would have lost practically everything if Mason had not discovered in time everything that was going on. I take my head in my hands and breathe. Everyone is present, of course Ryan is not there yet. I isolate myself in the library and try to reach Lisa. When I turn on my phone, I see that she tried to reach me, I call her back. His phone is out of service. I sigh, I really need to hear his voice. Damn, I need her right now more than ever. But it's complicated to be able to talk to each other and even more to see each other lately. She has a lot to manage on her side and me too, so much that we absolutely have more time for each other.When I try to get out, the light in the library comes on and I see my father sitting in the back of the room, a glass of whiskey in his hands." Dad ? What ar
“Miss Simon? “I jump when a hand lands on my shoulder, I raise my head and meet my mother's gaze, who is looking at me with a worried air. "Are you alright sweetie? “I smile at her reassuringly and she gently presses my hand to infuse me with her strength. I take a sip of water and look at the lawyers in front of me. I feel Brian's gaze on me, but that's the last thing I can really worry about today. I can't believe his bitch of a mother called a fucking conciliation meeting, as if that could solve the problem between us. Right now, I'm so on edge that I'm able to get on that table and rip his head off.“I'm sure we can find an agreement. ” She said in her sour old voice. “I can't believe you can even think of this possibility! I said banging hard on the table. “You can't just show up and take everything that belongs to us! Brian's mother continues. “You mean the money your husband stole from mine? ” My mother said.“Things didn't happen…” “Shut up! I told him in a surprisingl
POV DrakeI watch the cars go by from my office window, it's crazy how much I miss these moments. My office, my employees, everything, absolutely everything. I decided to come to work today. I needed it after what happened this weekend, I needed to get out of the house and think about something else that wasn't related to our personal problems. First, there's the most important thing, which is this thing with Lisa and Moncrief. After receiving the briefcase, we went to the police station the next day to lodge a complaint. What was supposed to be handled discreetly ended up in the media spotlight, triggering a media frenzy. Moncrief managed to escape, but his son and wife are under investigation to find out whether they were also complicit in his actions. Personally, I think there's no way this man could have done what he did without telling his wife or even his idiot son. Their businesses have been suspended and they too are under investigation. I hope we can nail the bastard soon. Wi
POV LisaI receive a blow in the face, roll onto the bed and land on the floor, hitting my head. "Damn it! "I muttered. I get up with difficulty and rub the back of my head, looking at Drake lying on the bed and not stopping gesticulating in his sleep. I let out a sigh and walk over to him, lay down and place a kiss on the top of his head. Then he does something incredible, unconsciously lifting his leg. I'm so surprised that I stay in shock for long minutes before realizing what's happening. Drake has just lifted a leg, unconsciously yes, but he's done it. I know it's because of this horrible nightmare he's been having for a week now, sometimes I'd like to get inside his head to find out what's causing him so much torment. I take a handkerchief from the dresser and blot his forehead, then press myself a little tighter against him, so he can feel my presence. I want him to know that I'm here and that I would never let him down. The love I feel for this man is something indescribable
POV DrakeI hang up and put my phone in my jacket pocket. Zack has just confirmed that Lisa is now safely with him, which means I can get on with something else. When he told me that she'd just run out on him to go I don't know where, I had to ask the doctor to stop the therapy because I couldn't have gone on if I hadn't been reassured that he'd found her, especially as she was unreachable, and when he finally did find her, she was in this café with this guy and I asked Zack to wait for her to finish before taking her home. Home, I can't believe I'm finally ready to let another woman into my life after all these years. Me, who'd been through the ordeal because of a woman. The idea of opening the door of my home to Lisa seems so obvious that I wonder how I didn't think of it sooner. "Are you reassured, Mr Lancaster? " "Yes." I say, shaking my head.I roll my chair to the center of the room and look at the clock. "Is it over yet?" "We still have thirty minutes. "I remain silent fo
POV Lisa.I hang up with a sigh, beginning to wonder if what I'm doing is really a good idea. Brian is really driving me crazy! With his calls, his messages full of love. Not to mention the looks Drake gives me every time my phone rings. Just this morning, he called me while I was having breakfast with Drake and Drake almost put my phone in the coffee pot. If I hadn't held it back, I don't know what would have happened. I get up and grab my purse to head out the door, thank goodness Mason isn't here to hold me accountable. And with Ryan at the head of the company, it's become something else, he too comes to work when he feels like it, which creates an incredible mess. Drake really needs to come back and take this company back in hand. I have to admit that being away at the moment doesn't make me any different from anyone else, but I really have to get to this appointment. Knowing Brian as well as I do, he might well be able to barge in here and create a scandal. I head for the elevat
POV BrianI tap my foot on the floor, hang up for the fifth time since this morning and throw the phone on the bed. Why doesn't she answer me? Why is she avoiding my calls? I've been trying to reach her for two bloody days without any success. My thoughts begin to wander and I start to imagine everything and anything. Who could she be with? Is she with him? Is he putting his hands on her again? I don't want him anywhere near her! I think back to our conversation, to the moment when he clearly told me Lisa would never be mine. I tried to kill him, I threw myself at him with a butter knife, I wanted to stick it in his neck, if only that bodyguard hadn't interfered. I don't want anything to disturb this reconciliation between Lisa and me. Especially not now, after all these years, I've finally found her and I've no intention of losing her. I close my eyes and think back to that day when we were at university, I'd just had an argument with my father and I was at my lowest ebb. Once aga