Enora:Anthony looped his arm through mine and pulled me through the sweaty crowd. I had never been in a place like this and it freaked me out how the men looked at me so hungrily. A few touched my arm, but I pulled away and tucked closer to Anthony.We reached the bar and there was a loud cheer.“Tony!”He smiled and I stood shyly by his side. I had seen all these faces at work before but I didn’t really get the chance to talk to them. I had spent the day fuming in my office because of Mr. Wright.“Yo, Tony, that’s the new girl? Right?”I waved. My hands shook as I held on tighter to my drink. Why did I feel so awkward?“Everyone, this is Enora, our new secretary. Enora, that’s Jay, from finance, Emily, from marketing, Luke, from Advertising, Gina, from the Legal team and Nicky, from tech and security.I waved at everyone. Nicky raised her glass to me and I did the same. Her appearance was… peculiar, almost goth-like. Did she come to work like that?“Yo, Nora,” Nicky called out, from
Enora:I grabbed my clothes and scrambled to the corner. Anthony was in the bathroom, standing face-to-face with the men. The one he kicked got off the ground and wiped his face with the back of his hand, his eyes widening with fury as he looked at the blood smear.“You bastard! You are going to pay for that!”I screamed and huddled closer under the sink. Anthony was kicked in the stomach and he reeled backwards, crashing against the wall and grunting.“Tony, what out!” I screamed and he raised his head just in time to see one of the men unfurl a right hook. He dodged it and the fist slammed right into the wall, where his head was formerly.My heart was pounding in my chest, my hands flew to my face. I could barely watch but at the same time, I was peeking through my fingers.Anthony was cornered. The men chuckled and closed in on him like lions cornering their prey.“You slippery little bastard. What’s the matter? Nowhere to run?”I felt faint. I could barely breathe. There I was, cr
Nathan:She stormed out and I was left alone with Anthony. My eyes bore into him.His face was bleeding. He was an absolute mess but I didn't care. Someone had done something. Men didn't just enter a bathroom to rape someone."What happened to Enora?" I demanded, my eyes narrowing in on him as he raised his hands and took a few steps back."I don't know. She said she needed to use the bathroom and I just pointed her in the right direction."I lifted an eyebrow."And these men?"I cocked my head towards the men that lay on the floor."She was taking too long, and I came to check in on her, and they had her cornered. I swear, I didn't touch her."I eyed him. Tony had been working with me for about two years. He wasn't a liar but something... Something seemed off with him."What did she drink?""What?"I scowled and took a step closer."My question was very clear. What. Did. She. Drink?"His eyes were shifty. He was hiding something."I dunno. We ordered a lot of drinks. I can't even rem
Enora"Anthony wanted to sleep with me and so what? Why do you care?"I glared at him as he arched his brows in surprise.I took a deep breath and got out of bed, my eyes furious and not leaving him as he looked at me in shock."Why do you care? You said you don't love me, that you can't be with me because of Bridget. I've accepted and I want to see other people. Why are you getting in the way?""Enora, he doesn't love you...""And neither do you," I scoffed angrily, folding my arms across my chest and rolling my eyes. "He is a male, he gets horny and he wants to sleep with me. It happens, Mr. Wright. If I didn't want to sleep with him, I would have told him and declined his chocolate. I don't need you looking out for me...""You almost got raped, Enora. I have to protect...""No, you don't!" I snapped, cutting him off and throwing my hands in the air in exasperation. "I was in good hands. Anthony came and saved me. I was fine, everything was fine but you rushed in, no questions asked
Enora:I felt tears prick the corner of my eyes. It felt so good to feel him inside me again. I gripped the sheets and allowed him to take me. I missed this. I missed him so much.He lowered himself on me, wrapped his fingers around my throat and fucked me harder.“You belong to me, Enora. You see how wet you are?–”He rammed in harder and I screamed his name.“–Good girl. Only I can make you feel like this. Not Anthony, not anyone. I own your beautiful body. You know it.”His words in my ears and the feel of his hard cock made my eyes roll into the back of my head. I loved it. I loved it so much. I needed more. I wanted more. Fuck! I missed this man.“More! Don’t… ahhhhhhnnn… Stop…”I felt him smile against my neck.“I never intended to. I want to remind t his beautiful body who it belongs to.”His free hand slipped under my shirt and teased my nipples. My toes curled, and my knees trembled beneath me. I couldn’t take it anymore. I was going to…“Not yet, little one.”He stopped thru
Enora:Bridget shook her head and I was confused.“What’s wrong with Anthony? I think he is a nice guy.”Bridget made a buzzing sound and made an X with her arms. Her face was a frown and I was even more confused.“Enny, I know that you have a little trouble with men. You have weird taste. No offense.”I scowled.“Offense very much taken.”“Anthony is just kind of… starange,” she continued, ignoring me. “He used to hit on me when I go to my dad’s office and I just didn’t like his vibe.”“But he saved me tonight. I was almost raped in a bar and…”“Woahh! You siad what?”Bridget’s eyes were wide open and her jaw dropped to the floor. It tookk me ten seconds to realize that I had blurted out my eveing at the bar. Fuck! What was wrong with me. I wanted to be hush about it.“You were nearly raped at a bar and Anthony saved you?” she repeated, her face still pale with shock. There was no escaping the question this time.“Yeah, he did. Your dad came and then took me home after. It was a wei
Enora:I looked at him in shock. My jaw dropped and my eyes took him in."What exactly are you asking me?"He took a deep breath and took my hands in his. I wanted to pull away but I was too shaken. Was he really saying what I thought he was saying?"Enora, I... I want you. I want to, and I know you want me to. We can't... be a thing because of Bridget. She will be devastated. But we want what we want and I think this is the best arrangement."I felt tears flood my eyes. It was exactly what I was thinking. He wants to keep me a secret."No. I don't want that," I said, snatching my hand away, grabbing my bag and getting out of the car.As I stormed away, I heard him call out to me but I ignored him. Was that really how he saw me? As a whore? I should have known. Why was I so stupid not to have noticed?I reached the street and waited for a taxi. I heard the roar of an engine behind me and soon, his car was parked right in front of me."Enora, what are you doing? Get in.""No. You can g
Enora:My hands flashed across the keyboard. I was in a rage. I couldn’t stop thinking about Mr. Wright said in the car. A deep sigh left my lips, the credit alert from my bank was still on my phoner screen glaring at me.So many zeros. The only time I had had my account look like that was during the trip when he sent me money to pay for the restaurant.Fuck! I couldn’t take this anmymore. First it was to be his mistress and now it was this wild sum of money. I felt… like a whore. He was treating me like a disposable plaything. That was it.I slammed my laptop shut and grabbed a stack of files. My assistant was supposed to come and het them and deliver them to him anyway but I guess I was going to do it by myself.I stormed up the stairs, ignoring that we had an elevator. My head was lower and my eye narrowed as I stormed past employees. As mad as I was, I was embarrassed to look at them. I heard their whispers when I ca,e in this morning. They knew about the incident at the bar last
Enora:All eyes turned to Mrs. Vermont and her mouth clamped shut immediately. I wanted to laugh but I swallowed it and it came out as a nasty croak that made Mrs. Vermont’s eyes darken.She glared hatefullt at me, grabbed her husbands armand pulled him off the stage. They disappeared into the crowd and everyone followed them as they walked to the exit.“Good riddance,” I muttered and smiled warmly at Mr. Wright, eho plnted another kisson my forehead.“Well, I guess we shall continue our party,” the host announced and the party’s lively vibe came back. A slow waltz was playing in the background and everyone made their way to their tables for dinner.“Would you please come with me,” our host said and the De Bances, Mr. Wright and I followed him.I clutxhed Mr. Wright’s arm excitedly. I was happy rtthat we won but even happier that I shut Mrs. Vermont’s mouth up. She was all prim and proper but completely lost it when she realized that she was in last place. It was a picturesque moment.
Enora:We got to the main banquet hall just in time. There was a lovely murmur everywhere. Not too far away, a couple was talking happily and smiling with the host. There were some paper slips on the stage, and the couple were chatting excitedly amongst themselves.“...can’t believe that they won the competition…”“...heard they paid the host and his firm.”“You’re wrong. They have good ties with the host. That was why they won.”My heart was racing in my chest. Did they call out the results already? Did we win?My eyes searched the hall for sparkly, snobby Mrs. Vermont, and I finally found her standing happily next to her husband, chatting casually with another couple. From the looks of it, she wasn’t overly posh and was doing her usual flaunting of her diamonds.If I wasn’t mistaken, another game was played, and the couple that were chatting excitedly with the host had probably won. I exhaled and felt my tension ebb away for a moment. I guess there was still a chance that I could bu
Enora:My face burned red and I felt my breath nearly escape my lungs. I pulled myself away from Mr Wright’s grasp and fumbled with my dress, trying my best not to catch the eye of the couple that stood in front of us: dumbfounded and their jaws loose.“Uhmmm… e-excuse us.”I grabbed Mr. Wright’s arm and we hurried out of the elevator. I wish I could atomize and disappear. This was so embarrassing.“Why are you smiling?” I asked with slight annoyance, looking up at Mr. Wright’s beaming face and his bright brown eyes.He stopped and in one swift movement, he grabbed me and pinned me to the wall. My heart was racing. My face was still red, but the thrill of getting caught again made this even more exhilarating.“We can’t do this here,” I whispered harshly. “You are going to get us caught.”“And what is the matter with that?” he asked slyly, taking me in with burning desire, pressing harder to me and inching closer and closer to my lips. “Do you not want to be seen with me?”“I…”The wor
Nathan:I felt her body tense up and I smirked. Even when she didn’t mean to, my kitten was competitive and it was one of the many things I loved about her.“The winner of this competition is…. going to be announced at the end of the party.”“What?!”All eyes turned to Mrs. Vermont and she cleared her throat and hid her unruly outburst with a smile. I looked down at my feisty little kitten and she was giving her a nasty stare. I couldn’t help but laugh. She was such a character when he wanted to be.“Thank you so much for participating. You may join the others.”We all went down to join the rest of the audience. Mrs. Vermont was trying to keep her act together but her eye was twitching in rage.I heard a light giggle and saw my kitten with her hand over her mouth, smiling and fighting to keep in her next fit of laughter.“Funny?”She looked up at me and her face became serious.“I’m… I’m sorry. I just…”I raised an eyebrow at her and she pouted and exhaled in defeat.“Fine,” she sighe
Enora:The lively tango music filled the air and Mrs. Vermont was quick on her feet. Her jewelled heels peeked from underneath her dress as she stepped quick and her husband dipped her low, following her movements.She was one with the beat, following the music as her husband dipped her low and pulled her close in a sensual dance that made it look like they were making teasing love in public.The crowd wooed and clapped and I turned away in embarrassment and felt my face burn.“Looking away, are we, kitten?” Mr. Wright teased, grabbing my chin and making me look at him. “Does that dancing bother you that much?”“N-No,” I scoffed, nervously, still unable to look at the dancing couple. The way Mr. Vermont pulled her in close, his lips teasing her neck, his hand sliding up her thigh, it just felt… I mean… they should get a room.The lively sensual dancing continued with eccentric moves and spins that made my head spin.I took a deep breath and watched them and at an interval, Mrs. Vermon
Enora:Mr. Wright pulled me tightly to him and smiled warmly."Last I checked, me and you make a pretty good team. Want to do it again?"My body shivered in delight. Was that even up for debate? Of course, I wanted to dance with him again."We shall only be allowed three couples to dance together. And I shall draw at random from the box."My spirits slightly fell. I couldn't tell how many people had put their names in the box, but it was very likely that Mr Wright and I wouldn't be picked for the dance.The host put his hand into the box and swirled it around for a bit. My breath got caught in my throat as I watched eagerly and prayed that our names would be called. It felt like a one-in-a-million chance, but still, I hoped for the best."The first couple to be dancing will be–"He pulled out the paper and squinted his eyes."–Mr. and Mrs. Vermont."An elegant couple moved through the crowd and got up on the stage. Despite their masks, I could tell they were lovely and rich.Mrs Vermo
Enora:He looped his arm and I slipped mine through. He smiled warmly at me and I felt my heart flutter. For the first in a long time, it felt like I was living a fairy tale.He guided me inside, smiling warmly at guests and pulling me close when eyes wandered in my direction.My dress sparkled in the light and I turned heads as I walked by.I could hear whispers and gossip and a few men smiled and winked at me.I stole a glance at Mr. Wright and he seemed to almost read my mind and unlink his arm from mine and pull me close to him from around my hips."Wouldn't want any male thinking that you are available," he said with a whisper to my ear followed by a soft kiss than made many of the oggling male gazes turn away.I smiled. I couldn't explain the joy I was feeling. I felt like a beautiful damsel with my prince charming, walking beside me and keeping wishful eyes away.We got into the banquet hall and I nearly gasped. The ceiling was adorned with jeweled chandeliers that refracted th
Enora:I stared at myself in the mirror and did a little twirl. I still couldn't believe that I was wearing Versace’s most expensive dress. This was still like a dream.I raked my fingers through my curls and smiled. This was going to be a good evening. I felt it. Something just seemed right. The only thing out of order was the dozens of missed calls and angry texts from Anthony.I didn’t seem to care anymore. Normally I would call him back but my entire body was humming to Mr. Wright. I would close my eyes for a few minutes and I would see that look he gave me, etched in my mind's eyes. Even his voice resonated in my brain, saying that he needed me. It just felt… different.Those words, when he said them, I could feel the yearning dripping in every word. I saw him almost every day but he said them like he hadn’t seen me for a lifetime.“Deep breaths, Enny. No need to overthink it. He probably is going through something very… moving. I mean, he did just have a big fight with his daugh
Enora:He pressed the button and slid the phone back to me. I grabbed it in surprise and held it to my chest while I looked at his face. Was he mad?His eyes were cold but his face was calm.“I don’t know why you still put up with him,” he said dryly, grabbing my chin and planting a tentative kiss on my lips. I moaned softly and soon burned red as he pulled away and realized that we were still in the restaurant.“Are you jealous of him?” I teased back and he grabbed my chin a little harder.“You should really choose your words carefully, Kitten,” he purred huskily, his eyes travelling down to my skirt. “My fingers still feel twitchy.”I lowered my eyes, trying to not see the smirk on his face as he took in my blotchy embarrassed expression. There was no way that I was going to be able to walk home after a second time.He stood up, took my hand and fiddled with my hair lovingly. His eyes were filled with that same softness from before and it made my heart melt. There was something abou