There were voices around me or so I thought, it was probably my imagination, masculine but speaking in hushed tones. I could feel a dull ache festering at one side of my head while I tried to figure out what was happening to me, where was I? Last I remembered, I had gotten into a fight with Nathan and I had stormed out of the house, I was supposed to meet up with Parrish to plan the banquet dinner and – the memory hit me and terror seized me suddenly as I remembered the figure that grabbed me and placed a sweet smelling handkerchief around my nose. I blinked in the darkness, trying to make sense of my surrounding but I couldn’t see a thing. I whimpered in fear and stretched out on the cold cemented floor, trying to get to my feet but my hands were tied in front of me and that was when it dawned on me, someone had kidnapped me – I was in danger.I screamed “Help!” my voice rang in the dead silence that I could hear the echo, my heart beat rose to a frenzy that I feared it might pop ou
PARRISH'S POVIt was eerily quiet when I punched my pin into the security keypad of my company, which seemed a bit weird because Jessica was supposed to be here but still the security system hadn’t been activated yet. A sense of unease settled at the pit of stomach as I stepped further into the silence, trying to sense her but I had walked halfway through and there was still no sign of her, maybe she took a short detour here – *or maybe something happened to her.* I shut the memory away before I could ponder further it, instead I whipped out my phone to call her, it rang for only a short second before it went straight to voicemail.Just then, as if my coincidence, I spotted Cara approaching from the door and walking towards me down the hallway, she had a confused expression on her face mirroring my own expression and she would be in no way to explain the dilemma I was currently going through.I wasn’t sure if she could detect the surprise on my face at her oddness of being here, if sh
PARRISH'S POV“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” I pulled away from Cara, my eyes shooting open instantly and sending a death glare her way“Isn’t obvious?” she said, still crowding my space and attempting to go for another kiss but I held her wrist and stood up now“Isnt what obvious?”“That I want you” she finally spat out and silence that followed was loud. Me staring at her with an unbelievable look and she holding my stare with a hopeful look.“Are you out of your mind? I’m your boss” It was surprising that I had to remind her and I felt a deep irritation run through my bones“That fact doesn’t seem to matter when it comes to Jessica” she said and my mouth fell open instantly, suddenly short for words.“What – ”“I see the way you look at her, nothing gets past me in this office boss” she said now, anchoring on the table and throwing my sultry gazes that I found ridiculous, this whole situation was ridiculous and there was only one situation I was worried about – Jessica
PARRISH’S POV“I need to know what’s going on or I’m calling the police” Nathan kept hounding me when I just needed a moment to think. This time I wasted no time in snatching off his cracked iphone from his hands as his fingers hovered over the dial button and I grabbed him by his shirt.“You can’t call the bloody police – you don’t know who these people are and what they deal with, you cannot involve the police. Do you understand the words that are coming out my mouth?”Nathan shoved me away “Why is Jessica is involved in that, what kind of sick shit do you have going on that leads to my girl getting fucking kidnapped” then he scoffed, with me suddenly getting annoyed as the words *my girl* rolled seamlessly off his tongue, no she’s not your girl – she’s supposed to be my girl.“And why shouldn’t I involve the police? You’re scared you’re going to get caught up on it and just maybe you’ll go to jail for the crimes you actually committed” his stare was poisonous and I clenched my fis
JESSICA’S POVIn as much as I wanted to be out of there, I needed to be cautious. I didn’t have the slightest inkling to where I was, or how many people were out there watching guard. I paused for a minute, listening for the sound of any footsteps or the loud whispers of the deep baritone voice of men discussing but only a silent echo returned back. Then I took the sharpest curve right, down a winding corridors with wet floor and a faint flickering bulb. The corridor smelled of damp walls, mold and sweat, anchoring to my nose like a bad odour as I scurried my way out. My heart pounded in my chest as I prayed silently to find a door or anything that will lead me out of this hell hole.I walked briskly but smoothly until I saw what looked like a corrugated gate left slightly ajar and I let out a sigh of relief as I slowly approached the gate with my heart stuffed in my mouth, my breath shallow and the cold wind blowing against the dirty silk top that still clung to my skin. I slipped pa
He grabbed my thighs, leaving his fingerprints imprinted on my creamy flesh and pulling me in an atmosphere of longing and desire that I have craved for so long. The air was thick, every breath I drew held a promise of wildness and uninhibited freedom. The lights in the club danced above me, and I felt the intoxication wash over me and not from the alcohol alone but his electrifying touch on my body – sharp and tingling, seeping into my veins and igniting a fire within me that burned bright and unruly.We were at the corner in the club where the lights were the dimmest and his hands roamed my body as I pulled him in for another electrifying kiss that set my soul on fire. He licked my lips and slowly his teeth grazed them before moving to the succulent part of my neck, that soft spot that sent me over the rails. A soft moan escaped my lips as I tugged on his hair holding him closer to me because I didn’t want to him to be apart from me. He grabbed my ass, his hands now reaching to heat
The memories came rushing back in while I stood rooted to the ground, the good memories mostly tainted with the bad ones, the traumas that had sent me running and desperately wanting to start afresh. I closed my eyes shut, my eyelids fluttered with the previous night’s dream – his hands sinking into my flesh and pulling me closer to him in that forbidden embrace.Why am I thinking about that? Jessica focus!This is your chance for a big promotion!When I opened my eyes to their confused and expectant stare, my head went blank because Parrish had still not taken his eyes off me. I could see it in his eyes – the shock was slowly morphing to confusion and annoyance.“My first point is – social media and – ” the words were unwilling to flow out of my mouth and I couldn’t take it anymore not with my head flowing with the memories that I’d rather stay forgotten so I dashed out of the room to catch my breath. My vision blurred as I leaned with my hands on the white painted walls, my chest h
Jessica's POVI felt the anger radiate through my entire body, visibly shaking and rocking with a vexation I didn’t know I could possess.“I give you two weeks to bag this deal, or you’re fired.” the words echoed in my head repeatedly in his voice as I stormed out of the office and a collapsed on a bench, my heart still pounding behind my chest. Parrish had changed so much, his voice, his aura, his body – he was so different than the Parrish I remembered and it picked at my curiosity.“Look at you, burning for me.”“How badly do you want me?”“Oh Jessica!”I closed my eyes as images of the dream still flashed across my mind, unwilling to go away but a constant reminder of an unquenched desire that still fluttered in my belly - a desire that had been festering for years since I moved away to California, a desire that I knew Parrish was the only one who could sate.Oh – I was in deep trouble, I thought as I felt the conflictions rise within me. How was I supposed to focus with Parrish