GregThe idea kept building up in my head even after that night.Fuck him out of my system.Would it really work?I mean, there could even be the possibility that he wouldn't be good in bed, so why not?Okay, I think he would be good.He's always so... He just seems like someone who would be a good f..."Greg!"Oh fuck!I turned in my seat to see a colleague, Hunter, holding some papers, and he handed them to me, "The final report. Mr. Stone told you to bring it.""Right. Thanks."I stood up from my seat immediately to go deliver the report, and I paused in my steps when I opened his door to see him buttoning down his shirt.He looked taken aback too."S-sorry." I had forgotten to knock."No, it's fine. Come in. I stained this with that, and that's why I'm doing this..."He smiled as he pointed to the cup that was on his desk, and I took a seat after shutting the door behind me.It's crazy how we were still awkward around ourselves after we had kissed a few times."Give me a minute."
Kael"Weather forecast for the day. Heavy downpour is expected in the following areas today: Carrer de la Llum, Plaça del Sol Blau, and Carrer del Sol. Citizens are advised to take their umbrellas, suit up, and..."I picked up the remote on the table to turn off the TV, then turned to face the floor-to-ceiling mirror that was in my room, quite shaken up.I tried to think of various things.The success of the exhibition.The artwork we had successfully purchased.The rain...No, I shouldn't think about that.I rubbed my hands together and stuffed them into my pocket once I was done knotting my tie."Mr. Clarke."Right.I stepped out of the room and into the hallway where Sebastian stood."We're going to be late.""Let's hurry up then.""How are things at the gallery?" I asked when we got into my car outside, and he handed me a tab right before starting the car."The artworks have been placed as we agreed, and the gallery is ready to be opened.""Great," I said as I took a look at the p
GregI can't believe we had had sex after a few minutes of meeting.Not once, but twice.It hadn't even been part of my plan, but I should lose interest in him anytime soon, right?I mean, we already had sex, so...I sighed.Don't use interest.Um... Whatever it is I'm feeling.I should get over it, right?I sighed again and tried to get off him after a few seconds, but he placed his hand on my waist."Stay."What?His dick was still inside me."Are you serious? How are we going to leave here then?""Do you have a place to stay?""Not yet, but...""Come with me then.""Huh?"Not a good idea, but..."We have to..." I pointed between us to indicate him pulling out, and he nodded after a few seconds."Yeah."He finally let go of my waist, and I collapsed on the seat beside him.I pulled up my pants and sighed.Gosh.I've gotten what I came here for, but...He told me to stay.I shouldn't, right?But it's not like I have a place to go. It had just been sudden.Right, is he okay? I thought
Kael The sun was already up when I opened my eyes the next day. No rain. No fear. Just a leg wrapped around mine and an arm around my upper arm when I glanced down at his pretty face. God, he looked so good even with his hair ruffled. No, especially with his hair ruffled. It made him look so different from the guy that was always glaring at me and angry, even though I loved that version of him too. Wait, love? No, I just like looking at him all riled up and angry; that is all. Besides, it made him look sexy, which in turn makes me hard, so... I stood up from the bed to go freshen up and change in the bathroom, and I picked up Greg's phone when it started to ring in his discarded pants downstairs. Jeremiah. The caller ID said. The guy. His boss. They're still in contact? Of course they're in contact; he's his boss. I picked up the call without thinking. "Greg. Hello. Are you there?" "Who is this?" The guy paused for a second. "Who are you?" Grea
GregI was thankfully able to get a quick flight from Barcelona back home once I got to the airport later that afternoon, and the ride took about two hours total, my feelings making it feel like it was a whole day.So I do like him.I had realized that while arguing with him this morning.The way he had chuckled, called me a good fuck, and made jokes of the situation, it had made me want to bury myself into the ground from the heartbreak.That was what it felt like, and we hadn't even been dating.Ugh!I hailed a taxi once I got outside the airport and told the driver my address."Okay."Another thirty minutes and I was back home."Greg." My sister said, happy to see me."You're back.""Yup."I walked past her and straight to my bedroom, where I collapsed on the bed."What is wrong? Are you okay?"I nodded my head against the bed and sighed deeply."What happened? Didn't the job work out?"Right, I had told her I was going for a work trip.""I just want to be alone, Gia."She stared a
KaelI watched as the guy, Jeremiah, made his way back to the hospital room to sit beside Greg.He trailed his fingers down his cheeks, then placed a kiss on his forehead.Exactly what I had done and in the same place.I felt like strangling him there and then.Who does he think he is to touch him?I pulled the hoodie properly over my head and made my way back to my car, which was parked in an alley.I don't even know why I'm here.I had just gotten on a plane after realizing that the feeling I felt the other day, the weird one, was in fact related to Greg.The way he had said he could never like me, the way he had looked hurt and disgusted, it just didn't seem to sit right with me.Why?I wouldn't know.Actually, I do. I think I might like him just a little bit.These jealous feelings, thoughts of him that made me smile, and this pull in my heart, I couldn't seem to get it out of my head too.I sighed and took out my phone to check the time, and I saw it to be 3 am.Might as well ge
GregI got discharged the following day, only Jeremiah by my side because my sister had to go to work and Bella was busy, and he closed the passenger door behind me after I got into his car."Are you feeling better?"I nodded, smiling.He has asked me that question about a million times already."I am.""Your apartment, right?""Yes."I nodded and waited for him to start the engine before speaking, "So I couldn't properly apologize because of everything that happened. Sorry for missing your sister's housewarming party.""Oh." He glanced at me and back at the road."No. It's fine. I called and heard you were exhausted from some work.""Work?""He didn't tell you?""Huh?" I pursed my lips and shook my head."Some guy picked up the phone when I called and went on about how exhausted you were from doing a lot of work the previous night, therefore your inability to come to the phone.""Some guy?"Wait, what?There's no way.There's no way Kael picked up my call and spoke to Jeremiah."Oh,
KaelGod, my limbs feel heavy, so also my eyes that I tried to open after a moment of just feeling and hearing sounds.Fuck, my chest hurts.I could feel the pain just from breathing.Then there was the nausea I could feel rising.I finally managed to open my eyes, which had stayed glued together, before glancing around.Blurry, blurry, clear.Okay, there's a ceiling, then wires.A beeping machine, and is that a hospital gown?I winced and groaned when I tried to move on the bed."Kael!"Gosh, that was loud."Kael?"The owner of the voice popped into my point of view, blocking the light, and I sighed when I saw who it was."Lyra."She smiled and started sobbing for some reason."I'm so glad you're alive."Yeah, I'm glad too.Was I meant to die?I raised my head and tried to move on the bed again until another head popped into my face."Don't move too much. The doctor advised so."Greg.He glanced up and tried to move away after helping me sit up slightly.I drew him back to me and yel
Quinn"What was that?!" Gary asked as we made it to the ground where I detached my body from the rope I had tied to the table in the study. Riley let go of me.It had literally gone sideways.Everything.The guy, the kiss in the hallway, and now, a fucking alarm I didn't know about.I was pissed, to say the least."Come on!" I held Riley's hand and ran off in the direction of a gate I knew was hidden behind tall trees and flowers at the back of the house.It was kind of like an emergency exit for the general and his family, but I had used my disguise as a guard to unlock its safety in case of a moment like this."Guys!" I shouted above the gun sounds while trying to keep my head down."Come to the back gate I told you about. They found us out.""Shit!"Yeah, shit! It was annoying.I pulled on Riley's hand once we got to the gate that thankfully opened once I gave it a push, and I felt a slight sting on my arm right before making it outside with Riley.It wasn't so painful, I would say
Bella"My God, I'm so sorry." I immediately glanced around for a napkin or something.He brought one out of his pocket."No, it's fine. I actually forgot you speak English too."Okay, seems like I'm meant to know him.Fuck!"Sorry for startling you.""No, it's fine."Thankfully the stain reduced, but it was still evident to my eyes that I spilled my drink on this dude."So..."I put on a smile and accepted his kiss on both of my cheeks before stepping back again."Nice to see you again.""Yeah..."I nodded, trying desperately to keep my smile as bright as I could."Dance?"I glanced at the dancing floor he pointed to and accepted his offer after seeing him now politely with his hand stretched forward.Oh fuck me!"Do you know him?" I jumped yet again, this time more subtly, as Gary's voice filled my ear, and I glanced at my new partner to see if he noticed or heard that."Shut the fuck up, Gary. How is she meant to answer you?I know, right?For once, we were on the same page."So...
BellaGod, I am so nervous.The party was today, and Quinn telling me now that I'm actually to meet her at the party and not go together today was making it even worse."So that's that, okay?""What?" I glanced up at her confused, the last few sentences she heard completely in the air because I didn't hear any of it."I'm asking if you remember the plan.""Yes, yes, I do.""Great." She picked up a bag of tools and devices she had packed together before heading to the door, and as if on cue, a car pulled up in front of the door outside."Baby girl!" I stood up to glance outside when I heard the voice.Oh, it's that guy.The guy from the borderline who had come with another police officer or commissioner or something.Gary.He was wearing a simple shirt and pants now."Don't call me that."I watched as the guy gave her a hug or tried to until she jabbed him in the ribs."Fuck! Really?"She strapped the large bag over her shoulders and turned back to face me before looking at him."Don'
Bella"Why are you closing your eyes?"I popped them open when her voice asked that question."N-nothing. The water was getting into my eyes."I pushed her back and stood under the water properly to wash the bleach off.I could feel her eyes on me.Fuck.I was wet and hot and bothered, and her staring at me like this was not going to make it any better.We headed back to the mirror, both drenched when I finished with the wash.Now it was time for the dye.Thankfully, I was wearing a sports bra underneath my shirt, so she wouldn't know how hard my nipples were; besides, it seemed like she was nonchalant enough.Like she hadn't felt that.That tension.I washed and blow-dried my hair after the dye had sat a while in my hair, then we were done.Or so I thought until..."We're going to give you a little haircut too."To say the least, at the end of everything, about two hours later, I stared at a different face in the mirror.Short hair, wolf edges, and bangs.It was crazy how talented sh
BellaThe next few days were uneventful.Just me, lying around and watching some TV while my captor paced around and did some workouts. She had this gym/workout room in the basement and never had the nightmare episode again.I wonder what could have made me have such an intense nightmare the other night.By day six of staying after my running away episode, I could say my leg was feeling better.It was still painful if I put too much pressure on the injured leg, but not enough for me to yelp or scream.It was definitely getting better."Let me see."I jumped, startled, when my captor suddenly appeared in front of me while I was testing out the level of pain my leg could accept the next afternoon.It was even better than yesterday and less painful now.I flinched when her hands wrapped around it."What? Is it still painful?""No." I averted my gaze.Just... Her hand felt cold against my—I would say warm—leg.I tried to remain still and not have any other reaction as she pressed on parti
QuinnI took out my phone to call Jose once I finished washing the dishes."Quinn." He coughed repeatedly and sighed when the episode ended."Are you okay?""Just managing as much as I can."Which isn't a lot.It's crazy how much the sickness had taken its toll on him."And Riley?""She's okay. She hasn't run away in the past few hours, so we can be grateful for that, but I still don't think the operation is a good idea. She seems like she isn't ready for this world at all.""No one is ever ready.""But don't you think you should tell her everything first?"I just felt like she deserves to know, even though I don't normally deal with stuff like this, but there was also the possibility of her crashing out on Jose, which I didn't want.To say the least, I just don't have a good feeling about this, and it was making me anxious."After the operation, I'll tell her.""You're sure."He gave a hum, which we both knew wasn't certain, and cut the call after a few moments.It is dynamic, the re
Bella"Here is the plan...""Alessio is as much a party-thrower as he is a general. Father to two children, a beautiful wife..." She pointed to the woman's picture under the guy's picture, "Yet he loves to fuck around.""He has various houses across the states, thanks to his connections and corruption, I'll say, but this..." She sorted out the document to bring on too the blueprint I had mentioned earlier."...is where he would be holding the next party. His birthday party."This was still ridiculous to me, but as long as it's just hacking... right? I could do that remotely but something was telling me that that is not going to be the case.Ugh!"This is the ballroom where the party will be held." She pointed to a section on the paper, "Then this is the passageway that leads to the main living room.""Here, we have his bedroom and study, and that is where our prize is. The study."I glanced at the many rooms and floors sitting in between the main living room and study.This wasn't al
Bella"Uhm... A party is the mission?" I made an incredulous face that portrayed just exactly what I thought about that."Yes. A party.""What am I meant to do there? Hack into the DJ's playlist.""And that's the thing about having a short-circuit brain. You just can't seem to think outside the box.""Haaa..." I gasped, flabbergasted. "Did you just call me short-circuit?""No. Your brain."She dipped her hand into the water to test the temperature and turned back to me."Your leg.""Huh?"I yelped and winced when she held my badly injured leg.It felt shattered, which it should, considering how hard that bitch had stepped on it."Fuck!""This is so going to set us back.""Um... You already said that like a million times, and it isn't even my fault.""Oh, you think so? You're the one who decided it was a good idea to run away, yet again!"She laid so much emphasis on that "yet again.""Ugh, whatever!"She removed the shoes on my leg quite aggressively until I yelped again; then she pla
Quinn I felt the relief in her composure even before she showed it. She laid her head back on the ground and sighed. Uh-oh. She couldn't be more wrong. I felt angry and betrayed. Who would have thought she would run away after being so complacent and cooperative? I had actually thought we were on the same page, but I guess not. So... I nodded to Aria. She needed to be taught a lesson. "Okay. We have the go-ahead and can start the party." "Wait, what? Quinn!" Her eyes widened in panic as two guys pulled her up, and I cocked my eyebrows. "What? You're the one who chose to do this the hard way." "Quinn!" She had no time to protest before her mouth was gagged with some ropes tied around her feet and leg, and I stood to the side with my arms folded while Aria and her men strapped her to a chair. "Mmm! Mmm!" She protested through the tape even though it sounded muffled. "And... here we go." I watched as the two men brought her chair to a basin of water t