Sophia sat grinning goofily at herself, the atmosphere at the office had changed in the past two weeks, and Lennox had been more tolerating of mistakes he would have flipped out on in the past. Sophia didn't know why it made her glad that the change was because of her, too much assuming, but who was closest to him than her. Sophia nodded along to her rhetoric question, her grin getting wider. He'd also been smiling a lot, a beautiful heart twisting I am just a twenty and I'm never getting older, smile. His deep unexpected chuckles did things to her that made Sophia feel as if she was melting from the inside, and she also hadn't been arrested for breaking and entering so she guessed she was safe. Lennox was in a good mood, work was going great, and the weather was awesome..."Earth to Sophia" Tzuyu snapped, slamming her hand on Sophia's desk, causing her to almost fly out of her seat."Tzuyu, can you stop trying to kill me every morning cause at the rate this keeps happening, I won't b
Oliver fidgeted as Sana stood in the middle of his apartment, taking everything in. He soaked up the appreciation in her gaze, his heart thumping in his chest. Oliver had gone on a cleaning sphere because Sana had said she hated cluster and he didn't want to disappoint her, he had also been browsing a lot since they started dating because he found himself wanting, no, needing something that Sana didn't even know she'd been giving to him. The feeling of letting her control all their activities had been freeing in ways he didn't even think possible and now, his thoughts were running away with him. He wondered if she'd also be dominating in bed, telling him what and what not to do, spanking him when he did something wrong. Oliver jerked from his thought, his eyes wide as Sana stared at him expectantly. He blinked, praying that she wouldn't glance down his pants and notice the hard-on from his illicit thoughts."Were you even listening to me at all," she said, huffing in annoyance.Olive
Sophia smiled as she stared at her bank statement, counting the figures even after the deduction of the lavish team dinner she had invited all her members to, bottom line was that they all had a great time. Working for Lennox Ray was definitely a blessing in disguise.A knock on her door startled her and she frowned, she wasn't expecting anyone so who could it be? She stood up, dropped her tab on the table, and shuffled her feet as she walked towards the door. Sophia yanked it open with a bored expression which morphed into a wide-eyed shocked look once she saw who it was at the door.Vivienne her Mom, gave her a knowing look as she pushed past her inside. Getting rid of her shock, Sophia followed after her."Mom, what are you doing here, I thought you were on vacation?".Her mother turned to face her, crossing her arms. "You sound disappointed" she stated, her lips tight."I'm not disappointed, I'm happy you are here... I mean, a little heads-up might have been nice".Vivienne sighed
Lennox blinked, staring at the foggy meadow that he was surrounded by, big yellow sunflowers glowed in the dusky atmosphere. He felt a presence behind him and he turned to see, his heart hammering against his chest as he came to face Melissa. A burst of soft laughter reached his ear and he turned to see Sophia, all bright and smiley as she held a flower towards him, waving him over.Melissa grabbed his hand, her grip bruising and forcing him to stare at her, the hate in her eyes like choking fumes."You let me die, and now you're happy with her, you never loved me".Lennox shook his head, grabbing at her hand and pulling her closer even as she fought him off. "No you're wrong, it's you I love, you're the only one I'd ever loved".Melissa shoved him off, her skin turning an ugly pale color. "Liar, I hate you. You killed me because of your selfishness. I hate you so much, Lennox. I'll never allow you to be happy with her!" She screamed, her voice like screeching sounds piercing through
Sophia rushed out of the elevator and bumped into Bianca who was waiting at the front of it."Watch where you're freaking going" she yelled, reaching out to steady Sophia to stop them both from tumbling to the floor. They both stood staring at each other before Bianca rolled her eyes and gave an exasperated sigh."Let's go have steak and vodka, you look like a train ran over you".Sophia wiped her tears stained face. "Stop exaggerating, I know I look fine"."Save that for the mirror, now move your ass before I remember that we aren't friends anymore"."You're so mean" she muttered, following her. *****Bianca trudged into the room, holding a bottle of wine."After that steak, I think we need more alcohol".Sophia narrowed her eyes. "You're not trying to get me drunk and kill me in my sleep right?".Bianca scoffed, plunking onto the couch. "Pfft, don't flatter yourself. I've got better things to do than plan your murder... And what's with the quitting, I thought you said the gods abov
Sophia stepped out of Bianca's apartment, wearing the spares that Bianca had grudgingly given to her after throwing a tantrum that they were her favorite pair. "I don't understand why you're up so early, and accompanying me to work, I thought you quit" Bianca huffed, then stared at Sophia who was gently bouncing on her feet. "You quit right?" She asked narrowing her eyes."I did and I didn't. Don't scold me yet" she rushed out as Bianca opened her mouth. "I've been working so hard Bianca, and what? I'm just going to let all that hard work go down the drain. I should be professional about this and not let my personal feelings cloud my decisions, yes he was wrong to call my mother crazy, but it's not like I haven't had the worst bosses, however" she paused as Bianca shook her head, and massaged her temple while radiating frustration."I don't understand you at all... You won't quit until he pushes you off the top floor and ends your life right. You of all people should know that you ca
Lennox watched as she stared at him, her knuckles whitening with the pressure she was applying to her grip on the bag strap. She also appeared to be holding her breath, which was amusing. Lennox pulled back, cursing as he realized what he'd been doing that had caused her to be so anxious.He stared at her, wondering what it was about her that attracted him, what it was making him lose all reasons and just gravitate towards her pull. Not even his horrible dream had been enough to stop him which made him feel guiltier, adding to that the knowledge that he was sexually attracted to her, and yet he was trying to keep her close. It was going to be a recipe for disaster if he continued to let his heart lead him, and not his head, which was more rational.Sophia released her hold, licking her red lips nervously. Lennox groaned low in his throat because that little innocent action went straight through his groin. This was bad, really bad, he told himself as he freaked out internally. He was g
"Where the hell did you keep your phone" Sophia yelled into the device, glaring at the object as if that would make the person on the end feel her wrath. "Can you stop screaming? I'm working, which I assumed you'd be doing since you said you'd be coming back to work today, but you didn't and Lennox is here""Of course, he's there. The talk was a disaster" she said then facepalm."He didn't give you your job back," she asked surprised. "I thought you had it all under control".Sophia seethed. "That is not it. I got my freaking job back, but then I had to open my big mouth and offered to cook for him, which I didn't expect him to accept, but then he did and my house might have been a mess when he came in and I might have fallen and my bra might have flown out of my hand and landed on his face and then the said breakfast was rescheduled for dinner cause of an emergency and now i'm freaking out because I'm freaking out"."Calm down girl, that is a lot of might, so you might want to be mo
*****Lennox smiled as he got the door for Sophia who rolled her eyes at him."Careful" he added, once she stepped out of the car and Sophia groaned, her lips forming a pretty pout."Gosh, people would think I got slashed on my leg and not my wrist" she complained and Lennox pulled her closer."I'm going to spoil and pamper you whether you like it or not. If it were up to me, trust me you won't be walking anywhere" he said and Sophia smiled even tho she was trying to frown at him."What are you going to do, carry me everywhere," she asked, her eyes dancing with amusement."Yes!" He answered promptly and she laughed, the sight and sound of it a balm to his heart that hadn't stopped racing in panic from the time he'd rushed in to see her bleeding out to death."Hey!" She called, touching his cheek and he gazed at her, watching her smile. "Stop thinking about the bad stuff. I'm here, with you and I'm not going anywhere"."You swear it," he asked, smiling and relaxing."Cross my heart and
Sophia gasped awake, her gaze hazy as she desperately tried to fight Jenny off only to realize that no one was trying to kill her. Sophia winced as she twitched her wrist then groaned low in her throat as she forced the fogginess that clouded her eyes to dissipate. The faces of her friends met her clear vision and she flinched again."Jesus! You three really need a lesson on personal space" she got out in a raspy voice and her friends exhaled, the worry disappearing from their gaze as they laughed."You scared the crap out of us girl. We thought you'd gone into the light and was done with us humans on this other side" Bianca said and Sana groaned."You're going to just blurt that out just some minutes after she opened her eyes"."Stop being so serious, I was just kidding" Bianca defended and Sana's hackles raised further."You both, I'm fine. I think it's too early for you two to be arguing over my ass when I don't even have the energy to play the devil's advocate" Sophia said with a
The first slash of the blade through Sophia's wrists had her head reeling in pain and she could barely get a chance to scream out her horror, when Jenny dove in with the blade again, the cut so swift and deep that it tore through the zip ties that held her in place and she watched helplessly as her blood spurt out, casting streaks across Jenny's face and soaking her front dress.Jenny pulled back sharply as the door flew and Lennox stood there, breathing hard and clutching at his rib, his eyes scanning the room until they rested on Sophia. His eyes widened in horror as they settled on her slashed wrists, then they swiftly came back to her face. He made to move towards her but Jenny rushed around Sophia, and pressed the knife to her throat, the action alone freezing Lennox in place as he glanced from Jenny to Sophia's and then back to Jenny."Don't take a step closer Lennox." She got out and pressed the knife harder against her throat when Lennox took a step forward. Sophia didn't kno
Sophia gasped awake as cold freezing water connected with her face making her jerk in her bonds before she even noticed that she was tied up to a chair. On impulse, she tried to loosen the ropes as she shook the water out of her bleary eyes, her eyes seeking for the person behind the assault.Sharp fingers suddenly bit into her chin as she was grabbed and forced to gaze up into the crazed eyes of Jenny who was smiling smugly as she inspected her handiwork."I quite love this shocked look on your face Sophia, you have no idea how much it pleases me that you look so helpless right now" she drawled out, turning her chin from side to side before shoving her head back abruptly.Sophia glared, hating the woman with every fiber of her being. "What are you trying to do? You won't get away with this".Jenny was in her face in a heartbeat. "Is that what you think pretty face because that's exactly what is going to happen. I warned you to stay away from Lennox but you thought I was just some cli
Lennox winced as he tried to open his eyes. His head felt it was splitting in on itself but he didn't care about it as he forced his eyes open and glanced around the room, his eyes searching for Sophia as his gut clenched in a surge of panic, his heart beating erratically against his chest in fear.Lennox pushed himself off the bed and tumbled to the floor, wincing as the injection attached to his vein got yanked out. He groaned as the room darkened and spun around him.Hands clutched around his waist and someone was lifting him until he was laying on the bed but he refused to lay down, he couldn't give up, not when he had not seen Sophia yet so he shoved at the person blindly and the individual let go of him and stepped back. Lennox took in a deep breath and calmed down enough for his vision to clear.Lennox stared at the man in the room, recognizing him as one of his father's bodyguards. The door opened and his parents walked in."Where is Sophia?" He asked, his throat raw and his v
Markus pulled Lennox out of the car, grimacing when he saw that he'd hurt him more than he'd intended. Jenny rushed to his side, her skin sickly pale as she stared at Lennox."Oh my gosh, you fucking killed him" she cried as she tried to get a reading on his pulse."He's not dead, he's just unconscious right now and I'll take care of it if you stop fussing over him for just a second" Markus gritted, hating that Jenny was interfering with his job. Jenny glared at him, the veins on her neck bulging in her anger. "Don't fucking tell me what to do. The plan was to kill her and not Lennox"."Will you shut your fucking yapping! The paparazzi could be here any minute so get your behind moving" he shouted and Jenny flinched as he pulled her away from Lennox. "Now go and make sure that the girl is still breathing".Jenny glared at him but did as she was told then frowned when she noticed that Sophia was still breathing, even tho the blood that was streaming down her face almost made her conc
"I saw the news just now and I'm just going to tell you not to read the nasty stuff they're writing, cause those people are just a bunch of crazy, jealous low life nobodies who are angry that you got such a hot guy like that when they couldn't," Vivienne said and Sophia laughed, smacking her hands against her face."That is like a lot of insult Mom, and I'm so happy that it's because of me.""Of course! You're my girl. If I was there, I'd have sued every one of them for defamation of character." She told, her gaze serious. "I'm sure you would have, that is if you didn't stab them in their faces first"."I've always had a very nasty temper" she agreed laughing then her gaze softened. "Are you alright dear. I know Lennox is handling everything but are you doing ok".Sophia nodded quickly. "More than ok. I'm really happy"."And that's all that matters. I'd have rushed down immediately this madness started but there's been some problem at the airport"."Mom you don't need to come... Just
Lennox watched as Sophia paced around In his Mansion after he'd explained everything that happened to her. He hated seeing her agitated and witnessing how she'd almost gotten hurt because of him made his heart squeeze. If he'd gotten there any later than he had... He didn't dare think of what might have happened because it made him see red. His parents were another problem and the threat his father had made kept messing with his head every time he glanced at Sophia. Would it be better if he just... He groaned in pain, hating the very thought of letting Sophia go. He couldn't do it. No matter what happened, he needed to fight, fight for her even if it cost him his life.Soft hands grazed his cheek and he flinched, his gaze refocusing on the present and the breathtaking woman who stood in front of him."I'm here Lennox, so you should stop worrying. Everything is going to be alright. I mean once I work my charms on your parents, they'll be on your throat to marry me" she joked, attemp
Sophia stared through the window at the people walking around the front of her house, her brows creasing as she tried to place them. Her neighborhood never had that much traffic, and people didn't just Invade other people's space just for the heck of it, especially since it was still too early, so who were they and why were they holding gadgets. The shrill sound of her phone had her jerking back in shock."I seriously need to change that ringtone, my God!" She muttered to herself as she picked up the phone and answered the call. "This better be important Bianca"."Oh, it's fucking important alright. I know y'all were keeping your relationship low profile but you both just got outed big time and the reporters are swarming everywhere.""What?!" Sophia sputtered, then looked closely at the people moving around In front of her house and what they were holding were definitely cameras.Sophia frowned, her brains firing in different directions. "Hello, are you still there. Sophia" Bianca s