Eventually, at some point in the night, we do manage to make it to the bed. Miles’s penchant for marathon sex has not ebbed in the slightest. That, combined with my passion at our reunion keeps us well and truly occupied until the early morning hours.When our desires are finally sated – for the mom
I can’t hide the truth forever. Though I don’t directly hear from Hugo, I know word of my resignation has passed to him when Kimberly gives me a kind of hard look and a nod.I feel bad. We are friends. I probably should have told him myself.Regardless, I continue on working the same as before. No o
I don’t cringe, hearing her voice, but it’s a near thing.“I knew you couldn’t cut it,” she says.“Have fun trying to write your own articles when I’m gone,” I snap at her.“I won’t have any trouble,” she says, though her eyebrow twitches a little in annoyance. Good, she should be annoyed. At hersel
Early the next morning, I drive to my new job at the Hamilton campaign headquarters. One step inside the door, I stop, my eyes nearly bugging out at the sight before me.The majority of the space is open, with round tables dotted here and there. A few offices are connected around the room, and a bat
Breathing hard, it takes me a moment to collect myself and answer, “What is it?”“I have those reports you asked for,” says a voice through the door.Rubbing my forehead with my hand, I call back, “I’m in a meeting right now. I’ll collect them after.”“Okay!” says the voice, and then footsteps sound
Yes, I can admit that we mean more to each other than a casual fling. But love?I don’t believe it.“I have a favor to ask,” I tell Selena, abruptly changing the subject. I suspect some pushback, but she just hums, as if waiting for me to continue.“Since your split with Miles, the numbers haven’t b
As Miles heads onto the campaign trail, I go along with him. By day, I watch him give his speeches. By night, we fall into hotel beds together, sweaty and sated. It’s a good existence.Miles’s charisma is back, and he easily charms anyone he talks to. Having Selena at the campaign rallies, opening f
With my phone pressed to my ear, I listen to it ring. Around me, the hospital hallway is busy, nurses and doctors hurrying around, going about their business. Standing outside of Thea’s room, I watch my parents worry as they watch her in her bed. I’m worried too, which is why I’m so desperate
“We should watch the rest,” I tell him, though my voice is shaky. “No,” Miles says, more firmly. I breathe a sigh of relief. For my job, I know we have to hear it. But personally, I would like to go the rest of my life without even thinking about Edward Zimmer again. “The numbers are already u
Edward’s response comes in the form of a video message. Crystal set it up on the television on the wall, while Miles and I huddle closer to the screen. Miles holds tightly onto my hand. “Whatever happens. Whatever he says. We will stand against him and we will win,” he says. I believe him. Last
How could I say anything but yes? A thousand times over, yes, yes, yes. I’ve tried so hard since that first night, sleeping with Miles while thinking him a call boy, to not fall in love with him. Yet, as hard as I tried not to, my heart kept pulling me straight back to him. My love for Miles is so
We hold the press conference in front of the headquarters, setting up a podium outside the double doors. The news media organizations have been notified, so they send reporters and cameramen, who have set up around the podium. The release we sent out already told them that the conference would be
Later, I’m going to have to have a meeting and call in all the employees to discuss this. Their care is appreciated, but I need to be able to do my job. For now, though, it seems as if Crystal gets the hint. With a shallow nod, she continues her report. “Mr. Zimmer has been quiet since the inter
Garnar, knowing I was giving a difficult interview tonight, offered to watch the kids. Since they are at Garnar’s house, I expected the house to be empty when I finally returned. Instead, I see Miles’s car parked in my driveway and the additional security staked out around the premises. It’s a rel
Jean was warned about the story, but she still gasped. My eyes went a little wide. We came here to talk about this, but Daphne’s direct wording leaves me speechless. Daphne didn’t come here just to tell a story. She was ready to reveal her truth, once and for all. “Esther and I were victims,” Da
In the Harbinger HQ, in one of the studio sets arranged to look like a fancy living room, Daphne and I sit side by side on a white couch, facing an interviewer, a woman interviewer named Jean, who sits on an arm chair facing us. The setting is intimate, and Jean is a kind, middle-aged woman, who i
“Miles…” Emotion overflows within my heart. There are so many things I want to say, to express – my gratitude, my own affections, explanations about why this has been so difficult for me to accept – yet in the moment, everything gets tangled up in my throat. “Miles…” My tears fall from my chee