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Lyra(Mia's) POV.First impressions always matter. It sticks the most. Even if you eventually get people to see you differently, the first time they meet you always sticks.Given a chance I would have made my first day here to have played out a whole lot more differently. I would have dressed a lot more neatly and mentally my armour would have been fastened.Yet I walked into the long market of cubicles after a meeting that was nothing short of traumatising.My stomach growled, reminding me that since last night I hadn't taken a meal.I had been too busy working my brains and now my flesh was weak and begging for energy."You sure you don't want to do anything about that?" Logan asked behind me. "I know a cool place where we can go to get brunch."I looked away in embarrassment. He must have heard the rumble."I would like it but I'm afraid we don't have much time. This is my first day and I would not love to be fired on my first day."He sighed. "Don't take it personally. He is usuall
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Lyra(Mia’s) POV.Just the man I was waiting for, There were a few things I could clear with him. But at the time, I wouldn't dare interrupt his speech.Whichever part of the office had been spared of his silence spell was now enchanted.I braced myself, keeping my shoulders raised and pumped. I knew that my name was going to come next from his lips and I wasn't ready for the entire workplace to see me as the woman who he could toss around with any repellent rebellion.“We have something big coming up. But before I can mention what it is, it's time we address the elephant in the room.” His eyes turned and locked into mine. “Starting from today, the Luna begins work with us.”The sea of eyes washed up at my cubicle. They were a lot of stares that it was almost hard to keep my head up.I gave a curt smile to everyone even though I knew my gesture would barely get to half the crowd.“Now, this goes out to everyone. She doesn't get any special treatment just because she is a royalty. She i
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Lyra (Mia’s)POV“What is this competition that Alpha Damion was talking about earlier?” I began.Sandra's eyes lit up. “It's an annual occasion where the beat designers come together to host a show. Wherever come up with the best designs emerged as the winner.”“Competition? Who can compete with our company?”“A lot of other fashion companies. There are Xanders, Randall's and a couple more empires that stand as a threat.”“You must not have been current with what's happening. You would know that Xander empire is suffering a great backlash from the media. They are no good.”She sighed. “Don't be fooled by the media, Luna Mia. Xander is only going to see this competition as a medium to bounce back to fame. If he wins, he is going to accumulate global attention.”“Global attention? I thought this was an event between local fashion companies?” I asked, surprised.“There will be a lot of investors there from all over the world and they will all keep their eyes open for the winner.”It all
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Lyra (Mia’s)POVEvery eye in the room spun in my direction. There was about to be a scene and everyone wanted a view of the action.Her tone was not inviting to say the least. It had all shades of daring and gruesome painted all over. All emotions were betrayed with a smile.“Hello.” I greeted turning slowly to give her my attention. “Am I being ambushed?” I asked, plainly.She sneered.Her emotions reflected in the four faces lined up behind her. They must be some kind of crew. They all had their hands placed at akimbo just like their master.“Not yet. I came to pay my respects to you as Luna.” She gave me a searching look up and down. Even though the remainder of my outfit was hidden under the desk, the bits that were visible were enough to make her shudder. “I must say, I was expecting a whole lot more.”Everyone gasped. They must have been used to her bullying but no one must have expected that she would direct the arrogance at me; the Luna.There was some snickering from the rest
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Lyra(Mia’s)POV“That can't be good,” Sandra whispered behind me.Yeah. Tell me about it.I got up, arranging my dress before following Logan's lead. I braced myself, ignoring the eyes and whispers which trailed behind me.Damion was not alone. He had someone in the seat in front of him. As we walked in, she spun over, flicking her blonde hair to the side.It was Laura. Alas, the crow had come to cry to her master. Her look would have scared anyone but not me.“Logan you can leave,” Damion said and Logan bowed, heading out of the door.It's not like he would have come to my defence after how I had talked to him earlier.As soon as the door was slammed shut, Damion turned to me with the usual cold eyes. It took a lot to fight my knees from twitching in my stance. I craved a seat but the only other available one cradled Laura's butt.“What is the matter with you?” Damion started out calmly. “I gave you an opportunity to better your life. Was I a fool to make that decision?”“No, Damion….
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Damion’s POVThe woman in front of me kept whining but I didn't pay her any heed.I was more concerned about the woman that had just walked out of here. She strode so confidently, completely unbothered by what had been said about or to her.When did this side of her morph into life? The girl like I had heard she was and knee her to be was easily pushed around.I wanted to wipe the floor with her. I didn't expect her to fight back and push my foot out of her mouth.When Laura had walked in with news about what had happened, I had smirked. I didn't care what the truth was, I just saw an opportunity to belittle Mia.But the clap back had me stunned.I was already convinced she was in the right halfway into Laura's story.I wasn't a stranger to the fact that Laura was a magnet for trouble. I was expecting her to go over and try to ascertain her importance in front of Mia, let her know who is boss.But what I didn't expect was her showing up to my office with a complaint. It was supposed t
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Lyra(Mia’s)POV“You said that?!” Sandra asked in disbelief. “It's not possible that you said that to the boss and still have your job.”I shrugged. I had just told her what had happened in the office and she was in disbelief.“If you don't believe me, I could refer you to the only other two people in the room; Alpha Damion and Laura,” I replied.“Yeah, right. Like I could get in touch with either of them,” she said, rolling her eyes.I chuckled.“Quite a surprise that you worked here longer than me and I know where the boss’s office is and where his concubine's cubicle is.”Concubine. That word left a sour taste on my lips.If there was one thing that was consistent in both of my lives, I was always getting cheated on.As Lyra I had to deal with my fiance fooling around with my sister. Now the man who was my husband was frolicking with an employee.At least with Xander I had to go through life without knowing. In this case, I had to watch the affair play out in front of me without bei
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Damion’s POVI can't believe I had been a fool to fall for that prank.To think that I had stormed out there with so much confidence only to make a mockery of myself.I got into my office and slumped in my seat. I knocked over a couple of the files arranged on my desk. It took everything not to smash my coffee mug across the room.My ears caught laughter. It came from the door. I looked up to see Logan striding into my office with his stomach in his hand."You have a lot of balls coming in here after that foolish stunt you just pulled. I should order your execution and make it public," I snapped.He was the only person who could even think of pulling something like this off without being skinned alive.He waved off my words. "Don't be so pent up. I was just trying to have a laugh.""Is that all? You had to go that far to make a mockery of me just to satisfy your humor?!" I yelled.His smile vanished at the sound of my tone. "So sorry. I had no idea you would take it so far. You said y
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Damion’s POV “Come off it, Laura!” I snapped. “How many times have I told you to stay out of my business with Mia?!”Everything about this situation was wrong.For one, she had no reason to be here. I had no clue how she managed to get past the guards without being stopped.And now, she knew I was in a bunker. It was only a matter of time before everyone started asking questions.That was something I wasn't ready for—questions being asked. “This is not a prank, Alpha Damion. If you don’t believe me, you can pick up the envelope and check out the pictures yourself.” I wanted to push her out of the room along with the package she had brought with her. But curiosity had held me in bondage and wouldn’t loosen its grip until I satisfied it. I tore open the envelope, making sure not to destroy its contents. Right in front of me were pictures that I disliked as soon as my eyes fell on them. “What the hell?” I muttered to myself, feeling my butt give way as I fell back onto the couc
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Damion’s POV. A barge into my office startled me. I was just getting into my nap, but the noise shot my soul straight from my body. I only relaxed when I saw the intruder was Logan. “Are you trying to give me a heart attack?” He walked into the room with raised cheeks and a wide smile. “Have you read the new bulletin for today?” I rubbed off what remained of slumber in my eyes. “No, I haven't. Should I be worried?” He sighed, placing a tablet in front of me. “I'm not going to ruin the fun for you. Go through it yourself.” He didn't have to say it. As soon as that tablet landed on the table, I pulled it toward myself and began scrolling. The first headline caught my eye. "NEW BREAKTHROUGH TALENT STUNS THE FASHION WORLD; PURE TALENT IN AN UNLIKELY PLACE!" Right below it was a picture of Mia smiling. I recalled that image. It was taken on the night of her coronation. Just beside her was a picture of the dress she had presented. It was trending. All the top
