AUTHOR’S POV.“Were you eavesdropping?” Daniel snapped his brows together, pretending to be angry.“So, what if I was? Again, I was there since and you’re not expecting me to leave the room because you want to make calls, do you? That is what you get for insisting that we share a room.”Daniel parted his lips and exhaled. Gone are those days when his wife was scared of him.It was not like she was exactly scared.She had never been, she always said whatever she wanted to, but now, it just seemed like she had upgraded and would not mind whatever she said.Yes, this was what he would be getting for insisting they share a room.“Still, you should…”“I know you were talking about me and Aidan. What is wrong? Are you still digging?”“Digging on what?” He asked, feigning ignorance.“You know what I am talking about!”“It’s nothing deep, no need to be mad. I just wanted to know what he was up to,” he shrugged his shoulders off and stood up.“That man is threatening you. Why are you not sayin
DANIEL’S POV.I felt my lips twitch upwards and my cheek flushed.I don’t know why she said those words.‘I could not have asked for a better husband.’ But it made me quite happy that at least… for once, she liked that I was her husband.I wrapped my arm tightly around her waist and snuggled her closer. While I inhaled her strawberry scent, I heard her mutter in my ear and I listened.“You might not know, but this… taking my side might actually be the kindest gesture another person has shown me.”“It has always been me. And my best friend whom I know wanted the best for me but could not do beyond her power. You… you don’t know how happy you made me.”Sapphire saying this to me was not a sight or word I would ever expect from her.Apart from the fact that she was so cold to me, she made sure to never depict herself to me.This was not something that I had imagined would ever happen and now that it was happening, I felt like never letting her get away from my arms.She finally disentangl
AUTHOR’S POV.Daniel fluttered his eyes open as he felt the unusual position he was in.He snapped his eyes open as he saw the woman sleeping peacefully beside him. Her leg was on his legs and her head was on his shoulder.His hand was on her waist and the thought that they had slept like this actually excited him a bit.He stared at her long lashes, and then her lips again. As he wondered how cute a person could be, he remembered their fight the previous night.The previous night, they had fought for about thirty minutes before they finally slept.She was a fan of sleeping with lights on, and he was not.Given the situation she grew up in, she hated being alone and in the dark and Daniel was the opposite.When it was time to sleep, the man switched off the light and Sapphire switched it on again.This caused arguments between the two before they finally settled for the lamp on the nightstand beside Sapphire’s side of the bed.Before they slept again, he had watched as she had dramati
SAPPHIRE’S POV.I sat in silence beside Daniel in the car and even though I felt his eyes on me, I did not say anything and only looked out of the window.“What is bugging you? You have not said a word since earlier,” he finally asked.I turned my head to look at him and then shook my head.Ever since I had gotten the message from the anonymous person, I had not said anything since then. Even when it was time to dress up, I walked to the closet to dress there instead of nagging him to leave the room.I knew it was evident, but I could not control it.SOMEONE WAS STALKING US!There was no way I would be cool about that.In fact, the gift this person had mentioned had been holding me on edge.I could not help but wonder what this person was trying to send again.What was it going to be this time around?A dead person?“Are you sure? You don’t look like it though,” he said again.“I am fine, Daniel,” I answered curtly and looked away again.“Well, if you say so. I hope you will let me k
SAPPHIRE’S POV.“I was just starting it over when he called me to turn it in. I don’t know what to tell him. God!” “Hold on, it’s just a project, right? You can do it again, can’t you?” I finally butted in and they both turned to look at me.“Just a project?” She creased her brows and palmed her forehead.“I should not be surprised that this is coming from a person like you, but I would really appreciate it if you would just stay out of this!” She retorted angrily.“A person like me?” “Come on, Tina. She just asked a question. You should not attack her that way.”“Yes, a person like you!” She ignored Jay and said to me.“You have no idea how much effort I have spent in doing that project since last month, and you don’t know what would become of me if your husband finds out!”“Okay, I will not get offended by that. But, can’t you just let him know what is going on instead of… panicking like this? I understand that it costs you time and effort, but it is not your fault it got stolen t
AUTHOR’S POV.Daniel swallowed deeply as he stared at the woman who gave him a puppy look as she blinked her eyes passionately.He took a glance at his workers who all bowed their heads in terror at his sight and he twitched his mouth upward.He exhaled as his eyes dropped on Tina who was on her knees, crying, and he wriggled his hand freely from Sapphire’s.“I’m giving you one week to…”“Two weeks,” Sapphire cut him short hurriedly and took his hand again.“There is not much time, Sapphire,” he said sharply, yet gently.“I bet you can find the time. Two weeks, please. It’s going to take a while, I believe,” she said.Daniel breathed out and closed his eyes for a few seconds. “Turn it in in two weeks,” he said, as he snatched his hand from Sapphire and walked away.“Thank youuuuu,” Sapphire drawled as she squealed in excitement.She watched Daniel walk away as she joined her hands together and rested her chin on it.Who says her husband was cruel?He was indeed the best.She grabbed t
AUTHOR’S POV.“I… I don’t drink alcohol,” Sapphire stuttered and shook her head as one of the team members handed a glass of drink to her while they were at the team dinner.“No, don’t be boring, please!” Tina exclaimed, snatched the drink from the man, and gave it to Sapphire who collected it unwillingly.“One shot…” Jay hit the table gently as he drawled and the rest joined him.“One shot! One shot! One shot!”Sapphire closed her eyes shut and gulped down the drink immediately. “Fuck, this tastes so horrible!” She snorted in irritation and everyone laughed.“Let’s spin the bottle, everyone!” Tina banged the table and Sapphire creased her brows.“Game of truth is the first game we play on team dinners. So, we spin the bottle and whoever it stops at is answering a question. Failure to do so is drinking two shots of drink,” Tina stated and Sapphire nodded her head.It was not like the game was foreign to her, but two shots of drink? She barely just drank that one and her throat still
DANIEL’S POV.I shut my laptop while my phone was still clutched to my ear and walked out of my office.It was almost nine in the evening and the company has closed since seven.I was actually staying back so that I would go home with the woman. I had told her to call me when she was done and when I saw her call, I thought she was ready to go home but… she was drunk?I had warned her to not drink and that was because I knew she could not drink and there was no way there would be team dinners without alcohol.“Bring the car to the front,” I said to my driver after Sapphire had already ended the call.__The car pulled in front of the local bar where the team was having dinner and before the driver could come down to get the door, I got out and dashed to the bar.As I entered gently, I looked around, trying to find where the people were, and when I caught sight of my wife who, from afar, sang with the bottle of alcohol in her hand used as a microphone.I shook my head as I covered the s