LaurenI heard the door open and by the clean and citrus smell I knew it was Darren. I didn’t bother standing up to welcome him home. What was the use? When I knew very well that he wouldn’t appreciate it nor would he want me to.I was surprised that he come home. I rarely saw him nowadays and when

I stare in doubt at the humongous house in front of me. I can hear the booming music playing somewhere outside. I could also hear the screams of children as they had fun.It was Krystal eighth birthday and I hadn’t been invited. I hadn’t even known there was a party. How pathetic is that? Not knowin

I walk through the hallways of my almost empty company. My best friend and I had built Ruby’s collection from scratch. Ruby’s had been flourishing. Had been among the top ten fashion companies. Now it was crumbling.Darren had kept true to his promise to destroy me. My name had been dragged through

It’s been a year since I fled from my pain. I had thought my wound would heal, but I had been wrong. I hadn’t healed. Neither had I found closure. Instead something darker had taken root inside me.As the Uber driver drives past the familiar streets. I’m reminded of why I had left this forsaken coun

My new secretary enters my office with a stack of papers. A newspaper and a magazine are part of the stack. Then she quietly leaves after giving me my coffee.I have only worked with her for a few days. But she’s honestly the best. She does her work efficiently. Arrives on time and she doesn’t gossi

“That’s not gonna work” I tell the man in front of me authoritatively.“It’s the best we can offer you Miss Smith” he replies immediately. Almost arrogantly.I’ve been in this meeting room for about two hours. We weren’t getting anywhere. I was beginning to get impatient.I stare at William, the vic

“You’ll have to repeat that” I choke.He can’t be serious. Who in their right mind proposes such a thing? It's completely absurd. He has surely lost his goddamn mind.He doesn’t respond to me. Just raises his perfectly shaped eyebrow. As if he were challenging me to continue pretending that I hadn’t

On the other hand I just don't see how his offer was connected to my problem, or how it would fix it.“Going feral is about your spirit or soul being unhinged. Unbalanced. It’s about there being a tear or split. To fix this, I’ll mark you. This will anchor your soul to mine and make you rooted to yo

“Splendid, we’ll begin acting as a couple from tomorrow” Sebastian says standing up.A quick glance outside reveals it’s evening. The sun was already setting down. I can’t believe that we’ve been here for that long. I bring my eyes back to him when he moves to stand next to me. Offering me his hand.

“Well excuse me for caring about my future son” I snap. Before leaving.I stomp away, banging the door behind me. He doesn’t call me back. Or try to calm me down and I don’t look back.Once I’m outside his gates. I realized just how stupid I had been. This was a remote area and it was unlikely for m