Madison stood still her gratitude shining in her eyes as she looked at Archer. "Thank you so much for everything, Archer. You've been a true friend to have in one's corner," she said, sincerity lacing her words.Archer nodded, nothing but understanding in his gaze. "Madison, it's been an honor working alongside you and with you. But It's time for you to move on."She smiled, appreciating his recognition."Are you sure about this?"Archer nodded, "Tomorrow, I'll be making the announcement, and I trust you to take care. Madison asked again, "Archer, you don't have to do this if you are not sure."Archer met her gaze. "Madison. It's time for me to step up, and you've prepared me well for this. Go and pursue whatever awaits you. I've got this."Madison sighed with relief, "Thank you, Archer. I couldn't have asked for a better partner. I'll miss this, but I know it's the right time."Archer walked over, a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "Change is inevitable, Madison. Embrace it, and gr

Archer didn't have time to read when Hailey walked straight to him, pushed Madison, and slapped him hard on his face.She smirked with satisfaction when she saw him wince and cradle his cheek.Archer stared at her, not flinching. Hailey met his gaze with her challenging ones. Her chest heading from anger.Originally, she had come once she heard the news of Archer putting Jack in jail but all thoughts of civility flew out the window once she saw Madison standing close to her.Hailey hated the woman with everything in her because Madison was everything she wanted to be."What the hell?" Madison yelled at her but Hailey shook her head and leveled Archer with a glare."What did you do?" she asked.Archer leaned back on the ball of his feet and nonchalantly shrugged as Hailey's frustration simmered beneath her calm exterior. The dismissive gesture seemed to be the spark that ignited her irritation. Eager to regain composure, she began pacing back and forth in the room,Stopping abruptly,

Hailey stood In front of the massive building. Her nerves were bunched up as she tried to rethink her decision to come here.Something Archer said made her so mad that she got into a cab and came straight here. She needed answers.A part of her wanted it to be that Archer cared enough to go after people she had been with but the sensible part of her argued about that.Hailey wanted to eat her cake and have it. She had hurt Archer but she still wanted him and she had no idea why.She had expected him to beg him, grovel, and be miserable but that wasn't the case. He seemed like getting rid of her was the best thing that had ever happened to him.Hailey took a deep breath and entered the building, she saw the armed guards and a rush of air escaped her lips."I can do this," she whispered to herself.The gate opened and her eyes widened when she stepped into the prison compound, the sound of the gate closing made her flinch.All around, guards were situated everywhere with their guns and s

The minute he turned, Archer regretted it and blamed his curious nature on the sight in front of him.Archer closed his eyes and wished for the power to transport himself back to the haven of his room.Standing In front of him was Dean Collins, the number one asshole on the planet Earth and Archer's bane of existence. There was no memory of Dean where he was never the villain. The asshole loved bullying people and pushing them around to suit his needs.Archer gritted his teeth as memory upon memory slammed into him.Dean pushed his head into the toilet, harassing him while he worked. One in particular that broke him was when they knew Archer was working odd jobs.They cornered him after slaving away for one week straight, he had paid for most of the things he needed and had a little to feed himself.They had beaten him up so bad and collected his money, that he was hurt and starved at the same time. It was a good thing that the doctor at the time took pity on him and treated him as a

Archer was enraged, he curled his fingers around the arm of his chair. He kept bouncing his leg, and the energy he had expelled came back in full force.Dean? Fucking Dean? Murmurs filled the room as the other men showed their disregard for the news."Ferguson is biting more than he can chew, we asked him to wait before he made the announcement."Archer turned, "You didn't know about this?"They shook their heads, Madison grabbed his hand and squeezed it before letting it go."So he went ahead against your orders to parade some stranger?"They nodded,"And you guys are doing nothing about this?"Maxfield cleared his throat, "I have the perfect punishment for him. He would regret going against orders."The older man met Archer's gaze and nodded.Archer nodded back. He was lucky that someone had his back this time.Madison's voice was cold when and spoke, "Ferguson disrespected my authority. I am supposed to step down because he brought a stranger with no confirmation to take my place?