Mia stepped into the lobby of Torres enterprise, but something felt terribly wrong, employees at their desks glanced up, then quickly averted their eyes. a young intern fumble her coffee cup, nearly spilling it, while an older manager busied himself with pages of papers, flipping them like they demanded his attention.Mia glanced around. They were looking away from her like they had just seen a monster. What is this She thought. Her heart sank, she had a bad feeling about this.Her assistant, a young woman named Lily, rushed over from the reception desk with a pale face, her usual calm expression replaced by nervous fidgeting. “Miss Mia, you shouldn’t be here today,” she whispered urgently, grabbing Mia’s arm with surprising strength. “Please, go home and rest. It’s not safe right now.”Mia frowned, pulling her arm free. “What are you talking about, Lily?” Mia searched the nervous Lily’s eyes and let out a soft sigh. “I have work to do, the company won’t run itself if I go home. We’re

David still didn’t understand, he sipped his drink slowly. “Tell me everything.”“You know Mr. Bryan and his son, Jacob Bryan,” she said, her voice filled with glee as she shared the news. “I know Jacob Bryan’s father well, both father and son are cut from the same rotten clothe. One likes to play with young girls, the other one married women, and they always play until the victim is dead, the more extreme, the more broken the victim, the better they liked it.”Janet flipped her hair backward, a grin plastered on her face. “Mia has been taken away. Mia won’t last long. She’ll be used up and discarded.” She laughed again. “This is what she gets for competing with me.”The thought sent shiver of satisfaction through her, Mia, with her stubborn pride and unearned opportunity had dared to challenge her, now karma was handling the problem beautifully.David smirked, joining in the mockery. “That girl really overestimated herself. Insisting on competing with you for the contract, now look wh

Two thugs grabbed Neil off even as he tried to protest, he cast one last helpless glance at Mia before disappearing down the hall, is voice fading into muffled shouts.Mia’s eyes dilated in horror as she heard Lily’s screams again, her head snapped to Lily who was surrounded by several thugs, their sneering faces glint as they circled Lily, their hands groping her shamelessly.One of the thugs squeezed Lily’s shoulder, trailing down her waist, tugging at her clothes. Lily whimpered, shrinking in on herself, tears streaming down her face.A bald man whose breath reeked with alcohol grinned widely, bringing his face close to Lily’s skin. “I heard big hips are good for bearing children.” he laughed crudely, slapping Lily’s thigh with his hand. “Today I’m going to find out myself. What do you say, boys? Let’s take her for a spin.”The group roared with laughter. They dragged Lily toward a side room, her heels scraping against the floor. “Miss, Mia, help… please….” She cried loudly.Mia’s

He gently removed her hand from his arm, without hesitation, he shrugged off his jacket and draped it gently over her torn clothes, covering her protectively.He cupped her cheek with his warm hand, his thumb brushing away a tear. “Don’t worry, Mia, I’m here now.” he murmured, searching her wet eyes. “You’re safe, I’ve got you, everything will be okay.”The first thug rushed forward with a baseball bat, swinging it to hit Harrison. Harrison quickly sidestepped with smooth move, grabbing the man’s arm and twisting it viciously, he flipped him hard into two others, their bones cracked as they collided.Another rushed forward with a knife, Harrison ducked, he twisted the man’s wrist, the knife fell on the floor as the thug screamed, he drove an elbow into the man’s upper abdomen, then followed with a knee to the jaw that sent him crumpling unconscious.Another group attacked from the side, Harrison turned around, and delivering a powerful roundhouse kick that sent three men flying like r

Harrison froze, blushing deeply, his ears turning red. Although he had dated Janet for five years, they had only held hands and had a few passionate kiss, nothing more intimate. He had always held back, sensing Janet’s calculating nature, now Mia’s drug-fueled desire pulled at him, he felt an overwhelming attraction that made his heart race loudly.“Mia, be rational,” he said gently, trying to persuade her. “You’re not yourself.” He tried to take her arm off. “The drug is making you feel this way, let me run some cold water for you to soak in, it will help bring the fever down. I’ll stay right here, I promise.”Mia intertwined her fingers around his neck refusing to let him go, she shook her head, eyes hazy with desire. She pulled him closer until their faces were inches apart.“No… I want you…the heat is too much, pleas… make it stop.” Her words slurred, she arch against him.Harrison’s eyes dropped to her plump lips, he bit down his lips, letting out a sharp breath. The way she look