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Lines Not Meant to Be Crossed.
Sinclair's POVI barely had the time to breathe because the moment I stepped into my office, I heard the door slam shut behind me."What the actual fuck was that in the elevator?! Are you insane, Sinclair?!"Veronica's voice cut through the air like a blade, sounding shrill and jagged as it echoed off the glass walls. I didn't turn around to face her yet. My head kept throbbing behind my eyes, sleep had barely been part of my night hence I felt every raw nerve of mine vibrating under my skin."I mean what I'm saying," she snapped, her heels striking the floor as she stormed toward me. "Are you trying to humiliate me? Is that it? Public humiliation is your new game?"Sinking into the chair behind my desk slowly, I undid the top button of my shirt. I still remained silent.She didn’t care."Because you did it. Everyone fucking saw you. The entire damn lobby. You and your little assistant being all cozy in the elevator like she’s your goddamn wife."Still, I said nothing. Because what wa
Cassian Could As Well Kiss My Ass.
April's POV.It was early afternoon when I finally stopped moving.I stood in the middle of my tiny living room, towel still slung over my head, and let the silence stretch. Filtering through the blinds, the sun felt so warm against the tops of my feet amd the ACs quiet hum was the only sound I could hear. My apartment still smelled like eggs and garlic, thanks to Grandpa dearest.Grandpa Hale was still in there. In my kitchen. He was cooking enough to last me the week because I was beginning to look skinnier.And the longer that thought sat with me, the more something in my chest began to ache. A good ache. A strange one. Like something inside me that had been tight for too long was finally loosening.He really stayed to look after me.I don’t think I’ve ever been... looked after like this.Dropping down onto the armrest of the couch, still towel-drying my hair, I stared out at the buildings across from me. The world looked so normal out there. Like mine hadn't just turned itself ins
Spilled Light.
April’s POVI felt warmth pressed against me. It was soft and steady, and definitely wasn't mine. Stirring, God I felt so groggy and disoriented, my whole body ached in places that I had no idea could ache just because I sat for too long. I had my back pressed against something.....or someone firm.Their chest kept rising and falling beneath my cheek in a rhythm too calm and too human ish to be Sinclair. But on a more reasonable note, the person I was trapped with was....Oh God.Sinclair.I blinked hard. Once. Twice. The dim emergency lighting from earlier was gone and was now replaced by the harsh fluorescent glare of restored power. My heart lodged itself into my throat as I registered the unmistakable mechanical ding.The elevator doors were open.Wide openAnd Quinn stood there with his arms crossed with an unreadable expression on his face. Veronica was there too and she looked like she'd just walked into something deeply diseased.Some employees were standing, littered all over
The Quiet Between Us.
April's POVThe office was as good as an empty mausoleum by the time the clock hit 7.Most of the lights were now dim, and silence enveloped the executive floor. Nothing could be heard, well, except for the quiet droning of the air-conditioning and the faint, traitorous click of my keyboard.My shoulders ached so bad, I almost cried. My lower back wasn't even making things better. It felt like a live wire of tension. My eyes were starting to burn from the too many spreadsheets that I'd seen today.That didn't make me stop though.Because the only thing worse than my really bruised leg was the stack of ancient files that'd been spread across my desk like the remnants of a crime scene.Cassian had left them there about an hour ago.I know what you're thinking. "Already? It's not even been long since he took over the COO position and he was already acting petty?"Yeah, because apparently, he hates me more than he hates my boss. I blab too much. The hell?The bastard had approached my tabl
Things Better Left Unsaid.
April’s POV. My heart had no business behaving like this. Not after everything. Not for him. Shutting the door to Sinclair’s office with a little more force than necessary, I silently prayed the sound didn’t carry that much. I didn't have cash to pay for a broken window or something. My breath was in a hitch as I walked down the hallway, as my heels clicked with every step. Even my mind was becoming stormy. Turns out seeing my boss shirtless and dripping with water with a towel on his neck and his hair curling from steam wasn't exactly good for my health. Because can someone explain why the image refused to stop burning in my fucking mind? He looked too gorgeous not to even be acknowledged. Beauty did run in the Hale family after all. No. No, no, no. “In the name of Jesus, stomach, you will rest.” I held on to my tablet tightly as if my life depended on it. Because it kinda did since it was the only thing that kept my hands from shaking so bad. Come on, April. You're no
Boss On The Edge.
Sinclair's POI swear to God, if I'd stared at one more quarterly projection, I probably would have set my laptop on fire and then told the IT an electrical short caused it.I was so drained.Slouching deeper into the leather chair behind my desk, I aimlessly clicked through the eleventh financial report of the day. Or maybe it was the twelfth. Time had become a flat circle, and I kid you not when I say my brain was pudding.Somewhere between comparing line-item expenses and wondering if the intern who formatted this spreadsheet was actively trying to kill me, I tapped the side of my phone, checked for the fiftieth time today.I still hadn't gotten any reply from Quinn.The last message I sent had been short and probably made me look slightly pitiful.Me: Update me, or I’m legally declaring you missing.No read receipt. No typing dots. Just one lonely blue tick.Didn't they have any reception where he went off to?Staring at my screen, I let it fall with its face down on my desk as I
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