LOGIN## DARIAN"Darling! Did you miss me?"I rolled my eyes. Had this psycho seriously shown up again?"I couldn't hold her back, Mr. Darian!""Sora, if you can't hold anyone back, why are you even sitting out there?""I am so sorry, sir," she said, looking embarrassed."Get out," I said. Then I turned to Ivy. "You get out too! How many times do I have to tell you to stop showing up in front of me?""But sweetheart, I just got back from abroad! Is this how you welcome me?"Wherever there was a psychopath, they always found me. Without fail."Aren't you tired of getting kicked out constantly? Why do you keep throwing yourself in my face? How do you keep having the nerve to come to my office? Our working relationship is over!""But baby," she said, sitting on the edge of my desk. Her slit slid wide open. "I'm not asking for much? We're just going to have a little fun!""Not interested. Get the hell out of here. Don't test my patience."She le
MARCUSI never in a million years would have thought that Iād be recovering a profile I hacked just yesterday.When her videos first caught my eye, Iād spent quite a bit of time checking out her content, making a mental note to keep her on my radar. Assuming she managed to get her page back, of course.I hadn't missed the chance to comb through all her DMs, either. The inbox was crawling with creeps.She hadn't replied to the sleazy messages, and the people she actually did talk to got a completely high-and-mighty attitude from her. It was obvious she carried herself with her nose pretty high in the air.She was exactly what people meant when they said a blonde Barbie. The type who looks down on everyone, acts stuck-up, and thinks she's completely unattainable.But she was gorgeous. Seeing her flexible body in those videos had put some highly inappropriate thoughts in my head. I was positive sheād be just as agile in bed.While Iād made up my mind to fin
BELINDA I hadn't been able to stop myself from checking the video all day. So when Emilyās account and the video completely vanished out of nowhere, I called her first thing in the morning, dying of curiosity.She sounded like she was on the verge of tears, which instantly made me worry. What the hell had happened since last night?"Hey babe! Whatās going on?""Ugh, someone hacked my account," she said, sniffing."Oh wow! I figured something was up. The video and everything just disappeared all of a sudden.""Can we talk later? I'm trying to do some things to get it back right now."Darian immediately popped into my head. If it were him, heād recover the account in a heartbeat. Then I knit my brows. Asking him for a favor? No fucking way. Never.Luke could actually help too. But I wasn't sure how Rose would feel about her husband helping out another girl. Introducing a gorgeous girl to the woman's husband probably wasn't the smartest move."Marcus," I said out loud."Whoās Marcus?"
DARIANāHer current gig is fine. She doesn't need anything more!āāDarian, youāre really starting to get under my skin,ā he said, his voice turning cold. āLet Belinda make her own damn decisions about her life.āāSheās happy at Night. That was her dream anyway.āāWhy donāt you just admit youāre terrified sheās going to slip through your fingers!āāIām not evenāā I started, but he cut me off.āYouāre scrambling, man! Youāre scared to death sheāll become famous and fly right out of the cage. Youāre doing shit you would never normally do. Donāt make me come down there and slam your head into the nearest wall just to knock some sense into you.āJust as I was about to hang up on him, he yelled, āFix my phone and my socials. Or I swear to God, someoneās getting hurt.āHe was the one who slammed the phone down on me this time.My eyes drifted back to Belindaās photo. She was smiling. She looked innocent. Luckily, I was the only one who could see the heat
MARCUSAfter my brother left, I headed inside. He was clearly scrambling; Iād never seen him quite like that. He looked calm enough on the surface, but his eyes looked like they were holding back an explosion.I wondered if heād ever get over his trust issues, if heād ever give his heart permission to love someone again.I sat down at the table.āWhatād he say?ā I brushed off Lukeās question. Orders came from the top, after all. My brother had said, āDon't tell them.āāWork stuff,ā I said, reaching for my tea.He gave me a skeptical look but didnāt push it. āIām saying we should drop a hint about this wedding business to Mom. Otherwise, these two are never getting together,ā Rose said.āI think we should leave Mom out of it,ā Luke countered.I agreed; getting her involved wasn't a good idea. After the Tina incident, my mother had stopped trying to have a say in my brotherās life.āI think our sister-in-law has a point. Why are you objecting?ā I sh
BELINDA"You're famous, sweetie. Congratulations."I barely opened my eyes."What's going on? Was I on the tabloids in your dreams?""You haven't seen it?" I sat up at the sheer shock in Amanda's voice. What on earth could I have done to become famous at the crack of dawn? As far as I could remember, I hadn't killed Darian."What's happening?""I'm sending you the video link on Instagram, look at it right now.""Okay," I said, saying bye and hanging up. I quickly opened Instagram. When I saw the number in the notifications, my eyes practically popped out of my head.Could I have actually killed Darian? Were these people following me out of female solidarity?My account had crossed seven hundred thousand. Did someone leak naked pictures of me or something? What the hell was going on?I opened Amanda's message and clicked the video link.The song I sang last night swelled from the speaker, and the stage appeared on the screen.I loo
DARİAN āThe interest on the debt has increased, just so you know!ā Iām sure it has. If I walked in here with this much self-confidence, of course it would...āIāll pay whatever it is. Thatās why you have to put your plans for tonight on hold. Otherwise, I won't be held responsible for what happens
BELINDADid he just threaten armed loan sharks?We were going to die!They were going to scrape our remains off the floor.But god, he looked so charismatic! Right now, my fear of death and my rising libido for Darian were in a dead heat, battling it out!They wouldn't le
DARIANThe phone started ringing in the middle of the meeting; despite me hitting decline, it kept ringing over and over.āI have to take this,ā I said, standing up and walking toward the window.āYes, Eldon?āāMr. Darian, Ms. Belinda has left. She asked for the bus stop on her way out. I suggested
BELINDA"You couldn't help yourself when you saw him, rubbing against his legs!" I shrieked at Paspas. She had no shame whatsoever."Ungrateful creature. I'm the one feeding you! Why are you rubbing against him?"She purred. All she ever did was purr and meow anyway. Why was I getting angry at a ca







