TRAPPED BY HIM

u

worth more than the sales we've m

treaked through the glass windows of

yes darting from end to end. He was always a nervous, rather

ing him. I was lo

lly, my eyes would dart over to Jada, my

ess, her innocence and hard edge. Jada lacke

ke firing her. It was

ad not turned

clined my offer, unable to scream

r her, except constantly twist her nerves ever

I blinked,

ngered on that image, it progressed from there into a downwa

she so

aybe I'd gone too far, because I knew I was

ct because of her. Her plan was

s machinations reall

y mouth stays

wly, and the constant spying on him, maybe

and Cily was just the perfect w

rare phenomenon.Now, I didn't kn

spirit. Even in that, she still had an innoc

ntrigu

ir

straight and cleared my throat. In a s

ing, and would appreciate a

artoon. Clenching my jaws and biting d

rned away sheepishly. It was like

ll my assistants before C

fixed my best glare on the assistant manager.

some sales, as a result of th

n't that meant to be your problem?" I

her members of the table, for support. But they

was even worse, and unluckily for the as

time." A member of the shareholders spo

m were on me, but all I saw wer

nergy to carry on with the day, as usual,

ing up every morning with the thought of driving Cily insa

fe felt like before

s for the next meeting. I want to believe that you took s

on. The room paused, as though waiting for me to reprimand her. Usual

needed to ge

*

through the window o

ring the car, I slammed the door shut. With Derek, I never had to

raged my habits. He was the only one

through the streets of the posh Beverly hills. He was

to see his wife and his kid. I

ome." I drawled the last sentence, making sure he caught m

unded like a dying man, Lucas. Groaning into m

can you

urned off the engine. He turned to me, not done with his speech. " If you want that girl, why can't

ced through my chest, followed by a flash of diz

ou want to ruin your life over? It was a long time ago, and trust me, Lucas. I under

began to blur. Slowly, I flexed my fin

as I tried to force the gr

made i

face was twisted into a mask of conce

and the bullet tearing into my flesh,

had only just happened. My breath came in s

ht about her

l. I thought about her eyes, those hazel brown eyes that made

ion was beginning to clear up and the head

the bullet had sunk only itched now

erek asked, his eyes wi