The CEO's Plaything

reminder of the day's work. She was exhausted, her mind clouded by f

ntine's Day too. She'd spent all day entertaining fleeting fantas

across the floor, maybe even a romantic candle or two lighting up th

immediately. Her eyes fell on the floor near the entrance,

around her thickened, suffocating her in disbelief. A chill crept up her

ible, her words a desperate mantra as if saying it c

lf into a silence broken only by a sound that made her

to turn back, to flee, to leave whatever was unfolding inside unseen. But an awful

's hips. The girl's back was to him, her head thrown back, lost in the pleasure he was giving her. The sight alone

re so tight... so much b

er. "No i

she hurled her bag onto the floor. The sound startled

se with each word, her anger spilling over, filling the air between them

sweat dripping from his forehead and trailing dow

her, her heart sinking like a stone. There, standing in all her brazen c

been yanked out from beneath her, leaving her spiralin

voice cracked, the words clawing their way out as she paced wildly, her hands fisting into

gut-wrenching detail was real. She didn't know where to t

ifference as she crossed her arms over her bare chest, casting a bored glan

you gonna do, huh?" Her voice turned mocking. "

sister she'd sacrificed everything for? The sister she'd protected, ever since their parents

"Brittany, you ungrateful little bitch," she c

chance at a future. I did everything for you! I fed you. I gave up everything just for

s?! Letting some man use you like this?! Is this what I sacrificed everything for?" Her words were trembling, her hear

rowing as she stepped closer, t

y. You were desperate for attention, playing the martyr, and now you're mad because I've got what you don't. You'

t thinking, she lifted her hand and slapped Brittany hard across the face, the sharp crack echoing through t

wo sisters stared each other down-Sky, breathless and trembling, an

hard across the face. The sharp sting radiated through her cheek, and she s

hand moving slowly to her face as she looked up

rew... did you really just slap me?" Her words were filled with d

idal wave, anger and anguish tearing through her chest. "After

wisted look in his eyes, and crossed

of her hurt spilled over. "I paid your school fees, Andrew! I

ce cracked, her body shaking with the enormity of what was

age and disbelief, but Brittany simply raised her

ock of betrayal morphed into someth

finger toward the door. "Both of you... out of my house." Her voice broke, but he

ug smirk on his face, his tone dripping with co

like this was all some game, as he lazily pulled on his pants, casting an arm around Brittany's shoul

got, I paid ninety percent of the rent, you pathetic excuse for a man," she spat, h

house before I lose every ounce of self-control I have left

mething broke in her voice, a rawness that

venom. "I curse the day Mom brought you into this world." Her voice dropped to a

ghly toward the door, not caring that they stumbled, half-dressed and reelin

with that, she slammed the door with a resounding ban

d down on Sky. Her knees buckled, and she slid down the door, her

hands shook as she clutched her chest, trying

oved most in this world had turned on her, as if

-her baby sister. She had given up her dreams, her time, her entire lif

a fresh wound, stinging and tearing at he

ered to herself, "Why... Why did they do this

s if she'd lost not just them, but a part of herself

stroy. But now... now I'm left with nothing.

scanning the room as i

a flame, a fire that refuses to be extinguishe

dropped t

hing: I will rise from these ashes. I will rebuild, I w

Sky's gaze locked onto the door she

just the b