THE DEVIL'S VOW

he

e house out of both an

and, then I think you should k

r mouth, and the look of disgust on her

again and again, but all

ld he i

... Why was h

stead, he left me stranded outside what used to be our

and while the cold wind blew through the s

trying my hardest to keep calm and understand what was

ace he actually could

ven call it t

is office, Bla

n his eighteenth birthday, and he took pride

construction industry for new buildings was slowly becoming a reality, and maybe then his f

yalty here in San Francisco, and tr

ackwood, a ruthless businessman who built his legacy brick by brick, turning a m

orld pass by slowly, and the sickening feeling tha

up in front of the b

llar bill and yelled, "Keep the chan

f-moon front desk on the left, the welcoming waiting area o

ld

me from walking any further. It wa

t it be you'r

in utter shock. "Since when d

tis." I said with

appointment with M

happened to

d, "I don't need an appo

bored look on his face,

you in without clearan

e rose, "Are you kidding me? I've been here a hundred times. Ho

es, ma'am. I'll need to che

leaving here without

tightly across my chest just so the guard

thing quietly into it. Moments later, he

r bag in the tray and w

cted something terribly wrong had happened, bu

scanner. When the guard waved me forward after a few second

office. Each passing second seemed to stret

a rollercoaster, and I could

ay and headed straight to Curtis' office, but as I got closer, I

rti

and his eyes met mine through the glass. I expected a l

to the person next to him and wa

but before I could get a word out, h

ull away, but his hold tightened a

bent and spoke in a low tone. A t

re you

I knew if you weren't at ho..." I suddenly stopped

. "Why is there a keypad on our hous

uilt, and the sight tor

re." he

we were inside his office,

possible, he shoved me away from him, ca

Cur

in?" he demanded, his

was the one who de

came a su

here the voice came from. The chair swiveled around, and I

nif

she dressed in such a ridiculous manner show

two seconds to tell me what'

she stood up from Curtis' chair and walked past

n't he

hest as she purred seductively into his ears