FORCED TO BE HIS
rie'
eep, pounding ache throbs at my temples,
skin burns with warmth that has nothing
s to my forehead. What the
eside me and the slow rise an
ck. I do not want to
my head turns slowly and painf
akes my life at Culligan Inc., a living
lying in bed nex
at first but then cover
ying that this is some kind of horrible, twisted dream. My pr
e whispered things that made me burn
those things to me. My stomach dr
igan. I lost my virgini
ould be with the man I love, but I threw all of that away a
, and I slap a hand over my mouth
cheekbones, with his lips slightly parted as he sleeps. Like he has
early, still too early, but I c
to ge
ache through my body. I don't care that my dress is wrinkled and
but adrenaline pushes me forward. I grab my clothes, not even bothe
t through Sienna's door. She
You look like
he floor and colla
her eyes scanning me
ers still trembling. "I... I
I say this. Suddenly Sie
an't just drop a bomb like that and expect m
t. "I don't know. I followed your advice and too
little alcohol?, a little alcohol would not make you sleep
answer which results in a
n my hands. "I r
ubbing my back. "Okay. Okay. Let's br
Ethan makes m
my boyfriend who thinks I'm sti
e." My voice shakes. "I need t
"You're in d
* *
my reflection in the elevator mirro
o Culligan Enterprises, with your head held
's condescending words, his arrog
lf, but I get nothing. Not even a
blessing. Maybe he doesn't remember or he just d
d for a while it did, but by Fri
marks, no passive-aggressive comments, not
says over drinks that night, swirling her
pent the entire week torturing myself ov
yelled, making Sienn
ed eating when m
r the quarterly reports
fingers trembling as
hasn't spoken to me
y. "You're not actua
t if he wants to
he finally acknowledges wha
ext day, I grab the documents and go. He didn'
into the luxurious building, m
verything. What if he wants to fire me? What if he laughs in my face?
ke a deep breath and
en, surprised to find
oping I can drop the
coming from the master's. Despite the warning in my h
man. The woman is moaning his name and squirming b