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Once His Nightmare, Now His Employee

Chapter 2 Grief Tastes Like Sin

Word Count: 1162    |    Released on: 04/11/2025

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ying a glass behind the bar. "You look l

eyes while dropping both my curriculum

tered, dropping into the stool li

not to probe into the interview or my jobles

in

e I pressed my nails into my skin, hoping

ning. Again, I had gone in search of a job but... nothing as usual. Walking in the h

had been marking tallies on a calendar or o

couting for jobs and it just seems like some

in my bones, but whatever you do, don't give up hope on

nto my pocket before retrieving

. My condolences, Mr. Doria

cker of lights, Ronan's voice calling my name. My heart pounded o

only hear him through a daze as tea

nc

e kept on asking if the surgery would happen. B

e could've had the surgery. The bills wouldn't have piled so

ands and see her blood on

d knowing that if I didn't pay rent by next

, jerking my hands a bit and that pulled me out

nd his countenance fell as he sta

I'm so

y heart rate. "Make it a double Martini, Ronan."

let you drink yourself into the grave." Ronan s

ack at home." I seethed, standing up immediatel

n't a good time for you to be alone, you'll spend the night at my place today." Ronan stated, matter of

always crept in whene

be... if he knew? I wasn't sure. And tonight, the thought of be

I and Ronan in one enclosed room, at n

es me... wi

I want h

le. Ronan and I a

ng was off. Maybe because Ronan is not gay? At the

*

th his night shift. He clocked o

't have the strength to fill the silence. I just replayed her laugh

e for a few seconds before

ed in on the couch lost in my own thoughts

e yourself, are you?" Ronan queri

ed out and he threw his hands up in surrender while I

of an incoming mail but it vanished almost immediately

ght th

EW FROM VALE

t thud onto the table as I took deep breaths trying to sta

sume? It's nothing impressive. Two years in retail. A failed internship. A bu

nto the table with a slight thud a

d, unsure of what to say while staring at the mail long and hard l

hey're actually a

with me." I said quickly and he dropped the f

e you sure?" He was equally stunned as I rubbed m

g of dr

to my dream, the person I w

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Once His Nightmare, Now His Employee
Once His Nightmare, Now His Employee
“He thought he had his life figured out until the boy he buried in the past walked back in. Dorian Keene was once the golden boy of high school-famous, feared, and cruel. And Caspian Vale? Just the quiet nerd with a birthmark... and a target on his back. But beneath Dorian's bullying lay a truth he couldn't face: he was terrified of how much he wanted the boy he was supposed to hate. Years later, Dorian's world is in shambles. Penniless, grieving, and sick, he lands a miracle job working under a Tech Mogul who turns out to be none other than Caspian. Only this Caspian is powerful, untouchable... and very much engaged to a woman. Dorian tries to keep his distance. Caspian, for all appearances, is straight. But fate has a twisted sense of humor, and buried sparks are reignited-this time under the harsh light of adulthood, secrets, and slow-blooming desire neither man can afford. As Dorian's hidden illness grows deadlier, and Caspian's mask begins to crack, a single kiss will force them to ask: Can a man who thought he was straight handle the truth of who he's always been... before it's too late?”
1 Chapter 1 A Typical Dorian2 Chapter 2 Grief Tastes Like Sin3 Chapter 3 Wrong Hall, Right Distraction4 Chapter 4 Meeting My Ghost5 Chapter 5 Hiring My Bully To Destroy Him6 Chapter 6 Not Afraid of Him7 Chapter 7 Guess Someone Needs A Shower8 Chapter 8 Paying For His Sins9 Chapter 9 An Ounce of Jealousy10 Chapter 10 Possession is a Lovely Thing