y chest. I sat up the second Auden hands released their strong hold on my hips as he went towards his main working desk. Turns out it was his phone that disrupted what

me once again, but it wasn’t a cold shout this time, it was a cold but quiet “Okay. I’ll be there soon.” I shivered a little in fright, as I felt bad for whoever was on the other side of the phone.., it felt like something bad had happened, like something really bad had happened and it was not a good thing at all. The sound of his phone hitting the table made me snap my head up in that direction - Auden threw his phone on the table the moment the call ended. He raked his fingers through his hair and let out an anguished sound before leaning over the desk as if he was in pain. I took a tentative step towards him and stopped in my tracks when he suddenly lifted up from his bent position over the table and slanted me an angry glare. I tried apologizing or just saying something but my throat seemed to have a mind of its own because nothing came out from my parted lips, it just kept opening and closing and repeating the motion again like I was a remote controlled zombie. “What are you still doing here?” Auden barked, his facial expression getting darker and darker every second and at that very second, I knew that something really bad had happened - and he was shutting down all his emotions immediately and in the process, shutting me out and pushing me away. Now don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t like he was in love with me or I was in love with him, I mean... heck, we just met four days ago which was on a Monday morning the moment I got promoted to my current position to work with the owner of the company. We weren’t in love with each other, but at least there was a little bit of likeness already blooming between us and I was a hundred percent sure the feeling was mutual. Something bad must have really happened to have caused this, but I wasn’t a fool and I wasn’t senseless. I knew when I wasn’t wanted in a particular place anymore so I didn’t bother replying to his question , instead I walked towards him slowly, ignoring his gaze the whole time until I was standing beside him. “Um, you’re standing on my shirt.” I mumble quietly, not bothering