yl

pushed my head back against the door

it in my throat. I couldn't stop rep

anted even if it meant hurting people to do it. Yes, I thought it aloud. There had been times

from him. If he wanted me back, dragging

d through my brain: what if

the thudding inside. Devon was up to something, and I couldn't prove a thing. W

nt I missed being invisible; it had been nicer. N

ee women drifted over as

coated with fake sugar, "how e

? I don't. It's my first time meeting him. I mean, come on..

him at the hotel lately. Um...he has a girlfriend, you kno

ew where thi

s taken. I've been on the other end of that, and trust me, it's not so

you so defensive?" sh

voice cut through the sma

, five years at the company with no promotion. She never caus

id, flat and stern, "She's right. Do you think Mr. Devon po

nished. For a brief second I thought she might defend me then I remembered who I was dealing w

end's on a whole different

of his cheating being said across the office made my chest tighten. Better them thinking I wa

aying girlfriend. I'd assumed he'd married Ivy. So... he left

t tomorrow's party," they

Party f

lked in carrying a present. The click

she said, calm,

er Taylor might magically appe

is be given to you," she said, placing

of eyes bored into me. I r

ther Taylor, right? It's

hed and set th

pulse thudded in my ears as she read aloud, "This present is for Taylor..the woman I

, the admission tearing out

ardworking person

fu

te smile, dropped the note, and gave me a

ere was a handwriting I knew too well, wher

w dare he command

his welcoming party, VIP. VIP? How coul

ox, not noticing t

ot VIP. Who is she, any

"I'm sure it's a mistake

ear cut through the room: "O

ith his face still bruised up. If I had to ad

don't un

ithout direct contact with upper management. Y

repeated, " Y

s commanding me. I can decide to ignore him but I was afra

ing was

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fluttered low in my head that I could barely contain. Each time I started at the box

e," which I knew was just his way of staying bitter about Devon humiliating him. Why was De

onsibility anymore. We're not togeth

for my keys, every creak of the door making

But, Lara stood in the room, frozen, and my heart

Ashley

, full of mischief had leapt out to scare me, laughing hys

chest. She ran up and planted a messy kiss

!" I huffed, crouc

less sound. Then her attention

across her face. "I thought you were

s a big... angry goat in there!" I announced solemnl

everyone. "He's playing his game again. I'm scared he'll

ughed. "How can someone who cheated be so obsessed? He wants you back because of

w. He's really intentional about eating your pussy.

me. What if that's

ax. He's not that stupid... okay, ma

tes me now because of him. I don't even know what's in t

il my knuckles whitened, "I've been waiting for this. And no, I haven't been dre

e it felt right to be ridiculous

rrow night, he won't expect

nd couldn't help but think about Devon and threats. Is i

y from me, I swear I'd kill