CE'
' office, a tall figure wa
n I finally see the man's face, I realize it's not him. This man wears a
tra
other. There should be no reason for him to dislike me. I wond
im out. He has a buff body, a handsome face, and a
y the anticipation of seeing Darius again. I don't have time or energy to d
to carry me through the doorway. Darius 's big, dark desk f
e dark, dangerous eyes that give him an irresistible bad-boy charm. Tha
s do when they get anywhere close to my... I take
I'm afraid he can see me shaking. I take a good look at him, noting the similarities and the differences
into reality. Darius ' personal assistant must've pulle
me, Alice," Darius sa
dark so many nights, trying to conjure up that smile in
ls funny to see such a familiar smile on a stranger. It's weird; I fee
ing to keep my cool as I finally man
speaks the same way, too-the things he could make me do with that voice. He's taller and more m
hair out, the leather s
g me. He probably knows I'm thinking about all those other times I did his bidd
aning forward in his chair and claspin
nough rather than to ask me a question like that. Mayb
read my mind. "I'm sorry,
andsome face, his eyes soft and warm
I'm here either."
give us a chance to get over the awkwardness. It
ye view of the city. Another wall is taken up by a huge floor-to-ceiling, built-i
l for yourself." I
een lucky
changed." My
do you
of a bitch. He would've taken a
e says, "You know me so well, Alice. It's b
flaunt this success?" I ask as t
a few lucky breaks to get here. But I wouldn't have bee
ically you weren't lying
arius has twinkl
and suddenly it f
d wildly. I've hated Darius , loved Darius , and everyt
lice. I've missed you," he says
est to a fault, sometimes bordering on tactless. It can be
can tell how I feel from my expression, even if I don'
ile he continues to gaze at me
my arms and shower him with affection. He used to like it when I stroked his thick, dark hair, and I'm
you're look
makes me feel like he
have a vacant po
ght," he says
sk. Nobody has given me details abo
work as it's a proposal,
nd of a p
d because I haven't been a member of civilized society for years, I have no marketable skills. I was ho
that," Darius s
esn't look forward to saying it. Or maybe I'm wrong. I don't know. I haven't seen him i
have to give me the