A black Mercedes Benz that was followed by a fleet of Range Rovers was pulled in front of the Knight Corporation. A group of men dressed in black suits and wearing Bluetooth earpieces and black shades immediately stepped out of their cars and covered the Mercedes Benz. One of the men opened the door and a shining black shoe came into view. The clicking of cameras and flashes increased rapidly as a man of 6’3” donning a dapper Armani Suit climbed out of the car in all his glory.
The people gasped in shock as they were awestruck by the Greek God. His jet-black hair was coiffed perfectly. Their hearts twitched as they couldn’t see his beautiful eyes that were hidden behind the ray-ban but the billionaire was successful in stealing hearts with his mesmerizing features. His straight nose, perfect jawline, knife-shaped pink lips, high cheekbones, and his five o’clock shadow had all the girls drooling. Buttoning up his suit, the handsome hunk acknowledged the paparazzi with a stiff nod that was going berserk with his Adonis-like features. His bodyguards immediately crowded in on him and escorted him safely inside the building.
Emma was busy typing on her laptop when she heard loud voices coming from downstairs. She ignored them at first but her curiosity whetted when they kept turning louder and louder with every ticking second.
Stacy, her colleague quickly came running to her, “Emmaline, let’s go. The CEO has arrived,” she chirped and immediately slammed her laptop shut. Emma narrowed his eyes at her, not approving of her behavior. But Stacy ignored her blazing eyes and intertwined their hands before pulling her up to her feet.
“Oh, come on, Miss Workaholic. You can complete them later. Let’s go,” she grumbled and dragged Emma outside.
Stacy had always been good to her. Although Emma doesn’t like making friends, Stacy was the only one who befriended her with no personal gains. Also, her vivacity and kindness thawed her cold heart. Emma is indulgent with Stacy but sometimes her goofiness gets on her nerves.
The office of the technical team was on the second floor. Emma and Stacy also joined their staff who were jumping and pushing each other to earn a glance of the luminary. Emma wormed her way in and stood near the pillar. She then pulled Stacy and covered her protectively from the wild crowd. Though Stacy was four years older than her, Emma always acted as the big sister and she as the younger one. Like right now, Stacy was clinging onto Emma like a child and kept blabbering about how excited she was to see the CEO.
Suddenly a swarm of people bustled inside from the entrance. Emma closed her eyes when a girl shrieked in her left ear. She moved aside only to hiss in pain as Stacy stepped on her left foot.
“Wow!! Damien Knight. He’s so hot.”
Emma slightly pushed her as Stacy was standing on her foot to get a better view of the heartthrob. But Stacy fisted her shirt more tightly making her groan in annoyance.
Sophia Turner, the managing director of Knight Corporation stepped forward to welcome the mogul, “Welcome, Mr. Knight”, she greeted and shook hands with him. That’s when Emma’s gaze landed on the rose gold Patek Philippe watch on his right wrist.
“He’s a lefty,” she murmured. Stacy nodded frantically.
“Yeah, and he’s so handsome. I just can’t see his face properly,” she whined while tiptoeing.
“Then how can you say he’s handsome? But yeah, that guy is filthy rich.” Emma said while eyeing him from head to toe. The guy was loaded with branded items from top to bottom. His aura screamed money, power, and dominance. Emma silently stared at his taut muscles that flexed when he shook hands and accepted the bouquets from people. The guy was a gym freak, there was no doubt about that.
Her ocean orbs soon landed on Claire who was trying to get close to the millionaire. Emma smirked and shook his head.
“God, I can’t see anything. Emma, let’s go downstairs,” Stacy spoke and tried to drag Emma but she simply removed her hand from her hold and moved back.
“You go alone. I need to do work.”
With that Emma excused herself and started leaving while Stacy stared at her back in shock.
“Hey!! Ahh, she’s such a spoilsport.” she gritted and quickly headed downstairs.
Emma rounded to the left and started heading to her workplace. She leisurely glanced downstairs only to see people hounding Damien. Unlike her colleagues, she could easily see everything in detail.
Emma couldn’t resist the urge to smile when she noticed his pissed face.
“He looks so frustrated. He wouldn’t be more than 27. How come he became a CEO at such a young age? He must have taken his father’s position. Money and power can make people worship a dumbo even.” She kept talking to herself.
“I bet his cheekbones would be aching badly from smiling too much. I pity you, Richie Rich.”
Emma jumped on her spot when Damien abruptly lifted his head and looked straight at her. He was still wearing shades but Emma knew he was only looking at her. Damien then very gently removed his ray-bans and that’s when she was met with the most beautiful pair of grey eyes. Her eyes slowly raked all over his face. He was indeed handsome.
A frown settled on her brows when Damien didn’t avert his gaze and kept at staring her without blinking. Emma looked behind to see if he was looking at someone else but found no one. She gulped and again peered at him only to see his dark gaze pinned on her. The people around him were also confused by his demeanor and followed his gaze. Emma quickly hid behind the pillar as she didn’t want to become a subject of gossip. Her heart was beating at an erratic pace. It was so sudden that she even forgot to breathe. Placing her palm on her chest, she took deep breaths as she was indeed scared.
“Let’s go Mr. Knight.” Sophia’s voice proved as a remedy for Emma as she only wanted him to leave at the moment.
Emma then slightly peeked from the pillar. A sigh escaped her lips when Damien nodded and followed Sophia’s trail. She closed her eyes as relief washed over her but the moment, she opened them; they again got connected with his steel ones.
Rage bubbled inside her at the audacity of a human who dare to intimidate her. Emma clenched her jaw and shoot him a glare. Her brows puckered in confusion when Damien mouthed something to her. She focused her attention on his lips but the moment his words registered in her mind; her blood turned cold.
“Thanks for your concern, Honey.”
‘What the hell?’
*****
Humans.Fucking, I hate these bootlicking species. I was already pissed and those continuous flashes turned me blind. Taking the bouquets and greeting these jerks with fake smiles made me go nuts.I told Dad, I fucking told him I don't want to come here but no, he had to delegate all responsibilities to me.I am 25 and am still mateless. But unlike my buddy Scar who cries every night for his mate, I am happy that I am still free from this unwanted responsibility. I don't do commitments nor do I believe in love shits. The life of a bachelor was good. Engaging in carousal, hanging with friends, looking after my pack, and running in the woods without any care seemed more enticing to me rather than babysitting a girl.Girls are like a nightmare and I hope Moon Goddess keeps me mateless till eternity. Or until I meet a girl who matches my taste. Who would be headstrong, bold, mature, and fierce. It will be fine with me if she isn’t beautiful, all I need is a girl who can handle my pack and
EmmaI was in a quandary from the moment I returned home. Claire canceled my night shifts for today as the employees had thrown a small welcome party for the CEO. I couldn’t be more grateful to her as I was in desperate need to sort out my mind. My remedy was my books so I engrossed myself in them and started working on my assignments but my mind kept shifting back to Him.‘The girl who always avoided men couldn't help but think about her CEO again and again.’ Such an irony. "How can he read my mind?"I was still trying to figure it out ‘cause that was something shocking yet terrifying. No one knows my secret and I had no intention of revealing it shortly. For the first time in my life, I was intimidated that too by a human. Resting my back on the chair, I leaned my head back and stared at the ceiling, still drowned in thoughts."To think of it, maybe he was just flirting with me. It’s a natural thing among rich buffoons," I tried to convince myself but then again, how come he was
Knight CorporationDamien entered the premises wearing his usual domineering aura. The faces of his staff lit up as their smoking hot CEO graced everyone with his breathtaking features. Taking off his ray bans, he tucked them in his pocket and sashayed to his private elevator with his bodyguards following him.But something seemed off to him today.That euphoric redolence wasn’t there.His brows puckered in confusion. The atmosphere today was deprived of that sweet vanilla scent. Damien again inhaled only to wheeze as strong perfumes hit his olfactory bulbs. He looked behind only to see a group of women making eyes at him. Damien mentally rolled his eyes at them and slowly looked around, scanning the building.He saw her on the second floor yesterday. Damien wasted no time and scanned the second floor but couldn’t spot her. His doll was nowhere to be seen which leads him to two conclusions that either she hasn't arrived or was absent.But why?Was she sick? Or did she resign 'cause he
"Yeah sure. I would do that."Ending the call, Claire put the receiver back when suddenly the door burst open revealing a raging Emma. Claire was startled as Emma had always been respectful and courteous but today, she just barged into her office without knocking. What shocked her more was the unadulterated rage shining in her blue hues which looked like an ominous innuendo. She was giving her dangerous vibes.But somehow, Claire maintained her composure and shot Emma a stern look."What's this Emmaline?"She opened her mouth to berate her for her misbehavior but Emma beat her to it. She slammed the door shut and approached her with predatory steps.“I should be the one asking this, Ms. Williams", she retorted making Claire gulp.“Secretary for the CEO? Are you kidding me? I signed the contract to work as a tech expert not as someone’s assistant. You know I am a college student and I can’t work in the morning. On top of that, I know nothing about business. I never disrespected you and
"Please""No""Oh, come on, just this one""I said no."Emma rebuffed Stacy and swatted her hand that was holding the eyeliner. Stacy looked at her with a pout but Emma just rolled her eyes and kept arranging her stuff.As decided Emma had to skip college today and came to Knight Corporation for her interview. Though she put up a fight with Claire yesterday, after thinking about the whole thing all night, she concluded that Claire was innocent. She was only doing her job and Emma unnecessarily vented her anger on her. She was too guilty and ashamed of her behavior so she mentally made a note to apologize to Claire the next day. Talking about the interview, Emma was least excited cause at the end of the day, she would be simply backing off. Claire though advised her to explain her troubles to the CEO but Emma had made up her mind. She would straightway decline, that’s it.For her interview, Emma donned a plain pink shirt with black pants and nude stilettos. She tied her silver hair i
Thirty minutes passed in a blur. Emma was slowly losing her patience as Damien was purposely exceeding the time limit decided for her interview. He was asking her unnecessary and repetitive questions. And Emma had no choice but to answer him.Like right now, he asked her to give a brief introduction about her current work, again.Emma inhaled sharply before speaking, "As I told you, Sir, I analyze the details of the company’s projects and am also in charge of cyber security which includes securing the company's site to protect it from any malware." She kept explaining to him but Damien was least interested in that information. His sole focus was on her plush lips that were moving nonstop tempting him to suck them. Damien took a deep breath and skimmed his eyes all over her face. Her coruscating blue hues and the pink glint on her cheeks had him enchanted. Her balmy scent flowing in the room delighted him as well as Scar who was jumping in his head making him grin."Sir?"Her voice bro
A blood-curdling growl reverberated through the dark woods that could wilt the beautiful blossoms of the woods. The humongous black creature veered to his left and disappeared into the wild bushes. Trudging through them, he took a big puff of fresh air that swatted his face but still, it wasn’t strong enough to extinguish the fire in his heart. His thick, shiny brown fur sparkled in the moonlight like embers.The beast’s large ears perked up by the rustling of leaves. His eyes darkened in rage when he stared at the lavish vegetation of the forest. A sick thought to ravage them crossed his mind. His golden eyes teeming with raw madness glared at them as if he could burn them alive. The cynical monster pounced on one of them and started pushing it with his massive height. The poor tree could no longer stand in front of his hulk and succumbed to death. And eventually, that tree joined a pile as the beast soon started demolishing the greenery of the forest.He was unstoppable, unrelenting
Emma's P.O.V.Dawdling in my room, I was thinking about all the contingencies after leaving my only source of survival. Though in fury, I gave my resignation letter to Boss, the point is how will I be able to pay the money for infringing the contract?The first thing I did after returning home from the office was to check the sunset clause. My soul left my body after checking the amount that I have to pay back if I resign before the contract ends. It was nearly half of my wealth that I had stashed for years."What should I do Reina? I can't work for that monster who tried to tarnish my dignity. You know it wouldn't have taken me a second to kill him but then I would have become an overnight sensation. A seventeen-year-old girl murdered the richest man of New York. And no one would believe me if I tell them the truth. God, what should I do?"I was so unnerved at the moment that my hair turned damp from perspiration. Suddenly an idea to check my treasure popped into my idea. Let's see h