Chapter 22

A few days later....

I got off my cab and walked to the back exit door as per usual. I looked around but everyone was busy from the guests who were either checking in or out, some parking their cars while some drove away from the hotel. Even the hotel staff were busy. When I was sure no one could see me I dashed for the door.

I entered the hotel peacefully and proceeded to the elevator. I pressed the button to open and as I was impatient I pressed the button several times. I rolled my eyes at the action as it wouldn't make any difference with the speed of the elevator. I kept checking around nervously to make sure I was not followed.

The elevator finally arrived with a ding in a few minutes which felt like forever to me. Time does move depending on your mood. When you are happy and content, time moves fast but when you are sad and lonely time drags itself out. I released a sigh of relief when I was safely tucked in the elevator.

I might end up get grey hairs as I was in constant stress. Coming here was stressful enough. I had to check my back ,front and sides all the damn time that it was exhausting. The elevator went straight to the penthouse and I got out.

I placed my bag on the coffee table in the living room as I went looking around for Marcus. He was supposed to be here by now. I removed my shoes and settled on the couch in front of me. I reached for the remote on the table and switched on the tv . I might as well have something to do before Marcus decides to avail himself.

I watched an episode of big mouth on Netflix and before I started the next one, I felt hands wrap around my waist. I didn't need to look to know who would do such a thing. Marcus. He was the only person I was expecting.

He placed his chin on the croak of my neck and took in my scent.

" You smell delicious " he growled.

I giggled at the sensation I felt when his beard rubbed my neck. He chuckled before he lay a kiss on my neck.

" I have missed you" he announced softly.

" I have missed you too" I confessed.

I recently found myself waiting anxiously for the weekends as I get to see him. I loved every minute of our meetings. Despite the stress ,anxiety and effort that came with meeting him, it was worth it. Every single moment was worth it.

I craved him like the air that I breath. He was my air ,my oxygen, my strength. He made me forget all my troubles. Who wouldn't want that?

He turned my head so that I was facing him and placed his hand on my cheek. He caressed my cheek for a few moments as he stared into my eyes. His ocean blue eyes calmed me and made me feel special like I was the only woman in the world for him.

He leaned forward and placed a gentle kiss on my lips leaving me wanting more than a chaste kiss. Feeling impatient I grabbed his neck and forced his head down for a kiss. I bit his lower lips and he groaned in response before he trapped my lips with his. We kissed hungrily for a few moments before we had to separate.

My chest moved up and down as I gasped for much needed air. He circled the couch lazily and finally stopped in front of me. He threw me over his shoulder and raced to our bedroom. I giggled at his cave man actions.

" I want to taste every inch of you" he demanded in a deep coarse voice.

He turned to lock the door behind us.

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Adeline's POV

I spent the last week going through security tapes trying to see what Zawadi was doing here. I had a hunch that she came here to see Marcus but I didn't have any prove. Jake was already mad and there was nothing terrifying than an angry Jake.

Let me start from the beginning. When I was employed to be Marcus's secretary Jake was the first friend I made in the family. Later I found out that he was investigating me and trying to figure out what kind of a person I was.

After a few months of friendship Jake approached me with a proposal. That I help them steal money from the company and in turn I would get a huge cut of the money. At first I was reluctant to accept their proposal. One being I didn't know any of these people ,two I didn't trust them and three I had more to loose if anything went wrong.

If caught I would go straight to jail but Jake would probably be forgiven because after all he was the brother to the owner. I had no one to depend on except myself. My sick mother depended on me to pay her hospital bills and buy her expensive medication. I couldn't jeopardize the big steady paycheck I had now for a lot of money I was not sure I would get.

The company and Marcus had been good to me at the time. He gave me a job that I desperately needed . He saved my mother's and my own. He saved me from the bills that were haunting my every waking moment. I was grateful more than anything and I didn't want to repay his generosity with stealing.

He was the nicest boss I have ever had. He treated me with kindness and understood that I might leave early sometimes as I needed to take care of my mother. I remember one time he found me crying in my office because I didn't have enough money to pay for her monthly checkup.

He asked me to call the hospital and make the appointment. At first I didn't understand what was going on but during the check up the doctor said that everything was taken care of. From her consultation fee to the laboratory test and her medication. That was the day my heart started beating again.

The kindness he showed me made my dormant heart believe in love again. Over the years I have had my fair share of heartbreaks but no one I have ever met was like Marcus. He was my angel who helped me out on my darkest hour.

I started seeing him for the first time, not as my boss but as a handsome, kind and generous man . I fell in love with him slowly without even realizing it. As I was raised as a confident woman I started hitting on him. At first he was stubborn or blind and refused to see all the hints I was throwing at him until I eventually got tired of waiting for him to take the hint .

I surprised him and myself when I kissed him . He was shocked at first and I thought that he would fire me. I immediately started apologizing and tried to pass it off as an accident. He was silent for too long as I pondered on my fate. I had ruined everything for a single stupid kiss. What was I thinking?

As I panicked he grabbed me and pulled me close to him before he pressed his lips on mine. Our relationship started off as simple kisses then oral sex and eventually sex. He fucked me in his office, sometimes in mine and on our business trips. Everything was going great until he told me that we had to stop what we were doing.

I tried telling him that I was in love with him but he only laughed at me. Can you imagine telling someone you love them and they laugh at you. How cruel was that? He went ahead to inform me that we were having fun and that was all. He could never fall in love with me. And if I wanted to continue working at this place I had to remember he was my boss and not my boyfriend.

Just like that he broke the fantasy I had created in my head. For the first time I saw him as he was. A villain disguised as a hero. He pried on my vulnerability and took advantage of my innocence. I remember crying all night that day as I blamed myself for being stupid and trying to reach a man who was above my level.

What was I thinking? That he would fall in love with me. Insane right? After that day I made sure our relationship was strictly professional ,no lingering stares, no accidental touches, nothing.
This was a great idea as everything went back to normal.

However on one of our trips abroad he came onto me and one thing led to another and we slept together again. In a snap of a finger every feeling I was trying to repress came back and flooded inside me .