Rose's POV Gazing at the reflection of my sullen image left me battered.I was unsure I liked the lady staring back at me in front of the mirror.I was lonely and depression was swallowing me, stretching out the very life in me.“When did my life get this sorrowful?” I mumbled as I walked away from the mirror.It's crazy how life can change in split seconds, happening so fast that you wouldn't know when things passed you by.It seemed like years ago when I was living my best life, without a care in the world.What happened to that lovely woman?Right now, she seemed to be only a figment of my imagination. Like, did she ever exist?I stood over the bathroom sink, trying to dampen my sullen face with a towel and warm water.There were black circles underneath my eyes, evidence of the sleepless nights I'd been having.During the day, I might be able to suppress my feelings with work and alcohol but it was at times like these, that that weight on my chest began pressing me down.“Fuck!”

David's PovThe dew plastered all over my windscreen and even the wipers were not doing justice to the dew.“What the heck!” I blurted a curse, pushing my hands into my hair in frustration.I had parked my car in the open, like I would normally do and the dew was stuck all over the place. I could barely see past a couple of feet in front of me.Although if I was being honest, my frustrations weren't only about the dew, in fact it was definitely not about it. I was simply paranoid, looking over my shoulder every second and wondering if Rose was closing in on me.She had called me more than a hundred times since I left almost a week ago and I had not returned even one of her calls.How could I?When my mental state was a complete mess.I could make out in my head how she could be feeling right now, but I still couldn't bring myself to ring her back. It was easy to picture her slipping out of bed everyday with disheveled hair and a look of pain in her eyes.I was hurting her and I knew i

Rose's PovIt was a game and he thought he was the best in it.But one thing was sure, I wasn't going to be deceived. He probably should have thought about that when he decided to play his games and leave me in the dark about it.To find out the piece of information I wanted, I had to play according to his plans, getting what I needed.I was no longer speculating, I knew he was up to something and it felt like if I did not find out, it could be the end of me or him or someone close to me.If it wasn't shady, he wouldn't hide it.So, after the numerous calls I put through to him that he ignored and never returned and the messages I left that were never replied, he had the fucking nerves to send me an invitation to dinner with a warped idea of sending me roses.“Even though he has a tacky way of apologizing, I do love roses though.” I muttered under my breath, sniffing the roses and reading through his invitation.“Thank you.” I whispered to the delivery man with a smile and shut my doo

Rose's PovI woke up to the enchanting fragrance from David's cologne and it dawned on me that I actually slept in his bed and we got busy with pleasure the night before.He smeared my lips with his early morning kisses and I had a tingling feeling in me.It had been weeks or maybe months since we got so close to each other or had such a great time together that I ended up feeling excited.“You look beautiful every morning when you wake up beside me.”“Then maybe you should get me to spend the night beside you more often.” I teased him, biting my lower lip with a touch of seduction.David seemed to be in his element and so was I.We were just miserable gamers who were good at hiding intentions from each other.Sad that it had gotten to this point.If not anything, I was glad that after last night, he had become a bit more relaxed around me.He was not taking his calls in hushed tones or hiding to take them.While we were having breakfast and our conversations, I heard his phone ring a

Donald's POV It was late and I had just discharged Nalini. We met up as we stated, with her handing over the device leaving strict instructions on how to operate it. Now, I was home, alone as usual, reminiscing about the events of the day and how it affects me.The flash drive in my handsand I stared at it, turning it over and over.It was easy for me to get it inserted into my laptop and start hacking David's computer as planned but a part of me wanted to make the procedure slow and calculated.Afterall, what is the rush?... I thought to myself, slipping it into an envelope and hiding it in my locked safe. I figured it would make more sense if I took my time and handled this situation with caution.The last thing I wanted was to ruin a lifetime of efforts targeted at bringing down the scumbag and thief, a scoundrel and a cheat who wanted to tear my life apart.I walked over to my bar and got myself a bottle of wine and sat on my couch, sipping the drink, lost in thought.It was ha