She backed up a bit, uncomfortably itching her neck. Raul's left hand was still open for her but the man's grouchy attitude fought against his assurance.“Raul,” she whispered, pointing to the room “it's dark. What if he's…” she inclined her head to let her husband complete her statement.“Hey, look at how short he is, do you think he could be able to keep us captive for any of the security,” Raul assured her.The man didn't take their trolling lightly. He placed his hands on the door, threatening to shut it if she didn't decide in four seconds. The four fingers he held up made Raul think of him as a garden gnome except for their caps; he bit his lips hard to hold back a chuckle.She made her choice and threw her fear aside as she held Raul's hand and hopped in. The door shut closed along with their eyes as they could see nothing in the peak darkness of the room.The man strolled around like he dwelt in the dark domain, and with the click of a switch, the room transformed luminous. Th

“Mmm, I don't know. Take a guess,” Jessica teased him.“You know I never guess anything right. Can you just spill it out?”“No,” she replied, shaking her head, the tip of her tongue dangling on her lips to heighten his curiosity.She looked at the handsome man and sighed with a smile, her eyes falling into his alluring build.“What is that for?” Raul asked, his temper getting heated at her gaze.“Calm yourself down, it's nothing,” Jessica assured him, caressing his chest with a soft massage “It's only nice I respect our second potential partner,”Raul flinched at the word as his head processed a thousand thoughts in just a split second. What did she mean by partner? Who was going to be the first ‘partner’? His mouth started to water, which he gulped down as quickly as they gathered.“Jessica,” Raul whispered, unsure if it was the right time to ask her what she thought of the man. The whisper was unheard by her. She continued staring while her hands massaged his chest until she came t

The addition of recruits never sat well with him because they never aided to his benefit; rather, they were most loud in voicing out their rude opinion when they failed. “This is the freaking reason I met those two hellcats,” he turned off his phone and tossed it aside in frustration.“Who would have told me this competition comes with a lot of drama? I'm sure I wouldn't believe them,” He went back to the video he was watching and plugged in his earpiece. With a lot of digging and a handsome pay, he was able to retrieve videos from the spy's broken camera. He couldn't stop his curiosity from trying to find out at least one member of the secret league or the person who sent a spy against him.The video was of low quality except from the last video he had taped. He watched countless tapes of himself taken unaware of him and they were from a distance. Most were side profiles of his face, and somewhere of him driving out of the college or in a discussion with another person.“I got to g

The parking lot groomed busy with lots of activity. As many cars flooded into the company college, they flashed their lights, making an unnecessary show of worth and quality. Amidst the obvious showoff that slowly mutated into chaos, Louis walked out from the crowd, his self-assured walk, a vivid contrast to the others.He walked into the building, his eyes scanning the hall with curiosity and grit. It was filled, and like he had feared, there were a few new faces. The fluorescent lights and the mild chatter of strangers enveloped him; it was now an aesthetic of the hall whenever he entered. He made his way deeper into the hall. Rumors were usually carried by their muttering voices and they were usually proven right.As he continued walking, he felt a sense of dark humor course through him. The contestants had good faith and high dreams of coming in as the greatest; most of the absurd jokes were from fresh recruits and rivals who had not been met by other top CEOs with strangling gr

He needed an escape from the toxic atmosphere that clung onto Raul and Jessica like a bad smell.With nothing but an assumption that he was on a road track, Louis quickened his pace, his heart beating irregularly. “A break would be very much appreciated,” Louis whispered. He couldn't wait to get out of there, to leave them to their scornful laughter.He was quite a distance away from them, a few seconds from breathing a relieved sigh when he heard the echo of his name in Raul's voice. His face sulked at the echo, causing his legs to lose motion. “Wait up,” Raul said; he sounded serious, much to his surprise.They caught up to Louis who didn't move a muscle. Raul stood in his front and Jessica beside him, a meter away from his shoulder.“What do you want from me again,” Louis tilted his neck, exuding suspicion with his narrowed eyes “Please hurry up,” his voice firm and stern“All Jokes aside,” Raul's tone became ominous but it only made Louis question his time with them. Did they th