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Fame Building System Chapter 84
I couldn’t make love to him and then watch him do it with someone else. And I already knew he had no desire to remain faithful, from what he’d told me in the alley that night. I couldn’t share myself with someone so carelessly and indifferently, especially now, after my past mistake. So I could only give him a part of me—the only one he would want—and hope I would survive.I didn’t expect him to argue or to even care about my refusal. Kissing was romantic in a way, and I couldn’t see him wanting to share that with me.My hands still gripped the counter on either side of me, and when he glanced at my left, the one with the ring, his gaze turned black with contempt. I could taste his sudden animosity on my tongue. Anger wasn’t a reaction I’d expected from him, but I guessed telling this man he couldn’t have something was only a way to make him want it more.“Spread your legs.” His command was cold, rough, and rattled the existing fear.With an unsteady inhale, I complied.His palms ran
Fame Building System Chapter 85
When his hands ran up my thighs, nerves came to the surface. Did he want me to reciprocate? Or did he expect sex?A shyness overcame me as I sat up, and I was sure, as he braced his hands on the counter and met my gaze, that he could see it all. He’d yet to even shed his tie while I sat naked in front of him. After the heat settled, it all appeared so much more obscene.“You’ll call me Nico from now on. No more of that Nicolas bullshit.” I nodded hesitantly.All my pleases still echoed in the kitchen, his words cutting through them with an abrasive knife. I didn’t know what I expected then, but I knew it wasn’t for him to turn his back on me, leave the house, and then shut the door behind him. I exhaled, falling against the countertop. Merda. I was in over my head.The tick of the clock brought my gaze to it as I slipped off the island. I’d been engaged to Nico for only one hour, yet I already felt turned inside out, as if he’d stolen a few of my layers and I’d never get them back. I
Fame Building System Chapter 86
My brows pulled together. “Why wouldn’t you?” His gaze turned to ice. “Good question,” he said, letting out an outrageous smirk. Something was definitely off about him, and I didn't like any part of it one single bit.I knew I’d walked myself into that and sort of deserved it, but I still bristled from his insinuation. If this was how all of our conversations were going to go, I would go insane before we even got married.I hesitated, not understanding any of this. “We won’t do well together,” was what came out when I wanted to say, You’re the only man I’ve met who could do me permanent damage.“You seemed agreeable enough to me earlier.” His expression had kitchen island and naked written all over it. His statement, on the other hand, couldn't be comprehended by myself, and it all looked strange, to be honest. I couldn’t stop the heat from rushing to my cheeks at his crass reminder, but also because I was quickly losing control of this conversation and growing more flustered by the
Fame Building System Chapter 87
At the company, Mira was simmering as she flipped through the pages of one of the stockpiles of documents waiting to be reviewed before the next one. That was why she was scared instead of happy.When she has been promoted by her boss to be his secretary. She had experienced a mild sense of grief with it because it felt like she had been trapped before she could tell her boss how she felt. He was a workaholic who didn't give a hoot about his employees, unless they broke down due to stress.“God, for how long will I keep doing this?” She cried out in frustration.That was why she flared up as she gazed vacantly across the room, the file she was carrying suspended in the air. She knew that she was slowly approaching a breaking point. Her approaching footsteps drew her back to reality. She hastened what she was doing, knowing that she would be in serious trouble if he caught her not doing anything.At some point, she was able to drift along and rest, but that was only when he went alone
Fame Building System Chapter 88
"Good day, young master Christopher. I am the caretaker of your father's consortium, and I am going to be your guide for today."A man came forward to Christopher and bowed before him. He had decided to visit the company, as he had been informed by Ben earlier on. From the way that sweat dripped down from the corner of his face, it was evident that he had been waiting there for quite a while.From what Christopher had already been informed, Mr. Matthew was going to take him through the list of his father's companies. Since it was scattered all over the city with various headquarters, they got into the car to begin their tour. The first point of call was Top Hills Technology Enterprise."This enterprise was established by your father about a year before he handed it over to him and has seen a big bang in growth. While we initially began as a battery-making facility for various tech companies, she has ever since grown in other areas. Top Hills phones and Top Hills cars are well known, a
Fame Building System Chapter 89
“Alright, let me get this straight to be sure I understand. You're saying Mr. Christopher asked if you would like to be a co-lead in the ongoing Gartrich Project? As in the same multimillion-dollar project our company is working on alongside Rutledge Fay Inc., which took him several months to pull off?”“Keep it down, Tracy. Someone might hear you.” Mia looked around, tucking a loose strand of hair behind the back of her ear. “Yeah, Gatrich project, the same one Broadway Enterprise, the company's major business rival, showed interest in,” Mia said with a shrug, fetching a can of fruit juice from the dispenser. “There's no way you'd be thinking about accepting the offer, girl! That's a big catch! Co-leading? One more word about thinking through the offer, and I'm going to whoop your ass really hard.”Mia rolled her eyes, walking past a couple of chattering employees and greeting one of them, Cathy, the assistant of Gary Simon, head of the personnel department, who stopped in her track
Fame Building System Chapter 90
The bustling air welcomed Christopher and Mia as the double glass door of the Hit-Me clubhouse slid open, revealing a sea of heads through the neon lights in the room. Mia barely saw anyone’s face through the alternate fluorescent lights, which were shades of blue, red, green, and other colors. The sound filling the air from the disc jockey’s end was too much for her, and she struggled to follow Herbert, who was headed toward the lounge. He stopped in his tracks and looked behind him, pulling her against him in one swift motion, taking her by surprise. “You’d have to stay this close to me if you don't want to lose me. Right here, you’re Mia, my girlfriend,” he whispered into her ears, his voice a little louder than usual because of the noise, and she felt the huskiness down to the pit of her stomach.Despite the boisterous scenery, his closeness hit her like a tornado, and she gulped, nodding at his words.With their position, anyone would think Christopher was kissing his way up he
Fame Building System Chapter 91
Christopher twisted on the bed, rays of the morning sunshine settling on his face, causing his eyes to quiver beneath his eyelids. Like a rushing wind, memories from the previous night invaded his thoughts, and his lips widened in a smile. With his large palm, he searched the bed, wanting to feel Mia’s skin under his skin yet again. Last night had been hot, very intense, and the best thing he’d ever had, and he wasn’t about to let himself miss the chance of reliving the moment. He slid his hand lower, searching for Mia, his eyes still closed, and when he didn't see a trace of her, his eyes snapped open. Mia. Where was she? Did she leave already? Impossible. She couldn't. Not after the blissful moment they shared. Perhaps she was making something for breakfast in the kitchen. “Sweet—” His words hung in the air. Did he suddenly become more attached to her because of the blissful moment they shared? He’d think about that later. “Mia? Are you in there?” He asked, heading toward the k
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Chapter 161 (Finale)
The man—male—down the alley was Skull .After ten years, after all the executions and burnings, a Skull male was prowling toward her. Pure, solid Skull . There was no escaping him as he emerged from the shadows yards away. The vagrant in the alcove and the others along the alley fell so quiet Mia could again hear those bells ringing in the distant mountains.Tall, broad-shouldered, every inch of him seemingly corded with muscle, he was a male blooded with power. He paused in a dusty shaft of sunlight, his silver hair gleaming.As if his delicately pointed ears and slightly elongated canines weren’t enough to scare the living shit out of everyone in that alley, including the now-whimpering madwoman behind Mia , a wicked-looking tattoo was etched down the left side of his harsh face, the whorls of black ink stark against his sun-kissed skin.The Morse codes could easily have been decorative, but she still remembered enough of the Skull language to recognize them as words, even in such a
Chapter 160
What she wants?Mia wasn’t naive. She knew very well that Christopher wouldn’t be able to get out of this mess without her. It seemed he had made the mistake of angering Arthur and at least, she was able to help him. Even if it meant giving up her own freedom.Why she was so nice to the same man who had abandoned her many times when she needed him but now she felt the urge to give herself up to help him… she didn’t know. But he was her brother and she felt somewhat responsible for him.“I… I want my brother safe,” she began to speak after a moment's pause. “I want him to leave alive. I want to see him leave alive and for your men to never go after him again.”“And in return, you’ll take my offer,” he mused. Mia nodded and the smirk on Arthur’s face widened.“That’s a deal,” he responded, his tone final. Mia felt a little bit of relief, even though her heart pounded in her chest.Then, his hand snaked up her arm and she gasped at how warm his palm was on her cool skin. Up her arm, to h
Chapter 159
The next morning Mia and the Emissary set off to the King's palace. She had figured out a way to get back without any suspicion and while she had instructed the Emissary to help find Thorne, it was left to her to find a means to get to the location of the Shadow Star.Stepping into the boaders, where the gigantic palace had been built upon, all Mia needed to do was to act as though she had been hurt and with her skills in pretence, no one would question her.The moment she noticed the guards were coming close to her hideout, Mia stepped out, holding one part of her arm and hissing in pain. She looked up to see the guards coming towards her direction. The moment they laid eyes on her, one of them rushed over to help steady her body. Mia looked to see the others moving to her hideout to figure out how she had arrived. As they arrived at the entrance of the mansion, some of the soldiers also rushed over to help her and while they head into the luxurious living room, Mia over hears one o
Chapter 158
Anna was taken out of the underground in silence to live in Christopher's mansion and resume the underground at night when she's well rested.Her room was beside Devon's room and well furnished, equally as his own, with luxurious closets large enough to open a boutique.Anna could not stop exclaiming and thought of exactly what was going on.It was the third day she was taking Christopher home after the night she passed out without seeing Christopher himself. She was left alone in the room, only to be taken care of by maids attending to her needs. She needs fresh air, at least, but at the same time, she is scared of breaking the rules.That morning, she had just showered up early and was creaming her body before Christopher walked into her half-nakedness.It was nothing to Christopher, as he has seen her that way several times, but the amusing part is the fact that Anna was covering her body and not throwing herself at him."Out of your clothes! Like right now, put it off." Christop
Chapter 157
“How dare you?" Christopher roared like a lion as the champagne got emptied on his dress and flowed freely down his pants. Anna shook terribly, looking for napkins to clean Christopher's suits and shoes. She just emptied a glass of champagne."I'm terribly sorry! I wa---sss" Anna stuttered, trying to complete her words, when Christopher dragged her hair and pulled her up. "You are here to pay your brother's debt, but it's obvious you're not capable!. "Christopher said with a very intimidating voice, letting out goosebumps on Maria's neck."Please, I feel weak! '' Anna begged amidst her tears. She had never felt this way in her entire life, looking for means of survival.She felt her strength leaving her and let her body fall on Devon's hold.Everyone in the VIP room's eyes widened."This baby is indeed grounded!" One of them commented and signaled Christopher to take Anna's body away from him.Before they could move, Christopher gave them a shock. He carried Anna himself to his cl
Chapter 156
Without doing extra training between the stacks, Mia found herself less exhausted when she left the library. Christopher had retrieved her from Windhaven after two and a half hours, and she’d already been so bored sitting in Rhys’s mother’s house that she’d nearly smiled to see him. But Christopher ’s face had been tight, his eyes cold and distant, and he’d barely spoken to her when Rhys had appeared. Rhys had barely spoken to her, either, but that was to be expected. It was better if they didn’t speak at all.Yet Christopher hadn’t said more than “I’ll see you later” before leaving again with Rhys after the High Lord had brought them back to the House of Wind, his face still tight and angry.With the extra energy buzzing through her that night, wondering incessantly why Christopher had been so upset, Mia didn’t feel like eating in her room and falling asleep. So she found herself in the doorway of the dining room.Christopher was lounging in his chair, a glass of wine in his hand, st
Chapter 155
Hoping Virgil wouldn’t come shove him over the railing for disobeying her orders, he said, “All right. Throw the right hook.”Mia did so. And dropped her damn elbow.“Get back into position.” She did, and he asked, “May I?”Mia nodded, and kept perfectly still as he made minute adjustments to the angle of her arm. “Punch again. Slowly.”She heeded him, and his hand wrapped around her elbow as it began to dip. “See? Keep this up.” He maneuvered her arm back into starting position. “Don’t forget to flow the weight through your hips.” He took her arm, keeping a good foot of distance between their bodies, and moved it through the punch. “Like this.”“All right.” Mia reset herself, and he took a step away. Without his order, she did the punch again. Perfectly.Christopher whistled.“Do that with more force and you’ll shatter a male’s jaw,” he said with a crooked grin. “Give me a combination one-two, then four-five-three, then one-one-two.”Mia ’s brows bunched as she reset herself. Her fee
Chapter 154
Five days later, Christopher sat before the desk of the library’s high priestess and watched her enchanted pen move. He’d met Virgil a few times over the centuries—found she had a dry, wicked sense of humor and a soothing presence. He’d made a point not to stare at her hands, or at the face he’d only seen once, when Mor had brought her in so long ago. It had been so battered and bloody it hadn’t looked like a face at all.He had no idea how it had healed beneath the hood. If Madja had been able to save it in a way she hadn’t been able to save Virgil ’s hands. He supposed it didn’t matter what she looked like, not when she had accomplished and built so much with Rhys and Mor within this library. A sanctuary for females who’d endured such unspeakable horrors that he was always happy to carry out justice on their behalf.His mother had needed a place like this. But Rhys had established it long after she’d left this world. He wondered if Azriel’s mother had ever considered coming here, or
Chapter 153
Curled up in bed, a book propped on the thick down comforter, Mia was just getting to the sizzling first kiss in her latest novel when a knock thudded on her door.She slammed the book shut and sat up against the pillows. “Yes?”The handle turned, and there he was.Christopher still wore his leathers, the overlapping scales of them full of shadows that made him look like some great, writhing beast as he shut the door.He leaned against the carved oak, his wings rising high above his head like twin mountain peaks.“What?” She slid the book onto the nightstand, sitting up further. His eyes dipped to her sleeveless silk nightgown, then quickly returned to her face. “What?” she demanded again, angling her head. Her unbound hair slid over a shoulder, and she saw him mark that, too.His voice was rough as he said, “I’ve never seen you with your hair down.”She always wore it braided across her head or pinned up. She frowned at the locks that flowed to her waist, the gold amongst the brown g
