He offered me a deal. Is this some kind of trap?"What?""I know how desperate you are to get married and fall in love… blah… blah… shit. I can help you with that. In return, I want you to keep your mouth shut."Wait, wait.I repeated the same words in slow motion. My mind stopped working when something happened in my favor."What?""Yes, I am a man. And I know how desperate you want true love in your life. I can teach you how to handle a man and how to act."He furrowed his brows waiting for a reply while I was still processing."And why should I listen to you?"He gently held my hand and made me sit on the chair. "I want to help you, and you can help me keep this project successful."Since when was this project so important to him? What game he is trying to play with me?"Why is this project important to you?""I have my own issues. All you need to know, if I lose this project, I may not be able to prove my worth."My worth… That made me emotional for a second."How can I trust you?

Friday came, and it's been a torturous week; early rise and early sleep became my habit, not to mention I used to sleep like a log.And more than that, Darius gave me a strict diet to follow, no unhealthy food."We will go at five," Darius, with his killer smile, tilted his face over me."I am not going, Max and you... you guys don't treat me like a human," I replied."Hey, stop being the drama queen. We are going together, and there was one more reason for us to go together, you may find someone there. The place would be full of hot guys,"The lusty butterflies fluttered inside my belly. "Ok, I will think,"I knew he knew I would die to meet a handsome man. We reached the store, as usual, I walked towards the long T-shirt section, loose clothes."Not here," Darius snaked his hand on my waist and dragged me to the dress section. He gave me several options,"Wear this,""It's backless, this one is short, and it has..."He stuffed me with dresses in the changing room."Rubel, do it." I

We reached the place which seemed to be boring."Darius, this place looks dead," I whispered as we entered the hall."Yes, but here we will find the people we want to do our business with," he replied.Your business means SEX, I thought for Darius, gave him a grin."Well, there she is..." he cocked his head towards the direction of a sexy-seductive lady."Who is she?""My next assignment," he replied and took a few steps ahead."Wait, are you leaving me here? Alone?" I jeered,"Yes, did you forget we are here to find a man for you too? If I am going to stand with you, nobody will come to you. Now go do your research and let me do mine," He left me in the middle of the hall.Alone,"Darius, no, no, Sucker,"How could I expect?I turned and saw there was no one to whom I would say qualified for my requirement,With a hung face, I walked towards the drinks station."Hey, one dirty martini, please," I smiled, placed my order.My eyes didn't leave Darius, how this man could attract women l

"Marcus, what are you saying?""You wanted to know the reason why I left you? Let me tell you; I never liked the way you get...."What the heck?Why am I not able to hear his voice?"Marcus,"He was yelling over me, and did I lose my hearing?Shit,No, no, no"Marcus,""Marcus,"He pushed me into a dark room.I was yelling and screaming for help, but nobody listened.I woke up suddenly from that scary dream, looked around, but it was not my place.I turned and felt the bed was not mine.Wait, what?Where am I?Sweat, fear crawled under my skin.Suddenly the door made a creek sound, and a man entered the room."You are awake?"A familiar sound echoed in my ears.I was shivering with fear, the dream was fresh in my mind, and I didn't want to lose myself again.I was scared as hell."Hey, what happened?"Tears rolled my eyes; I was trembling inside.Without thinking, I ran and hugged him tightly,"Hey, hey, what happened?"I sobbed, couldn't tell him anything,"I...., I...""Shhh... stop

It’s been two days since I got Landon’s message. My hands were ticking to answer, but Devil Darius told me to wait for more.Seriously sometimes I feel he’s taking revenge on me.Finally, I am about to meet Landon after his dozens of calls.It's not an official date; it's a dinner date where two strange people will get to know each other.The butterflies inside my tummy didn't allow me to sleep.I was more than excited about what to wear, what to talk to Landon about.“Do you think it looks good?”This time it was not Anna; it was Darius; I was looking in the mirror to get his opinion.“Nope,”That was the third time I changed my dress, and that idiot was busy on his phone.Finally, I yelled at him.“Darius, are you helping me or what? You are busy in your damn phone,”“Black one, with a messy bun,” he instructed without looking at me.I frowned.“But you like my open hair, don't you?”He shot a glare at me from his phone screen.“I love your open hair doesn't mean Landon like that to