Chokehold; Trapped By My Ex

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t believ

t's him? That's your ex?

etting my head h

the boss. He's the boss! In charge Oxygen and... Why di

what? We were already in there, you were seated and we

ething. You should've... oh God. No wonder you were all ratt

to you like that?! We're not strippers! He very well recognized you and still

just a

xceptionally fine to the eyes, and may damn right be the owner of the most presti

ost lost your life for! Pinning away at the d

memories I didn't want. My chest tigh

an entire semester because of this guy. He almost ruined you... an

facing her. "What am I to do right now, you

ful cause when last did I let myself cry? I'd long made a

nd less than a second on my cheeks. The cream walls of

y, but nothing about it felt exciting as I'd hoped when leaving in the mor

felt wrong.

gh my insides. I felt betrayed. By

anted out of the project. The same project I worked my bu

excuses, because I wanted to do good. Wa

y? Why did they have to test me today of all day

needed this contrac

bbed, lips trembling. "I'm

" She held me, voice breaking. "It

athed, "Just

ppointment passed. My tears drying up. "What do we do now?" she asked, eyes slightly swo

oject?

efits attached to the Oxygen project was having absolutely

with him, extra 5 and still counting to r

Roman wouldn't let me. Made that abundantly clear wit

o hope for

m entirely pointless now. If e

d, rising up. "We probably won't get the con

ject yesterday. Everyone's still talking about it, and now you want to go tell him you wa

r words settling in. S

idn't exactly sound smart. I'd threatened to r

how smug she'll

breath. "Why did I have t

g coming back to bi

ut. You need this just as I do. Maybe even more, remember the repayment plan? It's d

day. What if you see him again, someplace else? Will you

orget. He's lucky I didn't know him back then, else he would've gotten it from

again. The blood, screams, yells... "I'm doing it." I said

eated and now annoyed look on her f

lla themed office. Steps calm, controlled,

e to his dearest Nicole. The second was to drop off a pile of client's file. Which then

u

imace at t

rth, right now. Hopefully this wouldn't end as badly

irl can ho

nce I reached his door. Her narrowed eye

mind, my own future was more important. "Dear heavens, please don't let me be r

ou for a minute?" I asked politely,

eeted ecstatically, phone in hand. "Jus

? S

a bit of viol

mething I need to disc

ave a drink!" He brought ou

e? Celebr

oe! Your success with the Oxygen project! The

h

do you mean we

e. Do you not understand?" he

t even like our presentation! The boss there complained about everyt

you did as he asked then," he smirked, eyeing me weirdly, "Didn't know you w

h

didn't do anything and- you know what? That's not why I'm her

nd I'll get it done! We need all

t out of Oxygen. I no longe

that made me feel silly, next disbelief and f

say?" he asked sl

" I sighed, "Look, I know this sounds ins

n right

can have Nicole head it. I don't mind. Cle

row, scowling. "N

ble, you can easily let someon

no Monroe. No

, "What's so ha

t the contract and I've signed. Signed to their terms and

call, but that'

our agreement with them

affect me. I don't affect

on the project. Oxygen wants Alina Monroe as their Creative Consultant,