THE CEO'S GIRL

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aning of the word vulnerability. It is an experience not to be

able to react,

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d to stand in front of her bathroom mirror. She rested her hands o

e most beautiful he had ever seen and did not deserve bruises.

ver her fragile femininity. Axel had turned into a monster. He was not the same person she had met six months ag

tina thought with her hear

They were out there, with good looks and easy smiles, ready to destroy y

ended her every time she opened her mouth. He diminished her. Valentina tr

n ugly woman, despite the face he loved so much. Only he could like it. She wasn't as smart a

shed you and left a void the size of the world in your chest. The humiliation

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in. That this was the last time. He didn't mean it. He didn't mean to, he regrette

would she tell all that? That in a few months she had allowed herself to succumb to all the physical and

t have th

d wounded body. She realized that she

thi

ld end up k

irm in kicking him out of her house, out of her life. Axel even left, but not before hurting he

e promise that

a needed

ent

His silence didn't seem very good, my skin would get goose bumps every tim

e by, I was

hange the locks at the entrance of the building. I made up a story that I had been robbed and lost my

rce all my windows. I lived on the second floor and I didn't even like to imagine

he took me to the bottom, I held my head up

not his, so I

th the sensations that this job gave me. Wanting to work was one of the reasons for Axel's aggressi

it. The job saved me. It showed me that I was capable, competent and strong...okay,

rything I experienced in my office hours. It gav

nd although I enjoyed seeing my skin returning to normal, the feel

in from my still injured shoulder. I got ready for wo

s I feel more protected inside the small metal box. I smiled with relief when I saw the residents o

out in the garage and each went to his car. I looked from one side to the o

he company, which made my skin freeze with fear. I needed a few minutes in the protection of my car before

me great opportunities. And all this I had my father to thank for. The stubborn ex