Chapter 4
Rachel snapped.
LL
The words came out sharper than she meant, fueled by frustration she could barely
contain.
And the moment they did, regret settled in.
What was the point?
She was leaving. Nothing she said now would change anything.
She exhaled slowly. “Forget it. Just go. I’ve got work to do.”
As she headed back toward the office doors, the laughter and teasing from moments
earlier had died down. Her coworkers, who’d just been giggling behind the glass, were
suddenly quiet. Their expressions had shifted–curious, concerned.
“Rachel, everything okay? Did you guys get into a fight?”
“Yeah, don’t be mad,” one of them said. “A car full of roses? The man’s basically waving a white flag. Just… hear him out?”
Rachel kept her face unreadable and murmured, “You all should get back to work.”
Her voice wasn’t harsh, but it was firm.
And they listened.
Rachel wasn’t just some coworker. She was the photographer around here–sharp, professional, respected. The younger girls admired her. Respected her.
So, with a few awkward glances and murmured “sorry“s, the group quietly slipped back
inside.
All except Meg.
Meg, who’d been closest to Rachel since the day she joined, tugged at her sleeve and
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whispered, “Hey… can I grab one of those roses? I saw the whole trunk full. I even brought vases.”
Rachel sighed. “I’ll buy you some. I’m not letting your vase sit empty, promise.”
Back at her desk, her focus was shot.
She forced herself to edit a few photos from last week’s shoot, but her mind wasn’t in it.
Then her phone buzzed–messages form Sierra.
Sierra: [Which one do you like best?]
Three photos. Three different sets of lingerie–or rather, barely there sleepwear. Lacy,
sheer, suggestive.
More skin than fabric. And none of it subtle.
Seconds later, the messages disappeared.
Sierra: [Oops, sorry! Wrong person]
Rachel stared at the screen.
Turned it off.
Tossed it into her drawer and slammed it shut.
They both knew damn well it wasn’t a mistake.
Sierra had meant for her to see it.
The hours dragged by. She didn’t check her phone again until the office lights started dimming and people began leaving for the night.
She turned it back on.
No missed calls.
No texts.
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When Rachel arrived home, both Aaron and Sierra were already there.
Sierra stood in the hallway with a giant suitcase, just stepping out of Rachel’s room.
“Hey, you’re back!” she chirped.
Rachel’s heart slammed into her ribs.
“You went in my
room?”
Sierra blinked in surprise, but before she could answer, Aaron’s voice cut through the space like a blade.
“I told her to.”
He walked out from the kitchen, setting his glass down a little too hard on the table.
Rachel turned toward him, stunned. “You had no right.“._____________
“She’s going to be Luna,” Aaron said calmly. “That means she has access to any room
she wants.”
And just like that, Rachel felt like someone had poured a bucket of ice water down her
spine.
Sierra stepped closer, voice all honey and softness. “Aaron, don’t say it like that. You’ll hurt Rachel’s feelings.”
Then she turned to Rachel, all sweetness and fake concern.
“I didn’t mean to upset you. I just heard from one of the housekeepers that Aaron’s clothes were still in your closet, and I figured… that’s not fair to you. You barely had space for your own things. So I thought I’d help and move his stuff to our room.”
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