Azalea's POV:

"I'm Dante." He said, taking my hand in his and kissing the top of it. "The pleasure is all mine."

I feel the tingles on my skin as he kissed the back if my hand. The pictures in magazines and newspapers did not do him justice. The guy looked like a Greek God.

Dante's about 6'3 frame towered over my 5'5 figure. His jawline was sharp, his luscious lips-

Stop, Azalea! Since when did you become such a pervert ?!

His hair is jet black, slightly disheveled with a few strands on his eyes. Speaking of his eyes, they were olive green in color.

There was something about his eyes that seemed familiar.

He wore a crisp black suit and black tie with a white shirt underneath.

Typical CEO dressing. It's like they were born in a suit ! It's summer now, who the hell wears a dang suit !

"You asked for me, Sir ?" I asked Liam, which was now smirking at Dante.

"You can drop the formalities, Az. He is a friend." Liam said.

Liam was one of the best bosses I've ever had. He was just a few years older than me and treated me like a little sister.

When I first joined the company, he taught me quite a lot himself. He said something about me having potential. Liam motivated me and helped me become the person I am today.

He knows about the death of my parents but nothing about my long lost brother. I didn't want him to know. The last thing I wanted was pity.

After the three of us discussed about the project Dante wanted, I was sure I could develop the software. All I needed was a little more time than usual; so about a few weeks.

"Okay then, so when do we start ?" Dante asks.

"We can start from tomorrow." Liam says almost too immediately.

"It was nice meeting you, Azalea." Dante says with a smile.

Oh that smile. Oh my God ! Stop that, Azalea.

"Likewise." I answer. He walked out of the room and I turned towards Liam only to see him smiling like a mad man.

"What ?" I asked him.

"Nothing." he says, shrugging his shoulders.

He is definitely up to something...

I decided not to push it and turned around to leave. Liam said my name, causing me to stop and turn back to him.

"Yes ? " I asked.

"By the way, you have to work from Dante's company from tomorrow onward." Liam said.

Wait. WHAT ?

"What ? Really ?" I asked him.

"Yeah. Dante requested it." He said. "He thinks it will be better because it will be easier for you to coordinate."

"Oh...okay" I answer.

I wasn't exactly elated. Before I joined Marc Technologies, I might have hacked into the company's database. I checked the employee's records to see if there was anyone with a criminal record; there wasn't.

I wanted to be sure about the people I was going to work with. What if there were people that were targeting me because of my parents ?

But, on the other hand, I am really happy you be able to work with Romano Industries.

Working with other people will take time because I have trust issues, but I think I will manage.

Kim and Liam are the only people I can call friends. They have always been there for me and I trust them with my life.

Kim is the receptionist at the front desk. We've been friends for quite a while now and by that I mean a looonng time.

"You can go now, Az. If you aren't comfortable working there, it's alright. Dante will understand." Liam said.

"Don't worry, Romeo. I'm good." I said and gave him a reassuring smile.

Liam and I called each other 'Romeo' and 'Juliet' sometimes; just like that.

After I left Liam's room, I went back to my office to continue my work and prepare for the next day.

A few hours later...

"Ahh...finally !" I say in relief as I'm done with my work. I gather all my belongings from the office and head towards Liam's office.

I open the door and yell, "Bye, Romeo. Good Night !"

He chuckled softly, and replied with, "Night, Juliet !"

Such weirdos we are.

I saw Kim standing at her desk while I was leaving and walked towards her.

"Heyyy, there !" I yelled in her ear. She gasps and covers her ears.

"Oh...my...God..." Kim says with a hand in her chest, like she is trying to feel her heartbeat.

"How many times have I told you NOT to do that ? You scared the shit out of me, Lea !" She shouted.

I think her voice was audible in all the seven continents.

"Oops ?" I ask in uncertainty.

She huffs, straightening her skirt and running her fingers through her long blonde hair. Kim arranges the papers on her desk and says, "Okay let's go !"

We walk out of the building and I drive her to her apartment. Every few weeks or so, we take turns to drive and each other.

After reaching home, I keep my purse and keys on the kitchen island and walk straight into the bathroom for a shower.

I change into sweatpants and a crop top after having a shower and combing my hair. Walking to the kitchen, I pull out the leftover pizza from the fridge and warm it up in the microwave.

"Mmm...fooooddd." I mumble while eating. "Ughhh...back to work.."

My life is pretty much boring actually, get up, work, come back and work again. Today, I decided to work on the location of my long lost brother, Nikolai.

You see, after my parents passed away, I found out that a brother. I have never met him and maybe he doesn't know of my existence but I want to find him.

I switched on my personal laptop and tried to dig into information on the name 'Nikolai', connected to the underground world.

I haven't found any pictures yet, but I'm close to finding a location. I hacked to into the database of the Russian Mafia.

Damn, that was very easy. They should really increase their security. At least try to make it difficult.

Hmm..lets see.

Name: Nikolai Ivanovo

Nationality: Hispanic

Age : 27

Location : New Orleans

Wait. New Orleans ?

He is...here ?

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