Chapter 15

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Flashback

He ran his hand up Denari's thigh as she begged him to stop. He grabbed her throat and stared her deep into her eyes. "Please" she begged but James just smirked at her. "I like it when they beg" he whispered as Denari shuddered in disgust. "Please stop" she cried as he continued assaulting her.

He then made his way up her skirt and forced his fingers under her tights and panties. She tried to pull his hand from her but he wouldn't budge. He then reached her clit and started to massage it. "Stop!" she cried as her face was now soaked in tears. "Stop, please" she cried but he wouldn't.

End of flashback

Denari jumped up out the bed as she held her chest. That nightmare was too real for her. She didn't realize that she woke up Malik so when he touched her, she immediately went all defensive. "Hey, it's only me" he said with his hands up. "I'm sorry, I just had a nightmare" she said as her voice cracked. She then quickly got up from the bed and went into the bathroom.

She looked at her face that was now soaked in tears. She held her face in her hands as she sobbed. Is this what her life was going to be like? She couldn't keep on letting this man ruin her life. "Hey" Malik said as he cautiously approached her. "I'm sorry for waking you up" she cried. "No, don't be sorry okay? I'm right here" he cooed as she buried her head into his chest. "What time is it?" she asked.

"It's officially 3:09 a.m." he replied. Denari groaned. "I have to go to work and in this state. I won't be able to sleep any at all" she groaned. "You want us to do something then?" he asked. "Like what?" she asked. "We could watch a movie or just talk" he said. "Can we watch some cartoons?" she asked. "Sure" he smiled as she went and turned on the TV.

She searched for Tom and Jerry on YouTube and searched for episodes. After she found one that she liked, she and Malik sat in the bed and watched the show. Malik noticed how beautiful and fun she was. He admired how strong she was. Many persons her age wouldn't be able to handle her kind of situation the way that she does. Yes she cried and blamed herself but it was apart of the whole healing process.

She acknowledged that she had people who loved her and she loved them back too. "What?" she asked as she caught Malik staring at her. "Nothing" he quickly said. "That look didn't look like nothing" she smirked. "Well, maybe you need glasses or something because I didn't have any look" he said as Denari chuckled. "What's funny?" he asked.

"You are funny. You think I'm senseless?" she asked. "You really want me to answer that?" he asked as she glared at him. "I'm joking" he laughed. "Whatever" she said as a huge grin spread across her face. "You acting like you tough" Malik chuckled. "Whatever" she laughed. "Anyways, are we going to do anything later like after work?" she asked. "No why?" he asked.

"I wanna go shopping tomorrow" she said. "Shopping? On a Monday?" he asked. "Uhm, you can shop on any day boo" she said. "Where are we going to go?" he asked. "I was thinking Channel or maybe Luis Vuitton or maybe Versace" she said. "I thought you were going to the mall" he said. "No. I want to go there because I want to look at some handbags and some other stuff that I don't know yet" she said.

Malik looked at her for a second then shook his head and chuckled. "What?" she asked. "Nothing. When later comes.we can talk about that" he said. After about and hour, they both fell asleep.

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Later at around 7 a.m., they both got up and got dressed for work. Denari was still tired from earlier and Malik knew that she was going to be a bit cranky. "You ready?" he asked. "Yeah, just let me get my hand bag" she said. Malik noticed how her outfit clung to her body a little too much for him. "That's not tight?" he asked. "No, it's not. And before you say anything, I can't change it because this is what I brought to wear to work today" she said.

"Well, let's go then" he said as they went out the door. "Good morning sir" Alan said. "Morning" he said dryly. After what Denari told him about what he did, he never really had much to say to him. "Denari-" she cut him off. "Good morning Alan" she said before following Malik. They were the power couple and they knew it. "When do you want to go shopping because I won't be off until 5" he said.

"I'm off by 3 so maybe anytime after that" she said. "Okay" he said. "But why do you have to stay so late? I mean don't you normally work until 4?" she asked. "I know but I have to" he said. "Ugh. I can't with these long hours. I mean you're the boss so why can't you cut the hours?" she asked. "I'm the C.E.O. not the Chairman" he said. "Uhh, why is this so difficult?" she groaned.

"I'll be home by dinner time" he said. "Okay" she sighed. "Anyways, I am going to be in a meeting for the most part of the morning" she said. "Okay, have fun" he smiled. "I will try" she smiled. She then kissed his lips before going to her own office. The day flew past like there was no tomorrow. Denari managed to get a little rest but by the time she woke up, it was 4:30. "Shit!" she cussed as she got her things together and headed up to Malik's office.

He must've been in a meeting because his office was empty. So she sat in his chair and waited until 5 since it was almost time for him to finish anyways. She fell asleep around 2:30 thereabout and she ended up oversleeping. She then decided to get a little bit more rest just to kill time.

Malik was tired after his meeting and as the CEO, he had to know the ins and outs of the company and it was their monthly meeting. The company was doing well now that Denari was on their team. He was on his way to his office when he got a call from the front office that a girl named Taylor Jones was here to see him. He immediately knew who it was and ordered that she wasn't to come.

He then went into his office and was surprised to see a sleeping Denari on his desk. "Hey" he said as he shook her lightly. "Hmm?" she answered still asleep. "It's time to go baby girl" he said as he shook her again. "What happened?" she asked as she stretched. "It's time to go" he said before she got up.

"Okay" she said as she got up. "I thought you went shopping already" he said. "I fell asleep at my desk and the time flew away from me" she said. "Okay. Well Jayden called and he said that Jaz and Jaylah are out of the hospital" Malik said with a small smile. "Omg, yes" Denari squealed. "I have to go visit her tho. She must be tired" she said as she got her stuff and they both headed downstairs.

"Oh, you're just in time" Taylor smiled. "What are you still doing here? What is she still doing here?" he growled at the lady at the front desk. "I told her that you requested her to leave but she refused. I called security and they put her out but somehow she found her way back in" the poor lady said nervously.

"I told you that I needed to talk to you and you refused. So I made this personal so, if you could kindly inform the rest of the guys that they should accompany you to a little get together that I have organized" she said. "Jayden just had a baby. He can't leave his girl and the baby by themselves. Are you nuts?" Malik growled. "I don't care. I just really need to see all of you tonight or else things might get out of hand" she smirked.

By this time Malik was furious but he knew that she meant every word that came out of her mouth. "Fine" he growled before pushing past her not even bothering to listen to what she had to say. "Are you crazy? How could you agree to something so stupid?" Denari argued. "What else do you want me to do? The girl is spiteful and dangerous. The last thing you want to do is take her down without a sensible plan" he said.

"What are you going to say to them?" she asked. "I will figure it out" he said before he sped off back home. "You can drop me home. I will spend the night with Jazmine" she said. "What for?" he asked confused. "You and the guys along with that girl are going out and believe it or not, that is my niece that will be without her father and Jazmine needs a whole lot of support" she said. "Fine. Just give me a minute" he said.

He then got himself ready while informing the guys that they were going out tonight while telling them the whole story. The guys agreed because they also knew that Taylor was not going to take no for an answer and that things might get out of hand. Afterwards, he dropped off Denari and went to pick them up. It was going to be a long night.

Hey guys. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I know it's a bit longer than the previous chapters and might seem like a bore but just hang on. A lot more drama is on the horizon so stay tuned.

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