Fated Series. Book #2
"Be possessive of me, own me, keep me, because if you do then nothing and no one else can." - Maddox.
My name is Maddox Vallero, and I'm dead.
Well, that's not quite true. I'm alive in the breathing, walking, talking sense-but...
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Sophia
"Of course, Lex. I'll let Mr. Vallero know you'd like to set up a meeting." I responded, already putting that meeting on the books. Although... will it be Maddox taking it sense he kind of quit the job this morning? I didn't mention that to Lex, because there was no need to stir up worry, but the question remained.
Was I shocked by the news this morning? Yes, and no. In a way, I was taken back by the announcement because he's giving up such a high position in the company, a huge responsibility. But I've also knew from the beginning that Maddox rather not do this job. I always wondered why he sat in the position anyway. Surely, even Kirsan was better suited for it. I know he's in university, but he had the personality for it. Maddox was more laid back. He could do anything he wanted, and CTO position made a lot more sense. Maddox isn't the kind of man who likes to manage people. He gets bored in the meetings. And he loathes the endless phone calls with clients. Financial's are horror stories to him.
But as a CTO he'll not only get to oversee an IT department that he loves but will be involved in development of products and services. He'll shine there, I just know it. I have no doubt. And I'll be right at his side, watching him grow into the man he's meant to be. I see so much potential in him. He'll be great one day. Brave. Art to the world. And absolutely unstoppable. Stick him in the middle of his passion's and he'll create beauty of it. I can't wait to see that. I can't wait to love him through it. I might have been shocked a bit by the way he announced it, but it's very much Maddox to do it that way, and when he explained his reasoning, I understood him.
We all deserve to love our everyday lives, not just parts of it.
Finishing up my phone call with Lex, I stretched my shoulders. I'm a bit upset that I missed Jax stopping by this afternoon, but thinking of the photos from his first boxing class made me smile. Jonny sent me a few during, plus videos. It stirred up strange emotions for me, because I never expected to be relieved by their support. I never expected to rely on anyone, and here I was, okay with it. But the day's still been long, and I knew I needed to check on Maddox. His zoom meeting should have ended thirty minutes ago. In fact, I'm kind of surprised he's yet to come out here and moan about how boring it was. Taking a bag of M&Ms from my drawer, I stood from my desk and went to check on him.
I didn't bother to knock, he always said not too. 'You can come in anytime, Soph, with no announcement'. Is what he told me once, and I'm sticking to it. Ridiculous how I was already smiling, feeling jittery knowing I'm about to see his handsome face, but my smile fell when I didn't find him at his desk. Glancing around, confusion brewed. I took another step into the office, scanning it again for any clues because I'm a hundred percent sure he never left. I replayed every second before the meeting I had with him, searching our conversations for answers. But I came up with nothing. And it was only when I was halfway to his desk that I caught sight of him. I always said the way this office was rearranged was dumb.
