Is this love?

SOPHIE'S POV

It was a few weeks after my daughter had been found. I had returned back to work and it had been a hectic week. Being the CEO of the company was a big deal and I had lots of work to meet up with.

" What are these?" I asked as I scanned through the documents, Sara had sent to my office. I picked up the telecom and called her. " My office now." I yelled over in phone, " Very incompetent work." I muttered as I looked at the files.

She rushed into the office immediately, " what is this Sara?" I asked throwing the files at her, " Is this what I pay you for?" I questioned, fury in my eyes.

" Get this rubbish out of here and do the right thing." I said frankly dismissing her out of my office. We were bidding for a contract and the paper work she had prepared was trash.

She shivered in fright and picked the files. I sighed in annoyance as she left my office. " I pay you all to work and you cannot even do that." I mumbled to myself.

I took a sip from the coffee I had gotten on my way to the office. My mind soon wondered to Karl and his request. " Was this the right thing?" I thought to myself. Karl was asking for a collaboration of our companies, but I was hesitant in agreeing because I was not so sure it was the right thing.

" I guess I would need to think about it some more." I muttered to myself. After the kiss and all we had barely talked to each other. He was not happy I declined his request without any reason why. I tried to focus on the documents in front of me but my mind kept wondering to the kiss from the other day.

I lean back on my chair as I sipped the coffee once more. My desk was surrounded by stacks of papers and unfinished tasks, my mind couldn't help but wander back to Karl's proposal – and more importantly, our passionate kiss from earlier. It was like an electric shock running through every nerve in my body. How did one single moment have such power? Despite trying desperately to focus on work, thoughts of him invaded every corner of my mind. This collaboration was beginning to feel like much more than just business as it had the potential to change everything - not just for our companies, but for us personally. But was it worth risking everything we had built so far? .

As I sat at my desk, the papers in front of me seemed to blur together, their words becoming meaningless as my thoughts were consumed by Karl. The passion and intensity of our kiss replayed in my mind like a broken record, distracting me from the tasks at hand.

Soon afterwards, it was time to pick up my daughter from school and I hurried to go pick her up. " Excuse me ma'am. "right Sara said as she opened the door to my office.

" A parcel was delivered for you ma'am." She said as she walked in and handed it to me. " Who was sending a parcel for me? I hope it isn't Karl." I muttered to myself as I collected it. I was barely able to concentrate as I could not think of anything else. I couldn't afford him sending me gifts too.

I opened the parcel and I noticed a letter, " what is this?" I asked curiously, inquisitive about what the letter held.

The letter fell onto my desk, I picked it up and read through. " Who would send this?" I asked, the words were written in a threatening tone. " BE CAREFUL SOPHIE. I AM COMING FOR YOU AND EVERYTHING YOU OWN.

My heart raced as I read the ominous message. Who could be behind this? And what did they mean by "coming for me and everything I own"? Fear gripped me as I quickly tucked the letter away, not wanting to alarm anyone at work. But now, more than ever, it was clear there were darker forces at play.

As I rushed to pick up my daughter from school, the weight of the threatening letter pressed heavily on my mind. Who could be after me? Was it someone connected to me or was it a completely separate threat with the business? The unknown filled me with fear and anxiety, but I couldn't let it consume me. My priority now was ensuring my daughter's safety and finding answers before it was too late.

With each passing minute, my anxiety grew stronger. Who had sent that threatening letter? And why? My mind raced through a list of possible suspects, but nothing seemed to fit. The only connection between the business and this ominous threat was me. It became clear that someone wanted something from me - something worth coming after for. As fear gripped my heart, a steely resolve began to form within me - whoever was behind this would soon discover they had picked the wrong person to mess with.

I would not back down easily, and I would do whatever it took to protect myself and those I cared about. I would find out the truth and make sure justice was served.

I picked up Selene and she hurried excitedly into the car. She went on to chatter about everything that had happened at school but my mind was consumed with the letter I barely heard her.

" Mummy are you ok?" She asked me stretching her hands to touch me, her warm touch jilted me from my thoughts to reality. " yes I m, Are you ok too?" I asked her as I noticed her contenance, she nodded and looked at me suspiciously as though she did not want to believe me. I forced a smile and the driver started the car, ready to head home. Selene continued to look at me with concern, but I just wanted to get through this moment and focus on something else.

The ride home was silent for a while, my mind still a bit scattered. Selenr eventually turned her attention to the window, looking out at the passing scenery. Suddenly, I remembered a funny joke and decided to tell it to lighten the mood. Selene's face lit up a little as she listened, and the atmosphere in the car seemed to relax somewhat.