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THE BOYFRIEND BETWEEN US
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5 Chapters
Chapter 6 MEKKA'S LAST HOLD img
Chapter 7 MEKKA'S LAST HOLD img
Chapter 8 Shedrack promise img
Chapter 9 WHEN LOVE STARTS TALKING img
Chapter 10 THE NIGHT EVERYTHING FALLS APART img
Chapter 11 THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING REAL img
Chapter 12 SLOW AND STEADY img
Chapter 13 When the World Pushes Back img
Chapter 14 When distance teaches the truth img
Chapter 15 Lines That Cannot Be Uncrossed img
Chapter 16 The Space Between What Was and What Could Be img
Chapter 17 Conversations That Change Shape img
Chapter 18 When the Past Knocks Loudly img
Chapter 19 The Cost of Standing Tall img
Chapter 20 When the World Pushes img
Chapter 21 Lines That Can't Be Crossed img
Chapter 22 WHEN REALITY KNOCKS img
Chapter 23 LINES THAT CAN'T BE ERASED img
Chapter 24 WHEN THE WORLD PUSHES BACK img
Chapter 25 THE PRICE OF BEING SEEN img
Chapter 26 WHEN THE GROUND SHIFTS img
Chapter 27 WHEN TRUTH WALKS INTO THE Room img
Chapter 28 THE THINGS WE THOUGHT WERE over img
Chapter 29 THE PAST DOES NOT ASK FOR PERMISSION img
Chapter 30 WHERE GROWTH HURTS img
Chapter 31 THE COST OF BEING SEEN img
Chapter 32 WHEN DISTANCE LEARNS YOUR NAME img
Chapter 33 THE SPACE BETWEEN CALLS img
Chapter 34 WHAT THE WORLD SEES img
Chapter 35 THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US img
Chapter 36 WHEN THE PAST COMES KNOCKING img
Chapter 37 WHEN THE WORLD IS WATCHING img
Chapter 38 THE WEIGHT OF BEING SEEN img
Chapter 39 WHAT THE LIGHT REVEALS img
Chapter 40 THE DAY EVERYTHING CRACKED img
Chapter 41 WHEN THE TRUTH SPOKE BACK img
Chapter 42 THE ROOM THAT DECIDES MEN img
Chapter 43 THE THING YOU DON'T OUTRUN img
Chapter 44 THE COST OF STANDING STILL img
Chapter 45 WHEN THE GROUND SHIFTS img
Chapter 46 : THE SPACE BETWEEN US img
Chapter 47 WHEN TRUTH WALKS INTO THE Room img
Chapter 48 THE WEIGHT OF WHAT CAME BEFORE img
Chapter 49 WHEN THE WORLD PUSHES BACK img
Chapter 50 THE COST OF STANDING TALL img
Chapter 51 WHEN THE GROUND SHIFTS img
Chapter 52 THE DAY HER NAME BECAME A HEADLINE img
Chapter 53 THE WHISTLE AND THE FIRE img
Chapter 54 THE HEARING ROOM img
Chapter 55 THE OFFER img
Chapter 56 FAULT LINES img
Chapter 57 THE THINGS WE DON'T SAY img
Chapter 58 THE OFFER THAT POISONS EV img
Chapter 59 WHEN THE SILENCE BROKE HER img
Chapter 60 THE COST OF SPEAKING img
Chapter 61 WHAT HE DIDN'T SAY img
Chapter 62 WHEN TRUTH STANDS UP img
Chapter 63 THE WEIGHT OF CHOICE img
Chapter 64 WHEN THE NOISE RETURNS img
Chapter 65 THE NAME NO ONE SPEAKS img
Chapter 66 THE COST OF CHOOSING img
Chapter 67 WHEN THE TRUTH STANDS UP img
Chapter 68 THE COST OF STANDING img
Chapter 69 LINES THAT CAN'T BE UNDRAWN img
Chapter 70 WHEN THE GROUND SHIFTS img
Chapter 71 COLLISION COURSE img
Chapter 72 FAULT LINES img
Chapter 73 THE COST OF STANDING img
Chapter 74 WHEN THE GROUND SHIFTS img
Chapter 75 LINES OF BATTLE img
Chapter 76 THE PAST DOESN'T STAY QUIET img
Chapter 77 WHEN POWER SHIFTS img
Chapter 78 THE COST OF CHOOSING img
Chapter 79 THE COST OF BEING SEEN img
Chapter 80 WHEN THE GROUND PUSHES BACK img
Chapter 81 THE COST OF STANDING img
Chapter 82 LINES THAT CAN'T BE UNSEEN img
Chapter 83 CRACKS BENEATH THE CALM img
Chapter 84 WHEN LINES ARE DRAWN img
Chapter 85 WHAT THE MORNING REVEALS img
Chapter 86 THE WEIGHT OF BEING SEEN img
Chapter 87 Lines That Cannot Be Unseen img
Chapter 88 What the Silence Reveals img
Chapter 89 When Strength Is Tested img
Chapter 90 Lines That Can't Be Crossed img
Chapter 91 When the Past Knocks Loudly img
Chapter 92 Lines We Don't Cross (Until We Do) img
Chapter 93 The World Notices img
Chapter 94 Lines We Choose Not to Cross img
Chapter 95 Lines We Choose Not to Cross img
Chapter 96 What the World Thinks It Sees img
Chapter 97 The Weight of Quiet Decisions img
Chapter 98 Lines That Shouldn't Blur img
Chapter 99 The Weight of First Impressions img
Chapter 100 Beyond the Contract img
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Chapter 5 CRACKS IN THE HEART

The weekend came too slowly for Ema.

She hoped that silence would give her peace, but instead, it only amplified everything she was trying to run from - Chuka's accusations, Shedrack's unexpected protectiveness, the whispers in the office, the tension that kept tightening between her and her boss.

She needed a break from everything.

On Saturday morning, she decided to visit her mother in Oguanga village, hoping fresh air and home would clear her head. But even there, Shedrack's voice replayed in her mind:

"Whoever is hurting you... doesn't deserve you."

Why did his words feel like they were sinking deep into her chest?

Why did his presence linger in her thoughts even when he wasn't there?

Her mother noticed her mood immediately.

"Ema, you're not fine," she said, slicing plantain in the kitchen.

"Mummy, I'm just tired."

"Tired from what? Work or man?"

Ema paused.

Her heart stung.

She forced a weak smile. "Work."

Her mother's eyes narrowed. "You can lie to the whole world, but you can't lie to me. Sit down and talk."

Ema dropped the spoon she was holding.

Her eyes grew hot.

"It's Chuka," she whispered.

"Mhmm." Her mother nodded as if she already knew. "What did he do this time?"

"He thinks I'm cheating with my boss."

The knife fell from her mother's hand in shock.

"Cheating? With your boss? That man you told me is strict and serious?"

"Yes."

"But are you?" her mother asked softly.

Ema froze. "Mummy! No!"

She said it quickly...

but something in her chest tightened.

Hard.

Her mother watched her carefully, studying her like she was reading more than what was being said.

"Mmm. Okay. I hear you," she said quietly. "But Ema... the way your voice shakes when you said 'no'..."

She looked straight into her daughter's eyes.

"...it tells a different story."

Ema's breath trembled.

"I don't... want anything with him," she said.

But even she could hear the uncertainty.

"Then why is he on your mind this much?" her mother asked.

"Why is your heart beating like drum anytime you talk about him?"

Ema looked away, unable to answer.

............

She returned to the city on Sunday evening, drained but a bit calmer. As she reached her apartment door, her phone vibrated.

Shedrack 🤍

Message: "Be in the office early tomorrow. 7AM. We need to review a proposal."

Her stomach fluttered.

He rarely messaged her outside work.

The fact that he did made her pulse race.

She typed a reply:

Okay, sir.

Erased it.

Wrote again:

Noted, sir.

Erased again.

Why was she nervous?

Why did she care how he saw her?

Finally, she sent:

I'll be there, sir.

A few seconds later, he replied:

"Good."

So simple - yet it made her heart thump.

........

Monday morning, she entered the office and immediately noticed something was different.

The building felt tense.

People were whispering, moving fast, glancing in Shedrack's direction.

She hurried to his glass office.

He stood by the window, suit jacket off, sleeves rolled to his elbows. His veins were visible. His shoulders were tense. His expression was darker than usual - sharp, cold, dangerous.

Something happened.

"Sir? You sent for me?" she asked.

He didn't turn immediately.

When he finally did, his eyes were stormy.

"Where were you this weekend?" he asked.

She blinked, confused. "I went to visit my mother."

"You didn't tell me."

Her heart skipped. "Sir... I didn't think I needed to."

He walked closer.

Slow, intense.

"I called you."

"I didn't see it. My network was bad."

He looked down at her, jaw tight, breathing slow.

"That explains it."

"Is... everything okay?" she asked softly.

"No."

His tone was low. Controlled.

And for the first time, it carried something personal.

"What happened?"

He took a long breath.

Then looked into her eyes.

"My ex is back."

Ema felt something cold run through her.

The ex.

The one the office girls whispered about.

The one who broke him.

The one some people said he almost married.

"Oh..." she said quietly.

"I'm sorry."

"I'm not," he said. "I'm just... irritated."

She swallowed. "Did she come to the office?"

"No."

His eyes darkened.

"She came to my house."

Ema's stomach flipped.

"Your house?"

"She wants us to 'fix things'," he said bitterly.

"She thinks she can walk in and out of my life like she owns it."

Ema didn't know what to say.

Shedrack stepped closer.

Too close.

"Do you know what annoys me the most?" he asked.

"What, sir?"

"That she assumed I've been lonely."

Ema's heart thumped.

Why was he looking at her like that?

Why did his voice drop so low?

Why did the air feel thick?

"I told her I wasn't alone," he said quietly.

Ema took a step back, breath shaky.

"Sir... who did you mean?"

He stared at her.

Deep.

Unblinking.

Intense.

"You," he said simply.

Her heart slammed painfully.

She felt heat spread across her skin.

"S-sir..."

Her voice cracked.

"I'm just your assistant."

"No," he said.

"Not to me."

She opened her mouth, but nothing came out.

He didn't touch her.

Didn't move any closer.

He just... watched her.

Like she was the only person in the room.

Like the world stopped existing around them.

"Sir... that's not appropriate," she whispered.

"I know."

"People will talk."

"Let them talk."

Her chest rose and fell fast.

Her heart was beating too loud.

"Shedrack... please," she whispered, her voice breaking.

The moment she used his name, his eyes softened - dangerously.

His voice dropped to a whisper.

"Be careful how you say my name, Ema."

Her knees almost buckled.

He stepped back slowly, like he had to force himself.

"We have a proposal to review," he said.

His tone was clipped, controlled.

Professional - on the surface only.

"But this conversation..."

His eyes dragged down to her lips, then back up.

"...is not over."

Ema was frozen.

Shaken.

Breathless.

Because today confirmed something she had been fighting since the moment she met him.

Shedrack didn't just care.

He wanted her.

Deeply.

Dangerously.

And her heart...

was starting to want him too.

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