Page 18 of Care: Part 1

CHAPTER FIVE

Care for Light

They made it to his office only a minute late. Avelina had expected more of a reaction out of Adrik due to his tardiness, but she was pleased to see that he was very calm.

After their little encounter in the elevator, he appeared to be more at ease. Avelina had shyly pulled away from him only to gleam into his eyes. When the elevator doors had opened, their moment abruptly came to an end.

Adrik walked out of the elevator, leaving Avelina to follow behind. The first thing she noticed was the silence that was captured by Adrik’s office. She quickly realized that Adrik always seemed to be more like himself in isolation.

"You like silence," Avelina pointed out.

He glanced over at her and then nodded his head.

"I do.”

Adrik opened a tall door. She was left to gaze into a beautiful office. It was quite dark until Adrik turned on a light allowing it to illuminate every inch of his workspace. From the big desk to the plush couch, it radiated with elegance.

"There's also no windows,” Avelina pointed out. “Let me guess, you like darkness.”

Adrik sat down on his big chair. It was perched directly behind his desk. The sound of the rich leather succumbing to the weight of his body filled the loud silence.

"I've disliked large amounts of light and sound for as long as I can remember. As doctors would say, it's all a part of my ‘issues’,”

Avelina could just hear the distaste in his voice. The way he seemed to be disgusted with himself left her to frown.

"Adri-"

A voice interrupted Avelina's words, “Mr. Zolotov.”

Avelina turned towards the door to see a gorgeous woman. She was wearing a tight nude-colored dress that hugged her curves perfectly.

Everything that the woman was, Avelina was the exact opposite. The woman had beautiful hair flowing down her back with big round eyes. Not to mention her perfect pointed nose, leaving her face to seem symmetrical.

"Zaria Kensley," Adrik returned the greeting before placing his sunglasses back on his face.

Jealousy was quick to consume Avelina as she stared at the long-legged woman.

Zaria was breathtaking, and Avelina envied her.

"You must be Avelina Santos. I am Zaria Kensley, Mr. Zolotov's favorite girl," she smirked before holding her hand out for Avelina to shake.

Her words made Avelina want to frown, but she plastered a smile on her face and shook Zaria’s hand. "It's nice to meet you. By the way, thank you for the clothes.”

Avelina's gaze seemed to drop momentarily to the outfit Zaria had picked out for her. When she looked back up, she noticed how Zaria's eyes focused on Avelina’s cleavage that poked out through her shirt.

"I was the one that had to look through your clothing for security purposes. I noticed you didn't exactly have the most fitting clothes," Zaria chuckled out.

Avelina opened her mouth to say something, but Zaria had already walked right past her and towards Adrik.

Adrik didn't look up at her once, but Zaria didn't care.

"You're so tense, boss," she laughed.

Avelina turned exit. She felt as though she should give them their privacy.

"Avelina," Adrik called out.

She turned to look at him only to see that his eyes were already on her. "If it is okay, I was going to go look around.”