Femme Fatale: The King's Deadly Temptress

It's almost midnight and it has been an hour since Damien left the penthouse. Katherine was on the bed and she laid there motionless as she recalled what happened earlier. She couldn't believe that she was so bold to hug her boss like that. What was going to happen then? He wouldn't think so low of her that she did that, right? 

She had been thinking about it, worried that Damien was going to look at her differently and she was also reminded about his previous secretary Natasha because of her advancements on him. What if… she was next? What if he was only really just teasing? And because she hugged him earlier, what if he would tell her to resign too? He wouldn't do that, right?

But Damien left soon after that.  He still smiled at her before he left but the goodbye was so abrupt and all the books weren't even on the shelf yet. So he really was in a hurry to leave. Was she wrong to do that?

She covered her face with her hands. Her face was now so red when she muttered, "Oh god… Oh, what have I done?"

Meanwhile, unbeknownst to this little kitten, Damien came out of the shower after taking a long and cold one fifteen minutes ago. He was in his bed with a pillow covering his face and a hand over his chest. He was so close to calling Jeffrey Evans over the phone to ask him if it was possible for him to get a heart attack for not being able to relieve himself.

After several clenching of jaws and gulps, he breathed in deeply before a smile appeared on his face. He placed the pillow under his head, recalled earlier's scene and closed his eyes. It was the first time that he felt someone's hug as sweet as that. He wasn't someone who enjoyed anything that's sweet but it seemed like he had been surrounded with it lately and he didn't mind at all; especially that it was because of Katherine.

"What are you doing to me, Katherine?" he muttered in shallow breathing just before he drifted off to sleep.

…

Royal Penthouse

Katherine wasn't able to sleep right away as she was still a little bothered about what happened the whole evening. Apart from the hug that she did earlier, her thoughts brought her to think about certain people namely – Lexi, Damien, and William.

After knowing that Damien and William were cousins, she didn't know what to feel about the whole scenario back at the steakhouse. She thought that William was a dangerous man though she couldn't wrap her finger around why she felt that way exactly. 

And with the way that Damien reacted when William wanted to know her name was both heartwarming and baffling. How dangerous was this man for Damien to feel very protective of her as to tell her to stay away from his own cousin?

Also, Lexi… Why was she with William that night? She tried to explain to Damien and she swatted William's hand on her too. This trio… Katherine couldn't help but think that there seemed to be more than just a triangle happening.

She curled up in bed with a phone in her hand and before she could stop herself, she had already typed Lexi's name in the search engine.

There were lots of articles regarding her modeling career in Europe and some celebrities that she was involved with. However, one particular picture caught her eye and that was an old photo by the paparazzi. The photo was taken from outside a restaurant and in it were Damien and Lexi. They looked like they just came out of the restaurant and was about to get into the car. 

There was nothing wrong with the picture, however, seeing the smiling face of Lexi and the unreadable expression of Damien, her heart still throbbed. Even seeing them together like that, how come she was so bothered? Maybe it was because they looked great together that she felt insecure about herself. 

"Tch. Stupid," She cursed herself. She shouldn't have searched! That way, she wouldn't have seen it. 

Katherine closed her phone and placed it on the nightstand. Covering herself with the blanket, she looked at her Damien Pillow and her brows knitted together. "Tch."

'Why did you have to be this damn…' she couldn't even finish her thought when she reached for the pillow and gave it a quick punch, imagining that it was Damien.

She sighed before she pulled the pillow close to her, hugged it tightly and buried her face in it. She remained still and fell asleep soon after.

…

Monday

Katherine was slumped with work on her desk and she hadn't had a break yet. Damien had not called or texted her since that night but that morning, he acted normally as though nothing was wrong. Thinking that her boss must have not taken things seriously, she calmed herself down and just buried herself with work.

"Ms. Miller, can you give me a copy of my schedule this week?" His voice suddenly sounded from the speaker that it startled her.

"R-right away, President Park," she responded right away and grabbed a clipboard. 

When she entered his office, she found him busy on his computer. Not wanting to disturb him, she carefully placed it on his desk and was about to go out of the room when she heard him speak.

"I have to step out of the office. I need to meet someone." 

He grabbed his coat and simultaneously wore it on him as he walked towards the door. "You can take your lunch at the cafeteria. I might be back late in the afternoon, so you don't have to wait for me." 

"Understood." She nodded and followed him out of his office. She caught sight of his crooked tie, so she called him back, "Ah, Boss… wait."

"Yeah?" Damien turned to face her.

"Your tie." Without saying anything else, Katherine reached out to fix it for him and brushed off visible lint away from his suit coat.

He flashed a gentle smile on his face, "Thanks. I'll see you later."

Damien leaned in and planted a chaste kiss on her lips and headed towards the elevator — He was out of sight in five seconds.

As soon as he got inside the elevator, his head snapped towards the side and brought a hand over his face. "Sh*t."

He didn't know how it happened or why he did it. But when he reached the ground floor, he was still stunned and did not come out of the elevator. 

"President Park?" A staff called him and he snapped out of his daze. Damien walked towards his car with Markus waiting for him and entered the backseat with a muddled mind.

Meanwhile, Katherine stood rooted in the same spot. She has not moved ever since Damien kissed her and left like it was the most natural thing to do.

She touched her lips but she could barely remember how it felt as it all happened so fast. And holy cow, she was not prepared!

She was in a trance when she walked back to her desk and stared at the monitor for God knows how long but she could no longer concentrate on her work for the rest of the day.