Chapter 1

JESSICE POV

I was working at the café and all of a sudden a group of men arrived.

"Hello. Welcome to Smile Cafe. Can I get your order?" I said. They give me their orders and I have noticed that one continues to look at me with an uncomfortable look.

"All of it 120 dollars. You may wait at your table and our worker will sent your orders to your table" I said and give the receipt to them. "Thanks beautiful" one of the guy said and winked to me. I smiled "Thank you sir"

I was waiting for the customers to show up at the café. I noticed that the early guy that keep looking at me still looking at me. It makes me so uncomfortable. But he's got grey eyes. He gave me a wink and I turned red. Did he just winked to me or what? Im dead.

When the night comes, I finished my shift and my friend comes to me."Hey Jess. I think today we have too many customers to manage," she says, taking two cups of coffee. She gives me one of the coffee. "Thanks and yeah. Maybe there's event around here that's why many people come to our cafe" I said. "It could be like that. Yo another one. Can you remember the group of men who came to our cafe?"she asks. I remember who came to the coffee shop and remembering that a group of men and one of them are weird who keep watching me that make me uncomfortable. "Yup.. I remembered that" I replied.

"OH MY GOD! One of them is so hot. The one with the grey eyes. I can't breathe when I look at him" she keep saying about the weird guy. I know he is hot but I feel uncomfortable when he is around with keep looking at me. My thought was stopped when Mary hit my hand. "Are you listening to me?" she said. "Yeah yeah that guy. I know he's hot but I don't like him" I replied. "Really? Why?" she asks again. " I want to go back home. I will chat you later since it already late" I said while looking at the outside. "Well okay..Want me to send you home?" she said. "It's okay. I can go back by myself" I replied.

"Come on. You haven't heard of missing persons in this area? Aren't you scared?" She said and she made me shiver. "It's okay. There's nothing going to happen. Anything happens, I'll give you a call. Don't turn off the phone," I said. "Okay. Bye. See you tomorrow again" she replied. "Yeah bye" with that I go walk by myself. My house is not really far from the cafe if I used short way but that way is creepy cause the way looks like have a ghost or any dangerous people. I feel someone stalking me on the way home. I keep looking behind me and I found that nobody was following me. Might just be my imagination and tired.

After a week, I don't think it's my imagination to have somebody follow me. There's someone following me around every night. There is one night when I was going back home, then a bouquet of rose in front of my front door with a messaged "You will be mine soon" and sent me shivers. I toss the rose in the trash because I'm afraid.

And then another big gift sent to my house. My mom was asked who gave me the gift because the gift looks so special. I opened the gift in my bedroom and see many photos of myself was taken and the chocolate. Somebody took pictures of me without my permission. And there's a messaged in the box said "Soon". I think someone is watching me every night.

I've been thinking about who follows me around every night until I forget there's a customer coming in. Mary pinched my back and make me come back to reality. "Ouch. Sorry sir. Welcome to Smile Cafe and what can I get for your order sir?" I said with awkward smile. "It's okay. I want a cappuccino latte and a slice of red velvet cake" he said and I put his order in the system. Then, he pays. "You may wait at your table and our worker will sent your order to your table later" I said and give the receipt. "Thanks señorita" he replied. "By the way, this is my business card. If you need help finding a new job or are interested in business, you can call me," he said, giving out his business card. "Thanks sir" I said and smiled. He go to seat on his table. So his name was Damien Raid. Suddenly someone tap on my shoulder. It was Mary. "Did you just flirt with him?"she said and smirked. "Lol no" I replied. "He just gives me his business card. Maybe he want to be friend with me" I continued. "Really? Maybe could be more than friend should be hehe" she said and Damien come to the counter. "He is coming! Im better go.. i didn't want to disturb hehe" she said and go. What did she think about hmm..

"Hi again"he said. "Ouh hey Mr Raid. What can I help you?" I said. "Woah woah too formal cutie. Just call me Damien" he said. "I see. So, Damien what I can help you?" I said. "Can we talk in private later?"he asked. "Well. About what? If this is just an encounter to flirt, sorry I'm not interested" I answered. "No. It's about work. Maybe I'm offering you a job," he explained. "I see. Where?" I replied. "You will finished your work at 8pm right. I see this cafe closed on 8pm. So, meet me at Starcus Restaurant at 8:30pm"he said. "Okay. See you there" I replied and he smiled widely. Then, he go out of the cafe.

After finished my work, I look at the clock and it shows 8:15pm. "So do have planned to go anywhere? Looks like you have a planned since you look at the clock like you want everything settle on time" Mary said and smirked. "Huh?No. I just want to settle all of my work on time" I said. "I see. I think I will go now. See you tomorrow. Bye" she said and go out of the cafe. I go out and find a taxi to go to Starcus Restaurant. Since it still early, so accept to meet Damien there.

Once I arrive, I enter the restaurant and the receptionist asks me a question. "What your booking number or any name under for your booked?" he asked. "Damien Raid" I replied. "Ouh. Follow me" he said and brings me to a private room. Why did Damien choose private room. It just meeting about work. I already see Damien sitting on the chair and all the food already served when I come in the room. He look at me. "Sit" he said and sit in front of him. "I thought you weren't coming," he said. "Well. Still early. So what the work are you talking about earlier at the cafe?" I asked. "Ouh. I almost forgot about that. Eat or drink first"he said. He start to eat the food. He gives me a signal to eat and I eat food. After we finished the food, he look at me. "Is the food taste good? Are you full?"he asked. "Yeah. So what about the work?"I replied.

"Good. About the work maybe I won't talk about it" he said and smirked. What the hell with this guy. "Im sorry but I need to this for my boss"he said. "What do you mean?"I confused.

All of a sudden, a group of men enter the room. I see a man I know. I saw this guy in the cafe once. Ouh that weird guy. "Enough with the talk. When the sleeping pill worked?" the weird guy said. His voice so deep and sexy. Woah Im still thinking about the voice when I was in the middle of confusion. "In a minute" Damien replied. Wait a minute! Did he just talking about the sleeping pill? And it is relate to me? Suddenly I want to sleep and it all goes dark.