Her And I:The Sweet Poison

​Chapter One
​I sat at my desk, fingers flying across the keys as the clock crept past three in the morning. Something was entirely wrong with my auditing. No matter how many times I re-read the files, the details just didn't fit right; it felt like the words were completely mismatched, mocking the perfect control I usually fought so hard to maintain.
​Thursday. Perfect. Just another messed-up birthday spent entirely alone, and I was so damn tired. No cakes, no candles. Just a blank screen staring back at me-the person who was supposed to have everything under control.
​But I couldn't stop. The collaboration auditions were at 7:30 AM. My own future in the industry was already a sealed deal; I didn't need anyone to decide my fate. My path was set in stone. But this specific project? It was run by the biggest female artist in the game, and I wanted this collaboration under my belt. I didn't just want to participate-I wanted to completely dominate it. Failure wasn't an option.
​By 7:30 AM, the main studio was buzzing, adrenaline and heavy bass vibrating through the floorboards as the industry's finest lined up, desperate for a chance. I stood near the back of the crowded room, completely detached, running on pure caffeine and cold focus. My spot on the project was already locked in. It was all going perfectly to plan.
​Until I saw her step through the main doors.
​Nicky. The woman that has been on my neck for almost forever.
​She was as immaculate as ever with that aura of perfection that seemed to inflate me every time I looked or even thought of her. Too damn beautiful, predatory. Too annoying. Her eyes locked onto me as if she knew where exactly I would be it seems like she expected me here and that made me even angrier with others it was going to be easy but with this woman in here grabbing that spot is going to be a real battle.
​She and I have been competing for almost everything ever since I grabbed a spot in this industry-the endorsements, the projects, the sites to film our videos, the fashion choice, the attendance spot on huge functions, the investors. It sounds hilarious on why I seem like I didn't expect her here after all this has been our daily normal. What was I even thinking that she would let me have this big project just like that without a fight-the hell she would.