Daisy's POV"Help.... Something's pulling me down, I can't swim that well!" I scream and internally high-five myself for sounding so believable.I splash harder like something was really dragging me down."Daisy! Hold-on, I'm coming" Hunter shouts panicked.He frantically tries to take off his shirt but decides against it all together and jumps in the river. At this, I just couldn't stop the laughter that had been bubbling in my throat. I laugh hard and uncontrollably.Hunter surfaces from the water in confusion and when what I did finally settles in his brain, he sends me a look hot enough to fry Antarctica to crisp and cold enough to make Africa snow.He stalks towards me and all the humor in the current situation vanishes."Look, I w-was just getting back at you for b-being a jerk. No hard feelings.........." I start to say moving back and waving both my hands to stop him from approaching.What am I doing? I shouldn't be scared of him.I stand straight and try to muster some courag
Daisy's POV"Oh where are my manners, my name is Kyle" He says and offers me a boyish smile.I keep staring at him wearily and he moves his eyes to my hand and raises his eyebrow. It was then that I noticed he had extended his hand for a shake and he moves it closer urging me to shake his hand.I reluctantly take it and then snatch my hand away from him. I'm not comfortable around strangers, it's always so awkward.He raises an eyebrow and sits down beside me leaning his back against the tree looking completely relaxed. Care-free and nonchalant seem to be the definition of this boy.I've never seen him around in school but then again, I always tend to be oblivious to things around me or maybe....."Stop looking at me like you've seen a ghost, I've been in your school since the beginning of the year" He says breaking my train of thoughts."Sorry" I apologize not knowing if I was apologizing for staring at him or for not knowing him."It's okay. So what's got you so mad?" He asks.Maybe
Hunter's POVSweat breaks out on my skin and I glance down to where Daisy was gripping me. She's asleep and yet she's driving me crazy. I had carried her from the floor to the bed because she was cold but that plan seems to have backfired now."Daisy stop doing th.........arghhhhh" I shout when she squeezes me.Her eyes snap open and she looks down then immediately turns her head to face me, horror and mortification evident on her face.I grow hard and her eyes widen more and she snatches her hands away. Well, what did she expect? A girl was touching me; a beautiful one at that and she expects my body to remain as still as a tree stump?"I-I'm sorr... I-I didn't m-mean....This is n-not....I m-mean..........Ughh, It wasn't me!" She stutters and then finally exclaims out.I open my mouth to talk but she interrupts me."I mean it w-was me but not me me, I-It's more like unconscious me. I was dreaming" She hastily adds.I try to tell her that she should stop her rant but...."Not that I w
Daisy's POVAs I walk away from Hunter, I place my hand over my chest to try and make my heart stop beating faster. I liked being in Hunter's arms, I liked him comforting me, a little too much for my liking. Back there, he made me really believe that everything would be okay even though I know that nothing will ever be able to fill the absence my mother left when she died.My mother was the sweetest and kindest woman that ever existed. She lit up the room with her smile and draws everyone in with her kindness. My father was so in love with my mother that when she died, I don't think he ever fully recovered; though he doesn't show it. He always tries to stay strong for me and he never even glanced at any other female with interest.If only I had listened............If only I had been faster.......If only I had been quicker.......... None of this would have happened. I run my hand through my hair to clear my head. It's no use having regrets now.My mind involuntarily goes back to when
Hunter's POV"Hello Hunter" The Eve chick says smiling coyly and taking her time to shake my hands. I'm not stupid; I know when a chick is blatantly flirting with me and I normally would flirt back but I can't help but notice everything that was too little and too much about her. Like how her hair is too long, not the perfect length like Daisy's, how she's not as tall as Daisy, How her hair is not blonde like Daisy, How she doesn't smell of citrus like Daisy, In conclusion, she just isn't Daisy.She turns to Daisy with a barely noticeable smirk on her face."Hi Daisy, It's a pleasure to see you again" She says extending her hands for a shake.Huh? What does she mean by again?Do they know each other?I glance at Daisy to see her face in shock like she has just seen a ghost. She quickly recovers and tries to smile but fails and then take Eve's hand shake offer."I'm confused. What do you mean by again? Have you guys met before?" Kyle (who I hate) asks as confused as everyone.Eve lets
Hunter's POVI freeze in my steps as the words Taylor just said kept ringing in my head.I love you.I've always did.I turn to face her and I see all my friends and Daisy's friends staring at Taylor in shock. I move my gaze to Taylor's face and for once since we've started high school, I see a hint of the old Taylor peeking through. That still does not assuage the shock her words have coursed through me though.She loves me? Taylor loves me?Why would she love me? I've never done anything to encourage her to love me. In fact, I've never done anything to encourage anyone to have feelings for me. As much as I sleep around, I can't hurt a girl like that. All the girls I sleep with know the deal.And what does she mean by she always has?"Taylor I don't......." I start to say but she cuts me off."Hunter, please listen to me, I've always loved you since we were small but then......." She pauses to sniff."But then, we got to the age where you started to notice girls and I thought that m
Daisy's POVHunter sighs tiredly and runs his hand over his face. He thenstarts to follow Tiffany but then turns back as if he forgot something only todrag me after him by my arm. Our friends follow automatically exchanging knowing looks.What have they all been up to?My eyes widen when we get to the scene and I find myself questioning Taylor's mental health."It's over!!! I don't have anything to live for anymore. He doesn't want me and it's all because of that slut. What has he asked for that I didn't give to hi...........don't you dare come near me!" Taylor pauses her sob story to warn off people that were trying to approach her and collect the knife that she was currently holding to her throat.Her eyes find Hunter who looked equal parts scared for her and also annoyed as hell. Slowly, her gaze moves down and narrows on where Hunter was still holding me by my wrist and I immediately make a move to snatch my hand away from Hunter's. I don't want to be responsible for a person's h
Daisy's POVWhy does that sound so bad?I continue packing and a few minutes later, I hear the footstep of someone entering the tent. I turn to see that that person was Hunter. I examine his neat clothes and appearance; he didn't look like someone who spent the night with a woman.King jumps up from my bed and runs towards Hunter with his tail wagging happily. He lets out tiny barks and he tries to jump as high as he can to get Hunter's attention.Hunter bends down beside him and scratches King's belly before he moves his eyes to me making our gazes meet. I break the stare and continue packing while mumbling an awkward 'good morning' to him with a stray tear falling from my right eye but I hastily wipe it away.I just can't get the image of him kissing Taylor out of my head.He greets me back and goes to the side of his tent packing his own bag. Silence reigns for an hour before he grunts in what seems to be frustration and comes to the side of my bed pulling me up by my waist."You k
Chapter 70 Daisy's POV *3 months later* "Aww come on Daisy, I was joking, you can't seriously be mad at me for this" Hunter says and I grunt in response. "Daisy, talk to me" He says taking his eyes off the road for a few seconds to look at me. "Whatever, I don't care" I answer facing away from him and staring at my phone like there was something interesting on it. "Wait, are you jealous?" He asks grinning widely making me feel like kissing the stupid thing of his face. "Why would I be jealous of your 'new pretty personal assistant'" I respond making air quotes around 'new pretty assistant' to show I'm quoting him exactly how he said it. I had quit working for him a month ago to move to my dad's own group of hotels which he will be handing over to me when he retires. It also helps that I studied business management in college. My post back at Stone's empire has been vacant up until today when another P.A was employed by Mrs. White. We are currently on our way to a little get t
Chapter 69Hunter's POV"Don't even think of moving boy" A sadistic voice says from beside me.The person walks forward with his gun still pointing at me and I see the face responsible for ten years of misery in all of our lives: Levi."What pretty boy? Why are you glaring at me like that?" He asks with a grin and one eyebrow raised or maybe his two eyebrows but I wouldn't know since the other eye was covered with an eye patch."If it's money you want, I'll give it to you" I state my heart beating wildly at the fact that Eve still had her gun pointed at Daisy.On a closer look, I notice Daisy's chest moving up and down rapidly. The expression on her face was that of pure panic and she looked like she would pass out at any moment now.Angel, please stay with me.Levi laughs maniacally at my question before responding "Money? You think I want money? Come to think of it, maybe the reason I haven't killed my self all these years was because I knew there was a probability this bastard was
Chapter 68Hunter's POVI left Daisy at her Dad's place after talking to him for a while so that they could talk more. He was surprised we used his hair for the DNA testing instead of just asking him for his blood but I told him I didn't want to get his hopes up.Daisy said she would head to Keesha's place after leaving there so I told her I would send the driver down to her but Mr. Heart said his driver would do it.It made me happy to see how proud he was of who Daisy had grown into. Immediately after leaving there, I had called my friends and Daisy's friends to tell them about the good news. To say they were ecstatic was an understatement. They all promised to fly back as soon as they had chances to.Right now though, I'm heading to the office where Mike is waiting for me. I had thought that I would not be needing his services anymore since I found Daisy but something about seeing Eve again does not sit well with me.When Daisy passed out, I had rushed to her side and before I kne
Chapter 67Hunter's POVI stretch forth my hand to grab Daisy and pull her back to me but my heart starts beating in panic when I grab nothing but air.My eyes fly open and my suspicions are confirmed when I see no one beside me on the bed.Was it all a dream?"Oh, you're awake. I had to use the bathroom but I didn't want to wake you up" I hear her voice say and I turn to see her coming out of the bathroom making me sag in relief."What's wrong? Why do you look so shocked to see me?" She asks laughing as she puts her hair into a loose ponytail."Nothing, come here" I reply making her walk towards me.When she reaches the bedside, I pull on her hand making her fall on top of me."Where's my morning kiss?" I ask grinning up at her."No, I haven't brushed" she answers trying to wriggle out of my grip but that only makes me tighten it around her."How can you say no to such a cute face?" I say trying my best to pout."Stop, that looks so wrong on you" she says laughing and I pout harder
This is a quick recap of all the characters:Daisy/Esmeralda: -Main female character.Heiress to Heart hotels-Lost her memory due to an accident and temporarily took the identity of Esmeralda Griffin.-Was engaged to Hunter in the first book.Hunter: -Main male character.-CEO of the biggest group of company on the continent-Never gave up on finding Daisy years after she went missing.-Was engaged to Daisy in the first book.Mr. Heart: -Daisy's father.-Lost his wife four years prior to losing his daughter to an old crazy high school nemesis.-Developed heart conditions after Daisy went missing.King: -The puppy Daisy rescued from the camp where her and Hunter's love story started from.-Bundle of cutenessLily: -Hunter's younger sister-Tried matchmaking Hunter and Daisy in the first book when they were too stubborn to admit their feelings.-Pretty as hellOlder Mr. Stone: -Lily and Hunter's fatherArianna Cade (Mrs. Stone): -Super famous singer retired to become a supermode
Chapter 65Daisy's POV"It's okay Angel, open your eyes, no one here is going to hurt you. Never again" I hear a soothing voice say and I suddenly open my eyes to see Hunter."Hunter, I'm bleeding" I say sitting up on the comfortable bed in a strange room. When I look down at my stomach though, I see no blood."What's going on?" I say holding my head to calm the pounding."Did Lily make it home safe? Wait, what happened to you? Why do you look old?" I say after looking at him more closely.He looked like someone in his late twenties.Hunter's worried gaze is the only thing I see before everything goes dark once more.*****************"She doesn't seem to remember the latter part of her life after the incident, Dr. Keller" I hear Hunter utter in a muffled voice."Let her rest some more, it'll all come back" I hear a female voice respond before I fall back into a dreamless sleep.***************For the umpteenth time, I open my eyes again and notice that it was already dark outside. T
Chapter 64Esmeralda's (or should I say Daisy's) POV"Daisy, Daisy, wake up" I hear a tiny voice say and I open my eyes to see Lily looking at me with worry. After a few seconds, I notice that her hands and legs are tied up. I hurriedly try to help her and then realize that mine are tied too.I struggle to sit up and only then do I notice that we are in a car and Levi is the driver while Miss. Violet sat in the passenger seat."Daisy, I'm scared, Why is your nanny doing this to us? And who is that crazy man?" Lily asks crying."Shut your mouth before I shut it for you" Levi yells while increasing the speed of the car."Listen Levi, you want me not her. She has nothing to do with this, she's not even family, let her go, please" I plead while I scoot closer to Lily who was shaking in terror."Miss. Violet, having her with us will only increase your risk of being caught. Please tell him to let her go, you don't need her. I'll do anything you want, please" I direct my words towards Miss.
Chapter 63Esmeralda's POVThe camp served as a vacation I didn't even know I needed. We spent two more days there after the day Hunter asked me out and I felt really sad when I had to say goodbye to Hunter's friends who I can now boldly call my friends.Although Blake and I got off on the wrong foot on my first day at work, this camp made me realize he was actually a very nice person. Fun to be with too.I also learnt that he was going through a messy divorce and a custody war with his ex-wife who he referred to as the reincarnation of the devil.Blake and Bloom remained polite to each other throughout but nothing more. I got closer to Lily, Chloe and Bloom on the third day when men and ladies spent their days apart.It was so easy to feel like I had known them for a long time and they treated me as such.When we met for lunch with the guys, Hunter kept throwing me silly winks and kisses across the table and I couldn't stop giggling.I as a person don't giggle so I don't know what t
Chapter 62Esmeralda's POVBloom and Blake are kissing!Before my brain can even register what's going on, I see Bloom push Blake away forcefully."How dare you? Don't you have any dignity? Do you think I'm like you? For God's sake, my boyfriend is nearby, you pig!" She yells and Hunter starts to move towards them dragging me along with him."Hey, hey, Bloom calm down. He won't try that again" Hunter pleads and Bloom eyes Blake in hatred before answering."He better not if he knows what's good for him" "Will you just let us talk for once?" Blake asks Bloom; anger audible in his voice."We have nothing to talk about. Hunter, do you mind if we switch partners?" She directs the last part towards Hunter and I."Sure" Hunter says letting go of my hand and pecking my forehead."See you later" he murmurs just before Bloom storms off making me follow her.We walk in silence for a while with her lost in thoughts but when I hear her sniffling, I decide to try to talk to her."Are you okay?" I