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
Daisy's POV"What! NO! I don't want to get married to someone I don't know! And that too, at age 18!!!" I screech shooting up from my seat."You won't get married now, you're too young. But you're going to be engaged till you both graduate college. Daisy, please don't question me on this one." He says tiredly and I notice the big bags under his eyes since the first time that I've entered the study making me feel like the worst daughter in the world. That still doesn't make me relent though."I'm not selling the rest of my life away just so you can make profits" I say walking out of the study and slamming the door before walking angrily to my room.I furiously throw all my pillows at the door and glare at nothing imagining it was the stupid idiot I was supposed to marry. Unwillingly,my mind goes to Hunter. Maybe I was secretly hoping that the kiss might have been a start of...........No, no, no Daisy don't go there. That would be a perfect recipe for disaster and heartbreak.Now inste
Daisy's POVOf all the people in the world, it just had to be him.Why am I surprised? I've always known fate had a personal vendetta against me. She's always been content to ruin my life just for her own amusement.I pick up my fork and turn my head to the approaching figure to see whether I had imagined him or if I needed glasses. Unfortunately, the figure didn't disappear or change, he kept approaching not looking up from his phone.I don't think he has noticed me yet.There he stood in all his glory, Hunter Stone.I haven't met anyone with as much rotten luck as mine. I had planned to avoid him for the few remaining months that remained for us in High school. Even though I doubt that would be possible with the growing friendship between his friends and my friends.He looked up from his phone and froze in his steps for a few seconds; myriads of emotions passing through his face in the blink of an eye: shock, surprise, a little softness and then anger.Why would he be angry? Does i
Daisy's POV"I'm waiting" she snarls.Is this the same sister Hunter was talking about as if she was an angel? Well, he did mention that she sometimes act like an overbearing mother."Uhmm, yes I am" I answer her question.She scans me from head to toe and then starts to fire me with questions."Do you like kids? What about animals? Who is your favorite Disney princess? Who would you choose between Edward and Jacob? And finally, do you love my brother?" She exhales after she finishes making me start to wonder what the point of this questioning is."Yeah, I do like kids and animals. My favourite disney princess is Tiana from the frog prince. Definitely Jacob and to answer your last question, I..........." I trail off unsure of how to answer.For God's sake Daisy, you just have to say yes or no.I surely don't love Hunter. I don't even like him. Okay the last part was a lie, I think it's time I accept the fact that I have a tiny crush on Hunter."Tiana! Oh, I love The frog prince too! I
Daisy's POVHis face keeps getting closer and my heart's beating speed increases rapidly. I wrap my arms around his neck to support my jelly legs. He touches his lips to mine; just a mere peck and I stand on my tip toes to get more......."Hunter, Mum says it's time to go" Lily suddenly appears and even though she sees the position we're currently in, she keeps standing there smiling.I move away from Hunter very reluctantly and he simply smiles and places a small peck on my cheek."See you at school tomorrow" he mutters before turning around and walking inside leaving me dazed."It worked, it worked! Now phase 2 is in progress" Lily mumbles to herself.When she finally notices she wasn't alone, she lifts her gaze to mine and clears her throat.I fix her with a glare for her earlier lies and give her an expectant look for her to explain herself."It was for a good cause! And besides I ....... You'll never catch me alive!!!" She declares turning around to run inside when she can't fin
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