ANASTASIA After a long minute of arranging my things in my bag, I closed my eyes and took a deep calming breath."It's okay, she will be fine," I muttered to myself as I force a smile on. "You just have to go to work, stay a few hours and get some work done then you head right back."My lips turne
“Sorry, I did not get that,” I corrected myself with another stiff smile. “Friday night?” He quirked his brows. "The emergency you had at the hospital. The girl… she looked quite unwell. How's she now?" “Oh," I drawled, caught off guard. I looked away from his face. “Umm yeah," I cleared my thro
ANASTASIANo. My lips trembled as I took slow shaky steps back until my back softly hit the wall of the elevator. The cold metal against my spine sent a shiver through my body, amplifying my growing sense of unease.For a while, I just stared ahead, seeing nothing. The darkness seemed to press in f
"I know you can go there,” he insisted, "But never hesitate to come to me if you need to,” there was a pause then he added, "…or want to.” Some unseen force promoted me to turn to him and I did. And my heart caught in my throat. Even though it was semi-dark, the tenderness I saw in those eyes was
AIDEN With a bit of amusement and a sense of loss, I watched Ana run out the door the moment the elevator door opened. She ran past the puzzled men and up the stairs, her footsteps echoing in the stairwell. We all watched until she disappeared from our view.I knew with everything in me that I'd ha
“These charity events will be one of a kind,” he grinned, "Several of our partners outside the country will fly in for them…” Murmurs arose as the representatives from the various charitable organizations shook their heads, equally impressed and satisfied with the plans that they had spun out. “O
AIDEN I looked down at the small figure that was staring up at me with large, innocent eyes, a colorful children's book sprawled open on the floor between us. "Sorry!" she waved at me and said with a small apologetic smile, her tiny hand fluttering in the air like a butterfly. I couldn't help but
CLARA I aimlessly walked around the store. l had come to get some clothes for Amie and some for myself. I was done selecting Amie's clothes about an hour ago. Okay, maybe not up to an hour but it's been a while. All the adult dresses here looked nothing like what I would like to wear. My gaze wa