LESLIE’S POV I’ve never been able to handle things with Kian. And I can’t pick out a particular point in time that it began. However, there are several moments from the past that I remember vividly. Moments I wish I can forget because of how painful they are but that I have never been able to. Mo
I left the office as soon as I got permission from him. But I didn’t go to the house immediately. I made several stops to do some shopping. Okay, a lot of shopping because I got home with a dozen bags full of groceries and accessories to design the house. My plan is a small romantic dinner in the
PRESENT DAY KIAN’S POV First day of visiting Beverly at the hotel and I have already mentally checked out. Most of the reason is because I already had a bad start to the day when my Uncle showed up like a knight in shining armour this morning. I can’t seem to shake him off, he just bounces back
PRESENT DAY LESLIE’S POV When I returned home that evening , the scores of shopping bags were no longer in my room. Kian took the hint and I am proud of myself for standing my ground. The maids already helped to arrange my own items that Travis brought earlier this morning. The room now feels mo
TRAVIS’ POV “Miss Jackson is waiting inside your office, sir.” I had just walked out of a meeting with the managers of the departments in the company when my personal assistant relayed the news to me. My steps quicken as soon as I hear that and indeed, I find Leslie in my office. She was in the
“Oh.” It’s a simple sound from her but the meaning behind it is clear. Her expression shifts and she picks at her food. I realize it’s because I mentioned her father. “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have brought him up.” I apologize immediately but Leslie just shakes her head and gives me a right smile.
LESLIE'S POV“Leslie, I’m so sorry,” Travis' apology doesn’t make any sense when he has just told me the disaster that has happened. I stare back at him in a mixture of worry and confusion, waiting for an explanation that doesn’t come because his phone begins to blow up with calls and messages. He
I grab my purse, prepared to walk out of the office with Dianne but the door swings open before we can reach it and Travis walks in. My mouth drops open as I take him in. He looks dishevelled and nothing like the typical businessman I was with earlier that afternoon. His usually gelled hair is now
CHAPTER 99 ~SOPHIE~ The moment Sebastian disappeared down the street, a crushing silence fell over me, broken only by the unsteady rhythm of my breathing. My fingers twitched at my sides, my entire body locked in place as if moving would make the moment real, as if accepting that he had been
CHAPTER 98 ~SOPHIE~ In between the endless nightmares that were triggered by the events of the past week and waiting for Travis to reach out to me again, I had been pushed to the edge of insanity. I thought it couldn’t get any worse, but it did. It got worse. And now I was bolting out
CHAPTER 97 ~JUSTIN~ I’ve never been anyone’s first choice. Never. No matter how hard I tried, Jac always had the spotlight. He was the golden boy, the prodigy, the one with all the medals and accolades. Meanwhile, I was the kid bringing home crayon sketches and piano recitals that no one car
CHAPTER 96 ~SOPHIE~ There were many questions; like how on earth she was in a place that was at least an hour's drive from her family’s mansion, and why she was chugging down cheap beer when I have only ever seen her enjoy the finest wine. The longer we stood there, wordlessly staring at ea
CHAPTER 95 [ Punching Bag ] ~ELAINE~ (6) The moment I slipped through the gates and caught sight of my father’s car parked neatly in the driveway, dread curled deep in the pit of my stomach. I stopped dead in my tracks, my pulse quickening. They were home. They were never supposed to be hom
CHAPTER 94 [ The One Who Needs Saving ] ~SOPHIE~ I didn’t even blink when the words fell out of Justin’s mouth like he'd been holding them in for years. I just sat there, watching him like he had told me the most obvious thing in the world. If I felt remotely surprised, it was simply because I
CHAPTER 93 [ I’m Gay ] ~SOPHIE~ My scream echoed down the street, loud enough to wake the dead or at least give someone a mild heart attack. But the hand gripping my shoulder was barely even settled before instinct took over. I spun around, grabbing the wrist tightly and twisting it with all the
CHAPTER 92 [ Little Contradictions ] ~SOPHIE~ The faint neon lights from the cinema flickered on and off as I stood by the curb, watching the stream of people moving in and out of the building. I couldn’t remember the last time I watched a movie—couldn’t even remember the last time I did somethi
CHAPTER 91 [ The Man I thought I knew ] ~SOPHIE~ He said no. I never imagined that would be his answer. I sat there, stunned into silence, blinking at him like I hadn't heard him right. His fingers were still wrapped around my wrist, firm and unyielding as if he could anchor me to him by sheer