Amara froze when Elijah asked her that question. It took an amount of willpower that she did not know she possessed, to stop her eyes from going as wide as saucers.“Excuse me?”Elijah smiled, but Amara was certain it was not his usual go to smile. She could tell, and for some reason, that made her
So yeah, it was definitely a malfunction.“I see.” She nodded and focused on pouring a glass of water for her visitor.Elijah took the opportunity to survey the interior of her house. It was simple, minimalistic, like how his own place was, which was not surprising at all, seeing as Amara didn’t see
A whole week of pure peace and silence felt like the strangest thing that had ever happened to Amara. There was no Tobias popping up out of thin air, or Celestine showing up to ruin her day, or even Fiona to annoy the heck out of her.It was quiet and peaceful, and honestly, it scared Amara a bit.J
Amara thought on the question. Her target was a little while away, under two billion dollars. She’d be able to achieve that within a deal or two.So, that’d make it less than a month before she returns home.The thought soured her mood. She felt like she was leaving something behind, or unattended t
“Tobias.”His name was called, but the voice did not belong to Amara.They had both been staring, speechless, when Celestine walked out of the restroom behind Amara.She turned around and felt her mood deteriorate more than it already was when she saw the young model. The effect was the opposite for
“If you’re going to keep staring, might as well say what’s on your mind.” Amara met his eyes and arched a brow. “What?”“Back there…are you okay?”She thought on his question while drinking water. Shaking her head, she answered. “No. It’s not easy to move on from someone you’ve loved for six whole y
It was around 3 in the early morning, Amara stood in front of her window, looking out with her phone presses against her ear.Behind her were carton boxes, lined up in front of her bed.Minutes after she had placed the call, the line connected and Lorenzo’s voice filled her ear.“Amara? Jesus Christ
Trying his number, Amara listened to the automated voice speak while chewing on her lower lip.Where could he have gone without telling her?The last time they spoke was through text message when he informed her of James departure-Oh no. Amara felt chills run down her spine. What if something happe