~•~The air felt strangely light, but that wasn’t the only thing that seemed unusual to Amara. The fact that she had another body in bed with her, something she hasn’t felt beside her in months, was the first thing she noticed when she woke up.Turning around, the brunette came face to face with a s
“Called to remind me of the dinner.”“Yeah?”She nodded. “Mhm hm.”“Speaking of meals,” Elijah pulled away from her, only to turn her around in his hold, pulling her frontal body closer to his. “Wanna join me in the kitchen? I’m sure that meal would become one hell of dish once you lay hands on it.”
The next time Amara emerged, she found Elijah standing in the pathway leading to the bedroom, figure slightly turned away from her.But even at that, she could still see he was holding a phone. Her phone.“Did grandpa call?” Was her unsuspecting question as she advanced towards him.Elijah, looking
“Bye,” Amara gave him a weak smile, and with that, turned and left, a million things running through her head, half of them being bad.She had been too distracted to notice the two men exchange a glance as she left.“She’s a beauty,” David noted, the moment Amara was out of sight.Elijah, would have
Amara learnt two things the hard way. One, with Elijah not being around to constantly smile, cuddle and give her the attention that oddly, she had gotten used to in such short amount of time, her mood was bound to deteriorate. Now, she wasn’t a downer, no, Amara was far from that, bubbly, some would
“You’re the star of the party. The business tycoon. I’m sure everyone would be too busy acknowledging and admiring you to notice that I hadn’t even showed up. And if you eagerly want a partner, I’d gladly find one for you.”Tobias could only but sigh at her words. He was in no fair mood for arguing
During her free time, Amara sat in her office, carefully scrolling through her phone in a bid to find the message Tobias had spoken of.Unfortunately, she found nothing even after twenty minutes of scrolling, leaving her to believe the man had just said that to get on her nerves, or better yet, get
Perhaps it was the way his voice sounded less bright and cheery, or the lack of enthusiasm and affection in his tone.Either way, Amara’s grip on the phone tightened and her heart clenched, feeling worry she couldn’t explain what for or where it had come from.“Is something…wrong?” She asked, a ques