Instead, she continued to watch him, silently, until the troubling realization dawned on her and her heart skipped a beat.It was bad, she thought as she fought to keep her breath steady, feeling like she had committed one of biggest sin known to herself and broken a silent vow that she had made.Am
Amara didn’t know how to react. She was surprised to see Fiona, but then again, what did she expect, this was her brother’s place.But…did she just say they were loud? Did that mean she had heard everything!?Amara went beet red in seconds, Fiona, finding her expression funny, chuckled.“So, I’m gue
The message Elijah had been expecting came around 3 in the afternoon.It was simple, a few words sent, a time and place, and nothing else.Elijah had expected as much, and yet, he couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. But the fact that he understood where Amara was coming from, the hurt and
“I forgive you, but…” She hesitated. “I don’t think we can be together any longer, Elijah.”“No,” He breathed out, grabbing the hand that had squeezed his, holding it tightly, his grip, strong and firm, while his gaze was filled with desperation and panic.“No, please, Amara, give me a chance to fix
Amara didn’t immediately drive off. She sat in the parking lot of Royals, blankly staring at her reflection through the rare view mirror and waiting for the moment that it would happen.The moment the guilt would course through her and her face would morph up in a regretful expression.However, no m
“Come with me,”Amara felt like laughing the very moment she heard this. “Is that a joke?” She asked.“As a matter of fact, it is not. It’s a fair trade. Come with me and the lives of those two would be spared. If not,” He paused and clicked his tongue. “Well I’m sure that little fiancé of yours wou
Jake walked into the police station, grumbling incoherent words underneath his breath.In the back of his mind, his conversation with Amara was still playing.“You’ve disappointed and failed me once and that’s more than enough for you to lose any and every reputation you have with that little job of
“Because-“ She caught herself the very moment she wanted to spill everything.She knew the moment she did so, the way Lorenzo saw Elijah would equally change and she didn’t want that to happen.“I…don’t really have an answer right now.” She settled for saying this instead.Lorenzo raised a brow.“I…