POV Drake.She shudders at my voice and freezes. I've surprised her. Good, that was my intention. Because I too fell four stories today when I saw her on that terrace with him. I've asked Lucas to put two men on her side for protection. I'm getting to know Lisa and I'm beginning to know that her silence is never a good sign. Especially when she's this angry. I know very well that she's about to do something stupid, like trying to get revenge on her own, for example, but I know very well that it's a bad idea, she can't face this man on her own. He's bloody dangerous! But she's stubborn, maybe even more so than I am, knowing that she went to see this guy and that he put his hands on her, and that she let him do it, really pisses me off. I take her hand and pull her onto my legs. "You didn't come to work today. " "What? You're watching me now? ""Lisa... " "Let go of me! "she cuts me off. If I could have carried her, I would have done it myself. But I can't. So I motion to Zack to he
POV Lisa. I'm slowly emerging from my sleep, the only thing on my mind at the moment is how good I am right now. I feel Drake's warmth on my back, his arms holding me close. I close my eyes and savor this privileged moment that has become so rare these days. Just a few more seconds and then I'm gone, I thought. But that's without counting on Drake's presence behind me. It's as if this man is reading my mind, so much so that it's starting to scare me. His hand slips between my intimate lips, which he spreads, and starts caressing my clitoris, already sensitive from our lovemaking the night before. I close my eyes and bite my lip to keep from moaning with pleasure. But Drake knows my body even better than I do. His fingers dig into my sex and he begins a gentle back-and-forth, torturing me until I buckle. My thighs spread a little more at their own will and Drake's fingers insert themselves a little more into me. "Drake..." I murmured. "I forbid you to cum without my permission, your
POV Ryan.I park my car on the corner of this seedy neighborhood. I look around to make sure no one's around. Then I breathe a sigh of relief. I lean back in the armchair and light a cigarette. I hate coming to Sydney's palm hole, but when circumstances force me to, I don't really have a choice. It's in this godforsaken hole that you find everything men like me need, henchmen when you want to make someone disappear, whores, drugs and I'm even certain that in this shithole I could find someone capable of imitating my brother's signature even better than himself. I inhale the smoke from my cigarette, then spit it out into the air in circles. Ever since I learned to do this trick, I can't get enough of it. Sierra loved it too. I close my eyes and shake my head. What the hell am I doing thinking about her at a time like this? No, what's wrong with me thinking about her at all? Sierra is part of a past I'd like to put behind me, far away. I catch a glimpse of a silhouette in the dark, and
POV Drake"Reassure me, is that Lisa I just saw getting into the car with Zack? "Scarlett asks me in a teasing voice. I turn my head towards the window so I don't have to answer her. When my sister gets like this, she almost becomes like a crazy person obsessed with knowing everything. "You look way too calm to me, I don't know like soothed, you look like you're happy to go to your therapy session and between you and me, I know you hate going. " I turn my head towards her and look at her, she just shrugs her shoulders as if to say, you really think I'm an idiot, I know very well you hate going to these sessions. She doesn't say it out loud, but I know her well enough to know that's what she's thinking. I've actually asked Zack to go with Lisa to the company. I need people I can trust there more than ever, especially since Mason had to leave the country. I'm not at all secure in the knowledge that my business is in my brother's hands. I don't trust him at all. I know exactly what ki
POV BrianI tap my foot on the floor, hang up for the fifth time since this morning and throw the phone on the bed. Why doesn't she answer me? Why is she avoiding my calls? I've been trying to reach her for two bloody days without any success. My thoughts begin to wander and I start to imagine everything and anything. Who could she be with? Is she with him? Is he putting his hands on her again? I don't want him anywhere near her! I think back to our conversation, to the moment when he clearly told me Lisa would never be mine. I tried to kill him, I threw myself at him with a butter knife, I wanted to stick it in his neck, if only that bodyguard hadn't interfered. I don't want anything to disturb this reconciliation between Lisa and me. Especially not now, after all these years, I've finally found her and I've no intention of losing her. I close my eyes and think back to that day when we were at university, I'd just had an argument with my father and I was at my lowest ebb. Once aga
POV Lisa.I hang up with a sigh, beginning to wonder if what I'm doing is really a good idea. Brian is really driving me crazy! With his calls, his messages full of love. Not to mention the looks Drake gives me every time my phone rings. Just this morning, he called me while I was having breakfast with Drake and Drake almost put my phone in the coffee pot. If I hadn't held it back, I don't know what would have happened. I get up and grab my purse to head out the door, thank goodness Mason isn't here to hold me accountable. And with Ryan at the head of the company, it's become something else, he too comes to work when he feels like it, which creates an incredible mess. Drake really needs to come back and take this company back in hand. I have to admit that being away at the moment doesn't make me any different from anyone else, but I really have to get to this appointment. Knowing Brian as well as I do, he might well be able to barge in here and create a scandal. I head for the elevat
POV DrakeI hang up and put my phone in my jacket pocket. Zack has just confirmed that Lisa is now safely with him, which means I can get on with something else. When he told me that she'd just run out on him to go I don't know where, I had to ask the doctor to stop the therapy because I couldn't have gone on if I hadn't been reassured that he'd found her, especially as she was unreachable, and when he finally did find her, she was in this café with this guy and I asked Zack to wait for her to finish before taking her home. Home, I can't believe I'm finally ready to let another woman into my life after all these years. Me, who'd been through the ordeal because of a woman. The idea of opening the door of my home to Lisa seems so obvious that I wonder how I didn't think of it sooner. "Are you reassured, Mr Lancaster? " "Yes." I say, shaking my head.I roll my chair to the center of the room and look at the clock. "Is it over yet?" "We still have thirty minutes. "I remain silent fo
POV LisaI receive a blow in the face, roll onto the bed and land on the floor, hitting my head. "Damn it! "I muttered. I get up with difficulty and rub the back of my head, looking at Drake lying on the bed and not stopping gesticulating in his sleep. I let out a sigh and walk over to him, lay down and place a kiss on the top of his head. Then he does something incredible, unconsciously lifting his leg. I'm so surprised that I stay in shock for long minutes before realizing what's happening. Drake has just lifted a leg, unconsciously yes, but he's done it. I know it's because of this horrible nightmare he's been having for a week now, sometimes I'd like to get inside his head to find out what's causing him so much torment. I take a handkerchief from the dresser and blot his forehead, then press myself a little tighter against him, so he can feel my presence. I want him to know that I'm here and that I would never let him down. The love I feel for this man is something indescribable