Maxwell opened his mouth to reply, but Bonnie entered the room and he stopped himself. Whoever she was, she didn't deserve to hear the insults she would say to her brother. His mother had always insisted that he should treat every woman like a lady. And he made an effort to do so, when it was possible. “Well?” She asked, dropping the two wheelie suitcases on the floor. “Are we ready?” “We'll wait for Anna and her father.” Adam said, and she sat down next to him. Anna packed her suitcases with only the bare necessities. Adam would have to buy her new clothes. Once her suitcase was packed, she went into Ian's room to talk to Beth. “Beth, leave me alone with my son, please.” “Okay.” She said and left, but first she messed up Ian's hair. Anna went over to him, who was playing on his wooden horse, and sat down in the armchair. “Ian... We're going on a trip...” “With Uncle Adam?” “Yes. With him.” “Are we all going?” “You, me and Grandpa are going.” Ian frowned, a
“Ian will only be in the United States for a month. After that, he wants to be close to his family here.” Anna said firmly, interrupting their obvious connection. Anna had no doubt that they could communicate through their minds and had fun with it. What she didn't know was that Adam produced images of the fantasies in Ian's mind, such as him punching his brothers, and that Ian liked it. She turned to Maxwell, who was staring at her happily. “Is that really what you want, Ian?” Adam asked calmly, when everyone expected him to be disappointed, and with a new idea springing to mind. “Yes, Uncle. Actually, I didn't even want to go...” “I agree to let you stay with me for a month. If you change your mind, you can stay with me. If you don't, I'll let you go back to Scotland, on the condition that you talk to me every day on the computer or on your cell phone. I'll give you both.” “Dad won't let me have those things yet.” Adam looked at Maxwell, who was smiling proudly at I
Anna came out with the suitcases and they left, after Ian and Anna had said a long goodbye to Maxwell. Maxwell stayed in the empty room for a while. His tears fell without changing his expression. After a long time, which seemed like hours to him, when the impression of energy left by his wife and son faded, he went to his room and then remembered Anna's note. He entered the room, sat down on the bed and only then did he open the note. “I can't live away from you. Take our family and go to America, rent a house in Las Vegas under someone else's name. I'll make Dad our personal courier. I know we can't trust him completely, but we have to. He'll arrange our meetings, and he'll help us throw Adam off the scent, so that it can happen without risk. I love you, Max. I'll keep my promise.” Maxwell smiled tenderly and felt life become colorful again. His wife was a genius. The next day, his family would probably be released from captivity and then he would do as Anna said. He felt
Anna arrived back at Adam's mansion with a heavy heart. Although she remembered that when she had first seen the house, she had wanted to live in it, because it was exactly the way she had always wanted, she could no longer remember the good times she had had there. There was nothing left for her, and she felt agony at the thought of having to live in that house again for an indefinite period of time. She looked at Ian, and he seemed excited. She didn't know if, like her, the house was exercising in him the same childhood dream of the perfect life. She still didn't understand what had happened to Adam, who got out of his car in Las Vegas and got into another car that she knew Bonnie was in. He had changed into the Adam she had known. He didn't talk, he didn't laugh, he didn't look at her, there was only indifference in his eyes. But he said goodbye to her and Ian, promising that he would visit the next day, when they were rested from their trip, and that he had things he neede
Adam felt like killing Kate, but took a deep breath. “Kate!” “I've tidied up, according to your instructions.” She finally said. “Come on, Ian. Let's see your new room. Let the women gladiate themselves.” Adam said debauchedly and Ian took his hand and held out the other to Genevieve who accepted the mute invitation, immediately, to be guided to her new room. Once they had left and it was just the three women, Kate leaned back on the sofa and stared at Bonnie and Anna alternately. “You should look in the mirror with Anna, Bonnie. I once said that you were a poor imitation, and now I find out that I was wrong. Not even the color of your eyes resembles each other. You bear no resemblance whatsoever. Even Anna's hair is silkier... I'd be ashamed if I were you.” “Who are you to talk about shame? You're nothing but a whore, whose existence only serves to deposit sperm, the ejaculate of many men, when they want it.” Kate smiled reassuringly. “And what's the differenc
Kate nodded. “Despite Max's resemblance and charisma, which far surpasses Adam's, they are the opposite of each other. It's as if you were in a river and jumped into the sea. E... Anna! Max is perhaps more dangerous than Adam. I know that the Alpha isn't someone with a flexible personality, but he doesn't share the desires that dominate the men of the Lens family...” “I don't understand.” Anna said, frowning. “Forget it.” Kate said, holding out the empty glass to Anna, who came over, poured it, put the bottle down and sat down next to her. “You met Max, and you didn't fall in love with him?” “He was always very snobbish and ignored me. But I'm not going to lie. I had intentions with him. Max studied with me. But it passed after Adam began to enjoy my company too much and we became lovers. We were friends, and lovers. I never thought I would stop loving him. It wasn't in my plans to seduce a big boss and live with him. But life pushes us in the right direction. Also, I alwa
Anna stood up and straightened her skirt. “I'm going to shower and change. I need to rest from the trip.” “Your room is the same. Nothing has been touched. I just had it cleaned and your old clothes washed. You might want to wear something more suitable for the climate here.” “Thanks, Kate.” Anna said, and headed for the stairs, remembering every detail of that house. It was still as she remembered it. And she also remembered the way she had come down that staircase the last time she had been there. She climbed up with her chin held high, and went to her old room. As Kate had said, it was just as she had left it. Her clothes were clean and fresh-smelling, and just the way she liked them. She decided she would wear shorts and a shirt and went into the shower. ... Caricatura entered the room as soon as Anna had left, poured herself a brandy and filled Kate's glass again. “So... Who is the man you love?” Kate stared at him, unsurprised. She remembered too late that he was
Anna, oblivious to what was going on in Kate's room, went from room to room, until she found Adam and Ian in a room with lots of guns hanging up, as if it were a Hoploteca. Anna crossed her arms and hissed to make them aware of her presence. Ian looked at her and then at Adam, with a guilty look on his face, and Adam looked at her with a longing, carefree look, when he saw that she looked exactly as she did at sixteen. He felt his love inflate his chest. He regretted the resources he had to use to get her to come home with him, but he didn't know how to detach himself from that love. She was an addiction he liked to have. He still craved her, as if he had never touched that body. However, while his feelings towards Anna didn't change, Adam discovered that he loved Bonnie too. Not in the way that you love a woman and want to have children with her. But in the way that he delighted in her presence. He still didn't know if Anna would demand that she leave, but if she wanted to, he