Chapter 73

"So, are you and Kai together, or are you just fucking?" I don't know why, but I was taken aback by Daniella's question. "You know... because there's quite clearly something going on again. Not that I'm surprised, he was a mess after you left."

Daniella exhaled as she lay back on her sun lounge and pulled her sunglasses down to cover her eyes. I stilled beside her as I tried to figure out whether she had an agenda here or not. We'd been polite to each other since their arrival, not really having the opportunity to be alone, until now. So, I wasn't entirely sure where I stood with her.

Daniella turned her head towards me and smiled ruefully as I remained silent.

“Does that surprise you?”

I snapped my mouth shut quickly, glad she couldn't see my eyes. "Um, no I guess not. I was a mess too when I left."

“So, why leave? Why didn’t you just ask Kai to protect you?” she asked in a bored tone.

“Can you imagine wh