Isla's Point of View"I can't believe that you are getting married again." Italia playfully rolled her eyes at herself. "Well, at least, you will be marrying him as you so I guess this second wedding ceremony is needed... and with the preparations hmm... is it safe to say that this is grander compared to the first one?" She asked me and all that I could do was smile at her.We're currently waiting for Michael, he's a good friend of Mama Olga and like a manager of mine. He kept me looped on this runway shows and fashion week commitment that I learned to enjoy He said he had good news for me. I tried to ask for a clue so I could have an idea about where it was but he hung up."I wonder what that good news is. I think it's about my wedding gown. Maybe he added a little detail?" I said while opening my hydro flask. I just got off the treadmill."Maybe not. As for that gown. He would ask us to come into his studio and show it to us in the flesh. It seems more important than the wedding gow
Isla Carter darted his eyes at me. It gleamed with friendliness. He was comfortable to offer me his hand like we're friends that haven't seen each other for a long time, technically we are. "You should not worry yourself, Mr. McMillan. Isla and me, we have history, we will get along just fine."Mr. McMillan was more than delighted to hear that from Carter. "Are you not going to give this friend a friendly peck?" Carter asked me when Mr. McMillan got occupied by information that his secretary was confirming with him. "We have a history? Really? Was it necessary to say that to Mr. McMillan?" I scolded Carter in a low voice. Carter laughed and that caught everyone's eyes. He stared back at them and dismissed the staff by pointing at me. "Sorry about that. Isla's just being so funny." Carter bore his eyes to me. "Was it two years ago since we last saw each other? I forgot how effortlessly you can make me laugh." Carter playfully touched my chin. His unsolicited touch made me narrow m
Isla Therese Sloane Kairos cleared his throat. I took my eyes off the mirror to look at my phone and that led to me smudging my red lipstick. Kairos leaned on his swivel chair wearing a tempted smirk on his lips. "You know what." "What?" I murmured, cleaning the corner of my lips. "I will do it." My forehead crumpled and I brought my phone closer to my face. "Do what, husband?" "I'll take a red-eye flight to Paris. I can't do this. I said I'd patiently wait until you're done with your model gigs and that I'd be fine as long as we tall through face time." Kairos stops speaking and sighs. "But I can't." "Husband it has only been a day and a half." "I already messaged my secretary that we're flying a red eye." I pouted my lips and sighed in defeat, "Nothing I say will make you stop from coming here hmm?" "Yes, darling." "Even if I try to pay you a thousand dollars to stay there and wait for me like a good boy?" Kairos leaned his face closer to the phone. "I'll double your of
Isla Therese's Point of View. I raised my hand to call for the waiter's attention."What are you doing?" Carter asked curiously. "I'll ask them to put my steak in a take-out box or something. That way I get to eat my steak in pieces, and you can have this table for yourself. It's a win-win." Carter pulled my hand down. He pinned it on the table, and since he was stronger it's a struggle to free myself from his hold. "Carter, let me go. We're causing a scene." "I'll let go of you if you won't call a waiter." I clenched my jaw and that made Carter hold me tighter. "You know that this can be considered harassment and I can sue you." Carter finally let go of my hand. "God, since when did you not know how to chill? What should I do for us to be friends again?" "We can't be friends again, and we're not friends in the past, Carter. You're my client." "Really?" Carter pouted his lips in disappointment. "I thought we were. I didn't know that it was purely business for you, but." Carte
Isla Therese's Pov Michael was waiting in my hotel room. I thought he was after the steak that I took out for him from the restaurant, but the frown on his face says otherwise, he seemed like he had completely forgotten about the steak. "I just got a call from Mr. McMillan. Carter pulled out from the deal. He won't be your partner for the campaign." "That's fast," I said as I removed my jewelry and headed to the dresser to safely put it away. I felt Michael following my trail as if he were my tail. "That's fast? What do you mean that's fast? You knew that Carter would back out from the deal? Why would he do that?" "I tried to stop him, okay? But he's right. It's for the better if our paths won't cross again." "Isla." Michael held my shoulder, "I can't understand a thing. I'm trying to, but I can't." "Carter backing out won't have an impact on our end. That's all that matters, Michael, that should be our only concern." Michael pressed his lips together. He picked up the annoyanc
Isla Therese Sloan's Pov "Kairos." My voice cracked and it sounded like I was moaning his name when what I was trying to do was stop him from touching me."What? I'm not doing anything. I'm only helping you wash," Kairos said with an innocent voice accompanied by his innocent gazes. His finger grazes my boobs. I pulled away from him, but his other hand strapped me close to his body. "Isla, where are you going? You're not yet done washing," he whispered in my ears."Promise, I won't do anything anymore. You told me that you have a schedule. I'll just clean you up." I met his eyes and Kairos doesn't seem like he's lying to me. I allowed my body to rest against his. My breathing hitch and it felt like I'd snap at any given moment as Kairos hands gently lather the body wash up on my thigh."Let's rinse you up," he whispered on my neck. He was about to flush the water from the tub when I grabbed his hand. "Please..." I murmured in need. Fuck it, seems like I'm the one who can't get en
Isla Therese's PovI cracked a bitter smile. Carter looked away from me. I grabbed his arm. "Nicholas threatened you? Why would he do that?" I asked. "Have you forgotten that Nicholas Spencer is Rory's half-brother? He'd do anything for her, that's how much he loves his sister.""He'd do anything for Rory including ruining me if it mean it will make her happy?" I asked in a low voice. "You pretended to be Rory for a few months, right? I don't know what kind of bond you had formed with him, but bottom line if Nicholas was forced into a situation where he had to pick between Rory or anyone else, he'd pick his sister.""You said that Nicholas threatened you to stick with your deal with Rory... does that mean you're pushing through with the plan?" Carter avoids my gaze. "How much did Rory pay you? I'll double it.""You still don't get it, Isla, do you? It's no longer about the money." "I'm a fucking Lancaster now, Carter. My husband holds so much power compared to Rory and Nicholas.
Kairos's PovI breathe deeply. Fijo stopped talking and I caught my brother leaning in with a mischievous smile on my lips. "That land belongs to Lancaster's Estate, it's mine, now that I need that land back for the shopping center I have to go through a painful process and comply with ridiculous law to have that property back?" "Mr. Lancaster, our legal team started." I balled my fist and that stopped Fijo from talking again. "We are not going to settle anything with them. I won't waste any dime to get them out of my property." "If not through cash settlement. How will you make them leave the land, Sir? For the construction to push smoothly. We need to start the groundbreaking in the first month of this year's third quarter." "Burn their houses down." "Pardon me?" I looked Fijo in the eyes, "You heard me. I said burn the illegal settler's houses. Make it look like an accident." I turned to Kio."I'll tell my team to prepare cash assistance for the victims of the fire incident,