Semua Bab The Runaway Girl and The Billionaire: Bab 61 - Bab 70

Waking up with Lana would never get old. Her back was to him as he curled around her, protecting her as she slept. She’d come home with him last night after a night out together. He loved their sleepovers and only wished they could make it a more regular thing, as in she moved in with him. He knew she loved her place, but his afforded them a lot more room, privacy and most importantly, security. He always felt like they were exposed at her place. Anyone could walk up to her front door and knock. He wanted to be able to protect her and the high fence and gate around his place seemed much more conducive to keeping Danny and other bad guys out. She moaned softly. “You’re awake.”He kissed her bare shoulder. “I am.”“You get up so early.”He laughed. “You’re usually the first one up.”“Now that I don’t have a job, there’s no reason to get out of bed before seven.”He kissed her shoulder, moving her hair away from her neck and kissed her there. “I can give you a very good reason to ge

Her heart hurt. She hated sending Xyrus away when all she really wanted to do was get lost in the safety and comfort of his arms. He was solid as a rock and never seemed to get angry with her. She knew she was a pain in the ass. Canceling on him at the last minute was inexcusable. She kept trying to work up the strength to go out with him but couldn’t bring herself to do it. She couldn’t lie to his face and that was exactly what she would have to do if she had to spend any time with him. He deserved an explanation. She couldn’t do it. She grabbed another pair of jeans and shoved them into her suitcase that was already too full, tears streamed down her face as she did so. Life was never easy. “You can’t take it all, Lana Reign,” she mumbled to herself as she tried like hell to do just that. She’d refrained from buying a lot of clothes. With her lifestyle, the goal was to pack as quickly as possible and to fit as much into a single suitcase as possible. With one last longing look a

She'd made a spur of the moment decision to get off the bus in some small town outside of Baguio City.. She couldn’t bear the thought of traveling another twelve hours on that bus. Maria was a lovely seat companion, but she was going out of her mind. It didn’t matter where she got off. There was no set destination in her mind. Lana had walked down the dark country road, not afraid of being mugged in a quiet little place like the one she’d chosen to spend an undetermined number of days in. Maybe that had been her mistake in the past, she mused. She’d been trying to hide out in large cities, thinking it would be easier to blend in with hundreds of thousands of people. It was time to change things up. She looked around the area and saw a few houses here and there with large parcels of land for each house. It was a quiet, rural area without the hustle and bustle of city life—or taxicabs.The kind man at the gas station where the bus had dropped her off told her of a motel abou

It was New City and a new hotel for Lana as she tried to find her bearings. She felt like an aimless, wandering arrow with no destination in mind. She knew why she was struggling to pick a place to start over. It was Xy. She didn’t really want to leave and therefore was stalling at really starting over. Lana really wanted to go back to him. By continuing this limbo, there was a small chance that she could. At least that’s what she told herself. In reality, she knew that returning to Xyrus would make his life hell, even if he couldn’t see it. The TV was on outlining the expected weather for the day—rain. She wasn’t sure she could survive in a place that got rain so regularly. Her psyche couldn’t handle it, even if it left everything very green. The area was gorgeous, but she knew it wasn’t right for her. The small town had been okay for a day, but it soon became clear it wasn’t the place for her either. She needed to work and there were few jobs available for a woman with almost zer

Lana felt like a stalker and in many ways, she supposed she was. She kept telling herself it was what she needed to do. It was her civic duty to try and warn the woman away from her husband and it had nothing to do with jealousy. It was about keeping a woman safe and possibly preventing a serious injury or death. Danny had escalated over the years, his beating becoming far worse every time. She knew it was only a matter of time before he killed her, which was why she had fled. Athena probably had no idea what her life would be like if she stuck with Danny. The bruises she saw in that picture were evidence the violence had already begun. Lana watched the grocery store from the parking lot, trying to figure out exactly what she would say when she came face to face with the woman. After two days, she should have had something, but she was still coming up with nothing convincing. The best thing was the truth. She’d start with the truth. If Athena demanded she leave and never co