l

hen again, when was fate ever been on my side? If I was lucky enough, he would leave me alone and just loiter around the house, but k

itable, but a girl’s gottatry. Wrapping a towel around me, I got dressed in blue denim jeans and a loose-fitting gre

?” I asked sharply, pus

taking too

ake a shower peace

He finished his sentence.

wanted to believe that the guy who hurt me suddenly actually cared about me,b

ng room, hoping that he would follow rather than stay back and invade my p

my behaviour. I was not the kind of person who went around snarling at people, no matter what the reason. I just wasn’t built that way. This was exa

y, but I would rather c

r

uilt. Alina was feeling

. Let’s just forget about the past and move one, shall we? Friends? Hell no! That would sound even more bastardly than the act I had committed. The funny thin

She must’ve done it on purpose to get rid of me, but I was determined not to let her out of my sight today. I simply wanted to spend a day with her. I had missed her terribly these past four years, no matter how hard people found it to believe. Something told me

that drew us together like a moth to the flames. Now that I’m back, I wanted to f

ng other stuff from the fridge to mix with them. I liked watching her work for she was elegant in her movements, but she never acknowledged my presence even though I knew she was making breakfast for me as well. Call it hosp

ough them, tug at the strands, and bring her face close to mine so I could capture her lips for a kiss. Her face was a mask of concentration with her long lashes casting a soft shadow on her

ed for the phone on the table beside the couches. I watched as a faint smile touched her lips when she

ry, I won’t. Tomorrow? I’ll see if I can. Ok, ok! I’ll go. Yeah, promis

didn’t know why, but the idea of her being intimate

esn’t co

I snapped at her, losing my temper for the first time in a long while. I regretted it as soon as I did w

tell me, and I’m sure you won’t l

out what he is to me, we’re close friends,” she sai

despite knowing that

you for that. You took away from me something I should’ve given to you of my own free will. So you, of all people, have no right to tell me what to do. What are you going to do if I don’t tell you how closeme and Ryan are, huh? Kill me? Go right ahead! See if I care!” She was pant

are getting married soon, so the best we can do is at least try to be civil with each other.” I tried to reason with her, but she j

he begged and turned away from

ing right behind her. Her scent was strong like freshly bloomed wild roses. I felt my mouth water as I remembered exactly how sweet she had taste

ction felt weird but incredibly right, like I had been waiting for this for a long time. She stayed turned away from me, but she didn’t shake my hands off. This gave me a little

face. She lowered her eyelids and raised her face ever so slightly. I finally closed the distance and brushed my lips against her l

I did the only thing I could at that moment, I left. Once again, I left her standing there, hopeless and in pain. I didn’t even turn back to see if she l