Annabel leaned beside the window, her arms crossed as she watched birds fly freely in the sky. Cold breeze blew her hair softly, but that wasn't what gave her chills - it was the reality she had been forced into.

getting

she felt like nothing but a pawn in her s

The engagement, the threats, the fear... and now, silence. A

eeded

ipped on a slippers and steppe

ople who didn't seem to notice about Annab

past her and suddenly stopp

fore she could react, he grabbed h

of your mind?

wed sent a different kin

arriage," Nathan said

was been obsessive again.

did y

lenching his jaw. "You're really

ng to free herself. "Let go of

ome sense into

his hand, someone gr

ng, firm - a quie

bel

ue eyes. The same eyes she saw that night - the nigh

was

ho mistook her for someone el

le blow, the blue-eyed stranger punched him

"You're hitting me over a girl

His glare alone was en

ride, dusted off his c

s remained on

gth. By how he appeared, once a

ve, something insid

she ca

htly but didn'

me?" she asked,

confused, almost like

er. Her cheeks flushed with embarrassment. "The other night

with a teasing scoff, said, "Oh, you're the girl fro

's hear

Not the gentle, desper

ed to you?"

ly know this, i don't do girls more than once,

dropped op

ist of her lips, her f

en I've ever been with, you were the worst kisser. And your

g I'm getting married then. As lo

him, chest rising

an I've ever met. I really pity

e turned and

inst his car, still smili

orward. His face looked sharp, neat, almo

nold," h

quickly with a

ttered, "S-sorry.

nabel had walked off. "I left for a few weeks and th

idn't you tell her you weren't Reyno

get frustrated gave me a lit

e deserves

t... eventually. But for now,

hind her. Her heels clicked sharply against the marble

creamed into th

tered under her breath, "I really pity the w

ered with a calm but wi

art getting re

ghtened herse

amantha replied.

yes widened

a photo on the table. "At least know what your

t the photo, her

ed it up

landed on the image - he

cture... the one

was

ue-eye

who te

ho slept

od there, laughing w

ightening with confusion, anger, and s

be. It just

ipping the edge of t

hts were

this be

rst of

eart still race when