Novels by Amara Dahlgren

Carmen’s POVChase knew something that he was hiding from me.That was the thought in my head as I made my way back to my apartment, and I was so certain about this that I couldn’t shake it off.My instincts were hardly ever wrong.I stopped bombarding Chase with questions and left him because I figured that with him, I wouldn’t be able to get the answers that I needed. I realized that he was prepared to argue with me all night rather than be honest with me.I wasn’t concerned about his eyes before now because just as Jonathan Price had instructed, it was Chase’s private life, and as long as I wasn’t put off by it, it was okay. As a matter of fact, I thought that it was unique and cute.Until I saw that young boy, and something in me knew that there ought to be something there that Chase wasn’t telling.As much as I wanted to turn a blind eye and just continue with my job, as it wasn’t any business of mine, I couldn’t. I was too much of a curious person to just act as though there was

Chase’s POVWhen Hace told me that Carmen had returned to the basement to ask some questions, and I had seen her in front of my door, I thought she was here to ask about the rent and grocery payment.Especially as Hace didn’t get to tell me how he handled it before she showed up. What I didn’t expect was the question that came out of her mouth.“Why would you ask me that?” I asked her.“I was at the basement some hours ago,” Carmen started.“Why?” I asked, almost too quickly.Almost too defensively.“That is not the bone of contention right now, Chase,” Carmen said.She was using that stern tone on me again, but this time around, I felt like a child being interrogated by his freaking teacher.Now it dawned on me why Carmen had been staring at me in a weird way since she got here. Not for once did I think that it would have anything to do with my eyes.“And while I was there,” Carmen continued. “A boy we didn’t see when we went there for charity walked into Hace’s office, and his eyes

Carmen’s POVThe moment I saw that young boy’s eyes, I knew that I couldn’t stop myself from talking to Chase. Something wasn’t adding up, and although it might not be any of my business, but I needed some answers. I was supposed to speak to Tiana Donalds first so that she would call Chase to her office as agreed, but this time around, I didn’t.I found my way to Chase’s changing room.It was risky, considering the fact that Tiana wouldn’t hesitate to fire me or generate stricter rules, but I couldn’t help it.“Hi,” I said when Chase just stared at me.He still had his phone to his ear, which was an indication that he was on a call.“Did I come at a bad time?” I asked him.That was a dumb question to ask because I could clearly see that he was speaking to someone else. Usually, I should have walked away and waited for another time, but I just couldn’t. Not when it concerned something as crucial as this.“No, you didn’t,” Chase said as he abruptly ended the call. “What is it?” He aske

Chase’s POV“Terry, I am back in!” I announced to Terry as soon as I got back to the changing room. I was beside myself with joy. I didn’t even realize that something like this could make me extremely happy. It didn’t stop there anyway.We went on to talk about a couple of things, and I also noticed that Roger James wasn’t so hostile to me anymore, but his reaction wasn’t even something I worried myself about. While we spoke, I couldn’t wait to get away from them so that I could make that call I had been dying to make.“Your numbers came up really strong, Chase Maddox, and people are clamoring for you. They all want to see the real Ice King on the pitch in the tournament,” Philip Trust had said.That had been the highlights of everything that they had said to me.I really didn’t bother myself about the likes and support of fans, but after this incident, I came to realize that they were a huge part of my success. Roger James and Philip Trust showed me just how much people who loved me

Chase’s POVI walked back into Tiana’s office a few hours later because she sent for me, but I was surprised to find her alone.Since I wasn’t training or doing anything, my day just seemed to be stretching for way too long, and it was infuriating.I wasn’t used to being idle, but this time around, I didn’t have much of a choice. However, the suspension would end tomorrow, and I was worried as to the verdict that I would get. Since Carmen’s intervention, there had been fast changes, but then again, it would only matter if they were significant to Roger James and Philip Trust.“Carmen is not back?” I asked Tiana.I had thought that she only sent for me because Carmen had returned from her meeting with Edna Jones.Tiana wasn’t pleased with my question.“So, Carmen has to be the only reason we get to see each other?” She asked me.She got up from her chair and walked towards me, and I sighed in exasperation. If Tiana was going to try this damn seductive tactic on me every single time, I

Carmen’s POV“I must admit that when the interview about Chase was made by that woman, I was grateful that I hadn’t allowed myself to get involved with Chase Maddox,” Edna Jones started.Chase would really have had his career utterly ruined if I hadn’t come in when I did.“But seeing that the woman came back and corrected that impression, I have gone back to changing my mind,” she added lightly.“I am glad that you see things differently now,” I said with a warm smile.“However, I did wonder why you didn’t come sooner. I expected you that entire week,” Edna Jones said. “I am sorry about that, but being that Chase recently got into the big league, I have been extremely caught up with trying to ensure that everything is in order,” I lied.I couldn’t tell her that Tiana Donalds had forced me to resign from being Chase’s manager, and that if it wasn’t for this scandal, I wouldn’t have been back working for him. Thankfully, I didn’t even have a phone that she could have reached me throug