Chapter Twenty Six

Desmond Williams's obsession with Esther Jonas began when he was only sixteen years old. He'd met her for the first time at the market where he'd gone to collect his weekly allowance from his mother and without watching where he was going, bumped into Esther who was carrying a crate of eggs.

At the age of sixteen, he wasn't a saint by any means but meeting Esther made him feel like he'd come across an angel sent from heaven. Cliche, right? Well, that was exactly how he'd felt and he knew right there and then that he had to make her his.

Unfortunately, his romantic advances were met with rejection from Esther who refused to be associated with a notorious playboy like Desmond. Determined not to let anyone else have her, he threatened all the boys who tried to get close to Esther and made sure no one ever asked her out. Seven years later, his obsession with her was still going strong and she was still elusive to him.

He was astounded when he found her clinging to the stranger with no me