Jake's POVI caught my mom staring at something behind me and curiously followed her gaze. I saw her gazing at Elena."She really loves you," my mother whispered.I was a bit shocked that how can she tell that Elena loves me."How can you tell? You know her for two days,"She looked at me and smiled."Don't tell me you don't know that she loves you," she said looking surprised."I know, she has confessed it," I answered.She raised a questioning eyebrow at me."And you didn't?" She said.I sighed in response. I knew it was not the right time to indulge her in the story of my past."I'm sorry. I know I am getting a bit personal too soon. You don't have to answer that," she said."I just... I don't know how—"She interrupted me with a short laugh."I get it.""What?" I asked frowning."Well, it's always difficult for men to confess their feelings. A man keeps feeling anxious, uncertain, and chaotic about what he wants while his actions show more than enough to convince a girl that he lo
Elena's POV"Hey, mom," I said."Where are you, Elena? Why did you lie to us?" Mom asked sounding angry.I had never heard her so angry and upset."You know how dad, Brandon, and Noah are overprotective. I did not want to lie but I had too. I wanted to go out with some friends that you do not know about. Don't worry, I am fine." I said."You should not have lied to your family. Come back home as soon as possible if you don't want your dad to start searching for you," she said."Tell him, I am fine. I will come back tomorrow," I said."No, young lady, you need to come back today." She said.I felt upset at her demand. I did not want to tell her about Jake when she sounded so angry."Mom, please, I can't come today. I promise you, I will be back tomorrow." I said."I get it, Elena. I think you are old enough to make your decisions now. Talk to your dad, because I am done trying to calm him down," she snapped.She ended the call and I sucked in a sharp breath.She had never hung up on me
Elena's POV"Sorry, I did not mean to pry," I said."It's fine. She just wants me to move on from my past," he said looking down."I can tell it is not an easy task," I said."That's what I have been trying to make her understand." He said looking glad that I understand his point of view."I meant to say...it's not an easy task to make someone move on from their past. I have been doing it for a while." I said making him look at me in surprise."Well, I can certainly say it's not easy to move on." He said shaking his head.We walked closer to the beach in awkward silence."You came here alone?" I asked him."Yes." He replied."You are here with your family or friends?"There was no point in lying to him, he would not go and tell Brandon that he met me here."I...I'm here with my boyfriend," I mumbled feeling my face heat up.He suddenly stopped walking, looking lost."Adrian?" I called his name to catch his attention."I'm sorry, I just get spaced out...sometimes," he said, giving me a
Elena's POV"Why do you know me so well?" He asked me in frustration.I rolled my eyes at him. "We already had this conversation.""On the serious note, who was he?" Jake asked with a sigh."He was Adrian, he is Madeline's friend. At Brandon's request, he came to stay with us before the wedding and we instantly became friends. We just accidentally stumbled here with each other.""He kissed you." He said clenching his hands."On the forehead as a friend and told me to take of myself," I added."He is a nice guy, I like him," I said and he glared. I rolled my eyes and added, "—as a friend, stupid,"Jake circled his arms around my stomach from the back and leaned towards my ear."I warned you I am a very possessive man." He whispered."I remember, clearly. Your possessiveness is hot but keep it in your pants." I turned and winked at him."I'm serious, Princess. Don't you dare to test me again like that?" He warned me."What can I say?" I shrugged my shoulders."I like to take risks." I s
Elena's POV"I trust you to handle everything. But I want you to promise me that Brandon wouldn't kill me after hearing the truth." He kissed my fingertips.I laughed and said, "I promise you, I would not let him kill you. He will have to go through me first to get you."Jake removed himself from me and placed his head on the pillow."Are you ready to meet my family as my boyfriend?" I asked curiously."I will never be ready. I do not know how they are going to react. They trusted me and I lied to them." He whispered.I rolled my eyes at his words. "You sound like, you have robbed them.""I have robbed the most precious thing from them," he said gazing at me."What are you saying?" I frowned in bafflement."You...I have robbed you from them. I have robbed your time, your love, and your attention from them." He said giving me a guilty smile."You are so dramatic, you know?" I laughed.He smirked and pulled me on his chest. "But you still love me.""Lucky you," I shrugged getting up fro
Elena's POV"We are here ma'am," Arthur said distracting me from my thoughts and stopping the car outside Anna's house."Thank you," I said getting out of the car. Arthur pulled out my bag from the trunk and handed it to me. He informed Jake that he had dropped me before leaving.I texted Anna to come out with my car keys."I'm so sorry," Anna, said walking to me and hugging me."It's alright. It was bound to come out, I couldn't have kept it secret all my life." I mumbled.She looked at me in shock. "Are you going to tell them everything?"I nodded my head solemnly."I would kill to see Brandon's reaction." She muttered."I hope dad hasn't told him that I am coming back today. I want to have this conversation with my parents in the privacy where they don't see him freaking out." I said."As much as I know your family, your parents have never kept anything secrets in the family." She reminded me."That's true. We do not keep secrets in my family. However, I am sure at one point everyo
Elena's POV"What's that?" Brandon said, pushing my hair aside from my neck.His hands clenched, his eyes started blazing with fire."What?" I asked, looking at my mom in a panic.Madeline's eyes widen as she glanced at me."Shit! You have a mark on your neck." She whispered in my ear.Dad looked livid and Brandon was fuming."Great now they found a common ground to agree on." Mom and Madeline mumbled while staring at me with pity."I'm going to kill him. How dare he touch you without our consent?" Brandon said.I was embarrassed that everyone witnessed the lovebite on my neck but it did not deter me from standing up for Jake."He didn't need anyone's consent except mine to touch me," I said in a straight voice.I tried not to quiver under dad's and Brandon's sharp gazes.Eric, my mom, and Madeline stared at me with their jaws hanging and eyes wide open. If I needed Brandon to back off, I had to keep the faced of determined girl."He didn't make the first move, I did. He was more agai
Elena's POV"I guess there's trouble in paradise," Sharon mumbled.When I glanced at Anna's ring finger, I did not find a large rock blinding me."Where's the ring? Did the rock was not your liking?" Sharon said teasingly."Did you say no?" I asked feeling worried. Steve is perfect for Anna and he really loves her. The relationship Anna and Steve have is hard to find and I did not want my friend to lose something that was so precious."I love him and he loves me. Why would I say no?" She mumbled looking gloomy."Then what happened?" Sharon asked looking confused."He wants to get married," Anna said.Sharon and I looked at each other then we looked at Anna again with the comical expression on our faces."That's what normal people do after getting engaged. But you are not normal so..." Sharon said playfully making Anna glare at her. I slapped Sharon's arm telling her to keep quiet."He wants to get married that is a good thing, Anna," I said with a smile."No, it's not, Elena. He wants