INICIAR SESIÓNLindsay's PovI couldn’t sleep all night. A strange uneasiness kept me awake, and I thought I could hear footsteps outside my room. I was terrified that someone might be trying to hurt me.I had locked the door, so I should have been safe, right? But I could still hear the footsteps. Finally, I grabbed my phone and quickly typed a message to the number I had just saved under the name **Lucas—Bodyguard**.**I’m scared.**I didn’t care if he made fun of me anymore. It was better than spending the entire night awake, imagining myself dying horribly at the hands of a burglar… or Mario, who was practically a maniac.**Why?** he replied almost immediately. Apparently, he was still awake, even though it was already one in the morning.**I heard footsteps. I’m scared there’s a maniac trying to break into my room.****Open the door.**I stood up and cautiously walked toward the door. I pressed my ear against it and whispered, “Lucas… is that you?”I had become such a coward lately. Thanks to M
He didn’t actually lock me up. We slept in the same bed, but nothing happened between us. He simply told me to enjoy the vacation.“So this isn’t a photo shoot?” I asked after we went downstairs for breakfast. My parents were probably leaving around this time, just as they had told me earlier, and I had already said goodbye to them. One of Dave’s employees would be driving them back to our home in Texas.“Nope.” He smiled widely and kissed my fingers. “This is our engagement party.”I immediately pulled my hand away and lightly smacked his shoulder.“You! This is so unfair! Never do something like this again!”He raised both hands in surrender. “Okay, okay.”“And what about the photo shoot?”“There is no photo shoot.” He shrugged casually. “I terminated my contract with that underwear brand. I paid a ridiculous amount of money to do it, but I was thinking about your feelings.”I stared at him.“I was afraid you’d get jealous because another woman might enjoy looking at my body.”“I do
Dave and all his doing! Ck...We all returned to the room, myself included. My mother had told me that she and my siblings would be staying until tomorrow before returning to Texas. Apparently, we would be flying back on Dave’s private jet again.I was holding hands with the man who was now officially my fiancé. Michael Robinson. Oh, there were so many things I wanted to discuss with this man, including the fact that he had shamelessly arranged this entire event without even asking me.Later. We would talk about it later. I tried to be patient as the man beside me smiled all the way to our room.We parted ways with some of the others, and apparently, my parents were staying on the floor below us. Dave was still holding my hand when we reached our floor, and the moment the elevator doors opened, our room was right in front of us.Dave opened the door for me with an unexpectedly sweet gesture. Like a knight opening the door for his queen. I stepped inside, and the moment the door closed
Lindsay's Pov“I don’t want to sleep alone!” I whined, half-heartedly. Whatever. I was still scared.I turned to look at him, but he only stood there silently, staring at me as if he were lost in thought. His expression was unreadable. What was wrong with him?“If you think I’m trying to seduce you... relax, because I’m not,” I said quickly. “That time has been over for a very long time.” I was afraid he would misunderstand me.I was only scared, and still a little traumatized by what had happened earlier. Besides, this place was huge. The thought of sleeping alone after what had happened was enough to make my skin crawl.Lately, Lucas had often seemed lost in thought while staring at my face. Was something wrong with him? Or was he remembering someone because I reminded him of her?Ieww... don’t tell me his ex-girlfriend looked like me!“Can I ask you something?” Lucas asked softly.“Huh? Ask me something? Yeah... sure,” I replied, confused.“Back then... in the hallway of your house
Lindsay 's PovWhen Lucas stepped out of the bathroom, the lights came back on.I let out a startled shriek when I saw his face clearly under the perfect lighting.“What happened?” I asked, my voice catching in my throat.There was a deep-looking scratch on his right cheek, stretching from the side of his eye all the way down to his jaw.I stepped forward, my eyes widening.“What happened? How did you end up like that?” I asked, still unable to believe what I was seeing.He didn’t answer.His dark green eyes stared at me as if he were lost in thought.“Lucas!” I called, half-shouting.I grabbed his hand and led him toward my bed, making him sit down.Then I turned around and hurried toward the door, peeking outside to make sure there was no one else lurking in the hallway.“There’s no one else in the apartment,” Lucas said, clearly understanding what I was doing. “I already checked.”I quickly closed the door and locked it.For a moment, I leaned against it and tried to calm my poundi
My family? What were they doing here? They looked so neat and formal, completely out of place with the questions racing through my mind.What the heck… was happening here?!I turned back toward Dave, and by the time I reached him, he was already extending a hand for me to take.“Dave… why is my family here? My mom and dad. What’s going on? What is this? What kind of event is this?” I asked one question after another.He didn’t answer. Instead, he led me toward an opening with a beautiful white carpet beneath our feet, while the ceiling above the gazebo was covered in fresh, living flowers.I grew even more confused when I glanced at Dave, only to find him wearing nothing but a knowing little smile.“Dave… what is this?” I whispered again.There weren’t many people in the room, perhaps around twenty of them in total.But I didn’t recognize some of their faces. Were they the models? Then why did all of them look middle-aged?Questions continued to swirl inside my head until I failed to







