Masuk***~~Delilah~~***That's when Logan's eyes drifts to Soren.I see his jaw tick.Eyes blazing fire.Then it shifts back to me. “Why are you with him?”“Logan, stop..”But his face is set in a way that tells me he's not dropping this.“He's just your baby daddy, no?”Before I can respond to him, Soren steps in. “What is it to you?” he seethes, eyes ablaze.Logan furrows his brows and snaps, face tight. “Stay the hell out of this!”I stood there, rooted to the floor, watching everything unfold like a fast-paced nightmare.Soren's face burns with rage. “And if I don't?” he spit out, his voice dripping with venom.Logan doesn't back down, he meets Soren's glare with a defiant one of his own. “You don't want to find out,”This was escalating too fast.I sidestepped Soren, and press myself in-between, a hand to Soren's chest. “Stop, you both stop this!” I snap.Logan's eyes trails to my hand on Soren's chest, his face falls, then they found. “I didn't know about you and Nathan and I certai
***~~Soren~~***I watch Delilah barrel out of the room without looking back.Exhaling, I lean back into the couch, my mind racing with thoughts of her.But her phone beeps and I reach for it.Logan.My eyes lingers on it, jaw tight.Something stirs in me. It's not foreign. I've had those before, everytime I see her with him.My chest tightens, so tight it nestles just beneath my ribs.He keeps calling nonstop.What the hell?I don't know what went down but I have a hunch he's the one Lilah went to see.I set the phone down, ignoring it as it rings.There's no way in hell I'm letting him speak to Delilah.Pulling my phone out of my pocket, I call to check on June.The second Ashley said she's good and is sleeping, I killed the call.I let out a deep breath and head upstairs, hoping to distract myself with some work.But it doesn't help.I figured Delilah will be in the guest room and I needed to check if she's comfortable.I head to the linen closet down the hall and grab a couple of
***~~Delilah~~***Soren walks back to me, like a storm in a black button- down shirt.He is shaking with anger.I could feel his chest pounding fast as I lean into him.The fabric of his shirt is soft, but the muscle underneath is anything but.I just don't know why. But I feel safe with him here.He wipes my face. “It's okay. I'm here now. I'm so sorry,”His voice, words, touch, everything soothes me.I try to blink back my tears but what Nathan did to me is on repeat in my mind.I knew he's a jerk but I never thought he'd go to this extent.Soren keeps apologizing as if it was his fault it happened.After a while he turned to Cameron. “Thank you for what you did. I owe you one.”“I didn't do it for you. I did it for Lilah.” He mused and I could hear a hint of amusement in his tone. “At least you know I have a spine now.”Soren hides a chuckle and nods. “I will have this returned to you in the morning. Again, thank you, Cameron.” he says, pointing to his suit jacket on my arms.Sore
***~~Soren~~***I lean in and kiss Liam’s forehead, pulling the sheets over him.I drop the book on the nightstand and switch off the light before heading out.My thoughts has been all over the place since Delilah left.A date.Something stirred within me.I know it's with him— Logan.A knot forms in my stomach, twisting hard.The more I think about it, the more I get restless.I check my time, it's been thirty minutes already and she isn't back.Seeing her with him feels like Lilah is slipping out of my hand bit by aching bit.God.My nerves are buzzing.I could've followed her, but I gotta be with Liam, and I didn't want to come off as a stalker.And then, there's Karen, who I don't trust to leave Liam in her care.Sure enough she's there, at the sitting room, a glass in hand, her eyes on me as I decend the stairs.I have a very bad feeling about this woman's presence in Lilah's life.“If you want Adelia. I can't make it happen.”I blink.Who the hell misplaces their only child's
****~~Delilah~~***What he wants?I search the corridor, no one is there.It's quiet, eeriely quiet.“When Logan was going on and on about this lady who he couldn't wait to get in a relationship with. I was surprised, he never talks about women.”My heart skips.Jaw slacking.Nathan knows Logan?He smirks. “I got curious. I wanted to see who my cousin fell in love with. You could imagine my shock when he sent your picture.”He glares down at me. “I knew I needed to have you back. You're mine, Dahlia. This body is mine,”His grip tightens around my waist and my breath caught.I try to push him off me, to no avail.My jaw locks. “I'm not yours Nathan. Get your filthy hands off me.”He laughs but there's no real humor in it. “Of course, and neither is Logan. You just want to use him, then drop your sorry-ass speech of compatibility.”That's when it dawned on me that it was all him.The text.The change of venue.It wasn't Logan.It was him.“You did this, you texted me, you're delusiona
***~~Delilah~~***My phone dings and it's a text from Logan.I almost forgot about the dinner.But I blink at his text.He wanted me to come at 7PMHe had said 8 in the morning.A change of venue too.It beats me, somehow, but he said something came up.Well, that's it. I think I'll talk to Logan about us. Tell him I don't see us that way.I hope he understands and we can remain friends.I heave and fire out a text to Jenaya, asking her to look after Liam for an extra hour while I go sort things out with Logan.I can't afford to leave Liam alone in the house with my mother.Evening came in a blink of an eye. I groan and force myself into the bathroom. I had less than an hour before 7PM.My heart sits in my throat half the time in the bathroom, going over my rehearsed speech to Logan.“Logan, you're a good man and you deserve someone who loves you as much—-,”I shake my head. That's too blunt.I go again.“It's not you, it's me. I'm not in the right head space for a committed relatio
***~~Soren~~***I wasn't sure if I was still breathing right.My eyes are locked on the entrance.Everyone is staring, the room is quiet like it's holding its breath.Delilah is walking in, arm in arm with— Hunter.Every nerve in my body pulses.My throat is dry, the room suddenly feels so hot, l
***~~Dahlia~~***“De— Delilah,” the word breaks through his mouth, eyes wide.He looks terrified.The shock in his face is so loud it almost consumes the room.His eyes are on me, as if the ground has vanished beneath his feet.But I don't flinch.Let him stare.Let him wonder.I put my hand down
***~~Ashley~~***“You know what's at stake, don't you?” Rebecca says, her lips pressed into a thin line.“I'm trying,”“It's not good enough!” She barked. “Soren's not agreeing to the engagement, that complicates things,”I swallow, my fingers coiled tight against the glass. “I'll get him to. I'm
***~~Knox~~***I used to believe I had control over my choices.Over my impulses.Over the things I wanted.Until I met her.Beautiful, black wavy hair, a shape to die for and a face that belongs to a damn billboard.It was here, right at the center of my club.She had walked in, arm in arm with t







