Chapter TwentyOne...Kane looked really surprised to see me but smiled anyway as I approached him. ‘Well, well, well, I wasn’t expecting to see you again so soon’. I just shrugged. ‘You know how to really get under my brother’s skin, don’t you?’ ‘What do you mean?’ ‘Do you even know how close he came to genuinely ripping your throat out for how you spoke to him then?’ My insides went cold at his words. Seriously? ‘He was having a very intense mental battle with himself. Kill you or fuck you. He clearly didn’t do either’. I raised my eyebrows in confusion and surprise. ‘Fuck me?’ He grinned and nodded.

Chapter TwentyThree We stopped in front of a large door, she unlocked it and headed inside. I followed. It was pitch black, but as soon as the door was closed she flipped on the light and I was honestly so taken aback by what I was looking at. ‘Is this your room?’ I asked, she nodded. It wasn’t massive but it was bigger than mine. She had a window but the curtains were closed, she had carpet, light... Nice things… ‘Yeah, I’ve been here so long, I forget what a luxury some of these things are sometimes’. Yeah, I’ll say. I had next to none of this. ‘We can talk in here safely. It's vampire sound proof’. ‘Vampire sound proof?’ She nodded again. ‘What does that mean

Dear Readers,   I figured posting an author's note (which is free for you to read) is the best way to get this message to those who are actually reading the book. Leaving comments doesn’t always work. Life has been super crazy recently and I haven’t long gotten back from a week away with my partner and family, hence why I was quiet for a little while and there were no updates on this book.    I’m just letting you know that I am leaving on a 10 day holiday on Friday 6th August 2021. While I will have my laptop with me, I am going to try my best to NOT do any writing. I am already going to be taking time away from fun activities for work meetings and courses. When I have downtime and my child is sleeping, I MIGHT do some writing then, but otherwise, please just be aware that there won’t be any updates between 6th-16th August 2021.

Chapter TwentySix Ginny’s Point of View I was so glad to see Cole and then he left again so suddenly. It upset me. He said he would be back later, but when was later? How long was he going to go again? I had no idea how long I had even been here… this place, wherever it was. I tried to keep track but the minutes, hours, days just blurred. There weren’t any windows, I never knew what time of day it was. I still don’t. I just… waited for him to return, that was all I could do. I closed my eyes. I was constantly exhausted recently, but it was painful exhaustion. Still, Maybe I could get a quick nap to help the time go faster.I struggled, but eventually, darkness took over and I fell into dreamland... 

Chapter TwentyEight We walked into the most elegant shop I’d ever seen and instantly all eyes were on us. It made me feel very self-conscious. Cole pulled me to his side and everyone looked away again. I wanted to ask what that was about but he squeezed my hip, even though he didn’t speak, I kinda got the feeling that was his way of saying ‘’don’t’’. When he did release me from his hold, I stayed close to him, knowing it was probably the safest option. A few people kept glancing our way, but they were female and I figured they were staring more at Cole than me. He was an attractive man, of course, they would be. It didn’t bother me. We walked over to an employee and Cole started talking too f