บททั้งหมดของ Addicted: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

Isabella's POV"Tell me everything. How did it happen? Did you enjoy it? Are you going to kiss him again? Are you two now a couple?" Mia fired question after question at me as we walked out of the elevator, but I kept moving and said nothing."Come on, Isa. I am your best friend. I have a right to know these things," she insisted, trailing after me all the way into the taxi.I glanced at her sideways. "Wait, so you are my best friend now?"The frown that crossed her face was instant and dramatic."What are you saying? If I'm not your best friend, then who is?" she asked, folding her arms."Maybe Bambi," I said, barely holding back a smile. "We might be enemies, but we share a special bond."Mia turned sharply to face the window, giving me nothing but silence and a very pointed shoulder.A few moments passed. Then she turned back."Isa, that is not funny. Bambi cannot be your best friend because I am," she said, and there was something so sincere buried beneath the dramatics that I coul

Isabella's POVI took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down. Every encounter I had with Xander left me rattled. He had a way of stirring up emotions I neither wanted nor understood.I was still reeling from his offer. What was he even thinking? I wondered, releasing a heavy breath I hadn't realized I'd been holding."There you are! I've been looking everywhere for you. You made me so worried." Mia's voice pulled me out of my spiraling thoughts. "Did you see what happened? The whole club went dark.""I know. I was there," I said quietly."Weren't you supposed to be performing when it all happened?""Yes."Her eyes swept around the room, taking in the surroundings. "Why are you here? Isn't this Draco's private lounge?""It is," I answered. "And I'm here because he brought me here."Mia's eyes widened. She quickly came and sat beside me on the couch. "What do you mean by that?""He was behind all of it. He stopped my performance and brought me here by force.""Isa…" Her gaze traveled

Isabella's POV"You can't be serious," I said, my voice barely holding together. "You gave me a promotion yesterday. Yesterday, Dan. What changed? Why would you do this now?""This was beyond my control, Isabella. There is nothing I can do.""There is something you can do. You can choose not to let me go. Did I do something wrong? Because yesterday's performance was not my fault, and you know that.""I know that," Dan said, his voice softer now. "This has nothing to do with your performance. You are my best girl here.""Then why?" My voice cracked. "Why are you letting me go?"He shook his head slowly. "Pack your things and leave. You can come back tomorrow for your paycheck.""Dan, please." The word came out raw and desperate.He didn't respond. He simply turned and walked out of the room.The moment he was gone, Mia was at my side, wrapping her arms around me."I heard everything. I am so sorry, Isa." She pulled back and looked at me with fire in her eyes. "Wait here. I am going to t

Isabella's POVWhen I got home that night, I went straight to my room. It was no surprise that every encounter with the Draco left me feeling like the ground was shifting beneath my feet. Breathing always felt harder when he was close, like trying to draw air underwater, and tonight was no different.Lying on my bed with my thoughts felt like the only thing I was capable of right now.I closed my eyes and let my mind run. But even in the quiet dark behind my eyelids, his face was there. Those red eyes. His voice in my ear, low and certain, repeating that offer like he already knew I would eventually say yes. And the worst part was that for a moment, for one weak and humiliating moment, I had almost considered it.But working for the Draco was not something I could do. I had to keep telling myself that until it stopped feeling like a choice.Morning came sooner than expected, and for the first time in months I was up before the sun had properly settled into the sky. I showered, went to

Isabella's POVI looked at him intensely, so locked in his gaze that it left me frozen where I stood. As always, my body betrayed me, responding to his presence like it had a will of its own. For a moment, I did not even care that I was standing in the middle of the street, far too close to the most dangerous man in this city.His voice was like a siren’s call, dragging me toward my own destruction. His touch burned against my skin like a heap of glowing coal. I knew it was wrong. I knew he was wrong for me. Yet my body refused to listen, aching for him in a way I could not explain."Fuck, I need to get myself together. I have to regain control of my own body," I muttered to myself.It was not easy. It felt like I had to fight every instinct, every pulse in my veins that pulled me toward him. But somehow, I managed it. With everything I had, I forced myself to pull away from his hold.I swallowed hard and looked up at Xander, trying to steady my breathing."Why don't you just leave me