Ethan’s POV“I would have gotten the chance to say hello to the devil on your behalf.” She mutters coldly.Wow. “T for thanks.”“Anyways, don’t bother yourself trying to escape through the tunnel again; it has been destroyed.” With that said, I give her a charming smile and walk out of the room. **Elizabeth cries until dawn. I hear her loud and clear in my room but I can’t do anything to help her.And it hurts.I’m afraid that if I go to her, I might not be able to withstand it and just send her back to where I picked her up from.But I want her here. I need her here. So, I simply ignore deafening, heart wrenching cries.***After that incident, I completely avoid Spitfire. I think she’s avoiding me too. We haven’t crossed paths since then.Everyday, very early in the morning, I’ll leave before she wakes up and won’t return home until after midnight when I’m sure she’ll be asleep.I only ask after her from Alexa who always tells me she’s doing well.And this ‘avoiding each other’ co

Elizabeth’s POVDerek, my boyfriend. I’m filled with sudden guilt but I quickly push it off my mind. I miss him soooo much. I have to see him. I need to see him. And it’s tonight. Immediately.I spring up to my feet at once, “Susan, I’ll be right back.”“Where—”I cut in before she can continue, “don’t worry. I promise, I’ll fill you in on all the details as soon as I get back.” I hunch my back and kiss her on the lips, grinning at her confused expression.I snatch a few cash that I know belongs to Susan from the center table before rushing out of our apartment. “I’ll pay back!” I yell, shutting the door behind me.As soon as I step out of the building, I hail a cab, give the driver the description of Derek's home address, and head straight to his apartment which is about twelve minutes away from mine.My heart clenches as I look out through the window, lost deep in thought.Will he believe me if I tell him I was kidnapped by a crazy rich man?”Obviously not. It will take a lot of c

General POVHis anger soon turned into confusion as he watched her run past his car. She looked like she was about to break down in tears, like she had just witnessed something terrifying.Ethan quickly turned the car around and drove slowly behind her.He could roughly guess what the girl must have witnessed in there, and his heart broke as he watched her sit in a bus shelter and bawl her eyes out.He parked across the road.A part of him wanted to get down from the car and console Elizabeth, but he knew well to leave her to pour all of her heart out. She needed it.And when Elizabeth was done crying, she reached for her pocket and brought out a card. He recognized the card. It was the one he had given her earlier.His heart skipped a beat as he watched in silence as she stared at the card in her hand with an unreadable expression on her face.Ethan knew exactly what was going on in her mind... contradicting thoughts...She soon stood up and entered a telephone booth.Ethan’s phone ra

Ethan’s POVInitially, I had absolutely no plans of attending Danielle’s baby shower. I despised attending social gatherings that involved my family—most especially, my parents.They won’t let me breathe… they’ll repeatedly pester me about getting married… to Anna.But tonight’s different. Hell yeah, it is as I won’t be attending the baby shower alone. Now, I have Spitfire.I get in the shower, have a quick hot bath, and get dressed up in a navy blue tux. Nodding satisfactorily at my reflection in the mirror, I head downstairs. Yeah, Spitfire isn’t ready yet. You know women… Anyways, I sit, patiently waiting for her to get done—we aren’t too late yet. After about thirty minutes, I start to hear the clicking sounds of heels from the stairway. As it draws closer, I raise my head in the direction of the stairs, and the sight I behold makes my mouth fling open ajar. Spitfire. She looks so mesmerising—in that short, shape burgundy satin wrap dress that wraps fitted around her curves that

Elizabeth’s POV Danielle engages Ethan in conversations… her husband too. I simply eat in silence, ignoring and enduring the piercing gazes I’m receiving from Ethan’s parents and Anna as they also talk with one another. But all these while, Ethan’s hand is on my lap. To be honest, it makes me feel safe. I don’t know why though… but… He also occasionally throws glances at me to make sure I was alright.Well, I still feel a bit out of place though. I don’t belong here. I really wish the ground would open and swallow me whole. All of a sudden, I hear the dining room’s french door fling open widely. My head shoots up in the direction of its and…Holy fuck! Standing in the doorway is a mesmerising young man. He’s handsome from the depth of his blue eyes to the cute expression on his face. Well sculpted face, by the way. He’s clad in white T-shirt and denim trousers and he has a pair of black sandals strapped on his feet. He is so cute. You can drown in his eyes if you look at them fo