The following day, by the time Giselle had woken up, Ezra was already gone, trying his best to leave the earliest and return as quick as he could.Since she didn’t have to go to work, Giselle laid in bed for an hour extra, getting used to a house without Ezra and coming to terms with her brooding feelings, again.“I’m in love.” She mumbled out, feeling her heart rate speed up at the thought of it. She sighed and dragged her hand up her face, running it through her hair.“Fuck.” Picking up her phone, she unlocked the screen and checked her email box, almost scowling when she saw a notification from Netflix, informing her of her subscription.Then she went ahead to reply Evelyn, who she found herself grinning gleefully at her every message. Although several of them were series of worried texts, the brunette found it quite reassuring that someone worried over her so much.After spending a few more minutes on her bed, the brunette got up and ready for her visit to the hospital.She beamed

Giselle woke up to a sharp pain at the side of her temple. She didn’t like it and groaned, trying to reach her hand up to graze the spot, only to find the movement impossible.Iron chains held her hand tight to a chair and as she looked down, examining it, a frown painted her beautiful face.“What the hell!” She roared but instantly regretted it as the pain in her temple doubled.Bad choice.The brunette hissed in pain and sighed before allowing her eyes wander the disoriented room.Barely any window to let light or air in, faded walls, dust covered floor, a single iron chair placed in a far corner, which had rust and looked like several people had used it for many generations and a murky smell dancing around the room.She scrunched up her nose, feeling her body break out in disgust.The sound of clapping filled her ears from behind and the brunette struggled against her with strains.In the midst of all her struggles, the individual behind her spoke out and her blood ran dry.“It’s g

Voices. Familiar once at that.Giselle could hear them and knew who they’d belonged to even without opening her eye.She felt her body being lifted from its place on the floor. Warmth engulfed her, a feeling contrary to the temperature dropping damp room.Feeling a familiar warmth and body embrace, the brunette relaxed, relief finally washing over her entire being and her mind being put at easy.She slightly stirred in the embrace, pushing her body as close as she could, wanting to feel more of his heat and presence.At that, the grip around her tightened in a reassuring manner.It was far more reassuring than she had expected. The amount of care and compassion she was getting from a single hug alone, melted the remaining walls of her heart, giving way for the feeling she had tired to surprise.Just before falling back into her slumber, a small smile spread across her lips as she thought. ‘Ezra came.’Indeed he did.********~One Hour Earlier~Ezra impatiently tapped his foot inside t

Giselle sat still with her green eyes trained on Ezra’s hazel ones. For the briefest of seconds her brain went numb, almost as if it was incapable of giving a suitable response to Ezra’s request.Seconds had pasted before Giselle broke away from her statue like figure, blinking furiously as her mouth slowly opened as if she wanted to say something, then she closed it back, then repeated the same action a few more times.During this short period of silence, Ezra felt his heart stuck in his throat. Several negative thoughts roamed his mind.‘What if she says no?’ Was one of those thoughts. ‘What if she insists to leave this as purely a contractual relationship? Does she feel the same way I do?’Ezra’s fist subconsciously gripped the bedsheet, bringing wrinkles to the fine floral bed spread.‘Please, say something.’ Ezra thought, already feeling the silence tear at his heart.Was this going to have a bad outcome?Giselle’s eyes averted from his, scanning everywhere in the room.It’s not

Giselle and Ezra stood at the foot of their mansion as they waved the adults goodbye.Luckily for them, no other questioned were asked after the whole situation was explained. Although, Ezra did get a little discredit, since the security he had put on Giselle had failed to do their jobs.Which actually baffled him.But then again, he didn’t have much time to dwell on such a thought, the more prominent matter at hand, was how someone had gotten their hands on the contract.Ezra clearly remembered locking it in a safe in his study. A safe to which only he knew the code.Watching the last of their parent’s car drive off, Ezra sighed and ran a hand through his oily hair.“What a night.” He mumbled out as Giselle placed her hand on his shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze.“Yeah. But I’m glad it yielded a good result.” She smiled and turned around, headed for her room when she suddenly felt her body being lifted off the ground.A surprised yelp left her mouth, and on instinct, she wrapped