SCARLETT'S POV. After the best shower I'd taken since I'd been in this house, I got out of the shower feeling all clean and pampered like a new born . I would've taken sometime to admire my fresh face in the mirror, but I got reminded that I didn't have enough time for admiring when I had a two hour long drive ahead of me. I quickly got my hair styled into a sleek ponytail and got dressed in some school friendly clothes. After a forced conversation with Luca yesterday evening when he'd got back, he'd agreed to allow me get my school things from the house.I'd been happy at first at the possibility of seeing my parents, but then he'd killed my excitement by letting me know that his men were going to get them for me, and I was going to have my materials ready in the morning when I was ready to go. I didn't know what was his problem with cutting me off from my family though, it was just so weird. The whole thing was still weird to me, why would a man of his age and looks want to buy a

LUCA'S POV.When I was done with the last piece of work I had to do for the day, which mostly consisted of things that I'd just forced in and didn't actually have to do by myself, because I was a workaholic, I cleared my table and got out of the office.On my way out, I stopped at Maya's table to let her know so she could handle every other thing on our floor, and found her slacking. Her phone was on landscape, supported by a coffee mug and because of my impressive height and sight, I could clearly make out that she was watching an episode of some crappy TV show, I'd noticed Matt watched a lot the few times I'd been at his house.How unprofessional of her. I guess she'd not expected me to be done in the office so early today, because I usually stayed in the office till way later than this. That was no excuse. I cleared my throat very loudly and she almost jumped right out off her seat when she noticed me. Her eyes went wide as saucers and she went all red in the face. "I'm so so sor

SCARLETT'S POV.Saturday used to be my favourite day of the week but today, it so wasn't. Back then, Saturday's were special to me because not only did I get time to relax and unwind, it was actually the time I got to spend as much time as I wanted her with Kevin. We used to meet up at his apartment and cuddle for the longest time before we set out for our date. One thing I loved about Kevin was that he was master at planning dates. From bungee jumping to skydiving, to just staying home and watching movies till we fell asleep, he was good at it. I never for once felt bored or tired of any Saturday I spent with him.Before I could result to sulking and going over photos of the both of us on my phone, I got out of bed and headed for the shower. When I was done in there, I fished out some comfy clothes and dragged myself downstairs to go grab some food. When going down, this time I was very careful, not knowing who I could come across all of a sudden. The number of people living in thi

SCARLETT'S POV.I groaned as I opened my eyes, my body feeling heavy with exhaustion. Monday mornings were always a struggle for me, especially after a hectic weekend spent cramming in assignments and studying. Dragging myself out of bed, I rubbed at my eyes in an attempt to shake off the remnants of sleep.Law school awaited me as usual, and as much as I knew the importance of attending every class, sometimes life seemed to have other plans. Today was no exception, but I had to push through. I stumbled into the shower, letting the hot water wake me up and revive my tired mind. The routine of getting ready was a blur— brushing my teeth, applying minimal makeup because today for some reason I felt like looking pretty, and hastily dressing in a casual but still professional attire.With my backpack overloaded with textbooks and notes, I made out of the house and the big guy drove me to school. The morning commute was chaotic as always, with people rushing past me and cars honking relent

SCARLETT'S POV.Abby and I navigated through the sea of students in the hallway, making our way to the our spot at the parking lot. I hadn't been able to talk to her for two days now because I'd truthfully been avoiding her, so we had a lot of catching up to do. When we both took a seat, she wasted no time in going straight to questioning me. "So, what has been happening? I couldn't catch you anywhere for two days. Were you avoiding me or something?""No way, I wasn't," the lie tasted bitter in my mouth but I ignored it. "I just was busy with catching up on all the stuff I missed and I couldn't find you guys too."Abby looked like she didn't buy that for anything but she didn't press on it. "So, with Luca. What's going on? Are you okay?"I gave an awkward laugh. "Why would you ask if I'm okay? Do I look horrible or something?" I brought out my phone and clicked on the camera, checking my appearance. This morning I hadn't really put in much into getting ready because I had a lot on