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CHAPTER 1:

CARMENHis seductive stare made my skin crawl. I could feel his flirting eyes stuck on me from across the bar, molesting and undressing me with his gaze.My heart flipped as I looked over the bar to see the strange, middle-aged man staring at me. He had a smug smirk sitting on his face, never taking his eyes off me, even when he drew his cup to his lips to take a sip of whiskey.“I hate night shifts,” I mumbled to myself as I busied myself by cleaning the counter of the bar.I would shoot glares in the man’s direction, a signal that I was not interested in him, but none of it seemed to faze him as he returned my glares with lewd looks directed at my breasts.I tapped my fingers against the countertop as I checked the watch on my wrist; my shift would be over soon.Before I could breathe a sigh of relief, the middle-aged man made his way towards me with his now-empty glass.“I would like a refill,” he announced for the fourth time that night as he placed the glass on the countertop wit

CHAPTER 2:

CARMEN“Who are you?! What are you doing?!” I screamed, making my way towards the man as I pushed him away from my father.“Geez,” the man cursed, stumbling out of the way.“Dad! Dad!” I called out to my father, tears rolling down my cheeks as I looked at the man who had his arms up in surrender. “I’m calling the police!”By the time I fished for my phone, my father had stopped struggling for air. I felt his frail arms brush against my hand as he called, “Carmen.”“Dad!” I grabbed his hand in mine, keeping an eye out for the man in the corner. “What did he do to you? What happened?”“He saved me, Carmen. That’s Dr. Adrian. He’s a very good friend of mine,” Dad assured, giving my hand a reassuring squeeze.I looked at Dr. Adrian, an apologetic look on my face as he started to make his way forward now that he was sure I wouldn’t attack him.“I’m really sorry,” I stated.“It’s no problem, honestly. I understand. You did well, trying to defend your father.” Dr Adrian gave me an encourag

CHAPTER 3:

CARMEN“Miss Carmen Cartier?” One of the cops, a tall and burly man, raised his brow to get confirmation of my identity.I looked at my mom, panic crossing my eyes. She blinked at me. Even without saying a word, I could tell what she was telling me just by looking at me.Act natural.I cleared my throat, looking back at the officer as I answered, “That would be me.”“I’m Officer Dunlop. LAPD.” He showed his ID card to me and my mom, gestured at the other officer beside him. “This is Inspector Bridgers.”“What brings you to our house? I hope there’s nothing wrong,” Mom said with a frown. She was so good at playing it cool.“We just came to ask a few questions. Mr. Dave Wilmer here claims that he witnessed you being assaulted. Care to tell us what happened?” Bridgers questioned.My eyes lingered on Dave for a while, my mind going blank. At first, the only thought on my mind was Max and how he had tried to get me to have sex with him. How could Dave have been a witness to it?“Tell them

CHAPTER 4:

CARMEN 3 MONTHS LATER “It was my fault, you know,” I laughed mirthlessly, lying on the grass in front of my father’s headstone. “If I had been there, maybe you would still be with us now.” “Mom has gotten worse. She barely sleeps at home now. Whenever she returns, she just spends most of her time on her phone. I think she just refuses to face reality. I mean, it’s your three-month death anniversary and she’s not here. Maybe she doesn’t want to come to terms with the fact that you’re dead.” It had been three months since I raced out of Wilmer Hotels like a madwoman after the dreadful text from my mother. On the way home, I had hoped that the text was a sick way of her trying to get me to return home as soon as possible. When I got home, though, I felt it. As soon as I stepped through the door of my house, my heart dropped to the ground at the drastic change in the air, and I knew that my father was dead. Mom wasted no time in getting him buried. Only a select few peopl

CHAPTER 5

CARMEN“What are you talking about?” Dave asked, staring at his father with as much confusion as I felt.Dave Wilmer couldn’t possibly be my stepbrother; not after what had happened between us. How could I live under the same roof as him? I could barely even look into his eyes without the guilt and shame, the reminder of how I had neglected my father, eating away at me.“I’m sorry we couldn’t talk about this sooner, son.” Steve grinned as he explained to his son. “Aren’t you happy? You’re the one who has always worried about me, always advising me against spending the rest of my days alone.”I looked at my mother, shaking my head. When my father got married to her, his business was booming and successful, and she changed when things got difficult. Now, she had played the ultimate trump card – she had woven another rich man into her web.My mother was a gold digger.“Yes, but…” Dave stopped himself from saying anything else. He returned his gaze to my face, frowning apologetically. Fo

CHAPTER 6

CARMENHe could tell how shaken I was by his presence, and I could tell the amazement in his eyes that he was going to take advantage of my horror and keep me from saying a word.In a bid to stop me from speaking up, he took my hand and pulled it up to his lips to kiss it.“No,” I snapped, withdrawing my hand from his grip, causing my mother to gasp.“Carmen!” She gasped before turning to Jasper’s father. “Excuse her behaviour, Mr Hayes. She’s been in a sour mood for a while.”“I don’t blame her,” he laughed. “It’s common among people their age. Jasper gets like that sometimes.”“Father,” Jasper called out to him in a warning tone, glaring at him.“Why don’t we leave the young ones and give them a chance to get to know each other?” Mom suggested, grabbing Mr Hayes by the hand and leaving.I didn’t know if she could tell, or if I had gotten too used to reading her expressions a lot lately, but I found it obvious that she was trying to set me up with Jasper.“So, you’re not one to make

CHAPTER 7

CARMEN“You’re joking,” I chuckled in disbelief, waiting for him to laugh with me and confirm that he was truly joking.“Do you really think I would tell jokes about something like that?” He raised a questioning brow at me, and I shook my head to answer.I frowned, wondering if Jasper knew about it. I wondered if that was why he was trying to know me; so he could get to me, and there wouldn’t be so much strangeness surrounding our marriage.“I can’t marry him. His father is a horrible man,” I stated, my stomach churning at the thought of getting married to his son.“Frank Hayes?” Dave scoffed. “Every single one of them in that family is so stuck-up. I wonder how my father puts up with them enough to invite them to all of his parties and gatherings, honestly.”I figured that Dave had not seen Frank’s face in the alley when he rescued me that night, or he would be saying more than he already was, so I kept it in the back of my mind, desperate to forget that it ever happened.“If my moth

CHAPTER 8

CARMEN“I’m getting married to Jasper right after I graduate high school.”Dave looked up from the book he had been pretending to read ever since I walked into the dining room and found him sitting there on his own.“I don’t understand.” He shook his head, a frown of genuine confusion stuck on his face.“It’s been settled between me and my mother.” I sat beside him so that I could lower my voice and the staff walking around would not have to hear the conversation.“You told me you were going to convince her. You said you wouldn’t marry him,” he said, staring at me as though I had committed the ultimate act of betrayal.“I know what I said, Dave, but I also know that I have certain responsibilities. There are things I’m supposed to do for my sake as well as that of my mom,” I spat out, just as I had rehearsed for a better part of the morning.“And getting married to Jasper is one of them?” He raised his brows.“I believe so, yes.” I nodded, looking down as I served myself food and did

CHAPTER 9

CARMENI stared at Dave, deciphering his facial expression and looking for one sign that told me he was joking with me.“Get married to Jasper, Carmen,” he said again as if reading my mind and trying to prove to me that his words were anything but punchlines.“What are you talking about, Dave? Why should I get married to Jasper all of a sudden? It doesn’t make sense.” I shook my head, placing my hand against the doorknob just in case he suggested something even more outrageous so that I could leave without having to hear it.“Just hear me out, Carmen.” He raised his hands as if signalling me to calm down. “If you get married to Jasper, what hold would she have on you? Agreeing to the wedding and going through with it will only put her guard down, and she wouldn’t even think I know about the video, let alone have plans to delete it.”“And what about the marriage? You delete the video and I’m stuck married to Jasper?” I questioned.“Six months. You can wait it out for six months, and you

CHAPTER 10

CARMEN“Oh, my goodness! Why didn’t you tell us this sooner?!” Mom gasped, standing up and pulling Kate into a hug. “I can’t believe this! It’s such a small world. We’re all connected in one way or another, don’t you think?”“That’s right,” Kate replied with a bright smile on her face.“This isn’t something I expected this soon, really,” Steve Wilmer laughed, standing up and taking Kate’s hand in his. “My son never got along well with girls. At a point in his life, I thought he was terrified of girls, even.”Everyone laughed at his joke.“You’re welcome, Kate. You know, Kate Wilmer does seem like the perfect fit,” Steve said.Kate looked down at the floor, her cheeks turning an aggressive shade of red.“Are you too shocked to say something, Carmen?” Mom questioned me.I was the only one who was not standing and joining in on the small gathering of celebrators.“I’m sure even your children will be best of friends, just like you two were when you were little. In fact, I suggest you both

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