CHAPTER 71Riley felt disturbed about every other thing that were necessary at that moment even as she made way down the stairs, she could see how possessive he was and how he had acted just a few moments ago—She bumps into Antonia, the plates in her hands fell to the ground and shattered into so many pieces. With trembling hands she apologized as she picked the broken shards gingerly.“Oh, you should be careful next time." Tonia cautioned, she hesitated for a minute before helping the woman pick up the broken shards.It was hard for her to explain anything else at that moment as her mind felt blank, even as the other woman continued speaking she could not bring herself to understand anything about the entire situation at the moment.Tonia touches her and she flinches. “Are you fine?" She looked at her worried. “You are burning up."Riley muttered something she couldn't understand as Tonia scowled at her before dragging her away to the kitchenette.****She had searched the crook

CHAPTER 73After a long, dreamless slumber in the paradiese like luxury bedroom, Antonia's eyes slowly fluttered open. As she gently became receptive to her surroundings, she sat on her back and rubbed the blurry off her eyes with the back of her hand. "5:27 PM," she muttered to herself, yawning deeply, but when she looked to her side, she saw that she was alone. She was about to pull the curtains aside and peep outside when a sharp headache shot through the left side of her head. "Ouch!" She whispered, grimacing and shutting her eyes, "I had too much to drink last night,oh damn" She remained on the bed, with her palm over her eyes until the headache subsided enough for her to stand up and go to bathroom. A sharp streak of cold shot through her as her legs came in contact with the bathroom tiles, spending shivers through her gelid veins. She rested her back on the door as she closed it behind her, shutting her eyes once again. There was a pain in her heart and as much as she tried

CHAPTER 75The emotional strains in Antonia and Christian's relationship grew worse as the days went by. The streaks of raw passion they once shared in their love became replaced with uncertainties,fear, detachment, invisible distance and longings fueled by the love Chris had for his children. Christian no longer belonged to her,he had a life she would never fit into. "I thought you would spend the night with me," she said to him one night after he'd taken her to see a movie. He had seen her off to her room and she'd offered to make dinner for them in her private kitchen when he declined. "I was hoping we could sleep in penthouse and stare at the stars together. Like we used to do" A small smile played on Chris's lips as he remembered the time they shared sweet intimacies on the roof. Under the stars,in the cool breeze, with no cares to daunt them but their raging desires. "I have to help the children with their assignment and get them prepared for school tomorrow. Laura is a li

Chapter 77He was right there at the pub trying to cool everything off when at that same minute she had walked in, it seemed to him as though he was dreaming sort of, as he wondered to himself why else she would be there—She had seen him immediately she walked in, and had thought that it would be best she walked out, in a way she was still trying so hard to comprehend what just happened, try all she could it was hard to tell how out of the hundred and something pubs that were in town, she had managed to walk into one that had the last person she was expecting to see She should just turn now, it would definitely make the situation perfect as she was avoiding him!Still despite having that thought at the back of her mind, she still hadn't moved from where she was.It wasn't down to the fact that she found him irresistible, though any woman would find him that way… It was the fact that he looked rather miserable.She screams internally as she chastens herself for not having enough wi

CHAPTER 79She knows this road they had stopped like the back of her palms, if she had a choice she wouldn't sit and try to engage him, instead would have taken a ride and got out of there.She locked eyes with him again and took a quick glance at her time…It’s going to be fine…she tells herself over and over again.They were nearing a quiet road with three lanes when they had stopped, till this moment she couldn't tell why, she felt it just happened —****Shocked at how the car was suddenly pulled into an abrupt stop she shared the moment with him, it was hard to tell what was going through his mind at that minute, she gazed right at him where he was and could literally tell that his mood was the same as her's—confused.Her eyes were spitting flames at this point, she knew it was impossible for her to act like everything that was happening was normal, if she did it would be her showing her vulnerability."What do you want?" She questioned.All Chris did was look, it was obvious th