Semua Bab GUARDED HEAT: Bab 91 - Bab 100

Layland and the woman, named Stephanie if I remember it right, are talking to each other with smiles on their faces.Both of them were feeling awkward just a while ago when they first met, and yet they looked so comfortable with each other now. It's like the awkwardness just a couple of minutes ago did not happen at all.And I did not like it.I couldn't hear what they were talking about that made Layland smile so wide. But whatever it was, I already don't like it.I like Layland smiling. I enjoy seeing him happy. I enjoy seeing him being comfortable with people, ones that won't potentially hurt him. But this one's different. Stephanie's different. She's not just any other person. She's someone who has a chance of marrying Layland. She's someone Layland could spend the rest of his life with.I knew she could never attract Layland. But I also knew that there was just a very slim chance, at least for now, of Layland not agreeing to marry her. And it's not because he's fine with marrying

"We'll see you guys soon,” I said in a loud voice to Stephanie and Ana while waving at them as their car started driving away.Surprisingly, the dinner ended with the four of us smiling, which was not what I imagined when my father commanded me to attend this date. Stephanie is a lovely girl, and so is Ana. They are both fun and very comfortable to be with. I was not lying when I told Stephanie that they looked perfect for each other because they really are. I don't believe in destiny or in soulmates, but meeting Ana and Stephanie somehow made me want to believe in it."Are you ready to leave?"I turned my attention to Gunner behind me. Like me, it was obvious that he also had fun with the two girls that we had just met. There was a wide smile on his face. But it wasn't just that. His whole aura when he and Ana came over to our table exudes happiness, confidence, and sureness. It's like he just found something or someone that he really liked.Could it be Ana? They were having quite a

The sleeping face of Gunner was what greeted me the moment I woke up and opened my eyes.I stared at him for a couple of minutes in wonder, confused why he was in my bed, sleeping with me. It was until the memories of last night slowly filled my still hazy brain that I finally remembered why he was with me.It was because I asked him to dry my hair and to lie down and sleep with me.A smile automatically appeared on my face as I continued to remember the things that happened last night—from how he joined me in the shower and gave me the much-needed hug I've been dying to get from him to how he dried my hair, holding and caressing each of my strands so gently as if he was afraid he would end up hurting me, down to sleeping beside me and hugging me so tightly as if he wanted to keep me safe from any harm. Gunner did not say anything that much. The words he spoke after joining me in the shower did not even total twenty, yet they were enough to comfort me and provide the peace and tranqui

I am on cloud nine. That's the only word I can use to describe what I have been feeling for days.It's been a week already since Gunner and I started dating. And I am beyond ecstatic. Sure, our relationship is a secret from everyone. Still, it doesn't take away the happiness it brought out in me.Every time our eyes meet, every time he smiles at me, every time he touches me, and every time he speaks to me, all of it gives me so much happiness. But surprisingly, I also like our sneaky glances and touches. Of course I would love more than anything in the world to announce to everyone our relationship because hell, I know damn well how lucky I am to have the sexy and gorgeous Gunner Raptis as my boyfriend. But the thrill and the excitement whenever we sneak glances and touches at each other is just something else. I can't even properly explain it. I feel nervous that my parents might catch us, but I also enjoy the thrill of sneaking glances and touches. The euphoria I am feeling from it

The only content of the text message I received from my brother, Shawn, while I was preparing the table for breakfast was just one word: "Done."After reading his text, I immediately checked some news through my phone, searching every single page of different news channels. Since Luke and his family were well-known, there was no way that news channels would pass up on this scandal.It didn't take me long to find what I was searching for. I read the article that detailed Luke's arrest. And attached to it was the mugshot of Luke.A grin started spreading across my face. Luke looked good in his mugshot. Him, holding the placard and looking so miserable, made him look perfect. He definitely should stay locked in prison if he looked this good. And because I am a man who cares about other people, I will make sure that that's what's going to happen to him—imprisoned for the rest of his life, just as Shawn and I made sure that he'll get caught and that he'll end up in prison.Yes. It was me a