Semua Bab Enemies To Soulmates : Bab 101 - Bab 110

PRINCESSI opened my eyes in the hospital.The first thing I saw was my entire family surrounding my bed like I was some kind of tragic movie character.Dad. Mom. Asher. Danny.All of them staring at me with these worried, pitying faces that made me want to crawl into a hole and disappear forever.I immediately closed my eyes again and turned my face away from them.And then I completely broke down.I'm talking ugly crying. The kind of crying where you can't breathe and your whole body shakes and snot is running down your face and you don't even care anymore because everything is terrible and nothing matters.It wasn't just the shame.Although the shame was definitely there.The shame of how I'd fiercely defended Frank in front of my parents like he was some kind of saint.The shame of insisting he was perfect when he was actually garbage.The shame of being so completely, utterly, devastatingly wrong.But it was more than that.It was the hollow feeling in my chest.The emptiness.Li

PRINCESS The man walked up to me with this confident stride that probably made most women melt on the spot. Not me, though. Okay, maybe a little bit me. "Hi. You must be Princess, right?" I nodded. "Yeah." He held up his phone, showing me a picture of myself on the screen. My eyes widened. "Where did you get that?" "I'm your designated driver," he said simply. Oh. Right. That made sense. I looked at him more closely, trying to figure out who he was. There was definitely some resemblance to Ella around the eyes and the bone structure. Was he her brother? But wait, that didn't make sense. As far as I knew, Aunty Sky never gave birth to any children of her own, and Ella was her husband's daughter from a previous relationship. Did Ella have a brother I didn't know about? I'd always thought she was an only child. "What are you thinking about?" he asked, interrupting my mental calculations. I blinked. "Nothing." "Come on, let's go." I nodded, grab

PRINCESS Although I didn't exactly know my way back to my room, I figured it was better to say I did. I could always figure it out later. How hard could it be? "Of course," I said, getting to my feet. I turned and quickly tried to leave. But because the universe apparently hated me, I accidentally struck my leg against the chair where I'd been resting my foot. "Ow!" I cried out. "Careful! What's wrong with you?" Damon asked. "Oh—oh!" I cried out again, falling back onto the chair. Pain shot through my ankle. Again. "Are you that eager to get away from me that you keep hurting yourself?" he asked. I looked up at him and got to my feet. "I'm not trying to get away from you... I'm just..." "Just what?" he asked, moving closer. I froze. He leaned lower, his face inches from mine. For a brief moment, it seemed as if he might kiss me. My heart was racing. "Hello?" I muttered, staring at him. What am I so scared of? What could happen? It's not like he'

PRINCESS Ella frowned. "I don't get where you're headed, Damon. 'Not sleeping with the same man twice' — isn't that your line?"It seemed like Ella was connecting the dots. "What do you mean by that?" Damon asked, his voice casual but I could hear the edge in it. "All right, all right, enough with the disgusting conversation," Sky cut in, waving her hand dismissively. "Let's finish our breakfast." Thank God for Sky. I knew Damon had thrown that shade directly at me. The audacity. The absolute audacity. I forced myself to keep eating, shoving food into my mouth even though I'd completely lost my appetite. Every bite tasted like cardboard. After a few more painful minutes of pretending everything was fine, I couldn't take it anymore. "I'm full," I announced, pushing my plate away. "And I'm feeling really sleepy since I didn't get enough rest last night. I'm going back to my room." I stood up, glared at Damon briefly — just long enough to let him know I knew exactly what he'd

PRINCESS "Did I not make myself clear?" I asked Damon, crossing my arms. "I asked you to stay away from me." He walked in, locked the door, leaned against it and said quietly. "I'm sorry." I chuckled bitterly. "Sorry for what, exactly?" "I don't know. I just... I feel like you hate me. Something nice happened between us. Even if nothing else will happen, there's no need for us to be enemies. We're only a few people in this house, and none of us will be here forever. Why should we be enemies?" "So you came to apologize?" "Yes." "Really?" I asked, my voice sharp. "Why should I not be upset? The two girls you brought earlier must have satisfied you. Isn't that enough to keep you away from me?" He smiled slightly. "Oh, I see the problem. Those girls didn't even stay for minutes. Nothing happened. And the rude one? The one who bumped into you? I sent them both away because of her." "Oh you saw that! So if she'd been nice to me, you wouldn't have sent them away?" "You're