All Chapters of Accidental OBSESSION: Chapter 11 - Chapter 14

Arabella’s POVI didn’t sleep.Not properly, anyway.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the anonymous messages.Ask your father what happened to the Sterling family twenty-six years ago.And don’t trust Victoria Sterling.I had read them so many times that I could almost recite them from memory.By seven in the morning, I gave up pretending I was going to fall asleep.I climbed out of bed, wrapped myself in a dressing gown, and walked into the kitchen.My phone was on the counter.Alexander had sent three messages overnight.Alexander: Have you arrived home safely?Alexander: Please let me know when you wake up.Alexander: I’ll have Daniel contact you this morning. We need to discuss the messages.I smiled faintly.Despite everything happening, he had remembered to check on me.I typed a reply.Me: I’m awake. And yes, I’m home.His response came almost immediately.Alexander: Good morning. Did you sleep?I stared at the screen.Me: Define sleep.Alexander: I’ll take that as a no.Me:

Arabella’s POVI couldn’t stop staring at the photograph.Two children stood in front of a beautiful garden, their hands almost touching. The little boy wore a navy sweater and dark trousers. His hair was neatly combed, and his grey eyes were fixed on the camera with an expression that suggested he had already decided the world was an inconvenience.The little girl beside him wore a yellow dress. Her dark curls fell around her shoulders, and she was smiling.I recognised that smile.It was mine.I turned the photograph over again.Alexander and Arabella.My father’s words continued to echo in my head.You and Alexander knew each other long before this.I looked at him.“Daddy, what are you talking about?”He rubbed his face.“Your mother and I lived at Sterling House for a while.”I blinked.“Sterling House? The place where Alexander lives?”He nodded.“When you were little, your mother and I were employed by the Sterling family. I worked closely with Edward Sterling, and your mother