"Who the hell turned on the heater?!" Daniel bellowed from the pool thirty minutes after he jumped in to swim."That'd be me." Ethan replied from the terrace."What the fuck? Why would you do that?!" Daniel hoisted himself up and out of the pool then grabbed his towel from the lounge chair."Cos I felt like it." Ethan smirked. "It was fun to watch.""You're a bastard, you know that?" Daniel rumbled. "If you weren't in a wheelchair, I'd have given you the beating of your life." Daniel walked around the pool and climbed up the short steps to meet him.Ethan laughed humorlessly. "There's nothing stopping you from trying. My mom is out." He told him."I know what you're trying to do but it won't work." Daniel said. "I won't give you that satisfaction.""If you touch my fiancee again or make her cry, I'll make you regret it Danny." Ethan threatened him. "The heater I turned on will be like a caress compared to what I'll do next. Do I make myself clear?""I'm shaking in my trunks." Daniel f
Ethan was only half asleep when he heard his bedroom door open and close then light footsteps walked towards his bed and then he felt the bed dip as the person joined him."Ethan? Are you asleep?" Saira whispered."Yes." He mumbled.Saira giggled. "Very funny." She said as she drew back the covers to get comfortable and covered herself. "I'm sorry.""For what?" He was yet to turn."Because of what happened." She said. "I only went to tell him to stay away from you."Ethan turned his head to look at her. "I can protect myself Saira.""I know." She sighed. "I just... When I heard what he said earlier today, I guess I became scared that he'd make it a reality." She pouted.Ethan reached out his hand to brush her hair away from her face. "I let him off the hook the first time doesn't mean I'll sit down and watch him hurt me again." He told her. "He's only seeing a side of me that I want him to see."Saira moved closer to him. "I love you very much Ethan. I didn't even love Daniel half as
Two days laterDaniel walked into the dining room ready to start his war with Ethan after what he'd done to him two days ago when Saira told Ethan how Daniel had come into her room to confront her and then manhandled her thereby leaving a bruise on her arm which she'd shown to Ethan.Ethan had retaliated by planting a snake on his bed that night but thankfully it had not bitten him but he'd screamed and fainted because he didn't like to see snakes.Ethan had laughed so hard, tears fell from his eyes.Daniel was surprised to see only his father eating at the table and wondered where Eileen, Ethan and Saira were."Dad, where is everyone?" He asked."How are you feeling now?" Eugene ignored his question."Better." Daniel replied. "Are they not feeling up to having breakfast?""Yes." Eugene said."Okay but I noticed that one of the cars is missing. Did anyone go out?" He asked.Eugene sighed. "Yes.""Mrs Delnoi?""Stop asking me questions, Daniel." Eugene snapped. "Ethan along with his mo
Ethan blinked in surprise. "Um.... What brought this on?" He asked. "You don't want to wait?"She got up, rounded the sofa and came to stand in front of him and wrapped her arms around his waist. "This year, next year, two years from now... What does it matter?" She questioned. "As long as we love each other and we want to be together.""I love you and I want to be with you forever." He told her."Me too. So, do you want to get married? Here in Bora Bora?" She smiled."Is this because of your talk with Darina?" He arched a brow.Saira sighed and released him. "No.""Liar." He said."Fine! Yes!" She snapped. "I know the two of you have a lot of history together and... just a few months ago, you two were dating.""Meaning?" He arched a brow."Don't act dumb." She retorted. "You and I know very well how the two of you fight and make up. Remember the big fight in the school cafeteria where you dragged her out and went to..." She paused and clenched her fists. "You know what you did with
Daniel looked down at his phone as it vibrated against his thigh on the sofa and he picked it up, frowned at the unknown number on the screen and answered the call. For all he knew, it could be Ethan calling to taunt him but the number was local."Hello?""Daniel?" A female voice answered."This is he. Who am I speaking with?" He asked."Darina Walter." She replied haughtily."How did you get my number and why are you calling me? Did you miss a number perhaps?" He sneered."It doesn't matter." She said. "I called Ethan yesterday and a slut picked up. She told me she's Ethan's fiancee.""So?" He huffed."You live with Ethan... though you don't deserve to be out of jail so you must know if she was only pulling my leg." She said."You called to ask for information about your stupid ex from me and you're insulting me and my girlfriend?" Daniel asked. "Are you high?""So it's not true?" She asked hopefully."The idiot claims that it's true but I know he's playing with me." Daniel huffed. "
Two days later"No! No!" Darina screamed suddenly during breakfast as she stared at her phone. "This can't be true.""What have I told you about using your phone during breakfast?" Her father scowled at her."Look!" She shoved her phone in front of his face. "This can't be true, right?"Frederick Walter read the news headline and shrugged. "If it's on that website then it's true." He said. "Besides, it's about time that boy settles down.""That boy! is my future husband dad!" She snarled. "At least he was until this..." She grunted in exasperation. "I hate her!""Quit your yapping and eat. When your mother gets back today, you can scream and yell all you want in her ear." Fred rumbled."I bet that mom knew about this." Darina seethed. "I'll never forgive her for doing this to me. She knows how much I love Ethan."Fred rolled his eyes and groaned then pushed his chair back and stood up. "I'm off to the club. Say hi to your mother for me." He walked out of the dining room.Darina went t
A month later"Where the fuck are they?" Daniel's frown deepened as he stared at his wristwatch for the umpteenth time. He'd returned home from visiting his friends and when he asked about his father and Eileen, he was told they'd gone to the airport so he'd guessed that Ethan and Saira were returning today but that was five hours ago.Surely, the traffic couldn't be so bad that they'd be stuck in it for five hours!The airport was like a two hour drive from their estate so either they'd gone out to celebrate or their flight had been delayed and they weren't coming home anymore but since it was a private jet... they had no excuse whatsoever not to be home by now.Daniel paced to and fro in the sitting room wondering who he could call to ask about the jet when he heard his father's voice in the hallway and he let out a sigh of relief.The door opened and his parents walked in and closed the door but with no sign of Ethan and Saira in sight."Mom, dad... welcome." He said glancing at th
A week later"Are you okay, sweetheart?" Ethan looked over at Saira as she kept fidgeting in her seat after he parked the car and shut off the engine."I'm kinda scared." She said."Why?" He looked surprised. "Is it because of Darina?""No. Anne." She frowned. "Didn't you say she escaped being caught by the police?""Yeah, but she knows better than to come back to school or even this state." He tucked her hair behind her ear. "Besides, we'll be together all the time so you have nothing to worry about.""Many things can happen between me leaving you to go to the restroom you know." She pouted. "You watch it in movies."Ethan chuckled. "Fine. Then I'll go with you to the restroom if you want. I'll stand guard outside." He said. "That cool with you?"Saira shook her head. "I'm just being silly. I won't kill your social life just because I'm scared of a girl like me.""You have every right to be scared." He said. "She was your friend but she literally stabbed you in the back. Left to me,