(Izobel’s POV)
I looked at the piles of papers Asia placed on my table. Propping my elbows on the table, I cupped my face with my palms and studied the piles, not knowing where to begin. I glanced at the time, and despite the hotel operating twenty-four hours, my working time in the admin had not started yet. I came here two hours earlier, hoping to finish all the paper works.
Connor willingly dropped me here in the hotel because he will also take Deidra to school. He enrolled her in the same high school where Amber and I graduated. Mom gladly took the responsibility of taking care of the triplets while Deidra was in school.
I opened my email, checking the report Asia made. The graph she created showed that the hotel was already fully booked at this early time. The hotel even had increased its rate, but it didn’t affect the reservations because of Kevin’s crazy idea of opening the portal as if
(Ethan’s POV)It has been my practice to check the hotel by myself, talk to staff, and sit in the lobby while having my coffee and reading the newspaper since I took over some of my father’s business. It was the same practice Dad did, and he told me if I wanted to know what my clients wanted, I had to be observant.I was having a small chat with one of the regular housekeepers when I saw Kevin go to the admin office. I was not trailing Izobel’s whereabouts, but I was sure she was there because I saw Connor and Deidra when they were about to leave the hotel. I am not threatened, but it was obvious that Kevin was interested in Izobel.“Good morning, boss!” greeted Ryzen, followed by Asia’s shy greetings.I put down my cup and morning paper. “Good morning!” I said, acknowledging them. They were about to leave, heading to their office, when I remember I needed t
(Ethan’s POV)Izobel pulled her finger from my mouth angrily. The corners of my mouth turned up, but I could not help worrying about Asia and Ryzen. Should I ask Amber to erase their memory? I felt the relief when Asia blushed and pressed her lips to suppress a smile.“Hot!” We heard Ryzen mutter. “I think I’ll cut myself on purpose,” he cracked the joke making Asia laugh this time and giving him the paper cutter.“Your point?” Amber asked, rolling her eyes at me and sitting down on the vacant chair in front of Izobel’s table.I shrugged and shook my head because I didn’t have any. “I just got curious, Amber,” I answered.“Curiosity killed the cat, Ethan,” Izobel hissed, standing up.“Where are you going?” I asked, almost forgetting that I have a concern about work.“Getting the bird!
(Ethan’s POV)“You wanted to attack without knowing the ground, Oliver,” I said, hoping I hid my fear for the Rodriguez well. “About the knife, I thought it was a gift.”“Gift?’ he repeated the word, walking and sitting on the couch in the middle of my office. “And Izobel?”“What about her?” I asked, looking at the door when it opened. Janice came in with two cups of freshly brewed coffee.“Izobel’s on her way.” She said, and when I nodded, she went out of the office quietly.“Janice never liked me, huh?” Oliver uttered as he picked up the cup and sipped coffee.I never asked Janice about her dislike of him, and I really didn’t care about whom she liked or disliked. I sat on the couch across from him, waiting for him to tell me his purpose for coming. Although he already mentioned Alaric, I
(Izobel’s POV)“Dinner over bonus and promotion?” Ryzen’s eyes were sparkling as he nudged me. “What’s in you, Izobel?”“Would you go out with him again, Izobel?” asked Asia as we all prepared to return to our office.I glanced at Kevin, who was still talking with his team, and he seemed to know I was looking at him. He glanced my way, nodded as he acknowledged me, and smiled. Heat crept my face, causing my cheeks to turn apple red.“Izobel,” Ethan called, and he didn’t need to finish what he wanted to say. I turned to Asia and Ryzen. “Go ahead.”Ryzen rolled his eyes. “Let me borrow your beauty and charisma for one day, Izobel. Just one day.”“You’re crazy,” I muttered, shaking my head as I laughed at him. “See you later.”I walked towards Ethan, and though I wanted to avoid him, I was curious
(Izobel’s POV)“Izobel,” Ethan called my name again.“Did you do that again on purpose?” I whimpered, looking down and closing my eyes to avoid the sight of the blood, but I knew he did not wipe it yet because I could still smell it. My nostrils lustfully told me to taste it.“No,” Ethan said in a serious voice. “Do you want it, Izobel?”I shook my head, trying to think of my favorite food, the ones my mom cooks, and not his blood. The scent became stronger when Ethan moved to my side.“Izobel, open your eyes,” He uttered, taking a paper towel behind me to wipe the blood. “Doing that is scarier, you know.”I smirked as I opened my eyes.He hissed when he felt the sting when wiping it. Even my body jerked when his body jolted, and his lips twitched.“Does it hurt?” I asked worriedly. Though I know it was just a tiny cut, it
(Izobel’s POV)My eyebrows shot up when Mirela sat in Ethan’s lap and kissed him on his lips. I was just glad I didn’t have the power to shoot arrows at people using my eyes because if I had, I would have hit my target with blazing arrows. I glared at them with hatred as they kissed.Mirela, not minding Amber and Janice, arched her body to him.‘Is she a good kisser, Ethan?’ I hissed, my eyes squinting as I watched her devouring his lips.Ethan seemed to choke. He straightened up, coughing and pushing Mirela away gently.She sneered and sat in the space where I was sitting a while ago. “What kind of boyfriend are you, Ethan? Do I really need to set an appointment with my fiancé?” she complained and looked dagger at his secretary.Janice cringed leered at her before turning her back at everybody.He forced a smile and stood up. ‘Where are you?’
(Ethan’s POV)I have been staring at Rodriguez’s main door for a few minutes now, but every time I attempted to knock, I stopped myself, remembering how much I hurt Izobel. Asia and Ryzen could not tell her whereabouts after the meeting. Janice reviewed the CCTV cameras many times, but she couldn’t find traces of Izobel leaving the building.My heart stopped beating for a second when the door opened.It was Alaric who opened the door. “If you’re expecting the door will open magically, it’s not going to happen, Ethan.”I half-smiled at him and entered the foyer as he gestured his hand, telling me to come inside.“If you’re looking for Izobel, she’s in her bedroom, moping about something,” He shared, pressing his lips as he suppressed a smile. “Amber told me everything that happened, Ethan,” he said as he led me to th
(Ethan’s POV)The sun had just set, but no Izobel came to the tent. Since I came back here, I knew this tent out in the woods was her sanctuary I had intruded on. Despite that, she allowed me to set my foot here, which has become our meeting place. Sighing deeply, I went out of the tent and sat on the folding chair where I would usually see her sitting, wondering why she would always face this direction. The chair has never moved in any direction like it has been fixed here.Sitting on the chair, I finally understood why she loved it here. My mouth half-opened as I gasped, seeing the beauty of the sun slowly hiding in the sky. The shutting out of light exploded the sky with vibrant colors of orange, golden-yellow like Izobel’s eyes, and red, looking like fire like what I was feeling for her.If Amber