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"Don't worry you go ahead I'll just be a minute and then I'll lock up." Said Van to Monica later that evening. It was eight p.m. and Josh's flight is in two hours, she hoped she'd be in time as she briskly straighten out her hair. Sifting through her bag, she brought out a little hand mirror and smeared her lips with lip-gloss. She was about to drop them back into her purse when she suddenly felt she was not alone. "Going somewhere?" Her spine stiffened in a fraction of a second before she regained her composure. After not hearing from him for many days now Van thought she'd gotten rid of him. What rotten luck she had.Ignoring him, she slung her purse across her shoulder. ‘’I can’t let you go.’’ ‘’Don’t waste your breath.’’ She began to leave but was caught by surprise when he grabbed her wrist. In a flash, she was flushed against him before his lips crashed down on hers hot and demanding, forcing her mouth open, she fought furiously against him but his hands ti
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Rella spent all day mulling over what her mom had said. She groaned. What an insufferable woman! But Rella couldn't deny she made some good points. Rella was afraid, frustrated, anxious and everything else in between that she couldn't sleep.She'd pretended to have fallen asleep when Stefan came to bed and now standing on the balcony she felt chills and there were goosebumps all over her arms. Large warm arms were wrapped around her suddenly it startled Rella that she almost hit his chin with her head if not if not for Stefan's incredible reflexes. "Easy now." He cooed. "You're wound tight as a string." Stefan rubbed his hands up and down her arm. Rella breathed deeply and exhaled. "I'm sorry I thought you were asleep, I was just startled." "Are you okay, do you feel better now?"Rella didn't think there was any point in continuing her charade. Stefan's arms around her were doing something to her insides. "I'll be okay." "That's good
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Rella stretched purring like a cat, she couldn't remember the last time she felt so happy and so full of life looking forward to a new day with Stefan. A ghost of a smile touched her lips before it morphed into a full blown grin.Turning to her side, she found it empty with her husband not in sight but she wasn't worried though because she knew he was somewhere in the house the absence of a note was one of the telltale signs. Flinging back the covers, her legs landed silently on the fluffy rug then she padded to the en suite bathroom to wash her face and mouth after which she took a quick shower. Twenty minutes later she went down the stairs to the kitchen and was assaulted with the smell of coffee as well as eggs and bacon but what had her feeling like mash mallow was the man poised in front of the stove looking extremely comfortable in his blue and white striped pyjama pants and blue T-shirt like he'd done this a countless number of times. He looked so hot standing there that
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"You didn't tell me we're going so far from home." It was part accusation part uncertainty mainly because this was the most spontaneous thing Van had ever done in her life. She believed she has to plan everything down to the last detail before executing even a fragment of it and yet she had all but up and left everything the minute Jake asked her to trust him. Van knew it was stupid of her to believe anything he says but that was just her head talking, her heart on the other hand would follow Jake Calloway to the ends of the earth if he asked her to.That's how much she loves him. Jake pulled off his jacket and draped it on the sofa in the hotel room before he turned to acknowledge Van's accusations. "I'm sorry if I caught you off guard I just wanted you to take time off working so hard to relax a bit."Van still wasn't convinced so Jake covered the space between them and took both of her hands. "I just confessed to you how much I love you and I won't stop sayi
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Ever since their encounter with Lucille Stefan has not been himself. Aside from the obvious attraction between them, Rella could tell that something was wrong. Something's bothering Stefan and she didn't know how to ask him or what to do to make him feel better. All she could do was offer her heart and body to him hoping that she could show him how much she loved him and that she's here for him no matter what. Stefan made a hearty breakfast for her in bed and he still hasn't said much. "Are you okay?" She asked hoping to get a response. "I'm fine no need to worry." "Was it something Lucille said, something about Jenny? You can tell me. I won't judge you."Stefan held her gaze it wasn't a sort of challenge or anything like that on the contrary he was staring at her like one would stare at a priceless jewel and it warmed her heart.Stefan took her hand and kissed her ring finger. "There is absolutely nothing for you to worry about. The way I feel about
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Van squealed. "Gosh keep it down will you?" Rella tried to shush her. This was not at all what Van had expected to hear but she wasn't surprised either. She had always had a feeling that something like this would happen eventually. Stefan Diamond was a good looking man and Rella was attractive too and they're both red blooded male and female so… "Wow." was all Van could manage. And then she was demanding to know how it happened… everything. When Rella finished telling her the whole story Van leaned back in her chair. "If that ain't the most romantic story I've heard in a while." It was heart melting and toe curling but a more serious question would be does Stefan know the whole truth yet? The sullen expression on Rella's face told her what she needed to know. "It happened so fast. I was gonna tell him, I was prepared I even had a whole essay memorized but then just as I was about to tell him he told me he was in love with me. What was I supposed to
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Rella's day had started out great. She got to hang out with her best friend, try out exquisite cuisine she's never had before, get to see breathtaking scenery with the man she loves but someone wants it to end in a bad taste. Stefan had insisted that Van and Jake stay at the beach house with them. They played charades and drank whiskey in front of the fire place. Everything seemed to be going smoothly when Rella's phone suddenly pinged with a new message.Meet me tonight to get your answers.The sender was unknown. What was so profound that someone wants her to know so bad? And how curious was she to take their word for it? How had they gotten a hold of her number in the first place? This was her first time in New Caledonia. These questions swirled in her head for a long time. She spent the better part of the evening feeling restless and mulling over what her next step should be. Should she tell Stefan about it? "What's on your mind you look distracted?" Stefan w
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"You're not thinking of going there alone are you?" Van said as soon as Rella told her about the text message. "I want to know what it is." " They have your phone number isn't that creepy?" " When I meet them I'll ask them about it." " Rella! " Van yelled her name impatiently. " I'm coming with you." " Am I interrupting something? " Jake appeared in the kitchen suddenly startling them both. "No." Rella said. "So that means you won't mind if I borrow Van here?" "Go right ahead." She said ignoring the look her friend gave her.She would just get this over and done with she assured herself as soon they left. Sneaking out of the beach house wasn't that hard and once she was outside the gate, there was a car waiting with a tall man wearing dark suit leaning against it. He straightened when he saw her. "I have been asked to pick you up." The man said gruffly. "Your boss isn't here?" "N
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