“He’s taken her to Italy.” Ethan said over the phone, Daniel didn’t want to believe it. The dream he still couldn’t seem to shake was now becoming a reality. “He’s what?.” Daniel said hoping Ethan was going to reply with something different. “I’m sorry Dan, I tried to tell him when he turned up at Charlottes but she jumped in between us both before I could swing for him.” Ethan’s voice portrayed the disappointment of not being able to connect his fist with Stefano’s well chiselled face. “Can we keep an eye on her out there? I don’t want that bastard to do anything,” Daniel said sliding back into business mode. “I’ll look into it, I’m sure she’ll be fine, his family are there and from what I remember they wouldn’t stand for anything funny going on.” Ethan replied. Daniel hung up the phone, his brain couldn’t compute as to why his life was falling down around him. Opening his office door, he called Katherine into his office. The smirk on Katherines face showed she knew what was about to
Laying down on the wooden lounger upon a 38ft yacht, charlotte was in a stated of near euphoria. Everything at that moment in time was perfect. Stefano had hired a boat trip for them both to go exploring the Lake Como, they’d seen beautiful coves, beautiful villages on the coast and beautiful shoals of fish swimming beneath them. She was now soaking up the sun and topping up her tan in a small white bikini that had small shells decorating the strings. “This is beautiful Stefano, you have really made some impression,” Charlotte smiled and glanced sideways beneath her large black sunglasses. “Oh really? Well you haven’t seen what I have instore for tonight yet,” Stefano winked at her and chuckled. “Ooo more surprises!” Charlotte felt like a kid on her birthday. For the past week and a half that she’d been in Italy with Stefano she had felt like it was years of Christmas and birthdays all rolled into one. She couldn’t think of anything else he could possibly surprise her with. “So w
Daniel Stern was so much more than the stereotypical tall,dark and handsome. Every time he walked into a room, jawswould drop, women would be fighting to get his attentionand even some of the men. His whole being was perfection,the perfect chiselled jaw, the dazzling blue eyes, theshortish messy brown hair. He was mesmerising and heknew it, being heir to a billion-pound legacy did that to aguy. As he sat at his huge mahogany desk in his soft, black leather chair, he couldn't help but let his mind travel back to the beautiful woman he once loved the joy she wouldbring him and the despair she has left him in. The way shewould lay there asleep, so peaceful and so pure. As he lethis mind wander through the past like he had done so manytimes before, he grew weaker and weaker the stabbing pain of heartbreak re-lived all over again and he recalled his lastmemories of her.The knocking on his office door brought h
Daniel had dreaded this appointment all week. As he drovethrough the small town and up through the country roadsto the house, he mentally went over every room. He'd spentall week taking away any trace of the two together in thehouse but he felt like he was forgetting something. As hedrove up to the front door, he found Charlotte waiting therefor him, she looked beautiful and his heart leapt. As muchas he wanted to spend every moment he had withCharlotte, he wanted this over and done with.What if she doesn't want it? What if something brings backher memories?Daniel's thoughts kept circling in his head, but pushing themaside he figured he would just show her around, keep hisfingers crossed and hurry it up. It seemed to have workedbecause Charlotte wanted to buy it. A few times thereDaniels had thought she'd remembered but she seemed tokeep going a big smile radiating across her face.D
As Charlotte opened the door on her new home, she feltthat familiarity again, ignoring it she ushered the removalmen in, directing them with the boxes and furniture she hadno idea where she would be putting it. Hours went by untilshe was finally able to have a good look around, with a cupof tea in hand, that ever-present familiarity and sadnesscreeping in. As she looked around her, she started to notice little things, nothing major but, things like the small holes inthe walls were paintings and pictures used to be or thescent of a fragrance that was lingering in the housesomething she knew but couldn't quite put her finger onwhat it was.As she wandered further around the house, she felt a lotmore comfortable and excited that she had somewhere tocall her own. The sense of belonging somewhere, something she hadn't felt since awakening from the coma that she'dbeen in for a few years according to the do
Her long, silky soft hair lay spread out around herhead like a halo, her slim yet curvaceous figure liecrumpled on the floor, broken and bruised. Danielran to her but when he thought he was closeenough to touch her, a dark figure came out ofnowhere, taunting him with his haunting, darkvoice, the words written on the note. As much as Daniel tried to touch Charlotte the further away,she became, he struggled and scrambled throughthe darkness trying to reach her, screaming hername.BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!Daniel sprung up to the sound of his alarm, sweatbeading all over him, tears running down his faceand his heart beating uncontrollably. It took a fewminutes for him to restore the calm and realisewhere he was and that he had just had a nightmarenothing more. Taking a deep breath and crawlingout of bed he headed for a cold shower hoping thatit will shake the memories of his sleep. Hea
With a splintering pain flowing up his back and a pain in hisneck Daniel woke from a restless sleep. He'd fallen asleepat his desk after everything that had occurred the nightbefore he was exhausted. Walking into the closet he had inhis office, he picked out a navy Armani suit and got dressedquickly. Daniel had almost forgotten about the delivery he had last night; he had no idea what he was going to do.Looking around his office at all the paperwork and deskequipment littering his floor he quickly spotted his phone,bending down to pick it up he grimaced with the flashbackof Katherine bent over the desk and his complete lack ofwillpower to stop anything. Daniel had to get some help onthe situation and quick, Charlotte’s life was in danger andhe needed to stop whoever it was doing this before shefound out. Bringing up his contact list on his phone he calledhis one and only trustworthy employee/f