Chapter 12

ANASTASIA

I can never outgrow my unhealthy obsession with chocolate milkshakes. I sip in my milkshake slowly in the cafeteria located in the Denver & Drake law firm while Karina watches me with her lowered judgmental eyes, requesting for reasons I would go hiding without telling her.

I knew I would be doomed once I was back, but I just couldn’t care less at the moment. I just needed to hide and stay away, but Denver ruined all of that in less than forty-eight hours.

“Where the heck did you go?” She sighs, staring at me and down at the file in front of her. She’s started her intern training with Chloe, one of the junior attorneys in the law firm, and he’s been giving her loads of files to sort out, as she has said.

“Somewhere you don’t know. Look, I’m sorry I didn’t tell you or anyone. I promise it won’t happen again.” It honestly won’t happen again when Denver has made it his job to watch me like I'm a prey.

He has probably been too busy since he left me in his apartment and asked me