Isabelle found it hard to breathe. Why wasn’t her body listening to her head? Why wasn’t she able to pull away from his lethal embrace? Shawn didn’t love her, he simply wanted to show her that he still had control over her. He wanted to show her that he could snap his fingers and she would fall at his feet. God, how she wanted to abandon herself in his arms and stop hurting... How she wanted him to tell him everything about the baby, to tell him that she can live without him...

          Exceedingly happy, Shawn took Isabelle in his arms again and they entered their home. This time they both were ecstatic because they knew that there was no obstacle that could stop them to savor their endless love. This house was their special place, their happy place, where both of them could unwind from a hard day and enjoy each other’s company.           At first, Shawn left a gentle kiss on his wife’s lips, but after a few seconds, feeling Isabelle letting herself go in his

          They laughed and their laughter felt like sunlight filtering into the darkest room. It made that strange wave of sadness abandon their apartment. Shawn sat down on the couch&nb

         The morning light crept in through the window, but Isabelle didn’t bother to cover herself or to seek refuge in the shadows. She didn’t want to move away from him. Isabelle caressed Shawn, enjoying extremely the sensation of touching his broad shoulders, feeling under her fingertips the hardness of the muscles contracted on his back.

         All three of them left Shawn’s office. He walked towards his cousin’s office while his new PA started to do what he asked of her and George was returning to the first floor, where it was the HR department. Before entering, he said hello to Stephanie who was quite busy preparing some files.