Isabelle's POV From the news I got from Clara, that bitch felt nothing. After all the stress I have put into publishing that post. I would have gone to school if I hadn't been too ahead of myself. I was grounded. It's always Mom. I couldn't call Mr. Bryan to come around because I knew I wouldn't be able to leave the house. Knowing that Tony was in the house, that devil would tell Mom if I sneaked outside. "You look sad Issa, do you need my help?" Speaking of the devil. Can we strike a deal?" He helped me untangle my yarn and he picked the one that had gone out in the field. He came back and dropped them in the basket. "Thanks." "You want to go outside. And you want me to shut up by promising me something and you'll end up not giving me. You have done it before so I know exactly what is going on in your mind. You can go, I promise I won't tell Mom. You don't need to promise me anything." He turned back to leave but I stopped him. "You know, I can give you something you would like

Gabriel's POV I hated the guy already. Alex, whatever Danielle called him, looked more like a mature businessman but his curtsey sucked. I saw the way he looked at her, he didn't want her to be just a friend to him, and seeing me with her made him uncomfortable. I watched as Danielle explained the story of how she lost her best friend to her foe after she returned from my house. It was easy to see that Alex wasn't paying more attention but Danielle was too engrossed in what she was saying to see it. "I don't want to see her here again. Not after what she pulled up yesterday. She should be glad we are in our final year, that is why I am taking it all so lightly." Alex raised his brows and glanced through my body before focusing back on Danielle. "You have changed D, and I like the new you. Just take a look at you and those angry brows ready to tear anything apart. Did something else happen that I do not know about? Judging from your last experience, you changed the way you spoke bec

Danielle POV Mr Smith was filled with range, he could bury a dagger in the other man's chest if care wasn't taken. That wasn't my issue, but why were they talking about me? "Why are you so concerned about her then?" The man smiled and looked at me again. "Hello lady, I suppose you know me." "Sorry, who are you?" I said out of impulse. I had no idea who he was, why was I supposed to know? The man was a little bit disappointed but that's none of my business. "You will know me sooner or later. I'll see you both around." Mr Smith's gaze lingered on the man till he was out of sight. He took me to our table and left my hand suddenly as if he just realized he had been holding me. The waiters brought fruits to the table but his thoughts were far from where they were, I could tell. He wasn't looking at me, nor was he looking at the people walking around, he was focused on his phone. Curiosity flooded my thoughts. I wanted to know what he was thinking about and what he was planning. Soon a

Gabriel POV We ate on the sheets like she had planned. I was surprised to see Danielle okay with her kids so openly, she was always conscious of being seen with the kids in public. She got over it and accepted it. That was how it should have been in the beginning. I watched her in her pink dress and how the wind blew her dress and hair, making her look like a Goddess. Her gray eyes made it hard for her to look human. But something just couldn't get off my head and it was Bryan. I saw the way he looked at her at the seminar hall. I remembered the way he grabbed her and pulled her into his embrace. We were men, it's easy to see…but I hope I am wrong. "So you are going to be seeing your boss often?" I asked her as she came back to sit with me. She tucked her hair behind her ears severally due to the wind. "I wasn't expecting that question but I'll give you free details. My boss has a bit of a brain tumor. He hates everyone around him. He doesn't hate them but he sticks to whatever he

Gabriel POV I was caught by surprise. "Well, say something," Danielle said. "Wow." "Something original." "You taste like Certs." She kissed me again. "Spearmint flavored. I think I'm hooked on the darn things." I rolled to my side. I could see she was highly amused by my nervousness. I had never seen this part of her before and how she switched so fast after coming back from school… "I'm lousy at this part," I said. "In other words, you'd rather skip the chitchat and get to the fucking." I felt my cheeks get hot. "That's not what—" "I'm teasing." I sat up quickly. She was too much. "Gabe, you are sweet for being there for me today. Not that I needed you, but sweet. I figured you deserve a smooch." "It was…very nice." "But I'm going to get into more trouble which will get you too hooked. Here's what you'd do now: get into your car and take the first flight back home. Back to your family, back to your life. You've done more than enough for me." "No way." "Look, I'll be