365 Days with Him

pte

th Hi

y's

nst my bare skin, dragging me out of sleep. I stirred, reaching for the c

s na

k na

hi

he unfamiliar room. The luxury, the soft sheets, the lingering scent of colo

lenched, chu

ced like fragm

ndering

ercing b

ve, sensual, intense, like he w

hand to my forehead. "God, Ma

o sign of him. No discarded shirt, no lingering heat in the sheets

ugh the ache in my ches

whispered my name like it belonged to him, the way

d deep in

iolently. "Get it

shed cold water on my face, and got dressed quickly. But t

zzed on the

misse

. Dad.

Stella cau

e. Hope you enjoyed your hot

d was a

ath hi

i

hair. That signature smirk that ha

. "Stella, I swea

ouldn't

d, along with the memory of his

pped from my bag and f

g the words written in

enjoyed l

, An

fed. "

he leave before I woke up? Why d

ing it into my bag with m

**

ting for me in the living room, worry etc

ere have

. I got caught

picion flickering behind them

man caught your att

ing like that. Besides,

n't let him go. Do whatever it takes to make

ed. If on

ver me as I collapsed into bed. Sl

rp ringtone je

aching for it

ked voice fil

t pulled out. If we don't secure another invest

ss evaporate

ha

d a dea

my chest

y company. It was

ng fastly, except

ater, I c

but edged with unease. "We have a meeti

"De La Cruz? As i

es

e tighter. "Dad, t

His voice was firm. "Desperate t

rds settled over me

s at 9 p.m. D

look

**

wing my father's strange i

just enough allure. My dark curls cascaded down my b

the VIP section of the

oss from a man we

hard. "That

tepped closer,

nal

out his voic

ili

fami

orced a polite smile,

lied, his British accent

g to ease the tension. "Y

e mask. "But since we're going to be pa

ed as he reache

t motion, he

orld

ill, my m

s the last man I ever

dr

ad spent a passi

hought I'd

ked onto mine, unreadable

k was latched