Entangled In His Master Plan

The whole house felt charged with it. I could hear their muffled voices

eaving. My parents walked him to the

ain, Ethan! F

ng of it. We

k pressed against the door, my heart p

through the night. It wasn't directed at my pare

ight,

. A secret mess

ening. He knew exactly the effect his words would have o

only the

n't just recover; it exploded. With Ethan's capital and guidance, they were suddenly landing hug

e the ne

e afternoon, her voice giddy. "We have

ch dropp

said he needs a place in the city for business and w

ory was more like it. He was closing in, shrin

encounters star

in the morning, holding a cup for

his sleek black car when my late-night studio clas

would always find out and scold me for being ungrateful

was a minefield o

say, his eyes lingering on me. "I've

s weaving a web around me, and every polite refusal, every attempt to pull away, only seemed to tighten the strands. I