pte

t morning and found Caspian

or a helper? The man was rich enough to own a luxurious house, yet he was the one prepa

d ask, Caspian

family's house. You're going t

easy?" she snapped. It seemed there wasn't a single day when this man di

't care. Le

hair out in frustration. Of course, Caspian wasn't afraid. He had never experienced her father's a

ars about our marriage from someone else? I'm not going to let him discover it from som

an't keep ordering me around as

turned to

eep hiding until your father finds you? Wait

nerve, but she refus

ne of your

my business when you signe

unbeli

wasting time

down in less than a day. The thing she hated most was having someone control her decisions and tell her w

pian Sanchez,"

ly gr

e have something to settle with your family. Eat

ughtful

re we

him a murd

ful vacation had turned into a complete

before because she was still furious about the kiss he had stolen from h

glare. He ate quietly, as though he hadn't s

is utensils in the sink and h

t the dishes he

n't I be the one clea

ght of washing the dishes. After cleaning up, she took a shower and changed into something mo

f the mirror, she caught sight o

a soldier? He treats everyone like they

g someone to death actually worked, Caspian woul

-the only thing she had managed to bring

without knowing what was happening outside. More importantly, she ne

ound Caspian waiting by the doo

u so long? I

eyes and walked ou

back on me, woman. You won

nd looked ove

I don't care. F

glasses and contin

ople were careful around him, choosing their words because they knew the consequences o

y climbed into

at her throug

I am? Your driver

ned back c

me doesn't sit beside someone like you. Now, if you want us to go to

d being ordered around, and he h

d the ba

t o

N

vin

spi

onds, they star

of the back seat, though his grip was far from

rab me l

behaving li

ating me

ont passenger door an

t i

arguing over a seat would only waste more time. She climbed

d the wheel and s

in, while Davina was beginning to wonder whether she had marrie

e house, accelerating

ill yourself,"

ard the window. She didn't care how fast he drove.

near a familiar street

in front of a large property surrou

sses and looked outside.

, d

is place al

ked around the car,

ned seated f

live?" she asked suspici

t man to find, especially when he own

im before final

should never have brought Caspian here. He had no idea what kind o

ack," she s

rdened. "No. We're here

erstand. They

e what you'r

could turn against his own daughter the moment she disobeyed him? How could she explain that

hen we go inside," s

e that morning, he seemed to notice that he

respond, Davina tu

't do

s time he didn't lift her over his

stepped in f

k at

antly rais

dding you didn't want. You told me you were afraid of your father. If you want to leave,

surprised by the sud

sn't simply ord

er hands were trembling, but she fo

t I need you to let me speak first. Don

gave a s

ll

har

miled. "Let

ched the ga

Davina immediately an

d with worry. "Your Daddy is furious. I don't know if it's a

allowed n

f I keep hiding, Sir. I have

g who the unfamiliar man was, but he didn't as

e front door, he stopp

t's better if you t

d and took a

roud, following his wishes even when they conflicted with her own. Now, s

she would ever be welcom

dn't keep ru

tepped

ps until she's found! You

ous voice echoed

na f

's expression immediately softened with concern, but Kenzo'

," her mothe

ght Don Flore

s face darkening the

houted. "You humiliated me i

her eyes. She knew how angry her husba

d, but she forced her

you proud, even when your standards were almost impossible to reach. I never

, fighting

make my own decision. I'm the one who will live with the man

as though he couldn't bel

demanded. "I was trying to give you a beautiful future, Davina! I want to know

ce shaking. "Can you really call it happin

you! I was giving

nity I neve

ed before she c

e room fe

ed her mouth, while K

face turned r

u speak to m

ring in her eyes, but s

ybe I could have learned to love him. Maybe things could have worked out if you ha

n learn to love him a

ng you can force someone into a

med his hand ag

u will marry Kenzo, and you will not run away again. If yo

s hope

f, her father refused to listen. He didn't w

ears with the b

but I can't keep letting yo

finally turning his attention to Caspian.

vely stepped in

ad. Let me

o explain?" Casp

ently pleading with him not

stepped

e you arranged for her. Yet you're still

s's eyes

ou to interfer

anchez. I'm Da

ent, nobo

es let out a

wedding a few days ago, and now you cl

a step

u say, boy. You might no

remain

ng to lie about my marriage. Davina and I are legal

e document o

didn't even

turned to

tell me h

oat tig

king it back. Her father might disown her. Her mother

truth wouldn't

er head before s

disbelief and pain wr

meone else," he said. "Davi

him, tears spillin

n't deserve any of this. I

?" he ask

find an answer that

sure about my feelings. I should have told you tha

itter smile an

ever, seemed re

sn't your hus

really sorry. I never wanted to disobe

ed his chest and let out a

mother whispered,

es pulled aw

nd Caspian, and the fury in the

quickly that she barely un

from one of Kenzo's compan

Davina

arm and pulled her behind the heavy table

g. For one terrible second, she couldn't bre

ally tried

r mother screamed. "What are you doing?

s seemed unab

een her and the gunfire. His expression had changed completely. The

to kill you?" he muttere

nswer. Her entire

, followed by a scream f

d Don Flores, tryi

op! You're going

the exit. Staying there

ll you to move, yo

d, unable

ed her from behind the table and guided her toward t

Don Flores roared. "I'l

dn't stop

open the gate as they

d Davina. "Don't face your

ooked ba

Don Flores struggled against those attempting to restrain him. The man who had spent

ted to ask Kenzo to forgive her. She wanted h

gun appeared

med the gate s

toward his car. Only when they were safely beyond

you h

d, though her hands

, checking for injuries befo

d, his voice low. "He actual

ound, unable to hold ba

ays like this,

said n

e stop crying. He simply stayed beside her whil

wiped her face and look

back there

tod

bout my

e're not going back while your fat

and the way he sometimes acted as though he could order the world

ut himself betwee

nd she wasn't ready to trust him s

es everything between u

held h

't say

e I'm still a

less smile tou

en disappointed

ked away,

id a price she could never have imagined. She had lost her home, her fa

no longer ignore: if she wanted control over

a marriage she had barely begun to underst