Lovers At War

mother will be safe. Once released, you'll still be regarded as the lady o

er prison term only to find the Hussains disown

inate her engagement with Darryl Owen, the Owen famil

rryl. Yet, her grandmother, Theresa Hussain, the family mat

incarceration, they seemed to be pushing her towards

complied just so she could

three days to break

in the opulent Gale Mansion

ecade past, her hair in a plain ponytail,

nd bright, her natural beauty s

et to mature. Now, five years

nd chose the stairs, reachi

in preparation to knock, it

ired, "Is anyone in here

e air as an imposing hand clasped

und herself ensnared a

ng scent enveloped her, sendi

rip, she was instead effortlessly t

signaled the

her. The room's dim light veiled his face, yet she

, drawing nearer to her ear, Sand

against hers, and murmured into her ear with a seductive unde

l had confused her with a woman of the night. Incensed, she sw

turned feeble and mute,

erability, he scooped her up

ntil at last, she broke free. But freedom brought no so

l intent had been to sever the ties of engagement with Darryl. Such a reun

ated horribly, and she didn't want things to

sheets, climbed out of bed, a

s murmur echoed in her mind. "I'll

bag, found a coin, and left it on the

door to leave, the knob tw

eing opened fr

voice as she sidestepped. "Mr. D

t missed

And if so, who was the ma