sen

eet B

hould deliver this by hand to Mr. De Luca. I promise I'll give you more

see yo

pe on the table, my heart ab

I missed my important accou

had an accident or something, so, I was rushing to get here. I didn't know which was my left or right foot as I stumbled and fell, tryi

uldn't even pass the first year of university if Pa

e could just drop this letter off at the p

I wasn't beautiful, so no one really took a second look at me, unlike my sister Amelia, who was the star of her law school. In fact

never been bothered by this. Brown hair with a dusting of freckles on

here he was right then. I'd definite

se. It was empty, no one

melia should have been home doing the cooking. She didn't have class in the

absence for now. I examined the address. Upper Ea

lled some stamps stashed away in my backpack somewhere. But Pa did say to deliver this letter

ribing me with candy? It's not like I'm five years old

rice Pa bought for me? He knew it was my one weakness and he used it to his full advantage. I was surprised my teeth were

e whatever contents were in the envelope, they must be something important. Maybe Pa

s deliver this letter fo

ide, Manhattan. If it weren't for the naked Adonis statue sitting in front of the huge founta

. But imagine seeing a real live man that looks like Adonis. He'd be

ighed. "So

ess do you

ere? Did some

aw a camera point

e speaker and said, "I'm sorry.

her bus

replied, "I'm looking for Cory Mansion

s Cory

e. I stared at the immaculate garden with lines of gr

on must belong

y head. What business does Pa have with the

ss do you ha

f. "I'm here to deliver a letter on behalf of my Pa, Mr. R

ate will open in three seconds. Then walk along the white brick fo

ve a great sense of direction, thank you very much. I never get lost. But I did what the gate keeper told me to do. I

space," I muttered w

roperty. From outside, it looked beautiful, but on the inside, it was majestic. The whole foyer

ecorate our home. But this place was just adorned with a few couches and an armchair. A bea

od to the side, staring at me through black sunglasses. They almost gave me a fright, stand

I ma

ing what to do. Then something caught my eyes. I advanced toward them and saw they were guns

me, I held one in my hand.

licewoman and caught all the bad guys instead of working my butt off for an accounting degree. Using this gun, I could have

y?" I asked one of the men

," Came his c

heart racing a bit. I put the gun back in its resting pl

han Oz. I only hoped those beautiful guns were used

d. But I couldn't help being tempted by that licorice. Now my only hope wa

ast me. One came to stand right

e with the let

replied

. Boss is read

s he Mr.

hen again, I was actually quite excited. I was eager to find out who the

stylish room with mor

a gun

alked in first. Then some moments l

ion. And almost knocked the air out of my lungs. The man was almost an exact replica of the Adonis statue outside. My heart pounded and I smiled

e Luca," I said, befor

e at me with his midnight eyes. His facial ex

letter," Adoni

n only give this to

" he repeated, this t

my chest as if it were m

of the men in black trudge

hand this letter only to Mr. De Lu

I was going to win a battle with these men a

ca," Adonis bit back

e Luca was this young man whom I had admired

again. "Why didn't you say so in the first pla

iteful look and

could talk to him when his eyes were skimming across the page, his lips pull

think this plac

l

lerted me, and I shifted my attention

him all fired

still held my gaze, and then

I told him, eyes tra

could do that. They were scared they would get stung. I got stung too, but I was named the bravest girl in my

fingers from those lips. That kind of wo

f godlike beauty could get me to look at him in the same gentle way as that

ard to show I wasn't intimidated by him.

tell

t. What's this? Why is my heart beating so madly? Why

hen why have you entered

do was stupidly stammer back