an's

WEEKS

ved. Derek knocked on the door seve

or. "Open up," he nudged me, his thick accent echoing around

ered and tired, exhausted, dark c

ly, touching my shoulders, squeezin

weeks of trying to map out every single thing, uploading

tting it. I looked down, unable to meet his

. "I brought u

he moved away, walki

went downstairs, this time taking in

eyes over every single design, the chandelier stood magnificent in the middle of t

all sat down to eat together. We waited fo

since I got here. Nobody reach

it and I had already m

ate. "I just called the restaurant to cook us something very nice," he said silently. I put a

better t

slid beautifully in my tong

Derek asked, carefu

ded sl

. Derek stood up immediately, checking the time on his wris

finished the food and picked every p

oughly placing them

rom outside the mansion. "Derek," t

brother here

e voice called from outside

towards the door to meet th

ion that could come after. "Der-" he stopped abruptly, seei

towards

have here?" He spoke, his cinnamon rich s

properly so he c

vered, afra

e you could mistake for pride. His hands kept firmly in h

y a word to me ab

. I stuttered. "He

ed his

played on his lips. His shirt stretched across his b

o trail my hand

t handsome man

"Just kidding. I'm N

k's

than Derek. I sta

I was too careful with my words. Careful

y Mr sokenvji" He nodded his head sli

ad." "Thank you, Mr...N

. His black suit complimented his deep blue eyes lik

aking my cheeks flush. I stared at

erek came into the house

the whole tension that was already created. "Dad," Derek faced

rgot something and I thought I should come bac

into the kitchen, while my ear

er?" He joked lightly, hi

ecided to come back." Dere

met Damian alre

dad answered, causing

at me-like he co

at made

erab

ose

en

t out my insecurities, afra

amian," Derek called, pul

aid gently. "And I apologiz

stepped away, moving

ollowed. "S

sn't until I got to my room, closing the door behind me th

fraid of him. Or the fact that pa