the pale sheets. Mia stirred gently, her lashes fluttering before her eye
ered what day it
st day o
for her journal. It was more of a diary, She had fallen asleep when She was pouring out her feelings as usual in the blank pages. It gave her a sense of peace whenever she poured out her deepest feelings. Her journal
itual. Quiet. Per
ngs I'm gr
hool year wi
harpened pencils a
I still
ht. Hope was dangerous. It was the reason she woke up each morning thinking maybe just maybe he'd look a
journal gently,
't care about last names or contracts or social status. They just wanted someone to list
trast to how she fe
uite bathroom. As she brushed her teeth, her eyes caught her reflection gre
e barely reco
irt. Modest. Neat. Gentle. She pinned her hair half-up and touched her lips with a h
en
tiness. Everything was sleek and modern and far too cold, l
kit
as she stepped insi
ternational. Only heir of the Blackwoo
rolled just enough to reveal the silver watch on his wrist. His hair was slightly damp
dn't l
ing," Mia s
deep and flat, his eyes
ried for lightness, cheer. "I have a new batch of fi
murmured, tapp
aking just enough to make the china clink. The silen
kfast," she offered, glancing at the marble islan
. I have an early
and took a sip, even thou
lanced up. His gray eyes
d with kids,"
eart s
, Than
down his tablet. "Do you
y driving
a faint n
r. He walked past her, grabbing
he paused. "Go
othing. A
ersations like this with him were rare.M
whispered as he
her chest. She loved him. With everything in her. Had loved him since she was a child chasin
of them had
ontrolled. Strategic. He agreed only to secure his po
uld grow where
ne year, she
piece. A thread. A single, small spar
tiny flower shaped air fresheners. A far cry from the luxury cars Damian drove but it was hers. She had bought it fro
ntle pop song as she pulled out of the drivewa
med her skin. And for the first time in
t a contract or a forgotten wife. Just the teache
in her mind. The way he looked this morning. The way he sai
ished
she meant
ove her. The girl who had loved him in silence since she was a child.