The wind blew hard on 559Please respect copyright.PENANAIQZoJzRvr6
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 559Please respect copyright.PENANA8orc80O7Kf
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 559Please respect copyright.PENANAdbB7zcZlvn
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 559Please respect copyright.PENANAhXZohZ9PFo
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 559Please respect copyright.PENANA9ruI2v26gq
true.559Please respect copyright.PENANAZMMAnLq8p4
After Angel had received559Please respect copyright.PENANA0tKSxQXHc0
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 559Please respect copyright.PENANAvHLf8fmYWt
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 559Please respect copyright.PENANAHGXXwYbZ0b
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.559Please respect copyright.PENANARLy0vyMn3W
"But it's the truth, Angel," Miranda's voice echoed in Angel's mind as she ran down the streets. "Your sister isn't what you think she is."559Please respect copyright.PENANANZwXWFDOxW
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."559Please respect copyright.PENANAA8yLvsB5kq
"If you don't believe559Please respect copyright.PENANAnu3X8ArWXo
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 559Please respect copyright.PENANASFvkeuJRSk
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 559Please respect copyright.PENANA7N0oTyNMhf
creating a tradegy in future."559Please respect copyright.PENANAzEuNogSuBc
And Angel was doing so 559Please respect copyright.PENANAp66BEOHaQe
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 559Please respect copyright.PENANAyqBJi6PIcG
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what559Please respect copyright.PENANAe4IiZMgGJo
Miranda said about her.559Please respect copyright.PENANAaamXsAWGyC
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?559Please respect copyright.PENANA4WTQnQ70gx
***559Please respect copyright.PENANAi1KyQbbpxi
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."559Please respect copyright.PENANAngXM3k3buJ
Kim559Please respect copyright.PENANAZNLv1nnJWr
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 559Please respect copyright.PENANAOJxj66GL4A
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 559Please respect copyright.PENANA20slbKNAXb
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 559Please respect copyright.PENANApOzgpM47vo
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 559Please respect copyright.PENANAIGN4bQmoRw
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 559Please respect copyright.PENANAhLhOloWfzS
look magnificent.559Please respect copyright.PENANAUb1ApudImw
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."559Please respect copyright.PENANAihG0Fs8U08
"Don't559Please respect copyright.PENANAA1XkTcX2Ok
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 559Please respect copyright.PENANAc8682yscNr
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."559Please respect copyright.PENANA1HL5MFHvOq
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 559Please respect copyright.PENANACE4T6xIsIj
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 559Please respect copyright.PENANAcjojxrbgP9
Kim559Please respect copyright.PENANArZBpWJO7D8
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 559Please respect copyright.PENANAR37DTBGIEw
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 559Please respect copyright.PENANACPJ6ERr4Av
for you."559Please respect copyright.PENANAWQBwFJEWNX
"You think so?" 559Please respect copyright.PENANAkuUj1Gg7M2
"I559Please respect copyright.PENANARK0YvOUoda
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 559Please respect copyright.PENANA5Gz6kk1MEv
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get559Please respect copyright.PENANAqQUaCiKnfE
married."559Please respect copyright.PENANAL4m0cjG3B3
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."559Please respect copyright.PENANAPM6vZBI6uT
"Oh,559Please respect copyright.PENANAwR4PO7YLpc
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe559Please respect copyright.PENANAkj6lGKdZCI
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."559Please respect copyright.PENANALa59Rwbxgl
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."559Please respect copyright.PENANA52SVDZeTpJ
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."559Please respect copyright.PENANAjoPgfgvlQT
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.559Please respect copyright.PENANATmwQPao4bF
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."559Please respect copyright.PENANAjWKbocKjLK
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"559Please respect copyright.PENANA0abPMCut2p
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."559Please respect copyright.PENANAZLnQfC4KEr
***559Please respect copyright.PENANAkDPbIXphv1
"What do you mean he is not here!"559Please respect copyright.PENANA22CWCom9iF
Mrs559Please respect copyright.PENANAUvWj4Ey88F
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 559Please respect copyright.PENANAs6MQOM5X90
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 559Please respect copyright.PENANAtItFIpPTMl
chandelier above them move.559Please respect copyright.PENANAD9SAWOd10r
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"559Please respect copyright.PENANAI2M6PNboSi
Diana,559Please respect copyright.PENANAiZUQbVTTHs
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 559Please respect copyright.PENANA5D8MtS5osf
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 559Please respect copyright.PENANA3MtvgaWS6D
dress.559Please respect copyright.PENANAr8zLr7qmsJ
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 559Please respect copyright.PENANAOPDBxVp9lq
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."559Please respect copyright.PENANA7JJyoSVVeZ
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."559Please respect copyright.PENANAOQRkey5uNU
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.559Please respect copyright.PENANA7wVbDJ9Oua
"If you start acting 559Please respect copyright.PENANAeHiZoemSll
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be559Please respect copyright.PENANAsVNmYGpreq
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."559Please respect copyright.PENANAmoEOdKpUgT
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"559Please respect copyright.PENANAosR4iwUz7w
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."559Please respect copyright.PENANAMTWaz0rDck
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 559Please respect copyright.PENANAogLDZG43Ie
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 559Please respect copyright.PENANAt5i0zgvkg4
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."559Please respect copyright.PENANAUyoqcTGcC2
"Oh, is that so? Looks like Leo isn't like his mother after all. He listened to my advice and left this dump of a wedding."559Please respect copyright.PENANAcX72huCIkn
"You just shut up," said559Please respect copyright.PENANARy1D8nCTXI
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to559Please respect copyright.PENANA2nTI6wKnkj
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"559Please respect copyright.PENANAT8xwjqpQzv
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."559Please respect copyright.PENANAFK4PrIsvOL
"If you two are going to559Please respect copyright.PENANABZYmIybHy6
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 559Please respect copyright.PENANA4H0T8P3eUZ
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.559Please respect copyright.PENANAXFsJ6rOQZ9
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.559Please respect copyright.PENANAR3j0au48Kf
"Your dear Fred isn't 559Please respect copyright.PENANAACygzfxYx6
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 559Please respect copyright.PENANAicSyglS8dv
is supposed to be right here with me."559Please respect copyright.PENANAwVf9mmNMvS
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 559Please respect copyright.PENANAgiszznmnaS
"What are you trying to say you old-" before Mrs McDonell could finish her sentence, a sound of a car's horn was heard outside.559Please respect copyright.PENANAeYY6PUnLva
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 559Please respect copyright.PENANAYXCpUdwOUz
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell559Please respect copyright.PENANAeAcGqhjE1z
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.559Please respect copyright.PENANA7jTLYw7Tr8
Oliver went to the window and checked outside. He looked back at his mum, his grandma and aunt with a weird look on his face.559Please respect copyright.PENANAbuYJrTVPu5
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 559Please respect copyright.PENANAoBNh0XV5mS
***559Please respect copyright.PENANANGxPbEh4G4
Eric559Please respect copyright.PENANAq8TFjCtCK5
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 559Please respect copyright.PENANAzhiAr9l5Xx
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned559Please respect copyright.PENANAMnaA0Aonh0
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 559Please respect copyright.PENANAIkJR3N4O17
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 559Please respect copyright.PENANAIJcTeXVbbJ
home.559Please respect copyright.PENANArJazN0GK2i
He559Please respect copyright.PENANAQcwB6OqXhr
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 559Please respect copyright.PENANAAu6aDI0AyZ
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 559Please respect copyright.PENANACANb5yQ0jk
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 559Please respect copyright.PENANA3c9VKhVKZ3
with the wedding.559Please respect copyright.PENANADBrfyTZ7Ga
Before559Please respect copyright.PENANAxJnoMspku0
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 559Please respect copyright.PENANAD8iIDarxPf
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black559Please respect copyright.PENANApy9bsHNePW
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 559Please respect copyright.PENANAY59S7RBq2O
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 559Please respect copyright.PENANAPheO4QncTX
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 559Please respect copyright.PENANAb79nQ5z62p
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 559Please respect copyright.PENANAaP2SUfyHJi
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 559Please respect copyright.PENANAOuNMpbCHTj
beautiful creature he had ever seen.559Please respect copyright.PENANAPcIyfORRKU
She559Please respect copyright.PENANAvFXO3oM6mH
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 559Please respect copyright.PENANAL2kld6H9CO
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much559Please respect copyright.PENANAyXz6qtfg9R
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 559Please respect copyright.PENANAnIPeEAXHKB
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.559Please respect copyright.PENANAMxYu2vXJBu
As559Please respect copyright.PENANAHVxZtbUvVr
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 559Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5jEPBhgit
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.559Please respect copyright.PENANAi6WgMhxjS1
The559Please respect copyright.PENANAfGAYqYhlf2
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 559Please respect copyright.PENANAmULwTyi2Pl
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 559Please respect copyright.PENANAsybW9U2kYm
find out. 559Please respect copyright.PENANALYXhaOaX2B
As559Please respect copyright.PENANAoFpoMwUCur
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 559Please respect copyright.PENANAXr0TqWUAzj
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 559Please respect copyright.PENANA4hmXSjzcKz
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 559Please respect copyright.PENANAgiinDlXpDk
her.559Please respect copyright.PENANAkaFUDyHQTL
***559Please respect copyright.PENANA8cOh7bX5Wh
"May559Please respect copyright.PENANAzsGP4vY8zL
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words559Please respect copyright.PENANAkYM56k3MKe
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.559Please respect copyright.PENANAAE7z0fUZCY
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.559Please respect copyright.PENANA7WaH69JbXV
His559Please respect copyright.PENANABOwGs0s8Hc
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 559Please respect copyright.PENANAcXbrhA45gD
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.559Please respect copyright.PENANA2TurX1Icr2
"That559Please respect copyright.PENANAtrBQUCobAr
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 559Please respect copyright.PENANAL69yCjBkiH
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 559Please respect copyright.PENANAFNRRuSMMhH
and I want to hear it."559Please respect copyright.PENANAdJLRpR2lGp
Leo559Please respect copyright.PENANAJEao8ctZ4C
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 559Please respect copyright.PENANAvOVBfEd80K
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 559Please respect copyright.PENANAuIE41epCgJ
forever.559Please respect copyright.PENANAPxeEz3cnhT
When559Please respect copyright.PENANACiRphzKz0v
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 559Please respect copyright.PENANAg6Xjp5MD38
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 559Please respect copyright.PENANArEQLzqodpx
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 559Please respect copyright.PENANAkoS6i5ncKq
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.559Please respect copyright.PENANASj4FSmUayo
"I559Please respect copyright.PENANA5Nn5A0Ak2m
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 559Please respect copyright.PENANA6BL1u0h0LK
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 559Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5kPrNZPTB
find out what it was."559Please respect copyright.PENANAZCf1WlKqBs
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"559Please respect copyright.PENANARebWjzeRcb
"Most likely."559Please respect copyright.PENANA4ULoAdCuMq
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."559Please respect copyright.PENANAHBoQh18xyj
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."559Please respect copyright.PENANAAVxudnc6V2
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."559Please respect copyright.PENANAl3dHUrNSIk
Leo559Please respect copyright.PENANAi4RAYqYzS3
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 559Please respect copyright.PENANAeHCfstMvLD
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 559Please respect copyright.PENANA29qIWwq77R
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 559Please respect copyright.PENANAXXjvLYAAt6
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling559Please respect copyright.PENANA4wVgEzVb0s
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 559Please respect copyright.PENANAfad7Bcpxpm
was to lose herself in him.559Please respect copyright.PENANAmCV4mNnvWD
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"559Please respect copyright.PENANAlnMi5iyVi4
***559Please respect copyright.PENANAJsHqceU2G1
When559Please respect copyright.PENANA6dGbFGC89h
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 559Please respect copyright.PENANAztqsXX0a3t
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 559Please respect copyright.PENANAyfa4zW3KNV
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 559Please respect copyright.PENANAGcDxWJgFdw
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.559Please respect copyright.PENANA5a7TcJdmXI
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 559Please respect copyright.PENANApoY5gzTnBW
The559Please respect copyright.PENANAYHbUFeNkXU
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 559Please respect copyright.PENANAT8gO7KUrkg
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 559Please respect copyright.PENANAvVfC1GUg6Y
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 559Please respect copyright.PENANABvd8IQJHE7
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.559Please respect copyright.PENANA16usU71M4B
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.559Please respect copyright.PENANAyjWsqToEaR
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 559Please respect copyright.PENANADbWBpnw2hK
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"559Please respect copyright.PENANAUkZNHzEJ6Y
Angel's559Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9hwkZfsX6
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and559Please respect copyright.PENANA2G5ZbDnuhY
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 559Please respect copyright.PENANAP6LXnd9yg1
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 559Please respect copyright.PENANA8ef2EVrw5s
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 559Please respect copyright.PENANAbI1irlwaof
something. Not what Miranda had told her.559Please respect copyright.PENANATTmRyXtD8y
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 559Please respect copyright.PENANA33GSe2ojGP
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"559Please respect copyright.PENANAe7dpvXOn3X
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."559Please respect copyright.PENANAjEJeEkd8i8
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.559Please respect copyright.PENANAUrGJFXxNl6
The559Please respect copyright.PENANApoCbDaG3pa
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and559Please respect copyright.PENANAKYmrg4i07w
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.559Please respect copyright.PENANAPz4vE1wzO9
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."559Please respect copyright.PENANAIoypqY9iGQ
Angel559Please respect copyright.PENANAWsDWvVFQgD
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of559Please respect copyright.PENANAmIsRRqWrQY
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 559Please respect copyright.PENANAPjjbGA7cYZ
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 559Please respect copyright.PENANA3GZy4oI2xY
was right beside her.559Please respect copyright.PENANAx6E1AE5212
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.559Please respect copyright.PENANAfPJZhJeqil
Angel559Please respect copyright.PENANAouOMiPan51
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 559Please respect copyright.PENANASpuEVd1g9o
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 559Please respect copyright.PENANA71y61lD0tR
feelings inside her.559Please respect copyright.PENANAOOTVb1IXzN
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.559Please respect copyright.PENANAHKvguNXGjG
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 559Please respect copyright.PENANARXcw5plFPS
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."559Please respect copyright.PENANAMxuCUxhcA7
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"559Please respect copyright.PENANA7QBaO73n5Z
"Angel."559Please respect copyright.PENANAjN9p8f3SiM
"Ah!559Please respect copyright.PENANAoPC5MiXObR
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 559Please respect copyright.PENANABbPfPxsI0F
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 559Please respect copyright.PENANAl8TgrkAbsw
to meet your aquitance."559Please respect copyright.PENANA7VklNDTbDR
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."559Please respect copyright.PENANAqQdLfMRUAp
Eric559Please respect copyright.PENANA5hufJlvZ85
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 559Please respect copyright.PENANA9Y3qbbboVw
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 559Please respect copyright.PENANAdIo3CS75KT
awkward. 559Please respect copyright.PENANAVt4KeZcY6N
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 559Please respect copyright.PENANAhMsq8qmIUy
Eric559Please respect copyright.PENANAPdX6j0cNeL
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 559Please respect copyright.PENANAMF8GXluhuC
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 559Please respect copyright.PENANAp3qFe8IEi8
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 559Please respect copyright.PENANAa4bdXi50l0
could feel Eric come closer from behind.559Please respect copyright.PENANA2L3392bBjJ
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.559Please respect copyright.PENANAA0y4YvLfkH
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.559Please respect copyright.PENANAzhZSD2PVyb
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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