The wind blew hard on 581Please respect copyright.PENANAxYQyWPKP0M
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 581Please respect copyright.PENANAgGMr7bR85c
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 581Please respect copyright.PENANABg5jxdXtIk
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 581Please respect copyright.PENANAOBS2X1LA97
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 581Please respect copyright.PENANA0PSB1Sq3ga
true.581Please respect copyright.PENANAT7SUV7B1qU
After Angel had received581Please respect copyright.PENANAzWmRmmokbC
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 581Please respect copyright.PENANAdEBDuOfRTc
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 581Please respect copyright.PENANAi8qgQs5xtt
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.581Please respect copyright.PENANA4P3i3541y4
"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."581Please respect copyright.PENANAxit3SsCCga
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."581Please respect copyright.PENANAHkaLXCyQHB
"If you don't believe581Please respect copyright.PENANAeInadUWYP3
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 581Please respect copyright.PENANAp3OZylYxuE
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 581Please respect copyright.PENANARo1DHmfKPs
creating a tradegy in future."581Please respect copyright.PENANANDzh8mJUOL
And Angel was doing so 581Please respect copyright.PENANAC6zydzWS3K
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 581Please respect copyright.PENANAb55sAsNZCS
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what581Please respect copyright.PENANArWEgrXvOkY
Miranda said about her.581Please respect copyright.PENANAlR4ESjmc5G
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?581Please respect copyright.PENANAzmgklHyRys
***581Please respect copyright.PENANA3DqBIq293H
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."581Please respect copyright.PENANAd2yDjsitoX
Kim581Please respect copyright.PENANA0ptsEO6RA5
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 581Please respect copyright.PENANACoZzDRBORt
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 581Please respect copyright.PENANAzP4ofVxzgz
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 581Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5951ypymE
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 581Please respect copyright.PENANApJ3qJ0mLt7
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 581Please respect copyright.PENANAIsOE0Dmjog
look magnificent.581Please respect copyright.PENANAeoFERskKNY
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."581Please respect copyright.PENANAtYnBxqhjYF
"Don't581Please respect copyright.PENANAgaixxRshoa
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 581Please respect copyright.PENANAebHE8wCFmO
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."581Please respect copyright.PENANAaHV0zcQhiI
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 581Please respect copyright.PENANAPHd06xs2Xm
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 581Please respect copyright.PENANACbSv90yGNU
Kim581Please respect copyright.PENANARe9boxYQQW
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 581Please respect copyright.PENANAIls2rk1Z6d
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 581Please respect copyright.PENANAHHkuYXRuuX
for you."581Please respect copyright.PENANAfGeZpLLXA6
"You think so?" 581Please respect copyright.PENANADbzjXtE1wX
"I581Please respect copyright.PENANAYgbEiAT1w6
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 581Please respect copyright.PENANAEFJt7rbri6
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get581Please respect copyright.PENANAuKNLtvBjZ7
married."581Please respect copyright.PENANADn5x7BWkqN
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."581Please respect copyright.PENANAhxwuBjqb8M
"Oh,581Please respect copyright.PENANAUtFBZcEvX5
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe581Please respect copyright.PENANAlUWLVgoQ3O
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."581Please respect copyright.PENANAkftyQakvlk
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."581Please respect copyright.PENANA9M6Ba4V3Xb
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."581Please respect copyright.PENANAwUytB3e5EY
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.581Please respect copyright.PENANACut3xSftaO
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."581Please respect copyright.PENANAiSCLfO9UfQ
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"581Please respect copyright.PENANAKzYI1x2791
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."581Please respect copyright.PENANAAuo4GQjDkH
***581Please respect copyright.PENANAaHkBgr7RbD
"What do you mean he is not here!"581Please respect copyright.PENANALfFGVRnnAZ
Mrs581Please respect copyright.PENANAYoT1OttvZw
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 581Please respect copyright.PENANAOWLsiDYudf
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 581Please respect copyright.PENANARjEOvjS5LO
chandelier above them move.581Please respect copyright.PENANAxY2180zIpC
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"581Please respect copyright.PENANAvtATNWgm5Q
Diana,581Please respect copyright.PENANABtHWa8nOtR
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 581Please respect copyright.PENANAPIe1PlWcSa
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 581Please respect copyright.PENANAyQRsBuwKse
dress.581Please respect copyright.PENANAPx3HX5GP8o
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 581Please respect copyright.PENANAxq7UpdXD0i
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."581Please respect copyright.PENANAes1a2t9UIU
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."581Please respect copyright.PENANA4nbhFHzBlg
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.581Please respect copyright.PENANAaGRvmtJ5FO
"If you start acting 581Please respect copyright.PENANAIlpYtgRPeQ
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be581Please respect copyright.PENANAiv9E9BmVSi
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."581Please respect copyright.PENANAEktghG0Xk7
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"581Please respect copyright.PENANAwHFyzsxUrA
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."581Please respect copyright.PENANAst1q1yEUDE
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 581Please respect copyright.PENANARe0XrsMxIO
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 581Please respect copyright.PENANABV0ORUyLg3
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."581Please respect copyright.PENANAExthjRQ50u
"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."581Please respect copyright.PENANAcIEieN3ZNP
"You just shut up," said581Please respect copyright.PENANAsyLE2VcXji
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to581Please respect copyright.PENANA7O9nrChyUW
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"581Please respect copyright.PENANATvhUhxnUU6
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."581Please respect copyright.PENANAr5jJFvsqvB
"If you two are going to581Please respect copyright.PENANAgycDJ8sSZd
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 581Please respect copyright.PENANA1mLX9Ub1UI
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.581Please respect copyright.PENANASn4g6yvfM1
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.581Please respect copyright.PENANAat5hg4OyIo
"Your dear Fred isn't 581Please respect copyright.PENANAt7TUvTwZY4
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 581Please respect copyright.PENANAksqeq249Ta
is supposed to be right here with me."581Please respect copyright.PENANAJSbviRuQFs
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 581Please respect copyright.PENANAS4qpCzxaEy
"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.581Please respect copyright.PENANAxiZ5mhFH4v
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 581Please respect copyright.PENANA1bUBQozeJl
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell581Please respect copyright.PENANAOZ1rzJskSI
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.581Please respect copyright.PENANAroKPHuRcwE
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.581Please respect copyright.PENANAcs0BPVxpy8
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 581Please respect copyright.PENANADPjZbKBcfH
***581Please respect copyright.PENANAAxNUqkKD8o
Eric581Please respect copyright.PENANA8OHGxvCnzR
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 581Please respect copyright.PENANAD8gsVVm9Or
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned581Please respect copyright.PENANA8mBbLUTIdU
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 581Please respect copyright.PENANAVds66BTL7d
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 581Please respect copyright.PENANAZH0lNMFmaj
home.581Please respect copyright.PENANAFnbvTX1rKI
He581Please respect copyright.PENANAZp5o2hnGk9
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 581Please respect copyright.PENANA403vpufvw6
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 581Please respect copyright.PENANA7GSE6bpVC7
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 581Please respect copyright.PENANAL7M0f9SeaD
with the wedding.581Please respect copyright.PENANAdWeNBZXbjH
Before581Please respect copyright.PENANA6y7UYEu8Bk
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 581Please respect copyright.PENANA6YSuMnGZM6
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black581Please respect copyright.PENANALPefSh9SAZ
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 581Please respect copyright.PENANAV1oYlJIzhX
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 581Please respect copyright.PENANAFoH9Za9yBh
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 581Please respect copyright.PENANAYl4oYIuc0P
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 581Please respect copyright.PENANAbRrVzHDunb
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 581Please respect copyright.PENANA6yov6P9YNP
beautiful creature he had ever seen.581Please respect copyright.PENANAkySrWQ5bTh
She581Please respect copyright.PENANA2A0oKO3Ygx
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 581Please respect copyright.PENANA0bn87aO7ch
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much581Please respect copyright.PENANAZxPH5GdOIQ
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 581Please respect copyright.PENANAP8ebbvgAGU
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.581Please respect copyright.PENANASfkXgL4wNT
As581Please respect copyright.PENANAQrCIM7e0Le
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 581Please respect copyright.PENANAfPnv2Izd75
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.581Please respect copyright.PENANAslNDKn47NU
The581Please respect copyright.PENANA6AGMu7MSMV
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 581Please respect copyright.PENANAPbkWe6YJya
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 581Please respect copyright.PENANAJOYQzNwsM6
find out. 581Please respect copyright.PENANAU3Hfwdbxmh
As581Please respect copyright.PENANAYiNkTVWHTf
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 581Please respect copyright.PENANAXLvRam4QI2
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 581Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6Gi5xgFIi
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 581Please respect copyright.PENANAWdjD6uaGlL
her.581Please respect copyright.PENANABeDa0KgRkl
***581Please respect copyright.PENANAyvwNt9RSas
"May581Please respect copyright.PENANAubWE8kyCsb
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words581Please respect copyright.PENANA9yV502DX4m
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.581Please respect copyright.PENANAoDw4ocXEl5
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.581Please respect copyright.PENANAB5Vnsgj5K8
His581Please respect copyright.PENANAvLHXcP9QEJ
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 581Please respect copyright.PENANAD8eK4SLr6E
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.581Please respect copyright.PENANAeOadfOLbmj
"That581Please respect copyright.PENANAHPkmyIvTdJ
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 581Please respect copyright.PENANAjUee26KC7U
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 581Please respect copyright.PENANAO86DEHcbDu
and I want to hear it."581Please respect copyright.PENANANpE7sM48ti
Leo581Please respect copyright.PENANAf83FTdX4m6
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 581Please respect copyright.PENANAuW7eiM9bUy
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 581Please respect copyright.PENANATq9wBe5RXt
forever.581Please respect copyright.PENANAAXI6QXAZOn
When581Please respect copyright.PENANADlLIQ6bTQx
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 581Please respect copyright.PENANAgzRybVERl9
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 581Please respect copyright.PENANADnCGCi1itq
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 581Please respect copyright.PENANAZYyUXan7bR
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.581Please respect copyright.PENANATFQXVlM3nQ
"I581Please respect copyright.PENANAey1jH5CV2i
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 581Please respect copyright.PENANAcLqqeQlLUk
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 581Please respect copyright.PENANArBO1CkEO2G
find out what it was."581Please respect copyright.PENANAhLAwfxQAhf
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"581Please respect copyright.PENANAg3j9SAa9MP
"Most likely."581Please respect copyright.PENANAEA3Yp9sohr
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."581Please respect copyright.PENANA3gKuOO8Rgj
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."581Please respect copyright.PENANA9MdtXDYYfG
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."581Please respect copyright.PENANAvhr0gP7tz9
Leo581Please respect copyright.PENANAX0h2Ht7JCZ
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 581Please respect copyright.PENANA0evvh1nUsf
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 581Please respect copyright.PENANASR9mQE9UJx
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 581Please respect copyright.PENANAlxW9jlOTLE
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling581Please respect copyright.PENANASB7FQJVh7C
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 581Please respect copyright.PENANA8OAk19wtmt
was to lose herself in him.581Please respect copyright.PENANAz0dhKV4C3T
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"581Please respect copyright.PENANAiPoXhWyzok
***581Please respect copyright.PENANAoG5t1KkUIz
When581Please respect copyright.PENANA7Md9xqbDHO
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 581Please respect copyright.PENANAiiKf96upIQ
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 581Please respect copyright.PENANA4pH5a9RryP
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 581Please respect copyright.PENANAWFAOFLP10N
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.581Please respect copyright.PENANANOZqvj9D3s
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 581Please respect copyright.PENANAx98DYe84WL
The581Please respect copyright.PENANAV5oFid8KLd
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 581Please respect copyright.PENANArb6yCYsGUF
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 581Please respect copyright.PENANALEsz3lVUjm
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 581Please respect copyright.PENANAicACcQInOV
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.581Please respect copyright.PENANASym6MLPAU1
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.581Please respect copyright.PENANAslV7rrUkxA
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 581Please respect copyright.PENANADzpvc0bNif
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"581Please respect copyright.PENANAbBW8vayNKD
Angel's581Please respect copyright.PENANA43qDwlsPUb
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and581Please respect copyright.PENANAzKz8m1eD75
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 581Please respect copyright.PENANA0icNFkwkjO
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 581Please respect copyright.PENANAMrsVUNUeSc
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 581Please respect copyright.PENANA8op4doJQrt
something. Not what Miranda had told her.581Please respect copyright.PENANA0WN70k3G0V
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 581Please respect copyright.PENANAbb8BzrPrsl
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"581Please respect copyright.PENANAOwsh6DPD0L
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."581Please respect copyright.PENANA8FvzEe0nOr
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.581Please respect copyright.PENANALOWddBzkgI
The581Please respect copyright.PENANAs3MSbRWvlS
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and581Please respect copyright.PENANAVDBAhAh3Js
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.581Please respect copyright.PENANAYBeanORaPv
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."581Please respect copyright.PENANAFQcYOo7NI8
Angel581Please respect copyright.PENANA8SSbUFHFOo
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of581Please respect copyright.PENANADsEfsqjgjq
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 581Please respect copyright.PENANAqXthD1jug7
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 581Please respect copyright.PENANA2Bt4GQO9s9
was right beside her.581Please respect copyright.PENANAg9IcN9ezqG
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.581Please respect copyright.PENANAVpDyA0oLrm
Angel581Please respect copyright.PENANAvPP6UO1Mmr
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 581Please respect copyright.PENANAK4sPEKAQPp
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 581Please respect copyright.PENANAdJO1SF6BRr
feelings inside her.581Please respect copyright.PENANAzLXfcZqToO
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.581Please respect copyright.PENANA5OnonMiIwE
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 581Please respect copyright.PENANA7IW5yJsH2U
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."581Please respect copyright.PENANAvQVs4Cztzi
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"581Please respect copyright.PENANAdvfoApEpc4
"Angel."581Please respect copyright.PENANAFIYkA6rf2I
"Ah!581Please respect copyright.PENANAN7k5fFuwDm
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 581Please respect copyright.PENANAstkKqnDNRr
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 581Please respect copyright.PENANAbOrjg4H2H8
to meet your aquitance."581Please respect copyright.PENANAKm7fvdkJDk
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."581Please respect copyright.PENANArDR30sN3uY
Eric581Please respect copyright.PENANAdYT5mqbf8D
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 581Please respect copyright.PENANA4tQSqfRcp1
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 581Please respect copyright.PENANAzdXTg03g4F
awkward. 581Please respect copyright.PENANAecCMUoBejN
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 581Please respect copyright.PENANAs7qMflFAl0
Eric581Please respect copyright.PENANAtYeAALfSM0
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 581Please respect copyright.PENANA6f97WSlym6
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 581Please respect copyright.PENANAe7fHaIKZ6f
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 581Please respect copyright.PENANANUUHJ6iV5S
could feel Eric come closer from behind.581Please respect copyright.PENANA4N4eIxAKSZ
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.581Please respect copyright.PENANAshNms7RNEy
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.581Please respect copyright.PENANAdb2pBTIGkU
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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