I Wish I KnewUpdated at Aug 1, 2022, 06:53
She had never thought she will see him again. She didn’t know how to react now that he was front of her. No! She said, astonished to hear that her voice sounded calm even when the world around her seems to shimmer and shake. It gave her the courage to continue. It didn’t matter how compelling he was. He being so compelling had been the problem in the first place! She squared her shoulder. No you cannot be here.”
His dark brow rose, haughty and proud, his hair thick and black and a touch too long for cavility, seem to sparkle with the autumn rain from outside. He kept his impossible hunting eyes trained in her face. How she had once loved those eyes, which had seemed so sad, so guarded. Tonight they seem to see right through her. His expression was unreadable.
And yet here I am.” His voice was low, husky and held the barest hint if the foreign land he had come from, wrapped in something both chocolate and smooth. Dangerous and once more a blatant unmistakable challenge. It hit Immaculate like a fist to the midsection.
“Without invitation? She pointed out, pleased her time was just this side of curt. Anything to seem stronger than she felt, anything to look tougher than she was. Anything to protect Jason.
“Do I require an invitation to enter a letting agents?” He asked unperturbed. You must excuse me if I have forgotten American custom. I was under impression places like this encourage walk in-clientele.
“Do you have an appointment?” Immaculate Asked, forcing her jaw to stop clenching . It was what she would ask any other person who appeared off the streets. Wasn’t it? And really why would William Denise be any different.
“In a manner of speaking, he said, his tone hinting at some significance that was lost on Immaculate, though she sensed he expected her to understand his meaning. Yes.
His eyes traveled over her, no doubt comparing her to his memory. Immaculate felt her cheeks in flame in a combination of distress and fury.
“It’s nice to see you again Immaculate, Denis Sadi with a dangerous politeness that did not conceal the ruthlessness beneath. She wished he would not say her name. It was like a caress, it tucked the back of her neck, swirled through her blood, and trac phantom patterns across her skin.
“I’m afraid I can’t say the same, she replied coolly. Because she had a spine. Because she needed to get rid of him, and make certain he never returned again. Because their past far too complicated to ever be brought out in the present. You are the very last person I would ever want to see. If you go away quickly we can pretend it never happened.
“Denise eyes seemed to sharpen. He thrust his long elegant hand into the pocket of his trousers with a casualness Immaculate could not quiet believe, the Denis she had known had been nonchalant, at ease, but that man had never existed, had he? And this man in front of her was nothing like the man Denise had pretended to be. He was too hard. Too fierce.
“I see the years have sharpened your tongue.” He considered her. “What else has changed?” I wonder.
There was one specific way she had changed that she could not possibly share with him. Did he already know? Was he baiting her?