Eli's sharp green eyes followed the movement of the workers as they dismantled the roof of his father's cottage. The renovations were going at an alarmingly fast rate and with so much on his mind, he was afraid he would lose Ivory. He had less than two months to convince her to stay, to be with him and things would've been easier if Darwin wasn't always everywhere.
He glanced back at the duo. Ivory and Darwin were chuckling a few meters behind him and he would bet it had something to do with him. That was all Darwin had done since he arrived. He monopolized Ivory's attention. Tightening his fists, he wondered why his mother always seemed to meddle in his plans. She had to know he liked Ivory. Pushing Darwin between them was her strategy and whether he would like to admit it or not, it wa
