The wind blew hard on 803Please respect copyright.PENANAmaMp4QJf2L
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 803Please respect copyright.PENANAuiSdATDCU2
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 803Please respect copyright.PENANANkhwExJilq
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 803Please respect copyright.PENANA0N6mJPP2Uk
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 803Please respect copyright.PENANAw7a5MsTkBB
true.803Please respect copyright.PENANAzKGpr8T9Vo
After Angel had received803Please respect copyright.PENANAQ7j4aL6pnx
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 803Please respect copyright.PENANAUuPqTIPw76
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 803Please respect copyright.PENANALuDN9e51uk
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.803Please respect copyright.PENANAVISHe41wCK
"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."803Please respect copyright.PENANAr4ILB8c9x6
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."803Please respect copyright.PENANAIagfHqSSU1
"If you don't believe803Please respect copyright.PENANAmDxTh5M2zr
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 803Please respect copyright.PENANAb5CCUzxoEg
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 803Please respect copyright.PENANATAUHX8FpHX
creating a tradegy in future."803Please respect copyright.PENANAZibZ3EXDXA
And Angel was doing so 803Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1fngcGiKc
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 803Please respect copyright.PENANAkmrTp6oZwa
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what803Please respect copyright.PENANA12GhvXGvdC
Miranda said about her.803Please respect copyright.PENANAYbwgKzP9Cl
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?803Please respect copyright.PENANARUBOdJrVss
***803Please respect copyright.PENANAgKiqFHPF8a
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."803Please respect copyright.PENANA1tQifpQSra
Kim803Please respect copyright.PENANAALqVFBx5w0
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 803Please respect copyright.PENANA7DkbKNZI1C
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 803Please respect copyright.PENANAJblYdYV27q
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 803Please respect copyright.PENANApTEFSNLHnM
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 803Please respect copyright.PENANABA8HDQolYo
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 803Please respect copyright.PENANAkpogQleGOf
look magnificent.803Please respect copyright.PENANAZREVHiUZgx
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."803Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1E3vXDKO5
"Don't803Please respect copyright.PENANAOlUVMjDfKg
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 803Please respect copyright.PENANAAFrnAM6hy6
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."803Please respect copyright.PENANAFhYvKPzzAo
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 803Please respect copyright.PENANApp6TxMVMCd
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 803Please respect copyright.PENANAVSwLA87Fxa
Kim803Please respect copyright.PENANALF68r9vhxw
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 803Please respect copyright.PENANAveHeAZ0866
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 803Please respect copyright.PENANAaSnDpHl3GO
for you."803Please respect copyright.PENANAcJC396P82L
"You think so?" 803Please respect copyright.PENANAUsHkEVXZvx
"I803Please respect copyright.PENANAXQ0kUMZhG7
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 803Please respect copyright.PENANAFrqazS0b8h
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get803Please respect copyright.PENANAeyPOWo0mV6
married."803Please respect copyright.PENANA8CARPd6cf9
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."803Please respect copyright.PENANAw8NPVJnmjl
"Oh,803Please respect copyright.PENANAgz8thBC6m6
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe803Please respect copyright.PENANA6HYbaenxVH
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."803Please respect copyright.PENANAAvaJxheBz3
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."803Please respect copyright.PENANAWdeIL5JPHN
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."803Please respect copyright.PENANAsmdkmENVv2
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.803Please respect copyright.PENANASdywd2ORS9
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."803Please respect copyright.PENANA1n2oSRKyDn
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"803Please respect copyright.PENANAinoPhuKpEm
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."803Please respect copyright.PENANAQxJmX4adQ7
***803Please respect copyright.PENANAekfX1B9cVK
"What do you mean he is not here!"803Please respect copyright.PENANA2xaXtPm1uy
Mrs803Please respect copyright.PENANAvctpV5yKRK
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 803Please respect copyright.PENANAowuymuUvo2
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 803Please respect copyright.PENANA6RuJKIndsT
chandelier above them move.803Please respect copyright.PENANAOM5hEQ4X8M
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"803Please respect copyright.PENANAFOLrdagALb
Diana,803Please respect copyright.PENANAjWHJ2Mb5bm
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 803Please respect copyright.PENANAP4xw6LXqHe
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 803Please respect copyright.PENANAJ9W0NbnKTG
dress.803Please respect copyright.PENANAuWLvCrJTmf
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 803Please respect copyright.PENANAtTS2rV90Hj
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."803Please respect copyright.PENANAujTOVgIRbo
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."803Please respect copyright.PENANAHVL9h8KOEW
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.803Please respect copyright.PENANAWbPHKlxk8n
"If you start acting 803Please respect copyright.PENANACUYDzHDCU8
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be803Please respect copyright.PENANAAUUshcLELh
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."803Please respect copyright.PENANAeA3xRt4mdO
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"803Please respect copyright.PENANAxwhPDBCmiJ
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."803Please respect copyright.PENANA9hlXead83J
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 803Please respect copyright.PENANAKekocsMGP6
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 803Please respect copyright.PENANAOfgyl830Pf
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."803Please respect copyright.PENANA5BuG3Y4dkT
"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."803Please respect copyright.PENANANfgCnwZW4P
"You just shut up," said803Please respect copyright.PENANAMQ6qUtQtKR
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to803Please respect copyright.PENANAJuPbLmXICL
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"803Please respect copyright.PENANAHLx7mrlKVg
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."803Please respect copyright.PENANAMqJ8ksDUY3
"If you two are going to803Please respect copyright.PENANAdeE9iA1s9b
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 803Please respect copyright.PENANAo8q7iLLC9d
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.803Please respect copyright.PENANAMpSQQImWzd
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.803Please respect copyright.PENANAHpPYKSO7zy
"Your dear Fred isn't 803Please respect copyright.PENANANkbbeQUaOR
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 803Please respect copyright.PENANAwlfD86WccX
is supposed to be right here with me."803Please respect copyright.PENANAkqADwDEgGU
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 803Please respect copyright.PENANAUEpSFUsl0V
"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.803Please respect copyright.PENANAZw5kZUprx9
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 803Please respect copyright.PENANAU5zlkog8mT
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell803Please respect copyright.PENANA7Y3QBHGJhM
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.803Please respect copyright.PENANA1i27lwyAZ3
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.803Please respect copyright.PENANABCdnJXsb1d
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 803Please respect copyright.PENANAgY1K5M9fVr
***803Please respect copyright.PENANAYul1XDeIGc
Eric803Please respect copyright.PENANAQf3JaJa9I9
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 803Please respect copyright.PENANAP7QWioxJl5
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned803Please respect copyright.PENANAbrAyZ1rWqE
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 803Please respect copyright.PENANAV14i6wLbkZ
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 803Please respect copyright.PENANAKR5hsyS6GG
home.803Please respect copyright.PENANAnx7FmziApL
He803Please respect copyright.PENANAePvufk9UXz
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 803Please respect copyright.PENANAU3LSAJqH5h
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 803Please respect copyright.PENANAkClUe40KCh
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 803Please respect copyright.PENANAbKVgSColom
with the wedding.803Please respect copyright.PENANAVnKOUUa5U6
Before803Please respect copyright.PENANAwMbxor7SKt
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 803Please respect copyright.PENANA6bwyZLanZo
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black803Please respect copyright.PENANANNTUYtCwnW
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 803Please respect copyright.PENANA312QzSeUhs
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 803Please respect copyright.PENANAYtdtpq2J8L
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 803Please respect copyright.PENANAsIhSO82mFX
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 803Please respect copyright.PENANAUl16ZjiDf1
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 803Please respect copyright.PENANApx6Lsw9ajT
beautiful creature he had ever seen.803Please respect copyright.PENANAafbzyjFMHg
She803Please respect copyright.PENANAuBUKq6ujCZ
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 803Please respect copyright.PENANAUl2iN7aCIG
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much803Please respect copyright.PENANA9Js1TviCxS
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 803Please respect copyright.PENANArxBQ5xLJdp
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.803Please respect copyright.PENANAjnrkvSqKvx
As803Please respect copyright.PENANA0BAMamxJdB
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 803Please respect copyright.PENANAiPHPSNyUww
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.803Please respect copyright.PENANA8XB87zQq0P
The803Please respect copyright.PENANA9WGjZnh4dY
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 803Please respect copyright.PENANAE4gyWNsxex
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 803Please respect copyright.PENANAMXExJi5hTe
find out. 803Please respect copyright.PENANA2EKRMQQgev
As803Please respect copyright.PENANA8X6wacWMVO
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 803Please respect copyright.PENANAeTNTC7RJcr
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 803Please respect copyright.PENANAlP9oa9KJeO
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 803Please respect copyright.PENANAp1jxviZHIM
her.803Please respect copyright.PENANAszgOUtuP78
***803Please respect copyright.PENANAG9hB17POkF
"May803Please respect copyright.PENANAP9NWxnOKaM
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words803Please respect copyright.PENANAjX2lk5h2sl
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.803Please respect copyright.PENANAOQ04VY9eLI
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.803Please respect copyright.PENANA4o0wvL1cDK
His803Please respect copyright.PENANA5Rj9TCQzoB
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 803Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1QSoCW90n
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.803Please respect copyright.PENANAP7cVBmxvnY
"That803Please respect copyright.PENANAnUFqvT70tk
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 803Please respect copyright.PENANAdK579J3EEJ
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 803Please respect copyright.PENANAocboUCIkKv
and I want to hear it."803Please respect copyright.PENANAFXiEsZVsB2
Leo803Please respect copyright.PENANAOYfWdX47uW
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 803Please respect copyright.PENANAEsqlCnxzUD
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 803Please respect copyright.PENANAmji6HJZjSs
forever.803Please respect copyright.PENANARwpyKQQ3vb
When803Please respect copyright.PENANAPAQtoymTUF
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 803Please respect copyright.PENANAn58et8vQvw
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 803Please respect copyright.PENANAhOJDekkFD5
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 803Please respect copyright.PENANAIXq4f9F7se
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.803Please respect copyright.PENANAZmRE4cjTT3
"I803Please respect copyright.PENANAIbRhqOF4et
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 803Please respect copyright.PENANAPo8p63ZnFF
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 803Please respect copyright.PENANAEMhMhdrJbb
find out what it was."803Please respect copyright.PENANAjrkYTeA61b
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"803Please respect copyright.PENANAIzim2KsnRa
"Most likely."803Please respect copyright.PENANAPaGvvmQR9G
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."803Please respect copyright.PENANAshOC3HE5Ow
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."803Please respect copyright.PENANAuB3oSXhipQ
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."803Please respect copyright.PENANAM91ch2f6Ly
Leo803Please respect copyright.PENANAa3Bv7hYnox
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 803Please respect copyright.PENANA31WrrL8e4j
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 803Please respect copyright.PENANAZU0szRktiw
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 803Please respect copyright.PENANA4VGUZh2hob
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling803Please respect copyright.PENANAlE1UO3Knhq
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 803Please respect copyright.PENANAVBVV6n13Ka
was to lose herself in him.803Please respect copyright.PENANAuGZ2E43Zde
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"803Please respect copyright.PENANAIvSMj1atX7
***803Please respect copyright.PENANAbFuUvRhu8X
When803Please respect copyright.PENANANSP8sFJTfU
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 803Please respect copyright.PENANA93Is7Fub0X
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 803Please respect copyright.PENANAuZSmlGHyNW
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 803Please respect copyright.PENANA8Y9IvsZOek
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.803Please respect copyright.PENANAUrOx7v6upG
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 803Please respect copyright.PENANATmc3O1m8i3
The803Please respect copyright.PENANAH5aX5nok68
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 803Please respect copyright.PENANAkzOWNXKuZF
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 803Please respect copyright.PENANAdgMrXA7SR7
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 803Please respect copyright.PENANAN593OawKYL
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.803Please respect copyright.PENANAU4yhyo9g3E
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.803Please respect copyright.PENANADBIi24sfNx
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 803Please respect copyright.PENANAGJ9sALO06d
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"803Please respect copyright.PENANAW9jCk2GQd9
Angel's803Please respect copyright.PENANAj6pnaJtQBY
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and803Please respect copyright.PENANAsXGcCXUSa8
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 803Please respect copyright.PENANAvh83pVgcWH
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 803Please respect copyright.PENANAUmuyiUvVMt
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 803Please respect copyright.PENANAnqKtxnRIvs
something. Not what Miranda had told her.803Please respect copyright.PENANA3sC3lnNWkU
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 803Please respect copyright.PENANAtKH8OU4eBh
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"803Please respect copyright.PENANAhfHa2WRpfn
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."803Please respect copyright.PENANA41cRl7E4Po
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.803Please respect copyright.PENANA3vQZHdJamJ
The803Please respect copyright.PENANApf6hrSWuSO
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and803Please respect copyright.PENANAlW89kjc9Mv
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.803Please respect copyright.PENANAvvCqHje7WF
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."803Please respect copyright.PENANA3UhmGxbNdV
Angel803Please respect copyright.PENANARZwMGH9bXF
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of803Please respect copyright.PENANAsW7aQyzbSi
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 803Please respect copyright.PENANAG12eq8PJYE
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 803Please respect copyright.PENANAyByJU7AGpk
was right beside her.803Please respect copyright.PENANAZtvW7ipPEa
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.803Please respect copyright.PENANA1qdZh4goKK
Angel803Please respect copyright.PENANAE9jXAnLCrn
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 803Please respect copyright.PENANAOGhW3YIaWW
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 803Please respect copyright.PENANAis82WwTLc6
feelings inside her.803Please respect copyright.PENANAdubJAQ5YsL
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.803Please respect copyright.PENANA78bte308V9
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 803Please respect copyright.PENANA95D5m4SMDz
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."803Please respect copyright.PENANA7va9Vh4dLf
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"803Please respect copyright.PENANA5Em7OP74sq
"Angel."803Please respect copyright.PENANAnwyHvWGjLY
"Ah!803Please respect copyright.PENANAMaPrhwB7zl
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 803Please respect copyright.PENANATxfrKtk3dD
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 803Please respect copyright.PENANAq3FmD5VEwT
to meet your aquitance."803Please respect copyright.PENANAoZoKpXYGxD
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."803Please respect copyright.PENANAAep7nmeWeg
Eric803Please respect copyright.PENANAPcC7eUwdLF
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 803Please respect copyright.PENANA2pBEL3iDss
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 803Please respect copyright.PENANAHfsExHowKX
awkward. 803Please respect copyright.PENANAFA1ZiLyaIp
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 803Please respect copyright.PENANAispsxU8ZT7
Eric803Please respect copyright.PENANADwqIlMk74m
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 803Please respect copyright.PENANAxt3m1FIiNB
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 803Please respect copyright.PENANAGX1zy51gMe
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 803Please respect copyright.PENANAf5yQBMOOcX
could feel Eric come closer from behind.803Please respect copyright.PENANAgs1M5n5QQO
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.803Please respect copyright.PENANAM1R7MXkqz4
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.803Please respect copyright.PENANA94XWOn4bfd
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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