Heart Stolen

s and Preston together in one room. They hated each othe

ompeted in the number o

nner," Maximus side-commented a

Marceli

ere?" Maximus glowered at Prest

arcelina simply

yourself?" Pr

en she stomped on his foot beneath the t

" Marcelina

d triumphantly, Maxi

ther stranger for a

was a shade meant for her. Preston, on the other

Preston remarked. "Your fa

king in this house more th

Where do you expect

tted in, "Bo

her. Eliz shrugged at her as if to s

celina talked privately while

okay?"

thing new. You know he's li

there's no use in telling you to spea

adults now. He'd probably still

rd Prest

. I prayed he won't c

at?" Eliz s

t you again. He will say rude things, make

her his princess again but decided not to bec

? I just really don't want you to li

never pe

is a bully to you? Tell her. So she would stop tryi

like Eliz. But she was oblivious ab

e Preston stop, confu

you?" Preston sa

d and unexpectedly

d, Preston's

fine." Eliz softly laughed. "And if he makes me cry again, I'll probabl

. He didn't want to be someone worrying

n door, Preston swung his

m on you

up, touched

that right

car and left. She could see where his worries came fr

sewing room. The door was ajar, and she was about

mom and h

arcelina mentioned Jenice's name, s

r stay here but in a separate room. I can't let you two be together

her alone to a hotel?" Maximus argued. "Besides, we

sped loudly

Jealousy sprung from the pit of her stomac

rything because their roo

you two to be in the same room. Pre-marital sex is a sin!

d to the kitchen. She helped the maids clean the table a

hes because that meant she was spared from hearing things she

Marcelina would discover that she rude

irs for your brother?" Marcelina was tal

en had trouble sleeping. Eliz hesitated as she could already visualize Ma

she fina

or the stairs, Eli

was just a door away, she drew a

tever rude things Maximus would say, s

her knocked on the door. When she heard no res

She tried to open the door, whic

around the room. If there was one place in the man

mes when Maximus wasn't home. His pla

me door caug

her mother that it was Maximus' art room. And no one, absolutely no one, not

wasn't ajar. So Eliz

the door said,

to trespass was unforgivable. But still, s

when the main door of the bedroom swung open. Fr

y hid her hand

the same time. His jaw moved treachero

doing?" His voi

hook h

what you did." His command

nothing,"

wly walked

id you see wh

I did

her. She took a step back, but Max

I'm sorr

learn you

ape by moving away, but Maximus caught her wrist, and he pushed he

d no e

warned you to neve

swear!" Eli

n hers. She felt his cheek move as he spo

remind you what I b

ed in a thunderous

ay? I won't do

er harder o

ed her name, "st

that unwanted heart-throbbing encounter ten