“You abandoned me in the middle of the night! You left me alone for five years!” Maya hissed as he lifted his hand to touch where her slap had left its mark. “I left to protect you! I left because I love you!” Nathaniel protested in a futile attempt to defend himself. —————————————————— Five years ago, Nathaniel De La Rue found love and a new life in Arlington City, but his past soon caught up with him and forced him to leave behind everything he had built, including his beloved Maya Miller. Now, Nathaniel is done running. He must confront his past to protect those that matter the most to him. After fighting for his right to live and accepting his rightful place in the De La Rue family, he finally returns to Arlington City. However, upon his return, Nathaniel finds that his world is not the same as he left it. Maya, the woman he loves, is engaged to another man. His best friend now works for the man who stole Maya from him. Furthermore, the woman who had cared for Nathaniel like a mother is being abused by her husband. It’s as if he has to start from scratch. But things have changed. This time he has the De La Rue Family by his side.
"Guess what we learned today," Clark said with what was probably the biggest smile on his lips.
Nathaniel rolled his eyes as his assistant and best friend sat on the couch with an audible thump, unbothered by what couldn't have been a soft impact.
"Let's hear it then," Nathaniel grumbled.
He had lost count of the number of times Clark entered with the same amused look on his face only to tell him about the latest gossip about him and Maya.
The rumors had gone as far as making it seem like Maya was just a beard to cover up his true relationship with Clark or Jay.
"Oh, you'll want to hear about this one," Clark chuckled. "I was just on the phone with Katlin and—"
"Katlin?" now Nathaniel was intrigued.
Not only was Katlin Maya's assistant now, but Nathaniel was well aware of the long-standing attraction between her and Clark.