“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.
Everyone's attention turned to Cassandra and Nathaniel's group.
He glared at the woman before him and was about to rebut when, surprisingly, Katerina spoke up.
"It seemed someone looked in the mirror today," she said as the corners of her lips rose to a mischievous grin.
Maya stifled a laugh while Nathaniel shamelessly chuckled at Katerina's joke.
"You bitch!" Cassandra shrieked as rushed up to slap Katerina.
To her surprise, Katerina caught her hand and twisted her wrist.
"I'm not one of those feeble girls you like to pick on," Katerina said out loud, still grinning as she shoved Cassandra away.
"Do you have any idea who I am?" Cassandra asked as she glared at Katerina looking unlikely to backdown.
"Miss Poiters, I don't think—" the well-dressed man, who seemed to be her date, said as he tried to calm Cassandra down and save her from further embarrassment.
Unlike Cassanda, this man seemed to know who Katerina was.