Sasha looked confused. She had never thought this day would come when she would have to face the ghost of Jake Swanson again. She had gotten used to the man haunting her in her dreams and she was even close to getting used to seeing his face whenever Chris attempted to make love to her. She was fine with it, she was okay with not having to do too much or fight her demons in reality. But now they were right in her face. She had stood next to him and all she could think about was how beautiful he looked. Time apart from her did not hurt him in anyway. He had even improved more than she had imagined. Not that she wanted him to fail but the change was quite glaring and she never really loved lights blinding her eyes. "Sasha?" She heard a faint voice call out to her but all she cared about was focusing on her thoughts. She didn't want to entertain them but they were always too difficult to avoid. So she just gave in and allowed it define her mood. Thankfully, Cassidy knew her too well and

"I think you should leave," Sasha said, disappointed that Cassidy wasn't having her back when she needed her most. "I am not going anywhere Sash. Come on, if I don't tell you the truth then who will? You need to know that what you are doing is so not fair to Chris and it's not even fair to you. Jake has proven time and time again that he doesn't love you but now, you have someone that truly cares about you and you just want to throw that away because of what? A married man!" "I don't want to do anything! I just want to be left alone!" Sasha felt like screaming, the thoughts in her head were too fucking loud and annoying. She needed a break from everything. "You do know that not saying a thing is also saying a thing. You need to tell Chris. You owe him that much after what you have put him through," Cassidy said and Sasha understood exactly what she meant. Chris didn't know that she continuously fantasized about Jake whenever she was with him. It was the only thing that helped her r

"Cassidy!" Sasha yelled. "What?!" She responded innocently as if she did not know what she just did. She had always been a free spirit and that was one thing Sasha wanted so badly for herself but she couldn't have it. If she was a bit like Cassidy, she would have had Jake a long time ago. She wouldn't have been a coward and waited for him to make the first move. She would have told him how he felt and ensured that they ended up together. But unfortunately, she was nothing like Cassidy and so she lost the love of her life to a rich brat. "Michael please have a seat and ignore my friend," Sasha said as she sat down. "Oh, I don't really mind. I think I like her smart comments," Michael replied with a smile on her face. "Okay then, you can talk to her when you guys are alone but for now tell me why you have come to see me.""I was in the neighborhood and I thought to drop by." Michael said innocently."Oh don't play that card with me. You are always in my neighborhood and you don't al

The dinner table was not as decorative as Jake had imagined it would be. For God's sake, it was the King's. They were wealthy and very sophisticated but they didn't put that much attention into their decoration for the dinner party. Maybe, it was because of the guest they were having over. Jake wasn't really the ideal son in law. In fact, he wasn't really the ideal anything but still, to maintain their reputation, they had to pretend to love him. Jake remembered how hurt Amanda was when he told her that he would be attending a dinner at the King's mansion. She had rejected the idea strongly. But Jake was his own man, with his own cash flow, he didn't need her to tell him what to do anymore. So all she was do was talk and yet he would still go ahead and do whatever he planned on doing. And that was attending the dinner. "Good evening Mr and Mrs King," Jake greeted them with a smile on his face. Ivy couldn't take her eyes off him. She wanted to hate him so much but how could she when

Sasha was soaked in her bathtub when she heard her phone ringing. She was already lost in another world and when she was forced to open her eyes, she did not feel good about it at all.Picking up her phone, she saw an unsaved number and curiosity got the better of her and she picked up the call."Hello," she said and waited for another person to speak. After few seconds of silence, she spoke again, "hello?" This time, her voice was louder than before. "Hello, Sasha," Jake said softly and the voice vibrated on her entire body. She didn't need to ask who it was, she already knew. "Jake." That was all she could manage to say. Her thoughts had gone haywire and she needed time to bring them back."I'm glad you know me from my voice." She wasn't with him but she could see the smrik on his face and it unnerved her. "What do you want?" She asked, hoping that the question would remove that smirk from his face but it didn't even go close. "Well, I wanted to know how you were fairing and als