CHAPTER 12

He had been staring at the same spot on the spotless wall of his vast living room, sipping from a glass of wine occasionally. He could see her face in the white wall, beautiful, deceiving and cunning. His mind travelled to the days he had loved her with everything, when it felt like he couldn’t live without her.

He felt shadows behind him, hovering around like evil merchants. Shadows of his past, that reminded him of the day he had discovered her secret that had changed his entire life and his view of women. If Annie’s love hadn’t been genuine, what was true love then?

“Mandy Wales?” A voice in his head suggested.

Keith’s eyebrows furrowed and for the first time in ten minutes, he blinked. Her beautiful face flashed in his mind and he shook his head. No, he wouldn’t let himself be overwhelmed by a woman in such a manner again. He had given Annie his heart and she had plunged a harpoon into it. He’d never allow a woman his love again…only the lust slowly building up alongside hi