Chapter 20 Difficult love

It was a sports centre. My heart pounded faster when I realised he took me to an lor rink.

He gently pushed me to go in.

A man greeted us.

“Mr. Sullivan?”

He nodded and pulled me closer to him.

“Mr. Brown, this is my wife, Alice.”

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Sullivan. Please follow me.”

We followed him and found the ice rink. Seeing the ice gave me a feeling of relief that I hadn’t felt in a long time.

“Mr. and Mrs Sullivan, take your

time.

Then he left. I looked around and there was no

“The ice rink

no one. I looked at Gideon, ready to ask him, but he was faster.

k is yours for an hour today, then I’ll rent a place for you whenever you want and as long as you want.”

I was in disbelief. I remembered Lily’s advice, but this time, I felt like I had to speak.

“Why? Why do you do this to me?” I frowned while I looked at him.

He looked at me with an earnest face first, and he stayed quiet for a few seconds, just looking into my eyes.

Then he looked away.

“I agreed to finance you in figure skating. I’m just keeping my promise.”

I looked at him, and when he looked back into my eyes, I felt something, but that wasn’t gratitude or sympathy, that was something else that I never felt before.

there wouldn’t be

to go on

voice pulled me out of my thoughts. I took a deep

He frowned.

“Why?”

dress isn’t

and shook my

number. He told the other person we need

minutes, the same man appeared with a few bags and he told me where I could find the changing

watched the ceiling for a little while. I felt weighed down by my thoughts and emotions,

rushed back. He sat on the bench, and he smiled when I got back. He gave me the bag with my new ice

“What are you doing?”

He asked. I smiled.

Chapter 20 Difficult love

are new. I have to break them in.”

He looked surprised.

it take a long time? Is that

I shook my head.

really comly, I don’t think it’s going to hurt, but I need a little

“Okay.”

on. I made a few movements, little jumps and squats before I stepped on the ice. Honestly, to be on it

started. First side to side, I tried to move my feet as much as I could, to feel if the ice skates were still comfortable in each movement. When

started with a single toe loop. I repeated it a few times, then I moved on single lutz and single flips, and dad single salchows. For now, I only repeated them. I didn’t want to try hard jumps, especially not

how comfortable the skates were, and they kept my feet

so nice. I didn’t really want to stop. To be on the ice again made

first, but then I changed my mind. If he could take advantage of my life, then that was the least he could do for me in exchange. I decided there and then, I would come every day, and I wouldn’t care how much it costs for him. And if I was lucky enough, I would escape from here, back to

Gideon

her new skates. She could do much more than this. But whilst I watched her, I

for her.

was beautiful in every way. I wanted her. I wanted to feel her under me, pleasing her till she was trembling in pleasure and

could do that any time, like my father said, but I only wanted

differed from what she showed us. I

and I knew she just held herself back. Alice had her own will, and she was strong–headed. She was a fighter, and probably a survivor, too. She wasn’t

already. She was a buit; she was here to die, or worse. I

plan. I’ve never been in love. To feel in the world 1 live in wasn’t a clever thing at all. The first person who I

me from behind the paling, still on the ice. Somehow,

my time

my phone to check the

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