Cold Hearted Princess

Chapter 21 Mixed feelings

“Gideon

“Can you give me directions? So I can come here.”

You won’t need that, I’ll get you a driver who will bring you here and wait for you.”

She looked out of the window for a second.

“Gideon, you don’t need to care about that. I can come here on my own. You spent enough on me.”

“Alice, first, I promised I would do that, and I don’t mind. Second, I won’t let you travel nor drive or wander alone in Los Angeles. That is dangerous.”

I instantly regretted my last sentence, because she looked at me with a sudden move.

I pretended I was focusing on driving instead of responding to her. What she told Lily about escaping was still in my mind. I didn’t want to let her go. It wasn’t just 1 wanted her to stay with me, but it was also about I would have broken if she would have ended up in Riccardo’s hands.

I knew I shouldn’t hold it back. I should have let that happen sooner than later, and maybe then it wouldn’t be so painful. I might have gotten over it sooner and in a few years 1 would forget her completely. But it didn’t matter how much I fought with my feelings inside me. I wasn’t able to let her go yet.

She slowly turned her head back to the window, and she took a deep breath.

It was lunchtime, and I decided, I’m going to take her out. My dad’s words were in my head. I had to show myself with her. I knew she ate healthy food. Actually, I preferred that too, so I drove to a restaurant where they only made healthy, organic food.

at me, surprised, and I could see a bit of fear in her eyes again. I wished I could

We are going to

to me, but I held her waist, pulling her closer to me. She nearly jumped when I touched her. From this close, I could smell her delicate

a busy

it wasn’t too busy this time, so we could choose a table. I

restaurant was

We got

She didn

could see

as usual, but I could also see that she had

you finished?” I asked her after I finished

wiped her mouth. I paid the bill, and I pulled

down in the living room, and I held my head. It was a real torture for me too. I knew what could help me though, and even if I didn’t want that, I

my phone to check my messages. Gemma wrote a lot of things, probably she was drunk when she wrote them. I think spending a little time without her made me feel sorry for her again. I dialled her number,

“Gideon?”

“Have you calmed down?”

She said that

me tonight in the club. I’ll be

“Okay.”

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Bonu