Enchanted Nightfall: Falling for Destiny

Chapter 56

She wasn’t playing hard to get; that was all.

Snow returned to the house he hadn’t visited in ages, never expecting a chance encounter would bring such entertainment.

Early in the morning, Quintessa was rudely awakened by the relentless ringing of her cellphone.

Groggy, she felt her head aching from the persistent noise. Curious as to who could be calling, she stumbled around the room, eventually finding the culprit. It was the phone Tyrone had given her the day before.

“Damn it.” She grumbled, ruffling her hair in frustration. “Didn’t I turn this thing off yesterday? How’d it turn back on by itself?”

It must’ve been set to automatically power on in the morning. Annoyed, Quintessa picked up the phone to see Tyrone’s number flashing on the screen.

Her first instinct was to hang up immediately. But no sooner had she ended the call than the phone rang again.

her teeth, she knew if she didn’t answer, Tyrone – that son of a

a deep breath, Quintessa answered the

“Hello.”

you actually picked up.”

leisurely, “What are you on about? Why wouldn’t I answer?

guilty for ignoring Tyrone’s calls. Why should she jump whenever he said

she wouldn’t give him the satisfaction until she got what she wanted.

chase. Gave in too easily,

phone in one hand, was choosing his outfit from the closet with the other. His face was a mask of calm, betraying nothing except

knew Quintessa was bold enough to stand him up last night, but hearing her

of his irritation.

he said “yes“, nobody dared say “no” in his presence. Quintessa had kept him waiting all night, and he wasn’t going to let it

wrong. Not a hint of an apology, acting as if she never intended to

quite something. Do you really think these

from the fridge, “You flatter me, Mr. York, but haven’t you been the one

“You never planned on showing up last night,